First Bentonville Podcast

Running the race of faith requires getting to the starting line through salvation, actively running with focused determination, and maintaining our focus on Christ to finish well. In this week's message, Pastor Chris emphasizes the importance of intentional focus in our spiritual journey, letting go of past failures and successes, and pressing forward toward the goal of knowing Christ more deeply.

In the first week of our new series "Run The Race", Pastor Chris dives into the concept of "running to win" in our spiritual journey. His message emphasizes three main focal points: looking at those who came before us, examining ourselves to remove hindrances and sin, and fixing our eyes on Jesus as both our example and source of endurance. He stresses the importance of maintaining faith, defining...

Special guest Speaker, Pastor Jerry Walls. In this week's message, Pastor Jerry talks to us about what it means to be a true disciple of Jesus and the cost of that discipleship.

Christmas Eve service at First Bentonville Church.

Special Christmas celebration at First Bentonville Church.

In week three of "C.O.A.L.", Pastor Chris explores the concept of faith through the lens of the Christmas story, emphasizing that faith is not just passive belief but active trust in God's promises. He also outlines four key aspects of faith: believing without seeing, obeying without full understanding, giving sacrificially, and praising God before receiving answers. He leaves us with the fact tha...

In week two of COAL, Pastor Chris explores the intentional and intimate nature of God's gift of Christmas through Luke 2:1-11. The message emphasizes that Christmas was carefully designed by God with humanity in mind, fulfilling prophecies and demonstrating His personal love for each individual. He also reminds us of the importance of maintaining focus on God and exercising faith, while being will...

In the kick off of our new series, COAL (Christmas On Another Level) Pastor Chris talks to us about the meaning behind the names of God as revealed in Isaiah 9:6, demonstrating how each name reflects a different aspect of His character and relationship with humanity. The names - Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, and Prince of Peace - reveal God's extraordinary nature, His guidance,...

In the final message from our series, Pastor Chris explores Jonah 4 and three main themes: God's priority of love, learning, and life. The narrative reveals how Jonah's anger at God's mercy towards Nineveh contrasts with God's compassionate nature, teaching us about our own struggles with extending grace to others. He emphasizes that without love, all our actions, knowledge, and accomplishments ar...

In the third week of our series on Jonah, Pastor Chris emphasizes the importance of obeying God's will, even when it seems difficult or unreasonable. He highlights that God offers second chances and that obedience brings blessings, while disobedience leads to burdens. He reminds us that great moves of God often start with simple acts of obedience, and that God's plan for our lives may challenge us...

In week two, Pastor Chris continues into the story of Jonah, emphasizing God's pursuit of those who run from Him and the importance of turning back to God. He gives us two main steps for those tired of running: having a conversation with God and committing to His plan. The message also looks at responses to pressure and adversity, and the consequences of placing idols above God.

In the first week of our new series, Pastor Chris explores story of Jonah, emphasizing that it's about a man running from God's will. He discusses three main points: the direction God gives in life, the decisions we make in response, and the development that occurs as a result. He outlines the consequences of disobedience and God's persistent efforts to bring us back to His purpose.

In this week's message, Pastor Chris discusses the early church's journey in Acts 16, highlighting three key aspects: facing difficulties, demonstrating dedication, and following God's direction. He emphasizes the importance of trusting God's guidance, even in challenging circumstances, and encourages us to be on mission with dedication and obedience to God's leading.

In this week's message, Pastor Chris continues our series on the importance of "being on mission" as a church, focusing on sharing Christ, starting churches, and continuing salvation. He teaches on how missions is an act of worship, and every believer is called to be a missionary in their daily life. 

In the first week of our Be On Mission series, Pastor Chris takes us through the story of the early church in Antioch. This week's message emphasizes that to be a true Christian church, we need to embody the characteristics of "going, growing, and giving" in our daily lives.

In this week's message, Pastor Chris talks to us out of Hebrews 6 and how we have a strong encouragement in who God is. He emphasizes God's faithfulness, the importance of faith and patience, and the hope we have in Christ.

This week, our Next Gen Pastor, Gunnar Dixon, brought us a compelling message on "Uncomfortable Christianity". He talked to us about how we can't let our culture influence us in allowing comfort and convenience to supersede our calling as Christ followers.

This week we are joined by Bob Reccord, founder of Total Life Impact Ministries. In the message Pastor Bob talks about how we are to navigate through storms and difficulties that we face in this life. He talks to us about the reasons we often face storms and gives us some encouraging reminders that we do not have to face these storms alone.

In this week's message, Pastor Chris continues his character study of Elijah. We continue to look out how we deal with discouragement and how we are to receive and respond to God's revelation.

In week three of our series on Elijah, Pastor Chris reminds us, that like Elijah, we all will face fear and discouragement in this life. He walks us through what God's response is to dealing with those difficulties.

In week two of our series on Elijah, Pastor Chris talks to us about how battles and blessings are a regular part of life. He warns us of some contributing factors that fuel emotional weariness.

In the start of this new series, Pastor Chris walks us through 1 Kings chapter 18 and the story of Elijah. He talks us about how we can become a person of commitment and conviction by living for a cause greater than ourselves.

In this week's message we got to hear from one our missions partners, Kike Torres and how God is working in Mexico. Pastor Chris reminded us about what our mission is as Christ followers: to fulfill the purposes of God.

In this week's message Pastor Chris continues talking to us about our culture. He unveils the ultimate weapon we have to counter our culture is prayer and how we should be utilizing it in our lives.

In this week's message, Pastor Chris continues to talk to us about the chaos we face in our culture and how that we have a very real, very tangible enemy that we face in this life.