Forest City Church Podcast

Join Pastor Leonard Davis and Guest Teacher Angie Addy for this episode of The Return Unplugged, our weekly companion podcast to The Return: Rediscovering Christ’s Vision for His Church. Each episode takes a deeper look at the previous Sunday’s message, explores key themes and questions, and offers practical insights to help you continue the conversation throughout the week.

Join Pastor Leonard Davis and Worship Director Andrea Davis for this episode of The Return Unplugged, our weekly companion podcast to The Return: Rediscovering Christ’s Vision for His Church. Each episode takes a deeper look at the previous Sunday’s message, explores key themes and questions, and offers practical insights to help you continue the conversation throughout the week.

Join Pastor Leonard Davis and Worship Director Andrea Davis for this episode of The Return Unplugged, our weekly companion podcast to The Return: Rediscovering Christ’s Vision for His Church. Each episode takes a deeper look at the previous Sunday’s message, explores key themes and questions, and offers practical insights to help you continue the conversation throughout the week.

Join Pastor Leonard Davis and Youth Director Isaias Cardenas for The Return Unplugged, our weekly companion podcast to The Return: Rediscovering Christ’s Vision for His Church. Each episode takes a deeper look at the previous Sunday’s message, explores key themes and questions, and offers practical insights to help you continue the conversation throughout the week.

Join Pastor Leonard Davis and Worship Director Andrea Davis for this episode of The Return Unplugged, our weekly companion podcast to The Return: Rediscovering Christ’s Vision for His Church. Each episode takes a deeper look at the previous Sunday’s message, explores key themes and questions, and offers practical insights to help you continue the conversation throughout the week.

Join Pastor Leonard Davis and Worship Director Andrea Davis for this episode of "The Return Unplugged", our weekly companion podcast to The Return: Rediscovering Christ’s Vision for His Church. Each episode takes a deeper look at the previous Sunday’s message, explores key themes and questions, and offers practical insights to help you continue the conversation throughout the week.

Join Pastor Leonard Davis and Youth Director Isaias Cardenas for The Return Unplugged, our weekly companion podcast to The Return: Rediscovering Christ’s Vision for His Church. Each episode takes a deeper look at the previous Sunday’s message, explores key themes and questions, and offers practical insights to help you continue the conversation throughout the week.

Pastor Leonard launches our new series, Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?, with “Enter the Story.” Through 1 Peter 4, he invites us to honestly name the fires we face, bring our pain and questions to God, and discover that what we have in Jesus is greater than anything we may lose in the fire. Use the Sermon Reflection Guide to continue processing the message, explore the Scripture, and ref...

Following Jesus is not a solo journey. In From Attending to Belonging, Angie Addy invites us to become active, connected members of the body of Christ-building the kind of loving, committed community we all long to experience. Continue reflecting on the message with this week’s Sermon Reflection Guide.   The Return week 8: From Attending To Belonging Sermon Reflection Guide

In week seven of The Return, Pastor Leonard Davis explores how generosity reveals what has truly taken root in our hearts. Discover how the grace and sacrifice of Jesus can fill us with a joy that transforms the way we view our resources, our church, and the needs of others. Use the Sermon Reflection Guide to continue the conversation and consider your next step toward grace-shaped generosity.   T...

In Week 6 of The Return, Pastor Leonard Davis shares “The Heart of the Matter,” a message about the powerful connection between our treasure and our hearts. Through Luke 12:13–34, we’re challenged to consider what our spending, giving, and priorities reveal about where we place our trust and to find true security in God rather than our possessions. Continue reflecting on the message with this week...

In this message from John 4, Pastor Leonard Davis challenges us to move beyond colorblindness and toward ethnicity awareness. Through Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman, we see how He acknowledges differences, addresses brokenness, and brings healing that leads to reconciliation. As followers of Jesus, we're invited to allow Christ to redeem our stories and use them as bridges for unity, wi...

In his message titled "Stewards Of God", Isaias Cardenas explores Jesus' Parable of the Talents for our week 6 message for The Return series and reminds us that everything we have has been entrusted to us by God. As we learn to steward our time, resources, and finances with faithfulness, we discover what it means to live for God's Kingdom rather than our own. Don't forget to use the Sermon Reflect...

In Week 4 of The Return, Jackie Glass unpacks 1 Peter 2 and challenges us to embrace our identity as God's chosen people living as exiles in the world. As we learn to trust God's provision over our need for control, we become a people who display His goodness through our lives. Be sure to reference the Sermon Reflection Guide to help you go deeper and continue the conversation throughout the week....

Pastor Leonard Davis continues our series The Return with a message titled “The Drift: When Control Replaces Trust.” Drawing from 1 Samuel 8, this message reveals how subtle drift occurs when we choose control over surrender and conformity over trust in God’s leadership. Be sure to reference the Sermon Reflection Guide linked below to deepen your understanding and apply this message throughout the...

Pastor Leonard continues our series The Return with a powerful message exploring Jesus’ vision for His church. In Christ’s Vision for His Church, we’re reminded that the church is not built around our preferences or comfort, but around the revelation that Jesus is the Christ—the One who tears down walls, makes strangers into family, and forms a people where His presence dwells. As Christ becomes o...

Pastor Leonard launches our new series The Return with a powerful message titled A Beautiful Bride. In Ephesians 5, we’re reminded that the church is more than a place we attend—it is the people Jesus loves, is shaping, and is preparing to reflect His beauty to the world. This message challenges us to move from passive participation to active contribution through love, unity, service, generosity,...

In today’s message, Angie Addy reminds us that while pastors play a vital role in our lives, hearing God’s voice is something each of us is invited into personally. Teaching from John 10, she unpacks how we grow in recognizing God’s voice through familiarity, time in Scripture, and the work of the Holy Spirit. This message challenges us to move beyond spiritual dependence and step into a faith tha...

In “When Faith Walks,” Pastor Leonard Davis explores Gospel of Luke 17:11–19, showing that faith is revealed through obedience and gratitude. Ten were healed—but one returned. Are we simply receiving from God, or are we responding to Him? Use the Sermon Reflection Guide to reflect on what God is speaking and how you can walk it out.   When Faith Walks Sermon Reflection Guide  

In “Presents of Presence,” Dr. Reverend Brandon Winstead explores how the risen Christ meets us in our fear, offering peace and empowering us through the Holy Spirit (John 20:19–29). This encouraging message challenges us to move beyond doubt and live out the reality of resurrection in everyday life. Don’t forget to access the Sermon Reflection Guide in the show notes to reflect and apply this wee...

Step into a powerful Easter experience as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and the victory that changed everything. In The Ultimate Victory, Pastor Leonard Davis reveals that what looked like defeat was actually the moment Jesus overcame sin, shame, and death once and for all. Because of the resurrection, we don’t have to strive to be enough—we get to live from His victory. Be sure to use th...

Step into a powerful Good Friday journey as we remember the suffering and sacrifice of Jesus and the love poured out on the cross. In The Ultimate Sacrifice, Pastor Leonard Davis reveals the deeper “why” behind it all—not just forgiveness, but restored relationship with God. Behold the cross… and behold the lengths God went to bring you back to Him.

Week 12 of All I Do Is Win features a powerful message from Gabe Zammit titled The King We Wanted vs. The King We Needed. Through Palm Sunday and the story of Ernest Shackleton, we’re reminded that when our plans fall apart, God may be accomplishing something deeper than we can see. This message challenges us to trust Jesus not just when He meets our expectations, but when He doesn’t—because the g...

In Week 11 of our All I Do Is Win series, Isaias Cardenas reminds us that true winning isn’t instant, it’s a process that requires endurance. Walking through Joshua 11, we see that even with God’s power on display, victory often comes through long seasons of faith, testing, and perseverance. This message challenges us to stay faithful in the tension, trusting that God is working even when the outc...

Pastor Leonard Davis concludes the All I Do Is Win series by exploring Book of Joshua 10 and the powerful moment when God fights for Israel and even causes the sun to stand still. This message challenges us to truly know God’s character so that in difficult moments we can trust Him, align our lives with His purposes, and step out in faith rather than staying stuck at “Gilgal.” Be sure to use the S...