Fresh Start in Christ with Viroqua Nazarene

In this podcast we will look at what Jesus said about protecting the most vulnerable among us. We will also discuss ways we can make the devil unwelcome in our lives, homes, churches and communities.

If someone gives you a gift, catches you off guard, what do you do? Are you embarrassed by their generosity? Do you think of a way to repay their kindness? Sometimes the most uncomfortable this is getting what we don’t deserve.

Do you ever feel guilty for someone else’s wrong? Should you and does that feeling actually help anything. Join us as we look at the effects of guilt, sin and racism in “the sins of the Father.”

In this podcast we will look at self-defense in the Bible. I share insights from a form law enforcement office I interviewed for this podcast. We discussed self-defense, gun laws and the constitution. He also pointed me to passages of scripture where weapons were used in self-defense.

There are no shortages of opinions concerning human sexuality. On this podcast we identify what Jesus, the Old Testament & New Testament writers said about this topic. What do we do if what God’s word actually says contradicts our common practices within the fellowship of believers?

To discuss the UnComfortable topics in this series, we must first have a baseline. In this podcast we will look at what our guide is for living life, our “Port Authority” if you will. This podcast also features a short skit with one of my kids.

Do you usually scroll passed uncomfortable topics on social media or news sites? Me too. Bible the Bible actually addresses some of these uncomfortable topics and we shouldn’t shy away from them. In this podcast we look at the sacrificial nature of discipleship.

In this podcast we will examine…a bowl of fruit. In Amos 8-9 we see warning of consequences coming for God’s people. What do we do if we determine we are in a similar period of spiritual famine?

Are you incapable of being corrected or reformed? Or are you able to be inspired with hope? In this podcast we will look at Colossians 1:1-14 and hear what Paul had to say to the Colossians and still says to us today.

Lighthouse, steeples and flags (oh my!) In this 4th of July podcast, we will dig in to the problem that comes when you lift high a people, structure, or even a banner. God-sized intervention may be required.

Humility is not something we naturally gravitate toward. Unfortunately if we don’t choice it, it will find us. Even in this recording, I was humbled by some corrections. I reference Romans 14, but the scripture was actually from Romans 10. Also I say “2002” instead of 2022 at a certain point in the message. Glad to know my congregation was listening and willing to let me know of these mistakes.

Names are wonderful things, but they can also back us into a corner. With great names comes great responsibility. Abram found this out as the “exalted father” received a name change: Abraham: father of many.

“I’d follow what he’d say if He’d only reveal it to me…” In this podcast we will answer “how can I be receptive to a revelation from God,” “what does it sound/look like” and “what do I do with it?”

God’s directions are only as good as they are listened to and followed through with. In this podcast we will compare Jonah and Jesus. Is it “my will be done” or “thy will be done?”

“God keep me safe on this car trip. Lord protect me from bad test results and medical slip ups.” If you’ve ever prayed something like this, you’ve prayed for the Lord’s protection. In this podcast we will look at a variety of protection prayers, the context of protection prayers in the Bible and how to approach safety in an unsafe world.

Did you click on this podcast just to find out about clickbait? In Genesis 38 Judah gives into clickbait and we learn 3 important nuggets of wisdom. Number 3 will blow you away!

In this podcast we look at 3 unsung mothers from the Bible and trying to understand their story from their perspective. Each one gives us a take away for our life.

So you really trust God? Trust in what He has said and what He says about you? In this podcast, we will look at two prime examples of doubt sowing in the Bible and how we might combat it in our daily life.

The podcast starts a 3 part series on Fake News in the Bible. It might surprise you that there is a record of bribery and intentional misinformation in the gospel of Matthew. But will we conclude that the Bible is fake news because there is fake news in the bible?

Easter Sunday. The day we celebrated Christ’s resurrection. What if I told you there was a resurrection story in the Bible that happened about 3 days prior? In this podcast we will look at this story from scripture and see how it reflects the challenges a Christian faces.

Important, straightforward questions require and deserve straightforward answers. In this podcast we will observe various proclamations about Jesus, starting with the triumphal entry. Even Jesus’ enemies knew who he was and were compelled to say so.

In the podcast we will examine the Voice of God through the Old and New Testaments. What does it sound like or what does it look like? What are doing that might stop up our spiritual ears from Hearing the Voice Of God?

Over the past two years, the whole world had to learn to do things in a way they we’re not used to. In this podcast we will hear how the USA/Canada and Mesoamerica Regions changed the way they do ministry to keep sending and training missionaries. We also discuss what it looks like for you and I to be missionaries in our own home towns.

Part of our PRAY series, we hear about a wonderful ministry in Peru, South America having to do with boats. Then take a tour of God showing us what great things has has done and can do with just a simple floating vessel.

In this podcast recording, Pastor Matt brings the messages as part of the community Lenten series “Open My Life Lord.” What area of your life do you need to open up to God? God can do so much more with us if we would just open up our hands.