In Focus Church Podcast

Today, we are joined by Pastor Justin Gray, Director of Every Nation Music and a member of the Pastor; team at Bethel World Outreach Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Justin has been a friend of In Focus Church for years now, and we are always grateful for our Every Nation family that is faithful to pour into this body of believers here at In Focus Church.

Problems come big and small. We know this, right? We face problems everyday. We also cause problems for one another. Problems arise in our lives where there’s not anyone to blame. We’ve got problems all around us. The truth is that although the specifics of our problems may differ, we all share in common the tension of struggling with our problems and the challenging question: what do we do with o...

Evil. We all feel like we can recognize when something is evil in this life, and if we do, God says we must abhor it (Romans 12:9), hate it (Psalm 97:10), despise it, loathe evil. There is no question, absolutely no doubt we live in a world that is full of evil. To argue the presence and detrimental effects of extensive evil existing in our world today would be the height of ignorance or denial, o...

We are in week 5 of our series “My People” where we are looking at what it means to be God’s people, the church. Through salvation in Christ, you are saved to be a part of the Body of Christ, the family of God, therefore, you are my people because we are God’s people. What is problematic as we mentioned last week is we are good with having the title “God’s people” but not so much “God’s plan.”

We are in the final week of our series “My People” where we have been looking at who we are supposed to be, and what we are supposed to do in the earth today as God’s people. If we are God’s people then we are spiritual family, therefore, You are my people, because we are God’s people. So as God’s people we are first and foremost divine image bearers. We are supposed to be shining lights in the da...

We are in week 3 of our series “My People” where we have been looking at what it means to be the people of God, the church. Now as God’s people how do we shine like stars in the sky, how do we show forth the praises of the one who has called us out of darkness as 1 Peter says? Primarily we are to be divine image bearers in the earth today, as kings, priests, and prophets. We have already talked ab...

We are in week two of our series "My People". Every September we spend the month championing the local church and all of things God does through In Focus Church. If you were listened to last weeks sermon, you’ll remember “you are my people, because we are His people.” That is a true a statement, and this is what we are talking about this month, what it means to be God’s people, which in turn makes...

This whole month of September has historically been a time where we celebrate the local church. A time we highlight the amazing things God is doing in and through us as a church. “You are my people because we are His people, and if we are His people then you must be my people.” Because God uttered those very words, “You will be my people… we can look at each other and say, “you are my people.” Bel...

We are in our final week of the series Alpha and Omega: The Story of Scripture, where we have been looking at the Biblical narrative with its overarching themes of Creation, Fall, Redemption and Restoration. We have also been discovering beyond being the main structure of the Biblical story it is also repeated throughout different stories within the Bible, and the stories of our lives. You and I,...

We are in week three of the series, Alpha and Omega: The Story of Scripture, where we are looking at the 4 main themes of the Biblical story. Creation, fall, redemption and restoration. We are also looking at how our own lives follow this same pattern, and where we may find ourselves in God’s story today. Today we are looking at “Redemption.” Who doesn’t love redemption? We love redemptive stories...

We are in week 2 of our series Alpha and Omega where we are looking at the Biblical order of creation, fall, redemption and new creation, not just as theological framework, but also as a structure or parallel for how things still happen in our own lives. Today we will cover the Fall, and as we said last week, how we need and should want God involved in every part of our story, which is really God’...

We were made to create because we were made in the image of our Creator. That’s part of the Biblical story. And like every great story there is a beginning, a back story even, and the story of scripture is unrivaled in its beauty and tragedy, and yet there is no greater story of redemption, there is nothing more epic, dramatic, surprising and inexplicable than the narrative of scripture…so how did...

Today we are joined by Pastor Adrian Crawford. Pastor Adrian leads our fellow Every Nation church in Tallahassee, Florida. He preaches out of Jeremiah 18 and gives a great word on how we are supposed to be aligned with the Kingdom of God rather than the kingdoms of this world.

We are joined by Pastor Donnell Jones out of Washington D.C. Pastor Donnell is the lead pastor at our Every Nation church in Washington D.C. Today, he preaches out of Psalm 34:8 and explains the concept of God sifting His people, and the wonderful fruit that comes from that process.

We are joined by our good friend Pastor Justin Gray as he preaches about finding true satisfaction in Jesus.

Today we are joined by our friend Joel Muddamalle from Transformation Church in South Carolina. Joel preaches out of Philippians 4, and shares with us how we as the church can work together to be more unified in a world that creates such division.

Give me liberty or give me death. This is a famous quote from Patrick Henry in 1775, right before our nation declared its independence from England in 1776. As we recognize the freedoms and comforts, we have been afforded in our nation, and remember with gratitude on this Fourth of July the many people that sacrificed to make improving our nation year after year a reality I must tell you that as C...

This week we are joined by Pastor Russ Austin. Pastor Russ leads Southpoint Community Church, a fellow Every Nation church, in Jacksonville, Florida. He shares about how he is a lover of the local church and how we can be better church goers through service.

We all experience pain. Many of us go through situations in life that leave us with emotions that we struggle to express, specifically if we have grown up in the Church. This should not be our reality. God has given us emotions for a reason; not to be led by them, but to be guided by what they are telling us. In this message, we are joined by Pastor Andy King of HighPoint Atlanta. He walks us thro...

As we’ve been journeying through the Apostle’s Creed, diving deeper into each line to learn of the biblical backing of these statements, we’re affirming the crucial doctrines of the Christian faith. The Creed up to this point has spoken to God and our vertical relationship with Him, and rightfully so. We must notice, this creed starts off proclaiming truths about the God who gives us the Gospel th...

"I believe in the Holy Spirit." That has got to be the most loaded sentence ever, and yet here it is, six words right here in the Apostles’ Creed that have meant a plethora of things to so many people for so many years. It is no surprise though that the doctrine of the Holy Spirit would be so viciously and deceitfully attacked because without Him we are powerless as Christians and doomed to fail a...

Thus far in our series on the Apostles’ Creed we have unpacked each section of the creed in order to help us better understand what we believe and why we believe it. Up to this point the creed has been in the past tense. It also closes out the part of the creed dealing with the person and work of Jesus. We looked at Jesus past ministry, birth, crucifixion, death and burial resurrection and ascensi...

We often hear about what Jesus has done and what He is going to do, but what about what He is currently doing? It is imperative to remember what Christ has done. But we also have a future hope, the hope of glory, that is certain. So as He is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, who is Jesus right now and what does it mean for us today?

In week six of our series on the Apostles' Creed, Pastor Kēvin Carlie takes a deep dive into what happened to Jesus in between his death and resurrection.

Suffering. We have all experienced it in this life in some degree or another. It is an inevitable reality of being human. For some it is more intense and lengthier, others it is seasonal and varies in degrees. Whether physical, emotional or spiritual we all deal with difficulties and disasters that bring suffering into our lives. Although suffering is inevitable as believers, we know it is not wha...