Maplewood Nazarene Podcast

Over the next several weeks, we are going to be exploring what it means to worship authentically, not just in church, but in our lives. Join us this week as we explore how each of us is built to worship

On this Father's Day weekend, we are wrapping up our series on what it means to build a foundation of authentic faith. In this week's teaching, Pastor Joe weaves together how building a foundation of holiness, love and grace allows followers of Jesus to discover what is true and real and freeing. Join us...

This week at Maplewood we are digging in what it means to base our faith in grace. Grace is another one of those churchy terms and we're breaking it down into terms we can all understand. Join us as we learn what it means to lay down a foundation of faith based in grace.

Holiness is a big scary church word. This week at Maplewood, we're focusing on what it means to lay down a foundation of faith. Join us as we bring some practicality to the concept of what it means to "be holy."

It's Memorial Day weekend and at Maplewood we are focusing on what it means to lay down a foundation of authentic faith. There's no better time of the year to focus on other-centered, selfless love as we honor those who have served and given their lives so that we might live in freedom. Join us as we dig into laying down a foundation of love.

What type of spiritual roots have you been laying down in your life? Is your faith deep? Or is it shallow? And why does it matter? Join us as Maplewood begins a new series of teachings on what it means to build our faith on a strong foundation.

Mary, the mother of Jesus, knew her son better than anyone else. Her interactions with Jesus in John 2 inform us of their relationship with each other and our own relationship with God and the people around us.

Do we really live like we are following Jesus? Or are we settling for something else? This week, Pastor Joe addresses the question "what does living in Christ really look like?" Join us as we explore what it looks like and what it doesn't look like.

Easter is all about the best investment strategy we can every pursue. Join us this week as Maplewood celebrates the empty tomb and focuses on how pursing a life of sin is like building a house of cards.

There is a lot more happening in the story of Palm Sunday. Join us as we explore how this episode of Jesus' journey to purchase our salvation has a profound impact on our own journey to become better versions of ourselves.

This week, Pastor Joe shares some lessons he's personally learned about having an effective prayer life through the lens of the story of Jacob. Join us for some lessons in prayer...

This week at Maplewood, we're taking a look at simple steps we need to be taking to feed our faith and nourish our souls. Join us as Pastor Joe explores what Isaiah 55 has to say about nourishing our souls.

This week at Maplewood, we're continuing to study what it means to become a better version of ourselves. Join us as Pastor Joe unpacks what it really means to "drink from his cup" and what that means for our lives.

Maplewood is continuing to focus on what it takes to become a better version of ourselves in 2025. When we look around, and when we're honest, our country, our community and our church are not the best version they can be. And we're learning that change doesn't start out there. It starts in me. Click to listen for more.

This week at Maplewood, we're continuing to explore what it takes to become a better version of ourselves in 2025. Part of that includes doing our part and allowing God to do God's part. This week, Pastor Joe explores 2 Corinthians 3 and the veiled face of Moses to illustrate what a spiritual system upgrade looks like....

What does it take to become the best version of ourselves? This week at Maplewood, we explore the challenging lesson that Jesus shared with a rich, young man looking who was asking all the right questions. But this young man didn't realize that Jesus was playing by a totally different set of rules.

How might you become a better version of yourself?  How might you become the best version of yourself? That's our focus at Maplewood as we move through the winter months and toward spring. This week, Pastor Joe focuses on how worry prevents us from becoming the best version of ourselves, and what we can do to overcome and level up!

This week at Maplewood, we are wrapping our series on how to solve the "Thinking Problems" we encounter in our journey to follow Jesus. Pastor Joe underscores this morning that winning the battle for our minds is a simple as putting on a fresh set of clothes every morning.

This week at Maplewood, we are continuing to focus on the battle for our minds and the cure for our think problems!  On this "Presentation of Christ" Sunday, in the season of Epiphany, we're focusing on the story of the day Mary and Joseph named Jesus and took Him to the temple. 

This week at Maplewood, we are focusing on practical steps we can take to begin winning the battle for our minds. Join us as Pastor Joe lays out a strategy any of us can use to have a better thought life and become a better version of ourselves.

Maplewood is starting the new year by confronting the battle for our minds. This week, Pastor Joe focuses on how a very familiar Proverb can help us confront the little lies we tell ourselves, so that we may break new ground in our relationship with Christ.

Fixing our thinking problem is easier said than done. This week at Maplewood, Pastor Joe explores what it takes for us to begin overcoming the influence of culture so Christ an be the dominating influence in our lives.

At Maplewood, we're kicking off the year by confronting a major obstacle to spiritual formation - our thought lives. Join us as we pull back the curtain and evaluate how our modern culture is competing with Christ for each of our minds. What can we do it about? Is there any hope? Listen to this week's message and find out how we can begin to address our thinking problems.

This week we dig into the true meaning of the word "Christmas!" We hope you will take a listen and rejoice with us in the nativity of Jesus, not just in Bethlehem, but in our hearts!

This week, Maplewood is continuing to focus on the words of Christmas. Immanuel means "God with us." Join us as we discover that  Immanuel isn't just a nice Christmas card sentiment or Christmas carol lyric. It's an opportunity for God to work in and through Jesus followers every day.