Menlo Church Podcasts

This week we are chatting through marriage, relationships, unpacking what it means to submit, and how time forces change! Connect with Us | Text Us: (650)600-0402

Genesis gives us a picture of marriage not as a fairytale, but as a holy partnership. We’ll look at the call to “leave and cleave,” and how modern relationships often struggle to prioritize what God intended. This week offers hope for the married, divorced, or dating. In a culture that has seen the abuses and misuses of marriage, it is easy to abandon all of it, but the original prescription is wo...

This week we chat about perfectionism, how materialism is especially alluring in the Bay Area, talk family systems theory and get some important, practical tips on how to find Jesus' hope through our imperfection. Connect with Us | Text Us: (650)600-0402

David’s family was blessed and broken, marked by spiritual calling and generational dysfunction. This week unpacks how family legacy doesn’t have to define your future. We’ll explore why grace is not just for individuals, but for systems, stories, and generations. We choose the stories we tell ourselves about the life we have been given and the one we are living. Together, we will examine that sto...

This Christmas Eve we see how the arrive of Christmas pulls it all together. Jesus came not just to confirm the beliefs of the devout—but to awaken the hearts of the doubtful, the disconnected, the hurting. His arrival is grace made flesh—for all of us. SEE YOU ONLINE ON 12/28 ! Connect with Us | Text Us: (650)600-0402

Mark and Jennifer stop by this week to chat all things Christmas, how to combat loneliness, what it means to be discounted and chat through ways to make the most of the Holiday Season. SEE YOU AT CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES

The shepherds were nobodies. Unseen. Uninvited. And yet they’re the first ones God sends the birth announcement to. Mark Swarner, our Menlo Park Campus Pastor, delivers a message speaks directly to those who feel left out, overlooked, or disconnected. SEE YOU AT CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES!

This week we learn to how combat anxiety, explore what it means to want, and get some clarity on how to navigate the upcoming holidays well. We also give some key tips on how to invite someone to come to church with you this Christmas . Connect with Us | Text Us: (650)600-0402

Joseph’s world is thrown into chaos by Mary’s pregnancy—and his plan is to fix it quietly. But God invites him into peace not by solving everything, but by trusting God’s bigger plan. This week speaks to the high-functioning anxious among us. Connect with Us | Text Us: (650)600-0402

This week we continue our Advent Journey with parenting advice for all ages, how to navigate decision making and key in on what it means to be joyful, not just happy. Connect with Us | Text Us: (650)600-0402

The birth announcement to Mary includes joy—but it also includes cost. This week we explore the emotional disorientation of carrying a call from God that others won’t understand. For those facing joyless circumstances this Christmas, Mary’s story gives us permission to feel deeply while trusting boldly. Connect with Us | Text Us: (650)600-0402

We get the run down on all things December, Christmas, and do a devotional together out of the Come All Ye Faithless Reading Plan ! Connect with Us | Text US: (650)600-0402

The holidays are supposed to be joyful, but for many they feel heavy—filled with unmet expectations, quiet pain, or spiritual drift. The good news? Jesus didn’t come for the ones who had it all together. This Advent, we’re flipping the script on a familiar carol. Come All Ye Faithless is a reminder that the invitation to meet Jesus isn’t just for the strong, but for the struggling. If you’re hopel...

This week we celebrate one year of our Hope for Everyone Campaign, and try to give you some ammo for the conversations that are going to happen around the holidays. Here is the link for the Good Questions Convo and the link to the 20 questions. Text Us: (650)600-0402

In the parable of the prodigal son, the father doesn’t waste the waiting. He’s doing what faithful love does—watching the road, preparing the house, and running toward redemption when the moment comes. This message invites us to see our commitments not as one-time transactions, but as ongoing acts of faithful anticipation. While we wait to see all the fruit of Hope for Everyone , we are not passiv...

This we further explore the timeliness and importance of our Hope for Everyone Campaign using Haggai as our framework. We see the parallels of a culture who placed value on something then stopped - and how it cautious us no to do the same. Connect with Us | Text Us: (650)600-0402

For over 150 years, Menlo Church has been part of something bigger than itself—generation after generation choosing to invest in hope they might never fully see. Hope for Everyone is more than a campaign; it’s a declaration that God’s not done yet. In this two-week series, we’ll revisit the vision that launched a bold step of faith last year—and celebrate how far we’ve come. But more than that, we...

In this special episode, Jo and Vince from Kardia Questions joins us to help ease the anxiety we might all be feeling when imagining the conversations around the holidays. They help set helpful framework for what good questions are, give practical examples and tangible ways to navigate conversations, and share their heart for bringing Jesus into every conversation.  Text Us: (650)600-0402 | Connec...

As we close out our series on Jonah we have Matt Summers joining us to talk sumo wrestling, the dangers of comfort, the importance of friendship and the difference hope can make.

In Jonah 4, we meet a bitter prophet and a compassionate God. Jonah is angry that God cares too much, and if we’re honest, we’ve been there, too. This message will call us to choose compassion even when it hurts, and let God soften the places we’ve grown hard. Connect with Us | Text Us: (650)600-0402

This week we dive deeper into Jonah 3, recap how to approach holidays like Halloween, ask how to make sense of God's requests, and ways we can start to see our world around us through the lens of bringing hope. Connect with Us | Text Us: (650)600-0402

Jonah 3 is the moment Jonah shows up. But is his heart in it? This week explores the disconnect between action and intention. Can we obey God while still growing in love for what He loves? It’s a hard but hopeful message for those stuck in duty without desire. Connect with Us | Text Us: (650)600-0402

This week, Executive Pastor Jevon Washington takes us deeper into Jonah chapter 2 in our Numb & Numb-er series! Together we explore powerful themes of grace, hitting rock bottom, and what it looks like to run to God instead of from Him. Jevon shares real talk about “drug church,” redemption, and the mercy of God that meets us in the darkest places. Plus — you’ll get to hear some of Jevon’s ori...

Jonah 2 is raw and poetic—a cry from the depths. It reminds us that rock bottom isn’t the end of the story; it’s often the place of clarity. This week invites the church to sit honestly in pain or regret, and recognize the mercy that still meets them there. Connect with Us | Text Us: (650)600-0402

Phil, Suzy and Mark explore quiet quitting, running from the calling of God, and how in many cases we are more similiar to Jonah than we like to admit. We also get some practical steps on how to help identify when we are numb, and ways to start claiming our hearts back. Connect with Us | Text Us: (650)600-0402