Mission Church: Teaching Podcast

3rd John is the shortest book in the Bible. (Just 219 words in all.) However, it has so much to say about how our inner "Dio" can direct our focus off-course and away from the race God has clearly directed us to. Just don't be a Dio; ok?

"I'm Samurai Mike I stop 'em cold. Part of the defense, big and bold. I've been jammin' for quite a while. Doin' what's right and settin' the style. Give me a chance, I'll rock you good. Nobody messin' in my neighborhood. I didn't come here lookin' for trouble. I just came to do the Super Bowl Shuffle." That's right, Mike Singletary, Hall Of Fame linebacker of the '85 Super Bowl-winning Chicago Be...

Of all the things the author of 2nd John (His name is, John by-the-way.) could have recounted from his time with Jesus; the storms calmed, the demons cast out, or even the crucifixion... this disciple simply and yet profoundly says; summarized his experience of Christ in 4 words: Walk. In. The. Truth John doesn't say study the truth, although we must. He doesn't say argue the truth, although we ne...

In 1 Peter 1:13, ones of the founders of the early church, Peter (Yeah, the guy who wrote 1 Peter... ) has something crucial to say about where we're placing our full hope. Which brings up two interesting questions, 'Can our hope be misplaced?' and if so, 'Is full hope more than partial hope?' Let's get some answers.

The faith Jesus lived and modeled was not an inward focused, inward-facing kind of faith. On the contrary, it’s outward facing, outward-moving. But why? Because that’s how love works. Now, don't get all salty on us, internal isn’t bad. In fact, it’s necessary. We need to choose growth and pursue the most healthy versions of ourselves. It’s just not the end. My and me is not the end of Christianity...

What do you think of when you think of fight songs? Maybe it’s the fight song associated with your favorite Chicago baseball team? (Clearly, that would be “Go Cubs Go!) Or maybe even after a bad breakup which is naturally, “Fight Song;” correct? Fight songs are powerful melodies because they give us a voice to express who we are: our identity. Here’s the question we’re asking through this example:...

Marriage can get a lot of bad press. Divorce rates are sky-rocketing, mutual happiness is at an all-time low, and walls between relationships seem to be getting thicker. How has it come to this? Maybe it's because we haven't been taught how to fight, or even what we're fighting? Well, it's time to turn the tide and discover 3 new tactics we can bring into the battle for our marriages.

Everyone says parenting is easy until they become a parent. Can we get an amen? That's why we've all about partnering with parents! Raising kids is difficult and, in our series Fight, we are encouraging you to start thinking like a prizefighter who steps into the "ring" of parenting with a plan rooted in biblical truth.

When it comes to the fight for personal peace, the question we're asking this Easter is: What would happen if we lived our lives knowing that peace had already been won on our behalf? Well, we've got good news for you, and it's one word,,, Easter!

Guest teacher Jeanne Stevens brings us some unique perspective on Palm Sunday in the form of... wait for it... a donkey. What can we learn about blessings and burdens from a burro? Well, though this beast-of-burden may not have the most Facebook friends, it does transport pretty important "blessing" to Jeruselum as our eternal salvation hung in the balance. No big deal; right?

When it comes to transformation of any kind, you are most at risk not at the beginning and or at the end: You are most at risk in the middle. Why? Because it's when opposition is loudest and fatigue can overwhelm even the most prepared among us. However, on Commitment Sunday, we're going to look to our left and to our right, because we are not alone. We have each other, and God has the victory.

In this teaching, we have one simple question for you: When it comes to your life becoming Never the Same; What’s your plan? When we lean into the Old Testament story of Nehemiah we see he was more than a wishful thinker, he was a strategic planner. Nehemiah possessed more than a hope, Nehemiah had a plan!

We can drift into a lot of things, but transformation is not one of them. How do we avoid this dangerous drift? We start talking. We see in Nehemiah's story two crucial moments in which he says, "Goodbye." and, "Hello." to some very familiar feelings.

What is our collective fascination with stories? We binge on Netflix, pay way too much at the local AMC, and then fill our houses with little plastic cases with blue discs inside. (Unless you've run out of space and went digital.) All to experience life-change in someone else's fictional journey. We are drawn to the story arch of transformation, but why do we so often stop there; content to be bys...

There is a conflict brewing in all of our lives. It's when our timing is our timing, and God's timing is... well, God's. In a season of trial, hurt, illness, loss, or lost-ness this is absolutely the last thing we want to hear; isn't it? Guest teacher and author, Aubrey Sampson takes the stage to share her thoughts on this difficult subject with profound depth and care.

Being ready is one thing, but knowing what you're ready for is probably an important thing to figure out; right? Well, in this final part of Ready, Pastor Tommy Bowman helps us align our "readiness" with a purpose that changes everything.

Who's ready to repent!? Uh... that may not have been the best way to start this description, but we think it's time to define "repentance" in a way that doesn't freak us out. It's really all about "change" and choosing a new direction or seeing a new perspective. See, it's not scary, we just need to be open to change, and not for change-sake but for the betterment of our lives.

In Matthew chapter 6, Jesus says "Alright, huddle up. I gotta get you ready to play offense and prayer is how we play offense. But not just any offense, no... I want to teach you the triangle offense of prayer." Ok, ok, we know that's not a literal translation. Yet, when you pair Jesus' words in Matthew, and the command to pray given in 2 Chronicles chapter 7, it's clear that prayer is the game-ch...

In 2 Chronicles 7, we're about to find out that "what" God said to King Solomon is, of course, important, but it's also the "when" God said it that rings-a-bell with us today. Just after the Grand Opening of the first temple in the Old Testament, God's question wasn’t, “Is the place ready?”–His question was “Are the people ready?" So, how do we get ready? Well, in God's words, "ready" begins with...

There is an Old Testament story that parallels so much of our story here at Mission: it’s the story of Jericho. This is a story of a group of people walking together in one direction, seeing before their very eyes something that only God could do. How did the walls of Jericho fall? The same way the "walls" in our own lives can be overcome; by looking in the right direction.

So, what does a great awakening need? Watch and discover the 5 critical components shared by Guest Teacher and Lead Pastor of Cherry Hills Community Church in Colorado, Shane Farmer. Needless to say, we couldn't agree more with all 5!

Joseph resisted a lot of things as he rose to power. He resists making it about him and made sure that everyone knew (Including the most powerful man on the planet, Pharaoh!) it was God's power on display. Then Joseph gets to prove his words true with a redeeming action that can only be explained as, "Only God." Just another day in the life of a dreamer; right?

God is the dream-giver but you also have an enemy named Satan who wants nothing more than to unravel God’s dream for your life. Satan is the great dream assassin and he begins to come after Joseph in two specific ways that pirate and steal more dreams than we can think of: Sin and Silence. There is good news though! God is with us in both.

God knew that living life without a dream would be an issue for us. He knew how easy it would be for us to confuse existing with living. So listen, let's clear something up: no matter what you did last year or last night... God has a dream for your life and he wants you to live it! It’s true for you, and it was true for Joseph.

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