Mission Church: Teaching Podcast

For most of us, money is on our mind every day. How much we have, how much we make, how much we can spend, etc. Well, this weekend we brought that conversation into 82 Stratford Drive as our Co-Founding Pastor Jon Peacock asked the question, "How do we get better at being generous?" We invite you to listen to this message today with an open mind and open hands. Ask God openly and honestly how He w...

For the final week of our series, our Co-Founding Pastor Jon Peacock had us look at the dysfunction of dishonor. When it comes to our relationships we often say, "God where’s the blessing?" and Jon challenged us by asking, "Where’s the honor?" We used the acronym below to help us understand and remember how to honor the people in our lives: H - Begins in the home. O - Offered not earned. N - Never...

On Sunday, our Connections Director Jackie Glass talked to us about commitment. When it comes to family, we can create dysfunction through over-commitment and the fear of commitment. But, Jackie showed us that healthy commitment is the key to leaving our legacy. Commitments are often tested at a crossroads of unexpected circumstances. But as we read in the Bible from stories like Ruth, Naomi, and...

If you ask anyone who has been in a relationship for any length of time, they'd probably tell you that communication is key. But if it's so important in relationships, why do most of us struggle to communicate effectively? Communication works for those who work at it. So, our Co-Founding Pastor Jon Peacock created the three keys to effective communication from Ephesians 4: 1. Communicate with conn...

Most of us would say that we don't enjoy conflict, but it is part of life and something we have to face, especially in our families. On Sunday we welcomed Kelly Byrd to Mission and he taught us all about conflict through the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis 3. Conflict is challenging, but it's a necessary part of every relationship.

Over the next five weeks, we'll be talking about the common dysfunctions we see in families. This week we focused on trust. Trust is foundational in every relationship, the absence of trust is where we see dysfunction happen. You won’t have a love that never fails when you have a love that occasionally trusts. Lean into this message today and examine how you can not only learn how to trust again b...

“I will bless you—so that you will be a blessing.” - Genesis 12:2 We have the ability to bless the world around us every day. Our Co-Founding Pastor Jon Peacock taught us how through the acronym BLESS: Begin with prayer. Listen with love. Enjoy Jesus. Serve others. Share the Gospel. How can you bless the people around you this week?

We all face battles every day. Work, family, money, mental illness, and list goes on. John 16:33 tells us “In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” We are an Easter people living in a Good Friday world. But thankfully, because of Jesus, the battle involves us but it doesn’t belong to us. Take heart, He has overcome the world.

Is your body ready to live a sent life? Our Co-Founding Pastor Tommy Bowman showed us that in order to live a sent life, we have to have the stamina for a sent life. How do we develop stamina? Well, he shares four ways that we can prepare our bodies to live the life that God has called us to.

The question isn’t, "Is God doing a new thing?" The question is, "Will you notice?" What causes us to not notice the "new" in our life? Distractions. Our Co-Founding Pastor Jon Peacock talked with us about the three main distractions we have in our life: Positioning, products, and pace. But, more importantly, he shared with us three disciplines that we can all practice to resist these distractions...

We kicked off a brand new series yesterday called, The New I Never Knew. Over the next few weeks we'll get to discover together the new things God is trying to show us, even in the midst of hardships. Yesterday, our Co-Founding Pastor Tommy Bowman talked to us about grief. Not just the grief over loss of life, but also the grief we feel over the loss of jobs, friendships, expectations, and more. W...

Paul teaches us in Colossians 4 to devote ourselves to prayer. The question we asked was, "How?" Our Co-Founding Pastor Jon Peacock pointed us to Matthew 6 where Jesus answers that question for us: Up In Adoration, In In Petition, and Out In Intercession.

Today we learned about the preeminence of Jesus. When we think preeminence, our Co-Founding Pastor Jon Peacock taught us to think of power. No one has power like Jesus and no one handles power like Jesus. But what does that mean for us? Well, in one word: reconciliation. Only Jesus has the power to reconcile us with God and one another.

This week we focused in on Colossians 1:15-20 and learned about Jesus' preexistence. Unlike us, Jesus' birth wasn't His beginning. Because Jesus is God, and He was there, has been there, and will be there. The question isn't, "Is Jesus God?"; the question is, "Is Jesus your God?"

You were born to bear fruit. The first command in the Bible is to be fruitful and we can see this theme from cover to cover as we study scripture. The fruit of joy, love, patience, and kindness through your life indicates that God’s Spirit is alive in your life. But you might be wondering, how can we be fruitful? It's simple: remain in Him.

We all have questions, small and big. Maybe you've grown to believe that questions are a bad thing, especially when it comes to our faith. Dan Ruta showed us today that it is quite the opposite; questions reveal your pursuit of faith, not your lack of it. So, what kind of questions are you asking? If it's something like: Is there more to life than this? Does prayer work? Why is there pain and suff...

We were fortunate enough to welcome Executive Director of Alpha USA, Craig Springer, to 82 Stratford Drive this morning! He taught us the importance of being a coworker of God. If we actively do this, if we let hope be renewed, if we trust in God’s provision and power and believe even when we’ve been knocked down, working alongside Him, we will see that with God all things are possible.

What are you learning in the midst of the storm? That may sound like an odd question. Usually, we’re so ready to be through the storm that we’re not being thoughtful in the storm. Today, our Co-Founding Pastor Jon Peacock showed us how God uses the unusual to accomplish the unexpected. There is something God has called us into and yet so many of us are waiting until we feel worthy, ready, or quali...

Today, Dan Ruta taught us how to navigate the unexpected storms of life. Just because we follow Jesus doesn’t mean we won’t encounter storms. When it comes to unexpected storms, we need courage for the heart, not clarity for the eyes. If we allow for it to happen, unexpected storms can cause us to take our faith to new depths, having faith as our foundation and trusting God in new and greater ways...

In this series we are learning how to navigate the storms of life. Today, our Co-Founding Pastor Jon Peacock hit us with some hard truth: We create the storms of our life. The unconfessed sin in our life is affecting us more than we know. Today, we learn that by asking God to search our hearts and by listening closely to His voice, we can find our way through the storm.

Storms are an inevitable part of life. But, what we learn from them is invaluable. Today, our Co-Founding Pastor Jon Peacock showed us how true that is through the story of Daniel as he faced the blazing furnace. There was something for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fire, and there is something for you in the storm.

Christmas and singing go hand-in-hand. Even Buddy The Elf said, “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.” We read in Luke 2 and we sing in O Holy Night about the importance of our praise through worship. We are the choir and Jesus is the audience. We hope that even past this Christmas season you would lift up God's name in worship, regardless of how or where you gat...

We have a sin problem. (That's probably not exactly what you'd imagine an Advent series to be about, but stick with us for a minute.) It can be hard to come to the realization that we are all sinners, but it is a critical realization. Jon showed us today that if we minimize sin, we miss the reason for this Christmas season. Jesus is the only sin solution for us.

We all have at least one thing in our life that has value to us. Maybe it's your family, maybe it's the car you saved for, but would you ever put your soul in that category? Today, our Co-Founding Pastor Tommy Bowman showed us just how valuable our soul is. Just like anything that is valuable, there are things we need to do to safeguard it. Your soul is no exception. Your soul needs your will to b...

Over the past four weeks we have learned that love is compassionate, courageous, connects, and finally, love is costly. In order to love like God, with an agapē kind of love, we have to understand and be willing to love in costly ways. But here's the best part: God would never ask you to give something you don’t have. Giving and generosity are similar but not the same. Will you be generous today a...