Momentum Church Podcast

In the poem The Present Crisis, James Russell Lowell wrote this gripping line: "Standeth God within the shadow keeping watch over His own". The short Book of Ester, within the Bible, is the incredible history of a beautiful and courageous young lady, and especially scandalous party, a tyrannical king, a beauty contest, an assassination plot, a diabolical antagonist, the threat of genocide, a oppor...

In the poem The Present Crisis, James Russell Lowell wrote this gripping line: "Standeth God within the shadow keeping watch over His own".   The short Book of Ester, within the Bible, is the incredible history of a beautiful and courageous young lady, and especially scandalous party, a tyrannical king, a beauty contest, an assassination plot, a diabolical antagonist, the threat of genocide, a opp...

Back in 1980, Pac-Man was released in the U.S., and we were overtaken with something called “Pac-Man Fever.” What metaphorical lessons can we learn about God and faith from the hours, days, and perhaps weeks we have spent in beanbag chairs in front of the TV with controllers in our hands? You’d be surprised. Prepare to be challenged by four down-to-earth messages on one of America’s favorite pasti...

Back in 1980, Pac-Man was released in the U.S., and we were overtaken with something called “Pac-Man Fever.” What metaphorical lessons can we learn about God and faith from the hours, days, and perhaps weeks we have spent in beanbag chairs in front of the TV with controllers in our hands? You’d be surprised. Prepare to be challenged by four down-to-earth messages on one of America’s favorite pasti...

Back in 1980, Pac-Man was released in the U.S., and we were overtaken with something called “Pac-Man Fever.” What metaphorical lessons can we learn about God and faith from the hours, days, and perhaps weeks we have spent in beanbag chairs in front of the TV with controllers in our hands? You’d be surprised. Prepare to be challenged by four down-to-earth messages on one of America’s favorite pasti...

Back in 1980, Pac-Man was released in the U.S., and we were overtaken with something called “Pac-Man Fever.” What metaphorical lessons can we learn about God and faith from the hours, days, and perhaps weeks we have spent in beanbag chairs in front of the TV with controllers in our hands? You’d be surprised. Prepare to be challenged by four down-to-earth messages on one of America’s favorite pasti...

Simon wasn’t anyone special. He was just a regular blue-collar dude. That is – until he met Jesus, who gave him the nickname “Rock” (which we translate “Peter”). Eventually people started calling him “Simon Peter.” And, yes, I’m sure there were some wisecrackers who called him “Dwayne Johnson.” People tend to love stories from the life of Simon Peter, because he was extremely imperfect. It’s easy...

Simon wasn’t anyone special. He was just a regular blue-collar dude. That is – until he met Jesus, who gave him the nickname “Rock” (which we translate “Peter”). Eventually people started calling him “Simon Peter.” And, yes, I’m sure there were some wisecrackers who called him “Dwayne Johnson.” People tend to love stories from the life of Simon Peter, because he was extremely imperfect. It’s easy...

Rock   Simon wasn’t anyone special. He was just a regular blue-collar dude. That is – until he met Jesus, who gave him the nickname “Rock” (which we translate “Peter”). Eventually people started calling him “Simon Peter.” And, yes, I’m sure there were some wisecrackers who called him “Dwayne Johnson.” People tend to love stories from the life of Simon Peter, because he was extremely imperfect. It’...

Simon wasn’t anyone special. He was just a regular blue-collar dude. That is – until he met Jesus, who gave him the nickname “Rock” (which we translate “Peter”). Eventually people started calling him “Simon Peter.” And, yes, I’m sure there were some wisecrackers who called him “Dwayne Johnson.” People tend to love stories from the life of Simon Peter, because he was extremely imperfect. It’s easy...

All About the Benjamins In a famous 1997-song, rapper Sean Combs* said, “It’s all about the Benjamins.” Benjamins = $100 bills. The song wasn’t very good, but the motto became iconic. Obviously that’s not a unique message for a rapper. The same could be said of many human beings. We constantly battle problems like overspending, greed, consumerism, tightfistedness, and living paycheck to paycheck....

  All About the Benjamins   In a famous 1997-song, rapper Sean Combs* said, “It’s all about the Benjamins.” Benjamins = $100 bills. The song wasn’t very good, but the motto became iconic. Obviously that’s not a unique message for a rapper. The same could be said of many human beings. We constantly battle problems like overspending, greed, consumerism, tightfistedness, and living paycheck to payche...

All About the Benjamins In a famous 1997-song, rapper Sean Combs* said, “It’s all about the Benjamins.” Benjamins = $100 bills. The song wasn’t very good, but the motto became iconic. Obviously that’s not a unique message for a rapper. The same could be said of many human beings. We constantly battle problems like overspending, greed, consumerism, tightfistedness, and living paycheck to paycheck....

“God, if you’re real, make yourself real to me.” Each of us spends our lives on a journey toward, or away from, God. Often our most deeply felt longings—for meaning, for love, for significance—end up leading us away from, instead of toward, our Creator and the person he made us to be. “Find Your Way Back to God” – based on Jesus’ story about the Lost/Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) is about waking up...

“God, if you’re real, make yourself real to me.” Each of us spends our lives on a journey toward, or away from, God. Often our most deeply felt longings—for meaning, for love, for significance—end up leading us away from, instead of toward, our Creator and the person he made us to be. “Find Your Way Back to God” – based on Jesus’ story about the Lost/Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) is about waking up...

“God, if you’re real, make yourself real to me.” Each of us spends our lives on a journey toward, or away from, God. Often our most deeply felt longings—for meaning, for love, for significance—end up leading us away from, instead of toward, our Creator and the person he made us to be. “Find Your Way Back to God” – based on Jesus’ story about the Lost/Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) is about waking up...

  “God, if you’re real, make yourself real to me.” Each of us spends our lives on a journey toward, or away from, God. Often our most deeply felt longings—for meaning, for love, for significance—end up leading us away from, instead of toward, our Creator and the person he made us to be.  “Find Your Way Back to God” – based on Jesus’ story about the Lost/Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) is about waking...

“God, if you’re real, make yourself real to me.” Each of us spends our lives on a journey toward, or away from, God. Often our most deeply felt longings—for meaning, for love, for significance—end up leading us away from, instead of toward, our Creator and the person he made us to be. “Find Your Way Back to God” – based on Jesus’ story about the Lost/Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) is about waking up...

Our lead minister, Dan Smith, shares some of the exciting things that God may have in store for Momentum Christian Church in 2016!  

Many people feel like they were born for specific tasks, jobs, or activities. Our music and films reflect this. Born to Run. Born to Dance. Born to be Wild. The Christmas story is about a baby who was given a clear mission. It wasn’t simply to pursue what we’d call “the American dream.” It even went further than just developing his God-given abilities. His mission was to give of himself – relation...

Many people feel like they were born for specific tasks, jobs, or activities. Our music and films reflect this. Born to Run. Born to Dance. Born to be Wild. The Christmas story is about a baby who was given a clear mission. It wasn’t simply to pursue what we’d call “the American dream.” It even went further than just developing his God-given abilities. His mission was to give of himself – relation...

Almost everyone has a good scar story. “A ferocious dog attacked me.” “I fell off my bike.” “I cut myself chopping lettuce.” “I put my hand through the TV after a Browns game.” Dang. Really? On the other hand, most people don’t like to talk about their internal scars. Those scars are relatively unseen, so we can go through life without ever telling their stories. Sometimes we even hide them. Enter...

Almost everyone has a good scar story. “A ferocious dog attacked me.” “I fell off my bike.” “I cut myself chopping lettuce.” “I put my hand through the TV after a Browns game.” Dang. Really? On the other hand, most people don’t like to talk about their internal scars. Those scars are relatively unseen, so we can go through life without ever telling their stories. Sometimes we even hide them. Enter...

Almost everyone has a good scar story. “A ferocious dog attacked me.” “I fell off my bike.” “I cut myself chopping lettuce.” “I put my hand through the TV after a Browns game.” Dang. Really? On the other hand, most people don’t like to talk about their internal scars. Those scars are relatively unseen, so we can go through life without ever telling their stories. Sometimes we even hide them. Enter...

Almost everyone has a good scar story. “A ferocious dog attacked me.” “I fell off my bike.” “I cut myself chopping lettuce.” “I put my hand through the TV after a Browns game.” Dang. Really? On the other hand, most people don’t like to talk about their internal scars. Those scars are relatively unseen, so we can go through life without ever telling their stories. Sometimes we even hide them. Enter...