On the Dock with Pastor Troy

Ep 370r Best of Season 3 Building a Stronger Church: Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church Pt 3 Today is our Roundtable episode with Pastor Swims. You can't miss the amazing stories we cover. Listen in as Pastor shares how his Mother dedicated him to the Lord, how he created his own church in his basement and got his license to preach at the age of 15. The Hopewell Experience 400 E. Main St. Carbonda...

Ep 366r Best of Season 3 Building A Stronger Church: The Resistance- Rise of the Church Pt 5 The Mother Church: Jerusalem "Who's your Daddy?" We are busting myths and taking names with Pastor Troy, Beth and Colt. We debunk myths and assumptions about Abba, God our Father in today's episode.

Ep 367r Best of Season 3 Building A Stronger Church: The Resistance- Rise of the Church Pt 6 Building a stronger church that resembles the OG Church. John Steve from Herrin House of Hope joins us on set today to review and discuss ways to improve today's church to resemble the OG Church.

Ep 365r Best of Season 3 Building A Stronger Church: The Resistance- Rise of the Church Pt 4 The Mother Church: Jerusalem "The Acts Prototype" Historically, people have been interested in the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus is the essence of The Church.

Ep 364r Best of Season 3 Building A Stronger Church-: The Resistance: Rise of the Church Pt 3 The Mother Church: Jerusalem "The origin story of The Church" The model for The Church is found in Acts and needs no upgrade or improvement. Today we explore how we can get our modern churches in-line with the OG Church.

Ep 363r Best of Season 3 Building A Stronger Church: The Resistance- Rise of the Church Pt 2 Colt Chrostoski joins Beth Benitone around the cottonwood table today as we get into part 2 of this great series. The Mother Church: Jerusalem "When does motherhood begin?" The full sermon series at Community of Faith Church aired in the Spring of 2023. This particular message was on Mother's Day. Scriptur...

Ep 362r Best of Season 3 Building A Stronger Church: The Resistance- Rise of the Church Convocation A Holy Convocation is a calling together of people asking God's blessing on the start of a journey. Today we are asking the Holy Spirit to work with us, help us to be stronger and grow The Church. Reference scripture: James 4:7-8

Ep 361r Best of Season 3 Taking It To The Streets: Extreme Exigency Pt 3 Today we spend time with Ray Minor in a Roundtable episode. Extreme Exigency is all about preparation, conflict avoidance and the Christian perspective on extreme exigency. My favorite thing from this episode? Stun gun = Pain Compliance Tool. Location: 9911 River Bend Rd, Benton, IL 62812 Phone: (618) 629-3422 extremeexigency...

Ep 360r Best of Season 3 Taking It To The Streets: Extreme Exigency Pt 2 We discuss the Conceal Carry program at Extreme Exigency today. Training and equipping people in a family oriented atmosphere is the name of the game! extremeexigency.com https://www.facebook.com/extremeexigency

Ep 359r Best of Season 3 Taking It To The Streets- Extreme Exigency Series Pt 1 Ray Minor is our guest from Extreme Exigency. As a retired law enforcement office, Ray now educates people in firearms safety and preparedness. His presentation: The Predator's Playbook- No Rules is an excellent teaching tool. Recurring theme: If you walk through life afraid, you are already a victim. extremeexigency.c...

Ep 358r Best of Season 3 Building A Stronger Church: The Resistance- Training Camp Pt 7 Today is GRADUATION DAY! On this episode, Colt joins Mother Beth as a guest and we review important points from this series. We find out that our conversations were not protected and Google inundated us with ads for insurance. And this is Donna K's first episode on the production side of the house!

Ep 357r Best of Season 3 Building A Stronger Church: The Resistance- Training Camp Pt 6 Today we begin in Matthew 4:1 with the temptation of Christ. Rule 6 comes directly from the example Jesus made for us: Rule #6 It Is Written. In order to resist the devil, our #1 weapon is God's Word!

Ep 356r Best of Season 3 Building A Stronger Church: The Resistance- Training Camp Pt 5 Are you ready for the Now? That is the question of the day. The training and preparation we put in NOW makes us ready for tomorrow's challenges. The time is NOW to impact your tomorrow. Reference scripture Matthew 7:24-27 Rule #5 Build your HQ on the Rock

Ep 355r Best of Season 3 Building A Stronger Church: The Resistance- Training Camp Pt 4 Manifestation is the word of the day today. Allowing the Presence of God to be so strong in us that it shines FROM us is our daily goal. Being a REAL witness. Reference scripture: Roman 12:1-12 Rule #4 Overcome evil with GOOD

Ep 354r Best of Season 3 Building A Stronger Church: The Resistance-Training Camp Pt 3 Today we dig into the relationship between Elisha, Elijah and God. Tenacity, consistency and humbleness are hallmarks of their story. Reference scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-11 Rule #3- Double portion strength is built in the training room through spiritual warfare.

Ep 353r Best of Season 3 Building A Stronger Church: The Resistance- Training Camp Pt 2 To have a stronger Church we must build up our faith as individuals. That is why OTD exists: Conversations to get you out of the shallows and into the deep. Today we discuss fear. Terror vs. Respect. Reference Scripture: Psalm 34: 1-22 Rule #2- Love Jesus, Fear God. You can catch the full sermon series over on...

Ep 352r Best of Season 3 Building A Stronger Church: The Resistance- Training Camp Pt 1 Our focus is preparing and strengthening our faith so that we can resist the devil and draw close to God. You can catch the full sermon series over on cofchurch.org https://coftv.sermon.net/Sunday_Morning_Messages/sundaymorningmessages/21138409 Key Scripture: James 4: 7-8 Rule #1: I Surrender ALL

Ep 351r Best of Season 3 Taking It To The Streets- Empowerment Team & Kingdom Builders Cornerstone Church Pt 4 Pastor John Steve, Pastor Jason Thrash, Keith Fosse and David Griffith join us in the studio today to talk about the amazing ministries of Cornerstone Church Marion, IL. Kingdom Builders offer their carpentry skills specifically for building ramps for people in need. You can find out more...

Ep 350r Best of Season 3 Taking It To The Streets- Empowerment Team & Kingdom Builders Cornerstone Church Pt 3 Today is a very special double header event! Our episodes with Renew lead us to expand this series to the other incredible ministries of Cornerstone Church Marion, IL: Empowerment Team & Kingdom Builders. You can find out more about these ministries through links on the Cornerstone Church...

Ep 349r Best of Season 3 Taking It To The Streets- Renew Secondhand Store Pt 2 We continue our visit with John Steve, Pastor Jason Thrash and the Director of the Renew Secondhand Store, Holly Dodd in Renew Secondhand Store: Backstory, Challenges and Next Moves! www.renewsecondhandstore.org https://www.facebook.com/RenewSecondhandMarion/ Email: Renew@cornerstone.team

Ep 348r Best of Season 3 Taking It To The Streets- Renew Secondhand Store Pt 1 Today we sit down with John Steve, Pastor Jason Thrash and the Director of the Renew Secondhand Store, Holly Dodd. The ministry work that has emerged from this ministry is incredible! Join us as we dig into the driving forces behind this amazing business. Episode with worship leader Dustin Keele: https://youtu.be/MJ4WAn...

Ep 347r Best of Season 3 Building A Stronger Church- Kingdom Collective Pt 3 Today we wrap up our time with Pastor Josh Benitone of Kingdom Collective Marion, IL. The question that launched us into this episode was: How do we measure fruitfulness in the church today? KC-church.com 1301 Enterprise Way Ste 50A Marion, IL connect@kc-church.com

Ep 346r Best of Season 3 Building A Stronger Church: Kingdom Collective Pt 2 Today we continue our conversation with Josh and Sarah Benitone, Senior pastors serving Kingdom Collective Church Marion, IL. Our topic today: Strategy and outlook for such a time as this! KC-church.com 1301 Enterprise Way Ste 50A Marion, IL connect@kc-church.com

EP 345r Best of Season 3 Building A Stronger Church: Kingdom Collective Pt 1 Wow. Just wow. There really is no way to quantify this episode in a few words. Josh and Sarah Benitone join us to talk about God, life and their church: Kingdom Collective. My favorite quote of the day: When He speaks, that's when the change and the freedom comes. KC-church.com 1301 Enterprise Way Ste 50A Marion, IL conne...

Ep 344r Best of Season 3 Taking It To The Streets: Crown Brew Coffee Co. Pt 2 This is the last episode with Josh Benitone, owner of Crown Brew Coffee Co. We learn that a trip to Japan was instrumental in the development of the coffee shop. Josh shares the origin and meaning of the 'CROWN' in Crown Brew. Whether you are looking for craft coffee, tea or bougie snacks you are going to also get a heft...