On the Dock with Pastor Troy

Ep 256 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 255 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 254 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 253 Building A Stronger Church-: The Resistance: Rise of 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 252 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 start?" The full sermon series at Community of Faith Church aired in the Spring of 2023. This particular message was on Mother's Day. Scripture reference: Matt...

Ep 251 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

We are ready for a deep dive into the history of The Church. What made it strong? What can we learn from them?

Ep 250 Taking It To The Streets: Take Action Today Pt 6 Roundtable Have you had your mirror experience? Share it with us here in comments. We'd love to hear your story! https://www.facebook.com/TaT.So. IL recovery@takeactiontoday.net takeactiontoday.net Our affiliate: SLNT www.slnt.com/discount/OTD

Ep 249 Taking It To The Streets: Take Action Today Pt 5 Today Dan and Rebecca Pyles discuss where their hope came from to help them out of the valleys they have walked through. This dynamic couple has a story to tell! https://www.facebook.com/TaT.So. IL recovery@takeactiontoday.net takeactiontoday.net Our affiliate: SLNT www.slnt.com/discount/OTD

Ep 248 Taking It To The Streets: Take Action Today Pt 4 Dan and Rebecca Pyles join us today. The valleys this couple have traversed are unbelievable. The resulting ministry is even MORE unbelievable. https://www.facebook.com/TaT.So. IL recovery@takeactiontoday.net takeactiontoday.net Our affiliate: SLNT www.slnt.com/discount/OTD

Ep 247 Taking It To The Streets: Take Action Today Pt 3 Today we explore an important question: As a faith based 5013c, how does Take Action Today overcome underlying issues that can cause and even feed addiction. https://www.facebook.com/TaT.So. IL recovery@takeactiontoday.net takeactiontoday.net Our sponsor: SLNT www.slnt.com/discount/OTD

Ep 246 Taking It To The Streets: Take Action Today Pt 2 Mike Tyson, Chrystal Cantrell are our guests today with Dan Pyles as co-host. Today we get the back story of the great people who are involved with this amazing community service. Take Action Today is a 501c3 aimed at recovery resources. Today we start the #bringDonnaback campaign! https://www.facebook.com/TaT.So. IL recovery@takeactiontoday....

Ep 245 Taking It To The Streets: Take Action Today Pt 1 Mike Tyson joins Pastor Troy today to talk about an exciting growing non-profit in the Southern Illinois region: Take Action Today. This is an amazing ministry with a heart for addiction recovery. They utilize behavior health methods and a vast network of resources to assist people in addiction and people in recovery who need new purpose or m...

Today we introduce our next series: Spotlight on Take Action Today

Ep 244 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.com https://www.f...

Ep 243 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!

Ep 242 Taking It To The Streets: Extreme Exigency 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.

Ep 241 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!

We are looking forward to this series!

Ep 240 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 239 Building A Stronger Church: 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 238 Building A Stronger Church: Resistance- Training Camp Pt 4 Manifestation is the word of the day today. Allowing the Presence of God to be so strong in you that it shines FROM you is our daily goal. Being a REAL witness. Reference scripture: Roman 12:1-12 Rule #4 Overcome evil with GOOD

Ep 237 Building A Stronger Church: 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 236 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 cofchurch.org http...

Ep 235 Building A Stronger Church: The Resistance- Training Camp Pt 1 We begin this year in TRAINING CAMP! Our focus is preparing and strengthening our faith so that we can resist the devil and draw close to God. Key Scripture: James 4: 7-8 Rule #1: I Surrender ALL