Overflow Church: A Weekly Podcast

Pastor Alan unpacks what it means to suffer for the good of others, while wrestling with the least liked word in the English language.

Pastor Alan answers the question of how Christians should submit to unbelieving bosses and authorities. We are called to endure because Christ endured for us.

Pastor Alan talks about a four-letter word that we SHOULD say in church and how we can live for Christ in an increasingly politicized and divided world.

Pastor Alan explores rock-skipping and what it means to eliminate sin from our lives as we live as exiles in this world.

Pastor Alan unpacks how Jesus is our living hope and we are masterpieces of His grace as it works itself out in our lives.

Pastor Alan begins a new series walking through the book of 1 Peter, as the apostle Peter gives us actionable steps to live as Christ in a world where we don't belong.

Pastor Alan helps us rekindle the excitement of the early church over the amazing works of the Holy Spirit.

Pastor Alan walks through the trial of Paul before Felix and how we can bring light into the darkness, by the conquering power of Jesus

"It's not good for man to be alone." Those were some of the first words God spoke in Scripture. In today's passage, we see how Paul lived out a life in community and how it brings life and hope in the midst of darkness.

Do you know your purpose in life? In 100 years, will it have made any lasting difference? In today's text, Paul and Barnabas continue carrying out the mission in new territories but they face difficulty after difficulty. Knowing their purpose helped them persevere. It will help you too.

As Paul and Barnabas went on mission, they experienced several setbacks when others parted ways with the work. How do we continue on when we have similar situations? Pastor Alan reminds us that it's worth it, even through hardships.

As Central Church (the owners of the space we use) announced its closing, we are presented with a decision: Do we turn inward toward fear and comfort? OR do we continue boldly forward to carry out our mission in this community? In today's text, we see the church in Antioch making a bold decision to carry out the mission with boldness. Overflow Church is committing to do the same.

Have you ever gone through something that made you ask, "Why God?!" or maybe you even doubted that there IS a God at all. In this week's text, Luke focuses in on the church in Jerusalem once again, and we discover God's presence in the midst of serious trials. We see how God is sovereign--even in the suffering that we go through.

As we start off 2024, guest preacher, Rodney Duff reminds us of the importance of being intentionally missional and sharing the gospel with all those God places around us.

Divine discomfort is often the greatest gift for growth. Peter experienced this as God used him to expand the reach of the gospel to include the Gentiles! Listen to discover how God might be using your own discomfort to bring about growth in your life.

In life's journeys, it's imperative to have a trustworthy guide. In today's text, we see Philip follow the Holy Spirit's leading and it brought salvation and transformation to many.

Christmastime is here! As we begin our Advent season, we are reminded of the immense grace we have received. Don't limit the joy of the Gospel to a particular season, but carry it always and share it generously with the world.

Guest speaker, Jason Garrett, leads us to consider what are the most important things in life and if we are willing to lay down our own lives for the good of others.

When presented with a complaint, the apostles made a significant decision: they chose to focus on the first things, while raising up others to focus on other areas of need.

Difficulties are coming. It is important for us to decide how we will respond to the difficulties BEFORE we are in them. The disciples were able to remain faithful in the face of persecution because they had predetermined how they would respond.

Our guest, Kevin Pragel, shows how God was on mission through the early church, and how He is still on mission through us today.

Following persecution, the early church decided to do the most impactful thing they could: they chose to pray. In today's message, there is an extended time to participate in prayer. If you're able, please join in and fully commit to this exercise. You'll be glad you did.

Peter and John continue faithfully declaring what Jesus has done... and the powers of the day are powerless to do anything more than issue temporary physical threats.

This Sunday, we celebrate our 1 year anniversary as a church, and Pastor Alan continues teaching in our series, "The Gospel According to Luke (Pt 2)". In our text today, we see how Peter redirected the attention of his audience to better hear the voice of the maker.

Guest preacher, Thomas Leerar, helps us see the miraculous beauty of God's work of salvation and healing and consider our responsibility of sharing it with others.