Passion City Church DC Podcast

Relationships will constantly drift away from intimacy and towards isolation, but the fear of conflict drives many of us to inaction.  How can we overcome our fear and intentionally work to cultivate healthy relationships? This week, Pastor Ben Stuart continues in our series through Song of Solomon and explores the ways that a healthy approach to conflict can actually strengthen our relational bon...

Our culture increasingly promotes a liberated sexuality that starkly contrasts God's design for sex. But we are often conflicted because of our own desires and temptations. As followers of Jesus, how are we meant to view to sex in this modern day?  This week, Pastor Ben Stuart continues in our series by teaching us through the wedding night of the young couple in Song of Solomon, and reminds us th...

This week, we are excited to be lead through God's word by our very own worship leader and creative director, Jon Harkey! All too often we diminish the incredible gift of God's grace by letting ourselves become slaves to guilt, striving, and fear. What would it look like to live in the freedom that Jesus purchased for us?  Key Verses // Romans 8:1-4 — Do you feel frustrated by a pattern of persona...

For many of us, dating is more confusing and stressful than it has ever been, but the longing for an intimate relationship is still there. How can we navigate the risks of dating in a healthy way?  This week, Pastor Ben Stuart continues in our new series by examining the relationship displayed in Song of Solomon and showing us how to date in a way that honors the other person and gives glory to Go...

Many of us have a deep longing for connection and commitment, but our pursuit for meaningful relationships has left us anxious and lonely. Is there any hope for us in this modern dating culture?  Join us this week as Pastor Ben Stuart kicks off our brand new series through the book of Song of Solomon! Today, Pastor Ben surveys the difficult landscape of modern dating and challenges us to start by...

This week, as we close out our Take Heart series, Pastor Ben Stuart shows us an important connection that Peter makes between anxiety and arrogance. For many of us, our decisions are driven by anxiety that is rooted in our desire for control. What would it look like for us to humble ourselves and let the God of the universe lead our story instead of trying to take the wheel for ourselves?  Key Ver...

Catherine shares how she got plugged in at Passion City Church D.C. through the power of an invitation, leading to her putting her faith in Jesus and pursuing an intimate relationship with Him. Through her story, we see how generosity and community can ignite a fire in people to seek answers to their questions about their own faith. This is Catherine's story.   Find out more about Above + Beyond b...

This week, we are joined by our Atlanta City Pastor, Pastor Brad Jones. Pastor Brad continues in our series through 1 Peter by teaching some of Peter's guiding principles for leading the people God has entrusted to us, and the importance of imitating the humility of the perfect shepherd: Jesus. Key Verses // 1 Peter 5:1-6 NIV — Do you feel frustrated by a pattern of personal failures, overwhelmed...

"Knowing that pain is coming can help you brace for the pain."  In this week's message, Pastor Ben Stuart continues through the book of 1 Peter by guiding us through Peter's warning that difficult times will come. Suffering is inevitable, but we can rejoice in the pain because of the hope we have in Jesus.  Key Verses // 1 Peter 4:12-19 — Do you feel frustrated by a pattern of personal failures, o...

“When you think about the end of your life, what do you want to be true of you?”  This week, Pastor Ben Stuart picks back up in our Take Heart series through 1 Peter. As Peter’s letter begins to wind down, he places a continued emphasis on how we live out the rest of our lives. In today’s message, Pastor Ben shows us three important guidelines to help us finish our race well.  Key Verses // 1 Pete...

This week, Pastor Ben Stuart is joined by our good friends Christian and Sadie Huff to have an important conversation that explores how followers of Jesus can use social media in a healthy way, how we can best leverage our time and platform to glorify God, what it looks like to intentionally pursue a relationship, and much more! — Do you feel frustrated by a pattern of personal failures, overwhelm...

Hopelessness is on the rise in these difficult and hostile times. What can followers of Jesus do to display hope to a hurting world? In today's message, Pastor Ben Stuart brings an encouraging and challenging word about the hope that we have in Jesus and how to share it with those around us.  Key Verses // 1 Peter 3:13-22 — Do you feel frustrated by a pattern of personal failures, overwhelmed by a...

The Christian's allegiance to Jesus often results in being misunderstood and insulted by people around us. But we are not called to passively withdraw or to lash out in anger; we are meant to bless those who disagree with us. Continuing in our Take Heart series, Pastor Ben Stuart shows us how Peter encouraged the church to respond to those who opposed them and offers some guiding principles about...

The word "marriage" can have a variety of negative and positive connotations for different people depending on their own experiences. Continuing in our Take Heart series, Pastor Ben Stuart explores what Peter has to say in scripture about God's design for marriage, and gives an encouraging word about how we are meant to help each other flourish.  Key Verses // 1 Peter 3:1-7 — Do you feel frustrate...

Join us as Pastor Ben Stuart shares a pastoral word for our Passion City Church DC family.  — Do you feel frustrated by a pattern of personal failures, overwhelmed by a chaotic culture, or disillusioned by a lack of meaning in everyday life? Your struggles do not mean you’re doomed. They’re actually a sign that you are alive. Now it’s a question of whether you will struggle well.  Pastor Ben's new...

This week we are joined by a good friend of our house: Andrew Scott, President and CEO of Operation Mobilization. Andrew brings an encouraging message about the identity that God has given us, and how it has the power to change our purpose no matter where we find ourselves in life.  Key Verses // Genesis 1:26-27, 2:15, Ephesians 1:4-5, 1:11-12, 2:10  — Do you feel frustrated by a pattern of person...

We can transform the environment around us by living a transformed life.  Continuing in our Take Heart series, Pastor Ben Stuart shows us how the people of Jesus are meant to conduct ourselves in the workplace by doing good and learning how to suffer hardships well.  Key Verses // 1 Peter 2:18-25, 1 Corinthians 7:20-24, Luke 6:27-36  — Do you feel frustrated by a pattern of personal failures, over...

What do we do when our allegiance to Jesus puts us at odds with the dominant culture?  This week, Pastor Ben Stuart is back at it in our Take Heart series through 1 Peter. As Peter's letter shifts from our identity in Jesus to our actions as His followers, Pastor Ben shows us that we are not meant to fight AGAINST people with different world-views and lifestyles; we fight FOR them.  Key Verses //...

"We all want to be part of a community that loves us and have a cause that is worthy of our life."  Pastor Ben Stuart is back this week as we continue in our Take Heart series through 1 Peter! Life is difficult, and in the midst of suffering it can be hard to have hope. But Peter reminds us that we can find hope in our God-given identity: we are part of a community that is built on Christ with a s...

This week we are joined by our good friend and the lead pastor of Fresh Life Church, Pastor Levi Lusko! Pastor Levi walks us through the story of the beginning of Jesus' ministry in the Gospel of John when he turned water into wine at the wedding in Cana. Pastor Levi shows us five ways that Jesus' first miracle communicated what his ministry is meant to be for us, and explains what this powerful s...

"As long as you have breath in your lungs, God's not finished with you. When Jesus meets you at your point of need, something amazing happens. There's something different about you."  This week we are excited to be joined by our good friend Mikado Hinson, assistant Athletic Director of Player Development at Texas A&M University! Mikado shows us how encounters with Jesus in the gospels changed the...

"The definitive mark of those who have been loved by God through the grace of Jesus is that we love."  This week, we are continuing in our Take Heart series through 1 Peter by looking at the defining trait of the believer: our love for one another. In this week's message, Pastor Ben Stuart lays out two different reasons Peter gives for why we are meant to love each other, and explores some of the...

"If you've been changed, you change. Your identity changes your activity."  This week, Pastor Ben Stuart continues in our Take Heart series through 1 Peter and shows us two ways we're meant to be different from the culture around us in a difficult day: by anchoring our hope in Jesus and living out our faith in a way that reflects that hope.  Key Verses // 1 Peter 1:13-21 — Do you feel frustrated b...

This week, Pastor Ben Stuart kicks off our brand new journey through 1 Peter by posing a challenging question: how do we make sense of the pain and problems that arise when our allegiance to Jesus comes in conflict with the culture around us? In this message, Pastor Ben shows us four waypoints Peter gave to guide and comfort believers in troubling times, and encourages us to remember that we're pa...

Join us for this special Easter Sunday message from the Tidal Basin as Pastor Ben Stuart shares a powerful word about how the resurrection gives us a hope in the present and a hope for the future. Despair does not have the final word in our story when we trust in the risen savior! Key Verses // 1 Peter 1:3-5 — Do you feel frustrated by a pattern of personal failures, overwhelmed by a chaotic cultu...