Passion City Church DC Podcast

This week we will be kicking off a brand new series that takes a closer look at the three theological anchors of Passion City Church DC. Landon Lacy will start us out by giving us an overview of the glory of God, radical grace, and extravagant worship that define who we are as a people in this city.  Key Verses // Ephesians 1:3-14 — Give towards what God is doing through Passion City Church: https...

Join us for this year’s Easter gathering where we finish our series on Resurrection Power and the implications for us as believers of the glorious resurrection of Christ. Today, Pastor Ben walks us through the final seven of our fifty implications of the resurrection and leads us in celebration of our risen Lord. — Give towards what God is doing through Passion City Church: https://passioncitychur...

Join us as we continue in part two of learning what the implications of the resurrection are for us as believers. Pastor Ben walks us through passages of Scripture that are not only promises for our future but that have the power to change the way we live life right now. — Give towards what God is doing through Passion City Church: https://passioncitychurch.com/give-online — With Passion City Onli...

This week, Pastor Joby Martin joined us from The Church of Eleven22. He takes a look at Peter's story in the book of John and shares how Jesus' resurrection transformed Peter's life and is still transforming lives today. God uses our tests, trials, and even terrible decisions, and turns them into a testimony for His glory. Key Verses // John 21  — Give towards what God is doing through Passion Cit...

Join us this week as Pastor Ben breaks down part one of 50 implications of the resurrection. He takes us through the promises we are given in Scripture that we can hold on to because death could not hold Jesus in the grave. The resurrection changes everything.  Key Verses // Ephesians 1:16-23 — Give towards what God is doing through Passion City Church: https://passioncitychurch.com/give-online —...

As we kick off this new collection of talks, join with us as Pastor Ben uncovers the power of the resurrection. If the resurrection never happened, then nothing that we are doing matters. But if it did, then it changes everything and becomes the basis of our being.  Key Verses // 1 Corinthians 15:3-6, 12-19 — Give towards what God is doing through Passion City Church: https://passioncitychurch.com...

In our final week of this collection of talks, Pastor Ben Stuart tackles how to tactfully handle conflict in a way that honors God, gives dignity to the other, and allows you to be honest. We are going to have to speak, but we are given a blueprint on how to speak the truth in love.  Key Verses // Ephesians 4:11-16 — Give towards what God is doing through Passion City Church: https://passioncitych...

Friendships are plummeting at a rapid rate, forcing us into isolation and loneliness. Jacob Harkey teaches us how community in Christ is the antidote. As we cultivate community and authentic relationships, we become more alive than ever and draw people to Christ through us.  Key Verses // Colossians 3:1-17 — Give towards what God is doing through Passion City Church: https://passioncitychurch.com/...

As we navigate life in a technology centric world, it can often be difficult to find formative friendships and live in intentional community with other believers. In this talk, Pastor Ben Stuart shares the biblical definition of community and gives us practical steps to find it in our lives today.  Key Verses // Ephesians 4:1-16  — Give towards what God is doing through Passion City Church: https:...

In this talk, Mikado Hinson, the Director of Player Development at Texas A&M, joined us to kick off our new series: The Beauty of Belonging. He cautions us against the thorns of isolation and encourages us to live our lives in the way God intended— in connection with Him and His people.  Key Verses // John 21:15-29; Acts 2:37-47 — Give towards what God is doing through Passion City Church: https:/...

As we wrap up our Call on Heaven series, Pastor Ben reminds us that many of the good gifts in life make for bad gods. If we desire to live a life devoted to the Lord, we must abandon the hope we put in vices and temporary fixes and turn towards a God who is waiting to save us.  Key Verses // Isaiah 30:1-18 — Give towards what God is doing through Passion City Church: https://passioncitychurch.com/...

We desire to be spiritual, prayerful people, but at times it's hard to know where to start. In this week's talk, Pastor Ben Stuart looks at three of Paul's prayers in Scripture and shares how we can pray for those same things today as we call on God to move in our city. Key Verses // Ephesians 6:17-20, Colossians 4:2-4, 2 Thessalonians 3:1-3 — Give towards what God is doing through Passion City Ch...

As we walk through this season of "Calling on Heaven" through prayer and fasting, how can we cultivate a desire to commune with God regularly? In this week's talk, Pastor Ben Stuart offers us some practical tips for integrating prayer into our daily lives and shows us that desperation might drive us to a place of prayer, but it is our delight in Jesus that will keep us there.  Key Verses // Luke 1...

In this week's message, Pastor Ben Stuart dives deep into 2 Chronicles:1-30, showing us how community, desperation, and awe can all motivate us to press on in our faith.  Key Verses // 2 Chronicles 20:1-30 — Give towards what God is doing through Passion City Church: https://passioncitychurch.com/give-online — With Passion City Online you can join us every Sunday for gatherings at 9:30a and 11:30a...

Why were the angels so excited at the birth of Jesus? Because they understood what the savior had come to do. Join us as Pastor Ben Stuart finishes our series through the book of Mark with a hopeful message on Christmas Eve!  Key Verses // Mark 16 — Give towards what God is doing through Passion City Church: https://passioncitychurch.com/give-online — With Passion City Online you can join us every...

What does the Cross have to do with Christmas? As we near the end of our series in Mark, Pastor Ben Stuart shares a unique Christmas message from the final hours of Jesus' ministry. At Christmas we celebrate that our Savior was born, but it's at the Cross that we fully understand the reason why He came! Key Verses // Mark 14 & 15 — Give towards what God is doing through Passion City Church: https:...

Our ability to withstand and operate under pressure is not dependent on gratitude; it’s dependent on hope. In this talk, Pastor Ben Stuart teaches from Mark 13:1-37. Despite the confusing nature of this text, it was written by Mark to bring hope to the people of his day, and it still brings hope to us today! We can take comfort in knowing that life will be hard, but there is hope in the midst of i...

Why did the religious, political, and cultural leaders want to kill meek and mild Jesus? In this talk, Pastor Ben Stuart teaches us through Mark 11 and shows us how Jesus confronted the leadership of His nation, challenged the people of His day on the nature of true religion, and revealed what God still wants from us today.  Key Verses // Mark 11:12 - 12:44 — Give towards what God is doing through...

It’s easy to miss the significance of a moment if you don’t understand the symbolism. In this talk, Pastor Ben Stuart continues our series in the Gospel of Mark by explaining the significance and rich symbolism of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem in Mark 11. We see that Jesus is the true King that can bring transformation— not just in biblical times, but in our lives today too.  Key Verses //...

Welcome to the Passion City Church DC ExtraCAST.  In this ExtraCAST, Pastor Ben and Jon sit down to take a look at Mark 9:1-10:12 and discuss pivotal moments in the life of Jesus that aren’t covered in our Son of God series on Sunday mornings.  To read along in the Gospel of Mark with us this fall, download the full reading plan at passion.link/mark.

The longing inside of every human heart is to grow in intimacy with God and belong to His family. But how can that happen? In this talk, Pastor Ben Stuart looks at two different encounters Jesus has in Mark 10 and shows us what He says about who will enter the kingdom of Heaven.  Key Verses // Mark 10:13-34 ESV — Give towards what God is doing through Passion City Church: https://passioncitychurch...

This week, Thomas Barr takes us through the middle of Mark’s Gospel where Jesus answers the question “Why did he come?” On three separate occasions, Jesus answers clearly: He came to die. In each death prediction, Jesus explained to his followers what it would look like to be a disciple: self-denial, service, and suffering.  Key Verses // Mark 8:31–37, 9:30–37, 10:32–45 — Give towards what God is...

With greater commitment comes greater intimacy. In this message, Pastor Ben Stuart explores the moment in Mark where the disciples acknowledge who Jesus is. There comes a point in our journey with Jesus where we all must take steps to definite the relationship. Following Jesus will cost us everything, but it’s always worth it.  Key Verses // Mark 8:27- 9:13 — Give towards what God is doing through...

Welcome to the Passion City Church DC ExtraCAST. In this ExtraCAST, Pastor Ben and Jon sit down to take a look at Mark 7:24-8:26 and discuss pivotal moments in the life of Jesus that aren’t covered in our Son of God series on Sunday mornings. To read along in the Gospel of Mark with us this fall, download the full reading plan at passion.link/mark .

This week, Jacob Harkey walks us through an encounter between Jesus and the Pharisees about the meaning of defilement. Jesus makes it abundantly clear that there is something wrong inside of every person that we cannot fix on our own: a sinful heart. How can our hearts be made clean? Key Verses // Mark 7:1-23 — Give towards what God is doing through Passion City Church: https://passioncitychurch.c...