Pastors Pregame

We're getting close to the end of Mark's Gospel in our passage this week, Mark 14:43-15:20. That means we'll be witnessing Jesus' betrayal, arrest, and trials. For those of us who love Jesus, these are hard verses. In this episode, we'll talk about the final events of Jesus' life, what they teach us about him, what we can learn about loyalty and justice, and how we ca...

Back in 2018, Christ Fellowship started a campus to serve communities north of McKinney near Anna, Texas. Now over four years later, that campus is growing into its own independent church that's looking forward to a permanent location. So today, I'm joined by the team launching Anna Christian fellowship to talk about how it all began, what it takes to become independent and what their ho...

We're moving closer and closer to the climax of Mark's gospel. This week, we're talking about Mark 14:1-42 and some of the final hours Jesus will spend with his disciples. We'll see how an un-named woman in the home of a leper shows more courage and devotion than all the disciples put together . We'll talk about the Lord's Supper, the agony Jesus experiences at Gethse...

We're focused on Mark 13 this week. Here Jesus gives a warning to be on guard and alert because trouble and persecution is coming. Is he talking to the disciples about things in their lifetime? Is all this for those who will in the end time? Or is it for us right now today? We'll discuss the options in today's podcast.

We're on a fascinating journey through Mark's Gospel. This week, we're entering Jerusalem with Jesus in Mark 11 as he gets closer to the cross and the resurrection. We'll discuss the triumphal entry and whether it was really so triumphant and the cleansing of the temple and whether Jesus was really cleansing it. Most importantly, we'll talk about how we can shift our expec...

Today's episode is a little bit different. First Mark will join us to tell us about what's going on at the Anna campus. Then Bruce and I talk about the serve day we're hosting here in McKinney for English and Spanish before talking about Mark 10. This is a packed chapter and we have a great discussion about marriage and divorce, wealth and sacrifice, and status and service. It'...

It's Holy Week, the week Christians all over the globe are remembering the final week of Jesus' life that led him to the cross, the grave, and then the resurrection. We'll share some personal reflections on what this week means to us and encourage you to do the same.

This week, we're talking about Mark chapter 9, which shows us both a glorious Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration and clueless disciples down below. We talk about faith, healing, and why it's so hard for us to accept Jesus' message that to be first we have to be the very last.

We are moving through the Gospel of Mark in our series, Supernatural Power. This week, we're in Mark 8, the hinge chapter for this gospel. We discuss what it means to really see Jesus for who he is, How we can be just as dense as the disciples, and what it can mean to deny yourself and follow Jesus.

Today it's just Lisa and Bruce talking about Mark 7. First, they talk about the 25th-anniversary celebration and then have a great conversation about how, just like the Pharisees, Christians can burden people with traditions that aren't from God.

This is a very special episode of the Pastors Pregame Podcast. Christ Fellowship is celebrating its 25th anniversary, so we're sharing some stories from some of our staff. We hope you'll be inspired and encouraged by all that God has done.

Since we were out last week for spring break, we're going to cover Mark 5 and 6 in this episode. Each of us will pick a story from these chapters that means a lot to us and talk about why. So get ready as we discuss everything from demon possession to resurrection to doubting relatives to finding Jesus in the storm.

We're in a series called Supernatural Power, stories from Mark's Gospel. We're in Mark chapter 4 so we'll be talking about why Jesus teaches in parables, how parts of Mark's Gospel are like a sandwich, and how we should respond when storms come up that test our faith.

We are moving into Mark chapter 3 as part of our sermon series, Supernatural Power, stories from Mark's Gospel. Jesus says a couple of things in this chapter that people often have questions about, so we'll be talking about authority over demons, secret messiahs, blaspheming the Holy Spirit, and who did Jesus say our Mother and brothers are?

Today we're talking about Mark 2 as part of our new sermon series, Supernatural Power, stories from Mark's Gospel. We talk about why we need forgiveness, why we should ask for healing, and the dangers of becoming a Pharisee. Bruce mentions two books in this episode, J.P. Moreland's "A Simple Guide to Miracles" https://t.ly/CwYi and Craig Kenner's "Miracles Today" https://t.ly/B...

We're excited to kick off a brand new series this week - Supernatural Power, stories from Mark's Gospel. We're going to spend 16 weeks going through the 16 chapters of Mark and our prayer is that we'll all experience Jesus and his supernatural power. Join us as we discuss Mark chapter 1.

We're in the middle of 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting and a sermon series exploring our union with Christ. Today we're looking at some verses from Romans and Colossians where Paul makes a startling claim - we are participants in Christ's crucifixion, resurrection, and glorification. This is a reality that baptism depicts, and we'll talk about how. For 21 Days of Prayer and Fasti...

As a church, we're kicking off 2022 with 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting and a new sermon series exploring our union with Christ. Today we're digging into John 15:1-17 where Jesus calls himself the true vine and tells us to remain in him. Then we'll share what we're asking God for during these 21 Days.

We usually give a behind-the-scenes look at how the sermons come together but today we're going to hear how the original song, Emmanuel Victorious, produced by the CF worship team, came together. It's a powerful anthem of the power and hope we celebrate at Christmas.

We are wrapping up our Conversations with Jesus series and this week we're focusing on John 10. In a tense conversation with the Pharisees, Jesus calls himself the Good Shepherd. We'll talk about what that means for us as his followers and how that's a message we want to share at Christmas.

We're continuing our Conversations with Jesus series and will be focusing on John 4 and the conversation Jesus has with the Samaritan woman. We'll talk about Jesus' abundant care and compassion and how a woman society considered an outcast introduced a whole village to the Savior of the world.

We've got another special guest this week. Bruce's son Jimmy is preaching this weekend and will talk us through Jesus' fascinating conversation with the pharisee, Nicodemus.

On this week's podcast, we have two special guests, Neal Mackey and Daniel Ramirez. We'll introduce you to our new sermon series Conversations with Jesus. How did Jesus call you to follow him? We'll be focusing on John chapter 1 to see how Jesus invited some of the disciples to come follow him.

The guys are back this week for a special Thanksgiving episode, and we're focusing our conversation on the power of gratitude and what each of us is thankful for. We're thankful for you, dear listener!

In this special episode, you'll be hearing from this Sunday's guest speaker, Riley Haliday, senior pastor of Manna Church. He's here as part of our neighbors and nations mission's focus. But first, you'll also hear from our own Rafe Wright who'll get us up to speed on all the opportunities here at Christ Fellowship to pray, give, and go.