Real Life Church Podcast

God makes a promise Abraham can’t see, can’t measure, and can’t control. So Abraham starts asking questions—and even trying to help God out. This week looks at what happens when faith turns into striving—and how God remains faithful even when we try to take control of what only He can provide.

God calls Abraham to leave everything—but almost immediately, fear drives him to Egypt. What do you do when you trust God… and then panic anyway? This week explores the tension between God’s promise and our instinct to provide for ourselves—and asks: who are you really trusting?

You can do the right things for the wrong reasons. This week we’ll look at how even generosity can become self-focused—and what it looks like to truly live for others.

Prayer can become routine, reactive, or even self-centered without us realizing it. We’ll step back and look at what prayer was always meant to be—and how it changes our relationship with God.

It’s possible to read the Bible and still miss what God is saying. This week we’ll explore the difference between using Scripture for information—and allowing it to shape who we are.

What kind of faith do we actually have? In Psalm 37, when King David is an old man, he compares two types of faith. During their lives Abraham and David revealed the difference between transactional faith that tries to control outcomes and covenantal faith that trusts God’s timing. What if faith isn’t about getting our way, but becoming more like Jesus along the way?

Following Jesus isn’t about saying the right things—it’s about a life that begins to move in a new direction. In the final part of the Zacchaeus story, we see what happens when someone doesn’t just turn toward Jesus or welcome Him in, but actually follows. Zacchaeus’ response is unexpected, costly, and deeply personal—and it reveals what real change looks like. Because when Jesus moves toward us a...

On a day meant to celebrate mothers, we step into a story that feels anything but picture-perfect. Hagar—a mom who finds herself used, discarded, and running into the wilderness with no clear future. And yet, she becomes the first person in Scripture to name God. In a world where it’s easy to feel overlooked, this message is a reminder that God sees the people others miss. If you’ve ever felt unse...

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When the unexpected hit and there was no time to prepare, Ray stepped up and simply shared what was on his heart. The result wasn’t polished—but it was real. A reminder that following Jesus the King isn’t about having all the right words, but about believing His Word, trusting His plan, and living it out daily. This message challenges us to ask a simple but powerful question: Why am I a Christian?...

Zacchaeus had heard about Jesus—but belief didn’t start until he welcomed Him. In this message, we see that believing isn’t just knowing Jesus existed or agreeing with what He said—it’s trusting Him enough to receive Him into your life. Jesus moves toward Zacchaeus before anything changes, and Zacchaeus responds by welcoming Him gladly. This is the step many people miss: moving from awareness to t...

For some people their journey of faith is over before it really begins because they think they have to have their life together in order to come to Jesus. And for most of us, it’s a broken life that leads us to Jesus. So you’re trying to pick up the pieces and put yourself back together so God will accept you when He’s the one offering to put you back together in the first place. In this message P...

This Easter message traces God’s story from the first garden to the final table. In Eden, life was created but broken when humanity chose its own way. At the Last Supper, Jesus invited imperfect people to the table and introduced a new covenant—but left the final cup unfinished. In the garden of Gethsemane, He chose obedience, leading to the cross and the tomb. But in the garden of the resurrectio...

At every Passover meal 4 cups of wine were shared around the table. Each cup represented a part of God's promise to the Hebrew people before the first false god of Egypt fell. But this Passover Jesus take the 3rd cup and tells them that this cup doesn't just represent 1500 year old covenant it points to a new covenant - not instituted through the blood of cattle, but through the blood of the King....

Two people get up from the table on the night Jesus and His disciples celebrate the Passover meal. Jesus gets up to wash their feet, even Judas feet. And Judas gets up to leave the table and head out into the night. When we’re about to lose our character comes through - whether we want it to or not. Time of struggle reveal who we are they don’t determine who we are. When Jesus was about to lose Hi...

In the second message of the Last Supper series, we see Jesus rise from the table and take the role of a servant. While the disciples argued about who was greatest, the King picked up a towel and washed their feet. In doing so, Jesus revealed the heart of His kingdom—true greatness is found in humble service, and we belong at His table not because we are perfect, but because He cleanses us.

Jesus intentionally invited imperfect people to His table, demonstrating amazing grace by inviting betrayers and deniers to dine with Him. The Last Supper symbolizes grace before performance, and emphasises acceptance over perfection. In the same way we are invited to Jesus' table by His grace, not our merit. Embrace His love and extend it to others, recognizing that imperfection does not disquali...

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What Jonah seems to miss in his dealings with God is that God isn’t a dictator wielding power, He wants a relationship with people, and not just his people. God doesn't want to rule the world, He wants to be in relationship with humanity.

Jonah reluctantly agrees to go to Nineveh (after 3 days in a fish) and offer his warning. Jonah would have God seek retribution on Nineveh for their evil, war crimes and spiritual crimes, but God is after repentance; He wants to restore them not destroy them.

Jonah is in the fish. He was thrown overboard in the midst of a raging storm at sea and before he drowned he was swallowed by a fish. Then Jonah sits in the fish for 3 days and 3 nights before he finally prays to God - God now has a choice forget him or forgive him and let him continue to be a part of the story.

Jonah's rebellious disobedience contrasts with God's relentless pursuit of all people. God's actions demonstrate love towards those in need, even when they resist Him. The story challenges us to choose reaching for love over running from it, following God's example.

As we continue to talk about engaging our God and the gifts He’s given each of us we next want to look at how serving with our gifts is for the good of others and how it helps us grow deeper in out faith as we try to look more like Jesus every day.

Engaging with your faith and your faith family means connecting more with God and He’s given you gifts for both your benefit and the benefit of His Kingdom. As we grow in our faith it leads us to see ways we can serve and when we serve the church we’re using our gifts for the good of others.

This is our word for the year! From the beginning... like in Genesis, faith and humanity has always been a communal concept. In America we’re supposed to be rugged individuals, but in King Jesus we’re to be intentionally connected. In this first message of the series we’ll look at Isaiah 61 and see how it was about Isaiah, Israel, Jesus and US all at the same time - 1 passage, 4 people, 1 purpose....