REZ CHURCH Podcast

You finally get the recognition you've been working for, and it feels good for about a second. Then it fades. So you go looking for the next win, the next number, the next bit of proof that you're enough. It's a treadmill, and somewhere in you already know the finish line keeps moving. What if you've been chasing the wrong thing the entire time? (0:00) The compliment that felt too...

You stopped asking because it didn't work. Or it took too long. Or you got tired of hearing your own voice say the same thing into what felt like silence. That's not a faith problem. That's what happens when hope runs out of places to stand. And if you're still carrying the weight of whatever that thing is, this is for you. (0:00) When you stop asking because the silence got too lo...

You've put in the effort. More of it, actually. More hours, more patience, more willpower, more trying to hold it all together. And somehow something always ends up falling short anyway. Not because you're not working hard enough. There's a ceiling to what effort alone can produce, and most of us hit it before we figure out why it's there. (0:00) Trying to be a good husband, dad, a...

You've had the conversation with yourself. Made the commitment. Maybe more than once. And somewhere between deciding to change and actually changing, something keeps slipping. It's not a motivation problem. It's not a discipline problem. There's something running underneath all of it that no amount of trying harder has been able to touch. And until you see what it actually is, the...

You've chased the thing. Maybe you got it. And somewhere on the other side of getting it, there was still that same quiet emptiness waiting for you. Not a crisis. Just this low-grade feeling that something is still missing no matter what you add to your life. The problem was never what you had. It was what was driving the want. (0:00) The man who had everything and ended up on skid row(1:30) A...

You've tried to stop. You've made the promise, reset the streak, had the conversation with yourself a hundred times. And then the same thing shows up again and you're right back where you started. It's not because you're weak. It's because you don't know where the cycle actually starts. This message maps out exactly how the trap works, where it begins, where it goes, an...

You've turned it over a hundred times. You've weighed the options, talked to people, done the research, and you're still in the same place. Not because you're not smart enough. Not because you haven't tried hard enough. There's a kind of clarity that doesn't come from more thinking. It comes from somewhere else entirely. And it's more available than you think. #Wisdom #DecisionMaking #Overthinking...

You're in the middle of something hard. Maybe it's been going on long enough that you've stopped looking for a reason and started just trying to survive it. The exhaustion is real. The weight of it is real. And somewhere underneath all of it is a quiet question you haven't been able to shake, is any of this actually worth it. It is. And not in a vague, things happen for a reason ki...

You already know there's a version of you that's more grounded, more at peace, less reactive, less exhausted. You've caught glimpses of that person. But somewhere between the noise, the screen time, the pressure, and the pace of everything, that version keeps slipping out of reach. The gap between who you are and who you're capable of being isn't a willpower problem. It's a...

You've said it so many times it's almost automatic. Someone asks how you're doing and the answer is already out before you've even thought about it. But somewhere underneath that, something isn't connecting. Not a crisis. Just a quiet gap between the version of yourself you're putting out and what's actually going on inside. And the longer that gap stays open, the more...

You've been managing it. Adjusting. Planning around it. Trying to stay ahead of the thing that keeps not working out the way it's supposed to. And the more you try to control the outcome, the more exhausting it gets. Because somewhere underneath all of that managing, there's a quiet suspicion that no amount of planning is actually going to get you where you're trying to go. This me...

You've checked the boxes. Done the things you were supposed to do. Maybe you've even tried the religion version of that list. And at the end of it, there's still something that doesn't quite land. Not dramatic emptiness. Just a low-grade feeling that something is supposed to be more real than it is. Like you're watching your own life from a slight distance and waiting for the m...

You've had the plan laid out. The career, the relationship, the next five years. And at some point, something broke. Maybe it happened once. Maybe it keeps happening. And the harder you try to control the outcome, the more anxious you get, because the outcome never fully cooperates. This message is for anyone who is exhausted from trying to manage every variable and still coming up short. Ther...

The people who built the most powerful AI platforms in the world are, by and large, not Christians. They're humanists, atheists, and secular thinkers who built these systems on non-Christian worldviews. So someone decided to ask one of those platforms a question with no leading, no prompting, no agenda, no fear of death, no Sunday school background. Just evaluate the evidence. What it said bac...

Most of us are carrying something we haven't told anyone about. Shame we've buried. Guilt that keeps coming back. The feeling that we've gone too far or waited too long. This message from Good Friday walks through the moments leading up to the cross and makes a case that what looked like the worst day in human history was actually the moment everything changed for you, personally, whet...

You're exhausted. You've been fighting your spouse, your boss, people at church, your neighbor. Spending all your energy on battles that don't matter. What if you've been shooting at the wrong people this whole time? Pastor Daniel tells the story of a Japanese soldier who fought in the jungle for 29 years after World War 2 ended. He didn't get the memo. The war was over, but he kept fighting local...

Most of us are carrying a version of ourselves we only show in certain rooms. At work. At home. Online. And somewhere underneath all of it, we know the gap is real, and we know it's costing us something. This message from John 18 isn't about a guy named Peter who failed 2,000 years ago. It's about the quiet, everyday ways we edit out the most important parts of who we are, and what it...

Uncertainty stinks. You're making plans, life keeps shifting, and you feel like a bird trapped in a dust storm. The past few years taught us the hard way: everything we thought was stable collapsed overnight, and we were never in control to begin with. Pastor Vance reveals two certainties you can count on when everything else is falling apart. The disciples thought they finally understood Jesu...

For thousands of years, if you wanted to talk to God, you had to travel to a temple. Bring a perfect sacrifice. Hand your prayer to a stranger and hope they got it right. Most people couldn't even get close. Barriers everywhere. Gender barriers. Ethnic barriers. Purity barriers. One priest, one day a year, could enter God's presence. And if he messed up, he died. Then Jesus changed everyth...

You know what it is. That thing keeps popping into your head. A person's name. A nagging thought. Something someone said. You brush it off, move on, make excuses. What if ignoring it is exactly what's keeping you stuck? Pastor Daniel reveals the brutal truth: You've become so good at disregarding that inner voice that you don't even hear it anymore. And you are missing out. The Christian life is f...

Be more patient. More disciplined. Better at your job. Better with your kids. Fix your anger. Manage your thoughts. Control your addictions. Try harder. Do better. Clean yourself up. You're running yourself into the ground and it's not working. Pastor Dave Comelli found himself grinding harder than ever - leading worship with 14 minutes' notice, preaching that same day, doing everything right. And...

That numbing, consuming anxiety. The deep fear that feeds on your darkest thoughts at 3 AM. The terror of losing control - missing the flight, stranded in a foreign airport, watching everything fall apart and there's nothing you can do. You're drowning. And you know worrying doesn't help, but you can't stop. Pastor Vance Furtado reveals why we keep sinking and what actually changes...

You keep trying to look good. Avoid judgment. Prove you're not a bad person. YouTube and TikTok are full of people trying to figure out how to get rid of shame and guilt - even though our culture says there's nothing to feel guilty about. But what if the dirt isn't just something you've done - what if it's a barrier between you and God? And what if trying to clean yourself up i...

You keep asking God to fix your life. To improve your marriage. To make your job better. To help you manage your addiction. To bless the life you've already built. But what if God isn't interested in improving what you built - what if He's asking you to let it die so He can build something entirely new? Most of us will go to the cross, admire it, sing about it, even cry at the foot of...

Seventy-two nobodies went on the most dangerous mission of their lives with zero preparation, no money, no defenses - and came back overjoyed. Meanwhile, you've been sitting in the same seat for years wondering why your faith feels boring. Maybe the problem isn't your faith. Maybe you've stopped moving.💡 Big Idea:He chose you to send you.📖 Key Bible Passages:Luke 10:17-23, Matthew 18...