The Garage

How can you say yes to God when you are scared? In this episode, Pastor Tyler teaches through Luke 1:26-38 and 2 Corinthians 4. Meditate on these questions this week: Do you know God well enough to trust him? How can you practically wrestle with God today? Do you ever feel like there are certain questions you aren't allowed to ask? Where do you go to find answers? What are some reasons we don't al...

Hear Pastor Tyler's case against karma. For advent this week, spend time thinking about these questions: Why does trust take courage? How can we balance being righteous with compassion? How do you diagnose a hard heart? Do you have one right now? What does it mean to trust God? What are the reasons we don’t obey God? How can we grow in our desire to obey Him more?

Have you ever been disappointed with God because you've had to wait for something for a long time? We know waiting is hard so this year we are starting our advent series early! We are walking through a number of individuals in scripture that had to wait for a long time. Advent draws our minds to celebrate the coming of our savior the first time, but it also teaches us how to wait for the second co...

In this episode, Pastor Tyler reshapes our understanding of 1 Peter 1:16. If we view the phrase “Be holy, because I am holy” as a command, it gives us an impossible task. Tyler dives into what the statement means and how we should “accept what is.” Pastor Tyler goes over common lies that destroy the lives of young adults and the truthful answers to stop the spiral of thoughts.

Jacob and his wife, Penelope, visited the Young Adults Group to share the story of an aggressive cancerous tumor, God’s faithfulness, and the power of prayer. Jacob talks about the trials can and will affect your life and why we need to seek Jesus now, not later. “I grew up in a Christian home so my relationship with Christ has felt more like a slow sunrise than a single moment of conversion."

However kind, empathetic, or loving you are, God asks for more. Today, Pastor Tyler explores how to follow the instruction “Be holy as I am holy” found in 1 Peter 1:15 and why your life should change because of God’s holiness. Hear the goal God has for us in holiness, how to move towards holiness and why you need to. Love like He is coming back. Follow along in scripture: 1 Peter 1:15 1 Peter 2:9...

Are you more concerned about living like Christ or your own comfort? God is far more interested in advancing the kingdom than in monetary gain. What is IMPACT? Pastor Tyler talks about powerful changes coming to the Garage building and the coastal property. Read more here: https://www.fbcsalem.org/impact Follow along with the passages from today's episode: Luke 16:10-12 Matthew 6 Proverbs 13

We need to take God's holiness more seriously. There are times recorded in the Bible when God’s holiness is not upheld and serious consequences follow. Pastor Tyler walks us through the reason behind the deaths of Nadab, Abihu, and Uzzah, and the account of why Moses and Aaron could not enter the Promised Land. Follow along with the passages from today's episode: Leviticus 10 2 Samuel 6:3-8 and 1...

If we do not seek to deepen our understanding of God’s holiness, we are missing crucial aspects of our relationship with God and our ability to describe Him to others. Pastor Tyler talks about how we can deepen our intimacy with God. “Holiness if one of the most important ideas a Christian can grapple with. There can be no worship, no spiritual worship, no growth without it. It defines our goal as...

Have you ever been trapped by comparison? For the conclusion of the Limited series, Pastor Tyler talks about your limits and how God knows exactly what you need and what you can handle. Follow along in Matthew 25:14-30

We’re on week 4 of the Limited series and Pastor Tyler is talking about weak people. Follow along in 1 Corinthians 8 to learn from Paul and the early church.

Have you ever believed the lie that you are a mistake? Hear how Acts 17:26 lays out how the details of your life were specifically chosen by God. Pastor Tyler explores passages in the Bible about the limited amount of time you have and the eternal nature of God. Follow through Acts 17:26, Psalm 90:12, and Job 14:5.

Your pastors are being watched by the most lethal being in the universe. In the second installment of the limited series, Pastor Tyler talks about Spiritual Leadership. Are you being led by your pastors?

July 10th, 2022 - There will be times in your life when God limits you. In this new series, we’ll be looking at how can you push through when you can’t move forward? In this episode, Pastor Tyler talks about how your friends can be your greatest encouragement or your greatest weight. Learn how to be a quality friend, what to look for in your friends, and how true friendship always points back to t...

In between beatings, imprisonments, and attacks, Paul didn’t pray for his circumstances to be changed. How can we grow towards this mindset? Continuing in the Best Life Ever Series, Pastor Tyler talks about the lack of control we all have and how the unfairness, death, and randomness in life can become discouraging. Hear about the importance of reframing negative thoughts that only drive you into...

May 29th, 2022 - Sometimes questioning life can be painful and depressing. In this episode from the Best Life Ever series, Pastor Tyler continues to take us through Ecclesiastes and the questions of a meaningful life. Hear about burnout, loneliness, and ask questions to move towards the best life ever.

May 22, 2022 - We’re starting a new series this week from the book of Ecclesiastes. Are you starting a new season of life? Are you looking for meaning in your life? Listen to learn from King Solomon and his testings of pleasure and work. Pastor Tyler shares a story about a man fighting a paper towel dispenser.

May 15, 2022 - This is the final installment in the Finding your Faith series. In this episode, Pastor Tyler talks about Islam. Why are the details of this faith important to learn? In projections regarding religions, the number of Muslims is predicted to surpass the number of Christians in the world within the next few years. Prepare yourself now for future conversations you will have with Muslim...

May 8, 2022 - We are continuing in the Finding Your Faith series by exploring the exclusive claims that every religion makes. Some are bold, some seem outlandish. These claims are only arrogant if they are not true.

May 1, 2022 - Does God have an individualized plan for you that you need to discover and obey? Have you ever thought callings from God are mysterious? In this episode, hear from Pastor Tyler about how God is working in your life specifically and directing your steps. 

April 24, 2022 - Next up in the Finding your Faith series, we're looking at Mormonism. Philip shares the history, beliefs, and his own experience with Mormon missionaries.

April 10, 2022 - Think of the Flood, the plagues on the Egyptians, and the 7 nations decimated in Deuteronomy. When we see the death of a nation in the Bible, how do we reconcile that with a God that is love and desires a relationship with all people? If you are not prepared with an answer for the difficult questions surrounding genocide in the Bible, there is potential for your intimacy with God...

April 4, 2022 - If there is a good and loving God, why does He tolerate evil? Recommended reading: Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis Problem of Pain - C.S. Lewis Disappointment with God - Phillip Yancey I Don’t have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist - Frank Turek Stealing from God - Frank Turek

March 27, 2022 - "You have to do more than answer the deep questions in life, you need to test them." Every single faith path needs to ask these four core questions about origin, meaning , morality, and destiny: Where did I come from? Is there purpose to my life? Is there a measuring system that can determine right from wrong? Where am I going when I die? Listen to hear Pastor Tyler work through t...

March 21, 2022 - If you analyzed and studied all the existing religions, would you pick Christianity? In this episode, Pastor Tyler talks about how to choose what to believe and how to look at different belief structures.  God is not offended by people who ask difficult and uncomfortable questions. We should take a deep look into the parts of our faith that make us unsure. There is a lot of t...