The Journey Church Podcast

Why do some people hear God's Word and experience lasting transformation while others seem unchanged? In Week 2 of our True Fiction series, Pastor Kim Hoyt explores Jesus' Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-23) and reveals that the difference isn't the seed. It's the soil. Through powerful biblical teaching and a deeply personal story of healing, Pastor Kim reminds us that every heart goes through...

True Fiction | Week 1: New Kingdom What if the stories Jesus told weren't just clever illustrations... but invitations that exposed the condition of our hearts? In Week 1 of our new summer series, True Fiction , Pastor Rob unpacks two of Jesus' shortest parables: the new wine and old wineskins and the new patch on an old garment . These fictional stories carried eternal truth, challenging...

Most of us know Luke 15 as the story of the Prodigal Son. But what if we've been looking at the wrong person all along? In this Father's Day message , Pastor Chris Hoyt explores one of Jesus' most beloved parables through a different lens. This isn't simply the story of a rebellious son. It's the story of a faithful Father. As Jesus responds to religious leaders who questioned...

What do you do when God doesn't meet your expectations? Most people don't wake up one day and decide to struggle with their faith. More often, disappointment slowly creates questions. Prayers go unanswered. Circumstances don't change. Expectations shatter. And somewhere in the middle of it all, we find ourselves wrestling with what we thought God would do and what we've actually ex...

In Week 3 of our Jesus Chats series, Pastor Chris explores one of the most surprising conversations Jesus ever had, His encounter with the Rich Young Ruler in Mark 10:17-22. Unlike the broken and hurting people we've looked at in previous weeks, this man appeared to have everything together. He was successful, respected, moral, and spiritually sincere. Yet Jesus saw something beneath the surface t...

In Week 2 of our Jesus Chats series, Pastor Kim walks us through one of the most powerful and emotional encounters in the Gospels, the woman caught in adultery in John 8. This message is for anyone who has ever carried shame, regret, failure, or the fear of being exposed. While the crowd wanted condemnation, Jesus responded with compassion, truth, and grace. He didn’t ignore sin, but He refused to...

In this powerful and deeply personal message, Pastor Chris shares a stand-alone teaching following the unexpected passing of a beloved church member. In moments of grief, pain, unanswered prayers, and loss, one question often rises to the surface: “Is God still good?” Through the stories of Job, Paul, Jeremiah, and the life and testimony of Ryan Hancock, this message reminds us that faith is not p...

In Week 1 of our brand-new series, Jesus Chats , Pastor Chris dives into one of the most powerful and intense encounters in the Gospels, the story of the demoniac in Mark 5. A man isolated, tormented, and living among tombs encounters Jesus, and everything changes. This message is about more than demons. It’s about the chains people carry every day: shame, addiction, fear, anxiety, trauma, anger,...

Sometimes life leaves us feeling emotionally, mentally, and spiritually empty. We keep showing up for everyone else while quietly wondering how much we really have left. In this powerful Mother’s Day message, Pastor Kim unpacks the story of the widow in 1 Kings 17 and reveals how God meets us at the edge, not after we’ve figured everything out. Through drought, lack, grief, and uncertainty, God pr...

Have you ever felt alone… even when you’re surrounded by people? In this powerful message, Pastor Chris unpacks a truth we all wrestle with: Why do we feel alone if God says He’s with us? Using the familiar theme of isolation found in Marvel stories, this message connects the struggle we see on screen to the reality we experience in life. But it doesn’t stop there. You’ll discover: Why feeling alo...

What if the places in your life that feel the most dead… are the exact places God wants to bring back to life? In this powerful Baptism Sunday message, Pastor Kim Hoyt unpacks the truth that Jesus doesn’t just make bad situations better, He brings dead things back to life. Through the story of Lazarus in Gospel of John 11, we see a Savior who steps into grief, calls the impossible by name, and pro...

We all want God to fix what’s happening around us. The pressure. The conflict. The waiting. The unknown. But what if the real work God is doing isn’t outside of you… it’s inside of you? In this message, Pastor Rob challenges us to shift our focus from asking God to change our circumstances to allowing Him to transform our perspective, our faith, and our response in the middle of them. Because some...

What happens after the moment? After the resurrection… after the breakthrough… after the emotional high… what does it actually look like to walk with Jesus in real life? In this message, we step into the powerful story from Luke 24 of two disciples on the road to Emmaus, walking away in confusion, disappointment, and unmet expectations… while Jesus Himself is walking right beside them. This messag...

Easter isn’t just a celebration… it’s the greatest plot twist in human history. In Week 4 of The King and His Cross , Pastor Chris unpacks the moment that changed everything. What looked like defeat… was actually a setup. What felt like the end… was just the beginning. The disciples thought hope was buried. The crowd thought they backed the wrong King. But three days later, everything shifted. Thi...

What looked like defeat… was actually a revelation. In Week 3 of The King and His Cross , we move from the courtroom to Calvary, where everything seems to fall apart. Jesus is beaten, mocked, and crucified. To everyone watching, it looks like the end. But what if they completely misread the moment? This message unpacks the powerful truth that the cross was never about loss, it was about love on fu...

In Week 2 of The King and His Cross , we step into one of the most intense moments in Scripture, when Jesus stands on trial, rejected, misunderstood, and alone. But what looks like defeat is actually revealing something deeper about who He is and who we are in Him. This message explores how Jesus handled rejection without losing His identity. While the crowd was loud, the accusations were false, a...

What do you do when Jesus doesn’t meet your expectations? In Week 1 of The King & His Cross , Pastor Chris walks through the moment Jesus entered Jerusalem and the crowd shouted “Hosanna!”… but misunderstood what He actually came to do. They wanted a King to fix their circumstances. Jesus came to transform their hearts. In this message, we unpack the difference between the salvation we expect...

This past Sunday at Journey Church, we were honored to welcome our dear friend Dr. Vijay Goyal from Signature Awakening Ministries . In this powerful message, Empowered Authority , Dr. Goyal reminds us that the Christian life was never meant to be lived powerless. Scripture tells us that the same power that raised Jesus from the dead now lives in those who belong to Him . Because of that, believer...

In our final week of This Is Love , Pastors Chris and Kim lean into relationship myths, heart-level truths, and some of the most honest questions we’ve received. Is communication supposed to feel natural? Can trust really be rebuilt? What do you do when someone keeps hurting you? How do you move past “I don’t know”? This conversation is practical, real, and deeply biblical. From boundaries and acc...

Week 2 got real. Pastors Chris and Kim shared the stage and responded to your honest questions about communication, emotional needs, loneliness in marriage, repeated hurt, and rebuilding trust. This wasn’t a Q&A. It was Q&R. Our biblical responses to real-life situations. We talk about why communication turns into conflict, why proximity does not equal intimacy, and how boundaries and acco...

We talk about love constantly. But what if we have been starting in the wrong place? In Week One of This Is Love , Pastors Chris and Kim kick off the series by going all the way back to Genesis. Before marriage. Before “one flesh.” Before relationship status. Before any of that… there was identity. You were created in the image of God. Marriage is not what gives you value. Being chosen does not de...

This week was special. We gathered with our church family from Hilton Baptist Church for one powerful, united service. Journey Church had the honor of leading worship, and Pastor Lynwood from HBC brought a timely and challenging message. What does a church that truly pleases God look like? Pastor Lynwood walked us through Scripture and helped us see that it is not about preference or performance,...

What do you do when you need to remember what God has done, tell the story of His faithfulness, and find hope for what’s next? In this special snowed-in online service, Pastor Chris Hoyt unpacks the biblical idea of memory markers moments intentionally marked by God’s people to remember when He showed up. From stone altars in the Old Testament to worship songs that carry us through life’s hardest...

In Week 4 of our Airplane Mode series, Pastor Rob Schwartz challenges us to press pause on self-focus and lean into a life of service. Looking at the life of Jesus, we are reminded that the greatest are not the loudest, the most visible, or the most celebrated, but the ones who are willing to serve. Jesus performed over 30 miracles recorded in the Gospels, and not a single one was done for His own...

In Week 3 of our Airplane Mode series, Pastor Kim Hoyt reminds us that practicing presence does not mean isolating ourselves. Airplane Mode is not about disconnecting from people, it is about disconnecting from the noise so we can reconnect with what matters most. This message is a heartfelt invitation back into church community , even if you have been hurt before. Pastor Kim shares parts of her s...