The MAC Podcast

We'll continue our “make room” series by looking at the idea of "Making Room for the Needs of Others.” We will be focusing on the story of the Good Samaritan and seeing what we can take away from this familiar story for our current context.

Our hope with this series is to cultivate a greater expectancy of what God wants to do, and to help us “make room” for his work in our lives. Two weeks ago, we started with the importance of hearing Jesus “knock at the door,” of opening the door and inviting him in. But as Jesus sits at the table to eat, we realize very quickly that meals are where conversations happen. Inviting Jesus in requires...

To follow up the first message in our series about "inviting Jesus in," we celebrated baptisms! This message by Chris Tweedy explains what baptism is- and what it's not.

This message kicks off our summer series, "Make Room." We'll be looking at Revelation 3:15-20 and asking ourselves "where do I need to make room for Jesus?"

In this message we reflect on the Summer Adventure Week theme - God is ALWAYS faithful through it all.

We’ll conclude our series by looking at Jesus’ prayer in John 17. After demonstrating his love for his disciples (John 13) and preparing them for life after his departure (John 14-16), he then prays for his disciples. We will highlight three themes that emerge in Jesus’ prayer: 1) The supremacy of God’s name and word, 2) the relationship of God’s people to the world, and 3) the nature of eternal l...

Micah Dalbey | John 16 At the end of John 16, Jesus wraps up his instructions to his disciples before his crucifixion, reminding them (and us!) that in this world, we’ll have trouble. He also assures us that in him, we can have peace. He concludes the chapter by saying, “But take heart, I have overcome the world.” In this message, we’ll explore our common experience of “trouble” as humans in this...

Todd Auch | John 16:5-15 As we continue our series in John 16:5-15, Jesus tells his disciples he is sending them a Helper. This Helper is the Spirit of Truth, who will be in them and tell them all that Jesus wants to tell them for confusing and difficult times. How relevant for the times we live in today! Our world is confused and divided over just about everything and in the midst of this crazy s...

Donnie Gebhard | John 15:18-16:11 We left off in our last message with the command to abide, to remain “attached” to God, allowing His life and love to flow in and through us. But what is the response of those around us? How do we navigate a world that is sometimes hostile to the things of God? How can we be a faithful witness in a world that is contrary?

Nigel Probert | John 15 For this message of our series, we’re moving into one of the most well-known and well-loved words in the entire Bible: Jesus’ invitation for us to “abide in the vine.” John 15 represents a deeper dive into the reality that just as a branch cannot bear fruit apart from the tree, even so, apart from Jesus we can do nothing.

We continue our series in John 13-17 by picking up where we left off last week in John 14. In this chapter, Jesus provides even more assurances for our “troubled hearts,” he sheds light on his relationship with the Father, and he points the way to the “peace” he wants to give every one of us (which is “not as the world gives”).

Micah Dalbey | John 14 What's on your "bucket list"? That is, what are some things you want to do (or places you want to see) before you die? In our current sermon series where we're moving through John 13-17, we see Jesus using his final moments on earth to prioritize time with his disciples - both loving them and teaching them. In this message, we'll move into chapter 14 where Jesus gives strong...

Micah Dalbey | John 13:18-35 If you had 24 hours to live, what would you do? Who would you spend it with? What would you say? We have started a new series called “The Last 24” where we are working through John 13-17 chronicling Jesus’ final hours with his disciples. Jesus has a lot of profound spiritual truth to communicate in these chapters. In this message we will be looking at a new command - l...

If you had 24 hours to live, what would you do? Who would you spend it with? What would you say? Jesus takes his last 24 hours to display some important lessons, the first being washing his disciples feet. How does this relate to the question, "who is the greatest?"

In this Easter message we’ll celebrate the resurrection and the fact that Jesus gives us life! But what is this “life” that Jesus wants us to have? How do we get it? We’ll examine the different words Jesus used for “life” and what it really means to have “eternal life.”

Donnie Gebhard | 1 Thessalonians 5:17 In this message we will be looking at the idea of “praying without ceasing.” How does what prayer is and what prayer is meant to accomplish influence our interpretation of this statement? How are we to practice prayer like this within the confines of our busy schedules? We’ll move from the philosophical to the practical as we turn our attention to Paul’s exhor...

Micah Dalbey | We’ll continue our prayer series in this message with an exploration of how prayer “worked” for Jesus. We’ve seen in Matthew, Mark and Luke how central prayer was for Jesus. His disciples noticed this relationship with the Father and how it was the foundation (and force!) behind everything Jesus did. But what specific circumstances drove Jesus to pray? After looking at how prayer wo...

Micah Dalbey | Does prayer work? This question might feel irreverent, sacrilegious, even heretical. But haven’t we all thought it? Haven’t we at times experienced disappointment or discouragement, or wondered related to prayer, “Am I doing this right?” In this message we'll begin a 4 week series exploring the question, “Does Prayer Work?” But our first step in answering the question is first askin...

Don Partain | Hebrews 11 Paul says we “walk by faith, not by sight,” 2 Corinthians 5:7. But what does it mean to walk by faith? In Hebrews 11, we can see many examples of God’s people walking by faith—and how God’s grace worked powerfully in them and through them.

Micah Dalbey We continue our series with some practical questions about giving. Last week, we talked about how everything we have comes from God, and furthermore, everything we have belongs to God. We are only stewards (managers) of His resources. So this week we’ll look at a brief history of giving among God’s people, then explore some questions of what this has to do with us today. What does the...

Micah Dalbey | Acts 20, Luke 16 This message marks the beginning of a two-week series on Biblical Generosity. Pastor Micah will be leading us in an exploration of what the Bible says about giving - starting with the honest acknowledgment that this can be an awkward topic. But, once we understand the source of generosity, the opportunities and resources God has entrusted to each of us, and the many...

In this message, Micah shares on the significance of Baptism.

Nigel Probert | Luke 15 In this message we look at the parables of the Lost Coin, the Lost Sheep, and the Prodigal Son. Where do you see yourself in these stories? Where is Jesus? Is he calling you to himself?

Micah Dalbey, Todd Auch, Ranae Green, Donnie Gebhard, Lara Wildeboer In this message, we’ll be looking forward and sharing exciting developments in God’s leading at MAC. Our pastors will speak to the importance of Jesus’ command to “make disciples” and explain how we plan to do that at MAC in the years to come.

In this message, Pastor Micah revisits the recent update from the Christian & Missionary Alliance and speaks on how we can produce fruit in our lives in this new year.