The Roads Church Podcast

"WHAT DO YOU WANT?" They are the very first words of Jesus recorded in the gospel of John. And the disciples John and Andrew answered with the question - "Where are you staying?" They knew that spending time with Jesus was the most important thing. It changed their priorities, it moved them to follow the Teacher, to share their testimony and bring people to Jesus. EVERYTHING CHANGES WHEN WE MEET a...

Pastor Matt Scott of The Gathering Place Church in Moody, AL shares his testimony of pastoring a church that was big but wasn't deep, and a two year process of getting to know God as a person. God gave Matt a phrase - "There is more." It was an invitation to get to know and receive more of God, if Matt was interested. It's also an invitation for you. Matt discovered four things that allowed him to...

Has God ever told you something, and yet there were still things He didn't let you know? Many times, our faith in God can be measured by how much detail we require BEFORE we do what He tells us. Is what God said to you enough? Or are the details you don't know too much for you to obey? Do you require confirmation from people to validate what you've heard from the creator of the universe? Which mov...

WHY are we coming to the tabernacle? Are we coming to seek the Lord, or are we coming to check a box? There is a difference. When we are coming to church to check a box, the focus is on 3 things: PEOPLE. PERFORMANCE. PREFERENCES. When we come seeking the Lord, the focus is on 1 thing: PRESENCE OF GOD. EVERYONE who SOUGHT the Lord went out to the tabernacle of meeting! SERMON NOTES: https://www.bib...

The enemy is getting in the gate, and we need to take him out at the gate. God is training mothers & fathers to train sons & daughters to fight . . . . . . THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH. Women - you play a major role in the earth, a mighty weapon in God's hands. We are created "Ezer Kenegdo." We are just like our Dad. A Warrior. A Helper Suitable. Standing side-by-side, shoulder-to-shoulder, face-to-fac...

We are ordained to bear much fruit worthy of the Kingdom. We must not stop abiding. Jesus was passionate about being connected to His Father, and we must be passionate about being connected with Jesus, who is the true vine, and as the branches, allow the Father to be the vinedresser - pruning and perfecting in us what He desires to perfect. God is preparing and perfecting His Holy Vineyard. “ I am...

God determines the purpose of our gathering. What if He asks us to . . . shout and dance and sound the trumpets? What if God shows up and it's unfamiliar - but is still God? Will we choose the unfamiliar, even if it costs us some familiar? Or will we reject the unfamiliar and go back to the familiar? Exodus 33:7-11 2 Corinthians 5:1 Matthew 14 : 23 I Corinthians 6 : 19 - 20 Ephesians 2:19-22 YouVe...

We've created tabernacles of meetings called churches - the original purpose of the Tabernacle of Meeting was to be a dwelling place, a habitation at a particular time for a purpose designated by an authority. A place for people to encounter God, but became a place for people to meet people and merely talk about God. Who's the authority that designates the purpose for why we gather? NOT US! We gat...

Hopelessness is a result of discouragement unchecked that develops into depression. Depression has moved in and settled into people in record numbers. According to the World Health Organization an estimated 3.8% of the entire population experience depression. Approximately 280,000,000 people in the world have some form of depression. We need HOPE in our lives! The world needs HOPE! There is no lon...

JESUS did everything for us that He can do! And now, the question is - What will we do for Him? Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life. It's uncontestable. BUT knowing that will not get me to Heaven. I must BELIEVE that He is the Resurrection and the Life. That's what gets me into His presence. Is what Jesus did enough to give your life to Jesus? 5 "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ...

“His Presence is a MIGHTY RIVER. Will you drink of it?” This is a must watch message for the Church today. Promise Bradley brings a challenging word about the River of His Presence, revival, and our responsibilities as believers to steward all these things well. His Presence can not be organized, it can only be stewarded. We can not create The River, all we can do is JUMP IN. “When the poor and ne...

We have been JUSTIFIED through Jesus and have PEACE with God. "Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ," Don't forget - We have ACCESS through JESUS! A backstage pass. A life not available to us without Jesus. "through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God." Through FAITH...

Faith in what I want or how hard I pray is NOT how it works. What God says has got to be our reality. Abraham BECAME according to what God "spoke." Faith has to connect with something God said for us to become. We need to know what God said, and then we "become" according to that, and not according to how we feel. God is not obligated to perform anything other than what He promised. Romans 5 : 1-5...

We are not “of those” who through fear or timidity shrink back and stop pursuing what Jesus died to give us, but we are convinced and persuaded to take the actions necessary to possess, experience, and preserve everything that Jesus acquired for us in this life and in eternity! "Faith is a requirement for the believer to please God." "But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who co...

What are you expecting when you come to church on Sundays? EXPECTATION. HUMILITY. DESPERATION. PREPARATION. URGENCY. Jesus humbled himself and became obedient unto death. Our mind should be the same as Jesus. Humility and obedience are connected. One of the greatest hinderances in the Church is spiritual pride. God is calling us to a level of longing - a desperation that affects our preparation an...

"I'm 'scoping' Jesus, because I've got a race to run! Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith. We lack endurance, because we're not keeping our eyes on Jesus as the "Finisher." Hebrews 12:1-2 NKJV 1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is...

DO YOU NOT KNOW? Your life doesn't belong to you. You were bought at a price. Your life cost Jesus His life. He paid the debt that you were never able to repay. Your body is a temple of Holy Spirit. You are joined to the VINE - IF you abide in Jesus! "Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? Certainly not! 16...

What wouldn’t you do to GET TO JESUS? Guest speaker Matt Woodruff shares his story of addiction, redemption, and the freedom that comes from Jesus Christ ALONE. "This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭17‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) "I know what it means to lack, and I know what it means to experience overwhelming abund...

"I have something you can't take from me. I have something that endures forever." -Pastor Chad Everett We won't grow and be like Jesus in easy times. We become like Jesus through adversity. Persecution is coming, and God is saying that it is time for us to be prepared, to ENDURE. What we have, what we own, what is in our bank accounts - THE BIBLE SAYS THAT ALL OF THIS IS TEMPORARY. WE CAN NOT PUT...

If Christ fasted, should Christians fast? 𝗬𝗘𝗦. God is wanting to prepare the Bride for the days ahead, and fasting is a key tool that will help us be prepared. Fasting is something EVERY Christian should do. Fasting is difficult! Pastor Chad Everett said “I do not feel led to fast! I feel like eating!” What we feel doesn’t determine our direction. What Jesus says determines our direction. (Matthew...

Our faith grows stronger through adversity. Are we willing for Jesus to lead us into difficult situations? When we allow the Spirit to lead us, He will lead us into places we don't like. Satan will lead us into temptation with the agenda to trap us, causing us to fail and walk away from God. The Spirit will also lead us into an encounter with the enemy, not to hurt us, but His agenda is to reveal...

LEAVE ALL. RISE UP. FOLLOW HIM. Jesus gives the invitation to "Follow Me." Just like Matthew, what we decide to do after the invitation determines the relationship. There should be a measurable difference in our lives when we choose to follow Jesus. What are you not willing to leave for God? Is it holding you back from truly following Him? SERMON NOTES: https://www.bible.com/events/49008487 We inv...

Faith - is it a matter of it being too small? Does our Faith really need to grow? Or is it that we need to increase our kŏinōnia - our partnership, our fellowship, our communion with our faith given to us by God, and eliminate our kŏinōnia with everything else? What if rather than "increasing our faith," we realize that we're partnering with too many other things, other than our faith, and what Go...

The disciples were instructed by Jesus to "go" with nothing - not even food or extra clothing, and when He asked them if they lacked anything on their journey, they replied, "Nothing." Do you lack anything? Or is Jesus enough? Is there anything you are dependent on that if you are given a choice between it and Jesus, you'd choose it over Jesus? A job? A bank account? A house? Things we all "need?"...

It's only after Jesus speaks to us and shines into our lives does it create opposing forces operating in our lives. Before Jesus, only darkness leads us. With Jesus, we now have His light shining on the things of darkness, exposing them. It isn't once I find Jesus, I have no struggles, but rather, once I find Jesus the struggle begins. "Am I going to follow the Lord, or No?" The body of Christ has...