The Serving Church Podcast

Many people start New Year's Resolutions and commitments to follow the Lord, but as the year progresses, their resolution fades. In a recent study done by Forbes, 94% of people do not stick with their resolutions past a year. How can an individual stay committed to their resolution, especially in terms of the Lord? We look at the idea of systems and what the systems of our life look like. As alway...

As we wrap up our series on getting unstuck, we consider any overall guidance to help us move forward. We can hear so many great sermons, but nothing changes. Where does real progress begin? First, we look at the situation of the man at the pool and recognize that it is only because of Jesus that we can proceed forward. He is the beginning of the solution, the middle and the end of the solution. S...

As we continue our series on how we get unstuck, we consider the verse where it says Jesus "learned" about the man's condition. What does it mean that the Jesus learned? Doesn't Jesus know all of it already? We explore this and more as we consider how we can continue to incorporate Jesus into our lives to see deliverance and breakthrough in our lives. As always, we are so grateful you tune in. If...

As we continue the conversation about getting unstuck, we look at the response of the lame man to the question of Jesus. When Jesus asks do you want to be made well, he replies by saying his problem. Many times, our situation gets worse because we are more focused on the problem and the giver of the solution to the problem. We engage this week with the idea of how we fix our focus on Jesus as we g...

Many believers are stuck in their lives, situations and Christian walks. How does a believer begin to live into what God has for them when they feel stuck? We look at the life of the man besides the pool of Bethesda who had been stuck for 38 years to consider how Jesus operates in those situations. As always we appreciate you listening and are praying for you. Please let us know your prayer reques...

We had the privilege of hosting our first Family Conference. Pastor Jay Stokes shared about wisdom he has learned about marriages from years of being married and counseling those going through issues in their marriage. His experience and wisdom offer guidance for those looking to honor God in their marriage. As always, if you have any questions or prayer requests, please email us at theservingchur...

We are called to share the gospel. Hopefully, one day we can all share the word boldly on a street corner for the sake of many. Till then, how do we progress in our desire to share the good news? We consider the idea of the rhythms of our life. Do the rhythms of our life allow space for God to operate and space for sharing the good news. Tune in as we look at the life of Peter and John and the hea...

Believers are called to evangelize and share the good news with others, but many do not. Where should a believer begin the process so that they move forward? We consider how a believer must start the process of evangelism in their homes. Where we are is where we can start. If we can learn to talk about, teach and defend the Word at home, we have a great chance of sharing it with those around us. A...

As we wrap up our series on happiness, we see that Hezekiah worshipped the Lord. What is worship? What is involved in true worship? In a time where the world focuses on worshipping ourselves, the opinions of others and our situations, God still calls us to give our best worship to Him. He is deserving. As always, if you have any prayer requests or questions, please reach out to us at theservingchu...

Hezekiah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. We all need to be doing right in the eyes of the Lord. How do we figure thtat out though? So many of us think we are right no matter the situation so it has become harder to know if we are right. We consider what Hezekiah did to learn how we can find "right" in the eyes of the Lord. As always, thanks for tuning in. We appreciate your support. If...

We are considering how we become happy as people. In 2 Chronicles 29, we see that the people became happy. How can we find that happiness? Hezekiah repaired the doors of the temple before doing anything else in 2 Chronicles 29. What does that mean for us? It means that we need to repair and restore the entry point of our body, which is our mind. We need to find healing in our minds before we can e...

The world is looking for happiness, but it can be so hard to find. We see in 2 Chronicles 29 that as the people of Israel became happy as they served the Lord. How does a person begin to experience this happiness? Is it available for all? We consider these important questions as we look into what God calls of us so that we can experience this happiness. As always, thanks for checking out the sermo...

Character is important to whom God wants us to be. We are called to have the image of Christ. But many do not, even though they know they should. What stops people from character change? Romans 5 talks about how we should glory in our suffering because it leads to perseverance, perseverance leads to character change and character change ultimately leads to hope. Because we lack a hope in God, we d...

As we figure out that God matters in our lives, we must align ourselves with his way. A renewal of our mind matters, so hope matters. Hope is a quality of the mind of the believer But what do we do when we have run out of hope? How do we handle our hopelessness? We consider those who have gone through hopeless situations so that our hope may be awakened and we may be more whom God needs us to be....

We want an excited group of people to serve and seek after the Lord. But that is hard today because many are hopeless. They are hopeless about their lives and their situations so there is no strength to love the Lord. How do we begin to find hope? We look at scripture for guidance so as we find hope, we can live more fully into the life that God has for us. As always, thanks for listening. If you...

As we continue our series on having an excitement for God, we look at the blind man who was healed in John 9. The first thing he does after realizing that Jesus was the Messiah was worship him. When we accept Jesus in our life honestly and find salvation, there should be an excitement in us. Maybe we aren't saved? We look at what true salvation looks like and consider if we ourselves are saved. We...

As believers, we hope to see miracles in our life. That is not a bad expectation. But one of the great truths of God is that his principles produce miracles for us. We look at the principles in the parable of the sower. We consider the principles of God that help us produce fruit from our prayer. Our prayer for you is that you can take some of the principles of the sower and see miracles in your l...

As we wrap up our series on being excited for God, we consider the story of Anna and Simeon. Why did they have a hunger for God even though others around them didn't? They cultivated a eagerness for God. Day after day, they hungered for the Lord. We have a duty to cultivate a hunger for the Lord. We look at the parable of the sower to consider how we can cultivate our hearts so that we can produce...

As we continue our series on how to become excited as believers, we look at Bartimeus who was one of the most excited people to encounter Jesus. Where did his excitement come from? He had a deep need. But does that mean we have to be in a constant state of hardship for God to move? We consider why God moves in those situations to help us learn and grow in our walks with God. As always, we apprecia...

We want to be a church excited for the calling that God has. But people are very bored in relation to church. Why is that? People have little idea about their purpose. Purpose is what keeps believers hungry for more of God. But most believers today have no sense of their purpose. Why not? We consider this question this week and look at the life of the disciples to get some sense of what it looks l...

We are praying for revival as a church. If revival comes, the church will not be the same. What is needed for revival? In prayer, God revealed the idea of faithfulness. If people will be faithful in the little, God will do more. But what does faithfulness look like? As we consider these texts, our prayer is that you continue to grow in God and expect more of God. God will do exceedingly and abunda...

The 3 pillars of our church include looking more like Jesus, establishing heavenly families and experiencing God. These are lofty ideals, which may seem unattainable, but the strategy of God helps bring about these things. The strategy that God revealed is shared in the podcast and we consider how to know if we are walking in the fullness of what God needs. As always, we appreciate you tuning in t...

Have you ever felt defeated in situations and do not know how to proceed? Many times when this happens, we lose all hope and there is a heaviness within us. How do we handle this? We learn from Pastor Benoy as he delves into 3 passages of hopelessness and how they held onto to their hope in Jesus. As always, thanks for tuning in. If you have any questions or prayer requests, feel free to contact u...

We are commanded by God to love others. It is in the conversation of the greatest commands of God and 1 John reminds us that if we do not love people we see, we cannot love a God we do not see. So in the midst of that knowledge, why is it so hard for us to love others? Love should be the identifier of a believer. If you are having a hard time knowing how to love others or why you lack in love towa...

Why do we not press into the presence of God? We know we should love God with everything, but we lack the zeal at times. We lack because it is not real to us. For a Christian to be on fire, they must encounter God. But how does a Christian encounter God? We learn from the parable of the persistent widow that committed prayer leads to answer and breakthrough. So, tune in to learn about committed pr...