Overflow Church: A Weekly Podcast

Pastor Anthony continues our series, Turning Graves Into Gardens, by unpacking the damaging effects of blame and how Christians don't need to pass blame because we are already forgiven.

Pastor Alan kicks off our Easter series, Turning Graves Into Gardens, by describing how Jesus defeats shame for His people.

What does it mean to rest from work and work from rest? How can God's resting on the seventh day of creation inform our lives today? Pastor Alan dives into the topic of rest this week as we explore what it looks like to trust in Jesus with all of our effort.

Caleb Allen shares the importance of being made in the image of God.

Pastor Alan continues our study through Genesis as we discover how God controls the monsters.

Pastor Alan kicks off our study in Genesis by describing what the first 5 verses of the Bible teach us about God.

Pastor Alan explores how we were made to cooperate with God, authority, and co-laborers to achieve the fullness of our identity as people submitted to God's calling on our life.

Pastor Alan describes how the Good News of Christmas cause the people of God to explode in joyful song!

Pastor Alan explores how the birth of Jesus brings peace within reach of mankind.

Pastor Alan explores what it looks like for Christians to have the DNA of Christ so the world can see Him in us.

Overflow Church celebrates the ministry of Belvidere Heights Baptist Church and the legacy continues on.

Pastor Anthony describes the mindset, manner, and motivation for ones living as exiles in this world.

Pastor Alan unpacks what it means to suffer for the good of others, while wrestling with the least liked word in the English language.

Pastor Alan answers the question of how Christians should submit to unbelieving bosses and authorities. We are called to endure because Christ endured for us.

Pastor Alan talks about a four-letter word that we SHOULD say in church and how we can live for Christ in an increasingly politicized and divided world.

Pastor Alan explores rock-skipping and what it means to eliminate sin from our lives as we live as exiles in this world.

Pastor Alan unpacks how Jesus is our living hope and we are masterpieces of His grace as it works itself out in our lives.

Pastor Alan begins a new series walking through the book of 1 Peter, as the apostle Peter gives us actionable steps to live as Christ in a world where we don't belong.

Pastor Alan helps us rekindle the excitement of the early church over the amazing works of the Holy Spirit.

Pastor Alan walks through the trial of Paul before Felix and how we can bring light into the darkness, by the conquering power of Jesus

"It's not good for man to be alone." Those were some of the first words God spoke in Scripture. In today's passage, we see how Paul lived out a life in community and how it brings life and hope in the midst of darkness.

Do you know your purpose in life? In 100 years, will it have made any lasting difference? In today's text, Paul and Barnabas continue carrying out the mission in new territories but they face difficulty after difficulty. Knowing their purpose helped them persevere. It will help you too.

As Paul and Barnabas went on mission, they experienced several setbacks when others parted ways with the work. How do we continue on when we have similar situations? Pastor Alan reminds us that it's worth it, even through hardships.

As Central Church (the owners of the space we use) announced its closing, we are presented with a decision: Do we turn inward toward fear and comfort? OR do we continue boldly forward to carry out our mission in this community? In today's text, we see the church in Antioch making a bold decision to carry out the mission with boldness. Overflow Church is committing to do the same.

Have you ever gone through something that made you ask, "Why God?!" or maybe you even doubted that there IS a God at all. In this week's text, Luke focuses in on the church in Jerusalem once again, and we discover God's presence in the midst of serious trials. We see how God is sovereign--even in the suffering that we go through.