Activate with Pastor Christian Newsome: Recent Episodes
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The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
This Sunday was Message 2 of 4 in the Sermon Series: Maybe Jesus: Studies in the Book of John. We are in John 2 and the title is “See You-See Me”.
This Sunday was Message 1 of 4 in the Sermon Series: Maybe Jesus: Studies in the Book of John. We are in John 2 and the title is “House of Miracles”.
This Sunday was the first one of 2022! Pastor Christian preached a special New Year’s Message, and it was entitled: “In Position and Waiting”.
This Sunday was message 3 of 4 in the series entitled “Christmas @ Journey”. We are in John 1 for this Christmas Season. The message is titled Jesus at the Center. This week we talk about the purpose of the glory of the Tabernacle and how Jesus is the "better" Tabernacle.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
This Sunday was message 1 of 4 in a new series entitled “Christmas @ Journey”. We are in John 1 for this Christmas Season. The message is titled God Came Down.
Pastor Christian shared message 4 of 4 in a new series entitled “All In”. We are in Matthew 9 focusing on verses 35-38. The message is titled "Prepare the Way" and helps us understand our role of preparing the way for the work that Jesus wants to do in the lives of people.
This Sunday was message 3 of 4 in a new series entitled “All In”. We are in Matthew 9 focusing in on verses 35-38. The message is titled “Tell the Town”. We need to learn to see the spiritual needs in people so we will be mindful to invite them to church and to a relationship with Jesus.
This Sunday was message 2 of 4 in the series entitled “All In” and was called "Who Cares?". We are in Matthew 9 focusing in on verses 35-38 and specifically the compassion and care that Jesus showed people. Do we care like that?
This Sunday was message 1 of 4 in a new series entitled “All In”. We are in Matthew 9 zooming in on verses 35-38 as we challenge our people to be "All In" for Jesus.
Sunday was message 2 in a new series Jesus People. We are in Matthew 9 and the message is called “My Spiritual Priority. Learn to make Jesus a priority in your life.
This Sunday was message 1 in a new series Jesus People. We are in Matthew 9 and the message is called “Spiritual Need and Spiritual Purpose. Learn what our biggest need is as we discover our spiritual purpose.
Sunday was message 4 in the series Vision Month @ JCI. We are in Isaiah 43 now and the message is called “Finish the Race. Tune in to hear how God is using Journey and the mission He has called us to.
We celebrated 10 years of ministry at Journey this weekend! God has done so many amazing things. Pastor Christian shared message 3 in the series Vision Month @ JCI. The Scripture was from Matthew 25 and the message is called “A Decade of Decision”.
Sunday was message 2 in a new series Vision Month @ JCI. The message is called “Glory Story”. Vision Month is to remind us of who we’ve been called to be IN Jesus and what we’ve been called to do BY Jesus.
Pastor Christian shared message 6 in a new series titled called Jesus & Lessons in Faith. We are in Matthew 8 now and the message is called “Pigs or People”. We will discuss how to have a critical eye but with a positive spirit so we can be prepared against the divisiveness of the enemy.
Sunday was message 4 in the series titled called Jesus & Lessons in Faith. We are in Matthew 8 and the message is called “Ministry and Messes”. Learn how to keep your focus on Jesus in the messes of life circumstances and ministry.
We are preparing for our biggest Community Outreach event this week - our summer of serving’s Finale Week. We’re wrapping up Summer of Serving with over 40 ways to serve in just one week! We have Cheri Hennig, our Community Outreach Coordinator, with Pastor Christian and me today to talk about why we believe so strongly in Community Impact.
We recently started a series titled called Jesus & Lessons in Faith. The series premise is to learn some key lessons of faith that we will need to help us follow a teacher named Jesus whose teaching has captured our hearts. We are in Matthew 8 now and the message is called “Follow & Serve”. We will take a look at the natural result of salvation.
This week Pastor Christian combines the messages he preached at youth camp so that he could "bring camp home" to our church. Through the Biblical account of Elijah on Mount Carmel, he will talk about the challenge that is given to follow God or follow the gods of Baal or Asherah. It is a straightforward choice to follow God that unfortunately many people struggle to make with all of their hearts.
This week on the podcast we talked about message 1 in a new series titled Jesus & Lessons in Faith. We are in Matthew 8 now and the message is called “He’s Willing”. The series premise for this new series is: To learn some key lessons of faith that we will need to help us follow a teacher named Jesus whose teaching has captured our hearts.
On this week's podcast we talk about message 6 in the series titled called Jesus & Spiritual Foundations. We are in Matthew 7 and the message is called “The Storm”. This message is foundational to helping people to walk through the storms of life.
Sunday was message 4 in our series titled called Jesus & Spiritual Foundations. We are in Matthew 7 and the message is called “False Prophets”. Learn about how to have a daily walk with Jesus that can protect you from False Prophets and how to identify them.
Sunday was message 3 in a new series titled called Jesus & Spiritual Foundations. Pastor Christian teaches from 2 challenges verses in Matthew 7 and the message is called “Perfection Destroyed”.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
Sunday was message 1 in a new series titled called Jesus & Spiritual Foundations. We are studying in Matthew 7 and the message is called “Specks and Planks”. Tune in to hear more great information from Pastor Christian and learn about the standard of righteousness we should strive for.
Sunday was message 4 in a five-week series called Jesus and Inner Strength. We are in Matthew 6 and our message this week was called Secret Banker. Listen in to see what role Jesus has as a secret banker.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
Sunday was message three in a five week series called Jesus and Inner Strength. We are in Matthew 6 and our message this week was called Fasting through Breakthrough. Pastor Christian gives some Biblical insight and practical steps on gaining strength and inner strength by learning to fast.
This past week we started a new series called Jesus and Inner Strength. In this week's podcast pastor Christian helps us to understand the spiritual practice of reflection and how we through it we can gain inner strength from Jesus. We focused on the Luke 2 and the heart of Jesus' mother, Mary.
This week Pastor Christian concludes the tenth message in the Chasing Perfection section of Matthew 5 and also concludes the 3 message series title Jesus and Difficult People. We will take a closer look at the challenge Jesus gives us at the end of Matthew 5 and see the model that he is for us.
In this 2nd message in the Jesus and Difficult People series we discuss ways that we can be hurt but also how we can be deepened in our spiritual walks. We continue to learn from Jesus in Matthew 5.
We’re starting a new series in Matthew Chapter 5 entitled: Jesus and Difficult People. We'll talk about 7 key concepts for dealing with difficult people as Jesus would want us to. We also have to work on ourselves so that we look more like Jesus to others.
This Easter we will explore a conversation that Peter had with Jesus. Peter had failed Jesus and now Jesus reiterates his love for Peter and restores him. We'll explore the truths of how Jesus loves us in spite of our failures.
We are in message 7 of the Ten Week Series called Chasing Perfection…..this section of teaching from Matthew 5 has been focusing on Jesus and Marriage. We discuss the grace that Jesus showed the woman at the well and what an example this is for us in treating others. It is also a great reminder of how much we have been forgiven of.
We are in message 6 of the Ten Week Series called Chasing Perfection…..this next section of teaching from Matthew 5 is focusing on Jesus and Marriage. Tune in to learn 5 things that help you go "Beyond Faithful" in your marriage, when trouble is stirring.
We are in message 5 of the Ten Week Series called Chasing Perfection…..this next section of teaching from Matthew 5 is focusing on Jesus and Marriage.
We are in message Four of the Ten Week Series called Chasing Perfection. This next section of teaching from Matthew 5 is focusing on Jesus and Marriage. Our discussion today will bring some practical ideas to strengthen your marriage and everyday relationships.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
We started a brand-new teaching back in the book of Matthew and back in chapter 5. The series is called Chasing Perfection Series Premise: To learn how much we must depend on Jesus to live like Jesus.
We start a brand-new teaching back in the book of Matthew and back in chapter 5. The series is called Chasing Perfection. Series Premise: To learn how much we must depend on Jesus to live like Jesus. This first week our study is called “The Downside of Jesus/The Upside of Salty”.
Thank you for listening to the Activate podcast with Pastor Christian Newsome, a ministry resource of Journey Church International. This was the final week of our “This is Journey” series and we wrapped it up with a message called Meeting On-Mission. We also call it Vision Sunday. Inside this podcast you will learn more about our exciting 25 year vision and what we can learn from the first century church from the book of Acts.
This is the 2nd message in the series “This is Journey”. The message titled Be Disciples and Make Disciples. Series Premise: To learn the heartbeat of our local church so you can engage in the calling and vision God has given to us. You will learn much about our current and future plans about helping people grow in their faith.
It is a new year and we are starting a new series “This is Journey” with a message titled Why We Pray. Series Premise: To learn the heartbeat of our local church so you can engage in the calling and vision God has given to us. This week we discuss the importance of prayer and the culture of prayer we are building.
In this new Christmas series, we are in Matthew 2 in a message titled “Questions, Answers, & Implications”. The Series Premise: To celebrate Christmas as the season that we remember and leverage the fact that God is with us because of Jesus. This week we talk about which King is on the throne of our heart.
This week on the Activate podcast we talk with Pastor Christian about a new special Christmas Series beginning in Matthew 1. The message is titled “Promises and Presence”. The Series Premise is: To celebrate Christmas as the season that we remember and leverage the fact that God is with us because of Jesus.
We are in message 9 of a 10 week Series called the “Way of Jesus”, studying the book of Matthew. We’re looking at the teachings of Jesus in what are known as the Beatitudes. This week’s message is called “The In-Between”. Here is the Series Premise: To learn the ways of Jesus so we can live life like Jesus as followers of Jesus.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
We are in the series the “Way of Jesus”, studying the book of Matthew. We continue to look at the teachings of Jesus called the Beatitudes. This week’s message is called “The Blessing of the Merciful”. Learn how Jesus wants us to live and treat others.
We are in beginning messages of a Series called the “Way of Jesus”, studying the book of Matthew. We’re looking at the teachings of Jesus in what are known as the Beatitudes. This week’s message is called “The Reality and Results of Righteousness.” Pastor Christian will talk about our appetites for righteousness and the risks of following this beatitudes.
We are a few weeks into a new Series called the “Way of Jesus”, studying the book of Matthew. We’re looking at the teachings of Jesus in what are known as the Beatitudes. This week’s message is called “Strength Under Control.” Pastor Christian will help us to understand meekness and the example that Jesus shows each of us.
We recently started a new Series called the “Way of Jesus”, studying the book of Matthew. We’re looking at the teachings of Jesus in what are known as the Beatitudes. Message 2 is called “Poor in Spirit" and this week will discuss the dangers of changing God's standards and what it means to be blessed and poor in spirit.
This week Pastor Christian started a new Series in the book of Matthew where we will look at the teachings of Jesus in what are known as the Beatitudes. The first message is called The King and His Crowd(s). Here is the series premise for us to focus on each week: To learn the ways of Jesus so we can live life like Jesus as followers of Jesus.
We are finishing our series called Made for This. Ephesians 2:10—"For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” This week's message was titled Make a Difference. Learn how we are to point people to Jesus as serve others and make a difference for Him.
This week on the Activate Podcast we celebrate our 9th Anniversary . Pastor Christian discusses his favorite memories as well as leadership lessons he has learned along the way. We also talk about the 3rd message in our new series "Made for This" called Discover My Purpose where Pastor Christian helps point people to their purpose on "Team Jesus".
This week on the Activate Podcast Pastor Christian discusses how to renew your mind as part of the process of being transformed by Jesus. This week we were in the 2nd week of our new series "Made for This". We will help people try to close the GAP in their lives between salvation and being transformed.
This is the 150th episode of the Activate podcast with Pastor Christian Newsome and the beginning of our message series "Made for This". Not only will we look at this great verse from Paul's letter in Ephesians 2:10 "For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do", but we will also look at how we can truly know God and not just know about God. You will also learn more about our new Growth Track process to help people know how and why God created them to make a difference.
This week on the podcast Pastor Christian reflects on his message on Sunday that was full of vision and hope for the future. We believe that God still desires to accomplish every bit of the 25 year vision that he has given our church. Tune in to hear Pastor Christian share some of the exciting things happening in 2020 like our new Growth Track Process and exciting initiatives for the future.
This week pastor Christian finishes our Summer in the Psalms sermon series by unpacking Psalm 150. This series taught us how to praise the Lord in the good times and the difficult times. Worshipping God can lead us through every aspect of our lives.
We continue our teaching of the Penitential Psalms this Sunday. Psalm 51 is a result of King David pouring his heart out to God in repentance after his sin of adultery and murder. A method for restoration is unfolded as you read this powerful Psalm.
Some of the most raw and powerful Psalms of the Bible are the Penitential Psalms. Pastor Christian unpacks Psalm 32 this week and the importance of repentance and forgiveness. He also touches on the controversial Progressive Christian movement and the dangers in it.
This week on the podcast, Pastor Christian speaks deeper into the 2nd Psalm from our Summer in the Psalms series. He has a big challenge about giving Jesus authority in our lives because the world needs Jesus. His authority has to start with His followers if we want to impact the world.
This week Mike Evan, our Family Pastor, shared a message called Ambidextrous Faith in our Summer in the Psalms series. He unpacked Psalm 34, a Psalm of David when he pretended to be a madman in the Philistine territory of Gath. Tune in to learn what it means to have an Ambidextrous Faith.
After a couple weeks break we are back discussing our Summer in the Psalms series and this week Pastor Christian shares part 2 of his message on Imprecatory Psalms. We'll learn what we are to do with our spiritual "enemies" in light of the examples we see from Jesus, Peter and Paul.
This week's podcast features one of the most important Psalms in our Summer in the Psalms series, THE 23rd Psalm. On Father's Day weekend, it will allow us to look closely at our Heavenly Father. Pastor Christian shares with us some of his spiritual fathers who have had influence in his life and the importance of spiritual fathers in our own lives.
This week on the Activate Podcast Pastor Christian we unpack Psalm 1 in our new series Summer in the Psalms. You'll learn a great tool for studying and interpreting the Bible correctly and well as understanding more of the blessing that God intended for us. There is a great unpacking of the fall of man that occurred in the beginning of Genesis as well.
This week we talk about our new sermon series kick off called Summer in the Psalms. Every week we will look into the book of Psalms for our Bible teaching. The challenge from the Psalms this week is to deepen our relationship with Jesus and learn how to draw near to God. We'll also discuss our desire to be a church that looks like heaven, with all races loving each other like Jesus would.
This Sunday, we wrapped up our “One Another” series with a message from Pastor Mike Evans, titled “Encourage One Another.” It is so crucial that we focus on what the Bible teaches us about being involved in each other’s lives and how God calls us to interact with each other. Our prayer is that God would use this message to help those listening to take their next step spiritually by drawing near to God and to “one another” in terms of growing together in community.
On Sunday we continued the series titled "One Another". Our aim is to focus on the importance of spiritual community through the One Another statements found through out the New Testament. Pastor Christians gives a powerful challenge in this message that we all should follow.
This week we started a new series titled "One Another". We aim to share what the Bible calls us to do as Christians so that we can not only have spiritual community but love each other as Jesus calls us to. This podcast focuses on the new command that Jesus gave to love as He loved us. We give some practical tools to do that.
One of the great challenges that all of us are facing during this season of quarantine Is to accurately evaluate and maintain a strong level of spiritual, emotional, and mental health. Learning how to be healthy on the inside, so that we are honestly able to overflow healthy people on the outside, is the focus of this Mother's Day message, delivered together by Pastor Christian and his wife, Danielle. In this week’s podcast, we discuss how to examine ourselves and to learn how to live and love out of the “overflow” of having healthy spiritual hearts.
At Journey, we conclude our series entitled, "The Waiting Room." Each week, we've been attempting to answer the question, “What do we do when we don’t know what to do?” This week, Pastor Christian, Pastor Mike, Pastor Scott and Pastor Ryan talk about the 40 days of Temptation that Jesus endured and what life lessons we can learn from it. We also continue to take the 40 Day Pentecost Challenge to find Jesus in the midst of the journey.
At Journey, we are continuing our series entitled, "The Waiting Room." Each week, we've been attempting to answer the question, “What do we do when we don’t know what to do?” This week, Pastor Christian talks about how we can stay close to Jesus so that we can hear Him to speak us and give us direction and encouragement. All the journey may seem long, Jesus is near. We also continue to take the 40 Day Pentecost Challenge to find Jesus in the midst of the journey.
At Journey, we are continuing our series entitled, "The Waiting Room." We've been attempting to answer the question, “What do we do when we don’t know what to do?” This week, Pastor Christian talks about Waiting Room Wars that we all need to battle in order to be able to worship Jesus in the midst of them. He gives a helpful 40 Day Pentecost Challenge to find Jesus in some daily time in the Scriptures.
Well, this was the most “different” Easter that we as a church have ever experienced! But, as Pastor Christian shared in his message, this Easter was more like how the very first Easter looked, the “in homes” part. And with this month being one of the craziest that any of us have ever lived through - hard for many, scary for some, lonely for most, we want to be reminded that Easter and the resurrection of Jesus represent the light that can change our perspective and our security.
At Journey we recently launched a series entitled, "The Waiting Room." We've been attempting to answer the question, “What do we do when we don’t know what to do?” This week, Pastor Christian shares how to understand the power of the Lament and how we can worship in the midst of difficult times.
At Journey, we launch a NEW series entitled, "The Waiting Room." Throughout the next 5 weeks we will be attempting to answer this question, “What do we do when we don’t know what to do?” Pastor Christian shares how during this season of isolation and staying at home can be an extremely powerful time of spiritual growth and renewal if you are disciplined and intentional.
In many ways, our world looks very different than it did just a few weeks ago. The Coronavirus outbreak has significantly altered how we live our lives day-to-day. We have been encouraged to refrain from gathering in groups greater than ten and to avoid as much contact with others as possible. Obviously, this impacts how we know and understand community. In this episode, Pastor Christian responds to the recent COVID - 19 and reminds us that we serve a God of Hope. Our hope can be found in the person of Jesus.
This week Pastor Christian launches a new study entitled Four Cups. Leading up to Easter, we will unpack the four “I will” statements of the Passover meal in an effort to find and fulfill our purpose. This week, we will take a closer look at the statement from Exodus 6:6, “I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.”
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
Spiritual growth and spiritual health is dependent on the influence of others. Pastor Christian discusses the importance of having three valuable influences in our lives: the wisdom of older generations, friends whose hearts are tied to ours, and spiritual leaders to speak into our lives.
Worship is so often misunderstood.Reflecting on the life of King Hezekiah, Pastor Christian explains what worship is and is not. Worship is vitally important to the spiritual growth of every Christian and cannot be ignored. Worship is not a day in your life; it is a way of life.
How do you want to be remembered? For Christians, one of the greatest dangers to our spiritual legacy is to described as an individual "who did what was right, however..." In this episode of Activate, Pastor Christian introduces us to King Hezekiah. Hezekiah's pursuit of God and his word helped change the spiritual trajectory of an entire nation. His story is a call back to an elevated priority of the Bible in our lives.
While on location in Israel, Pastor Christian spends a few moments discussing the 2020 Vision Sunday at Journey. Pastor Christian challenges listeners to greater spiritual growth in 2020 by pursuing the "Great Mission" of God.
Prayer is a two-way conversation with God. Sadly, we do most of the talking. In 2017, Pastor Christian launched a series entitled Whispers - How to hear the voice of God. In this series, he taught us that God desires to communicate with us every day but often times we are too busy or distracted hear Him. Learning to listen to God is a skill that must be developed. Pastor Christian discusses how important it is to create supernatural space in our lives to hear supernatural communication.
If God is all-knowing, why do we even need to pray? He knows what I need. He knows how I feel. Why do I need to talk with? In this episode, Pastor Christian challenges us to develop the practice of prayer so that we can experience the power of God. We take a closer look at a powerful prayer from King Hezekiah found in 2 Kings 19.
What happens when you don't pray? In this episode, Pastor Christian discusses what you miss out on when you fail to pray or give prayer a high priority in your life.
There is no better way to kickoff a new year and a new decade than an intentional focus on prayer. In this episode, Pastor Christian discusses the first message in his new series entitled Dear God. He will show us how Jesus taught us to talk to God from Matthew 6:5-15.
In this episode of Activate, Pastor Christian briefly shares the historical origins of the church. He also shares what the world would be like if the church did not exist or was removed. He also unpacks what it looks like when we are under spiritual attack and how we should respond.
Continuing with our Difference Maker Series - chasing the vision of living on mission, Pastor Christian shares a unique perspective on Jesus' miracle of the feeding of 5000 found in John 6. With special guest host Danielle Newsome, Pastor Christian and Danielle discuss how God gave them permission and the opportunity to join him in the mission of launching Journey. Also, they provide practical wisdom on what it means to walk in obedience to the direction of the Holy Spirit.
Pastor Christian continues a conversation in our series Difference Maker: Chasing the Vision of Living on Mission. In this episode of Activate, Pastor Christian looks back at ancient Jewish traditions for a fresh look at generosity. You will discover that the Old Testament is not an outdated collection of books that no longer have application for our lives. Rather, if you desire to know Jesus in deeper ways, the Old Testament and ancient Jewish traditions are the key to unlocking the greater treasures of the Messiah.
In the second episode of our Difference Makers series, Pastor Christian shares the importance establishing a daily mindset for ministry. If we are going to chase the vision, we need to contemplate how we can leverage today so that we might impact tomorrow.
In this episode, Pastor Christian discusses the first message in the Difference Maker series at Journey. In this series, Pastor Christian will challenge us to chase the vision God has called us to. Journey Church International is in a another season of growth. Pastor Christian shares the new vision we are chasing as a church and how important it is that we all have a personal vision for our lives.
The suffering and death that we experience on this earth only makes sense in view of eternity. In this episode, Pastor Christian unpacks a recent message from Pastor Jimmy Dodd of Pastor Serve. Pastor Jimmy passionately shared a message of hope for those who are experiencing suffering or grieving the loss of a loved one. Pastor Jimmy reminded us that far too often we become angry with God because we believe he has broken his promises. Pastor Christian discusses why it so important that we stop holding God in contempt for promises he has never made.
Hebrews 9 reminds us that everyone is destined to “die once.” Although we know that death is a reality, it is never easy when someone we love has passed away or is in their final season of life on this earth. Throughout the entire Grim Reaper series, Pastor Christian has encouraged us to have a plan during the hard seasons of life. His desire is to preload us with the Christian theology of death and suffering so that we can find comfort during difficult times. In this podcast, we will begin a conversation on the difficult topic of death. Our prayer is that you will also be comforted and receive tremendous strength by the conversation.
In this episode of Activate, Pastor Christian unpacks some of the powerful ways God can leverage our suffering for good and inspires us to choose a mindset of ministry over misery when we experience seasons of suffering.
As we continue with our Grim Reaper series, we will be having our first of two conversations specifically on the topic of suffering. In week one of our series we learned that a theology of death and suffering has to begin with this truth, “They’re coming.” We will all experience suffering at some point in our life. Today’s conversation with Pastor Christian will be focused on two specific goals. First, we will discuss the reasons and responses to suffering. Second, we will discuss how suffering will always serve a purpose.
In this episode of Activate we launch a new series entitled, Grim Reaper. In this series, we will be learning the Christian Theology of death and suffering. Jesus stated in John 16:33 that “in this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Jesus reminds us that we will experience trouble in our lifetime, including death and suffering. Sadly, far too many Christians slow down their spiritual growth or stop completely when death and suffering is imminent or present. Our pray for the next five episodes is that you will learn a proper perspective on suffering and death so that powerful spiritual growth will take place even while life is painful.
In our culture today, we are overwhelmingly inundated with differing opinions, messaging and beliefs. How can we know what is right and true? To compound the problem, we have an enemy that uses lies with half-truths to disguise the ultimate Truth and convince us that the Bible has no authority in our lives. As we conclude our Foundations series, Pastor Christian answer the question, “Should the Bible still have spiritual authority in our lives today?”
Is the Bible written to us, or just people who lived thousands of years ago? Does the Bible still have spiritual authority in our lives today? To help answer these questions, Pastor Christian talks about two very important teachings of Christianity – the doctrines of Inspiration and Illumination. As we dive into these foundational truths, we will learn that the Bible is more than a collection of antiquated books but God’s message directly to us for today.
A vision plan is so important for organizations, companies, and churches, but it is so important for individuals and families as well. In this episode, Pastor Christian shares the 25-year vision plan for Journey Church International and discusses why having a personal vision is necessary if you want to have a life of purpose.
You can trust the Bible as a historic document. In this episode, Pastor Christian discusses several of the proofs that affirm the reliability of the scriptures. He reminds us that if you can trust the Bible historically, you can trust the spiritual guidance it provides for your life as well. Pastor Christian also share several valuable resources for you to read as well: Case for Christ and Case for Faith by Lee Strobel; The Reason For God by Tim Keller; Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis; Evidence That Demands A Verdict by Josh McDowell
“Is the Bible really from God?” Perhaps this is a question you have asked yourself or have had someone ask you. Over 3,000 times in scripture the authors claim their message is from God. The reality is, anybody can claim that God told them something...but when over thirty “anybody’s” separated by 1600 years and 2200 miles claim they heard from God and the message stays the same - God probably said it. In this episode of Activate, Pastor Christian discusses five reasons why we can believe that the Bible truly came from God.
Pastor Christian begins a new series called Foundations: Why You Can Trust The Bible. In today's spiritual climate, it's more important than ever to make sure we are firmly established on a strong foundation. In this episode, Pastor Christian explains why the Bible was needed and why the Bible is still important. Through the Bible, God invites us to live in relationship with Him.
Are you using your life to impact people spiritually? In this special episode of Activate, Pastor Christian reminds us that everyone has the potential to impact someone especially those who we interact with the most. Through the lens of the Parable of the Shrewd Manager found in Luke 16, Pastor Christian challenges us to serve others so that we can leverage our influence for eternal impact in the lives of people.
Jesus used a short story about a father and his two sons to teach a deep spiritual truth. In this episode of Activate, Pastor Christian further explains the meaning behind this parable found in Matthew 21. We will discover that our actions will always speak louder than our words.
Healthy trees that produce delicious fruit have a healthy root system. In this episode of Activate, Pastor Christian unpacks the Parable of the Barren Fig Tree found in Luke 13. In this parable, Jesus used a tree that wasn't producing fruit to teach a deeply spiritual truth. Christians who desire to produce fruit in their life must have a strong root system grounded in a close relationship with Jesus.
Arguably one of the most well known stories that Jesus taught was the Parable of the Good Samaritan. In this parable, Jesus taught that being a "good neighbor" requires mercy and compassion. In this episode of Activate, Pastor Ryan shows us that the greatest demonstration of our love for God is how we demonstrate love for others.
Forgiving others can be one of the most difficult things. When Jesus was asked how many times we should forgive someone who has wronged us, his answer was shocking. "70 time 7." 490 times we should be willing to forgive? In this episode of Activate, we will discuss why forgiveness is so important and how we can effectively prepare our hearts to forgive.
God has naturally given everyone natural talents and abilities. Furthermore, if you are a Christian, God has also given you supernatural gifts. In light of the "Parable of the Talents" found in Matthew 25, Pastor Christian and Pastor Brandon discuss the responsibility we all have as Christians to invest those talents and gifts into the lives of others.
"Teach us to pray." This is what the disciples asked of Jesus because they wanted to know how to pray like he did. In this episode of Activate, Pastor Christian discusses a parable shared in Luke 11 where Jesus himself emphasized the importance or prayer. Pastor Christian talks about why you should pray and shares practical tools that will help develop the habits and discipline of prayer in your life.
Sixteen of the 38 parables that Jesus taught referenced how to properly handle money or possessions. This is the case in the parable of the rich fool (Luke 12). In this episode of Activate, Pastor Christian unpacks this parable and helps us understand the importance of generosity.
Let's be honest, some of the parables that Jesus taught are difficult to understand, unless you understand the context in which they were originally shared. In this episode of Activate, Pastor Christian unpacks the parable of the "10 Virgins" found in Matthew 25:1-13. You will learn the importance of being ready for the return of Jesus and "keeping the fire burning" in the lives of others.
Pastor Christian also references great Study Bibles: - The NIV Study Bible - The ESV Study Bible - The MacArthur Study Bible - The Life Application Study Bible
In the parable of the Sower found in Matthew 13, Jesus talks about four types of soil. The soil represents four conditions of the heart. In this episode, Pastor Christian discusses important lessons we can learn from the parable and how the condition of our heart will determine the impact we have on the lives of others.
Pastor Christian discusses the powerful parable taught by Jesus entitled "The Wheat and the Weeds" (Matthew 13:24-30). From this parable we learn that both God and satan are sowing seeds in our lives. We need to learn to water the "wheat" and to protect the promise from the enemy.
Jesus often taught in parable that were earthly stories that revealed to have a spiritual meaning for those who will seek out the deeper meanings of it. In this episode of Activate, Pastor Christian discusses the significance of the Parable of the mustard seed found in Matthew 13:10-17. He will challenge us to protect the seed of faith that has been placed in our hearts so that our lives can have deep impact in the faith of others.
Mental illness affects nearly half of adults in the United States and one out of every five young people. The church must talk about mental health. As individuals we must be prepared to address mental health if we are going to step fully into God's purpose for our life. In this episode of Activate, Pastor Mike shares practical tools we can use to recognize mental health concerns and how we can begin to address this mess. If you or someone you know has concerns with mental health, text "Journey Mentalhealth" to 474747. We will provide resources that will help get you on track for healing.
The presence of stress in our lives can cause an incredible mess. The effects of stress can be physical, emotional, mental and relational. As Pastor Christian addresses the mess of stress, we will learn that stress ultimately is a spiritual problem. We can experience relief with proper rest.
Unless you address the mess of bitterness in your life, you will struggle stepping in to God's purpose for you. In this special Mother's Day episode, Danielle Newsome and Stephanie Ward share practical ways they have battled bitterness in their life as moms and ministry leaders.
In this episode Pastor Christian tackles the mess that pornography plays in the lives of many people. Pornography is a crisis that must be addressed because we live in a deeply sensual and sexual world. Pastor Christian specifically talks to parents of young children who still have an opportunity to help their children avoid the crisis and fully step into God's purpose for their life. Here is a list of resources Pastor Christian addresses in the podcast:
- www.XXXChurch.com
- www.fightthenewdrug.org
- Every Man’s Battle – Stephen Arterburn & Fred Stoeker
- Every Woman’s Battle – Shannon Ethridge
- Every Young Man’s Battle – Stephen Arterburn & Fred Stoeker
- Every Young Woman’s Battle – Shannon Ethridge
- http://media.focusonthefamily.com/topicinfo/overcoming_sexual_brokenness.pdf
- https://www.covenanteyes.com/e-books/
Everyone has some sort of mess in their life. If these messes are not addressed, we will never be able to step fully into God's purpose. In this episode of Activate, we discuss three realities that we must be aware of if we are going to address the mess of potential addictions in our lives and receive the healing we need.
Has Easter deeply impacted your life spiritually? It did for Peter the disciple. Following the resurrection, Jesus had a specific message for Peter knowing that he was at the point of giving up. Pastor Christian unpacks the two of the most powerful words of Easter - "and Peter" - from Mark 16:7. Pastor Christian specifically addresses what it means in the lives of those who feel like failures and disqualified spiritually.
Your spiritual story has three stages. Come and See. Come and Follow. Come and Die. Using the story of the disciple Thomas as a backdrop, Pastor Christian shares how your faith story should never be private, it is meant to be shared with others - for their good and yours.
Is there any hope in a world filled with so much suffering? Is there another way to look at the suffering we experience that can give us hope for a better tomorrow? Pastor Christian answers these questions and more in this episode of Activate.
When we share our story we must be small in our own eyes and make Jesus big. In this episode, Pastor Christian shares why being vulnerable and sharing the pains of your past can have a huge impact in the lives of others when the central person of our story is Jesus.
Can you share the story of how God has transformed your life? Perhaps a better question is, have you shared your story? In this episode of Activate, Pastor Christian introduces a NEW Series entitled "This Is My Story." Pastor Christian will share why it is so important that Christians should be willing and able to share their story of how following Jesus has made a difference in their life.
In Deuteronomy 6, God gave Moses specific instructions on how to raise up the next generation to love and know Him. According to the Bible, parents are to be the primary faith influencer in the life of their children. In this episode of Activate, we will have a conversation about family discipleship and how the church can partner with parents in their endeavor to raise up the next generation of difference makers.
In Luke 15, Jesus shared a parable about a broken family. A father had two sons who were tearing the family a part. The younger son was selfish and was participating in sin. The older son was self-righteous and unforgiving. In this episode of Activate, Pastor Christian shares the boundaries preventing a stronger family and reveals building blocks that establish a family centered on Jesus.
In this episode, Pastor Christian continues with our discussion from our Family Stronger series at Journey. We will dive into the story of Samson from the book of Judges and will discover that his parents were passive in guiding their son toward his God-given purpose. We discuss four passive parent warnings that are also applicable in other relationships we have. If we are going to have influence in the lives of others, we must avoid passivity and lovingly confront and correct when we see others drifting spiritually.
Have you ever experienced conflict in a family relationship? Have you tried to avoid the conflict in fear of ruining the relationship? Conflict is not the problem in our relationships but HOW we conflict is? In this episode, Pastor Christian shares how to navigate conflict in our relationships in a healthy way so that everyone wins.
In this episode we launch a new study entitled Family Stronger: Battling Brokenness and Refusing to Quit. As we take a closer look at the first family on this planet, we will discover that every family is broken in some way and the root of that brokenness is the sin that exists in our lives. Pastor Christian will help us identify areas in our life and in our families where we can begin to battle against the brokenness and start to experience victory.
Our responsibility as Christians is to not only invite and bring people to Jesus, but to also guide others in their new spiritual journey. In this podcast, Pastor Christian shares how to practically disciple others and guide them to grow in their relationship with Jesus. For any questions regarding your next steps spiritually, send an email to brandon@takethejourney.cc.
Seven out of ten Christians believe that sharing their faith is their personal responsibility. Sadly, approximately 30% of Christians shared their faith in the past year. In this episode of Activate, Pastor Christian talks about the importance of sharing Jesus. Sharing Jesus is important because when you know him, you show him...and you share him.
Jesus always drew a crowd that quickly became uncontainable. His ministry outgrew homes, synagogues, and was forced to move to countrysides. The Spiritual Application is this, God always wants to take more territory in your life, if you will allow him. In this episode Pastor Christian explains how important it is to have a personal vision for your life where you are always allowing God to have more territory for greater impact.
It is only through Jesus that we receive faith and a spiritual nature. Our response should be to grow-up spiritually. In this episode, Pastor Christian shares eight specific spiritual buckets that should be filled to overflowing from 2 Peter 1:1-8.
In our first Activate podcast of 2019, Pastor Christian transparently shares how he will pursue Jesus this year through 10 distinct commitments.
In this episode of Activate, Pastor Christian shares some the highlights of 2018 at Journey Church International and provides a sneak peek at 2019.
Jesus said, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." In this episode, Pastor Christian discusses the importance for every follower of Jesus to be peacemakers in the world, in their community, and in their family. You will discover that the role of making peace is easier than you think.
In this episode of Activate, Pastor Christian discusses the first message of a Christmas series entitled, “The Prince: Finding Peace This Christmas.” Pastor Christian will answer the key question, is peace possible this Christmas? We will discover that true peace cannot be based on circumstances; the foundation of our peace is found in the person of Jesus. Pastor Christian also details a Peace Plan to follow this Christmas season. https://www.takethejourney.cc/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Peace-Plan-single-sheet.pdf
The Holy Spirit fights for you to display more fruit in your life. In this episode of Activate, Pastor Christian discusses how important it is for Christians to display ALL of the fruit of the Spirit. We also discuss the value of taking a Spiritual Fruit Assessment to evaluate how we are doing in displaying the Fruit of the Spirit. Here is a link/url for the Spiritual Fruit Assessment: https://www.takethejourney.cc/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Holy-Spirit-Spiritual-Fruit-Single-Chart-V2.pdf
One of the primary goals of the Supernatural series is to help you learn to experience the Holy Spirit and to hear from him when he speaks. Sadly, the primary hindrance to hearing from the Holy Spirit is our own busyness. In the podcast today, Pastor Christian discusses different sources for hearing from the Holy Spirit and shares how to address the dysfunctional reality of the busyness in our lives.
The Apostle Paul wrote to the church at Ephesus and reminded them that they were saved by the grace of God to do good works which He had prepared in advance. Simply stated, Christians are “saved to serve.” In this episode of the podcast, we continue with our series Supernatural: Capturing the Power of The Holy Spirit. We discuss how important it is that every follower of Jesus exercise the gifts that the Holy Spirit generously distributes to serve and strengthen God’s people through God’s church.
Have you ever found it difficult to understand who the Holy Spirit is and what he does for your life? If so, you are not alone. Christian theologian A.W. Tozer wrote, “The idea of the Spirit held by the average church member is so vague as to be nearly non-existent.” In this episode Pastor Christian will discuss what and how the Holy Spirit accomplishes in our life by reviewing the Holy Spirit Cheat Sheet. Even more, he will unpack who the Holy Spirit is and why a proper perspective of him is so vitally important for our relationship with God. Copy this link and paste it in your web browser to download the Holy Spirit Cheat Sheet: https://www.takethejourney.cc/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Half-Page-Holy-Spirit-Cheat-Sheet.pdf
In this episode of the Activate Podcast, Pastor Christian introduces a new series on the Holy Spirit. He begins the conversation by talking about three things we need to know about the Holy Spirit so that we can effectively capture his power. Throughout the series Pastor Christian will also discuss the purpose of the Holy Spirit in our lives, the gifts he gives, the fruit he produces, and the strength he provides.
In this episode of Activate, we wrap up our Letters From Jesus series by taking a closer look at the church in Laodicea. In his letter, Jesus criticized the church for being lukewarm, neither hot nor cold. Jesus showed the Laodicean church, and will show us today, three areas that will reveal the temperature of our heart spiritually. We will discover that like the waters of ancient Laodicea, we may sometimes feel “useless” spiritually, yet Jesus never stops pursuing and inviting us into a deeper relationship with him.
Do you trust God in every area of your life? In the ancient letter to the church at Philadelphia, Jesus is revealed as the one who could be completely trusted. In this episode of the Activate Podcast, Pastor Christian discusses how to reveal areas of your life that you still do not trust Jesus completely. Also, he shows us how to search the Bible so that we can develop deeper trust and how to lean on others who can become "pillars of peace" in our lives.
Have you ever felt like Jesus was absent at the time you needed him the most? Have you ever unknowingly placed limitations on Jesus’ ability to deliver you from your difficult circumstances? This week, we are pausing our current series Letters From Jesus to have a conversation around Dr. Tara Jenkin’s message from Sunday. In her message entitled, “Thriller,” Dr. Jenkins detailed the narrative of Jesus raising his friend Lazarus from the dead found in John 11. We will discover that Jesus desires to move in our life to ultimately display the glory of God and to demonstrate His faithfulness.
Life with Jesus is a marathon, not a sprint. Every day, we should be striving to grow closer to Jesus. Spiritual growth takes time, and in spite of our best efforts, it will not happen overnight. In this episode, Pastor Christian digs deeper into Jesus' letter to the church at Sardis approximately 2,000 years ago. Jesus challenged the early Christians to not give up growing in their faith and to finish what they had started. This challenge for spiritual growth remains for us today.
We love to receive recognition and rewards for accomplishments we have achieved. From athletic achievements to career successes, rewards are symbols of victory and acknowledge the hard work and discipline required for the accomplishment. In this podcast, Pastor Christian discusses the future evaluation of our deeds both good and bad and the rewards we can receive for our life on this earth.
The church at Pergamum was immersed in a culture that was absorbed by the worship of knowledge, false god’s and Caesar. Jesus wrote the church a letter and challenged them to be victorious by remaining true to his name without renouncing their faith. This same challenge exists for the church today. In todays podcast, Pastor Christian challenges us to guard our hearts closely so that Satan cannot establish a throne.
The church at Smryna was known for the suffering they experienced because of their faith in God. Jesus wrote a letter to encourage them to endure until the end so that they would receive the victor's crown. This week on the podcast, we will discover that following Jesus is not always easy and may bring trials and suffering. However, we should embrace and endure our suffering so that we will also receive the reward of eternal life with Jesus.
The distinguishing trait of the church at Ephesus was that they had lost their first love and that they were simply going through the motions of "doing" church. In this episode, Pastor Christian continues his series entitled "Letters From Jesus" and challenges us to avoid simply going through the motions of our faith.
This week, Pastor Christian launches a new season of Activate podcasts at Journey Church International. We will begin a dialogue about our series entitled "Letters from Jesus." In this series we will take a closer look at the seven letters that Jesus wrote to the early churches found in Revelation 2-3. In this episode, Pastor Christian will show us through the life of John, the author of Revelation, that our "spirit to receive" must be greater than our desire to retreat when life is not meeting our expectations.
In our final podcast of the season, Pastor Christian discusses the lessons we can learn from Ehud, the second Judge of Israel. We will learn that God will often use our perceived disadvantage for His divine advantage. We learn that an ounce of faith can produce an ocean of results. Finally, we will discuss how God can use our faith to signal others to follow.
Pastor Christian shares his reflections on the past week at Student Camp in Florida. We also discuss Sunday's message titled "Just Keep Swimming" as we continue to study the book of Judges and learn from the heroes of our faith. Pastor Christian explains why forward movement is so important in our walk with Jesus.
The ancient history book of Judges provides a vivid description of the cycle of sin for the nation of Israel. If we aren't careful, the same cycle can be a picture of our lives spiritually. This week we begin to discuss themes from the book of Judges and the powerful lessons we can learn from the past so we can know how to live today.
There is a season in your life when your spiritual family becomes your local family. When your biological family is not your primary spiritual influence, support, challenge or community, you will need to surround yourself with a spiritual family. In this episode of the podcast, we discuss the importance of a spiritual family and share practical tools to help develop a spiritual family.
Conflict exists in all relationships. We cannot avoid it but we can weaken the power of it's impact. The greatest way to decrease the power of conflict in any relationship is to have clear communication. In this podcast, Pastor Christian shares practical communication tools to help navigate the conflict within our relationships, including those that are dysfunctional.
In this special episode of the Activate Podcast, we have a conversation with Danielle Newsome. Danielle discusses how to have a postitive influence in the lives of our own families and in the lives of others. She discusses the importance of reading God's word and prayer so that we can spiritually influence others.
In the podcast this week, we will continue conversations around our series entitled My Dysfunctional Family: Learning to love difficult people. We will learn that the majority of the dysfunction we experience in our family is due to a misunderstanding of our current roles. If we can understand, communicate, and manage our family roles in a way that shows our heart, we can begin to disassemble the dysfunction.
Do you have difficult people in your life? In this episode of the Activate Podcast, we begin a new series entitled, My Dysfunctional Family: Learning To Love Difficult People. In this podcast we will take a closer look at Joseph and discover how he learned to love difficult people and deal with the dysfunction of the relationships of his life. Pastor Christian discusses practical ways we can mourn past hurt so that we can heal and how we can forgive so that we can move forward.
If we are going to walk towards God and with God we may need to change our attitude. In this podcast, Pastor Christian talks about how a change in attitude can allow you to experience greater peace and battle entitlement.
This week, we continue our discussion in our series, Finding Your Way Back To God. Pastor Christian will discuss what it means to live on earth like we will in heaven by practicing spiritual math. Sometimes we need to subtract things from our life and sometimes we need to add things to our life. We will be challenged to take off our earthly nature and put on a spiritual nature. When we begin to put on a spiritual nature, we will begin to look more like Jesus.
This week, we launch a new series entitled, Finding Your Way Back To God. Rooted in Paul’s letter to the Colossians, this series will help you get back on course by focusing on the person of Jesus. Today, Pastor Christian will challenge us to become more aware of the presence of Jesus in all areas of our life.
Easter Sunday represents more than candy, Easter Eggs, new clothes and family brunch. The meaning behind Easter has the ability to change lives. Today, Pastor Christian will discuss the incredible promise and potential that Easter holds for each of us. We will also discuss the open and empty tomb of Jesus and what that means for our lives.
In the podcast this week, we continue our discussion on The Lamb: Making Sense of Easter. We will learn that Jesus is the one who allows us to live in a relationship with God. Through the Old Covenant Fellowship Offering described in Leviticus, we will discover that God invites us and desires that we spend T.I.M.E with Him on a daily basis. Pastor Christian also shares his routine and rhythm of spending time with God and practicing His presence.
In this episode of the Activate Podcast, Pastor Ryan and Pastor Brandon discuss the tabernacle curtain and it's connection to Jesus. They also discuss the Day of Atonement and the forgiveness we can find because of the sacrifice the Lamb of God.
In this podcast, Pastor Christian continues with his series The Lamb: Making Sense of Easter. We discuss the connection between the bronze basin found in the Jewish tabernacle and Jesus. We also talk about the importance of understanding the impact of sin in our lives so that we can understand the depth of grace. We will see Jesus as the daily lamb of God who was our substitute so that we can have forgiveness from sin.
This week we start a new series titled, The Lamb - Making Sense of Easter. This series will help prepare us to celebrate Easter like never before. For the next five weeks, we will focus intently on the spiritual importance of Jesus. Pastor Christian discusses why we cannot fully grasp Christianity until we understand Jesus' role as the Lamb of God. We will be introduced to Jesus through the first Lamb of God found in the ten plagues of Egypt thousands of years ago.
This week we wrap up our series, Broken - Breaking the Cycle of Living Spent. In this series we have discovered important financial principles through the lens of the Bible. Today, we will be discussing principles #6 and #7 and learning that the foundation of honoring God with our finances is living with contentment.
Many Americans are living way beyond their means. We are spending money we don't have on things we don't need. As a result, debt has become all too common for many of us today. As we continue with our series, Broken - Breaking the Cycle of Living Spent, we will discover that debt is only a symptom of a deeper issue. This deeper issue has roots that are connected to the tenth commandment - "Do not covet." Today we will discuss this commandment and the consequences if it is neglected.
In this episode Pastor Christian discusses the principle of stewardship - taking care of something that is not yours as if it was yours. We also discuss that ultimate goal of stewardship is to honor God with everything he provides by showing gratitude, being accountable, and being responsible.
Pastor Christian discusses the first message in a new series entitled "Broke[n] - Breaking the Cycle of Living Spent." In this episode of the podcast, we discuss why God doesn't really want our money but He does want our heart. We also discuss the importance of the "Law of the Harvest" found in Galatians 6. This will not be a series on giving but, we will talk about money. We will challenge you to begin to look at your money and personal finances from an entirely different perspective.
Like clay jars, over time our physical bodies will slowly break down. Although outwardly we fade, inwardly we can have the priceless treasure of Jesus to help us exist in a broken and hurting world. In our conversation today, we will discuss that in our effort to passionately pursue intimacy with Jesus we need to depend on weakness and understand that we have spiritual access to strength.
In this episode, Pastor Christian reflects back on 2017 at Journey and looks forward with anticipation to 2018. Also, we begin a conversation about our recent message series, Death By Distraction - Taking back your life. Pastor Christian discusses the importance of getting rid of the distractions in our lives that prevent us from growing spiritually and rob us from what is most important.
In this episode of the Activate podcast we take a look back at an incredible year of ministry at JCI and discuss some of our favorite moments from our 2017 message series.
This week's podcast will give you practical tools on knowing how to find the will of God for your life. We will look specifically at two types of fruit that will help us know we are in God's will.
In this podcast, we discuss the dangers of spiritual drift in our lives and ways to avoid it. Spiritual drift takes when we are stuck between running from God and running to God. Spiritual drift is dangerous because we rarely drift in the positive direction, we lose sight of what is most important, and we become numb to what breaks the heart of God.
In this episode of the Activate podcast, Pastor Christian explains the three-part prescription for healing from the pain in our lives. 1. Make time and space to hear from God; 2. Lean on a small group to help carry burdens; and 3. Continue to pursue the mission of God.
In this episode of the Activate Podcast, Pastor Ryan and Pastor Brandon discuss why it is sometimes so difficult to hear the voice of God in our lives when life hurts too bad. They also discuss a few practical ways to begin listening to God in the midst of difficult circumstances.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
Pastor Christian launches a new series entitled Whispers - How to hear the voice of God. God desires to communicate with us every day but often times we are too busy or distracted hear Him. Learning to listen to God is a skill that must be developed. Pastor Christian discusses how important it is to create supernatural space in our lives to hear supernatural communication.
In this podcast, Pastor Christian talks about how important it is for every Christian to understand their responsibility of introducing people to God. Following the example of Daniel and King Nebuchadnezzar, Pastor Christian discusses how effective sharing our faith can be when it happens within established relationships that are built on trust and respect.
In this episode of the Activate Podcast, Pastor Christian discusses the importance discerning good things from God things; how to change your perspective in difficult circumstances; and the exciting future of Journey Church International.
One of the last areas Christians give God their trust is money. As we continue our Fearless series, Pastor Christian will share in this podcast the importance of generosity in our lives and how we are never more like God than when we give.
Every Christian wants to have spiritual influence and impact on people, but often they don't know how. In this podcast, Pastor Christian shares seven practical steps to a life a spiritual influence.
Pastor Christian begins a new series entitled Fearless: Living in Faith Over Fear. Often times we allow fear to overwhelm us and hold us back spiritually. We become fearful because we allow things closer to our heart other than God. In this podcast, we will be challenged to take a closer look at our life and discover areas where we may have placed our security in other than God.
In this week's episode of Activate, Pastor Christian talks with us about parenting through confrontation. When we work through spiritual confrontation in parenting, or in any relationship, long-term healing is possible.
In this week's episode of Activate, Pastor Christian talks with us about how faith ultimately is caught in the home and practical things parents can begin to do to guide their children spiritually.
This week's episode starts the launch of a brand new series titled Family Strong. Today, spiritual 'reset' trends are noticeable with young marrieds, young parents, parents of teens, and parents of adults coming back to the church. Pastor Christian discusses why that's happening and equips us with strategies to build a strong family as learned from Jacob, who after 20 years needed to spiritually reset his family. We'll also hear why it's important for singles to stay connected through this series.
EASTER EDITION: In this podcast, Pastor Christian discusses the afterlife and why he believes the Bible doesn't "say" anything. Also, he explains why the story of Easter is so significant for individuals who feel dislocated from a faith they once knew.
In this podcast Pastor Christian discusses Jesus’ statement from the cross, “Today, you will be with me in paradise.” He will answer questions: What is the meaning of the title “Messiah” given to Jesus? What is our response when we feel like our needs aren’t being met by Jesus? How can we reshape our thinking to a "Kingdom of When” mindset?
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
In this weeks episode, Pastor Christian discusses the importance of being a part of a spiritual family. Your spiritual family may include people who are guiding you like parents; people who are encouraging you like close friends, and people you are pouring into spiritually.
The Activate Podcast from Journey Church International takes you backstage with Pastor Christian Newsome and guests for an extended conversation and insights on leadership, spiritual growth, and activating your faith in a practical way.
Pastor Christian begins a new series entitled Famous Last Words: What Jesus wants you to know. In this podcast, Pastor Christian has a conversation about the incredible power behind Jesus’ first recorded statement, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."
Pastor Christian challenges us to become Jesus’ partner in the lives of our spouse and closest friends. Our relationships will be strengthened when we demonstrate love, truth, and grace; and, by cultivating the very best in those closest to us. We can become truly better together when we act as Jesus’ advocate.
In this week's episode, Pastor Christian discusses a topic in marriage that very few people want to talk about…submission. We will discover that healthy marriages further symbolize God’s love for us when love AND submission are evident. Because Jesus submitted to the will of the Father by dying on the cross, a wife should submit to her husband and a husband should sacrificially love his wife.
In this episode, Pastor Christian launches a brand new series on the topic of marriage and relationships. As we take a closer look into Ephesians 5, we will discover that God designed marriage to be a beautiful picture of Jesus’ love for us. Whether you are married, single, divorced, widowed, or a teenager, this series will teach you about your relationship with Jesus thus strengthening your relationship with those who are closest to you.
God created us to not simply survive but to thrive in this life. Unfortunately, we often desire to satisfy our own cravings and we end up feeling unfulfilled, dissatisfied and emotionally unhealthy. In today's podcast, Pastor Christian discusses distinct qualities of a person who is fully alive and emotionally healthy. We will be challenged to take a close examination of our lives to make sure our we model the life of Jesus Christ.
In this episode of Activate, Pastor Christian discusses the topics of sin, authority, and breaking free for our past to pursue a future filled with emotional health.
In our crazy, fast-paced lives, it is difficult to find the rest we so desperately need in order to be emotionally, physically, and spiritually healthy. In this episode of the Activate podcast, Pastor Christian unpacks seven promises found in Psalm 23 that will teach us how to plug-in in to God daily so that we can find the rest that only a Good Shepherd can provide.