We are The Branches: Recent Episodes
The Branches Church
A place to find weekly sermons and special episodes from The Branches Community Church in Plainfield, Indiana.
Listen in as Pastor Alex finshes our sermon series Battling the Invisible: Spiritual Warfare. This week we focus on submitting to God and resisting the devil.
Join us as we continue our discussion on spiritual warfare and how being faithful to God will help us to preserver and live well in Him.
Listen in as Pastor Alex continues our sermon series Battling the Invisible: Spiritual Warfare - Weapons of Divine Power to Destroy Strongholds
We are starting a new series this Sunday on spiritual warfare. Today's episode is an introduction to that idea and how important it is to armor up through the Word of God and His promises to you.
Our study in 1 Peter has us talking about 4:7-11 today, looking towards our future in Christ while living as exiles now.
Summer was busy but we are excited to be back to talk about faith, Jesus, and holiness!
Listen in as Pastor Michael continues our new sermon series Exile as we go through 1 Peter.
The Star Wars episode! What themes are found in both Star Wars and the Bible? We only scratch the surface in our episode today. Follow along!
We've been out for Spring Break but now we are back to finish up talking about the New Testament and the conclusion of the Bible in 90 days.
We have made it to the New Testament! Joining us as part of the conversation is Kelsey Scott. She is an expert on all things Little Women, a lover of Jesus, and Michael's fiancé. Today, we talk about the Gospel's as we continue through the Bible in 90 Days!
We are continuing to talk about prophets as we finish up the Old Testament. What is their message about? follow along and see!
Wisdom and Poetry, suffering and sex. I think this is a fun one as we talk about Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs.
This week we talk about the Book of Job and how suffering affects us all even though we are loved by God. It's a tough subject that brings up some great discussion and hard topics.
Join us as we talk about Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther. We discuss how it fits into the Bible story and how it still fits into our lives today!
Excited to have our friend Jonathan Woodring back to discuss the books of Kings and Chronicles with us. We love talking about the Bible and what God shows us through it. Join us as we continue through the Bible in 90 days!
Pastor Alex and The Branches Board Members take us through The State of the Church for 2024 and 2025
Today we are joined by our friend Jonathan Woodring, pastor at The Refuge Church in Plainfield, and we spend time discussing the books of Deuteronomy and Joshua.
In this episode we discuss Exodus and Leviticus along with some things we find cool and interesting. Join us for the fun!
Welcome into the Branches office! Our church is going through the Bible in 90 days during the first 3 months of 2025. We hope to provide a fun and informative discussion each week that will help our listeners to understand and interact with the scriptures. Alex and Michael spend some time today talking about Genesis as we begin our journey through the Bible together.
Listen in as Pastor Alex continues our Sermon Series Christmas According to TV Specials. This week we focus on Joy!
Listen in as Pastor Alex continues our Sermon Series Christmas According to TV Specials. This week we focus on Peace!
Listen in as Pastor Michael starts our new Sermon Series Christmas According to TV Specials. This week we focus on Hope.
Listen in as Pastor Michael starts our new sermon series Love: Are we loving like Jesus?
He is Risen! Happy Easter! Listen in as Pastor Alex Leads us in the resurrection story!
Listen in as we celebrate the Last week of Advent and Pastor Alex shares the Christmas Eve Sermon!
It's the third week of Advent! Listen in as Pastor Michael continues our sermon series Celebration!
Today we are celebrating the Branches 10th Birthday! Thanks for tuning in to listing to the story of The Branches Church and the word of God!
It's the first week of Advent! Listen in as Pastor Alex takes us through our new sermon series Celebration!
Listen in as Pastor Alex continues our sermon series Wisetober! This month we are reading through the book of Proverbs.
Thanks for listening to the Branches Sermon for 2/12/2023. Today we have guest speaker Ben Beeks giving the sermon.
Things for tuning into The Branches Podcast! This week Pastor Alex leads us in our new sermon series, Forgive!
Listen in as Pastor Alex continues or sermon series Living Differently. This week we focus on generosity.
This week we are in the fourth week of Advent. Listen in as Pastor Alex continues our sermon series Come Home for Christmas.
It's the third week of Advent! Listen in as Pastor Alex continues the Christmas Story in our sermon series Come Home For Christmas.
Tune in as we contine the Christmas story in our sermon series Come Home For Christmas!
There were audio issues with the recording of this sermon. The first minute is missing. Pastor Alex opened the sermon by talking about a recent family vaction to New York City. The audio picks up from there.
Listen in as Pastor Alex takes us into the Christmas Season in our new sermon series Come Home for Christmas.
Listen in as Pastor Alex continues our sermon series titled Jesus. This was recorded during our outdoor worship.
Listen in as Pastor Alex continues our sermon series titled Jesus. This week we talk about if we are anchored the the right things and mission drift.
Verses
Hebrews 6:19-20
1 John 2:15-17
This week we have guest speaker Dr. Kim Reisman who talks about living in Bethany.
Verses
Matthew 21:18-19
Thank you for listening to the Branches podcast as Pastor Alex leads us in our sermon series titled Jesus. This week we focus on being broken and healing.
Verses
Luke 13:10-13
Thanks for listening to The Branches Podcast. Listen in as Pastor Alex leads us in our new sermon series titled Jesus.
Verses
Mark 8 26-30
2 Crointhians 5:17
Luke 8:26-38
Happy Labor Day! Listen in as Pastor Alex finshes the sermon series Our Story!
Verses
Luke 10:38-42
Tune in as we contine the sermon series Our Story. This was recorded outside at there were a few issues recording the live sermon. There may be a few spots where the audio cuts out and quailty is not the same quality as others.
Today we have guest speaker Dr. Isaac Hopper and we continue the sermon series Our Story.
Verses
2 Corinthians 12:1-4 and 5-10
Pastor Alex Leads us as we continue our sermon series Our Story. This week we focus on serving.
Luke 22:24-30
John 12:26
This week Pastor Alex tell us the story of Zacchaeus in the Book of Luke and how we can focus our life on the savior.
Luke 19: 1-10
Romans 3:23-24
1) Pride
2) Idolatry
3) Worldness
4) Secret sings of our Life
5) Self Righteousness
Branches Board Member Joe Fugate speaks on our spiritual journy and our walk with Jesus.
- Relationships
- Go tell it on the mountain tops
- With the youth in your life
- Online Presence
- Outward behavior: I am Third (First God, Second others, Third myself)
This week we change things up a bit. Guest speakers Jeff and Amy Brake talk about being a missionary, Mission Training International and missionary training.
Join Pastor Alex as we continue our sermon series Activate. This week we focus on Branching out.
Join Pastor Alex Hershey in his Fathers day sermon as we continue our sermon series: Activate.
Join pastor Alex as we continue our sermon series Unlikely Contenders. This week we focus on Courage vs Counterfeit Courage and the story of David vs Goliath.
1 Samuel 17: 32-50
Hebrews 12 : 1-2
Psalm 30:5
Join Pastor Alex as we continue our sermon series Unlikely Contenders.
Joshua 2:8-16
Ask yourself:
Who are we
Where do we live
How do we live
Who do we serve
Join pastor Alex as we continue our sermon series Unlikely Contenders on this Mothers day!
Happy Easter, He is Risen!
Join Pastor Alex as we go through the story of Christ coming back!
Join Pastor Alex as we continue our sermon series through the book of Mark for March: Action. This week See Jesus...Take Action
Verses
Mark 11:1-11
Join Pastor Alex as we continue our sermon series through the book of Mark for March: Action. This week we focus on pursuing the good life.
Verses
Mark 10:17-22
Mark 10:18-31
Join Pastor Alex as we continue our sermon series through the book of Mark for March: Action. The size of a mustard seed.
Verses
Mark 4:30-34
Branches Sermon 3/20/2022 Action Pt. 3 (Off the Mat)
Join Pastor Alex as we continue our sermon series through the book of Mark for March: Action. This week is Off the Mat
Verses
Mark 2:1-23
Join Pastor Alex as we continue our sermon series through the book of Mark for March: Action. This week is about Fertile Ground in the Wilderness)
Verses
Mark 1:9-13
John 15:5
Join Pastor Alex as we start our new sermon series for March: Action. This week we focus on Repent.
Verses
Mark 1:1
Mark 1:2-8
Ephesians 5:14
Join Pastor Alex as we continue our sermon series Seek God. This week we focus on Scripture.
Join Pastor Alext as we continue our sermon series Seek God. Today we focus on rest.
Verses
Leviticus 26:34-35
Mark 8:36
Matthew 11:28-29
Join pastor Ale and we continue our sermon series Seak God. Today we are in the book of Habakkuk.
Verses
Habakkuk 3:17-19
God wants us to worship Him. De doesn't need us, for He couldn't be a self-sufficent God and need anything or anybody, but He wants us. When Adam sinned it was not He who cried, "God, where are Thou?" It was God who cried, "Adam, where art thou?"
- A.W. Tozer
Join guest preacher Seth Neckers and we continue our sermon series Believe: Becming what God has called you to be.
Verses
Ephesians 4:1-6
Ephesians 4:7
Ephesians 4:11-13
Romas 12:2
Join Pastor Alex as we continue our sermon series Believe.
- Do not conform to the pattern
- Be transformed "But we have the mind of Christ"
- God's will. God's will is not always a mountain top experience but it is the ability to see the mountain top while getting through the valley.
Join Pastor Alex as we start our new sermon series Believe: Becoming what god hs called you to be.
Verses
1 corinthians 12:7-11
1 Corinthians 13:1
Gifts:
Administration
Apostle
Discernment
Evangelism
Exhortation
Faith
Giving
Healing
Helps
Hospitality
Knowledge
Leadership
Mercy
Prophecy
Serving
Speking in Tongues
Teaching
Wisdom
Happy New Year!
Join Pastor Alex as he leads us in a sermon to start off the new year. We will start our first sermon series for the year next sunday.
Join Pastor Alex as we continue our sermon series: Radiant (Experience the Hope of Christ this Christmas Season)
Join Pastor Alex as we continue our sermon series: Radiant (Experience the Hope of Christ this Christmas Season)
Join Pastor Alex as we continue our sermon series: Radiant (Experience the Hope of Christ this Christmas Season)
Join Pastor Alex as we start a new sermon series: Radiant (Experience the Hope of Christ this Christmas Season)
Tune in for this Halloween edition of The Branches sermon as pastor Alex preaches on When I am Afaraid.
1) Hope
2) Calm
3) Grace
4) Trust
Join in with pastor Alex and we continue the sermon series Loving Your Neighbor Part 3
Verses
1 John 4 : 7-12
John 13 : 34-35
"For as long as love takes up the whole heart, what room is there for sin therein?" - John Wesley
Three Rules
1) Do no Harm
2) Do Good
3) Stay in Love with God
Join Pastor Alex as we continue the sermon series Loving Your Neighbor.
Verses in this sermon:
Hebrews 13:1-2
John 1 3:17
Peter 1 4:9
Join Pastor Alex in the new sermon series Loving Your Neighbor.
Verses
Matthew 22:27-40
Matthew 5:43-45
How to love your enemy
1) pray for your enemy
2) Practice Empathy
3) Pursue Unity
4) Paitence
Join Matt as he takes us through Daniel Chapter 3 and the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
Join Pastor Alex as he takes us through our sermon series "Belonging" in the book of Ezra
Verses: Ezra 6:14-18 and John 10:7-18
Join Pastor Alex as he takes us through our sermon series "Belonging" in the book of Ezra
Verses: Ezra 4:12-16 and Proverbs 3 : 5-6
"A team is not a group of people who work together, a team is a group of people who trust each other." Simon Sinek
"Never be afarid to trust an unknown future to a known God."
Join Pastor Alex as he takes us through our new sermon series "Belonging" in the book of Ezra.
Verses: Ezra 1:1-5 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezra%201%3A1-5&version=NIV
There is a short time where the audio cuts out due to a malfunction during the service recording.
Join Pastor Alex as we continue Part 1 of 3 in the sermon series on Transformation.
Join Pastor Alex as we continue our Lent sermon series "The Journey to Redemption" through the Book of Ruth.
Thanks for tuning in to The Branches Virtual Worship! We’ve got a great message prepared for you today as we continue our Lent study through the book of Ruth!
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Join Pastor Alex and the Branches as we start a new sermon series for Lent called The Journey to Redemption. In this series we will be studying the Book of Ruth. This first session will cover Ruth 1 : 1-6.
Wake Up With Alex is Back! What started as a Facebook Live series is now in podcast form. Join Pastor of The Branches Church Alex Hershey as he goes through the Book of James.