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A weekly podcast to help you live abundant life in Jesus Christ. Looking at faith, culture, and life through the lens of Christ.
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In week 4 of Life’s Big Questions, we consider the question of destiny. It’s the question we ponder we’re reminded of our own mortality. What question is that? Where am I headed after this life? Is there something after this life? What happens after I die? Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Over the last […]
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In week 3 of Life’s Big Questions, we consider the question of morality. It’s the question we ponder when we’re faced with a difficult decision or we’re in a tough situation. What question is that? How should I live? What is right and wrong? How can I live a good life? Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe […]
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In week 2 of Life’s Big Questions, we consider the question of meaning and purpose. It’s the question that seems to chase us throughout our lives as teenagers, young adults, and for many, it continues to chase us as we grow older. What question is that? Why am I here? What is the meaning and […]
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In week 1 of Life’s Big Questions, we consider the question of origins. It’s the question we ponder when we look at the stars and we are reminded of our smallness. What question is that? Where did I come from? Where did everything come from? How did everything that exists begin? Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe […]
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On Easter, we looked at the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. Because our faith hinges on it being true. So is there evidence for Jesus really rising from the dead thousands of years ago? I believe there is. Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Have you ever laid awake at night pondering your existence? […]
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From Philippians 4:10-23: Discontentment often drives us. It keeps us pursuing. It keeps us striving. But that’s a miserable way to live. In fact, it’s possible to find contentment in whatever circumstance we face. Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Discontentment often drives us. The idea that things are not the way they ought to […]
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From Philippians 4:2-9. What can we do with our worries? Well, our worries may hold us captive, but we also hold the key. 🗝 More on that in this week’s sermon from the book of Philippians. Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Short Clip Screen Time, Worry Time Late last year I left team Android […]
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From Philippians 2:19-30: What is more important? Competency or character? What does success look like? In this message, we see how Paul articulates success in the kingdom of God through two real-life people who he used as sermon illustrations. Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher What is success? Have you ever thought about that? Or […]
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From Philippians 2:12-18: Paul calls the Philippian church stars in the night. But what comes first, what allows them to shine is the difficult work of joining God in the work He is doing in them. Work out your salvation with fear and trembling. That was Paul’s command to us. Let’s find out what that […]
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From Philippians 2:1-11: What is joy? Have you ever felt like it has alluded you? Escaped you? In this message, we’ll see that joy is not an occasion, a circumstance, or a feeling. It’s a path. It’s a way. Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Over the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at a […]
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From Philippians 1:27-30: In this passage, Paul talks about an uncomfortable topic. That topic? Suffering. But he shows us what it takes for us to endure and to move forward in the midst of it. Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher As I was growing up, I was given the gift of camaraderie through sports. […]
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From Philippians 1:21-26: What does a “good life” look like? What matters most in this life? In this message, we see a clear picture of what a “good life” really looks like. Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Short Clip What does a “good life” look like? Philosophers have tried to answer this question throughout […]
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From Philippians 1:12-20: What’s your greatest desire in life? Paul had an eager expectation for something very specific. If we want to live into the life God is calling us to, we’ll adopt that same expectation, that same desire. Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Short Clip What is your greatest desire? When you step […]
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In Philippians 1:1-11 Paul begins his letter to the church in Philippi. This was a church that he, by the power of God, began in Acts 16. He adored them and wanted to encourage them. Even while he himself was in chains. Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Short Clip Finding joy in a discouraging […]
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When it comes to our relationship with God, we’re called to own our growth. We need to be active participants in what God is doing in and through us. We need to own our growth. Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Short Clip If you follow me on the Gram (Instagram) or if we’re friends […]
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When it all comes down to it, we all need life-change through Jesus. Most of us would probably admit we need to make some changes to our lives, but Jesus comes in and says we don’t just need some changes, we need transformation. And when we experience that life change, we turn around and lead […]
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God is calling us to an amazing mission and future. In this 3-week series, we’re asking “why do we exist?” and “what is God calling us to?” We are called to lead generations to Jesus. All of us. Scriptures: Deuteronomy 6:1-12; Matthew 28:18-20; Judges 2:10 Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Short Clip In March, […]
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With the New Year here, dreamers look ahead with ideas while realists look ahead with little expectation for things to change. But what happens when we ask the question, “what does God want for us in 2019?” The answer to that can change everything. Scriptures: Mark 12:28-34; 1 John 4:20-21 Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on […]
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This is week 4 in the series, Advent: When Hope Invaded the World. In this sermon, we look at the theme of love. Scriptures: Matthew 1:18-25; Genesis 3:7-11 Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Short Clip Hey church, good morning. I hope you’re having a great weekend. Real quick, by a show of hands, who is living […]
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This is week 3 in the series, Advent: When Hope Invaded the World. In this sermon, we look at the theme of joy. Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Short Clip Tis’ the season. For Christmas trees. Nativity scenes. Hot chocolate. Egg nog. And Lexus commercials. Aren’t these always so great?! Just picture it. It’s Christmas morning. […]
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This is week 2 in the series, Advent: When Hope Invaded the World. In this sermon, we look at the theme of peace. Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Short Clips Flying, Airports, PHX Walk to Baggage Claim How many of you have never flown on an airplane? Okay, so if you’ve never flown on an airplane, […]
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As we enter into Advent, there are so many things that are likely swirling around in all our minds.
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In this sermon, we conclude our series, False News where we’ve been looking at statements that sound spiritual but aren’t biblical. This last one, don’t judge, is a subtle one. Yes, Jesus did say it. But there’s more to it than what most people communicate when they say, “don’t judge.” Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Big Idea: If […]
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Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher This is the sermon I preached as my trial sermon at First Church of Christ in Bluffton, Indiana – the church that I have been affirmed as their next senior pastor. The sermon is from John 4 where Jesus has an interaction with a Samaritan woman at a well. […]
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Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Short Clip View this post on Instagram Christianity is founded on a completely falsifiable claim… __ #sermon #sermonclip #Resurrection #Jesus #devotional #Bible A post shared by Brandon Kelley (@bkel89) on Sep 26, 2018 at 6:16am PDT
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Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Short Clip Want more? I’d love to go on this journey of following Jesus with you and help you grow your faith and increase your impact. So let’s be email friends. I’d love to send you a copy of my two free eBooks: Bible Hacks: Understanding the New Testament […]
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[callout]For the past several weeks, I’ve been co-teaching a class called, Bible Hacks where myself and Daryl Docterman have been teaching short sessions designed to help you read the Bible better. Below are my teaching notes from session eight as well as the audio of the class. Past sessions are listed at the bottom of […]
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[callout]For the past several weeks, I’ve been co-teaching a class called, Bible Hacks where myself and Daryl Docterman have been teaching short sessions designed to help you read the Bible better. Below are my teaching notes from session seven as well as the audio of the class. Past sessions are listed at the bottom of […]
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[callout]For the past several weeks, I’ve been co-teaching a class called, Bible Hacks where myself and Daryl Docterman have been teaching short sessions designed to help you read the Bible better. Below are my teaching notes from session six as well as the audio of the class. Past sessions are listed at the bottom of […]
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[callout]For the next three weeks, I’ll be co-teaching a class called, Bible Hacks where myself and Daryl Docterman will teach short sessions designed to help you read the Bible better. Below are my teaching notes from session three as well as the audio of the class. Past sessions are listed at the bottom of this […]
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[callout]For the next four weeks, I’ll be co-teaching a class called, Bible Hacks where myself and Daryl Docterman will teach short sessions designed to help you read the Bible better. Below are my teaching notes from session four as well as the audio of the class. Past sessions are listed at the bottom of this […]
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[callout]For the next five weeks, I’ll be co-teaching a class called, Bible Hacks where myself and Daryl Docterman will teach short sessions designed to help you read the Bible better. Below are my teaching notes from session three as well as the audio of the class. Past sessions are listed here: Session one: The Overarching Story of […]
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[callout]For the next six weeks, I’ll be co-teaching a class called, Bible Hacks where myself and Daryl Docterman will teach short sessions designed to help you read the Bible better. Below are my teaching notes from session two as well as the audio of the class. Session one: The Overarching Story of the Bible – by Daryl […]
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[callout]For the next seven weeks, I’ll be co-teaching a class called, Bible Hacks where myself and Daryl Docterman will teach short sessions designed to help you read the Bible better. Below are my teaching notes as well as the audio of the class.[/callout] Audio Version: [button href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/abundant-life-brandon-kelley/id1030753835″ primary=”true” centered=”false” newwindow=”false” newwindow=”true”]Subscribe in iTunes[/button] [button href=”http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/brandon-kelley/the-abundant-life-with-brandon-kelley?refid=stpr” primary=”true” […]
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This is painful to research. It is even more painful to share. I’m sure it is even more painful to hear. But research, share, hear, and do something, we must. The heartbreaking reality of 132 million children is that they are orphans. Young and without parents, many are homeless, starving, and end up dying very young. Let’s […]
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When numbers get this high, it’s hard to comprehend. We live in a world where, every year, 40-50 million are systematically killed for the worship of self. Individualism is the culprit, manifested specifically through the acts of abortion. Every year, 40-50 million children in the womb are aborted and killed by mothers who have chosen […]
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It was natural for me. It was motivating. It produced results. It’s the reason why I showed up early and stayed late. Driven. My fuel? Anger. Revenge. As an athlete, this was natural for me. People would wonder if I was actually having fun when playing sports. I was. But my face showed my motivation. I […]
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All throughout the New Testament there is a theme. It’s a theme that should get more attention in Christian circles because it is foundational to understanding how someone can begin to live the way they are told to live. Let’s jump in… Listen: What We Miss When Trying to Live Right [button href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/abundant-life-brandon-kelley/id1030753835″ primary=”true” centered=”false” newwindow=”false” […]
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I’ve heard it said that our world has changed more in the last fifteen years than it had in all its time prior combined. I’m not sure how much validity there is to that statement or how you would prove it, however, it seems plausible. This much I know for sure: the way we go […]
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With every news headline, our knee-jerk reaction becomes even more of the norm on social media and in conversations. Over a year ago, the SCOTUS made the decision to legalize gay marriage. This created a hailstorm of reaction among Christians. But over a year later, my rallying cry is still something different. Let’s consider this […]
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What if there were more ways to reach people for Christ than on a Sunday morning in a worship service/experience/gathering/celebration? Our culture is changing quickly. People are less likely to step foot in a church. More people have an eclectic set of beliefs that don’t fit in one religion, rather they span across multiple religions. More […]
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What did Jesus die for? What was the purpose of going to the cross, dying, and resurrecting? Was it to reveal to us the nature of God? Was it to take on God’s wrath? What the cross of Christ represents in your theology will determine what you ultimately believe about Christianity. Let’s jump in… Listen: What Jesus […]
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Want to know the greatest threat to the Church? It’s not our changing culture, terrorism, or partisan politics. The greatest threat to the Church is the Church pointing to the wrong things. That’s right. The greatest threat to the Church is the Church. Listen: 4 Things Jesus Absolutely Didn’t Die For [button href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/abundant-life-brandon-kelley/id1030753835″ primary=”true” centered=”false” newwindow=”false” […]
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There’s a problem with a reputation. Sometimes reputations are perceived rather than reality. In other words, sometimes someone’s reputation doesn’t represent who they really are. Jesus dealt with this. People misrepresented Him constantly. And it’s likely that you might be believing a misrepresented reputation of Jesus than the reputation of real Jesus. Today’s episode is […]
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God is constantly at work in your life. There’s a secret on how to be in God’s will no matter your circumstance. This secret is pervasive throughout Scripture and it’s intimately connected to seeing God at work in your life. If you can see God at work in your life, your faith will be grown. […]
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What do you do when the people closest to you don’t believe you? Maybe you have a colorful past and you have since given your life to Jesus and are seeking Him and following Him, yet the people who are closes to you doubt that you’re serious. Jesus went through something similar. In fact, I […]
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Many of us would love it if big crowds came to see us. Jesus, though, isn’t impressed when He Himself draws big crowds. Today we’re going to see Him do something that no political campaign manager would ever advise. We’re going to see Him challenge the people who were excited to walk with Him in […]
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What happens when you are confronted with something that seems too good to be true? Do you just write it off or do you investigate it in a deeper way? The Jews Jesus was talking to in this episode wanted to write Him off because they couldn’t fathom what He was saying – He had […]
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What we pursue in life says a lot about what we value in life. Most of us (if not all) pursue meaning, significance, making a difference, and, ultimately, a feeling that we matter. None of us want to feel replaceable. We all want to feel valued. What happens, though, when we are confronted with the […]
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What you believe about God alters the course of your life. I absolutely, truly believe that. Many of us believe two things (among others) that reflect what we believe about God: (1) we believe the little we have to offer is too little to count, and (2) we believe that difficulties are lonely and we […]
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Have you ever been in a situation where you were searching for something on Google and you ended up finding something totally different than what you were searching for? Well, don’t worry because this isn’t anything new, in fact, it happened before there was a Google Search Engine. It happened to the Jews of Jesus’ day […]
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What if I told you that the way you have thought about heaven is a little different than what Scripture talks about? That would be interesting, right? Well, in today’s passage of the book of John we’ll see Jesus talking about the hope of eternity and the things in which He talks about should give us […]
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What does an SNL skit and Jesus have to do with each other? Well, God’s power is limitless. It’s beyond our mind’s capacity to comprehend. It’s truly amazing. If this is true, and we believe it, why do we continually think we are too far gone? Why do we believe that the struggles we deal […]
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This guy was helpless and on the verge of being hopeless. His son was dying. He was praying for God to do something. He was praying for a miracle. And then he heard Jesus was close by. He went to Jesus and asked for him to come with him to his house and heal his […]
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When you have a real encounter with the real Jesus, you are not left the same. You are changed. The way you think. The way you live. The way you understand your identity. Everything changes. In today’s podcast we continue seeing how a Samaritan woman encountered the real Jesus and how her understanding of Him […]
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Jesus went to the places He wasn’t supposed to go. He talked to the people He wasn’t supposed to talk to. In today’s episode of The Abundant Life, we see Jesus talking with a woman, but not any woman – a Samaritan woman. Gasp First Century culture was not kind to women, but Jesus destroys the […]
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Loud sound systems capture the attention of the people around them. I talk about a time where I was driving with my step-dad and brother and we almost caused a pile up in the middle of the intersection because the stereo system was turned up so loud. Competition bass will do that. But even more, […]
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Why is it that certain sins in our lives get designated for the “closet”? For some reason we believe that there are certain things that we do or have done that are just too bad. But if we truly knew Jesus, we would find that there is really no good reason to keep anything in […]
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In life we typically think there are 3 paths. One path is the path we ought to be on – the path of God. The third path is the path of wickedness – the one we don’t typically associate with ourselves, but definitely criminals and the like. The second path is where we typically envision […]
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Remember the software program, Napster? Remember how easy it was to download music to your computer? I do. In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about why just because something is convenient doesn’t make it right. Find out why. Listen: 05 Napster, Money Changers, and Your Heart (John 2:13-22) [button href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/abundant-life-brandon-kelley/id1030753835″ primary=”true” centered=”false” newwindow=”false” newwindow=”true”]Subscribe in iTunes[/button] […]
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In today’s podcast we’re talking about Ricky Bobby from Talladega Nights, a party, and Jesus of Nazareth. Pretty crazy awesome, eh? I think so. Listen: 04 Ricky Bobby, a Party, and Jesus (John 2:1-12) [button href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/abundant-life-brandon-kelley/id1030753835″ primary=”true” centered=”false” newwindow=”false” newwindow=”true”]Subscribe in iTunes[/button] [button href=”http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/brandon-kelley/the-abundant-life-with-brandon-kelley?refid=stpr” primary=”true” centered=”false” newwindow=”true”]Subscribe in Stitcher[/button] Listen in email Book Mentioned Eats With Sinners by […]
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We’re jumping in, once again, to the book of John. We’re going to talk about how Randy Moss relates to today’s passage. What negative things have people said about you? What limits have people put on you? What negative thoughts creep around in your mind? Today, we’re going to talk about these things and how there’s hope […]
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In today’s episode of The Abundant Life, we continue our study of the Gospel According to John. If you missed episode 1, be sure to check that out. I hope and pray that today’s episode blesses you in a great way. If it does, would you share a rating and review in iTunes and/or Stitcher? […]
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I am so excited to bring to you this brand new project that I am calling, The Abundant Life with Brandon Kelley. As much as I like to teach and inspire through the written word, I also absolutely love teaching and inspiring through the spoken word. I love to preach and to teach and this is […]
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