Journey Church Fremont: Recent Episodes
Journey Church, Fremont, OH
Special "Student Takeover Sunday" at Journey Church, where middle and high school students lead various aspects of the church service, including music, the message, sound, and the lobby. The service also includes prayer, worship, announcements, sermons delivered by students, recognition of graduating high school seniors, and a call to fellowship and faith.
A Message on Missions, Compassion, and Bold FaithIn this week's message, Keri DeChant shares a powerful sermon on what it means to have God's heart for the world. The message centers on the call to missions—challenging listeners to give, pray, and go. Drawing from a recent mission trip to Southeast Asia, Keri speaks about the spiritual and physical oppression witnessed there and the urgent need to share the gospel. The service concludes with an invitation to receive Jesus and a blessing over the congregation.
Finding Peace in the Promise of ParadiseThis message explores the powerful hope and promise of heaven through the lens of faith. It reflects on what happens immediately after a believer passes away, offering comfort and assurance about entering paradise, being at home with the Lord, and experiencing full awareness in His presence.
We all battle fear—whether it’s over finances, failure, relationships, or the unknown. In this powerful message, Pastor Ken DeChant shares a life-changing truth from John 6:16-21: even when life is out of control, God is still in control.
The disciples found themselves in a life-threatening storm—not because they disobeyed Jesus, but because they obeyed Him. Yet, in their moment of terror, Jesus walked on the water toward them, declaring, “Don’t be afraid. I am here.”
Through this story, you’ll discover how to recognize the presence of Jesus in your own storms. When the waves of life are crashing in, you can trust that God is still sovereign. Don’t let fear grip your heart—let the presence of Jesus bring you peace.
Finding Jesus in moments of desperationAaron Pippin discusses how to find Jesus in times of desperation, referencing a personal story of hardship and the biblical account of a desperate father seeking healing for his son.
Pastor Ken DeChant discusses the vision of Journey Church, emphasizing that it's rooted in Jesus' words in Acts 1:8, urging believers to be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the Earth. He clarifies that being a witness doesn't require expertise, but rather sharing personal experiences of faith. The video further explains these locations, and encourages the viewers to participate in the "God-sized vision".
The speaker, explains what the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is and how to receive it. He also shares his personal experience of being baptized in the Holy Spirit.
Here are some of the key points from the sermon:
- The Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a real and powerful experience that is available to all believers.
- It is not a mystical or ecstatic experience, but rather a normal part of the Christian life.
- The Baptism in the Holy Spirit empowers believers to live a more fruitful and effective life for Christ.
- It is important to seek the Baptism in the Holy Spirit through prayer and fasting.
- The Baptism in the Holy Spirit is not something that can be earned or deserved, but it is a gift from God that is freely given to those who ask.
The speaker, explains what the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is and how to receive it. He also shares his personal experience of being baptized in the Holy Spirit.
Here are some of the key points from the sermon:
- The Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a real and powerful experience that is available to all believers.
- It is not a mystical or ecstatic experience, but rather a normal part of the Christian life.
- The Baptism in the Holy Spirit empowers believers to live a more fruitful and effective life for Christ.
- It is important to seek the Baptism in the Holy Spirit through prayer and fasting.
- The Baptism in the Holy Spirit is not something that can be earned or deserved, but it is a gift from God that is freely given to those who ask.
How can I love with action?In this sermon, Pastor Keri DeChant talks about the importance of loving others with action, not just words. She uses the story of Jesus and the parable of the Good Samaritan to illustrate her point. She also challenges the congregation to get to know the people around them and to find ways to serve them. This sermon is a powerful reminder that we are called to love our neighbors as ourselves.
The sermon is about living a missional life, which means following Jesus and being a part of his plan for the world. Stetz talks about the importance of making Jesus the most precious thing in our lives and following him, even when it's difficult. He encourages viewers to ask God what he wants them to do next and to be open to following his lead. Stetz also talks about the importance of community and encourages viewers to get involved in their church and to find a small group to grow with.
Matthew 25:1, “Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.”
Other followers of Jesus can only share so much with you. At somepoint, YOU have to be a self-feeder.You can’t just keep bumming off of other people’s relationship withJesus
Are You Feeling Condemned?
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 8:1-2
Everything you have is a gift from God. You don’t choose what God gives you, but you choose what you DO with what God gives you. We sometimes think that faithfulness is maintaining, but it is actually about multiplying.
How do you handle life's pits? When things happen to you suddenly and it just ain't fair? How you handle those moments can decide if you reach God's destiny for your life.
You do what you do because of what you think about you. You and I have been so pre-programmed by the enemy’s lies that we don't even believe Jesus’ truth. What lie are you believing about you?
Life comes with crossroads. At every crossroad, you will have a choice to live out your faith. Live Your Faith! There is a difference between talk and walk.
Matthew 7 - What choice are you going to make?
The Narrow and Wide Gates
13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.14But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
Pastor Carlos Hernandez from the The Rock Church in Toledo shares what to do in times of crisis, and who to turn to.
Kenji Kuriyama: Campus Pastor at The Ohio State University shares the simplicity of coming to Christ.
Have you experienced all 3 baptisms? Baptism in CHRIST, Baptism in WATER, Baptism in HOLY SPIRIT.
After Jesus Resurrected, it is important to see who He appeared to first. We are going to show you 3 different types of people he appeared to which all of us can fall into these groups.
When we dismiss God’s Word and plan, we can fall into “Whatever” Christianity and resemble one of four characters.
We are the Church and when we function as the church as Jesus intended, we are beautiful.
"Submit therefore to God. But resist (oppose) the devil, and he will flee from you." James 4:7
Heaven smiles when we desire uniting in Christ Heaven smiles when we desire reaching the lost Heaven smiles when we desire loving each other
There must be a connection, an activation, and an expression of the Holy Spirit in our life if we want to experience God’s power through our life.
When you become a follower of Jesus, you are immediately enlisted into an invisible war.
I will forgive those who hurt me, and—when possible—seek forgiveness from those I have hurt.
Demons are the fallen angels who sided with Satan when he rebelled against God (Revelation 12:7-8). They are now under Satan’s authority.
Guest Speaker, Josh Willaford, Director of Leadership Development for the Ohio Ministry Network.
You follow Jesus, work hard, live with integrity, yet sometimes the bottom falls out. What do you do?
Get clarity before you rush into an opinion Remember how you were and are loved We need to hear heart before we hear words
During this family service, we will celebrate missions, talk about being led by the Holy Spirit to reach out to people around us.
When we embrace the messy, and organize ourselves to accomplish a mission, multiplication is the result!
When we look at the messiness of the lives and situations around us, sometimes we feel paralyzed. How could I possibly make a difference?
Knowing who God is, carries into every part of our lives. Psalm 23 is going to teach us just 3 God is statements that affect our everyday lives
Looking at the book of Revelation, we learn about two truths: the mark of the beast and the mark of the believer.
We are to Be on Mission of God - proclaiming His name across the street and around the world!
Jesus calls us to go into all the world- both across the street and around the world. We will discuss more of this call, hear stories and realize what our responsibility is.
When you offend me. I tend to offend others. And on and on it goes. How do we stop the loop of offense?
Have you gotten spiritually flabby during Covid? Make a decision to get in the best spiritual shape of your life.
Have you gotten spiritually flabby during Covid? Make a decision to get in the best spiritual shape of your life.
Are you struggling with your identity? Maybe you are living under a false identity. Find your identity in Christ - and see who God says you are.
But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
The next fruit of the spirit we are talking about is patience. Waiting is part of life, so how can we wait well.
We tackle this question today: what is a person to do when they feel like they are struggling in life or things are out of their control? The Bible is gives hope and strategy for every person who would want to have it.
When we participate in Holy Communion, we have an invitation to experience Jesus’ presence in a powerful, supernatural way.
One of our missions partners, Christine Little shares highlights from Zambia as well as the message God has led her to share.
We spend too much time fearing what we shouldn’t fear and not enough time fearing what we should fear.
Faith is not some nebulous, head-in-the-skies, spirituality. Faith is action. It is radical obedience.