LA Life Podcast with Pastor Brad: Recent Episodes
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LaFontaine Christian Church is a group of Real People with Real Hope. Our goal with the LA Life Podcast is to meet you right where you are each week with some encouragement, love, and hope.
This week, Pastor Brad gives us a sneak peek into Sunday's sermon that will begin our next few weeks of talking about what love is NOT.
This week on the LA Life Podcast, Pastor Brad talks about how we can love better by listening better.
This week Pastor Brad introduces the new sub-series, within our yearlong series United, that we're kicking off this Sunday (9/8/24), Love Better. Regardless of disagreements, we can still love. Listen this week and join us on Sunday as we dive into 1 Corinthians 13.
In this week's episode of the LA Life Podcast, Pastor Brad talks about how we read the Bible, and he gives us some things to think about as we approach reading our Bible or listening to the teachings of the Bible.
This week, Pastor Brad spends some time in James 1:2-4 talking about counting it all joy during trials of many kinds.
Pastor Brad is back on this week's episode of the LA Life Podcast! He dives a little more into 1 Corinthians 11:1, which we discussed during Sunday's services.
Associate Pastor Zach Vogel delivers our weekly encouragement this week on the LA Life Podcast.
This week, Pastor Zach is hosting the LA Life Podcast with a quick word of encouragement for you!
This week on the LA Life Podcast, Lizzy Makin, our Children's Director, discusses having faith like David. We all have our own "Goliath" but can have faith like David during our the different challenges we face in life.
This week on the LA Life Podcast, we get to have Stephanie Rigney, our Women's Director as our guest host for this week.
This week on the LA Life Podcast, Becca Pritchett, our Communications Director, will be hosting and bringing you some mid-week encouragement.
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This week, Pastor Brad gives us some more encouragement about how we need to keep moving even if it doesn't look like we thought it would. Walking is okay, just keeping moving.
We continue talking about running this week on the LA Life Podcast. The most important piece of our race is to keep looking to Jesus (Hebrews 12:1-2).
We continue to talk about running (spiritually and physically) in this week's episode.
Psalm 119:32
This week on the podcast, Pastor Brad introduces our new sermon series starting this Sunday, June 2nd. Listen in today and join us Sunday for "Why Run".
What a great word of encouragement for us today in this week's LA Life Podcast! No matter the storm you're in right now, God can get you through it.
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This week's episode comes from Jeremiah 17. In verses 7-8, Jeremiah talks about being planted by the water so that our leaves remain green and we continue to bear fruit. Pastor Brad takes just a few minutes and digs in a little deeper into those verses this week.
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Another LA Life Podcast episode this week with some important and quick encouragement for you!
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Today's podcast comes from Psalm 1.
The question for us this week: where are you drinking your water from?
This week Pastor Brad talks about when who we are in Christ and how we can try to see things through the lens of God.
This week, Pastor Brad reminds us how important we are to God.
Matthew 7:9-11
Matthew 19:14
Joel is back with Pastor Brad this week talking about isolation, verbal villains, and the importance of getting connected.
This week, we welcome Joel Makin to the show! We wanted to bring a licensed professional to talk about how mental health and spirituality work together.
Here are the 4 key capacities discussed that align with both healthy psychological health and the Christian faith:
đ Attachment - Building Connections
đ§ Boundaries - Respecting Individuality
đ Integration - Embracing Wholeness
đ Authority - Living with Integrity
This week, we start a small series about mental health and the role it plays in the church, our families, and our faith.
When the boss is away, the kids will play!
The staff took over the LA Life Podcast this week with some encouragement in what God is teaching each of us.
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This week, Pastor Brad encourages us to be conscious about the things we say and to be quick to listen and slow to speak.
This week's episode falls not only on Valentine's Day, but it's also Ash Wednesday. Pastor Brad does a little math lesson with us about subtracting things from our lives to add more Jesus.
This week, Pastor Brad has some encouragement for us from Galatians 6:9-10. Don't grow weary in doing good!
Pastor Brad circles back to Sunday's sermon with a few helpful tips on how we can keep "Christ Crucified" at the center of our week.
This week, Pastor Brad talks about Job's story, and the importance of friendship and being present for our friends.
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In 1 Thessalonians, we're called to pray without ceasing. This week, Pastor Brad talks about how constant prayer reaps constant joy.
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This week, Pastor Brad talks about the importance of having Godly people in your life and a church family.
Verse: Acts 18:9-10
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The LA Life Podcast is back this week from our Christmas Break, and Pastor Brad is giving us a glimpse into our church's word for the year.
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This week's episode is a great reminder just a few days before Christmas of all of the wonderful names Jesus is... Emmanuel, Mighty Counselor, Prince of Peace.
This week, Pastor Brad spends some time in Mark 2 talking about the paralytic man, and how there are different types of people in this story. The one that can't move, the ones that can move (and move toward Jesus), and the ones that could move but don't. Which one are you?
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As we come into this Christmas season, Pastor Brad reminds us this week that we have a message and food (the Bread of Life) that others need.
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With Thanksgiving week upon us, Pastor Brad encourages this week to return to Jesus and give God thanks for what He has done for us.
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Question to consider this week: do you look at your mountains in life as an obstacle or an opportunity?
This week, Pastor Brad dives into the "love chapter" in 1 Corinthians 13 and talks about how it takes love to get through mountains in life.
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This week's episode of the podcast is a throwback topic to March 2020 when the podcast first began, but the message still applies to us today.
Verse: John 16:33
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â Starting November out strong in the book of Jonah today on the LA Life Podcast. Pastor Brad drops some real wisdom this week!
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What foundation are you building your life on? This week, Pastor Brad talks about Matthew 7:24-27, and what we're building our foundation on.
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God is our protector, and He sent his son so that we may not just have life, but that we may have it abundantly. Join Pastor Brad this week as he dives into God being our protector and giver of abundant life.
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Habakkuk 3 is sometimes called the âEven Thoughâ section in the Bible. Pastor Brad encourages us today to remember that even though life around you may not be going well, we have a choice as to how weâre going to handle it. We can choose to rejoice.
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This week, Pastor Brad reminds us of our theme for the year "All Eyes On Jesus" and encourages us to continue to fix our eyes on Him even in the business of life.
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We're back after a week off! This week, Pastor Brad talks about the importance of giving effort & doing the "root work" to grow and mature spiritually.
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This week on the LA Life Podcast, Pastor Brad has a little encouragement for everyone. Whether youâre stuck in a rut or youâre in a great place, thereâs something here for you.
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This week, Pastor Brad encourages us that no matter where we are in our story, we shouldnât allow anything to hinder us from telling others about Christ.
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This week, Pastor Brad talks about Heaven, and how the things of this earth are temporary.
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This week, Pastor Brad talks about the story of Jonah and how it is really a story of Godâs grace and mercy.
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This week, Pastor Brad talks about the hope we have in Jesus.
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This week's episode comes from Habakkuk 3. Regardless of what you're going through this week, can you still rejoice that the Lord is good?
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This week on the LA Life Podcast comes from Mark 10:43-44. As we enter into this school year, letâs pray for our children and their teachers, and letâs also not forget to have a servant's heart.
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This week on the LA Life Podcast, Pastor Brad dives into the âlove chapterâ in 1 Corinthians 13, talking specifically about envy.
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In this episode of the La Life Podcast, Pastor Brad talks about the importance of waiting for the Lord when your patience are being tested.
With Pastor Brad on vacation, Becca Pritchett hosts the podcast this week with a conversation about kindness & love.
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In this weekâs episode of the LA Life Podcast, Pastor Brad encourages us to consider who our neighbors really are. Who is God asking you to love today?
Mark 12:30-31
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Life can get so busy, but Pastor Brad reminds us this week that we are called to rest. He calls us to rest in him.
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This week on the LA Life Podcast, Pastor Brad is in Mark 8 talking about the miracle of feeding the 4,000 and Jesus healing the blind man. He encourages us to shift our focus to Jesus.
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This week, Pastor Brad talks about being strong and courageous. No matter where we go, He is with us. Â
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This week, Pastor Brad talks about going back to being a kid and running to Jesus. Â
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This week, Pastor Brad talks about 1 Corinthians 13:4 & what it would be like if our love was truly patient.
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Pastor Brad reminds us of Godâs goodness this week, and encourages us to continue to sing, shout, and praise the Lord!
In this weekâs episode, Pastor Brad talks about signs.
A couple of questions to consider from todayâs episode: If you had a sign in your front yard, what would it say? What kind of sign do you want people to see? What if the first thing people saw was our love for Jesus?
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This week, Pastor Brad talks about making a sound for Jesus.
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During this weekâs episode, Pastor Brad asks us to reconsider how we look at following Jesus. What would happen if we shifted our mindset to thinking about what we could gain by following Jesus instead of thinking about all the things we feel like weâd have to give up? Â
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During this weekâs episode, Pastor Brad encourages us to remember that people are watching us, and that we are a commercial for Jesus. Do you often consider that youâre a representative of Jesus? Are you living a life thatâs worth imitating? What keeps you from being a light?
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This week Pastor Brad talks about the story of Jesus healing the demon-possessed man and when he calms the storm for the worried disciples. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lafontaine_christian_church/ & Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaFontaineChristian
This week Pastor Brad talks about how when we plant ourselves in God's Word, we will flourish. Verses: Proverbs 4:23 & Psalm 92:13
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Today is a special episode of the LA Life Podcast. We normally have a new episode every Wednesday, and this week we skipped Wednesday to do one on Good Friday. Listen in for some reflection time on what Good Friday means for us.
This week Pastor Brad talks about winter moments, springtime, and new life.
âThere is a season and time for every matter under heavenâ Ecclesiastes 3:1
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This week Pastor Brad reads from Psalm 67, and talks about Godâs saving power and the great rescue story.
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This week Pastor Brad takes us on a field trip to look at some of the cardboard testimonies we've had over the past several weeks. An underlying theme in those, and in the story of Lazarus, is freedom. Regardless of life's disappointments, obstacles, or the dead stuff that doesn't seem to want to fall off, we serve a God that sent his Son to free us from all of those things.
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This week Pastor Brad talks about the story of the paralytic, and how Jesus simply asks him âdo you want to be healed?â.
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This week Pastor Brad encourages us that we can be confident in God, even when our confidence wavers in things of this world, being confident in God is always something we can count on.
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This week with Pastor Brad taking some time away, Becca gets to bring you this weekâs LA Life Podcast! She talks about her word for the year being âflourishâ, and wanted to share with you what that means to her. Hopefully, it encourages you this week as well!
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This week Pastor Brad challenges us to consider how we can "make Jesus famous" this week.
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This week Pastor Brad talks about how we tend to ask God "why" when unexplainable disasters happen. He gives us a couple of things to guide us to what we can do next.Â
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Pastor Brad gives us 3 reasons why he thinks the disciples were so willing to follow Jesus when he called them.
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He invited them
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His attitude & how he carried himself
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He looked good & smelled good
& the question for you this week is how do you smell? Does the "smell" you give off attract others?Â
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Are you plugged into the correct power source? This week, Pastor Brad gives us a quick reminder of the importance of being plugged into the correct power source.
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This week Pastor Brad talks about Mark 1, when Jesus got baptized. He also gives us a challenge for the week.
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On Sunday, Pastor Brad gave us 4 habits to consider for 2023. This week he talks about the habit of fasting.Â
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This week, Pastor Brad gives us 3 ways we can learn more about who God is.Â
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Through CreationÂ
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Spend Time in His WordÂ
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Get to Know the Living Word, Jesus Â
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