Fox River Christian Church PODCAST: Recent Episodes
Pastor Guy Conn
The official podcast for Fox River Christian Church located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. We offer a different message each week. www.foxriverchristian.org
Pastor Guy begins our new series "Build-It" which comes out of the book of Nehemiah. He will walk us through the 6 steps of building or accomplishing. As he unpacks Step 1: Identify, he gives us questions to ponder because every child of God is made to build.
God desires for all of our relationships to trend with strong faith. Pastor Bill retells the story of Abraham and Isaac, inspiring us to have strong faith, like that of Abraham, regardless of our circumstances.
Relationships are either trending up or trending down. Guest speaker, Pastor Brian McKee, talks to us about unity between people and living in line with the truth of the Gospel. With issues of racism, segregation and prejudice, he points out that we can be different and be unified and gives us 4 ways to get involved.
Every relationship is trending - up or down. Honesty is a relational and spiritual megatrend. So, why do we lie? Pastor Guy continues our series #Trending with insights from Acts 5:1-11 and shares with us "the lie of the lie" and ties in the biblical truth of grace and truth.
For Mother's Day weekend, Pastor Guy talks to us about honor. Giving honor is a choice. Honoring someone requires action and blesses the one being honored and the one giving it.
Pastor Rob kicks off our new series #Trending by teaching on the magnitude of gratitude. He talks about how gratitude is God's will for your life and trending up in gratitude can even improve your health!
The fifth awakening we come to on our path to God is realizing that God intends for us to have a full life now, not just when we get to heaven. Pastor Guy finishes teaching from the parable of the Prodigal Son and helps us see that we can experience "life in all it's fullness" now.
Have you ever wished you could have a do-over on life? Pastor Guy comes to the second awakening on our way back to God: Regret. He talks about how regret doesn't have to be a bad thing and can actually be a valuable part of moving closer to God.
In every one of us are soul cravings. We spend the majority of our lives saying, “There’s got to be more…” Pastor Guy explains the first of five awakenings in everyone’s path to God and how we can discover our purpose as followers of Jesus and he gives us a 30-Day Challenge.
Jesus said, “Do This In Remembrance of Me.” What exactly should we remember as we participate in communion? Why have believers held either Passover or Communion for nearly 3500 years? Pastor Ken shares the answers to these questions and more as we look at the meaning and significance of communion.
Sometimes we drift away from important relationships in life. Pastor Bill challenges us not to do that with Jesus. Communion is a way for us to remember Him and to come back to Him if that's what we need to do. Because #drifthappens, we need communion.
Pastor Rob teaches about the importance of Communion, and how we should remember Jesus' sacrifice going into the Easter season.
The Bible is clear that God is able to bless us, but do you believe God wants to bless you? In the first two messages, we were given the key to a blessed life and the reminder. This weekend, Pastor Guy wraps up our series, “The Blessed Life” with a focus for us and emphasizes that God’s desire for us is to live and experience The Blessed Life.
Pastor Rob bring us the third past of the series "The Blessed Life" and talks about matters of the heart. He encourages you to take a look at your own life to see where your heart lies, and also challenges you to trust God and His plan to fill the holes in your life.
Pastor Guy continues our series "The Blessed Life" and gives us insights into Jesus' direction to us in Luke 6:37-39. He reminds us what the key to a blessed life is and a reminder that we can keep in mind. Is something keeping you from living The Blessed Life? Watch and find out.
Pastor Guy takes the stage for the first week of the new message series "The Blessed Life." He uses the history of Passover to teach the value of putting God first, and by doing this, how it will increase our flow in our daily life with Him.
Four of the pastors from our teaching team came together to address your questions. We've spent the last several weeks narrowing down the main topics and taught on those, but spent this time on several asked questions outside of that. Check it out. If you still don't see your question addressed here, stay tuned. 2016 will prove to be a time to address them.
We have received hundreds of questions for our series "Just Ask It" and some of the top ones related to sex. Pastor Guy shares God's plan for sex and differentiates shame vs. conviction.
Pastor Ken brings us Part 4 of the message series “Just Ask It” with the third most asked questions about forgiveness – forgiving others, being forgiven by God, choosing to live as a forgiven person. He shows us that forgiveness is a choice and outlines the costs of not forgiving and the benefits of forgiving along with a tip for what to do if we find ourselves struggling to forgive.
Pastor Guy brings us Part 3 of the message series "Just Ask It" with the second most asked question which is, “Aren’t all religions basically the same?” Or, it could be asked this way, “Aren’t we all worshiping the same God?” He walks us through the overwhelming evidence for the answer and reveals God’s greatest desire for us.
Pastor Guy brings us part 2 of the message series "Just Ask It" with the #1 topic that came up. The topic for this week covers "Suffering" and how God's grace can give you hope of a bigger plan for your life.
Pastor Guy brings in the new year with the first part of a new series "Just Ask It." He stresses the value of question asking; whether it is about your relationship with God, Christianity, or even your own life.
Pastor Don Mingo Sr. visits Fox River and brings us the final part of the series "Christmas Reframed." He gives a sermon on the topic of "Strength Through Weakness" and teaches us how our struggles can turn into a source of strength for others.
Pastor Rob takes the stage for the third part of our series "Christmas Reframed" and teaches about changes God may put in our lives. When God intervenes with your plans, how do you react to them? Pastor Rob uses Mary giving birth to Jesus as an example of how God may have different plans, and how we can apply God's changes in our lives.
Pastor Guy takes us trough "Part 2" of the series "Christmas Reframed" by taking a closer look at the classic Christmas story of Jesus' birth. He talks about the roles of people involved in the journey and how each of them have a piece of wisdom we could use in our lives.
Pastor Guy starts the season with the first part of the series "Christmas Reframed." He talks about how we can look at Christmas from a different perspective, and also ways we can respond to Jesus' gift to us.
Pastor Jim Horne stops for a visit to teach us one of the many lessons he has learned in his travels across the world. Jim teaches us the message that we are the "hope for the world" and how God's plans for us will help spread his love to others.
Pastor Bill finishes up the series "Keep It Real" with the core belief of "Love." He gives us the reminder of how loving your neighbors brings you closer to Christ, and also ways you can show love in everyday circumstances.
Pastor Guy brings us Part 9 of the series "Keep It Real" with a strong message about being "A Voice of Hope." He talks about how it is important to engage with other people and invite them to know Jesus so they too can live in God's grace.
Pastor Guy brings us the 7th part of the series "Keep It Real" by teaching on the core belief of "Humanity." He teaches how God can use our lives to touch the lives of others, and reminds us that God can't help guide us if we don't take the first step.
Pastor Ken takes the stage a message in our series "Keep It Real" and talks about the church. He points to the Bible to give us a clearer understanding of how staying connected to the church will give God opportunity to bless our lives.
Pastor Guy takes part 5 of the series and talks about our identity as Christians that "Keep It Real." He teaches us that through Christ we are no longer slaves to fear, but we can trust we are all children of God.
Pastor Guy takes the stage for the fourth part of "Keep It Real" with the realness of the Bible. He encourages us to make time to read the Bible, and to follow God and His truth for your daily lives.
Pastor Rob brings us part three of the series "Keep It Real" with the third core belief "Following Jesus." He shows us how we should be looking first to Jesus to make changes in our lives, as we do His will in our lives.
Pastor Guy continues to "Keep It Real" with the second core belief of "Prayer". He teaches the importance of prayer in our daily lives, and how it helps us stay connected to God.
Pastor Guy kicks off a new series "Keep It Real" with the first core belief we can take into the real world. He introduces us to the maxim of the series "Belief produces Behavior" and "Behavior reveals Belief" as he starts the series.
Pastor Rob talks about the building of your story in the third part of the series "I Am Second." He encourages us to focus on being in the second seat of blessing to then see how our story is part of a larger story.
Pastor Bill takes the stage for part 2 of the series "I am Second" by teaching us how being second is being in a place of blessing. He talks about how being second to Jesus can only improve our lives and prepare our hearts for better living.
Pastor Guy starts a new series called “I Am Second” and teaches that second really is the place of blessing. Do you believe that? He illustrates for us how having more of Jesus doesn’t make you less, it makes you a better you.
Pastor Ken Brummel brings us the final message in our series "Just Like Me" with a story of Peter. He relates the story of Peter walking on the water to Jesus to our every day lives and challenges.
Pastor Guy takes the stage for the second part of the series "Just Like Me" and brings us a lesson of encouragement. He talks about the life of Barnabas and gives examples of how we can be more like him through encouragement with our spiritual gifts.
Pastor Rob starts our new series "Just Like Me" with a relatable message to Jonah. He relates Jonah's story to how God speaks to our lives and how our alignment with God will help us see his will for us.
Guest speaker, Josh Amstutz, stops by to finish the series "Lies We Believe" with his message. He talks about how God designed us to be dreamers, and how those dreams are part of God's plan for us and not to "Let go of the dream" and let the dream die because of our past.
Pastor Rob takes the stage for part 4 of our current series "Lies We Believe." Rob tackles the lie "Good Christians don't suffer" and gives sound advice about how to deal with hard times, and trials in your life.
Pastor Guy teaches part 3 of the series "Lies We Believe" to debunk the lie "God doesn't care..." Pastor Guy gives us a foundation of biblical truth and tests we can look at in our own lives to see God working.
Pastor Bill continues our series "Lies We Believe" with a lesson on temptation. He teaches how the devil can use our positive momentum to derail God's plan for us, and how we can battle those temptations by realizing that "God Is Enough".
Pastor Guy takes the stage to teach the first part of the new series "Lies We Believe". He teaches on how some lies, or belief in the lies, can desensitize us to our relationship with God, and how the truth can purify our lives.
Pastor Bill takes the stage to teach a lesson of forgiveness. He talks about the act of forgiveness shown to the woman who washes Jesus' feet as he visits Simon's house, and how forgiveness fuels our love for Christ.
Pastor Guy gives a great message on the power of the seed. He gives great insight on how the seeds we plant in our lives and in others today, will come back around to you in the future.
Pastor Guy wraps up the series "For Better Or..." with a session on "Better Fighting." He gives us the 4 Apocalyptic Horsemen of marriages and how to combat them, as well as 6 steps for "Better Fighting."
Pastor Bill takes the stage for the third part of the series "For Better Or..." about marriage and relationships. Bill brings biblical examples around the theme of "Love is a Choice" and also gives examples of how we can love like Jesus did to make our marriages stronger.
Pastor Rob continues the series "For Better Or..." with an important lesson in communication. He mentions the importance of listening and using the correct words for each situation.
Pastor Guy kicks off the new series "For Better Or..." with insight on how your marriage is either getting better or not. He also gives biblical insight on a few ways you can immediately improve your marriage, as the series continues next week with more insight.
Pastor Guy takes the stage for a Mother's Day message. He talks about ways to push though struggles of parenthood with the the help of God's love.
Pastor Guy finishes the series "Greater" with the final chapter on "Purpose". He talks about ways you can find purpose in your life, and even multiple purposes as God has a plan through your whole life.
Pastor Guy bring us the fourth part of the series "Greater" with a message on Greater Hope. He talks about things that can diminish hope in our lives, and how we can fill our "hope tanks" with God's love.
Pastor Rob takes the stage for the third part of the series "Greater". He talks about one of the greatest needs, love, and how God's love for us will never run out and is unconditional.
Pastor Guy brings us part 2 of the series "Greater" addressing one of the greatest needs in our life: happiness. Pastor Guy talks on how to achieve greater happiness by enjoying the blessings of life, as well as being connected to the Blessor Himself.
Pastor Guy begins the new series "Greater" with an Easter message. Addressing one of the greater needs, Pastor Guy talks about Jesus bringing Shalom, or "peace", into our lives.
Pastor Rob takes the stage for the second week of "The Cross" talking about the sacrifice Jesus made for us by dying for our sins.
Pastor Guy starts a new series leading up to Easter called "The Cross". This week he teaches the difference between Jesus taking up his cross, and how we can daily take up our own cross to follow and follow Him.
Pastor Rob takes the stage for the final installment of the series "Neighbor 2 Neighbor". He gives us sound advice for the best way to communicate and love our neighbors around us.
Pastor Guy Continues our series by teaching on the ways you can love your neighbor. He talks of ways for applying these techniques of L.O.V.E to others, and in turn, loving God.
Pastor Guy begins the series "Neighbor 2 Neighbor" with the greatest commandment. He also teaches the best way to love God, by loving others around you.
Pastor Rob takes the stage for the final part of the series "Wise Words". Rob teaches us the strength of character, and work ethic with some "hard to swallow" wisdom.
Pastor Guy continues the series Wise Words with the third installment of wisdom. He talks about the three types of people you can be when receiving wisdom, and how to best use these lessons in your relationships.
Pastor Bill teaches the second part of Wise Words by taking us through Proverbs 10:12. He teaches us how the word can help us relationally with other people.
February 1st, 2015 - Pastor Guy starts our new series "Wise Words" as we take a look at the book of Proverbs. Pastor Guy challenges people to read through the book of Proverbs to increase their W.Q.
Pastor Guy finishes the series "that.one.thing" with the theme of "Love". He gives us insight on the answer to the questions "How do I love God?"
Pastor Guy talks to the benefits of being single in part three of our current series. He highlights parts of your relationship with Jesus can be strengthened while you look for companionship in others.
Pastor Guy continues our series and talks to the theme of relationships in marriage. He talks to both men and women to search to find "that.one.thing" that can be the game changer for better lasting marriages.
Pastor Guy brings us the first part of this new series and teaches us how to deal with conflict in our relationships. He teaches us the essentials in dealing with unresolved conflict and how to restore those relationships that have been strained.
Special guest, Pastor Don Mingo Sr., visits Fox River and finishes up the year with a great sermon. He encourages everyone to start the new year without worry, but instead prayer.
December 24th, 2014 - Pastor Guy brings us a Christmas message to strengthen our relationship with Jesus. He helps us to open up and say "I Believe".
Pastor Rob brings us the third part of "I Believe" with the story of the virgin birth. Comparing the miracle to "Believe It Or Not", Pastor Rob asks us "How will I Believe the Unbelievable"?
Pastor Guy continues the series "I Believe" with the story to prove that anything is possible with God. He teaches the story of Zechariah going silent, and the birth of John.
Pastor Guy brings in the Christmas season with the first part of the new series "I Believe". He talks about "My Gift For Jesus" and how we are helping the lives of children in other countries.
Pastor Guy brings us the third, and final part of the series "Breathing Room". He teaches us how we can add breathing room to every aspect of our lives, especially our finances.
Pastor Rob continues the series "Breathing Room" with an important lesson going into the holiday season. Rob uses the story of Martha, Mary and Jesus to remind us how to stay focused when being "Busy and Blessed".
Pastor Guy brings us the first part of our new series "Breathing Room", teaching the importance of being "Busy and Blessed" instead of just "Crazy Busy".
November 9th, 2014 - Pastor Rob brings the Dig Deep series to a close with the final session talking about being a disciple to others.
Pastor Rob jumps into the Dig Deep series to continue teaching about how we can improve our discipleship with Jesus. He teaches about the heart that God wants for us: to love God, and to also love others.
Pastor Guy continues our Dig Deep series with Part 4 of being a disciple of Jesus. He talks about when people hit "The Wall" in their faith and how to break through that wall and be prepared.
Pastor Guy continues our series Dig Deep with the "Four Dynamics of Disciples". He talks about faith, grace, and other blessings in our lives, and how we can develop the recognition of them and strengthen our relationship with Jesus.
Pastor Guy continues the Dig Deep series by walking us through the dynamics and levels of discipleship. By being a disciple we also ask ourselves the question "How has Jesus' love affected me, and the way I love?"
Pastor Guy kicks off the new series "Dig Deep" by talking to the practice of being a disciple of Jesus by studying the Bible. Pastor Guy also talks about the church wide study of the New Testament and the different ways we can all participate and "Dig Deep".
Pastor Guy brings us part four of "The Secret to Happiness" with some tools and techniques to stay connected to God, and grow in our relationship with him.
Pastor Rob takes us through part three of the series by speaking to staying "plugged in" to Jesus. By staying connected you can learn that Jesus is not just the model of joy, but the giver of joy.
Pastor Guy brings us part two of the series and talks about the slippery slope of covetousness. Reinforcing God's will for our heart to be content with what we have, and our opportunities is a main ingredient to the Secret to Happiness.
Pastor Guy starts our new series and takes us on a guide to the Secret to Happiness. He sets up the series by talking about "the secret, to the secret" of our everyday happiness.
Pastor Guy comes back to speak on the final section of "My Verse" giving us his insight on seeking truth in the word and finding a verse in the bible for any season of your life.
Pastor Rod comes in to talk about his "My Verse" of Romans 8:28 and how an injury to his eye helped him better see God working in his life.
Pastor Mark Weigt speaks at Fox River Christian Church to share his verse “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32 and gives some great insight on how we can apply it to our lives.
August 10th, 2014 - Pastor Bill takes the stage this week to give us insight on his "My Verse" and reminding people God can see your heart, and you don't need to be perfect to have a relationship with Jesus.
Pastor Don brings us his "My Verse" of Matthew 22:37-40 and teaches of the greatest commandment that Jesus has given his followers.
Pastor Clif brings us Part 2 of the series "My Verse" with his verse Galatians 2:20. He reminds us that by faith we are saved, not by the deeds of our everyday life.
Pastor Rob kicks off the new series "My Verse" by setting up the series by encouraging people to find their life verses, and then by also sharing his life verse and what it means to him.
Pastor Guy finishes up the series "Two Steps Forward, One Steps Back" with a bang! Paul calls out Peter on his actions, and Pastor Guy stresses the worth of having a "Spiritual Friend" to keep you in check with your walk with Jesus.
Pastor Don takes us through a message about the "comparison trap" that we could all fall into. John 21 serves as the backbone for this message as Pastor Don tells us to "watch our own bobber" and not worry about what other people are doing.
Pastor Guy talks about the slippery slope of how you can fall into the trap of thinking "That rule doesn't apply to me..." with Part 5 of "Two Steps Forward, One Step Back"
Pastor Rob takes us through the benefits of forgiveness, and how it effects our relationships of the future and our past.
Pastor Guy challenges you on a topic about believing what other people say Jesus is, or who you think Jesus is.. Your answer will either move you forward, or backwards in your relationship with Jesus.
Pastor Rob bring us part 2 of "Two Steps Forward, One Step Back" by continuing the story of Simon Peter, and talking about how faith can take you to Jesus. He also uses the illustration of keeping faith during a storm in your life, can help Jesus do greater things for you once you are through that storm.
Pastor Guy kicks off our new series with a fishing story of Peter and Jesus to illustrate how ones expectations can keep them from great experiences.
Pastor Guy brings home the Trust Factor series with helpful life advice that will help you be a more trustworthy person, as well as allow more trust with other people.
Pastor Guy brings us the fourth part of Trust Factor sharing his love of lists, and how we are able to see Trust working within our lives and relationships.
Pastor Rob brings us part 3 of "Trust Factor" diving into how trust is built in relationships in our everyday lives.
Pastor Guy brings us the second chapter of Trust Factor talking about trust being the keystone in our relationships, specifically at work.
Pastor Guy takes us through the difference of "Believing vs. Trusting" on the day of Jesus rising from the dead. This message takes us on a journey to Trusting that Jesus died for our sins, and made a way for us to eternal life.
Pastor Guy talks about the difference of "Saying Goodbye" and "See you in the morning..." when dealing with death. He also drives home four points about Hope and what it motivates.
Someone dying is good news, right? Pastor Rob asks us if we "want the good news, or do we want the good news"? He also explains the three parts of the key part of the gospel: dying, being buried, and rising from the dead.
Pastor Guy brings us the final installment of the series "Hope of the World" by telling us how we, the people of the church, can continue Jesus' work. Pastor Guy also talks about the relationship you may have with the church and how we can continue being a Voice of Hope, being Known by Love, and Living by Faith.
Pastor Rob talks about the story of Jesus standing at "Hell's Gate" and stressing the point that a healthy church is the Hope of the world.
Part 2 of the series "Hope of the World" to talks about the local church being "Hot or Cold; Either or Neither". Pastor Don talks to the congregation to make sure they understand the difference between "doing church" and "being the church".
“Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.” Ephesians 4:12. Pastor Guy talks about the value of the local church and plugging in to the active, living, breathing body of Christ.
Pastor Guy brings home the series with the final commandment "Do Not Covet". Pastor Guy tells teaches us the path to contentment, and a better relationship with God.
Pastor Don talks truth about the 9th commandment. His message gives us insight on how the God of Truth can set us free.
Pastor Guy brings up the difference of being a Giver vs. a Taker. He also tells us how this important commandment can shape your relationship with others, as well as God.
Pastor Guy bring us the 7th commandment in the series "I Kissed Religion Goodbye". As a warning, this message can be considered a PG-13 message.
Pastor Rob goes over the fundamentals of the sixth commandment, and even deeper into motives and anger that affect our lives.
Pastor Guy brings us the meaning behind the commandment of honoring your parents and our influence on children.
Pastor Guy takes about the importance of rest and honoring the sabbath in part 3 of "I Kissed Religion Goodbye"
Pastor Guy talkes about how each of God's names carried great significance, and how we can apply this rule into our lives.
Pastor Guy talkes about the commandments and how they are meant for a relationship with God and not just another set of rules.
Pastor Ken talks about the importance of time and how we should take advantage of every moment.
Pastor Guy talks about the feeling of "Wonderstuck-ness" through the Christmas season, and how we can keep that sense of awe in our lives.
Pastor Guy goes into the wonderstruck feeling people feel when going into the Christmas season.
Jim Horne comes in to do a guest speaking appearance on "How To Be Great" at our Waukesha location.
Pastor Guy sets up this series with the difference between being a second chance receiver , second chance giver, or a second chance with holder.