Discipleship Podcasts

Lesson on Romans 12. 3.24.21

What do we do when enthusiasm fades? What do we do when Satan attacks with distractions, and criticism? 

Sermon preached on 3.21.21

How can we work together with ourselves, God, and others? 

Nehemiah 2:17-18 - "Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins with its gates burned. Come, let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer suffer derision.” And I told them of the hand of my God that had been upon me for good, and also of the words that the king had spoken to me. And they said, “Let us rise up and build.” So they strengthened their hands for the good work."

How to renew in anxious times 

what does it look like to have a holy discontentment? 

Can we have renewal without repentance? 

How can we further refine the vision of the Bend church?

What's God's part to play? How does Ezra take personal responsibility for renewal? how does renewal start

Is fasting your strategy or your tactic? 

If you are experience God's steadfast love, and dwelling on his commands and promises can you identity be shaken in the face of fear? 

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What does it mean to have a steadfast heart? What is the hand of God?

What do we do to get out of discouragement? 

Our new series on Ezra and Nehemiah "Renew" 

Jesus calls us into process of becoming, but what are the traps in that learning process and why does it seem to take so long with so many failures? 

Why do you get out of bed in the morning? And why should anyone care? 

This is the start to our "Wrestling with our Why" series focusing on why we love God. 

How can we have a healthy anxiety? 

How can we be an example to the flock and a witness to those outside of the flock? 

How do we glorify God with the gifts he's given us?

How can we have flory during persecution and trials? 

how do we minister to others the grace that God gave us? 

are we armed with prayer or a pocket knife? 

will disciples be blessed or oppressed? 

Madison interviews Amanda Donatello about motherhood 

how do we know if we're doing enough for God? 

how do we take on the world' standard that "the customer is always right" in the Kingdom? How should we value the tranquil, inner person of the heart?

How do we abstain from former passions and take on good works?

what do the scriptures actually say about Hades and the afterlife? 

How do we live as free people, yet submit to the authorities and institutions? 

What actions are we to take to love our brothers? We must be sincere in prayer, crave the word of God, confess our own sins and repent. 

Continuing in our pursuit of passion series. 

Bonus episode!

We interview Daniel Lauterbach from the University Church of Eugene on the history and future of the Oregon campus ministry. 

So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.

4 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, 5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it stands in Scripture:

“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”

7 So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe,

“The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone,”[a]

8 and

“A stone of stumbling,
and a rock of offense.”

They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Louis Mick preaches for our pursuit of passion series 

Continuing through the book of 1st Peter as we pursue our passion. 

Our new series "pursuit of passion" going through the book of 1st peter!

The last sermon in our Philippians series! 

Looking at Philippians 2:19-30 with Timothy and Epaphroditus. 

How do we let our light shine? We hold out the word of life and conquer "grumbling and complaining". 

How do we marry God's grace with out responsibility? How do we work out our salvation with fear and trembling and how does God work in us to will and to act? This lesson is on Philippians 2:12-13. 

Starting off Philippians chapter 2, featuring Ron Quint. 

Is the gospel worth it? Jesus initiated first, loving us, and deeming us worthy. 

A life deemed worthy of the gospel, is one in which disciples are unified with each other. 

The world needs to see the kind of family and friendships that are produced by the gospel.

Are we pressing into Christ together, chasing him together with Fearless faith and radical unity? Fearlessly face that question.

Is your life your message? 

Did Paul love his partners in the gospel, the church in Phillipi because they had it all together, or because they pretended to be perfect? No! Paul loved them for who they were, and who they were becoming in Christ v.6. 

Consider the slave girl in Phillipi from Acts 16. She didn't DO anything for Paul, but he loved her and healed her, even though he was imprisoned and tortured for it.  No, the church was not perfect, but Paul was confident that if they remained in Christ, then Jesus would finish the work he started in them. 

Fullness of life doesn’t depend on circumstances, but by the God you know and how deeply you understand His love.
Paul felt affectionate towards the disciples in Philippi because they worked together, prayed together, suffered together, and celebrated the victories together. Only when we have been in the trenches with others will we have relationships that are full of life.
Paul was a man who couldn't be conquered. If they killed him then “to die is gain”. If they tortured him then he would not count the present suffering as worthy to even compared to the Future Glory. If he dies he gets to be with Jesus. If you want to make him suffer, he is cool with that, because it makes him like Jesus. If you let him live, he’s cool with that, because for him “to live is Christ”.

The jailer in Acts 16 had totally defined his identity and destiny by his career, bound to the Roman empire. Paul shows him a better identity; a more fulfilling destiny; greater duty that transcends everything this guy's previously known. There are similar people today who cannot think of themselves except by what they do.
The Gospel creates a new reality that deepens our understanding of the world and our place in it. The response to radical grace is a radical commitment, in which we define our identity and our destiny not by what we do but by being disciples of Jesus.
In Philippians 1, Paul prayed consistently and specifically for his partners in Philippi. He prayed for their love, knowledge, discernment, purity, and depth of insight. Do not be so self consumed in your own prison or situation, that you miss the opportunities to encourage the partners around you.

For me, I am pushed to self reliance when I worry, and I am robbed of the joy of discipleship with others. Partner in the gospel in practice, not just on paper! Who is in your heart? There is more to accomplish together, that we could never accomplish alone.

This sermon was preached in Eugene. It was part of our life to the full series on cultivating intimacy with God. 

Covering Philippians 4:1-5. See the sermon on our Youtube channel! 

https://youtu.be/9XrGWGD6oWU

Originally premiering on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndS_QH0jOhg

Originally premiering on youtube, Philippians 3:15-17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXBggGIF_pI

Originally premiering on youtube, Philippians 3:8-10

Philippians 3:1-10 addresses how we can rejoice, even when the gospel is opposed. Our joy is based off of appreciation of Jesus. Here Paul warns against the legalists, who do not appreciate Jesus. 

Who qualifies to be a deacon, a widow, or one who is idle in the church? How do we handle disputes and delegation? Will you make a stand to change your church like Stephen did? Lesson by Joseph and Madison Hungerford 

Alexys Brozanic and Louis Mick speak on the power of prayer and the boldness of evangelism in Acts 3 and 4. 

How the early new testament church dealt with the sin of hypocrisy. 

Concluding our communion series and transitioning into the book of Acts!

continuing our discussion on communion 

By Ron and Renee Quint at our Inaugural workshop. 

Contribution by Matt Moews

Communion by Frank Williams 

This lesson was preached at Whille Hall on the COCC campus for our kick off service. Over 150 disciples came to celebrate with us! 

Architecture has transformed the table of Jesus' day. do we maintain His principles though we've changed the form of communion? 

A brief history of the reformation and restoration of Biblical communion. 

Part three of our communion series discusses fellowship offerings, consumed by the people as a joyous feast with bread and wine. Psalms 116, detailing a fellowship offering, was sung by Jesus at the last supper and referenced by Paul in correcting communion for the first century church. 

Part 2 of our communion series! For this sermon, we discuss covenant renewal celebrations during the dedication of the old testament temples. These coincide with the tabernacle and passover festivals. 

This is our midweek review of the first principles study on the Kingdom. 

Purpose: To inspire the rule and reign of King Jesus in your day to day life on earth. In this study you will see the continuity of the Old and New Testaments through prophesy.

Frank Williams spoke at our midweek service, while visiting from Boise! 

The second sermon in the "Looking at Jesus" series.

This series is looking at four phases of Jesus' ministry:

"Come and See" - John 1:39

"Follow Me" - John 1:43

"Become a Fisher of People" - Mark 1:17

"Go and Bear Fruit" - John 15:16