Antioch's Podcast

Ever wonder what the disconnect is between the early church and today's Church? In this podcast we look at two more elements, keys of the Kingdom, that help to release God's people into a Community of Covenant. However, before we look at those, we must look at some sobering statistics and ask ourselves if we are to blame?

Dylan once sang, "ya gotta serve somebody." We think it is also appropriate to say "everyone worships something." During this weeks focus, the Community in Covenant looks at the role of Worship - to whom it is directed and the joy of choosing to join each and every week.

After a couple weeks of intermittent worship due to the Holidays, Antioch was back this past sunday and we were digging into a new focus of Covenant and the Community. In this podcast, Jim talks about Baptism and it's importance in the community.

Why is the idea of "spending less" such a threat? Maybe it has little to do with money and more to do with the Kingdom we are bowing to?

The Advent Conspiracy is upon us. This week we begin our journey of Advent by looking at a scandalous love story in Scripture.

When did the faith begin, and with whom? Was it Wesley? Was it Luther? Was it with the Catholic Church or a creed or even earlier? Or did the heritage of our faith begin even sooner? In this podcast we look at the life of Abraham - the patriarch and forefather of our faith 6000 years later!

Matt Johnson is the leader of one of Kentucky newest church plants - the Community. He has begun a church in an area where there is no Methodist Church and Matt is finding new and creative ways to reach people with the life change of Jesus. Matt joins Antioch to share what he's been doing and to encourage us to Reach Out, Enter In and Come Along-side.

Do you know who you are? What would it be like to live like we're actually adopted by God?

Praise isn't just an action or a thing we do, but it's a mindset. It's a way of life, it's an orientation. This week, we explore a life that was lived with that kind of orientation - Hannah.

Why is prayer so hard? Why are there a million excuses for not praying? How is prayer going to help my faith? In this podcast, we look at the place prayer has in the life of a saint and what happens when we drop the pretense and just pray.

When Nehemiah heard of what was happening in Jerusalem he wept. What does a church in the 21st century that finds itself in exile to do?

The Story of the Hebrew's exile and return is one that can teach a lot - especially to a church that is in Exile in the 21st century. This week, we look back at how the people of Israel entered in a life of worship - what did they do, what did they learn and where did they mess up?

There's a lot of mis-information out about the woman we call Mary of Magdalene. This week we look at this amazing person from the biblical narrative and ask ourselves why Jesus met her after the resurrection? Why did she need that meeting and why is she called the Apostle to the Apostles?

Two men we know very little about and yet they encountered the Risen Jesus and their life's were forever altered.

I love the life of the Apostle Peter! He was a huge "foot in the mouth" kind of hero. In this weeks podcast, we look at the Fall and the restoration of Peter post Resurrection.

Often referred to as "Doubting Thomas" we don't usually think of Thomas as being someone who had a story that lead to his famous charge of putting his fingers in wounds of Christ. We often think of him as someone of little faith and refused to believe. But is that really what was going on with this follower of Jesus? How did the resurrected Jesus engage with Thomas and what do we learn from it?

We hear the story every year and for some it's become almost nothing more than a story. But what would happen, if we could reflect and enter the story? What could happen if we used our imagination and celebrated the One Year Anniversary of Palm Sunday? What would that feel like, sound like and how would it prepare us for Holy Week?

During our Lenten series, we've explored deeper questions and doubts about the Faith so many share. This week, we look at the idea of Fear and respond to this question, "If God is there, why do I fear so much about so much?" To look at this question, we look at the Life of Jesus. How did he deal with Anxiety and Fear at his darkest hours?

Why is it that Doubt is such a problem for us in the church? For many, Doubt and the Church don't go together, but it seems that Jesus was okay with folks who had doubts and questions and worries and fear. In fact, it seems he hung out with them a lot. In this podcast, we explore being a safe place for doubt.

Sunday evening at Antioch we participated in a Taize meditative time of worship and prayer. That morning, Jim preached at the early service and this podcast includes that time of teaching. The Scripture lesson is from Luke chapter 9 and it invites us to intentional living in lent!

Vision check ups are a huge part of our eye health. They're also important for churches and movements. This week we explore the values that make up our vision frame but also the picture that may be in front of us.

Bishop Davis is the residing Bishop of the Kentucky Annual Conference as well as the Red Bird Missionary Conference of the United Methodist Church. Bishop Davis talked about being "odd" as a part of the call of each follower of Christ. Are you odd?

If God has so pursued us as a Bride, then what is our response? How is it that the Bride of Christ is to live with that knowledge? In this podcast, we explore the beauty of the response of the Bride to the Love of the Groom.

The metaphor of the Groom and Bride of Christ is one that is both powerful and often misrepresented. Tonight, we look at this metaphor's history and then what that means for you and me. Listen on bride of Christ and know the love God has for you.

Guest teacher Matt Ness shares the practical aspects of reconciliation - the true image that we are called to bear.

Christmas is not always the most joyful of holidays! For some it's full of pain and loss. For many it's a time of shear exhaustion and over-everything. At Blue Christmas we pause and remember that it was at the manger that the world was invited to Hope and Breathe again!

It's a story that is 2000 years old and yet we need to hear it and be reminded every year of it's importance.

Why is it that one of the KEY pieces of the Christian faith, Mercy, so difficult to grab and embrace? In our November series, we'll look at why mercy is so often a miserable gift to so many people.

10 outcasts had an encounter - all left changed - 1 returned to say thanks! We can't even begin to talk about giving anything back without first realizing that everything we've been given has been given to us. Our first response is the foundation for whatever we give - time, talent, gifts, service or witness - it all starts with a Thank You!

Worship. That's what it's all about! The Westminster Confession shares that the chief end of human kind is to glorify and enjoy God forever! Sounds good!

We've been on a discovery exploration. What is God calling this unique community to do and be in our little corner of the world? Over the past few weeks we've explored strengths and values and in this podcast we ask one simple question: Are our eyes open to see the need that is before us?

The Vision Summit is the Antioch Journey toward owning who God has called us to be. In this gathering we set the stage by getting in on God's Mission - God's Vision and our fit into it.

It could be argued that one of, if not the, most important day in the church calendar is Pentecost. It's the birth of the church, the receiving of the long awaited promise of the Holy Spirit. Yet, it's not mentioned much. It's not given near the credit that the other Christian "holidays" are given. In this Podcast, we look at the roots of this celebration and ask ourselves if we ourselves would yearn for that same kind of Pentecost experience.

The early church community gathered and had a character that drew others to them. In this Worship Gathering we skipped ahead 15 or so years to hear when the church had already started to stray from what they had been so known from at the beginning - selflessness. We spend the entire time in Galatians 5 this week as we continue to look at character and at the fruit we bear.