Arundel Christian Church Podcast

Today Pastor John will kick off our new sermon series LIVE NOT BY LIES.  This morning's sermon is THE LIE OF A BETTER GOSPEL, in which we will learn three truths to overcome the lies of the world. —ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

Today Pastor Matt continues our FORGED sermon series with the message THE ANVIL OF COMMUNITY.  He plans to teach us how the support of community with God and each other shapes us to be more like Him.—ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

Today Pastor Matt delivers the second sermon in our new series FORGED.  Last week we learned about the process of using a forge to get pure metal from the raw material, just as God gets rid of our impurities so he can make us into something he can use to grow his kingdom.  Today's message, THE HAMMER OF SHAPING, shows us what God does once we are pure, how we are shaped according to his will for us.  —ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

Today Pastor Matt begins our new sermon series, called FORGED, during which we will examine the process of taking raw material and changing it into something that can be used for a practical purpose.  This is how we become more like Jesus -- he takes us and shapes us, changes us, to be more like Him.  Pastor Matt will teach us about the process of refinement, how -- like iron ore -- we can turn into something God can use for His kingdom.  Join us at 10a and see how you can be refined! —ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

This week, Pastor Matt Ousdahl shares a vision for ACC this year, Be the One.In this message, we are challenged to see how God uses ordinary people to make an extraordinary impact—one act of faith, obedience, and love at a time. Rather than waiting for the crowd, we're invited to step forward and be the one who prays, serves, invites, gives, and points others to Jesus.---ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

Today Pastor John will deliver the next sermon in our Altered series -- 21 Days of Prayer.  —ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

Pastor Matt continues our "Altered" series with today's message, The Power of Quiet Contentment. We will learn how King David experienced contentment like a weaned baby, and how we can, too.  —ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

Today Pastor John will deliver the next sermon in our Altered series -- 21 Days of Prayer.  —ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

We start a new sermon series today -- Happy New Year!  The series is called "Altered," and it will teach us how we need to alter our hearts and minds to give our full trust to God.  Today's message from that series is Humility.  Please join us at 10 a.m. to see how you can become altered!---ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

Today Pastor John will close out 2025 with a sermon called "Momentum."  Sometimes a big goal seems too big for us to do alone, but if we build momentum through smaller goals, it becomes manageable because the process is already under way.  We will learn how to build this kind of momentum in our spiritual lives so that we can help fulfill ACC's mission of transforming lives by showing how Jesus' love releases people from sin.  ---ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

Join us was we gather to remember the power of Christmas and lift our hearts in adoration to the Lord.---ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

Today we wrap up our "Why Christmas?" series with the final message, Anointed Prophet, in which we learn how Jesus filled the role of Prophet (in addition to King and Priest) in Israel's search for the Messiah.  Join us to learn more about the role of the Prophet!ACC will have four Christmas Eve services on Wednesday:  1 pm, 3 pm, 5 pm, and 7 pm. Hope to see you there! ---ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

Today Pastor Matt continues our "Why Christmas?" series with the message Anointed King.  When the Jewish people demanded a human king, God showed them (and us!) the difference between being ruled by a worldly king and King Jesus.  Come learn how Jesus came as an anointed king to redeem his people. ---ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

Pastor Mike takes the stage with the first of our "Why Christmas?" sermon series, a message about The Anointed Priest.  That is, of course, Jesus -- and we will learn why we needed Him to come, and why He came for us.  Join us to learn the lead-up to the Christmas story, the Anointed Priest. ---ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

Today is the final sermon in our discipleship series "Multiply."  Now that we have learned what discipleship is and how to do it, today we are ready to come off the bench and get in the game.  It's time to put "Be One, Make One" into action!  Join us today as our coach (Pastor Matt) gives us the final playbook and sends us out into the world to make new disciples!---ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

Now that we have received a thorough grounding over the past two weeks of what discipleship is and what it means to truly become a disciple and not just a fan, Pastor Matt today walks us through the beginning stage of actually going out and creating new disciples.  Where do you start?  Whom do you choose?  We will learn how to begin the process of reaching people.  Join us today to learn how to reach one (or seven!).  ---ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

Today Pastor Matt builds on Pastor John's message from last week with Part 2 of the Stages of Discipleship.  Today's lesson will fill in the rest of the Transformation Wheel that we started in last week's lesson, where we learned Stage 0 (Spiritually Dead) and Stage 1 (Born Again).  Once we complete stages 2-5 (Infancy, Childhood, Young Adult, Parent), we can truly be mature disciples of Christ.  Come join us today to learn the remaining stages of transformation to disciples of Christ!---ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

Last week we learned what it meant to become a disciple (not just a follower/fan). Today, Pastor John walks us through the beginning stages of transforming into discipleship, because before we can go out and make new disciples, we must first become disciples ourselves.Join us today to begin your transformation!---ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

Pastor Matt kicks off our new sermon series "Multiply" that teaches us how to obey the Great Commission and make disciples of those in our sphere of influence.  Today's sermon gives us the explanation of what it means to be a disciple, because we need to understand exactly what is involved in order to model it and show others what a disciple is.  ---ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

Today Pastor Matt finishes up our Meang(Less) series with the message "The End of the Matter."  This message will tie together King Solomon's depressing observations of life "under the sun" and show us how to make our lives meaningful. Join us to learn how we should spend our time preparing for eternity.---ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

Today we continue our study of the book of Ecclesiastes with Pastor Matt  delivering the sermon The Power of Time.  Since we've learned over the past two weeks of this series that life is fleeting like the vapor of our breath on a cold morning, how do we spend the short time we have to make meaning?  Join us to learn how we should spend our time preparing for eternity.---ACC Website: http://www.arundelcc.org/Give Online: https://arundelcc.churchcenter.com/giving---CCLI License #1588415

Pastor John delivers the next sermon in our Meaningless series.  We learn how trying to find significance here on Earth is meaningless, and how we can find true significance in God.  

Today marks the beginning of a new sermon series, Meaning(Less).  This morning's message, Merest Breath, reminds us of what truly has meaning in our lives and what is meaningless.  In the overall timeline of God's creation, our lives are like a mere breath -- temporary and quickly over, so it's important to learn how to live in true connection with God. 

Today we return to our Collide series with the final sermon "Holy of Holies."  This refers to the central room of the tabernacle.  Not even all the priests could enter here; this room was reserved only for the high priest, and even he could only enter once per year.  Being in this room meant being directly in the presence of God.  But now, WE have access to be in God's presence, because of Jesus' sacrifice -- how?  Through praise.  

Today we will interrupt our Collide sermon series to bring a special sermon called It's Time To Go!  Pastor Matt will discuss the concept of loving our neighbors as ourselves and how we can make that a reality on Go Big Day.

We experience the Holy of Holies, and the congregation will be divided up to visit the three different stations to see how the ancient priests worshipped in the most holy place. Join us to learn more of this holy tradition that was originally only meant for the highest priest.  

In last week's kickoff to our new series Collide, we learned about the layout of the Tabernacle -- the Outer Courts (for the general public), the Inner Courts (for priests only), and the Holy of Holies (only for the one High Priest).  Today, our service will be a little different than usual.  Instead of all the music at the beginning of the service, we will only have one song (a new one, don't miss it!) and then a very short sermon from Pastor Matt.  After that, the congregation will split and walk through various "stations" with elements representing the Lampstand, the Table of Showbread, and the Altar of Incense, so you get a sense of what worship was like in the Tabernacle.  

Today is the beginning of a new sermon series, Collide.  Today's message examines the tabernacle -- how it differs from a temple (they're not the same!),and how it influences the way we worship.  

Why is there so much suffering in the world—and where is God in the middle of it?In this message, we begin our “7 Myths of Christianity” series by tackling tough questions about pain, doubt, and God's role in it all. Many people believe myths like “Christians are anti-science” or “God can't be real if suffering exists.” But Scripture tells a different story.We'll explore 7 reasons why suffering exists—and how God is not distant from our pain, but deeply involved. From creation to the cross, we see that suffering wasn't God's original plan, and it's not the end of the story.God hears the silent screams—and He responds with truth, compassion, and hope.

Today Pastor Mike will examine morality from a biblical perspective and show how the existence of morality confirms the existence of God. 

Last week we heard from some unbelievers in the community about why they do not believe in God or, in some cases, why they were not sure.  Today, Pastor Matt continues our Beyond Belief series with the message Uncomfortable Truth, showing how we can apply logic and science to show the truth about the existence of the one true God.  We will also explore the role of faith vs. proof when it comes to accepting the truth. 

Today we will start our new sermon series, Beyond Belief, with an event rather than a sermon.  Today's message, called Understanding Unbelief, will feature a group of atheists (people who do not believe in God) in a discussion with our clergy and leadership to explain the foundations of their lack of belief in a religious system.  

Today's final sermon of the Trends series, Pastor Matt shows how clothing choices reflect faith and our culture all the way back from the Garden of Eden to modern times.  

Our "Trending" series continues with Pastor Mike's sermon Social Media & Cellphones.  You see them everywhere, all day -- people who can't put down their phones or stop doom-scrolling on their social media accounts.  How much is too much?  Pastor Mike reminds us that these technologies aren't evil, but must be used with wisdom and judgement.  During this sermon, we will learn some of the pitfalls of this technology and how to be better and wiser consumers.  

Today's sermon, part of the Trending series, is about Entertainment. Do you know how the entertainment you choose to watch affects your daily life and your relationship with God?  Join us at 10 a.m. to see how powerful media entertainment is.  

The beginning of a new sermon series!  Our new series is Trending, and we will be learning how to view the different trends of modern society through the lens of God's word.  Today's trend is technology, and we will learn how to filter the different technologies under our control (even AI!) through a biblical lens.  

Pastor Matt concludes our series "Majoring in the Minors" with the lesson Return to Me, studying the book of Malachi.  We will learn how we, just like the people of Israel, have turned away from God, and how we can return to Him. 

Pastor John continues our series "Major in the Minors" with the message "Rebuilding Hope" about the prophets Haggai and Zechariah. 

The Majoring in the Minors series will focus on the minor prophets Zephaniah and Obadiah, to show us God stays the same and stories of the past can be examined to get clues to how God is today and how he will continue to be in the future.  

Pastor Matt returns to the stage with the third in our "Majoring in the Minors" series -- God's Mercy vs. Human Resistance.  In this lesson, we study the next three minor prophets (Jonah, Nahum, and Habakkuk) and the common theme their stories present of how humans resist the concept of God's mercy being available to ALL -- even to those we don't believe are worthy to receive it, and even to US ourselves.  

Pastor John continues our "Majoring in the Minors" series.  Today we will study the minor prophets Joel and Micah to learn how God is always in control.  

Pastor Mike takes the stage today as we begin a new series title Major in the Minors with a message titled “Faithless People, Faithful God.” This week, we explore the powerful and challenging voices of Amos and Hosea- prophets called to speak the truth to a nation lost in idolatry, injustice, and spiritual apathy. Even in Israel's unfaithfulness, God reveals His heart: justice, mercy, and a relentless love that calls His people back. Today we will dive into a story of warning and hope, of broken promises and divine restoration.

Two weeks ago, this series started by showing how our lives are stressed from always hurrying, always being busy. Last week we learned the first part of the solution - taking time for solitude with God, and taking the Sabbath for rest.  Today, Pastor Matt will show us the second part of the solution for over-hurriedness.  Come join to complete the discovery on how to un-hurry your life and join the 28-day challenge. 

Pastor Matt takes the stage today to deliver the second sermon in our new series "The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry."  In today's world, we are always hurrying, and it doesn't give us time to truly savor our relationship with God through Christ.  Let's examine the solution to hurry!

Pastor John takes the stage today to deliver the first sermon in our new series "The Elimination of Hurry."  In today's world, we are always hurrying, and it doesn't give us time to truly savor our relationship with God through Christ.  Let's examine the problem of hurry! 

HE IS RISEN!!  Do you have faith that is true?  Many church-goers don't yet have faith that someone could experience the pain and death of crucifixion and then rise again, and today's sermon specifically addresses that kind of faith.  Pastor Matt will show us how to develop that kind of faith and deal with our uncertainty in areas where our faith is weak.  

We continue our study of the book of Mark with a sermon that explains who Jesus is -- the Humble Servant. Pastor Mike Montgomery shares how Jesus demonstrates serving sacrificially through trials and placing others above himself.   

We continue our study of the book of Mark with a sermon that explains who Jesus is -- the Christ, the Son of God.  We will see how Jesus often wanted people to remain silent after his miracles, and we will get the answer to "WHY THE SECRET?"  

Today we continue our study of the book of Mark with the sermon "Jesus is Mighty to Save."  Pastor Matt will touch on the many areas of our lives that Jesus can save us from...if we TRUST in him. Lay your burdens on him for he is mighty to save. 

We continue our study of the book of Mark with the message "Jesus is the Revealer of God's Kingdom," in which we learn how Jesus used parables (stories) to explain God's kingdom to people with little understanding.  

We continue our series studying the book of Mark with Pastor Matt preaching today's sermon, "Jesus is Lord of All."  What does ALL really mean?  What are the limits of what He is Lord over? Today's message explores the many ways that Jesus is Lord, even when we think we are in control.