Branches Podcasts

It's time to slow down. Our culture is set up for burnout. This week we wrap up Peace of Mind by exploring how to avoid and recover from burnout. 

It's time to slow down. Our culture is set up for burnout. This week we wrap up Peace of Mind by exploring how to avoid and recover from burnout. 

Some things that we experience can seem like they are impossible to heal from. That can leave us feeling like we have to just “get over it” or accept our broken state. This week we are learning how pursuing God leads to healing.

Some things that we experience can seem like they are impossible to heal from. That can leave us feeling like we have to just “get over it” or accept our broken state. This week we are learning how pursuing God leads to healing.

We are in the middle of a negativity epidemic. For Christians, this should not be the case. Join us this week as we explore how to silence our negative thoughts.

We are in the middle of a negativity epidemic. For Christians, this should not be the case. Join us this week as we explore how to silence our negative thoughts.

This week we are talking about one of the most common mental health issues plaguing our nation. We are answering the question “why worry?”

This week we are talking about one of the most common mental health issues plaguing our nation. We are answering the question “why worry?”

Does God really care when we feel overwhelmed, stressed or depressed? Join us as we talk about a God who is present even in our darkest moments.

Does God really care when we feel overwhelmed, stressed or depressed? Join us as we talk about a God who is present even in our darkest moments.

Anxiety is here and it isn't going anywhere, so how do we deal with it. Join us this week as we discover how we can use anxiety as a signal to alert us that something needs to change.

Anxiety is here and it isn't going anywhere, so how do we deal with it. Join us this week as we discover how we can use anxiety as a signal to alert us that something needs to change.

We often face things that no one else can see. We suffer from loss or uncertainty about what is next. What do we do when we don't understand our feelings and hope seems like it is far away? Join us in this series as we explore how we can fight our mental battles and find peace.

We often face things that no one else can see. We suffer from loss or uncertainty about what is next. What do we do when we don't understand our feelings and hope seems like it is far away? Join us in this series as we explore how we can fight our mental battles and find peace.

You can't marry the right person if you are dating the wrong person. Join us as we wrap up this series and talk about what signs show that someone is not for you.

What is one undeniable attitude that each husband and wife must have for a healthy marriage? In Ephesians, we get a picture of what marriage should look like. This Sunday we are talking about how we can make marriage like Heaven. Plus, one easy/hard habit for every relationship.

There is not doubt that marriage is difficult. Often we can make it even harder by believing lies about our relationships. This week we are discovering how to identify those relationship-killing lies and replace them with absolute truth.

No one said marriage is easy. Luckily there are steps we can take to not only help it last, but also for it to be a blessing. This Sunday we are exploring 3 things you need before you get married. However, if we are already married, you aren't off the hook, you need them too.

Your view of marriage affects how you approach relationships. Find out what scripture says about how we can approach marriage in a healthy way.

What comes to your mind when you think about heaven is one of the most important things about you because it greatly affects the way you live now. Unfortunately our view of heaven isn't always that great. Join us as we explore what heaven really looks like.

Many of our decisions tend to be short-sighted. Join us as we discover how to invest in the long-term with our decisions.

Have you ever thought to yourself “What is the meaning of life?” The answer may surprise you. Join us this week as we explore why we were created and how we are wired for eternity.

You're not as in control as you might think, and that is a good thing. Join us this Easter and find out why we don't need to be in control.

This week we are looking at the life-changing moments we face and how we can respond in a healthy way.

We are not only created to worship here on earth, but for all of eternity. Whatever we live for or worship here on Earth is what we will die for.

How can we worship even when we aren't in an ideal situation? Does God still hear us in those trying times? Join us and find out how we can bring Him praise even when it is difficult.

We are all created to reflect Jesus, but what happens when we reflect something else? What will people see?

Those who have been forgiven must forgive. Join us for the last week of this series as we learn not only why we forgive, but also how we can carry this out in our lives.

Have you noticed how the world just seems mad? This week we are exploring how to expose and deal with offense that has taken root.

We all love to be right, but what happens when being right gets in the way of the change we want to see in our community and families? Join us and find out how we can posture our hearts away from the need to be right and towards being effective followers of God.

"Those People" are everywhere and they drive us crazy. Join us and learn what the Bible says about how we should respond this Sunday.

New series this week! Did you know you can walk through life without being offended? Join us as Timmy brings the first message of this series.

We would love to see you and your friends at our in-person 9am or 10:30am service!

Why is it that we live with the technology to be more connected than ever, yet we are increasingly divided? Find out this Sunday as we continue the series All Roads Lead to Rome.We would love to see you and your friends at our in-person 9am or 10:30am service!

Since we have a sin problem, we are going to look for solutions. The natural place to look is a set of rules or the law. Can the law save us?

You've heard it..."We all make mistakes!" and that's true. But that isn't the root problem. Mistakes happen and we need to learn from them, but sin is a whole other beast. Sin seeks to kill and destroy. Sin is the problem.

What is the big deal about Christmas? Is it just bright lights and getting presents? Why does it matter that God is with us, anyway? Join us for a special Christmas Eve service and find out just how important Christmas is to not only the world...but to you and me.

Christmas is now the most wonderful time of the year, but it is important for us to understand what the first Christmas was really like.

What happens when we glorify things above God? The answer might surprise you more than you think.

You might hear the term, "God is with us" around this time of year. It's in songs, feels like a mantra...it is even one of Jesus' titles. However, when you look around you might not be expecting to see God. But 2000 years ago, a highly improbable yet promised event took place in a little village called Bethlehem, setting us up for an expected Christmas.

The Bible is full of wisdom, and people love to quote their favorite scriptures—not always accurately. A little tweak here, a bit of fudging there...we find ourselves in a world of Godly wisdom that is...twisted.

What happens when we begin to focus on the created rather than the creator? Where does it lead when we dedicate our lives to things that are dying with us instead of that which will last forever? Find out this week as we explore what happens when trust is twisted.

It is said the Devil is in the details...but do you realize how true that statement is? One of the greatest weapons the enemy uses against you is the details...with a twist.

Branches is focused on the work God is doing in our community, but there are people all over the world who have never heard about Him. This weekend, we have the opportunity to hear from Nik Lehnert who has traveled all over the world telling people about Jesus. As we wrap up Be Rich, we have the opportunity to hear about the kingdom work taking place all over the world.

You could be forgiven for seeking the easy way out, the shortcut, the loophole...and in some areas of life that's okay, even encouraged! But what about relationships with our family? Coworkers? Friends? Neighbors?...God?

You're getting a 2-For today! In the second week of the Be Rich generosity campaign, you'll have the opportunity to volunteer for specific projects and opportunities with our non-profit partners. As a bonus, we have a guest speaker this week who will bring a powerful word about who God says you are.

One of the most damaging assumptions we can make, to ourselves and to others), is the assumption that everything that comes into our hands is for our consumption. As we start our annual Be Rich campaign focusing on generosity, we want to learn how we can be rich to our community and beyond!

Everyone has an end in mind; a destination where you hope to arrive when all is said and done. We also make decisions every day...but all too often we make decisions without thinking of the path they set us on and whether we'll wind up where we want to go.

Everyone has vices: areas in our lives that we think we have control over, but in the end they wind up controlling us. Whether it's addiction, busy-ness, or even just habit when we realize we have a problem we wind up playing wack-a-mole with the symptoms and never addressing the root. Let's go after the root this week!

No one strives to be shallow. But how do we grow deeper? The journey starts with a step that each of us can only take for ourselves. This week, let's start with some meal prep...

When we're kids we seek out friends that can know us, support us, even challenge us. We seek to do life with others and our earliest memories are colored by our peer groups. Yet, all too often, we create barriers in our lives to knowing others and being known by others. Yet, this we know: it is not good for us, people, to be alone. Why? Because we were created to be in community!