Community Church of Susanville Sermon Podcast

What is your greatest treasure? This week in our Kingdom of Heaven series we look at a parable Jesus told about a man finding a treasure in a field and selling all he had to buy that field to gain the treasure. This passage is found in Matthew 13:44-46. 

It's Thursday! This week for Brian's Thursday Thoughts Brian talks about how believers should approach current events. 

Do you find it hard to refrain from judgment of others who are different from you? It's week 5 of our series The Kingdom of Heaven. This week we take a look at Matthew 13:24-43 when Jesus tells the parable of the wheat and the weeds. 

This week for Brian's Thrusday Thoughts, Brian talks about the importance of confession and admitting to wrongdoing, not just for ourselves but also for those groups that we aline ourselves with. 

What does your compassion say about your relationship with God? It is week 4 of our Kingdom of Heaven series and this week we look at Matthew 25:31-46 when Jesus tells the parable about the sheep and the goats! 

This week on Brian's Thursday Thoughts, Brian takes a look at a parable Jesus told in Mark 4:26-29 about the kingdom of God being like a man that scatters seed. 

It's week three of our series on The Kingdom of Heaven. This week Brian talks about eternal rewards and how we should expect God to determine those from Matthew 19:23-20:16. 

This week for Brian's Thursday Thoughts, Brian shares about taking Jesus seriously when He says to love our neighbors and even our enemies. 

It's week two of our new series titled The Kingdom of Heaven. This week Brian talks about the difference between owndership and stewardship as it relates to the kingdom of heaven. Our passage is Matthew 25:14-30.

On this weeks Thursday Thoughts, Brian talks about the fruit of our lives and how if we want to produce good things we need to be healthy! 

Happy New Year!! We are kicking off 2026 with a new sermon series titled The Kingdom of Heaven! Brian begins with an introduction to the series and dives in to a passage from Matthew. 

Happy New Year! This week for Brian's Thursday Thoughts, take a listen as he talks about New Year's resolutions and paying attention to God in the moment! 

This week Pastor Joey challenges us to continue our reflections on Jesus after this Christmas season. 

Join us for Brian's message for our Christmas Eve service!

Merry Christmas from Pastor Brian!

It's the 4th Sunday of advent! The fourth candle represents the love of Jesus. Listen as Brian teaches through Luke 7:36-50, the story of the woman who washes Jesus' feet. 

Brian makes an exiting annoucement about a big change coming to the church and talks about discering God's will in big decisions. 

It's week three of the Advent season! This week is the Joy candle. Brian takes a look at several different verses in the Bible to teach us what kind of Joy Jesus can give us. 

It's week two of the Advent season! Join us as we look at John 8:1-11, the story of the woman caught in adultery. See how Jesus' response to this woman demonstrated how Jesus can give us peace in the midst of difficult circumstances. 

This week for his Thursday Thoughts, Brian cites a somewhat random part of the Bible to talk about the Christmas season. 

It's the beginning of the Advent season! Join us for the next 4 Sundays as we prepare for the celebration of Jesus' birth at Christmas! This Sunday we look at Mark 5:21-43 when Jesus performs some pretty miraculous healings. 

Happy Thanksgiving? This week for Brian's Thursday Thoughts, Brian gives some counsel on what to do if you are struggling to be very thankful this Thanksgiving. 

We made it! This week is our last sermon in our series on 1 Corinthians! In chapter 16, Paul gives his final words of instruction to the church in Corinth. 

For this week's Thursday Thoughts Brian reflects on the importance of listening before speaking. 

Have you ever thougth about what our bodies will be like in heaven? Maybe you've always believed that you will all spirit with no physical body. The Bible teaches tha we will have real, physical bodies! What will they be like? Will they be different from the bodies we have now? If so, in what ways? This week Brian teaches through 1 Corinthians 15: 35-58! 

This week for Brian's Thursday Thoughts, Brian reflects on a specific God Moment he had while on a mission trip to South Africa. 

Do you believe that Jesus was really raised from the dead? How does this belief impact your everyday life? We are nearing the end of our sermon series in 1 Corinthians. This week Brian teaches on 1 Corinthians 15: 12-34. 

Have you ever heard of someone being over righteous? Or how about over wise? What does that even mean? In this week's Thursday Thoughts, Brian explores a verse in Ecclesiastes that uses these terms, and not in a good way!

Guest speaker Marcus Peterson urges the church to rally together as we give the Gospel to lost people around us! His passage is 1 Corinthians 15:1-15. 

In this week's Thursday Thoughts, Brian reflects on what things make him think of Heaven. 

 What do you do with passages in the Bible where Christians don't agree on it's meaning? This week we come to 1 Corinthians 14:26-40, a passage that is somewhat confusing and Christians interpret it differently. Brian points us back to the main idea of the Bible and why we don't have to argu about the lesser parts. 

This week for Brian's Thursday Thoughts Brian talks about the difference between making comfort your ultimate goal in this life and seeking to pour out your life for Jesus. 

This week Brian continues our study in the book of 1 Corinthians with chapter 14: 1-25. Paul gives the church futher instructions on how they are to used the spiritual gifts they have been given. 

This week for his Thursday Thoughts, Brian reflects on some recent parenting experiences and how those have helped him rest more in his Father. 

Last week in 1 Corinthians, Brian spent some time talking about spiritual gifts. But which should we value more, spiritual gifts or character? Let's take a look at 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 and talk about it! 

Who here loves discipline? Some people love a good challenge. Almost no one enjoys struggling. But what if you knew that your struggles were for a good purpose? Take a listen as Brian recounts a recent difficult experience and what it taught him about the discipline of God. 

How much do you know about spiritual gifts? Do you maybe feel like you don't have any? Or maybe you feel like you have one of the most important spiritual gifts ever? How do spiritual gifts work, really? Take a listen as Brian teaches through 1 Corinthians 12:1-31!

This week Brian reflects on turning 50 this past summer!

We are back to our series in 1 Corinthians! Find out why Paul told the church in Corinth that when they come together to worship it is not for the better, but for the worse!

As followers of Jesus, do we have enemies? Does God have enemies? Let's look at some scripture to find the answer! 

Do you realize that you are part of the people of God, on a mission for God? Today we break from our series and take a side journey in the book of Numbers (which is not boring, I promise) to be challenged about our role and responsiblities in the church. 

In this week's Thursday Thoughts Brian addresses the assisnation of Charlie Kirk and the church's response. 

What can we do when we come across passages of scripture that seem contradictory to other passages of scripture? Or they just don't line up with what we have experienced in our Christian walk? Our passage this week in 1 Corinthians 11 seems confusing at first, but Brian teaches us how context, as well as historical context, can help us better interpret the message of scripture. 

Welcome to Thursday Thoughts! Each week Brian has been writing a weekly devotional that has been emailed out to anyone who's been interested to read it. We decided it would be fun to try adding his Thursday Thoughts to the podcast! This week Brian reflects on the end of summer and the beginning of the school year routine. Enjoy listening! 

What does it mean to be free in Christ? Most of us don't know how to use our freedom in a healthy way. We sometimes use it as an excuse to sin or be selfish. Not understanding our freedom in Christ can also mean we are trapped in legalism and judgement of others. Brian teaches from 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1 to teach us our freedom in Christ!

Our series in 1 Corinthians continues this week with guest preacher Tom Downing. Tom challenges us with a call to flee from our everyday idols and a deeper communion with God. 

This week we dive into chapter 10 of 1 Corinthians to discuss temptation. What types of tempation does the Bible warn us about? How do we deal with temptation? What warnings does the Bible give? Take a listen!

Our passage in 1 Corinthians this week uses running a race as an analogy for the Christian life. Take a listen as Brian uses examples from his own experience as a runner to talk about the role of dicipline in the life of a believer! 

How should the Gospel, the Good News about Jesus, change us in our everyday lives? Brian continues our series in 1 Corinthians this week in chapter 9: 19-23. 

Pastor Brian is back from South Africa! He continues our series on 1 Corinthians with chapter 9: 1-18. He challenges us with our responsibilities to those in full time ministry. 

This week at Community Church we highlight the Courage Triathalon and Courage Worldwide and Randy Robbins continues our series in 1 Corinthians!