CPC Beyond The Weekend

On this special episode of Beyond The Weekend, Matt and Petey are joined in the studio by Pastor Melissa Schaser to talk about Palm Sunday and Holy Week. Melissa is an expert on all things Old Testament and Jewish history, so the guys pick her brain on what we can learn from what happens on Palm Sunday and how that informs our ideas of Jesus and the Christian life. Matt, Petey, and Melissa also talk about why Holy Week is significant and how the final week of the Lenten season can change the way we live past Easter Sunday. For more information about Christ Presbyterian Church and the CPC community, go to cpconline.org.

On this  episode of Beyond The Weekend, Matt and Petey talk more about self-sufficiency and why we're the weak people that need mercy. The guys also get into why Jesus is called the son of David, the significance of Jesus's healings in Mark, why discipleship is ultimately disruption, and (of course) talk a bit about Netflix's new show Cobra Kai. For more information about Christ Presbyterian Church and the CPC community, go to cpconline.org.

On this  episode of Beyond The Weekend, Matt and Petey talk about a story from Mark where the disciples wrestle with the concept of leadership in Jesus's Kingdom. The guys chat about  servant leadership and what this posture can looks like in our lives and get onto a conversation about their favorite TV shows. For more information about Christ Presbyterian Church and the CPC community, go to cpconline.org.

On this episode of Beyond The Weekend, Matt and Petey talk about the Rich Young Ruler what it actually means to be "good." Petey also tells some great stories and the guys get into how our possessions may be getting in the way of following Jesus. For more information about Christ Presbyterian Church and the CPC community, go to cpconline.org.

On this special episode of Beyond The Weekend, Matt and Petey are joined in the studio by Pastor Emily Hamilton to talk about trusting God in our current cultural moment. Emily also dives a little deeper into the scripture from this weekend, talking about some of the things she didn't have time to talk about on Sunday and making sense of some of the more nuanced parts of the story. For more information about Christ Presbyterian Church and the CPC community, go to cpconline.org.

Kicking off the new season of Beyond The Weekend, Matt and Petey talk about the Lenten season that just started this past Sunday, CPC's new sermon series called Who Do You Say I Am, and dive deeper into a few themes from Petey's most recent sermon that he didn't have time to go over this weekend. For more information about Christ Presbyterian Church and the CPC community, go to cpconline.org.

This week on the closing episode of Season 2, Matt wraps up the Kingdom Citizens series by talking with Christ Presbyterian Church's Senior Pastor, Petey Crowder about the final worship practice - benediction and sending. Matt and Petey chat about why being sent is essential to our lives as believers, talk about takeaways from the series as a whole and look ahead to the season of Advent. For more information about Christ Presbyterian Church, go online to cpconline.org.

In this out-of-the-ordinary episode, Matt is on his own from quarantine, reflecting on CPC Senior Pastor Petey Crowder's recent sermon on giving. Using clips from this past Sunday's sermon as a foundation, Matt walks through how we can shift our perspective on giving and how that can change the way we live our lives and connect with God. Matt also discusses how self-sacrifice for God is also for us as well and what questions we can ask ourselves to begin self-reflecting on our own giving lifestyle. To watch Petey's sermon on giving go to - https://www.cpconline.org/watch-live/For more information about Christ Presbyterian Church, go online to cpconline.org.

On this week's bonus-length episode, Matt has fun hanging out with Christ Presbyterian Chruch's Associate Director of Contemporary Worship, Ben Lodahl, CPC's Associate Director of Technical Arts, Brian Lenz, and CPC's Associate Director of Worship Production, Trevor Tinsley. The four guys revisit the sermon topic from two weeks ago, weekend worship, diving deeper into how each of them thinks through creating a worship experience and why worship is such a unique and transformative experience in our week. They also begin the Christmas season early by singing some random lyric Christmas carols accompanied by kazoo. For more information about Christ Presbyterian Church, go online to cpconline.org.

With our next sermon being about the Table, our episode this week is all about who we invite to join us at the table. We've got a full room this week as Matt is joined by Christ Presbyterian Church's Connections Director, Cory Gregory, and CPC members Anne Dovolis and Coleman Foley to talk about a new course at CPC called Alpha. Matt, Cory, Anne, and Coleman dive into why having a safe place to explore your faith is so important, why community is an essential part of being a Christian, what it is like to be a young adult, and, of course, all about Alpha. For more information about Christ Presbyterian Church, go online to cpconline.org. And for more information about Alpha at CPC go to cpconline.org/alphaTo find more information about the Alpha organization go to alphausa.org

In this week's episode of Beyond The Weekend, Matt talks with Christ Presbyterian Church's Pastor of Missions, Emily Hamilton and CPC's Director of Student Ministry, Carrie Gleeson about their worship companion project, Becoming Kingdom Citizens. Matt talks with Emily and Carrie about what it actually looks like to lean into our identities as Kingdom Citizens during this unique time and how small counter-cultural practices can shape us in profound ways. For more information about Christ Presbyterian Church, go online to cpconline.org.

This week on the Season 2 opener, Matt talks with Christ Presbyterian Church's new Senior Pastor, Petey Crowder about CPC's new weekend series called Kingdom Citizens. Matt and Petey chat about what it means to bring weekend worship into the week and why worship is so instrumental in forming us into people who love God more. For more information about Christ Presbyterian Church, go online to cpconline.org.

This week we wrap up Season 1 of CPC Monday Morning with CPC's Pastor of Congregational Care and Lay Empowerment, Melissa Schaser. Matt talks with Melissa about wrapping up CPC's Say Anything Series on the Psalms last weekend with a sermon on gratitude and Psalm 23. Matt and Melissa also talk about soul care practices that we can incorporate into our lives and fighting against the burn-out mentality which is so prevalent in our culture. For more information about Christ Presbyterian Church, go online to cpconline.org.

This week we have a special Thursday episode with CPC's Pastor of Missions, Emily Hamilton. Matt talks with Emily about her sermon last weekend all about lament and discusses what lament actually is and how we can incorporate this practice into our lives. Matt and Emily also talk about their newfound COVID hobbies and Matt challenges Emily to a game of accent roulette. For more information about Christ Presbyterian Church, go online to cpconline.org.

This week we have a special episode as we go behind the scenes to talk with CPC's Associate Director of Technical Arts, Brian Lenz and CPC's Associate Director of Worship Production, Trevor Tinsley. Matt talks with Brian and Trevor about creating online worship experiences, what they have learned about the church during COVID, and what it's like learning on the fly during this unique time. For more information about Christ Presbyterian Church, go online to cpconline.org.

This week we are joined by CPC's Director of Kids Ministries, Kathleen Selje to talk about being "wowed" by God and using the Psalms as a template for praising Him. Matt and Kathleen talk about praising the goodness and justness of God, share their dreams about believers pouring into young kids in the church, and talk about being wowed by kayak outings and Minnesota sunsets. For more information about Christ Presbyterian Church, go online to cpconline.org.

This week we are joined by CPC's Pastor of Discipleship, James Madsen, to talk about learning how to bring our anger and other uncomfortable things to God. Matt and James talk about how we go about being angry with God and how we can find safety and comfort in Him. For more information about Christ Presbyterian Church, go online to cpconline.org.

This week we are joined by CPC's Director of Student Ministries, Carrie Gleeson to talk about bringing our whole selves to God and relating to the Psalmists as we do. Matt and Carrie talk about relating to the experiences in the Psalms, chat about changing the way we view emerging generations in the church, and swap stories about their misadventures on youth ministry camp trips. For more information about Christ Presbyterian Church, go online to cpconline.org.

This week we are joined by CPC's new Associate Director of Contemporary Worship, Ben Lodahl to talk more about the Psalms and how their words are essential to the church's worship even today. Matt and Ben chat about Ben's calling to CPC, looking at worship as a lifestyle, and why the Vikings are just not worth worshiping. For more information about Christ Presbyterian Church, go online to cpconline.org.

This week we are joined by CPC executive pastor Petey Crowder to talk about CPC's new weekend worship series, Say Anything, an 8-week study of the Psalms. Matt and Petey talk about their passion for the Psalms, both being terrible at poetry, and how we can use the words of the Psalms to ask for help when we don't know where to start. For more information about Christ Presbyterian Church, go online to cpconline.org.