Mid-Cities Church Sermon Podcast

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Hear encouraging Sunday morning messages that address a variety of biblical and social issues. Messages are relevant and applicable to everyday life.

Pastor Daniel Stephens


    • Jun 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Time To Fill Up - Stand Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 44:54


    How do we preemptively keep ourselves from sin as we follow Jesus? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares biblical and practical ways to fill our hearts up with God's Word every day!

    See Purpose, Not Problems - Stand Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 28:33


    How do we stop focusing on all of our problems and start focusing on our purpose in life? Listen as Pastor Obed Borrero shares how Jesus embraced our death so we could embrace His life in Numbers 21:4-9!

    The Reorienting Way - The Jesus Way (Week 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 23:37


    How does the Jesus way reorient our way of life? Watch as Pastor Andrew Strand shares what the Bible says about reorienting our lives around Jesus!

    The Way of Caiaphas - The Jesus Way (Week 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 33:43


    What if the way we preserve our power, position, and possessions does not align with Jesus's way? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how Jesus's way of sacrifice can transform how we live our lives!

    The Power of the Cross - The Jesus Way (Week 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 34:17


    How does the way of Jesus deal with our biggest problem: sin? Watch as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how the cross of Christ deals with the penalty, power, and pattern of sin in our lives!

    The Way of Herod - The Jesus Way (Week 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 31:09


    What if the ways of earthly ambition and power don't align with the way of Jesus? Listen as Pastor Andrew Strand shares how we can forsake those ways and embrace Jesus' way of humility and selflessness!

    Jesus Is The Way - The Jesus Way (Week 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 27:18


    What if there really is only one way to God the Father? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how Jesus is the way and how he has a way to peace and hope in this life!

    Made for Relationships (Romans 16) - God Is For Us: A Series On Romans (Week 17)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 27:19


    Why does Paul end this incredible letter with a chapter full of greetings? Listen as Pastor Daniel Hernandez shares the importance and power of relationships in the church community!

    Unity Despite Opinions (Romans 14) - God Is For Us: A Series on Romans (Week 16)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 34:31


    How can Christians stand united despite different opinions? Listen as Pastor Obed Borrero shares how Jesus unites us despite our different opinions on secondary issues and reconciles our relationships with other believers!

    Putting On Jesus (Romans 13) - God Is For Us: A Series On Romans (Week 15)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 34:31


    What does it look like for Christians to submit to authority? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how we can submit to authority wisely as we put on Jesus!

    How Christians Should Live (Romans 12) - God Is For Us: A Series on Romans (Week 14)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 42:16


    What should the Christian life look like? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how we can love people well as Christians and how to receive God's love!

    How Christians Change (Romans 12:1-2) - God Is For Us: A Series on Romans (Week 13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 36:05


    How do Christians change and grow? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares the how and the why that make real transformation possible for followers of Jesus!

    Follow The Cloud - Stand Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 41:30


    How do we live in step with the Holy Spirit? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how the Old Testament story of the cloud and Tabernacle shows us a way to live Spirit-led lives today!

    Kids Need Parents, Not Friends? - 7 Things You May Have Missed About Marriage (Week 8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 48:29


    What if kids need parents to be parents more than friends? Listen as Ps. Russ Austin, founding pastor of Mid-Cities, shares how parents can raise their kids to know the Lord and train them to walk in God's wisdom!

    Sex Is For Marriage? - 7 Things You May Have Missed About Marriage (Week 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 28:28


    What if God doesn't want us to see sex as a guilt-ridden burden? Listen as Pastor Andrew Strand shares what the Bible says about God's design and intention for sex in marriage!

    Respect Is Given? - 7 Things You May Have Missed About Marriage (Week 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 40:11


    What does the Bible mean when it tells wives to respect their husbands? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how trust is earned, respect is actually given, and how that can transform a Christ-centered marriage! 

    A Marriage Story (Pastor Kevin York) - Seven Things You May Have Missed About Marriage (Week 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 37:59


    Why can marriage seem like a mystery? Listen as Pastor Kevin York, Vice President of Every Nation (our global family of churches), shares the biblical importance of marriage for the fabric of society and in his own life!

    Love Is Sacrifice? - 7 Things You May Have Missed About Marriage (Week 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 39:32


    We have all missed the target on loving people, but what if we were aiming at the wrong target? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares what the Bible says is the target for how husbands should love their wives!

    Unresolved Issues Can Ruin My Marriage? - 7 Things You May Have Missed About Marriage (Week 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 36:55


    What if unresolved issues, even small ones, have the potential to bring discord and ruin into a marriage? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares what the Bible says about how to deal with issues in marriage before they explode.

    Marriage Is A Covenant? - 7 Things You May Have Missed About Marriage (Week 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 31:28


    What if marriage is actually not a contract? Listen as Pastor Andrew Strand shares how the Bible views marriage as a covenant and how that can help your marriage thrive!

    My Wedding Is Not About Me? - 7 Things You May Have Missed About Marriage (Week 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 38:46


    We all miss things in life, but what if we have missed important things about marriage? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares why marriage should be important to both people who are married + single and how changing our view on weddings can transform our lives!

    How To Taste + See God's Goodness - Week of Prayer + Fasting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 49:12


    What if spiritually snacking keeps us from receiving from God? Watch as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how we will seek God at the table He is preparing in our global Week of Prayer + Fasting!

    Our Messiah - Emmanuel (Week 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 32:53


    We hear words like "salvation" and "Messiah," but what do those words mean? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how Jesus is our present and future salvation!

    God's Promise - Emmanuel (Week 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 26:44


    It can be hard to trust someone when they make a promise to us, but what about when God makes a promise? Listen as Pastor Leah Hammett shares the power of trusting God's promises and presence in the Christmas story!

    Our Posture - Emmanuel (Week 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 38:22


    What should our spiritual posture be in this Christmas season? Watch as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how we can prepare our hearts and minds for the arrival of Christ!

    An Evangelistic Church - My City. My Church. (Week 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 41:23


    What does it mean to be an evangelistic church? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares what the Bible says about sharing the good news of Jesus and hear a powerful testimony of how investing and inviting can change someone's life!

    An Apostolic Church - My City. My Church. (Week 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 36:51


    What does it mean to be an apostolic church? Watch as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares what the Bible says about being apostolic and tells stories of how we have been apostolic over the years.

    A Prophetic Church - My City. My Church. (Week 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 46:29


    What does it mean to be a prophetic church? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how we can be a church that listens to God well and speaks the truth in love!

    A Pastoral Church - My City. My Church. (Week 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 48:08


    Why is it important to be a pastoral church? What does it look like for a community to actively shepherd and support one another? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens calls us to create an environment that reflects the love and grace of Jesus Christ in our community.

    Why We Preach (Romans 10 + 11) - God Is For Us (Week 12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 43:37


    Why should we share the good news of Jesus with others? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how people come to faith in Jesus and how to overcome common objections to sharing faith in Jesus with others!

    A Burden to Pray (Romans 9) - God Is For Us (Week 11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 43:54


    Why should we pray for people who don't believe in Jesus? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares Paul's burden + hope for the lost and how we can carry that same burden + hope in prayer!

    Rhetorical Questions (Romans 8) - God Is For Us (Week 10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 40:57


    How should believers respond when they face life's difficult circumstances? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how God's love transforms our responses to trials and difficulties!

    Purpose In Our Pain (Romans 8) - God Is For Us (Week 9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 29:49


    What do we do when we experience pain and suffering in this life? Listen as Pastor Andrew Strand breaks down Romans 8:18-30 and the way to purpose in our pain and strategy in our suffering!

    Dip Into Change - Guest Speaker (Dr. Chris Johnson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 42:23


    What does it look like to participate in the breakthrough God has for us? Watch as Dr. Chris Johnson from our Every Nation church in Harrisonburg, Virginia, shares the process and power of obeying God through the story of Naaman in 2 Kings 5!

    Life In The Spirit (Romans 8) - God Is For Us (Week 8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 41:24


    What is the difference between life in the Spirit and life in the flesh? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how Paul explains the power of life in the Holy Spirit! 

    The Struggle Is Real (Romans 7) - God Is For Us (Week 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 42:05


    We don't do what we want to do. We do what we don't want to do. The struggle is real! Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how Paul shines a light on our struggles in Romans 7.

    A Story + Theology on Persecution - Guest Speaker (Mayflower Church)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 39:15


    The Mayflower Church was experiencing persecution and needed a miracle from God. Watch Pastor Bob Fu interview the pastor of the Mayflower Church as we hear their incredible story of how God moved to rescue them from persecution! Pastor Chris Davis also shares how we should view persecution biblically and how to respond in faith.

    god speaker theology persecution pastor chris davis mayflower church
    Fatherless No More - Guest Speaker (Ps. Tim Johnson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 46:06


    How can the church love the next generation? Watch as Ps. Tim Johnson shares about spiritual fatherhood and how we can bless the next generation!

    Step Up and Use Your Gifts - Step Up (Week 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 38:04


    Why does God give us gifts? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shows us how God intends His people to use their spiritual gifts within a faithful community for His glory!

    Step Up Your Faith - Step Up (Week 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 41:32


    How do we step up our faith? Watch as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares the story of Deborah in the Book of Judges!

    Step Up Into The Battle - Step Up (Week 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 34:18


    How do we face the giants and battles that lay before us? Listen as Pastor Mike Cantrell shows how we can walk like David into the battles God has called us to fight!

    Step Up Into Leadership - Step Up (Week 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 38:25


    How should we respond when God calls us to step up? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how we can truly walk in God's courage in whatever He calls us to do!

    Joyful In All Things - Guest Speaker (Pastor Billy Lile)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 36:13


    How do we walk in the joy of the Lord in any situation? Listen as Pastor Billy Lile from our Every Nation church in Aiea, Hawaii, shares why and how we can rejoice in God!

    Receiving From The Next Generation - The Teachings (Week 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 30:18


    What role does the next generation play in the church? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens breaks down how to receive from the next generation!

    The Ascending Cycle of the Spiritual Life - The Teachings (Week 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 40:19


    How do we obey God in such a way that we actually get to know Him better every day?  Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens reveals the motivation that drives the ascending spiral of the spiritual life!

    Change Your Environment, Change Your Harvest - The Teachings (Week 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 35:24


    What if our environment is affecting our fruitfulness? Listen as Pastor Daniel Hernandez shares how we can change our environment and help others change theirs, too!

    What Jesus Preached - The Teachings (Week 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 40:49


    We all know Jesus preached, but what was His message? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares the paradigm-shifting potential of what Jesus preached!

    Heart Thermometer - The Teachings (Week 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 40:49


    What if your words actually tell you the condition of your inner being? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens breaks down what Jesus says about our words and how they can act like a thermometer for our hearts!

    Flip The Switch - Stand Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 51:43


    God doesn't just call us to follow Jesus but also to fish for people! Listen as Pastor Mike Cantrell shares how we can flip the switch to actively making disciples and impacting others!

    One Thing - Stand Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 30:38


    What is the one thing we should focus on in every season of life? Listen as Kayla Stephens shares insights on how to seek after God from Luke 10:38-42!

    Eliminating Hurry - Stand Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 36:54


    What if eliminating hurry from our lives is one of the most critical issues facing followers of Jesus today? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens helps us discover how Jesus lived an un-hurried life and how we can follow in His footsteps!

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