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Weekly Sermons from Pastor Brent Freeman and other speakers. Pathways Church is a multi-campus Church located in East Tennessee & North Carolina. For more information about Pathways Church, please visit: http://www.pathwayschurch.com/

Pastor Brent Freeman | Lead Pastor


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    What Does It Mean To Be A Disiciple of Christ?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 40:39


    In Matthew 16, Jesus explained what it means to be one of his followers. However, thanks to our media-driven culture, the term has morphed into being little more than a "fan" of someone.

    Thirsty? Just Add Water

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 31:15


    Did you know that statistically, 75% of people are dehydrated? That means the overwhelming majority of us are not consuming enough water! It's no wonder that we all feel like we can't satisfy our thirst when we're not consuming nearly enough water. This week, examine Jesus' encounter with someone desperate for water...

    Change is Inevitable & Growth is Optional

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 35:07


    Change is coming; the important question is, how do you handle change? Does it freak you out or energize you?

    Change is Inevitable & Growth is Optional

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 35:07


    Change is coming; the important question is, how do you handle change? Does it freak you out or energize you?

    An Anchor for the Soul - Mother's Day 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 36:50


    Ten years ago, on a family rafting trip in California, the unexpected hit. The trip was a great time, until it wasn't... How many of us feel overwhelmed, as if one more rapid hit would be the end?

    An Anchor for the Soul - Mother's Day 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 36:50


    Ten years ago, on a family rafting trip in California, the unexpected hit. The trip was a great time, until it wasn't... How many of us feel overwhelmed, as if one more rapid hit would be the end?

    Season of Honor

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 30:05


    The virtue of honor has quietly faded from view. Once instinctively shown to parents, elders, leaders, and even strangers, honor now feels like an outdated concept. But what does our loss of honor say about who we are—not just as a society, but as followers of Christ? 

    Season of Honor

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 30:05


    The virtue of honor has quietly faded from view. Once instinctively shown to parents, elders, leaders, and even strangers, honor now feels like an outdated concept. But what does our loss of honor say about who we are—not just as a society, but as followers of Christ? 

    "King Me!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 34:58


    Kids have a special talent — and it's called wearing out the good furniture! That's why, in our house, we set aside a special place in the living room called "The King's Chair." It's supposed to be my clean, comfy throne... a spot reserved just for me. The only catch? Most of the time, I'm not the one sitting there!

    "King Me!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 34:58


    Kids have a special talent — and it's called wearing out the good furniture! That's why, in our house, we set aside a special place in the living room called "The King's Chair." It's supposed to be my clean, comfy throne... a spot reserved just for me. The only catch? Most of the time, I'm not the one sitting there!

    I Am The Resurrection

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 43:39


    The discovery of Jesus' empty tomb stands as the most defining moment in history. It proved He is the Son of God, overcoming the pain of the cross and even death itself. Because of that, Christians everywhere have a lasting hope and the promise of salvation that's found in Him alone.

    I Am The Resurrection

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 43:39


    The discovery of Jesus' empty tomb stands as the most defining moment in history. It proved He is the Son of God, overcoming the pain of the cross and even death itself. Because of that, Christians everywhere have a lasting hope and the promise of salvation that's found in Him alone.

    Good Friday Service

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 15:27


    Join us for a special service as we stop to remember the sacrifice of Jesus' death on the cross.

    Good Friday Service

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 15:27


    Join us for a special service as we stop to remember the sacrifice of Jesus' death on the cross.

    The Way, The Life & The Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 40:01


    One of the paradoxes of faith and doubt is that it is the ultimate intellectual challenge. While simple and uneducated people may live with great wisdom, PhDs may choose foolishness. This week, we look at the tension between doubt and unbelief.

    The Way, The Life & The Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 40:01


    One of the paradoxes of faith and doubt is that it is the ultimate intellectual challenge. While simple and uneducated people may live with great wisdom, PhDs may choose foolishness. This week, we look at the tension between doubt and unbelief.

    I Am The Vine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 39:50


    This week, we look at a seemingly mysterious statement Jesus made, with a massive lesson and truth for His followers and all of us thousands of years later. This week's analogy of a vine and branches has an important warning for us individually as well as a challenge to impact our sphere of influence.

    I Am The Vine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 39:50


    This week, we look at a seemingly mysterious statement Jesus made, with a massive lesson and truth for His followers and all of us thousands of years later. This week's analogy of a vine and branches has an important warning for us individually as well as a challenge to impact our sphere of influence.

    The Light of the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 37:34


    We have many different kinds of light in life. Some lights serve practical purposes; after all, it's hard to work in the dark. Others exist because we feel uncomfortable. Having light makes us feel more secure. Jesus used the analogy of light to illustrate His purpose.

    The Light of the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 37:34


    We have many different kinds of light in life. Some lights serve practical purposes; after all, it's hard to work in the dark. Others exist because we feel uncomfortable. Having light makes us feel more secure. Jesus used the analogy of light to illustrate His purpose.

    Why People Don't Answer The Door

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 39:30


    Remember how excited we all used to get when there was a knock on the door? Today, if the doorbell rings or a knock is heard, many pretend they are not home while checking doorbell cameras to see who is outside. We don't even like to go to the door! Jesus used the analogy of a door to talk about himself.

    Why People Don't Answer The Door

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 39:30


    Remember how excited we all used to get when there was a knock on the door? Today, if the doorbell rings or a knock is heard, many pretend they are not home while checking doorbell cameras to see who is outside. We don't even like to go to the door! Jesus used the analogy of a door to talk about himself.

    The Good Shepherd

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 42:23


    Very few people have "shepherd" on their resume or even know the first thing about caring for sheep. But one of the titles that Jesus assigned to himself was "the Good Shepherd." Why? What message was He trying to convey, and why did He choose a shepherd?

    The Good Shepherd

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 42:23


    Very few people have "shepherd" on their resume or even know the first thing about caring for sheep. But one of the titles that Jesus assigned to himself was "the Good Shepherd." Why? What message was He trying to convey, and why did He choose a shepherd?

    The Bread of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 32:46


    Bread is a widely debated food—some people crave it endlessly, while others go to great lengths to avoid it. Interestingly, Jesus used bread as a powerful metaphor in one of His seven distinct statements about Himself, declaring, *“I am the Bread of Life.”* In this series, we will explore each of these profound declarations, unpacking their meaning and discovering how they shape our lives today.

    The Bread of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 32:46


    Bread is a widely debated food—some people crave it endlessly, while others go to great lengths to avoid it. Interestingly, Jesus used bread as a powerful metaphor in one of His seven distinct statements about Himself, declaring, *“I am the Bread of Life.”* In this series, we will explore each of these profound declarations, unpacking their meaning and discovering how they shape our lives today.

    Lasting Lessons

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 37:42


    As we close the book of Nehemiah, it's important to reflect and be challenged by the lessons learned from this amazing moment in History. Nehemiah was a man who saw a serious problem, and through prayer and fasting chose to answer the call to "do something."

    Lasting Lessons

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 37:42


    As we close the book of Nehemiah, it's important to reflect and be challenged by the lessons learned from this amazing moment in History. Nehemiah was a man who saw a serious problem, and through prayer and fasting chose to answer the call to "do something."

    Let It Be

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 40:06


    Paul McCartney wrote a song as a reaction to a dream He once had about His mother, who died of cancer when He was only 14 years old. In the dream Paul's mother, Mary told Him that "it will be alright, just let it be." Today, "Let It Be" has become an iconic song, and its meaning has been left largely to the listener for interpretation. As we close our study of Nehemiah, it's important to examine His struggle to balance the responsibility of the things He could do, and those He could not and what that means for us thousands of years later.

    Let It Be

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 40:06


    Paul McCartney wrote a song as a reaction to a dream He once had about His mother, who died of cancer when He was only 14 years old. In the dream Paul's mother, Mary told Him that "it will be alright, just let it be." Today, "Let It Be" has become an iconic song, and its meaning has been left largely to the listener for interpretation. As we close our study of Nehemiah, it's important to examine His struggle to balance the responsibility of the things He could do, and those He could not and what that means for us thousands of years later.

    Break The Chain

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 39:58


    Keith Urban recently released a song called "Break the Chain". One aspect that makes this song unique is that it was written in just one sitting! Urban said that before He realized what was happening, He had burst into tears as He wrote about His difficult childhood and alcoholic father. He quickly recognized that He had repeated the pattern that was modeled to Him. The song was later recorded in just one take, with no redo. Despite the dark backstory, the song is about hope and breaking the chain of a destructive cycle. This process starts with recognizing the truth and confessing wrongdoing.

    Break The Chain

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 39:58


    Keith Urban recently released a song called "Break the Chain". One aspect that makes this song unique is that it was written in just one sitting! Urban said that before He realized what was happening, He had burst into tears as He wrote about His difficult childhood and alcoholic father. He quickly recognized that He had repeated the pattern that was modeled to Him. The song was later recorded in just one take, with no redo. Despite the dark backstory, the song is about hope and breaking the chain of a destructive cycle. This process starts with recognizing the truth and confessing wrongdoing.

    The Walls of Discouragement

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 31:05


    The Super Bowl is the culmination event of the football season, a team sport where everything boils down to one game, one moment. Some say everything is on the line. Moments like these produce the greatest challenges to motivate a team of people to work together. Fittingly Nehemiah was possibly one of the greatest motivational speakers in History, rallying the troops to accomplish "the impossible."

    The Walls of Discouragment

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 31:05


    The Super Bowl is the culmination event of the football season, a team sport where everything boils down to one game, one moment. Some say everything is on the line. Moments like these produce the greatest challenges to motivate a team of people to work together. Fittingly Nehemiah was possibly one of the greatest motivational speakers in History, rallying the troops to accomplish "the impossible."

    Courage For Today

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 36:32


    Courage—what does it truly mean? We admire courageous people, yet many individuals struggle to embody it when the situation demands it. This week, we explore Nehemiah's courage to achieve the seemingly impossible, grounded in His relationship with God.

    Courage For Today

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 36:32


    Courage—what does it truly mean? We admire courageous people, yet many individuals struggle to embody it when the situation demands it. This week, we explore Nehemiah's courage to achieve the seemingly impossible, grounded in His relationship with God.

    Living On A Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 42:43


    What do you do when you see a situation that breaks your heart? Do you freeze or are you someone who acts? When He learned the state of Jerusalem's walls, Nehemiah was moved so deeply that He mourned, fasted, and took the matter to God in prayer.

    Living On A Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 42:43


    What do you do when you see a situation that breaks your heart? Do you freeze or are you someone who acts? When He learned the state of Jerusalem's walls, Nehemiah was moved so deeply that He mourned, fasted, and took the matter to God in prayer.

    Do Something

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 40:13


    We live in a culture of complaining. This week, we open the book of Nehemiah to examine a man with a broken heart about the condition of Jerusalem. But Nehemiah didn't just sit and sob, instead, He decided to seek God and ultimately, do something.

    Do Something

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 40:13


    We live in a culture of complaining. This week, we open the book of Nehemiah to examine a man with a broken heart about the condition of Jerusalem. But Nehemiah didn't just sit and sob, instead, He decided to seek God and ultimately, do something.

    God Uses Broken People

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 47:01


    We all like to get a good deal on something, but have you ever tried to negotiate a deal with the creator of the universe? This week we look at Jephthah, who made a deal with God.

    God Uses Broken People

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 47:01


    We all like to get a good deal on something, but have you ever tried to negotiate a deal with the creator of the universe? This week we look at Jephthah, who made a deal with God.

    Looking Back to Look Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 44:58


    This week, we look back at the messages from 2024 and talk about some of our favorite sermons and the lessons to be learned from them.

    Looking Back to Look Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 44:58


    This week, we look back at the messages from 2024 and talk about some of our favorite sermons and the lessons to be learned from them.

    Til' The Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 37:10


    Across the globe, the table has always been a special place in a home, symbolizing togetherness and blessing. While the importance of life around the table was diminished for a while, more families have gathered at the table in recent years. As we reflect on the close of a year, we examine not only life at home but a very important table that appears in scripture.

    Til' The Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 37:10


    Across the globe, the table has always been a special place in a home, symbolizing togetherness and blessing. While the importance of life around the table was diminished for a while, more families have gathered at the table in recent years. As we reflect on the close of a year, we examine not only life at home but a very important table that appears in scripture.

    Christmas Eve

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 29:25


    How many of us are searching for peace this Christmas? We spend our lives chasing things to find happiness and peace, but only one thing will ever bring the lasting joy and peace we desperately seek: a relationship with God through His son, Jesus.

    Christmas Eve

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 29:25


    How many of us are searching for peace this Christmas? We spend our lives chasing things to find happiness and peace, but only one thing will ever bring the lasting joy and peace we desperately seek: a relationship with God through His son, Jesus.

    Broken Dreams

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 30:44


    When most people think about Mary, they often have images of a pious, humble girl who trusted God. But do we consider Mary & Joseph and what they went through as the human parents of Jesus? The Bible declares the birth of Jesus as "Good News," but Mary probably doesn't think that way. She's probably scared, trying to make sense of it all…

    Broken Dreams

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 30:44


    When most people think about Mary, they often have images of a pious, humble girl who trusted God. But do we consider Mary & Joseph and what they went through as the human parents of Jesus? The Bible declares the birth of Jesus as "Good News," but Mary probably doesn't think that way. She's probably scared, trying to make sense of it all…

    Everything is so Surfacy – trying to find peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 35:47


    Let's be honest. Most of us are over-scheduled, stressed, and anxious. The idea of true peace is elusive. If you scour the internet looking for peace, you will find some "helpful tips" that aren't necessarily wrong or bad, but they are certainly lacking in depth and effectiveness. So what does true peace look like, and perhaps more importantly, where do we find it?

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