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The Clearing is a House of Worship & Prayer located in Lexington Michigan. We are an urgent, thunderous voice crying out: “Clear the way and prepare your hearts for the coming of the Lord”. By creating space for Jesus to be glorified, we believe the Holy

Ethan Bricker


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    Directed Not Distracted | Following God's Plan For Your Life | Corey Petros

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 40:32


    For more information regarding The Clearing Church, visit our website by clicking hereFollow us on Instagram today by clicking hereWatch the message on our YouTube channel here

    Why All Christians Are Considered Priests | The First Followers | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 57:46


    In this message, pastor Ethan Bricker discusses why all Christians have been called royal priests and what the priesthood of all believers means for us in our modern-day lives. To be a priest first and foremost means to be a first follower - someone who is willing to follow a leader before anyone else. Contrary to our post-modern mindsets, FOLLOWING IS LEADING. God has called us to approach him, become united with Him by His Son, and mind the gap between the lost and our Father who finds.For more information regarding The Clearing Church, visit our website by clicking hereFollow us on Instagram today by clicking hereWatch the message on our YouTube channel here

    The Librarian | How God Renews Our Thinking | David Pontzer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 36:56


    In this message, David Pontzer, speaks to The Clearing church about how God speaks to us, renews our minds, and has a mission to change the way we think as Christians. For more information regarding The Clearing Church, visit our website by clicking hereFollow us on Instagram today by clicking hereWatch the message on our YouTube channel here

    The Weary Wait | Why Christians Wait On The Lord | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 48:12


    Today, Ethan Bricker spoke to us about the importance of waiting on the Lord. He explores Isaiah 40, Psalm 23, and Matthew 11, and how they all point to the solution to our weary hearts. Waiting is practicing trust and rest at the same time. It's an exercise of Shabbat and Faith working together at the same time in trust that God will renew the strength we need. As Ethan says, "Waiting is love on the way." it is when we anticipate the love of God seeking us out and transforming our weariness into glad strength. For more information regarding The Clearing Church, visit our website by clicking hereFollow us on Instagram today by clicking hereWatch the message on our YouTube channel here

    Evangelism- Being the mouth piece of God | Lydia Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 65:04


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    Living a Life with the Fruit of the Spirit | Shannon Schreyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 60:10


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    Easter - The Invitation of Trust and Belief | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 59:13


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    How God Became King | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 39:15


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    Making Sense of the Passover | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 53:36


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    Why God is The Father We Need | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 57:21


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    Resolving Church Conflict | Crucial Conversations in the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 49:59


    Conflict within the church is inevitable. What's important is that we gain the skills we need to love each other through the conflict we are experiencing and seek to understand those we call our Church Family. Difficult people aren't hard to find, compassionate people are. If that's the case, it's crucial that every Christian in a church context works to build resilient compassion through the art of crucial conversations. For more information regarding The Clearing Church, visit our website by clicking hereFollow us on Instagram today by clicking hereWatch the message on our YouTube channel here

    Philip and the Eunuch: Salvation for the Outcast | Nate Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 59:03


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    Consistent Faithfulness in Babylon | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 63:08


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    What Is Christian Prophecy? | Clearing the Way Series | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 69:02


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    What Happens When the Hearts of the Fathers are Turned to the Children | Clearing the Way Series | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 59:17


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    Why We Need Less Vision & More Focus As Christians | Clearing the Way Series | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 62:59


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    When God Calls You To The Wilderness | Clearing the Way Series | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 59:04


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    The Baptism of Repentance | Clear The Way Series | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 59:42


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    Prepare The Way | Clear The Way Series | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 55:22


    Part One of a Six Part Message - Clear the WayFor more information regarding The Clearing Church, visit our website by clicking hereFollow us on Instagram today by clicking hereWatch the message on our YouTube channel here

    How to Pray: The Lord's Prayer | Lydia Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 47:18


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    The Resemblance of God | Seeking God's Face | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 57:17


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    The Habits God Has For Us | Lydia Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 42:37


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    Cruciform Goals | Selfless Christian Resolutions | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 48:46


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    The Christmas Story - Dirty Glory | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 26:14


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    Navigating Grief in the Holidays | Blue Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 32:52


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    Confession of Witness | Come & See Jesus! | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 72:42


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    Confession of Our Faith | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 67:52


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    Why do Christians Confess Sin? | The Need for Confession || Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 64:27


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    How to navigate relationship and conflicts || Katie and Nate Thompson and Lydia and Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 61:51


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    Understanding Biblical Marriage || Katie Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 48:47


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    Living In Community || Lydia Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 48:17


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    Why Christian Worship Matters | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 20:13


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    The Seven Hebrew Words For Praise | Part 1 | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 60:13


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    The Seven Hebrew Words For Praise | Part 2 | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 55:51


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    The Seven Hebrew Words For Praise | Part 1 | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 186:03


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    What is the Church and Why do we need it? || Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 76:00


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    What Is The Gospel? || Nate Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 51:26


    Today, we were honored to hear our very own Nate Thompson speak to us about what the Gospel of Jesus really is. The world has its own gospel, and God has His own Gospel. The reality is that we might not realize we are living in one or the other, or possibly even a mixture of the two. The call of our lives is to live unto only one Kingdom and one Gospel, and that is the Kingdom and Gospel of Jesus Christ. For more information regarding The Clearing Church, visit our website by clicking hereFollow us on Instagram today by clicking hereWatch the message on our YouTube channel here

    Communion & The Rest God Has For Us || Lydia Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 44:42


    In this Sunday morning service, The Clearing's co-lead pastor Lydia Bricker speaks to us about what Communion is and how it ushers in the rest God has for us. For more information regarding The Clearing Church, visit our website by clicking hereFollow us on Instagram today by clicking hereWatch the message on our YouTube channel here

    What Is Eternal Life? || Aaron Smith | UPPERROOM

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 50:34


    The Clearing was honored to have Aaron Smith from UPPERROOM Dallas bring the message this sunday. Aaron spoke to us from John Chapter 3 about what Eternal Life really is. The truth is we begin truly experiencing eternal life as soon as we connect ourselves to the love of God. When we experience the unending, unselfish, and eternally generous love of God we begin to partake of the eternal life that Jesus so graciously gave us. 

    Our Riches & the Surpassing Worth of Jesus || Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 60:12


    In today's message, Ethan Bricker walks us through an Expository exploration of Luke 18 and Luke 19 regarding the rich young ruler, Zacchaeus the tax collector, and Paul the pharisee turned apostle. The question to contemplate today is this: What riches do you have that are getting in the way of the surpassing worth of Jesus? 

    How Modest Should A Christian Be? || Lydia Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 34:11


    In this sunday service at The Clearing Church, our co-lead pastor Lydia Bricker brings beautiful insight around the very challenging and debatable topic of Modesty. How modest should Christian men and women be? What does skimpy clothing, expressivism and fashion have to do with our Faith? Listen to the end of this podcast and find out for yourself. 

    A Life Of Thankfulness | Why Christians Should Remain Thankful | Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 50:49


    You Are The Beloved | Love of Self For God's Sake | Four Degrees of Love || Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 52:13


    In A Chaotic World, Peace Be Still! | Matt Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 76:42


    How should Christians approach the election year? || Panel Discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 63:28


    Love of God For God's Sake | Four Degrees of Love || Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 54:59


    Overcomer || Rodney Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 58:00


    Love of God For Self's Sake | Four Degrees of Love || Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 60:51


    Love of Self For Self's Sake | Four Degrees of Love || Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 59:16


    You Are What You Love || Ethan Bricker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 54:53


    Finding God in the Chaos || Nate Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 63:10


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