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These talks were recorded at the weekly gathering of college students in Waco, known as Vertical Ministries.

Vertical Ministries


    • Feb 24, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 275 EPISODES

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    JAMES// tongue and our words//Connor Baxter

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 33:30


    This week, we're joined by Connor Baxter, lead pastor at Onward Community Church! Connor will be diving into James 3:1-12, unpacking the power of the tongue and our words—how they shape our lives, reflect our hearts, and impact those around us.

    JAMES// Active faith //Trey Etter

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 41:11


    This week we have a new guest speaker—Trey Etter from Columbus Avenue! Trey speaks on how to have an Active faith

    JAMES// Favoritism//Marquise Cox

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 33:24


    This week Vertical dives into James 2:1-7 with guest speaker Marquise Cox from Community Bible Church in San Antonio! We'll explore the topic of favoritism—how it distorts the image of Jesus, conflicts with the Gospel, and lacks the humility we're called to model.

    JAMES//Trials and Temptations //Kam Coe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 44:32


    guest speaker Kam Coe from Harris Creek speaks on Trials…reveal faithproduce maturityrequire eternal perspectiveTemptations…are not from Godcome from withincan grow to sin

    JAMES//Hear and Do //Anna Webb

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 46:27


    this week our own Anna Webb speaks on Hearing and Doing in James James 1:19-27

    JAMES//Intro//Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 43:02


    To start off the new semester, Vertical is going over James and today myles reads thorough the whole book of James. 

    How to Care// When They Are In Grief// Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 35:29


    How to Care// When They Are In Sin// Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 32:22


    Art of Relationship// Family// Myles Olenksi

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 44:55


    this weeks Myles speaks on the importance of family thorough ephesians 5 and 6

    Art of Relationship// Fiancé // Myles Olenksi

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 46:35


    this week Myles talks about biblical dating.

    Art of Relationship// Friends// Camilo Buchana

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 33:44


    Camilo Buchana from passion city church speaks on friendship and community in the church.

    MISSION WEEK// Will Bowden & Jack Dugger

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 41:31


    this week Will Bowden & Jack Dugger speak about the need for mission 

    SEEK// The Missing Piece // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 38:21


    Today Myles goes over our heart in prayer and god's heart in prayer

    Family Weekend// how to stand out // Myles Olenksi

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 28:48


    during Family Weekend, Myles goes over how to stand out in a world that is telling you to fit in. he goes over 1 peter 5:5, Isaiah 66:2, mark 10:45, 2 chronicles, and jeremiah 15:16

    SEEK// Unity in Faith // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 41:39


    Today Myles goes over Ephesians 4:1-18 where he talks about the call to unity, the gifts of unity, and the mark of unity.

    SEEK: Seek Jesus, Build The Kingdom // Myles Olenksi

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 43:08


    In this message to kick off the school year, Myles teaches through Matthew 6:19-33 as we discuss living in a world seeking things to find, we ought to find the One seeking us.

    Loneliness // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 36:45


    Our brokenness leads us to isolation and to trying to do live alone which leads us to being stuck in rhythms and cycles that are hard to get out of, so this week, Myles leads us in looking at the life of Mephibosheth and what we can learn from him on this.

    Women's Night Q&A // Anna Webb, Nicoletta Bradley & Laura Eldredge

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 52:21


    For women's night, Anna Webb is joined by the hosts of the podcast "Call Her Holy" as they walk through what it looks like to follow Jesus and some things they've learned in their journeys.

    Walking in the Light // Grant Troutt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 35:25


    Have we gripped the power of fully living in the light? Are we forgiven but not healed? Grant Troutt teaches on the power of living fully known and sharing our "2%".

    The Right Perspective // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 39:41


    Tonight, Myles teaches us how our view of God determines our response to God, so if we want a big response to God, we have to have a big and clear view of Him as we look at John 3 and John the Baptist.

    Comparison // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 35:02


    This week, Myles teaches on the topic of comparison and how jealousy of an object can turn to hatred of a person as we look at Genesis 4.

    Alcohol // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 36:49


    Continuing our series called, Mind The Gap, Myles teaches on the topic of alcohol and what God's Word has to say about it so we can find clarity & conviction.

    Joseph's Fatal Flaw: Hidden Pride // Joel Muddamalle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 33:18


    Joel shows us what we can learn from Joseph's fatal flaw of hidden pride and how that can instruct and teach us today.

    Purity of Heart // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 37:57


    Purity is the pursuit of freedom from anything that contaminates or pollutes our lives, so Myles walks us through the story of David and Bathsheba as we pursue purity of heart.

    Fear // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 39:20


    How do we prevent fear from taking us on a rollercoaster? Myles walks us through how fear is our belief in the worst possible scenario and how we can combat fear in our lives.

    Finish Well // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 25:06


    This week, in a night partnered with Compassion International, we look at 2 Timothy 4:5-8 and learn 6 things we need to finish the race well.

    Scripture is Powerful // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 42:47


    As we continue our series in 2 Timothy, this week Myles teaches on the importance of Scripture and what we do with it.

    Take off the Mask // Case Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 40:07


    Case Smith encourages students to "take off the mask" as he continues our series, "Letter's to a Younger Me" through 2 Timothy.

    Be Useful // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 41:40


    This week, we continue our series, "Letter's to a Younger Me" through 2 Timothy, Myles teaches on how we can prepare our lives to be used by God.

    Suffering // Olayinka Obasanya

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 38:51


    This week, guest speaker Olayinka Obasanya teaches through 2 Timothy 2:1-13.

    What Does the Gospel Give Us? // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 43:19


    This week, we start a new series called "Letter's to a Younger Me: The Last Lessons from an Older Leader" through 2 Timothy as Myles walks us through 3 things the Gospel gives us.

    Breaking Free From What's Breaking You // Madi Prewett Troutt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 39:49


    This week, Madi Prewett Troutt asks the question: "are you living with something that's slowly killing you?". How do we break free from the things that are keeping us bound?

    3 Misconceptions About Serving // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 35:37


    For Missions Night, Myles walks us through what serving looks like in college.

    The Gospel Calls Us to Something // Shane Pruitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 45:42


    Guest speaker, Shane Pruitt, talks about how the Gospel saves us to send us to know Jesus and to make Him known.

    Best Four Years: Digging Deep Friendships // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 37:15


    This week, Myles teaches on how we can have deep and meaningful friendships in college.

    Best Four Years: What's He Calling Us To? // JD Rodgers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 40:01


    This week, JD teaches on Luke 5:4-11 as he walks us through how our view of God determines our response to God as we seek out what He's calling us to.

    Best Four Years: Your Purpose // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 32:44


    What is our purpose? It's the question that circles in the back of each of our minds and drives what we give our focus to. Myles walks us through how your purpose will define your college years.

    Dating // Luke Lezon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 40:26


    This week, guest speaker Luke Lezon talks about the "true north" of dating as he walks through 1 Corinthians 10:23-24.

    Never Give Up // John Durham

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 35:12


    In this message, Pastor John Durham walks us through 3 reasons why we should never give up when we face trials and difficulty.

    Comparison // Grant Skeldon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 38:27


    This week, Grant Skeldon talks about what comparison is, how we see it in our lives and how we can combat it.

    Anxiety // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 43:07


    This week, Myles walks us through the feeling and emotion of anxiety and we can combat it.

    Holy & Set Apart // Jennie Allen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 37:51


    This week, Jennie Allen, walks us through Daniel 1 as we discuss what we can learn from Daniel's example and what we see about the character of God.

    What Are We Reaching For? // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 33:03


    Myles explores how we often find ourselves trying to find satisfaction and life in things that simply won't give it to us, but will leave us wanting and empty.

    God of the Harvest // Austin Murray

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 38:02


    What does it mean to enjoy God and invite others to enjoy Him too and how does that change us? Join us as Austin Murray, College Pastor at Antioch Waco, continues in our series called "Stressful and Not Restful".

    Conflict // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 32:05


    This week, Myles continues our series called "Stressful and Not Restful" with a message teaching us what the Bible has to say about conflict.

    Community // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 41:51


    In this message, Myles walks through the necessity of Biblical community in our lives.

    Confession // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 35:07


    This week, Myles continues our series called "Stressful and Not Restful" with a message teaching us what the Bible has to say about our need for confession.

    God's Promises // Nate Hilgencamp

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 37:00


    This week, Nate Hilgencamp walks us through Luke 1 as we look at God's promises through the Christmas story.

    Death or Hope? // Drew Humphrey

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 39:18


    In this message, Drew walks us through 1 Thessalonians and asks the question - "do we sit in the anxiety of death or the security of hope?". 

    Are We Worldly? // Matt Thigpen

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 34:13


    This week, Matt Thigpen from Austin Ridge, walks us through Ephesians 2 as we explore how we as Christians should look compared to the rest of the world.

    Wage War // Myles Olenski

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 37:16


    This week, Myles walks through Ephesians 6 as we discuss how we can wage war against the enemy and for the affections of our hearts.

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