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Sermon audio and video from the downtown location of Walnut Creek Church in Des Moines, Iowa. Located in the heart of Des Moines' historic East Village, Walnut Creek Downtown is a thriving Christ-centered community. Our mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ who love and worship God drives ever…

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    Jesus Feeds 5,000

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025


    Pastor Dan Rude explains the context of what is happening when Jesus arrives at the other side of the Sea of Galilee to find over 5,000 heads of household waiting for Him. His reaction to the crowd and the questions He asks intentionally reveal more of Christ's care and mission.

    Witnesses of Jesus, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025


    As promised from last week (https://youtu.be/F-bXd_DFXU8) Pastor Luke Hukee reveals the fourth witness of who Christ is and why it is so important we view it correctly. The Pharisees did not and therefore rejected the promised Messiah.

    Witnesses of Jesus, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025


    Jesus did not only say that He was God, He showed it and He had others testifying about Him. Pastor Luke Hukee unpacks what these witnesses were and why they give us further confidence that Jesus is who said He was.

    Jesus is God, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025


    Here we find a clear explanation of how to be saved by Christ and why we need to be saved. In His case for divinity, Jesus points to his ability to bring the dead to life and the reality that there will be an ultimate judgement day.

    Jesus is God

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025


    Jesus claimed to be God. This reality means that you cannot claim Jesus is just a good moral teacher. He is either a liar, a lunatic, or who He says He is. Pastor Dan Rude unpacks Jesus' claim to be God and how it affected the religious leaders of the day.

    The Healing at Bethesda

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025


    In John 5, we find Jesus in the colonnades surrounding the pool of Bethesda. Why? Jesus is about to reveal His power over sickness, His power over the sabbath, and His heart for the hopeless. However, the response of the man He heals may surprise you and reveal the danger of relying on legalistic systems for your salvation.

    Our Living Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025


    Why Christ died and rose from the dead has everything to do with humanity's greatest enemy: death. Pastor Dan Rude explains how Christ offers a living hope, a hope that transforms our lives through forgiveness, fellowship with God and the promise of eternal life.

    The Death and Burial of Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025


    The death and burial of Jesus, the reason behind it, serve as our ultimate hope! A hope for change, for purpose, for new and everlasting life!

    In Our Place, Condemned He Stood

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025


    Crucifixion is a horrible, painful death but the writers of the gospels did not dwell on the pain of the cross but rather what was happening on the cross. Pastor Dan Rude explains how Jesus' death was not a surprise, an accident or a hiccup in God's plan but rather at the cross something amazing and unthinkable was happening! Something that would make a living hope available to all.

    Pilate's Problem: Jesus on Trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025


    Jesus experienced six different trials on his way to the cross. Pastor Dan Rude focuses on what unfolds in Jesus's last trial, why Pilate had a problem, and what the choice of the crowd means for you and me today.

    A Healthy Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025


    Usually, when you see a long list of hard-to-pronounce names, we tend to skim over it. In the list of names at the end of Romans, Paul pulls back to the curtain on what a healthy church looks like.

    Proclaiming the Gospel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025


    The Christian faith is a very personal faith but not meant to be a private faith. Pastor Luke Hukee talks about the mindset, the motive, and the means by which Paul shared the gospel in his time and how we can imitate that today.

    Deeply United Amidst Diversity

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025


    Because Christ welcomes us, we are called to and able to welcome one another. This allows for unity and diversity amongst believers! Pastor Luke Hukee offers 4 reasons (4 P's) why we are able and called to be united to one another even in our differences.

    Building Convictions, Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025


    In the last few messages, we discussed what it means when Paul talks about the weaker and stronger brother. Pastor Dan Rude finishes this 3 part message by unpacking how to live practically in unity while having different convictions on disputable matters.

    Building Convictions, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025


    At the end of our last message (Building Convictions, Part 1), Paul emphasized the danger and importance of convictions on disputable matters. Urging Christians in verse 5 to know why you live the way you live. In this message, Pastor Dan Rude continues our conversation on convictions and presents 4 principles to be aware of when creating biblical convictions.

    Building Convictions, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025


    What does it mean to have strong faith or weak faith? Why does Paul bring it up? Pastor Dan Rude explains the necessity and danger of having strong convictions in disputable matters.

    Put On Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025


    Discover what it truly means to be a Christian in this insightful message by Pastor Dan Rude. He unpacks Paul's call to "put on Christ," exploring the debt of love Christians owe to others and how to walk in decency, reflecting Christ's character in daily life.

    Put On Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025


    What does it mean to be a Christian? You could summarize it with the phrase "put on Christ". Pastor Dan Rude explains what Paul is calling Christians to when it comes to the debt of love owed and walking in decency.

    Christians and the Government

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025


    Pastor Luke Hukee discusses the importance of government for the people of God, based on Romans 13. Learn how to view and respond to government with the right attitudes, rooted in God's perspective and teachings.

    Christians and the Government

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025


    Does government even matter to the people of God? According to Romans 13, it does. Pastor Luke Hukee explains how to think about government and attitudes to have towards it in light of who God is and what He has to say about it.

    Loving Our Enemies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025


    Pastor Dan Rude explores the phrase 'I'm going to kill them with kindness' through a biblical lens, unpacking how Christians should respond to mistreatment. Drawing from the end of Romans, he highlights the challenging yet powerful call to reflect God's character in the face of wrongs.

    Loving Our Enemies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025


    Is the phrase "I'm going to kill them with kindness" a phrase Christians should use? Pastor Dan Rude dives into the end of Romans, explaining how we are to respond when we are mistreated and wronged. The answer is not easy but we have God's character to fall back on.

    The Life of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025


    In this message, Dan Rude explores the different meanings of love in the English language and explains the specific kind of love Paul refers to in Romans 12. He also offers practical insights on how this love can be applied in everyday life.

    The Life of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025


    In this message, Dan Rude explores the different meanings of love in the English language and explains the specific kind of love Paul refers to in Romans 12. He also offers practical insights on how this love can be applied in everyday life.

    Life in the Body

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025


    God has designed us to live in community for His glory and our good. Pastor Dan Rude offers practical advice on cultivating the right attitudes toward fellow believers and provides actionable steps to live out our identity as part of Christ's body within the local church.

    Life in the Body

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025


    God has designed us to live in community for His glory and our good. Practically that looks like putting roots down in a local church body. Pastor Dan Rude gives practical advice on what attitudes we should have toward other Christians and some practical steps to live out our identity as part of Christ's body.

    Discovering the Will of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025


    Learn how to understand God's will with clear guidance from Romans 12:1-2. Pastor Dan Rude unpacks the meaning of these verses and offers practical insights on how to align your life with God's purpose.

    Discovering the Will of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025


    Have you ever wanted to know what God's will is? Romans 12:1-2 gives us clear instructions on how to know. Pastor Dan Rude unpacks what these two verses mean.

    God's Plan for Israel, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025


    In Romans 11, Paul explores God's plan for salvation, extending it to all people, not just the Jews. Pastor Luke delves into God's heart for Israel and the coming kingdom, revealing the depth of God's redemptive purpose for both Jews and Gentiles.

    God's Plan for Israel, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025


    In Romans, Paul unpacks the reality of God's plan to offer salvation to ALL people, not just the Jews. But what about Israel? Paul addresses this in Romans 11. Pastor Luke continues to unpack God's heart for the Jewish nation and the new kingdom coming.

    Resolved

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024


    In Philippians 3:10-14, Paul challenges us to know Christ deeply, to become like Him in His resurrection, and to make every effort toward this goal. Pastor Derek Wadle encourages us to prioritize intimacy with Christ as our ultimate resolution, instead of fleeting goals that offer only temporary happiness.

    Resolved

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024


    In Philippians 3:10-14, Paul's aim is (to know Christ), why (to be like Christ in His resurrection), and how (making every effort). But what do you do when you mess up? Pastor Derek Wadle encourages us to aim at greater intimacy with Christ as our primary resolution and not settle for goals that may bring temporary and subjective happiness.

    What Child is This?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024


    The shepherd's perspective of Jesus' birth offers a profound insight into His true nature, revealing key aspects of who Christ is and what His arrival means for the world.

    What Child is This?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024


    Pastor Dan Rude focuses on the shepherd's perspective of Jesus' birth and what it tells us about who Jesus is.

    No Room in the Inn

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024


    God is present not only in the big picture but also in the details, including the significance of Jesus' birth in the humble town of Bethlehem. Pastor Dan Rude highlights the importance of this location and what it foreshadows about God's plan.

    No Room in the Inn

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024


    God is not only a "big picture god;" we see Him over and just as much in the details, including when, where, and how Jesus was born in a little town called Bethlehem. Pastor Dan Rude explains the importance of this town and what Jesus' birth foreshadows.

    The Annunciation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024


    Pastor Dan Rude explores the transformative message the angel brought to Mary and the profound impact of the child she would bear. Learn why this moment changed everything for Mary—and for the world.

    The Annunciation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024


    After the angel visited Mary, everything changed for her and the rest of the world. Pastor Dan Rude unpacks the powerful message the angel brought to Mary and why this child matters to us.

    God's Plan for Israel, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024


    In Romans 11, Paul explores God's plan to offer salvation to all people, not just the Jews, addressing the question of Israel's role. Using his own life as an example, Paul reveals how God's grace extends to everyone, regardless of background.

    God's Plan for Israel, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024


    In Romans, Paul unpacks the reality of God's plan to offer salvation to ALL people, not just the Jews. But what about Israel? Paul addresses this in Romans 11, citing his own life as part of the answer!

    Calling on the Name of the Lord

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024


    Pastor Luke Hukee answers important questions from Romans 10, including what must happen for someone to call on the name of the Lord and why the Jews didn't believe. Gain clarity on faith, salvation, and God's plan.

    Calling on the Name of the Lord

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024


    How can they believe if they haven't heard? We'll finish out Romans 10 by answering the question, what must happen for someone to call on the name of the Lord, and then, why didn't the Jews? Pastor Luke Hukee answers these questions and more.

    Two Paths to God

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024


    Discover how to become a Christian through Paul's teachings in Romans 10. Learn why our feelings may not lead us to God and find the true path to salvation according to Scripture.

    Two Paths to God

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024


    How do I become a Christian? Paul answers this question in Romans 10 by explaining how a way we feel might work actually does not and points us to the true path to God.

    Christ, The Stumbling Stone

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024


    Pastor Dan Rude concludes his exploration of Romans 9, revealing how the Jews' pursuit of righteousness through their actions led them to miss God's ultimate plan. Discover how the gospel redefines Abraham's heirs and expands God's promise to all.

    Christ, The Stumbling Stone

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024


    The Jews attempted to gain righteousness through what they did, but in the pursuit of their own goodness, they missed what God had in store all along. Pastor Dan Rude finishes unpacking Romans 9 and how the gospel has expanded God's definition of Abraham's heirs.

    Objects of Mercy, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024


    Explore Romans 9 with Pastor Dan Rude as he unpacks the objections to God's mercy, offering insights into the relationship between God's sovereignty and human free will. Learn how to approach the mysteries of Scripture with a deeper understanding.

    Objects of Mercy, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024


    As we continue to explore Romans 9 and the objections of mercy, Paul does not explain how God's sovereignty and human free will interact, but he does give us some whys. Pastor Dan Rude also discusses how to think about the mysteries of the Bible.

    Objects of Mercy, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024


    In Romans 9:6-18, Pastor Dan Rude addresses two key objections related to God's sovereignty and Israel's unbelief. Through examples and lessons from the Old Testament, he highlights how Paul supports his arguments, providing insight into the complexities of the gospel and its implications for faith.

    Objects of Mercy, Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024


    Romans 9 is structured around five key objections to the gospel relating to God's sovereignty and the nation of Israel's unbelief. Pastor Dan Rude focuses on two of these objections during part one and how Paul proves his points through examples and lessons in the Old Testament.

    The Anguish of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024


    Paul's deep compassion for both Jews and Gentiles highlights his desire for all who are lost to be saved. In the first five verses of chapter 9, Pastor Dan Rude explains how we are called to mirror this heart posture, encouraging us to embrace a mission of inclusivity and hope for everyone.

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