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The teaching ministry of Daniel Jepsen, Pastor of Franklin Community Church in Franklin, Indiana, and adjunct professor of Philosophy and New Testament at Indiana Wesleyan University.

Daniel Jepsen


    • Dec 6, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 82 EPISODES


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    Good News about Gluttony

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 26:06 Transcription Available


    This sermon is titled good news about gluttony. It's part of the series, the seven deadly sins, and the focus of this sermon is not just to tell you that gluttony is bad and that you should avoid it. But to explain why food is God's good gift. And how to receive that gift. In such a way that it draws us closer to the giver. I hope you find it helpful.

    Envy: the First of the Deadly Sins

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 30:25


    We all do it, and very few of us admit to it: Envy.But why is this a sin? Why, in fact, has the church labelled it as one of the seven deadly sins?Why can something as common as envy be....deadly?Today's episode will examine that through the lens of scripture.

    Psalm 23

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 21:31


    A sermon preached by Pastor Daniel in 2006

    No Need for Signposts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 12:30


    Pastor Nate helps us look at 1 Corinthians 13

    Learning to Trust the Shepherd

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 31:51


    Pastor Daniel looks in-depth at Psalm 23

    7 Reasons NOT to Fear

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 18:33


    The Implanted Word

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 21:51


    James 1 talks about receiving the implanted word which can save our souls. But how do we "receive" something that is already implanted within us? And what does it mean for Christians to "save our souls"?

    Christians: How to Save Your Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 31:35


    James 1:21 tells Christians we can save our soul by receiving the word implanted within us. What does that mean?

    Jesus, Our Immanuel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 41:41


    What does it mean that "God is with us"?

    Jesus, our great High Priest

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 38:45


    Did you know you need a priest for the biggest problem of your life?

    Jesus, the Final Prophet of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 36:55


    Jesus is the one who not only teaches God's words, but also shows God's face

    When God says, "We Need to Talk"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 31:52


    An exposition of Psalm 50

    Living Fruitfully Before God

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 36:15


    Pastor Nate Beasley explains how God wants us to live as a response to His grace

    Doing Something Beautiful for God

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 34:23


    How can we do something that God finds beautiful? Listen and find out.

    The Christian's Greatest Need

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 39:25


    What is your greatest need as a Christian? It may not be what you think...

    The Mystery of God's Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 39:48


    Pastor Nate preaches on Ephesians 3:1-13.

    Pax Romani or Pax Christi

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 38:19


    If Jesus came to bring peace, then why isn't it here? Or is it?

    Your Great Transformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 36:27


    Your Place in God's Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 36:09


    Ephesians 1:11-23

    The Great Plan and Purpose of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 37:58


    The purpose of anything that is created depends upon the purpose of the creator. That applies to us as well. Unless we know the purpose of God in creating us, and the plan of God for transforming us, we will never understand our true purpose in life.

    Timeless Wisdom about Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 33:20


    Main idea: without a PURPOSE and a PLAN for our time we will waste our lives.

    Timeless Wisdom about Entertainment

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 35:41


    Entertainment. Studies show that the average American spends over 80 hours a week consuming media. Do we have any idea how that affects us? Do we have any idea what we can do about it?

    Timeless Wisdom about Idolatry

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2021 33:24


    Idolatry is not just an ancient sin; it is a modern problem. Which is why John ends his first letter with a parting warning: "Dear children, keep yourselves from idols". Let's explore what this means.

    Timeless Wisdom about Work (by Paul Mitchell)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 25:03


    What does God's timeless wisdom tells us about our work life?

    Timeless Wisdom about Music (by Nate Beasley)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 43:57


    What does God's timeless wisdom tell us about music?

    The Reassurance of the Gospel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 37:58


    One of our biggest needs is reassurance. in 1 John 5:13-20, God gives us just this.

    A New Birth into a New Kind of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 37:54


    Eternal Life does not mean what we think it means.

    There is No Fear in Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 29:17


    What does 1 John 4:18 mean when it says that "There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear"? Pastor Dan explores this question.

    The Love that Changes Us (Nate Beasley)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 29:17


    Pastor Nate preaches on 1st John 4:7-21 and explains the great changes that God's love brings

    God is Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 33:07


    What does it mean to say that God is Love? By looking at 1st John 4: 16 we see the answer.

    Testing the Spirits and Testing Ourselves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 38:59


    How can we determine true and false spirits? And how can we make sure we really are God's child? In a world full of fakes, God's Word shows us how to test the things that matter.

    The Way of Love (Nate Beasley)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 40:03


    A sermon based on 1st John 3:11-18

    The Road to Righteousness, 1st John 3:3-10

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 36:11


    Why should we seek to be righteous? The world certainly doesn't value it. And Jesus will forgive anyway, right? In this sermon based on 1st John 3:3-10, we explore what it means to walk the road of righteousness, and why it is worth the walk.

    Your Greatest Need: 1st John 3:1-3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 39:21


    Think of the greatest need you have. What do you think God would say your greatest need is. And would He be willing to do anything about it?

    The Spirit of Christ and the Spirit of the Anti-Christ (1st John 2: 18-27)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 35:28


    In this sermon, Pastor Nate Beasley explains the spirit of the anti-christ in 1st John 2: 18-27.

    Do Not Love the World (1st John 2: 15-17)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 38:14


    What does it mean when John tells us to not love the world? Doesn't God love the world? And why should we not give our love to the world, anyway?

    1st John chapter 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 39:14


    In this introduction to the book of First John, Pastor Daniel explains why John wrote this book, the false teaching he was combatting, and the true teaching of the apostles that chapter 1 introduces.

    True Enlightenment, 1st John 2:1-11

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 38:25


    We all want to be enlightened? But how does that actually happen? Pastor Dan guides us through 1st John 2:1-11 to show the answer

    If the Dead are not Raised

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 30:17


    What difference does the resurrection make in the here-and-now? Pastor Daniel explores this, based in 1 Corinthians 15

    When Dreams Die, An Easter Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 16:51


    A sermon for Easter 2021

    The Triumphal Entry, by Nate Beasley

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 35:47


    Pastor Nate explains what kind of King Jesus really is

    Ruth 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 36:48


    Ruth chapter 4 gives us great wisdom on how to make our life count for eternity.

    Ruth 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 29:06


    What does it take to be used by God? It may not be what we think!. Ruth chapter 3 will helps us explore this.

    Ruth 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 40:04


    This chapter tells us the amazing ways God works, and the unlikely people He works through

    Ruth 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 39:02


    A sermon on the first chapter of Ruth

    When Dreams Die, An Easter Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 16:51


    What happens when dreams die? Is there any hope of resurrection? Through the examples of Ruth, and of the disciples, and his own life, Pastor Daniel shows that yes, when God is in the picture, dreams are resurrected into something better. A sermon preached on Easter on 2021.

    Going Deeper: The Word as Warfare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 44:23


    Pastor Nate and Pastor Dan discuss the temptations of Jesus in Matthew 4:1-11, and what this means to us.

    The Word as Warfare, Matthew 4:1-11

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 35:42


    How are we supposed to use the Word in battling the lies and temptations of the evil one? Jesus shows us the way.

    Going Deeper on Receiving the Word

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 28:07


    How to Thrive by Receiving the Word

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 24:48


    How can the Word change us? Not simply by reading it.

    The Name of Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 22:54


    An exploration of the name Jesus

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