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Sermon by Brandon Clements on June 14, 2026.Key scripture: John 20:30-31 & 21:20-25John ends his Gospel by making sure we do not miss the point: Jesus is not merely our helper or rescuer: He is the Christ, the Son of God, and the King whose kingdom reshapes our lives through love.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on May 31, 2026.Key scripture: John 19:1-7, 12-37Through the lens of John's Gospel, the crucifixion is revealed not as a tragic, chaotic accident, but as a meticulously orchestrated, sovereign masterpiece where Jesus reigns supreme even as He acts as the perfect, final Passover Lamb slain for our sins.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on May 10, 2026.Key scripture: Matthew 4:17–22, Matthew 20:20-24Following Jesus often means letting go of the future we planned—but in the process, discovering a greater one.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on April 26, 2026.Key scripture: John 17:20-26Jesus' final prayer reveals that our unity isn't optional—it's central to God's mission, flowing from His own nature and pointing the world to His love.
We all want to make a difference in our corner of the world but where do we start? The first step can be as simple as saying hello to your neighbors! Brandon Clements is changing his community one handshake at a time. We'll talk about the power of hospitality on this edition of Equipped with Chris Brooks. Featured Resource:The Simplest Way to Change the World: Biblical Hospitality as a way of Life by Dustin Willis and Brandon Clements April thank you gift:Equipped for Life: A 30-Day Devotional for Living with Courage and Compassion by Chris Brooks Equipped with Chris Brooks is made possible through your support. To donate now, click here. To become 1 in 100 who supports at $1,000 (annually or $83/month), click here.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on March 29, 2026.Key scripture: John 16:16-22In John 16 Jesus teaches that the crushing grief of the crucifixion will be supernaturally transformed into the "unsinkable joy" of the resurrection. Using the metaphor of childbirth, Jesus illustrates how the coming renewal of all things in Christ provides a hope so certain and permanent that it can reframe even the most life-altering pains and disappointments.
This week on the Missouri Woods & Water Podcast we have Brandon Clements on for an awesome Tales of the Chase episode about a beast of a deer that kept Brandon awake at night in more ways than just one. Micah and Nate heard the story for the first time right along with our listeners, so I hope the twists and turns keep y'all on the edge of your seats like it did us. Thanks for listening! Check out the MWW Website for shows, partner discounts, and more!!! Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel!!! HUXWRX Athlon Optics OnX: Use code MWW20 for 20% off Huntworth Gear: Use code MWW15 for 15% off Morrell Targets Arrow Dynamics
Sermon by Brandon Clements on March 1, 2026.Key scripture: John 14:15-31As Jesus prepared his disciples for his death, resurrection and ascension, he knew they would have major fears. But the promise he gave them was even greater than their fear–that the Helper, or in Greek, parakletos, is coming. And the incredible news they heard about the Holy Spirit resonates just as deeply today.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on February 22, 2026.Key scripture: Ephesians 5:22-33Ephesians 5:22-33 describes how husbands and wives are called to relate to one another in a way that glorifies God and becomes a virtuous cycle that increases marital satisfaction. In the second of two sermons on this passage, we look at how wives can respect their husbands.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on February 15, 2026.Key scripture: Ephesians 5:22-33Ephesians 5:22-33 describes how husbands and wives are called to relate to one another in a way that glorifies God and becomes a virtuous cycle that increases marital satisfaction. In the first of two sermons on this passage, we look at how husbands can love their wives as Christ loves the church.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on February 8, 2026.Key scripture: Genesis 3:1-13, Ephesians 5:22-25, 33The biblical account of Adam and Eve's fall represents a broken picture of marital roles, where men tend toward apathetic abdication and women toward anxious over-functioning. To remedy this, God offers us a redeemed vision in Ephesians 5, encouraging husbands and wives to trust God's genius design by practicing sacrificial leadership and supportive respect to reflect the relationship between Christ and the church.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on January 11, 2026.Key scripture: Genesis 1:1-2, 1:26-28, 2:5-7, 2:18-24In the West, there seems to be endless discussion about men and women. What do those words mean? Do they matter? Is their distinction even important? All the while, men and women are struggling. Men are not doing well, women are not doing well, and marriages are not doing well either. And we often don't know how to talk about why.At times, we lack the clarity to see that some of our biggest problems go all the way to our God-given, gendered design. There is a lot of deep confusion, and the topic of gender differentiation is often incredibly contentious.But what if it doesn't have to be? What if a better understanding of our God-given design sheds light on many of our problems?God's Word extends an invitation to find our joy in God's good design for our gender. The Biblical foundation of two genders made with fundamental equality AND unique wiring, skills, and responsibilities is both more in line with reality and more helpful for human flourishing, healthy marriages, and an overall healthy society.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on November 30, 2025.Key scripture: John 12:12-50What kind of king are you hoping for? Advent reminds us we often long for strength and victory—but Jesus arrives on a donkey. This week, we consider how He draws us through humility, not force.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on November 16, 2025.Key scripture: John 11:1-44As tension heats up between Jesus and the Jewish leaders, a close friend of Jesus' falls gravely ill and dies. Jesus responds to the suffering of his close friends by raising Lazarus from the dead, and this event seals the fate of Jesus. Lazarus' resurrection would lead to Jesus' cross, which leads to resurrection life for all who trust him.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on November 9, 2025.Key scripture: John 10:1-30What voices are shaping your life—and do they lead to peace or confusion? Jesus says his sheep recognize his voice, and in following him, they find abundant life.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on November 2, 2025.Key scripture: John 9:1-41A once-blind man tells the truth while religious leaders cling to control. Jesus turns everything upside down—inviting us to see with new eyes and live with bold faith.
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Sermon by Brandon Clements on October 5, 2025.Key scripture: John 5:1-18In a story where healing leads to conflict, Jesus offers a question that's not as simple as it sounds: Do you want to be healed?
Sermon by Brandon Clements on September 7, 2025.Key scripture: John 2:1-12What do you do when the wine runs out? At a wedding on the verge of social disaster, Jesus quietly turns shame into honor and scarcity into abundance—hinting at the deeper rescue He offers to all who trust Him.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on August 31, 2025.Key scripture: John 1:35–51Jesus' first disciples didn't just believe in Him—they followed Him. This message invites us to consider how our own lives are always being discipled by something, and what it would mean to follow Jesus as our true Rabbi.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on August 3, 2025.Key scripture: Jonah 3In a chapter filled with a short sermon and shocking repentance, Jonah 3 shows us that God's grace is never small, never withheld, and never done working—on others or on us.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on June 22, 2025.Key scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:1-16In a culture chasing status and striving to measure up, Solomon's words in Ecclesiastes 4 point us to a richer life—one found in relational depth, not personal gain.
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 1713: Brandon Clements outlines a clear, encouraging path for aspiring authors to self-publish successfully. He emphasizes audience-building, professional quality, and smart marketing to ensure that writers not only finish their books but also connect meaningfully with readers. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://goinswriter.com/self-publishing/ Quotes to ponder: "Self-publishing is a misnomer. You might do a lot of things yourself, but you won't do everything." "Before you even think about publishing a book, you should start building an audience." "Publishing your book is only the beginning. Marketing and selling it is a whole other journey." Episode references: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield: https://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Through-Creative-Battles/dp/1936891026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 1713: Brandon Clements outlines a clear, encouraging path for aspiring authors to self-publish successfully. He emphasizes audience-building, professional quality, and smart marketing to ensure that writers not only finish their books but also connect meaningfully with readers. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://goinswriter.com/self-publishing/ Quotes to ponder: "Self-publishing is a misnomer. You might do a lot of things yourself, but you won't do everything." "Before you even think about publishing a book, you should start building an audience." "Publishing your book is only the beginning. Marketing and selling it is a whole other journey." Episode references: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield: https://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Through-Creative-Battles/dp/1936891026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 1713: Brandon Clements outlines a clear, encouraging path for aspiring authors to self-publish successfully. He emphasizes audience-building, professional quality, and smart marketing to ensure that writers not only finish their books but also connect meaningfully with readers. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://goinswriter.com/self-publishing/ Quotes to ponder: "Self-publishing is a misnomer. You might do a lot of things yourself, but you won't do everything." "Before you even think about publishing a book, you should start building an audience." "Publishing your book is only the beginning. Marketing and selling it is a whole other journey." Episode references: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield: https://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Through-Creative-Battles/dp/1936891026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 1713: Brandon Clements outlines a clear, encouraging path for aspiring authors to self-publish successfully. He emphasizes audience-building, professional quality, and smart marketing to ensure that writers not only finish their books but also connect meaningfully with readers. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://goinswriter.com/self-publishing/ Quotes to ponder: "Self-publishing is a misnomer. You might do a lot of things yourself, but you won't do everything." "Before you even think about publishing a book, you should start building an audience." "Publishing your book is only the beginning. Marketing and selling it is a whole other journey." Episode references: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield: https://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Through-Creative-Battles/dp/1936891026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sermon by Brandon Clements on June 1, 2025.Key scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:1-11, 17 and Mark 8:36What if the life you're building still leaves you empty? Solomon had it all—pleasure, power, wealth, and wisdom—and still found it meaningless. What are you chasing, and will it really satisfy?
Sermon by Brandon Clements on May 18, 2025.Key scripture: Acts 2:1-41The church was born not from strategy or charisma, but from divine power. Acts 2 shows us what happens when ordinary people are filled with an extraordinary Spirit.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on May 4, 2025.Key scripture: Luke 24:13–35What if the Savior you're hoping for isn't the one you expected... but is actually far better? This week, we walk the road to Emmaus and discover how Jesus meets us even in our confusion.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on April 27, 2025.Key scripture: John 21:1-19 & Luke 22:59-62Because of Jesus' resurrection, everything has changed. In our previous sermon series, we unpacked the significance of Jesus' atoning death on the Cross. For this series, we're shifting our focus to a short period immediately after Jesus' death and resurrection, and all that entails for us as we grow in following Jesus together.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on April 6, 2025.Key scripture: Colossians 1:9-14 and Galatians 5:1What does freedom look like when following Jesus? What happens when you see the life Scripture calls you to, but it feels disconnected from your reality? In the third week of our series, we'll unpack what it means that Jesus is our redemption - that He's come to free us from slavery to sin and to lead us into life to the fullest.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on March 30, 2025.Key scripture: Hebrews 12:2, Mark 14:43-46, 53-55, 62-65, Mark 15:15-32, Isaiah 51:2-3, and Isaiah 61:7In the second week of our Cross of Christ series, we'll dive into the shame Jesus experienced leading up to and during the crucifixion. This week, we'll see how the cross reveals the devastating weight of shame and how, ultimately, Jesus restores us.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on February 23, 2025.Key scripture: James 3:1-18This week in James 3, we'll dive into practically one of the most challenging areas to live in as a follower of Jesus. The Scriptures will call at times a source of healing and blessing and at other times a “raging fire” and a “restless evil” — our words.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on February 9, 2025.Key scripture: James 1:22-2:13This week, James warns us of the danger of learning things about God without doing what God says, particularly when it comes to showing partiality.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on January 12, 2025.Key scripture: 1 John 4:7-12, 19-21Last week, we explored the most important thing about us: our vertical relationship with God. This week, we look into how that impacts our horizontal relationships with others and what challenges we often face, as followers of Jesus, from experiencing meaningful community.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on January 5, 2025.“Known and loved.” That's a powerful phrase. At some level, all of us are looking for places in life where we feel known and loved. Some of us have that, and some of us don't. Others of us are looking for that in family, romance, friendships, or any number of things - and have felt hurt or betrayed in the process. And yet, the beauty of Scripture says this is what Jesus offers us when we follow Him.For this series, we'll spend three weeks looking at how Scripture calls us to be known and loved by God, known and loved by each other, and making Jesus' love known to our neighbors.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on December 22, 2024.As we end our Advent series and Year of Biblical Literacy, we look at the final chapters of Revelation and the ultimate hope that's given for those in Christ.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on December 15, 2024.Last week, we examined the spiritual war in the spiritual realm and how Jesus' birth brought about Satan's defeat. This week, we continue to explore how, through Jesus, we can live into that victory.
We all want to make a difference in our corner of the world but where do we start? The first step can be as simple as saying hello to your neighbors! Brandon Clements is changing his community one handshake at a time. He will share simple, welcoming ways to build friendships through a lifestyle of Biblical hospitality - and Christmas is the perfect time to begin! Resource: The Simplest Way to Change the World: Biblical Hospitality as a way of Life Equipped with Chris Brooks is made possible by your support. To donate now, click here
We all want to make a difference in our corner of the world but where do we start? The first step can be as simple as saying hello to your neighbors! Brandon Clements is changing his community one handshake at a time. He will share simple, welcoming ways to build friendships through a lifestyle of Biblical hospitality - and Christmas is the perfect time to begin! Resource: The Simplest Way to Change the World: Biblical Hospitality as a way of Life Equipped with Chris Brooks is made possible by your support. To donate now, click here
Sermon by Brandon Clements on December 1, 2024.In our first sermon in our study of Revelation, we look at the beginning of the letter and discuss how to think well about apocalyptic literature in Scripture. During this Advent season we will be blessed by remembering the first arrival of Christ while longing for his second.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on November 24, 2024.We are often distracted many different things that gain our attention and focus. This week we look at the Apostle Paul's words that show us 3 distinct benefits of focusing our attention on the Lord.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on November 17, 2024.The book of Hebrews concludes by pulling on one final Old Testament thread: the Kingdom of God. Through Jesus, His church is called to embody Heaven on Earth as we live in this already-not-yet tension. So, what does that look like for us? How can we experience more of His Kingdom in our lives, in our community, and in our world?
Recorded in Houston with guest engineer Brandon! I run down listener emails, cover the daily observances like National Happy Hour Day, and then Andrew Youngblood joins me for part 1 the stories behind America's most historic foods! Special shout out and gratitude to Brandon Clements for making this possible and Andrew Youngblood for setting up. Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. Email the show at themidnightmailbag@gmail.com!
Sermon by Brandon Clements on November 3, 2024.How would you define "faith"? That word is so foundational to following Jesus that it can easily sound like white noise, losing its power and meaning. This week, we look at Hebrews 11 to clarify what that means and how it enables us to endure whatever we face.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on October 20, 2024.This week, we look at some of the most foundational concepts in the Old Testament meant to help us understand the weight of our sin. While these ancient rituals of atonement might sound foreign in our present-day culture, we'll see how relevant they actually are, and what hope Christ offers us as we battle sin and guilt.
Sermon by Brandon Clements on October 13, 2024.This week, we look at Hebrews 3:7-19 which includes a repeated call from an Old Testament story: "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion." What is the nature of that rebellion, and how is hardening your heart spiritually dangerous? How can we guard our hearts from the deceitfulness of sin?
Sermon by Brandon Clements on September 8, 2024.This week focuses on the story of the rich young ruler from Luke 18:18-30 and how he--though he had nearly everything in this life--walked away sad, unable to experience the kingdom. So what might be keeping you from experiencing Jesus' kingdom? What idols might have their hold on you?
The Dallas Cowboys are either going to play Tyler Smith at left tackle or left guard this season and whatever they choose is going to dramatically impact everything that they do. Brandon Clements and Chris Halling discuss on the latest episode of The Writer's Block. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The NFL Draft will be here before we know it and when it arrives we will all have a list of players that we want to see the Dallas Cowboys draft from. Check out the latest episode of The Writer's Block as David Howman and Brandon Clements discuss their Sweet 16! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices