Podcasts about seven mile road

Listening to the monthly updates is a great way to get up to date on the life of Seven Mile Melrose! This month Sara, Justin, and Michael talk about what to expect Sunday mornings, the track we are excited about this winter, and some January events both for members and people who are newer to Seven Mile Road.https://www.sevenmilemelrose.com/ontheroad

Easter 2025, Pastor Jonathan looks at Luke 24 and the seven mile road that forever changed two disciples' lives. 

We welcome guest preacher, Matt Moran, from Community of Grace Church near Buffalo NY to preach at Seven Mile Road from the first chapter of Philippians. Matt was a pastor at Seven Mile Road for years before moving to the Buffalo area with his family in 2017. 

Pastor Dan Ko from Seven Mile Road church in Malden preaches about one of Jesus's miracles from Mark 1:40-45.

At the end of the Seven Mile Road story, the disciples finally see. It takes a ton of help from Jesus, but they truly see. As they see, Jesus helps them see God's redemptive plan across history and geography. Even more than seeing the plan, Jesus sends them (and us!) to join His mission.

In this update we talk about what mission living means to us at Seven Mile Road and some great things happening this month in the life of the church. 

Have you ever been disappointed in your life? Have you ever felt that you have worked hard all your life or with all your effort towards something and felt that it wasn't up to your expectations? Have those disappointments or circumstances caused you to doubt promises that God gives us for our lives? Jesus is walking with us on the seven-mile journey of our lives and wants us to be able to recognize him and seek God's promises instead of living in disappointment and unbelief. In “The Seven Mile Road: Part 2,” Pastor Doug discusses how Jesus can change our lives on our seven-mile journey, but we must have faith and trust in God to recognize Jesus during our journey.

Have you ever been disappointed or let down before? As humans dealing with the situations of life, we sometimes tend to look and believe in physical things over spiritual things. As a result, our eyes may betray us when the real Jesus returns because of the version of Christ we may have formulated in our minds. God wants us to walk by faith and not by sight! In the message, "The Seven Mile Road," Pastor Doug talks about dealing with disappointment and despair on the journey of life and how Jesus finds us there on the road.

In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at the Luke 24:13-35 where two despairing disciples are headed down a seven mile road to return home after the crucifixion of Jesus. All hope is lost until they meet someone on that road. Listen and be encouraged to hear who they meet and how they find hope again.

This week, I sit down with two best friends who became first time dads during the pandemic. I invited them onto the podcast to share their reflections in adjusting to fatherhood and also the unique lens of their strong friendship with one another through many seasons of life. We talked for nearly 2 hours as they reflected on their deep love for each other, their wives, their kids, and how this new identity has completely changed them for the better. While these two just became dads and the journey ahead is still vast and mighty, listening to them honor their wives, share some heavy reflections on how they hope to lead their families, and how they continue to value the pillars of their friendship is inspiring to say the least. Oh, but don't you worry, while there were many sweet words exchanged, I still got them to spill the tea on their reckless days and we even had some gossip time at the end about some of their other male besties ;) I also got rebuked a few times by these Enneagram 3 bros, so listen in for a good time! I bet you'll want to reach out to a dear bestie of yours after the episode ends

Tune in to hear Justin, Michael, and Sara (along with a special guest star!) give a quick run down of what's happening when this month at Seven Mile Road.

Welcome to episode 12 of season two of the of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. I met Stella Sheppard at Emancipation Day celebrations in Prince Edward Island in 2021. Stella invited me to her home where we had a conversation about her ancestors who were some of the first Black people.brought to PEI. She talked about growing up in Darkie's Hollow on Seven Mile Road and why knowing about her Black and Indigenous heritages is so important to her. Stella is a storyteller, journalist, and writer and has published one book called Ashes of My Dreams and has submitted a sequel titled Snatched at Birth. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/donna-paris/message

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A turning point happens in Jesus' ministry as He sends disciples on mission in Luke 9. But more than just the Twelve, in chapter 10 Jesus includes others (a lot of others… like 72 others) in the mission! This spinoff mission has successive implications for the Christian church all the way to Seven Mile Road today.This Sunday we take a look at the Mission to which all followers of Jesus are called. We see some amazingly outsized aspects of this mission that inform and challenge us to consider just what our little church is to do on Jesus' mission.Luke 10:1-20

The sudden emergence and lingering presence of COVID-19 have presented a serious challenge to the harmony of local church communities like ours at Seven Mile Road. From day one of the pandemic, we have asked the Father to give us an uncommon unity, even though many of us hold different convictions about what's best around lockdowns, masks, vaccines, and all the rest. This Sunday we'll unpack how an embrace of gospel centrality makes this unity possible.Romans 14:1-9

Luke momentarily pauses his account to give us a quick glimpse into the makeup of the “ministry team” that accompanied Jesus.With Him were the 12 men he prayerfully appointed to the office of Apostle AND a number of women.This brief snapshot accords with how God intends for gospel advance to happen in a home, church, and city: men and women rightly-related and fully-engaged on mission together.This Sunday we'll unpack this glorious truth and ask the Spirit to make it real at Seven Mile Road.

This Sunday we welcome 6 new sons and daughters into the life of Seven Mile Road. In the coming years, these boys and girls are going to bring us joy in so many ways. But they are also going to disappoint and hurt us, sometimes deeply.How does a gospel-centered father or mother respond when their kids hurt them? For that matter, how does any of us respond when we are hurt by those in our marriages, homes, or church?Our text this Sunday offers a surprising and beautiful answer.2 Timothy 4:16-17

Seven Mile Road exists to see every Bostonian Jesus gives us loved and gospeled well.One thing this requires is - whether by office, by circumstance, or by natural gifting - leaders leading well.So over the years we have tried to build a gospel-shaped leadership culture at Seven Mile Road.This Sunday morning we are going to consider the roots in which strong gospel leadership grows.The Word: 2 Timothy 2:20-21

In wisdom and love, our Creator infused five senses into the human experience, one of which is called “touch.” We were made to touch and be touched in holy, warm, appropriate, affirming ways. To never touch or be touched is to lose something essential about being human.So, it’s no surprise that Christ touched people often. Or that when He healed a leprous man – a man would not have been touched by anyone in forever – He touched Him.This Sunday we’ll think on this beautiful story and it’s import for our life as Seven Mile Road.Luke 5:12-16

In this Easter Sermon, Pastor Clint looks at Luke 24:13-35. Two disciples are walking back to Emmaus after seeing Jesus crucified. On the way, they meet the risen Jesus and their despair turns to hope. Listen and be encouraged how your life can changed on the seven mile road.

Michael Atmar is the proud husband of his wife, Erin, and father of his three sons, Case, Declan, and Tate. A fourth-generation Houstonian, Michael is excited to be a part of the mission of Seven Mile Road and longs to see the city of Houston transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ. Michael is passionate about discipleship, training leaders, and equipping God’s people to use their gifts for the work of ministry. In today's episode, we talk about what it looks like to model our leadership after that of a shepherd. Our conversation is based off the book, The Way of the Shepherd, by Kevin Leman. More importantly, we want to base our leadership on the teachings of Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd.  

“When I was shipwrecked, I thought of you.”What a sacred thing it is to be the person that someone would say that about.This is who Elizabeth was for Mary.While not “shipwrecked” exactly, Mary’s life was suddenly spun upside down. Without hesitation, she hurries to be with her older cousin Elizabeth, who receives her with warmth, gladness, and encouragement.In this sermon we’ll hear their story and think on what it could like for us to build that kind of culture at Seven Mile Road.Luke 1:39-56

One of our dreams at Seven Mile Road is that we would live together in "supertight community."One of the threats to that "supertightness" is the temptation to look at others in the body and be like, "Eh. We don't need you." or "We'd be just fine if you weren't around."This Sunday we'll mine the poisonous root of that sentiment and consider ways to dig it out of our life together in 2021.I Corinthians 12:14-26

A quick 10 minute conversation with Michael Prevett as he moves into a more pronounced way of serving Seven Mile Road.

In one sense, we are to have one Hero: Christ with no rivals.In another sense, we are to have many heroes and heroines … and Ruth is one of them.She is called a “worthy woman” who was “worth more than seven sons.”This Sunday we’ll see what made this statement so beautifully true and consider how Ruth’s life shapes our vision for the women God has given us at Seven Mile Road.

One of our dreams is that Seven Mile Road would be jam-packed with strong men who care and contend for the women in their lives.Boaz was such a man.Ruth knew she would be safe coming “under his wings.”Naomi knew, instinctively, that he would take bold, selfless, decisive action when given the opportunity.Woah.In this sermon we focus in on what it takes to be this kind of man.

Sara and Matt sit down to talk about all things advent and some other happenings in this season at Seven Mile Road. Listen to know what to expect for the rest of 2020 in the life of Seven Mile Road Melrose.

This month Pastor Matt had a special opportunity to sit down with not one but two Katies! Katie Barker and Katie Ryou give an update on this fall's Kalos Team initiative. Some of the newest married women that are a part of the life of Seven Mile Road are participating in a newly-married-women's-intensive. Listen for a glimpse into what is happening in that intensive and how the Spirit is working through it.

When have you felt so close to someone or a cause that you opened your wallet? What convinced you to actually give money to something or someone?The next section of the letter of Philippians confronts us square in the face about our giving. Rather than sidestep this, we have the duty to unpack a theology of Christian giving. This isn’t a heavy handed ask that the apostle Paul is making, instead he is thanking the Philippians for giving and explaining why Christians give.Here’s a spoiler: as we read along with what Paul says to the Philippians, we learn there are some pretty amazing things that are happening when we give to Jesus’ church. There is a lot for us to be excited about when we think about all the giving that is done at Seven Mile Road as well!Philippians 4:14-20

If you had 48 unrushed, undistracted hours with a group of young men who were serious about living a gospel-centered life, what truths would you press with them?On Sunday we’ll be inviting everyone into what our answer was this past weekend at our Young Men’s Intensive.We walk through a handful of texts that cast a beautiful vision for Seven Mile Road being filled with tough and tender men who take responsibility for themselves, their homes, and their church, sweating and bleeding for the good of others.

In this sermon we were delighted to have Johnny Aleman and his wife Brianna from Highland in Fitchburg* with us at Seven Mile Road!! Johnny has been handling much of the pastoral work in this season of transition for their church, and doing it beautifully. He and his wife are committed long-term to the advance of the gospel in their city in whatever way Christ would have them be a part of it. In this episode we hear their story.* This is the church who is considering finishing their course by streaming into the potential planting of a Seven Mile Road church in Fitchburg.

In this episode we get a 10 minute preview of a fun and important intensive we are doing with the younger men at Seven Mile Road this year.

Sara and Matt sit down to talk about what's happening in July at Seven Mile Road Melrose, and give an update on the family of Seven Mile Road churches.

We don't preach to the news cycle at Seven Mile Road, but we do work hard to help all of us see all of life through the lens of the gospel. So how are gospel people to understand and respond to plagues and riots and everything else that's happening. In this sermon, we hear some strong words from the prophet Amos about how the public worship life of the church MUST BE accompanied by a concern for and pursuit of justice and righteousness ... and how God responds when it's not.

Sara, Patti, and Matt got together to catch you up on what's happening in the month of May in the life of Seven Mile Road. We walk through the ways that we'll be staying connected to each other and the gospel during the Coronavirus reality.

The landscape across the globe has changed dramatically in the last two weeks. Churches are creatively embracing how to love and disciple their people, while social distancing is ordered and the threat of sickness present. Seven Mile Road has had to pivot and shift church. In that, there have been evidences of how our work in discipling the women through the Kalos track has readied them for this moment. Matt and Patti take some time to address the upcoming release of what What Church Can Be in this unique time and why the message of the book is needed more than ever. They also share some on the ground moments of how the whole church is benefiting as women embrace where God has called them and look to serve and love those in need.

Ever wondered how to build a strong local church in a post-Christian city? In this special episode, Bob sits down with Boston native Matthew Kruse, pastor and leader of the Seven Mile Road family of churches, to discuss Matt's new book, "What Church Can Be," releasing April 1. Pre-order the book here: amzn.to/2wciuXV

Yes, John Lennon was a spectacularly gifted artist. But the gospel he preached was false. And therefore bankrupt. Now that a mashup of Lennon's Imagine is trending on social media, we thought we'd make available our track of the same name, yet with a strikingly different vision.We wrote this in the early days of Seven Mile Road. John Frederick on vocals.

One of the questions we often get is, "How can we establish the kind of culture at our church where something like Kalos Track or Kalos Team can actually happen?" Well, we wrote a book on that! In this episode, Patti and Matt talk about the soon-to-be-released "What Church Can Be" book which walks the reader through both the theological vision and boots-to-the-ground practice that has formed the cultural "soil" at Seven Mile Road in which our Kalos work has thrived.

A lot has been happening in the life and mission of Seven Mile Road in the last few weeks. Heather, Matt, and Patti got together to talk about all the awesome gospel movement happening and to catch you up on what we're looking forward to in the month of March/early April.

This Sunday we welcomed a whole new crew of Bostonians into the life, under the care, and onto the mission of Seven Mile Road. We began in Nehemiah 11, noting the courage displayed by those who willingly moved back into Jerusalem and connecting that with the commitment to invest our lives in the advance of the gospel through the local church. Then we heard (briefly!) from folks who are stepping in with us.Reference: Nehemiah 11:1-2

Nehemiah (in chapter 12) recounts what happened on Dedication Day: the city has been rebuilt and repopulated and now everyone gathers to celebrate. Two choirs of men encircle the city and lead everyone in such loud and raucous singing that their voices can be heard from miles away. In this sermon, we talk about how this scene - with godly men leading and everyone singing together - informs our song life at Seven Mile Road.

Nehemiah and the people have sorrowed over their sin and reveled in God’s grace, and now they covenant together on the 3 specific things, one of which is committing themselves to “funding the ministry” of Jerusalem. They knew that the only way right worship could be restored to the city was if they gave generously to it, so they went all in!In this sermon, we’ll see what drove their eagerness to give and ask how this can inform our life together at Seven Mile Road.Reference: Nehemiah 10:32-39

Everything you need to know about the life and mission of Seven Mile Road in Melrose for January.

In this sermon, we kick off Advent marveling how the gospel welcomes and unites people across all socioeconomic realities. As we see the birth of Christ heralded to both “shepherds” and “wise men,” we are reminded that God’s grace is for all the people, just as the angel said. We’ll reflect on this truth and think about how it must shape the culture of Seven Mile Road.

In this podcast, we walk through the thought process that went into preaching through the story of Nehemiah opening his table at his expense to bless others.

Several years ago we resolved at Seven Mile Road to “not play scared.” In this sermon, we finish our look at the fourth chapter of Nehemiah and see a beautiful example of what this looks like. Although surrounded by enemies and badgered by some of his countrymen to quit, Nehemiah won’t do it. Instead, he implores the people to trust God and stand strong.