Podcasts about vision series

Vision Series: Biblical Preaching & Teaching

In this sermon, Senior Pastor JJ Johnson teaches that being Spirit-led means surrendering daily to the Holy Spirit's presence and power so you can claim your corner!  Live out your faith and share Christ's love in the specific people and places God has called you to impact.

In this sermon, Craig concludes our Vision Series by unpacking what it means to be devoted to Jesus and to the good works that flow from knowing Him. From Titus 3, he shows that salvation is entirely the work of God—His mercy, not our effort. Through Jesus' life, death, and resurrection, and the renewing work of the Holy Spirit, we're made new people—washed, renewed, and transformed.Because of that, we're now called to live out who we are—people eager to do good. Craig reminds us that being “devoted to good works” means prioritizing what matters most: participating in and supporting gospel ministry, showing kindness, gentleness, and obedience in everyday life, and using our energy to help others know the kindness and love of God in Jesus.Transformed by mercy, we now devote ourselves to the good work of making Christ known.

Gary VillaVision SeriesNov 2nd, 2025

Brett Sanner Acts 2:42-47

In this sermon, Senior Pastor JJ Johnson teaches that God seeks our availability over our ability, calling believers to listen to the Holy Spirit and respond "Here I am, send me" to impact their world for Christ.

David TannerVision SeriesOct 26th, 2025

In this sermon, Craig continues our Vision Series by exploring what it truly means to be transformed in response to God's mercy. From Romans 12:1–2, he reminds us that worship isn't limited to singing or Sunday services—it's offering our whole lives to God as a living sacrifice. When we see the depth of God's mercy in Jesus, we're called to resist being shaped by the values of this age and instead be renewed in our minds. True transformation comes as we learn to think, live, and love in ways that please God in every part of life.

Brett Sanner 2 Corinthians 4:6-12, 16-18

In this sermon, Executive and Teaching Pastor Chris Dodson exposes the cultural “compassion scam,” urging believers to reject surface-level empathy and instead embody true, Christlike compassion that tells the truth, suffers with others, and leads them toward real restoration in Jesus.

David TannerVision SeriesOct 19th, 2025

In this sermon Craig continues our Vision Series by exploring Colossians 3 and the call to live as people who have been raised with Christ. He explains that following Jesus means taking off the old self — the earthly ways of living marked by greed, lust, anger, and pride — and putting on the new self shaped by compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. We are to seek the things above, orienting our lives toward becoming who we already are in Jesus: renewed in His image and transformed by His Spirit. Craig also shares several bold and prayerful plans for the year ahead, including a renewed focus on reaching the lost, welcoming a new ministry student, investing in young adult discipleship, and partnering with churches in Kenya, all as part of the vision to see people treasure Jesus and be transformed by Him.

The Vision Series: The Remnants Role in God's Mission w/Ed Stetzer

In this sermon, Senior Pastor JJ Johnson emphasizes that transformation begins by setting your heart and mind on Jesus, allowing His love to reshape your desires, thoughts, and actions. When you live with eternity in view, putting sin to death becomes an overflow of devotion rather than duty, and your life becomes a visible reflection of Christ's power and purpose in the world.

Brett Sanner Matthew 28:18-20

Toshi JamangVision SeriesOct 12th, 2025

Brett Sanner Isaiah 6:1-8

Gary VillaVision SeriesOct 5th, 2025

Frank Cline Acts 1:7-8, Matthew 28:18-20

David TannerVision SeriesSep 28th, 2025

David Thacker Matthew 28:818-20 2 Timothy 3:10-18

Caleb Clardy teaches from Ephesians 4: 11-16  on September 21, 2025Support the show

We are taking a break from our Genesis series to do some family business work as a church. We are growing by God's grace and is a call for the church to lean in.

David TannerVision SeriesSep 21st, 2025

David Thacker Matthew 22:39-40

"If you want to experience the life of Jesus, you have to adopt the lifestyle of Jesus."John Mark concludes the Vision series with a pastoral word on hurry, unpacking how hurry does violence to the soul, erodes our capacity for transformation, and why following Jesus requires us to slow down and adopt his lifestyle, not just his teachings.Key Scripture Passages: Matthew 11v28–30; Luke 10v38–42This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Julianne from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Janet from West Lafayette, Indiana; Laura from Newberg, Oregon; Staci from Colleyville, Texas; and Bianca from San Luis Obispo, California. Thank you all so much!If you'd like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/give.

Caleb Clardy teaches from Ephesians 3:8-21 on September 14, 2025Support the show

The Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25 is both surprising and challenging as we kick off our 2025 Vision Series titled "By Faith."  SCRIPTURE READING: Matthew 25:14-30

Vision Series: Seeking the Lost   Luke 15:1-7, Luke 19:10 Pastor Sam Bay   Sermon theme will be centered around understanding Jesus' heart for the lost and striving to share Jesus' heart as we move to two services

Gary VillaVision SeriesSep 14th, 2025

Vision Series: Seeking the Lost   Luke 15:1-7, Luke 19:10 Pastor Sam Bay   Sermon theme will be centered around understanding Jesus' heart for the lost and striving to share Jesus' heart as we move to two services

Frank Cline Matthew 22:37-38, Deuteronomy 6:4-5

What does it mean to follow Jesus in a culture obsessed with self-fulfillment? John Mark explores Jesus' words in Luke 9, where He calls His disciples to “take up your cross and follow me.” Contrasting the way of self-denial at the heart of apprenticeship to Jesus with the modern pursuit of personal satisfaction, John Mark encourages us to embrace the cruciform life that leads to our deepest satisfaction in God.Key Scripture Passages: Luke 9v18-24; Galatians 5v16-24; Luke 9v57-62; Luke 14v25-33; Luke 18v18-23; Matthew 13v44This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks today goes to Loida from Santander, Spain; Ashley from Greensboro, North Carolina; Kara from Cincinnati, Ohio; Kalani from Fargo, North Dakota; and Katherine from Monument, Colorado. Thank you all very much! If you'd like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/give.

Caleb Clardy teaches from John 17:13–26 on September 7, 2025Support the show

Vision Series: Five Shifts Mark 8:34-35 Pastor Thomas Hwang  

Toshi JamangVision SeriesSep 7th, 2025

Vision Series: Five Shifts Mark 8:34-35 Pastor Thomas Hwang  

Acts 17: 16 - 34

What role does the Holy Spirit play in our transformation? John Mark unpacks how true transformation always requires partnership with God's Spirit, encouraging us to rely on his presence and power to form us into the image of Jesus.Key Scripture Passages: 2 Corinthians 3v17–18; Exodus 34v29–35; John 15v5; Galatians 5v22–25This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Caleb from Portland, Oregon; Carrie from Saint Louis, Missouri; Nick from Houston, Texas; Carolyn from San Luis Obispo, California; and Abbi from Yukon, Oklahoma. Thank you all so much!If you'd like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/give.

Thomas Hwang - Psalm 23

Acts 16: 11 - 15

When we live in community, conflict is inevitable. But how do we handle conflict well? Alex Rettman—former Bridgetown pastor and now Lead Pastor of Saints' Hill Church in Newberg, OR—explores how conflict—when done in love—can be one of the primary ways we move from disillusionment to acceptance in our relationships, encouraging us use conflict to point one another back to Jesus.Key Scripture Passages: Philippians 2v1–4; Matthew 18v15–17; Romans 8v1This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Daphne from Utrecht, Netherlands; Whitney from Northport, Alabama; Cade from Plano, Texas; Amy from Quincy, Illinois; and Cooper from Hartselle, Alabama. Thank you all so much!If you'd like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/give.

What does it really mean for a church to be a family? Bethany Allen unpacks a powerful vision of community not as an optional add-on to the Christian life, but as the very environment where transformation takes place. Bethany explores why community is both beautiful and broken, and how Jesus invites us to move through disappointment, unmet expectations, and past pain into a healing family of faith.Key Scripture Passages: Genesis 1v26–27; Genesis 3v6–13; Genesis 12v1–3; Luke 8v19–21; Galatians 3v26–29This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Alan from Suwanee, Georgia; Andrew from Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Matthew and Chyril from Pittsford, New York; Lora from Bristol, Tennessee; and Randy from Port Angeles, Washington. Thank you all very much!If you'd like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/give.

Acts 3: 42 - 47

Can we follow Jesus alone? John Mark explores the essential—but often overlooked—role of community in spiritual formation. Drawing from the life of Jesus and the early church, he shows how transformation doesn't happen in isolation but in the messy, beautiful tension between the ideal of community and its imperfect reality. Key Scripture Passages: Matthew 4v18-22; Matthew 9v9-13; Acts 2v42-47; Romans 12v15; 1 John 4v20This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Margreet from Drachten, Netherlands; Will from Lewisburg, Ohio; Bruce from Memphis, Tennessee; Abby from Sandpoint, Indiana; and Rebecca from Friendswood, Texas. Thank you all so much!If you'd like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/give.

What do spiritual disciplines have to do with real transformation? John Mark double clicks on the concept of the practices of Jesus—also called the spiritual disciplines—and explains why they're not optional for those who want to become like Him. He shows us how transformation doesn't come through trying harder but through training wisely.Key Scripture Passages: 1 Corinthians 9v24-27; Acts 20v24; Galatians 5v7; 1 Timothy 6v12; 2 Timothy 4v6-8This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Sid from Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Josh from Oxford, Oxfordshire; Margaret from Woodland Hills, California; Ashley from Dallas, Texas; and Erin from Centralia, Washington. Thank you all so much! If you'd like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/give.

How do we actually change? John Mark dives deep into two core elements of our working theory of change: teaching and practice. He shows how true transformation doesn't come from inspiration alone, but through a rewiring of our minds and a reshaping of our habits, inviting us to a more holistic vision of apprenticeship to Jesus. Key Scripture Passages: Mark 1v14-15; Matthew 7v24-27; Romans 12v1-3; 2 Corinthians 2v16; 2 Corinthians 10v5; Colossians 3v3; Philippians 3v5This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Clayton from Olympia, Washington; Lindsay from Woodway, Texas; Christopher from Palm Beach, Florida; Marcie from Cincinnati, Ohio; and Richard from Frisco, Texas. Thank you all so much!If you'd like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/give.

What does it mean to actually live like Jesus? John Mark explores the third goal of apprenticeship: doing what Jesus did, showing us how Jesus invites us to participate in His Kingdom work through everyday acts of love, hospitality, and Spirit-empowered presence—and challenges us to say yes, right where we are, in our real lives.Key Scripture Passages: Matthew 4v18-25; Matthew 8v18-22; Matthew 9v9-13; Matthew 9v35-10v8; Matthew 28v16-20; 1 Peter 2v11-12; Luke 19v10; Luke 7v34-35; Romans 12.This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Sacha from Ellicott City, Maryland; Ethan from Lake Charles, Lousiana; Amanda from Pittsburg, Kansas; Derek from Cave Creek, Arizona; and Catherine from Christiansburg, Virginia. Thank you all so much! If you'd like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/give.

“Who are you becoming?” John Mark discusses the call of Jesus for His students to become like their master, as well as how teaching, practice, community, and the Holy Spirit combine to help us practice and live the way of Jesus.Key Scripture Passages: Luke 6v39-40; 2 Corinthians 3v18, Romans 12v1-2; Matthew 5-7; Galatians 5v13-26.This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Darren from Henderson, Nevada; Savannah from Portland, Oregon; Bill from Waynesboro, Virginia; Matt from Brookings, South Dakota; and Geoff from Columbus, Ohio. Thank you all so much! If you'd like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/give.