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Pastor Mike Foell
The Gospel According to Mark Part 7
January 14, 2022 • Mike Foell • Mark 1:21–28
TRUE AUTHORITY COMES NOT FROM A TITLE, BUT FROM WHO AND HOW WE ARE. Jesus taught as one with authority. He wasn't simply reciting dogma or ethical code. He embodied His words; lived them out. Being God, He carried with Him the authority of the Father, empowered by the Spirit and it was recognizable to everyone around Him. The question for us is this: How does that authority inform your life? Pastor Mike opens a story about how even demons recognize the authority of Jesus in this episode of Moments with Mike.
The Gospel According to Mark Part 6
January 7, 2022 • Mike Foell • Mark 1:14–20
GOD MAY NOT COME WHEN YOU WANT HIM, BUT GOD IS ALWAYS ON TIME. The hymn "Great is Thy Faithfulness" has the line "There is no shadow of turning with Thee". While we may fluctuate and our human leaders falter, The One we are called to follow first is steady, faithful, reliable. Are there areas where you have prioritized following something or someone else over follow Jesus? It's not too late. Jesus invites you to turn now and follow Him and nothing else. We look at two pairs of people choosing to do just that in this episode of Moments with Mike.
The Gospel According to Mark Part 5
December 6, 2021 • Mike Foell • Mark 1:12–13
"THE LORD GETS HIS BEST SOLDIERS OUT OF THE HIGHLANDS OF AFFLICTION." -CHARLES SPURGEON Before any public ministry for Jesus Christ came a time of private testing. Not only that, but temptation by the Satan. Challenge is very real in our lives, but provides in the wilderness a template for facing it. How he does that as well as how it's presented both in Mark and elsewhere is what we're talking about in this episode of Moments with Mike.
The Gospel According to Mark Part 4
November 29, 2021 • Mike Foell • Mark 1:9–11
WHAT IS MY WORTH BEFORE GOD? Mark's account is the Gospel of Action and in this short inclusion of the baptism of Jesus, he packs a bunch of gold. Pastor Mike unpacks that literary brilliance from the Trinity to the instrinsic value of those created in the image of God in this episode of Moments with Mike.
The Gospel According to Mark Part 3
September 13, 2021 • Mike Foell • Mark 1:5–8
WHAT IS THE MOST VALUABLE THING YOU HAVE? John the Baptist had an idea, and his life demonstrated that. People flocked to him because of the type of man that he was and his message was received willingly as a result. Pastor Mike takes us into that and the reasons for John's popularity in this episode of Moments with Mike.
The Gospel According to Mark Part 2
September 6, 2021 • Mike Foell • Mark 1:2–8
WHAT WAS JOHN THE BAPTIST ALL ABOUT? Mark jumps right into his action-packed account of the Person of Jesus Christ with an explanation of who a man named John is. John is immediately described as a little weird, and yet people are drawn to him. Even stranger, he preached a strong message of repentance. Pastor Mike looks at the message of John and at that very concept of repentance in this episode of Moments with Mike.
The Gospel According to Mark Part 1
September 3, 2021 • Mike Foell • Mark 1:1
"THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD." -MARK 1:1 The Gospel According to Mark is a riveting account of action and power, humanity and servanthood, and begs the question of us: "Who do you say that Jesus of Nazareth is?" Pastor Mike begins a line-by-line look at this powerful declaration of the Lordship of Jesus Christ in this episode of Moments with Mike.
James 3:17-18
August 30, 2021 • Mike Foell
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO LIVE BY DIVINE WISDOM? Last episode addressed the way of man, but this time we look at what James says about the wisdom from above. Pastor Mike outlines the seven attributes of divine wisdom in this episode of Moments with Mike.
James 3:14-16
August 27, 2021 • Mike Foell
WHOSE STANDARD ARE YOU LIVING BY? Proverbs says "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death." It's easy to live by earthly wisdom. It's in our leadership development seminars and entreprenuerial manifestos and even often invades the Church on an organizational level. It is not, however, the way to abundant life in the Kingdom of God. Pastor Mike looks at what James says about the dangers of earthly wisdom in this episode of Moments with Mike.
James 3:13-14
August 23, 2021 • Mike Foell
WHO IS WISE AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG YOU? This is the question James poses in the third chapter of his letter and the jumping off point for his encouragement and challenge to live by heavenly wisdom and not the wisdom of this world. That's where Pastor Mike is taking us in over the next three episodes starting in this episode of Moments with Mike.
Psalm 37 pt. 3
May 17, 2021 • Mike Foell
YOU CANNOT KEEP BIRDS FROM FLYING OVER YOUR HEAD BUT YOU CAN KEEP THEM FROM BUILDING A NEST IN YOUR HAIR - MARTIN LUTHER Sin is the core cause of all that is wrong with the world, but it has ripples that lead to human suffering such as anxiety across Creation. Pastor Mike looks at a few of those and what Jesus can mean in their midst in this episode of Moments with Mike.
Psalm 37 pt. 2
May 14, 2021 • Mike Foell
KEEPING YOUR EYES ON JESUS WHILE BEING PULLED APART. Anxiety can be torture, but there is One who has overcome all strife and mental anguish and rose victorious. His healing and guiding Spirit is available to meet us even in the darkest trouble. Pastor Mike looks at what it means to suffer from anxiety and how we find ourselves there in this episode of Moments with Mike.
Psalm 37 pt. 1
May 10, 2021 • Mike Foell
A TEXT WITHOUT CONTEXT IS A PRETEXT. It can be easy to make Scripture say what we want it to. It's important for us to consider the surrounding written information among other context so that we can get at the true meaning of a passage. Pastor Mike demonstrates this through the first six verses of Psalm 37 in this episode of Moments with Mike.
A Conversation on Sabbatical
May 7, 2021 • Mike Foell
SABBATICAL!? LIKE A VACATION? In a non-stop world, the very idea of stopping can be offensive. A rhythm of observing the Sabbath is sometimes looked at as lazy. Sabbatical? Exponentially moreso. As a culture though, we must recognize the toll that our view of work is taking on our families, our relationships, and our own health. Pastor Mike asks Pastor Ryan Oddo about his upcoming sabbatical and what he's expecting and hoping for as he embarks on this season's journey of spiritual recovery and discovery in this episode of Moments of Mike.
Under the Sun / In the Son
May 3, 2021 • Mike Foell
SO WHAT'S THE POINT!? Ecclesiastes has been a long and winding road. Pastor Mike sits down with Taylor Schwab on to discuss the journey we've been on and what some of the key take aways for both of them have been along the way in this episode of Moments with Mike.