Activate with Pastor Christian Newsome

Easter Sunday represents more than candy, Easter Eggs, new clothes and family brunch. The meaning behind Easter has the ability to change lives. Today, Pastor Christian will discuss the incredible promise and potential that Easter holds for each of us. We will also discuss the open and empty tomb of Jesus and what that means for our lives.

In the podcast this week, we continue our discussion on The Lamb: Making Sense of Easter. We will learn that Jesus is the one who allows us to live in a relationship with God. Through the Old Covenant Fellowship Offering described in Leviticus, we will discover that God invites us and desires that we spend T.I.M.E with Him on a daily basis. Pastor Christian also shares his routine and rhythm of spending time with God and practicing His presence.

In this episode of the Activate Podcast, Pastor Ryan and Pastor Brandon discuss the tabernacle curtain and it's connection to Jesus. They also discuss the Day of Atonement and the forgiveness we can find because of the sacrifice the Lamb of God.

In this podcast, Pastor Christian continues with his series The Lamb: Making Sense of Easter. We discuss the connection between the bronze basin found in the Jewish tabernacle and Jesus. We also talk about the importance of understanding the impact of sin in our lives so that we can understand the depth of grace. We will see Jesus as the daily lamb of God who was our substitute so that we can have forgiveness from sin.

This week we start a new series titled, The Lamb - Making Sense of Easter. This series will help prepare us to celebrate Easter like never before. For the next five weeks, we will focus intently on the spiritual importance of Jesus. Pastor Christian discusses why we cannot fully grasp Christianity until we understand Jesus' role as the Lamb of God. We will be introduced to Jesus through the first Lamb of God found in the ten plagues of Egypt thousands of years ago.

This week we wrap up our series, Broken - Breaking the Cycle of Living Spent. In this series we have discovered important financial principles through the lens of the Bible. Today, we will be discussing principles #6 and #7 and learning that the foundation of honoring God with our finances is living with contentment.

Many Americans are living way beyond their means. We are spending money we don't have on things we don't need. As a result, debt has become all too common for many of us today. As we continue with our series, Broken - Breaking the Cycle of Living Spent, we will discover that debt is only a symptom of a deeper issue. This deeper issue has roots that are connected to the tenth commandment - "Do not covet." Today we will discuss this commandment and the consequences if it is neglected.

In this episode Pastor Christian discusses the principle of stewardship - taking care of something that is not yours as if it was yours. We also discuss that ultimate goal of stewardship is to honor God with everything he provides by showing gratitude, being accountable, and being responsible.

Pastor Christian discusses the first message in a new series entitled "Broke[n] - Breaking the Cycle of Living Spent." In this episode of the podcast, we discuss why God doesn't really want our money but He does want our heart. We also discuss the importance of the "Law of the Harvest" found in Galatians 6. This will not be a series on giving but, we will talk about money. We will challenge you to begin to look at your money and personal finances from an entirely different perspective.

Like clay jars, over time our physical bodies will slowly break down. Although outwardly we fade, inwardly we can have the priceless treasure of Jesus to help us exist in a broken and hurting world. In our conversation today, we will discuss that in our effort to passionately pursue intimacy with Jesus we need to depend on weakness and understand that we have spiritual access to strength.

In this episode, Pastor Christian reflects back on 2017 at Journey and looks forward with anticipation to 2018. Also, we begin a conversation about our recent message series, Death By Distraction - Taking back your life. Pastor Christian discusses the importance of getting rid of the distractions in our lives that prevent us from growing spiritually and rob us from what is most important.

In this episode of the Activate podcast we take a look back at an incredible year of ministry at JCI and discuss some of our favorite moments from our 2017 message series.

This week's podcast will give you practical tools on knowing how to find the will of God for your life. We will look specifically at two types of fruit that will help us know we are in God's will.

In this podcast, we discuss the dangers of spiritual drift in our lives and ways to avoid it. Spiritual drift takes when we are stuck between running from God and running to God. Spiritual drift is dangerous because we rarely drift in the positive direction, we lose sight of what is most important, and we become numb to what breaks the heart of God.

In this episode of the Activate podcast, Pastor Christian explains the three-part prescription for healing from the pain in our lives. 1. Make time and space to hear from God; 2. Lean on a small group to help carry burdens; and 3. Continue to pursue the mission of God.