Podcasts - SouthBrook Christian Church

The greatest, most influential speech in history is Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. Its theme is that since His kingdom has come, there is more than enough to prosper in this life. The abundance mentality was Jesus' mentality and He taught it to His...

In a mere moment, life has the power to change into something entirely new. And through these experiences, we develop habits and characteristics that are less than what God intends for our lives. We get stuck and end up believing that change is...

Every great movement of God can be traced to kneeling figures joined together. We want to make space for God to move in our community and fill this place. What does it look like for us when we humble ourselves together before God? Powerful things...

When we pray for action, we're asking God to show up and move. Many of the great stories in Scripture start with people asking for God to move first. Yet, it's a daring thing to ask of God. Because it might also mean that we're supposed to move,...

Prayer is not just going out, but going in. Prayer is not just letting out your needs. It is primarily going to a place, going into God. And prayer, this act of authentically relating to God and in God on an intense level, has been proven to be an...

Praying for the family and friends in our lives is a way for us to love and serve each other. it is a way for us to grow in trust and faith, and to let God have the control we crave. If we truly love people, we will desire far more than it is within...

Prayer is about a whole lot more than asking God to give us stuff. It's about letting God shape us, direct us and move us. Prayer is a way for us to open ourselves up to God changing our hearts, minds and behaviors.

Whether we realize it or not, we influence the people around us. Parents, children, siblings, co-workers, friends—even those we don't know but make contact with each day. People notice what we do. How we react. What we say (and how we say it)....

The Apostle Paul starts many of his letters that are now in the Bible with "to the saints." In this message, we look at why his letters are written to "saints." Why we might also be "saints." And if we're not, why we should be. And having this title...

The story of The Samaritan Woman is an example of someone who society considered to be a true sinner in every sense of the word. She was a loser. She had made one too many mistakes. Failed way too many times. But when she "coincidentally" bumps into...

Craig Gross teaches about the worst sinner ever. Or at least the guy that some people think must have been the worst sinner ever. He did betray Jesus and get him arrested after all. But what does God think of Judas? And how should this story change...

When it comes to standing before God, or kneeling before God, or any moment when we think God might be listening or watching—meaning, pretty much all the time—we need to be ready to identify ourselves as people who are sinners. We need...

The Holy Spirit is the power of salvation, the power to overcome evil in our lives, and the One who empowers us to overcome evil in the world. The power of the Holy Spirit is not just about power to overcome evil in our lives. It's about overcoming...

We are built with a thirst for justice. With a sense, or a longing, for the world to be fair and to make sense. Hank Fortener led us this weekend from a conversation about 98-pound weaklings-turned superheroes into a conversation about the romance...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a starting point to talk about what Christ is calling us to in this world. There has long been a tradition in the church of using language and stories of other worlds, even magical ones, to talk about...