What Really Ticks Jesus Off

When you are working for a wage, it’s helpful to know what to avoid with your boss. We name Jesus our Lord, which is another way of saying we submit to His authority and leadership. It sure would be helpful to know “what really ticks Jesus off!” We come to the section of Luke known as the “woes” passage in Luke 11:37-53. If a woe applies to us, then we’d better say “woah” to what we’re doing!

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Women In Church 1.0

What was Jesus’ view of women and their role in the Christian ministry? We learn much by observing how he allowed women to interact with him as well as the stories he told. In this sermon we consider just 3 verses, Luke 8:1-3. We’ll discover that our gifts and blessings are much more important to ministry than is our gender.

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Mirrored Measurements

What goes around comes around! Jesus teaches this is especially true with judging and condemning others (on the negative side), but equally true on the forgiving and giving to others (on the positive side). So how do you become more merciful and giving? By looking closely in the mirror! When you check the speck, yank the plank!

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Marriage Talk - Wives

Submission is a two-way street between husbands and wives. In this first of two parts, we focus our attention on wives from Ephesians 5:21-24. Mary Kay Pierce joins Pastor Mark to describe the 4 ways  wives submit to their husbands.

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The Game Plan

What is God's game plan for the church? We study Ephesians 4:11-13 to learn the surprising truths about leadership, ministry, and responsibilities of everyone who belongs to the body of Christ.

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#088: An Amazing Exchange

I talk about Super Bowl week for pastors and share some of my favorite Christmas media traditions.

In the sermon, we consider the greatest Christmas gift exchange ever - between us and God. We give Him our worries, our hurts, and our griefs. He, in exchange, gives us His peace, His healing, and His joy.

Music for this week's podcast is "Twas The Night Before Christmas" by Dave Koz.

#055: Bicycle Morning

This week's podcast includes some personal updates. I'm planning on biking around town a lot more and am training for GOBA. The half marathon is coming up this Saturday. Will I be ready? I talk a bit about Jessica's wedding plans - coming up soon on May 18th! I read the lyrics of the Cinderella song and fight getting choked up. We hope to add at least one new leader to our team, maybe two. What do we look for in a leader? I talk about the 3 C's. Yesterday was a planning day for me, so I let you in on our sermon plans for the next 3 months. Finally, we play back last weekend's last Toxic sermon: "Toxic Religion."

Here are the links for everything mentioned in this week's podcast:

• The Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure website.
• Cap City Half Marathon celebration.
• "Cinderella" by Steven Curtis Chapman on YouTube.
• "3 C's" by Bill Hybels at Willowcreek (PDF)
• Music for this week's podcast is "Bicycle Morning" by Billy Sans

#040: Taking Care of Business

In this edition of the Church Requel Audio Podcast, I talk about the business of transitioning to a new location, while keeping a positive attitude. I review Michael Cheshire's new book: How To Knock Over a 7-Eleven and Other Ministry Training. The back half of the podcast is the sermon from last weekend, "CR in 2013: Up, In and Out."

This week's music is "Taking Care of Business" by Bachman Turner Overdrive.

Strong and Courageous

Being strong and courageous usually happens when we feel weak and fearful. Here are three ways we can BE strong and courageous, despite how we FEEL. Join Pastor Mark as we study Joshua 1:5-8.

Teamship of a Leader

Building a team requires us to inspect what we expect and to expect what we inspect.  Join Pastor Mark Pierce of Church Requel as we study Nehemiah 2:11-18.

Prayer of a Leader

We learn 5 principles for leaders and how they should pray.  Join Pastor Mark Pierce of Church Requel in this study of Nehemiah 1:5-11.

The Compassion of a Leader

Every great leader begins with compassion.  In this first Leaership session, we learn that leaders are willing to ask, mourn, pray, and respond.  Join Pastor Mark Pierce of Church Requel in this study of Nehemiah 1.

Honoring Faithful Men

What marks a faithful leader within Christ's church? How should we honor such people? Join Pastor Mark Pierce of Church Requel as we study Philippians 2:19-30.

#161: Known By Their Fruit

We should have the right to examine our Christian leaders' lives to discover if their walk matches their talk. Join Pastor Mark Pierce as we study Matthew 7:15-20.

Connections: Spirit in Me

Because of the Holy Spirit in each Christ-follower, we experience a new relationship, a new leadership and a new freedom. Join Pastor Mark Pierce of Church Requel as we study Romans 8:1-17.