More Than Clean

Challenges in our lives demonstrate our need of a Savior and draw us to Christ. But what about when things are going well in our lives? What keeps us in need of Jesus? Today we learn the story of the grateful Samaritan and the surprising purpose of thanksgiving in the lives of authentic Christ-followers.

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Shaking The Champagne

No one has more reason to celebrate than Christ-followers. Think about it. You’ve been declared children of the Most High God. You’ve received eternal life from the Eternal Giver of Life. You have the opportunity to help restore creation from the Redeemer in Chief. Relationship. Eternity. Purpose. On top of everything else we know how the story ends - complete victory!

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The Glory Of The Mountaintop

We need mountaintop experiences in our Christian lives. Life is filled with the mundane, dipping often into disappointment. Every now and again we rise above ourselves and our circumstances to see the Kingdom of God and recognize our good fortune to be God’s children. In this Church Requel sermon we talk about our mountaintop experiences and why we need them.

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Authentic Worship

How would you respond if you hosted a dinner party for a celebrated religion teacher and a prostitute showed up… and the prostitute washed the teacher’s feet with her tears… and then broke a bottle of perfume over his feet… AND THE TEACHER LET IT HAPPEN? That’s the shocking story we study today from Luke 7:36-50. Along the way we gain six insights into authentic worship.

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Five Great Powers Of Life

What powers do you - as a Christ-follower - have available to you every single day? Today we examine the story of when the funeral procession meets Jesus in Luke 7:11-17. Not only do we recall a great miracle of Jesus, but we also discover 5 great powers available to us.

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Inside Info

Jesus has the inside info on what we need to be able to worship Him in spirit and in truth. In this audio sermon, I use the story of the woman at the well from John's gospel to examine 4 pieces of inside info Jesus freely offers His followers.

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Nobody's A Nobody With God

It’s easy to feel like we’re nothing special. Especially at Christmas time. While many love being engaged with family, many others feel disconnected. Even if you are a nobody to the world, you are a somebody to God! Last evening we looked at the first Christmas through the eyes of Anna in Luke 2, where we learn the twin lessons of purpose and peace.

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RELATE @ Work

Work could be considered worship if we do it right! I give Biblical advice to employers and employees alike for how they should relate... at work. From Ephesians 6:5-9.

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The Myth Of More

The myth of more is that the more we have, the happier we will be. Not true. In fact, always wanting more of what others have is a sure way toward unhappiness. I discuss 5 hard truths about coveting as well as 4 ways to practice the antidote to always wanting more. Based on Ephesians 5:1-6.

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Focusing Life

To follow God's direction for our lives, we need first to focus on God. In this audio version of the sermon, I provide 3 reasons to focus on God as well as 3 ways to maintain our focus on Him.

#101: First 3 Habits Of Financial Health

This week's special guest on the podcast is our new Worship Arts Director, Brandi Walker. She tells us about her new job and some background on juggling multiple jobs and family life.

This week's sermon from Pastor Mark is "The First 3 Habits of Financial Health." (1) Remember that God is my source. (2) I must make money honestly. And (3) honor God first.

Music for this week's podcast is "Soak Up The Sun" by Sheryl Crow.

#023: Labor Day Special

Happy Labor Day! Welcome to this special holiday Labor Day Special edition of the Church Requel Audio Podcast! I've got a surprise for you at the beginning of the podcast. HINT: best played first thing Monday morning. Ha!  After we have some chit chat time together, here's what we'll be talking about this week:

[12:49] Labor Day Inspiration - How do we worship God with our labor? What positive influences for Christ might we have with those fellow employees we work with? Or negatively, how might we be turning people away from Christianity by the way we work? I share some excellent insights by Melvin Newland from his 1991 sermon.

[39:11] Chief End of Man - This week we begin a new feature of the Church Requel Audio Podcast. Each week we will spend a few minutes talking about our Christian doctrine spelled out in the Westminster Confession of Faith.  We'll be using this excellent book by G. I. Williamson, in case you would like to buy yourself a copy to follow along.

[50:00] CR Sermon: Overcoming Giants, Part 2 - Here is the conclusion of my 2-part sermon on how we overcome giant problems in our lives.  The sermon is based on the story of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17.  You can follow the YouVersion sermon notes here.

[1:28:00] Wrap Up - Listen to my quick recap of our evening together at Church Requel.
Music for this week's CR podcast is "9 to 5 - The Musical (Original Cast Recording)" by Allison Janney, Megan Hilty, Charlie Pollock, Stephanie J. Block and Ensemble.

Real Worship

Jesus told us that we worship in spirit and in truth.  Aaron Rose shares some practical advice for how we can do this.

Idol Worship

The question is not whether or not we worship. We were created to worship. The question is who will we worship. Join Pastor Mark Pierce of Church Requel as we study Exodus 20:1-6.