#093: Realize Your Real Hope

Christ followers have a real hope. But we often don't realize our hope. In this podcast we learn 3 reasons why we have hope and 4 ways to realize our real hope.

I talk about the latest SisterLit podcast by my daughters. You can listen here.

Music for this week's podcast is "Looks Like A Cold Cold Winter" by Bing Crosby.

#92: Called To Belong

You are called to belong. God created the entire universe because He wanted a family and He wants you in it! The place we discover the family of God is the church. The Bible describes the church as God’s family, as God’s temple, as Christ’s body, as God’s flock and as God’s garden. In this podcast we learn 5 meanings of these 5 metaphors of how the church was designed to meet your deepest needs.

Music on this week's podcast is "I Belong" by Kathryn Scott.

#91: Called To Be Loved

Our first calling and purpose is to be loved by God! We talk about how wide, deep, long, and high is God's love for us. We learn 5 ways knowing God's love will change our lives. This sermon was given by Pastor Mark Pierce at Church Requel on Sunday, January 12, 2014.

The two videos that I mention in the podcast are "God Loves Us No Matter What" by Soul Refinery and "God's Love For You" by CalMarc.  The two songs used in the podcast are "Because Of Your Love" by Paul Baloche and "The Love Of God" sung by MercyMe.

#090: This Call Is For You

If you are a Christ follower, the Bible tells us that you are called according to God's purpose! We learn 8 essential things about your calling that you need to know. This first podcast of 2014 also includes Mark's behind-the-scenes discussion of what it's like to work from home. We also talk about our plans for the new series, "What On Earth Am I Here For?"

Here's your link to the book, "What On Earth Am I Here For?" by Rick Warren.

The music for this week's podcast is "All Things New" by Sidewalk Prophets.

#089: An Amazing Redemption

This is my year-end podcast and includes two different talks - the Christmas Eve sermon, “An Amazing Plan” and my last talk of the year, “An Amazing Redemption.” We talk about God’s purpose for our lives, how He turns our messiness into His holiness. I also share the fun story of how Mary Kay and I found out we were going to be grandparents again.

During the podcast I mention my daughters' new podcast, SisterLit. Check it out here.

Music for this week's podcast is "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" by the New Glenn Miller Orchestra.

#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.

#087: An Amazing Encounter

Mark talks about this past week at home and Church Requel: taking Gene to Cleveland Clinic, celebrating with Jillian, getting ready for Christmas, making a movie with the kiddos at CR. We listen to the Barnes family sing "Jesus What A Wonderful Child."

We also listen to this weekend's sermon, the 2nd in the Christmas series. Christmas happened because of a world of mistakes. We are all mistake ridden. That's exactly why Jesus came as a baby in a manger. In this message from Pastor Mark Pierce, we learn 4 things Jesus wants us to know about our mistakes and how it affects our relationship with Him.