Collective Church Podcast

As we continue our Advent series, Pastor Ryan Smith examines John 1:10-13 and the connection between our sense of identity and our failure to recognize Jesus'.

Pastor Ryan Smith begins our Advent series in John's Prologue. In a season that often trends toward sentimentality and nostalgia, Advent brings us to take an honest assessment of the darkness within our world and ourselves, so we might truly receive the news of the true light coming into the world.

In the conclusion of our series "Teach us to Pray," Pastor Ryan Smith dives into the sixth and final movement of the Lord's Prayer: deliverance. While we often pray to be saved from difficult or hard circumstances, this closing line of the Lord's Prayer brings us into the greater need of our lives and stands as a closing pledge of our faithfulness to our faithful Father in Heaven.

As we move through our current series "Teach us to Pray," Pastor Ryan Smith looks at the fifth movement of prayer: confession and forgiveness that overflows.

For our fourth week in "Teach us to Pray," Pastor Isaac Brickner considers the fourth movement of prayer: petition and asking God for our needs.

In our third week of "Teach us to Pray," Pastor Ryan Smith looks over the third movement of the Lord's Prayer: intercession for Kingdom of Heaven and our surrender to will of God.

As we continue in our series "Teach us to Pray," Pastor Ryan Smith looks at the second movement of the Lord's Prayer: adoration and honoring God as holy.

As we begin our new series 'Teach Us To Pray' with Pastor Ryan Smith, we explore the Lord's Prayer as Jesus' six-movement paradigm to guide us into a deeper life of prayer. To pray like Jesus, we are taught to begin with the contemplation of God as our Father in Heaven.

Our lead pastor, Lorenzo Smith, marks our 8th birthday and shares a vision for cultivating a greater hunger for God in our 9th year.

Guest Pastor Gerry Breshears closes out our series, "Devoted: The Posture and Practices of Spirit-Filled People" by looking at the expansive growth that marked the early church. As we celebrate baptisms within our own church, we consider the significance of the sacrament and the mission of the church.