Collective Church Podcast

From the series "Endure". 2 Timothy 3:1-9 When we consider the greatest obstacles to an enduring faith, our propensity is to list out genuine but largely external barriers. However, in 2 Timothy 3:1-9 Pastor Ryan Smith looks at Paul's warning to Timothy of the great obstacles which arise from within our hearts and church community. Sermon Notes Here

From the series "Endure". 2 Timothy 2:14-26 As we continue in our series, "Endure," Pastor Ryan Smith looks at 2 Timothy 2:14-26 and the obstacles to our endurance. In this passage, Paul details a particular false teaching present in Ephesus which provides us with an opportunity to consider our own perception of Jesus and the Gospel. Are we enduring in right belief – orthodoxy? Or have we swerved from the truth?

From the series "Endure". 2 Timothy 2:8-13

From the series "Endure". 2 Timothy 2:1-7 Pastor Ryan Smith continues in our summer series, "Endure" by looking at 2 Timothy 2:1-7 and the purpose, pattern, and power of both faithful pastors and faithful church communities.

From the series "Endure". 2 Timothy 1:8-18 Pastor Isaac Brickner continues our summer series, "Endure: The Letter of 2 Timothy." How can we be sure that all the challenges we endure as followers of Jesus are meaningful? Paul offers his young protege Timothy a paradigm shift for understanding suffering so he won't give up even as everyone around him seems to be.

From the series "Endure". 2 Timothy 1:1-7 Guest Pastor Mike Portland from Reality LA joins us as we kick off our summer series: "Endure: The Letter of 2 Timothy." In the opening of the Apostle Paul's final letter, we find both an invitation and instruction in the way of a resilient faith.

From the series "Peculiar". 1 Thessalonians 1:1-7 Pastor Ryan Smith closes out our "Peculiar" series on the six distinctives of the early Church looking at 1 Thessalonians 1:1-7 and the peculiar way of Resilient Hope. Despite suffering and struggles the earliest Christians had a hope which weathered it all. As we live our lives in an increasingly chaotic and chaotic age, how can we recapture this final distinctive? Sermon Notes Here

From the series "Peculiar". 1 Corinthians 6:12-7:9 As we continue in our "Peculiar" series on the six distinctives of the early church, Pastor Ryan Smith teaches on 1 Corinthians 6:12–7:9 and the Sexual Revolution the first Christians led. In an age like ours that believed sex and our bodies were about rights, appetites, and were insignificant, the Ethics of Easter brought a declaration of the cosmic significance of each person's body and every disciple's sexuality. Sermon Notes Here

From the series "Peculiar". Genesis 1:26-31, Psalm 139:13-17, Proverbs 31:8-9 Pastor Ryan Smith continues in our latest series, "Peculiar: The People of God & the Ethics of Easter" by examining the early church's practical and holistic commitment to the sanctity of life. Though this took a myriad of forms – they were most known for their response to abortion, infanticide, and exposure. In a cultural moment where this issue is the center of attention, how can we think Christianly about the issues and embody a culture of life? Sermon Notes Here

From the series "Peculiar". Romans 12:14–21, Romans 5:6-11, 1 Corinthians 13:4–7 As we continue in our "Peculiar" series recapturing the distinctives of the early Church, Pastor Ryan Smith examines what Romans called "obstinate foolishness." Though Christians were often excluded, criticized, persecuted, and even killed, they taught forgiveness, withheld retaliation, and loved their enemies. In this teaching we investigate this enemy-love, where it came from, and how we can carry it out today. Sermon Notes Here