Collective Church Podcast
Collective Church
This audio podcast features talks given at Collective Church, a church on LA’s Westside. We are a community following Jesus and seeking to reach, teach, and equip others to do the same. Our desire is to become a healthy and multiplying expression of Christ’s church in each of the 23 neighborhoods that make up the Westside of Los Angeles. Visit us online at www.collectivechurch.com.
Episodes
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Mar 4, 2024 • 47min
Under the Pressure
Pastor Ryan takes us into 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5 where Paul details some of the forms of pressure common to followers of Jesus. While discomfort is a feeling that most of us avoid, this passage invites us to receive and anticipate tension as how we participate in the story of Jesus.
Feb 26, 2024 • 34min
Bloodied Beating Heart
Exploring deep emotional longing for physical reunion in a spiritual community, discussing wholehearted love and commitment over personal desires, highlighting the power of unity in combating spiritual warfare, realigning perspective on hope and joy centered around the church, emphasizing eternal impact and commitment to the kingdom of Jesus.
Feb 19, 2024 • 45min
Marks of a Model Faith
As we continue in our series in 1 Thessalonians, Pastor Ryan Smith unpacks three marks of a model faith: receiving the word of God, welcoming the authority of God, and the willingness to suffer for it.
Feb 12, 2024 • 57min
Marks of a Model Pastor
Pastor Ryan Smith continues our series in 1 Thessalonians by looking at Paul's description of the motive, method, and mission of a model pastor.
Feb 5, 2024 • 1h
Marks of a Model Church
Pastor Ryan Smith begins our new series in 1 Thessalonians examining Paul's celebration of this early local church as an opportunity to consider what makes up a vibrant church.
Jan 29, 2024 • 1h 22min
Planting and Watering
We introduce our new incoming teaching pastor with a pastor's panel discussion and look at how God calls and uses different people to accomplish His work.
Jan 21, 2024 • 1h 8min
Get Up and Go
The podcast explores the concept of seeking God and surrendering our desires. They discuss the journey of prayer and discernment for future plans. The importance of joining people on their journeys and aligning with God's plan is highlighted. It also explores the process of finding a new teaching pastor and committing to a church plant for success.
Jan 15, 2024 • 51min
The Seeking Life
We continue to explore the priority of seeking God with Pastor Isaac, focusing on the implications of God as the Creator, and what it means to belong to him.
Jan 8, 2024 • 57min
One Thing
Pastor Ryan Smith begins our first series of the year, "Seek First," by looking at Psalm 27 and considering how an undistracted pursuit of God is the only basis for a life of confidence amid the uncertainty and unknowns of the coming year.
Dec 18, 2023 • 49min
Revelation of God
Pastor Ryan Smith closes out our Advent series by looking at the meaning of Christmas in John 1:14-18.
