

The Local Church Podcast
The Local Church
This is the home of The Local Church Podcast. Featuring sermons from our Sunday Liturgy, interviews, and more, we hope this audio affirms you, anchors you, and empowers you to love where you are. The Local Church is an unapologetically inclusive,Jesus-centered faith community.
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May 14, 2023 • 28min
Sermon: Embrace the Awkward | Week 4: Embrace Letting Yourself Be Seen // Brent Levy
DateMay 14, 2023SynopsisThis week, with a whole lot of awkwardness, Brent shares about why hugs are good for you, why Peter might put on his clothes before jumping in the water, and the power of being seen, known, and loved.ReferencesScripture: John 21:1-19About The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

May 7, 2023 • 15min
Sermon: Embrace the Awkward | Week 3: Embrace the Bumps in the Road // Haley Capps
DateMay 7, 2023SynopsisOn this Confirmation Sunday, Haley Capps offers her final message as a Duke intern and shares encouragement for what to do when you hit a bump in the roadReferencesScripture: 1 Peter 2:2–10About The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

Apr 30, 2023 • 22min
Sermon: Embrace the Awkward | Week 2: Embrace the Slow // Meg Greto
DateApril 30, 2023SynopsisThis week, friend of The Local Church, Meg Greto, continues our Embrace the Awkward series with the thrilling conclusion of the Road to Emmaus, pointing out the slow pace of love.ReferencesScripture: Luke 24:27–35About The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

Apr 23, 2023 • 25min
Sermon: Embrace the Awkward | Week 1: Embrace Unexpected Teachers // Catherine Neal
DateApril 23, 2023SynopsisThis week, Catherine Neal kicks off our Embrace the Awkward series diving into the first half of the story of the Road to Emmaus and helps us “embrace unexpected teachers."ReferencesScripture: Luke 24:13-27About The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

Apr 16, 2023 • 23min
Sermon: The Surprising Key to a Strong Faith | Rajeev Tiwari
DateApril 16, 2023SynopsisOn this Second Sunday of Easter, Rajeev Tiwari shares the surprising key to a strong faith and how Thomas models it well.ReferencesScripture: John 20:19–31About The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook and Instagram. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

Apr 9, 2023 • 19min
Sermon: Easter Sunday - The Problem with Holding On to Jesus // Brent Levy
DateEaster Sunday, April 9, 2023SynopsisIt’s Easter with The Local Church! On this Resurrection Sunday, we’re exploring how we’re a lot more faithful than we give ourselves credit for, strange details in John’s account of the resurrection, and the surprising reason Jesus doesn’t want Mary to hold on to him.ReferencesScripture: John 20:1-18About The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

Apr 2, 2023 • 27min
Sermon: Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith | Week 6: Where are you headed? // Brent Levy
DateApril 2, 2023SynopsisIt’s the final week of our Seeking series. On this Palm/Passion Sunday, we’re finding ourselves in between juxtapositions and faced with a choice.ReferencesScripture: Matthew 21:1–11About The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

Mar 26, 2023 • 28min
Sermon: Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith | Week 5: Can these bones live? // Brent Levy
DateMarch 26, 2023SynopsisEzekiel's vision of the dry bones shows that even in death, there is hope, and it's our responsibility to embody that hope.ReferencesScripture: Ezekiel 37:1–14; John 11:28–44About The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

Mar 19, 2023 • 31min
Sermon: Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith | Week 4: Who sinned? // Brent Levy
On Brussels sprouts, assumptions, and being returned to ourselves### DateMarch 19, 2023SynopsisIt’s the fourth week of our Lenten series, and this week’s question is a big one that cracks open some assumptions that we might see something newReferencesScripture: [John 9:1–41](URL here)Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot SessionsAbout The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

Mar 12, 2023 • 29min
Sermon: Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith | Week 3: Will you give me a drink? // Brent Levy
DateMarch 12, 2023SynopsisIn the third week of our Seeking series, Brent shares three ways the story of Jesus’ encounter with the woman at the well subverts our expectations and changes, well, everything.ReferencesScripture: John 4:5-42About The Local ChurchFor more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at brent@thelocalchurchpbo.org.To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.