

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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Aug 8, 2021 • 20min
Sermon: Camp Local 4 - The Mountain Top
DateAugust 8, 2021SynopsisIt’s Week 4 of Camp Local, and this week, we’re ascending the mountain top, imagining that it's the night before we have to leave – and we're reflecting and wondering together what new perspectives we might see from up here.ReferencesScripture: Mark 8:22–26Intro/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.

Aug 1, 2021 • 25min
Sermon: Camp Local 3 - Shenanigans
DateAugust 1, 2021SynopsisIt’s Week 3 of Camp Local, and this week, we’re telling more stories of the everyday ordinary moments in the Bible that represent some everyday ordinary moments during a week of camp. And in all of it, it’s an invitation to open yourself to joy.ReferencesScripture: Acts 20:9–12; John 21:1–14; Luke 5:17-20Intro/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.

Jul 25, 2021 • 23min
Sermon: Camp Local 2 - Arriving at Camp
DateJuly 25, 2021SynopsisAlicia, one of our Duke interns, shares this week about the first night at camp with stories of her own around the campfire.ReferencesScripture: Mark 1:12–13Intro/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.

Jul 18, 2021 • 25min
Sermon: Camp Local 1 - Preparing to Go
DateJuly 18, 2021SynopsisIt’s week one of Camp Local — our series (and so much more) of restoration, renewal, Sabbath, and play. This week, we’re preparing to go.ReferencesScripture: Matthew 11:28–30Intro/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.

Jul 11, 2021 • 24min
Sermon: Disrupting the "Sacred" Timeline
DateJuly 11, 2021SynopsisThis week, Brent shares about what Loki and the Apostle Paul have in common and what it might mean to resist the pull back to normal and disrupt the “sacred” timeline.ReferencesScripture: Ephesians 1:3–14Intro/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.

Jul 4, 2021 • 21min
Sermon: Um, Actually... 5
DateJuly 4, 2021SynopsisIt’s the fifth and final week of our “Um, Actually…” series about common misconceptions in our journeys of life and faith. This week, Brent tackles the age old question, "Was America founded as a Christian nation?"ReferencesScripture: Matthew 5:1–16Intro/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.

Jun 27, 2021 • 24min
Sermon: Um, Actually... 4
DateJune 27, 2021SynopsisIt’s week four of our “Um, Actually…” series about common misconceptions in our journeys of life and faith. This week, Brent ruins a beloved hymn.ReferencesScripture: Revelation 21:22–22:7Intro/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.

Jun 20, 2021 • 23min
Sermon: Um, Actually... 3
DateJune 20, 2021SynopsisIt’s week three of our “Um, Actually…” series about common misconceptions in our journeys of life and faith. This week, Brent shares about what the Bible is, what it isn't, and how to approach it.ReferencesScripture: Acts 8:26–40Intro/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.

Jun 13, 2021 • 27min
Sermon: Um, Actually... 2
DateJune 13, 2021SynopsisIt’s week two of our “Um, Actually…” series about common misconceptions in our journeys of life and faith. This week, Rajeev Tiwari talks about how a life of faith goes beyond the personal relationship with Jesus.ReferencesScripture: John 17:1–23Intro/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.

Jun 6, 2021 • 18min
Sermon: Um, Actually... 1
DateJune 6, 2021SynopsisThis week, we’re kicking off a new series called, “Um, Actually…” about common misconceptions in our journeys of life and faith.ReferencesScripture: Acts 2:42-47Intro/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.