

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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Nov 9, 2020 • 19min
Sermon: Family Portrait 2
DateNovember 8, 2020SynopsisDuke intern, Rajeev Tiwari, brings the good news in the second week of our “Family Portrait” series.ReferencesScripture: Luke 8:43–48Intro/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, give online here.To make your commitment to The Local Church through our Everybody In 2021 initiative, click here.

Nov 5, 2020 • 30min
Sermon: Family Portrait 1
DateNovember 1, 2020SynopsisIt’s week one of our new sermon series, “Family Portrait: Snapshots of Life in God’s Family.” We’re looking at what it means to be a part of the family of God and considering how Jesus redefines our understanding of family.ReferencesScripture: Matthew 12:46–50; Romans 5:1–5Intro/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, give online here.To make your commitment to The Local Church through our Everybody In 2021 initiative, click here.

Oct 26, 2020 • 44min
Sermon: Everybody In 2
DateOctober 25, 2020SynopsisIt’s week two of our two-part series on generosity and stewardship: Everybody In. This week, Brent shares about Everybody In as a call to worship and the impact of a yes. Also inside: Hear stories from friends at The Local Church sharing about what this community has meant to them.ReferencesScripture: [John 1:43-46](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, give online here.To make your commitment to The Local Church through our Everybody In 2021 initiative, click here.

Oct 23, 2020 • 1h 14min
Bonus: Sacred Broken Ground
Rev. Charles Mathews, pastor of Union Grove AMEZ Church in Bear Creek, NC, and Rev. Brent Levy, pastor of The Local Church in Pittsboro, NC are coming together for a conversation about race, friendship, and other hard things. Together, they'll explore the responsibility of the church toward anti-racism, what the Bible says about reconciliation, and consider how we move forward as followers of Jesus.

Oct 19, 2020 • 29min
Sermon: Everybody In 1
DateOctober 18, 2020SynopsisIt’s the first of our two-part series on Everybody In. This week: IdentityReferencesScripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12–27; 1 Thessalonians 2:9–13, 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, give online here.

Oct 17, 2020 • 27min
Sermon: This Is (Still) Fine 5
DateOctober 11, 2020SynopsisWe wrap our series on the means of grace with a week on Holy Communion.ReferencesScripture: John 6:24–35Intro/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, give online here.

Oct 5, 2020 • 24min
Sermon: This Is (Still) Fine 4
DateOctober 4, 2020SynopsisDuke Intern, Jordan Czichos, brings the good news this week in the fourth installment of our fall sermon series, "This Is (Still) Fine." It's all about community.ReferencesScripture: Psalm 133; Matthew 18:18–20Intro/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, give online here.

Oct 5, 2020 • 29min
Sermon: This Is (Still) Fine 3
DateSeptember 27, 2020SynopsisOur fall sermon series on the means of grace — “This Is (Still) Fine” — continues with a message on fasting.ReferencesScripture: Philippians 2:1-13Intro/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, give online here.

Sep 26, 2020 • 52min
Bonus: Virtual Happy Hour with Jordan and Rajeev
Here's the audio from our Virtual Happy Hour with new Duke interns Jordan Czichos and Rajeev Tiwari! You'll learn about their least favorite books, the Bible character they most identify with, how they feel about raisins, the best brewery in the Triangle, where they find hope, and so much more.

Sep 21, 2020 • 25min
Sermon: This is (Still) Fine 2
DateSeptember 20, 2020SynopsisThis week, our deep dive searching for God in the dumpster fire that is 2020 continues. It’s a series on means of grace, and this week, we’re talking about searching the scriptures.ReferencesScripture: Isaiah 55:6–11; Luke 4:16–30Intro/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, give online here.Join TLC+ and the "church. but better." movement here.