We time travel and answer a few questions from a passage that was preached a few weeks ago, and cover questions from this week's text: Acts 18:24-28.توسط Faith Church Indy

Though the gospel has not yet taken root in Ephesus, there's a witness to Jesus there: someone we've never met before, named Apollos. But he only knows half the story! He's helping people move toward Jesus, he can't get them all the way to Jesus. What about us? Are we just like Apollos? Join us for "The Teacher" from Acts 18:24-28 to wrestle with t…

What does Joey mean when he talks about "messy" churches and what has he learned about being a part of them? We cover this, and more on this week's episode of Cut for Time.توسط Faith Church Indy

In just a few short verses Luke wraps up Paul's second missionary journey, gets him home to report, and sends him off again on a reunion tour, revisiting all the churches he had helped plant on his first journey. Is there anything we can learn from this summary of Paul's activity? Join us for "The Reunion" from Acts 18:18-23 and we'll explore it to…

Today’s episode features our missionaries, Mark and Charlene Canada. They have been a part of Faith Church for 36 years, and joined the missions family 16 years ago. You’ve problably met Charlene through the Sunday morning Guest Services team, or know Mark as an elder here at Faith. You may also know them through their work with an organization cal…

To sum up this episode with one word... it's academic. We talk about historical & chronological markers, some latin, and this historical church moment.توسط Faith Church Indy

Moving on from Athens—the intellectual center of Greece—Paul heads to Corinth, into a culture more like the Vegas of the ancient world. When he’s rejected by his own people, he changes his focus to reach the Greek Corinthians. And even in the darkest, most debauched cultures, the gospel gets a hearing, and Paul ministers for a year and a half. Join…

Pastor Nathan recaps his sermon on Sunday with Pastor Joey.توسط Faith Church Indy

In what may be considered as the climax of the book of Acts, we see Paul making his defense before the council at the Areopagus. In this “Paul on Trial” moment in time, Paul defends his position and his beliefs about Jesus and his Resurrection by appealing not to the Old Testament, but according to the long-held beliefs in gods throughout the Helle…

Joey talks more about the perspective of "Paul on Trial" in this text and we talk about what we learned from the evangelism survey from the past year.توسط Faith Church Indy

Faith Stories Summer 2024 - Trusting God in Changing Circumstancesتوسط Faith Church Indy

This week’s passage finds Paul in the center of the glory of ancient Greece, Athens herself. But in a world where the idols grow as thick as trees in a forest, how is Paul to make headway with the gospel? And what comes next after he’s accused of introducing “foreign divinities,” the same accusation that led to Socrates’s execution all those years …

Pastor Joey shares his discernment process over preaching this text and answers some of your questions!توسط Faith Church Indy

Once again, Paul and his team are run out of town—this time by the angry, jealous leaders of the Jewish synagogue. As they move on to the next town, they must have wondered if they would receive the same reception as before. But they’re about to be pleasantly surprised when they meet “The Bereans” in Acts 17:10-15. Join us for a new twist on the fa…

Faith Stories Summer 2024 - The Search for Substance and Significance: Our Conversion Storyتوسط Faith Church Indy

Joey covers all of the questions you submitted on Sunday. We love the questions, keep them coming!توسط Faith Church Indy

As Paul and company move further into the Greek world, opposition continues to rise from every side. But the gospel is undaunted, even as it upends social, religious, and political systems and structures everywhere it goes. Join us this weekend for “The World-Turners” from Acts 17:1-9 as we watch the Greek world begin to turn upside-down!…

Faith Stories Summer 2024 - Finding Hope in Godتوسط Faith Church Indy

We gathered for our annual One Worship service where we worship, read scripture, and celebrate decisions of baptisms as one church body, united across services.توسط Faith Church Indy

Faith Stories Summer 2024 - Beyond Tradition: A Quaker Couple's Journey to Faithتوسط Faith Church Indy

This episode is special because our Sunday preacher was Nick Carter. We work through a few questions, including what he had to cut for time on Sunday (even after 4 sessions, there was still more to include!).توسط Faith Church Indy

This weekend was a unique one-off event called Grow Weekend. It was an opportunity to learn alongside one another, ages 0-99, on the topic of God's covenant love from the Ten Commandments to Jesus. While recorded all 4 sessions from the weekend, we're releasing Sunday's message now and will release all of the teaching as a unit in the fall. Nick co…

“Justice and Justification” This is the third session of four for our Grow Weekend.توسط Faith Church Indy

“Statutes and rules so righteous as all this law.” This is the second session of four for our Grow Weekend.توسط Faith Church Indy

“A god so near to it as the Lord our God is to us.” This is the first session of four for our Grow Weekend.توسط Faith Church Indy

Pastor Jeff preached the final sermon in this subseries of Acts and puts it all into context of the larger picture.توسط Faith Church Indy

Paul and Silas sit in prison – wrongly accused and unjustly treated for following Jesus – when God shakes the earth and opens the prison doors! Their response says a lot to us about responding to unjust treatment and persecutors. Join us this Sunday as we look at “The Jailer” from Acts 16:25-40.توسط Faith Church Indy

Faith Stories Summer 2024 - Serving Together: Calling and Communityتوسط Faith Church Indy

In this episode of Cut for Time, we recap the sermon and make sure Joey gets the time to sing his TMNT intro song, but also spend most of our time unpacking the sermon in the context of current events and...oof, it's challenging!توسط Faith Church Indy

With progress made, Paul and his team begin their regular ministry in Philippi, meeting weekly with the Jewish women who gather to pray. But their steps are dogged by a young woman possessed by an evil spirit, shouting confusing messages about ‘God’ and ‘salvation.’ When Paul can’t stand it any more, his actions set off an explosive series of event…

Faith Stories Summer 2024 - It's Not About the Thermostat: How God used Counseling to Heal Our Marriage.توسط Faith Church Indy

It's a low-key episode of Cut for Time - Joey answers your questions as he re-caps his Sunday sermon and listen all the way to the end for some special sound bites.توسط Faith Church Indy

With their mission now well underway, Paul and his team are looking for opportunities to share the gospel. They head to Philippi, a strategic city center, but without much of a Jewish presence or understanding of who God is. But that doesn’t stop God from working! Join us for “The Businesswoman” from Acts 16:11-15!…

We are releasing podcast interviews with our missionaries prior to their GO Time weekend, so you can catch up with them before you see them at an event. The purpose of our podcast is to meet the missionaries and hear what they’re up to. They will also share a few ways you can be partnering with them in prayer. I encourage you to take time to pray f…

After an argument with Barnabas that sends Paul in a different direction, God seems to close doors for Paul's ministry. How do we make sense of God saying "No" to good things? Can the mission and the message go forward through us when we're bewildered? Join us as we look at "The Call" from Acts 16:6-10.…

Faith Stories Summer 2024 - Trying Softerتوسط Faith Church Indy

Pastor Joey shares what he cut for time on Sunday that includes viewing God's word as guardrails rather than rules and how to live within them.توسط Faith Church Indy

Paul and Silas are headed out, on their first missionary journey together. They’re going to visit some churches from Paul’s first trip, but after, they plan to keep going, evangelizing in new territories. To help, they recruit a young Jewish believer named Timothy. But in what looks like a complete reversal of everything he’s argued against in the …

Faith Stories Summer 2024 - When 'Good' Doesn't Feel Good Special Guest: Ruth Hubbard.توسط Faith Church Indy

Feeling the tension after Sunday's message? So are we... and we aren't resolving it in this episode, but it's still worth listening to! Joey anwers a few questions submitted by others and we talk about how terrifying it can be to stay in community.توسط Faith Church Indy

With the decision made and controversy behind them, Paul and Barnabas decide to re-visit all the churches from their previous journey. But when Barnabas wants to bring along an old companion who abandoned them the first time around, Paul refuses. How do these two men handle their conflict? More importantly, what does the Holy Spirit do in the Churc…

Faith Stories Summer 2024 - Give Me Your Eyesتوسط Faith Church Indy

Pastor Jeff answers some questions submitted by others and covers what he cut for time regarding prophets in the new testament.توسط Faith Church Indy

The apostles address a difficult issue that could produce conflict and division. Instead, their response produces joy, unity, and encouragement. What do we learn from them, and how does the Spirit guide us in conflicts and disagreements? Join us as we look at “The Response” from Acts 15:22-35.توسط Faith Church Indy

Faith Stories Summer 2024 - Growing Through Childhood - Seeing God in Actionتوسط Faith Church Indy

Find out how God is at work in our church family and the world. A Firm Foundation.توسط Faith Church Indy

Pastor Jeff talks more about personal application of Sunday's sermon along with a few resources.توسط Faith Church Indy

The early church had to wrestle with an important issue that challenged the way they think about God, the way he works, and the kinds of people he loves. Those are still questions for us to work through! Join us as we look at "The Debate" from Acts 15:6-21.توسط Faith Church Indy

They’re back! After almost two years on the road, Paul and Barnabas have returned, only to find out that the gospel they preached—that Jews and Gentiles are equally welcomed in to God’s family through faith in the Messiah—is up for debate. Do Gentiles have to become Jews before they can become Christians? Are there two families of God, or two level…

Pastor Jeff fills in for Joey while he is out of the country and we answer a few big idea questions about the series.توسط Faith Church Indy