최고 Local Church 팟캐스트 (2025)

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Sermon: Repeat the Sounding Joy | Week 4: Joy as Ever-Present // Brent Levy 31:03

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Date December 21, 2025 Synopsis In this sermon, we dismantle the myth that joy is a prize to be earned or a mindset to be curated. Digging into the Christmas story—from the animals who bear witness to the cosmic claim of John’s sarx—we discover that God has already pitched a tent in the fragile, biological stuff of creation. Joy isn't a reward for …

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Behold Wk 4 41:03

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Hope // Advent Series 2025 46:04

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Our Lead Pastor, Caleb inspires fresh Hope in us on the 1st week of our Advent Teaching Series. Be blessed as you listen back to this message from our Sunday Service on November, 30th 2025.저자 Local Church

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Behold Wk 3 44:55

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Sermon: Repeat the Sounding Joy | Week 3: Joy as Gift // Meg Greto 24:54

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Date December 14, 2025 Synopsis In this sermon, we venture into the dark fields alongside the shepherds, discovering that the first announcement of the Incarnation was entrusted to those on the margins. We explore how the angelic proclamation disrupts our fear, revealing a joy that is not a scarce commodity for the pious, but a generous, cosmic inv…

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Behold Wk 2 43:28

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Sermon: Repeat the Sounding Joy | Week 2: Joy as Muscle // Brent Levy 30:14

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Date December 7, 2025 Synopsis In this sermon, we dive into the revolutionary idea that joy is a muscle, not a mood. The daily practice of "Repeating the Sounding Joy" offers us a different path at the crossroads of control and trust, training our hearts for resilience instead of despair. We explore how Mary's defiant Magnificat—a song rehearsed ov…

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Behold Wk 1 38:30

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Sermon: Repeat the Sounding Joy | Week 1: Joy as Resistance // Brent Levy 31:29

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Date November 30, 2025 Synopsis In this sermon, we kick off our Advent series, Repeat the Sounding Joy: Practicing an Honest Advent, by reclaiming joy as a defiant and contagious act of resistance. Joy is not a denial of despair, but an empowering force that opens our lips and loosens our tongues to sing of a future that refuses to be limited by cu…

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James Part 8 43:36

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Sermon: In Good Company | Week 4: Discovering Your Internal Universe // Cody Deese 39:04

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Date November 23, 2025 Synopsis In this sermon, we conclude our In Good Company series by venturing into the often-terrifying landscape of our own minds with guest speaker Cody Deese. Rather than treating anxiety as a spiritual failure or a monster to be exiled, Cody reframes our panic as a flare gun from the "internal universe," signaling a deep n…

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James Part 7 41:11

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Sermon: In Good Company | Week 3: John Wesley // Brent Levy 34:18

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Date November 16, 2025 Synopsis In this sermon, we dive into the third week of our series, In Good Company: A Series on Saints, by meeting John Wesley—a restless striver who felt compelled to earn his destiny. Discover how Wesley's relentless pursuit of holiness gave way to an inexplicable moment of surrender that radically transformed his life and…

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James Part 6 41:39

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Sermon: In Good Company | Week 2: Wangari Maathai // Brent Levy 31:08

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Date November 9, 2025 Synopsis In this sermon, the second in our In Good Company series, we dive deep into the extraordinary life of Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Her childhood lessons about the sacredness of the wild fig tree rooted a life of radical faithfulness. We explore how her seemingly small act—plan…

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James Part 5 41:02

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Sermon: In Good Company | Week 1: St. Ignatius of Loyola // Brent Levy 29:40

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Date November 2, 2025 Synopsis In this sermon, we explore how St. Ignatius of Loyola—once a vain soldier obsessed with glory—discovered that faith isn't about achievement but friendship with God. Through his story and the encounter between Jesus and blind Bartimaeus, we're invited to consider Jesus's tender question: "What do you want me to do for …

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The Practice of Generosity / Caleb Groeneweg 46:30

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Caleb unpacks a practice Jesus encouraged us to do regularly through the Scriptures; The Practice of Generosity. Be blessed as you listen back to this message from our Sunday Service on October 26th 2025.저자 Local Church

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James Part 4 39:47

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Sermon: Scary Stories | Week 4: Nothing Matters // Brent Levy 32:22

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Date October 26, 2025 Synopsis In this sermon, we scratch the record on apathy and tune our ears to the Spirit’s invitation to dream again. We confront the haunting script that “nothing matters” and pivot toward a defiant, embodied hope—where God restores what locusts devour and empowers all people to imagine and co-create a more just, beautiful wo…

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James Part 3 37:02

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Sermon: Scary Stories | Week 3: The Darkness Will Devour Us // Brent Levy 27:21

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Date October 19, 2025 Synopsis In this sermon, we confront the haunting fear that darkness will devour us. Through Jacob's midnight wrestling match with God, we discover that darkness isn't something to run from—it's a doorway to transformation. Wrestling with God in our darkest moments isn't a sign of faithlessness, but an invitation to experience…

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James Part 2 40:31

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Sermon: Scary Stories | Week 2: You're On Your Own 25:49

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Date October 12, 2025 Synopsis In this sermon, we confront the haunting narrative of isolation and loneliness plaguing our modern world. Pastor Meg Greto challenges the "pandemic of loneliness" by diving into Jeremiah's powerful letter to the exiles, revealing God's unexpected prescription for healing: plant gardens, build community, and seek the s…

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James Part 1 46:12

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Sermon: Scary Stories | Week 1: Might Makes Right // Leah Benn Miller 31:24

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Date October 5, 2025 Synopsis In this sermon, the first of our Scary Stories sermon series, we confront the haunting narrative that "might makes right" and discover a profound alternative: God's power is made perfect in weakness. Through the ancient prophet Habakkuk's honest laments and patient waiting, we learn that true strength isn't found in do…

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Lessons For The Wilderness Wk 9 38:18

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Sermon: Baggage Claim | Week 4: Salvation // Brent Levy 30:22

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Date September 28, 2025 Synopsis In this sermon, we reimagine salvation not as a fear-driven, one-and-done transaction but as God’s healing and wholeness breaking into real life—personal and communal, present and active. We move from private assurance to public restoration, learning to “work out” salvation together through justice, mercy, and every…

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Light of the World 44:23

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Caleb explains that Christians are collectively called to be "the light of the world," bringing Christ's transformative presence into every sphere of society through good deeds and loving actions. The message emphasizes that believers are not just called to discuss darkness, but to actively dispel it by embodying Jesus' characteristics of compassio…

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Lessons For The Wilderness Wk 8 43:41

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Sermon: Baggage Claim | Week 3: Hell // Brian Recker 39:56

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Date September 21, 2025 Synopsis In this sermon from the "Baggage Claim" series, we confront one of Christianity's heaviest burdens: the doctrine of hell and divine punishment. Brian Recker reveals how fear-based theology creates devastating spiritual baggage in our relationships with God, ourselves, and others. Through fresh historical and biblica…

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Lessons For The Wilderness Wk 7 45:23

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Sermon: Baggage Claim | Week 2: Prayer // Brent Levy 30:32

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Date September 14, 2025 Synopsis In this sermon, we confront the heavy religious baggage many of us carry around prayer and discover a liberating alternative. Through Jesus's radical teaching of the Lord's Prayer, we explore a transformative framework—Attend, Align, Act—that moves us from empty ritual to revolutionary practice. Instead of treating …

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Lessons For The Wilderness Wk 6 43:48

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Sermon: Baggage Claim | Week 1: Evangelism // Brent Levy 28:05

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Date September 7, 2025 Synopsis In this sermon, we unpack the loaded word "evangelism" and discover a fresh perspective that moves beyond pressure-filled conversion tactics to something more life-giving. Pastor Brent challenges us to reimagine evangelism not as a two-seater transaction but as a communal journey where there's always room for one mor…

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Lessons For The Wilderness Wk 5 39:47

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Sermon: The Gospel According to Bluey | “Sleepytime” // Brent Levy 24:16

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Date August 31, 2025 Synopsis In this sermon, we explore God's radical, relentless love through the beloved children's show Bluey. Diving deep into the episode "Sleepytime," we unpack how cultural narratives of an angry, punitive God have caused profound harm, while scripture actually reveals a tender, compassionate Divine Parent who never gives up…

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Sunday School: Parable of the Mustard Seed 25:26

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Gary Small shares on the parables of the mustard seed and yeast from Matthew 13:31-33, explaining that the kingdom of heaven is a life led by the Holy Spirit. He emphasizes the importance of nurturing the Spirit-led life, likening it to a mustard seed growing into a tree. He encourages the congregation to accept the Spirit-led life as a gift and to…

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Lessons For The Wilderness Wk 4 43:27

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Sermon: Lunch Notes | Back to School Sunday // Brent Levy 28:37

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Date August 24, 2025 Synopsis In this sermon, we explore how handwritten letters—from a principal's encouraging notes to students to the Apostle Paul's letters to early Christians—remind us of our true identity and purpose. Through Paul's letter to the Ephesians, we discover a profound truth: we are God's accomplishment (poiēma), masterpieces creat…

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Lessons For The Wilderness Wk 3 44:27

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Highlights from Chartering & Confirmation Sunday 35:23

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Date August 17, 2025 Synopsis In this service, we witnessed The Local Church officially becoming a United Methodist congregation through a powerful chartering ceremony. Bishop Connie Shelton illuminated how God's creative work continues through local communities, reminding us that we are all "co-creators" with the Divine in bringing healing and who…

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Lessons For The Wilderness Wk 2 46:29

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Sermon: Left Undone // Brent Levy 34:06

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Date August 10, 2025 Synopsis In this sermon, we wrestle with that universal ache of unfinished business—from summer bucket lists to life's deeper longings. Drawing from personal experience and the ancient wisdom of Hebrews 11, we discover something liberating: faith isn't about checking off every box, but about trusting God in the midst of our inc…

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Lessons For The Wilderness Wk 1 48:14

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Sunday School: The Parable of the Prodigal Son 39:59

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Tyler Fitch unpacks the Parable of the Prodigal Son, revealing how it powerfully reflects God’s lavish and unconditional love for both the rebellious and the prideful. Through the story of a father who embraces his wayward son and pursues his bitter older son, listeners are invited to reflect on their own hearts and discover true freedom and transf…