Mid-Cities Church Sermon Podcast
God made your life for more! We're here to help you make the most of it with encouraging, relevant, and biblical messages from Pastor Daniel Stephens and other speakers. Discover how to experience more of God, understand the Bible better, and follow Jesus into the purposeful life He created you to live! Get free resources or learn more at midcities.org
Episodes
591 episodes
True Happiness - Back 2 School Prayer
What does it mean to be truly happy as a follower of Jesus? Watch as Pastor Andrew Strand shares how Psalm 1 lays out God's wisdom for true happiness and being blessed!
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The Spirit Who Seals - Pneuma: The Person + Work of the Holy Spirit (Week 8)
How can we be sure of our salvation in Christ? Watch as Pastor Daniel Stephens explains how the sealing work of the Holy Spirit gives us confidence and assurance in Jesus and His gospel!
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The Spirit Who Empowers - Pneuma: The Person + Work of the Holy Spirit (Week 7)
How does the Holy Spirit give us power? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how the Holy Spirit empowers God's people and how we can participate in His purposes!
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The Spirit Who Gives Gifts - Pneuma: The Person + Work of the Holy Spirit (Week 6)
What is the church supposed to be like, and how should it work in its spiritual gifts? Listen as Pastor Obed Borrero shares how the Holy Spirit gives us gifts and how we can operate in those gifts in the strength of the Holy Spirit!
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The Spirit Who Transforms - Pneuma: The Person + Work of the Holy Spirit (Week 5)
How do we overcome the power of our sinful nature? Listen as Pastor Leah Hammett shares how the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit helps us overcome the flesh and be transformed into the image of Christ!
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The Spirit of Dependence (Guest Speaker: Pastor David Hermes) - Pneuma: The Person + Work of the Holy Spirit (Week 4)
How do we succeed in the Christian life? Listen as Pastor David Hermes from our Every Nation church in Denver, Colorado, shares how we are created to thrive by depending on the Holy Spirit!
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From Death to Life - Pneuma: The Person + Work of the Holy Spirit (Week 3)
Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how the Holy Spirit brings people from death to life as they believe in the gospel of Jesus!
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The Holy Spirit and You: Contending for a Fresh Pentecost - Guest Speaker: Pastor Jim Laffoon
What does the Holy Spirit want to do in your life? Listen as Pastor Jim Laffoon from our global family of churches, Every Nation, shares about the work of the Holy Spirit from Matthew 3!
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The Gift of the Father - Pneuma: The Person + Work of the Holy Spirit (Week 2)
What is our new identity as followers of Jesus? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how the Holy Spirit applies our adoption in Christ and helps us walk in the freedom of our new identity!
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The Spirit Has Come - Pneuma: The Person + Work of the Holy Spirit (Week 1
Why did the Holy Spirit come on Pentecost? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost, as described in Acts 2, fulfilled the biblical hope of God's presence and power dwelling in His people!
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Time To Fill Up - Stand Alone
How do we preemptively keep ourselves from sin as we follow Jesus? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares biblical and practical ways to fill our hearts up with God's Word every day!
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See Purpose, Not Problems - Stand Alone
How do we stop focusing on all of our problems and start focusing on our purpose in life? Listen as Pastor Obed Borrero shares how Jesus embraced our death so we could embrace His life in Numbers 21:4-9!
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The Reorienting Way - The Jesus Way (Week 5)
How does the Jesus way reorient our way of life? Watch as Pastor Andrew Strand shares what the Bible says about reorienting our lives around Jesus!
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The Way of Caiaphas - The Jesus Way (Week 4)
What if the way we preserve our power, position, and possessions does not align with Jesus's way? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how Jesus's way of sacrifice can transform how we live our lives!
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The Power of the Cross - The Jesus Way (Week 3)
How does the way of Jesus deal with our biggest problem: sin? Watch as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how the cross of Christ deals with the penalty, power, and pattern of sin in our lives!
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The Way of Herod - The Jesus Way (Week 2)
What if the ways of earthly ambition and power don't align with the way of Jesus? Listen as Pastor Andrew Strand shares how we can forsake those ways and embrace Jesus' way of humility and selflessness!
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Jesus Is The Way - The Jesus Way (Week 1)
What if there really is only one way to God the Father? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how Jesus is the way and how he has a way to peace and hope in this life!
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Made for Relationships (Romans 16) - God Is For Us: A Series On Romans (Week 17)
Why does Paul end this incredible letter with a chapter full of greetings? Listen as Pastor Daniel Hernandez shares the importance and power of relationships in the church community!
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Unity Despite Opinions (Romans 14) - God Is For Us: A Series on Romans (Week 16)
How can Christians stand united despite different opinions? Listen as Pastor Obed Borrero shares how Jesus unites us despite our different opinions on secondary issues and reconciles our relationships with other believers!
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Putting On Jesus (Romans 13) - God Is For Us: A Series On Romans (Week 15)
What does it look like for Christians to submit to authority? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how we can submit to authority wisely as we put on Jesus!
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How Christians Should Live (Romans 12) - God Is For Us: A Series on Romans (Week 14)
What should the Christian life look like? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how we can love people well as Christians and how to receive God's love!
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How Christians Change (Romans 12:1-2) - God Is For Us: A Series on Romans (Week 13)
How do Christians change and grow? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares the how and the why that make real transformation possible for followers of Jesus!
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Follow The Cloud - Stand Alone
How do we live in step with the Holy Spirit? Listen as Pastor Daniel Stephens shares how the Old Testament story of the cloud and Tabernacle shows us a way to live Spirit-led lives today!
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Kids Need Parents, Not Friends? - 7 Things You May Have Missed About Marriage (Week 8)
What if kids need parents to be parents more than friends? Listen as Ps. Russ Austin, founding pastor of Mid-Cities, shares how parents can raise their kids to know the Lord and train them to walk in God's wisdom!
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