We exist to connect, equip, and send God's people. This podcast includes teachings from various Pastors and leaders on how to equip you in your faith in practical ways. Connection Church is located in Statesboro, GA. You can visit https://connection.church for more information.
The sermon explores how to align personal plans with God's will, using the story of Jesus raising Lazarus as a central example. It emphasizes that God's plan involves Him revealing Himself to individuals, in them, and through them. Key obstacles to following God's path include impatience with His timing, clinging to pe...
The sermon, titled "He Is," focuses on spiritual sight and darkness, urging listeners to examine their relationship with God. It explores the scripture in John 8 and 9, highlighting Jesus's encounter with a woman caught in adultery and the healing of a blind man. The speaker identifies three groups: those walking in th...
The sermon focuses on the message from Jeremiah 2, urging listeners to examine their relationship with God and return to their "first love." It identifies two categories of people: those whose initial passion for God has waned, and those for whom Christianity has always been a cold religion. The sermon challenges the c...
The sermon focuses on understanding the Holy Spirit and its role in a believer's life, emphasizing that the Holy Spirit, referred to as a "prize," is accessible to all Christians. It explores the historical context of Jesus's promise of the Spirit during the Feast of Booths, linking it to the provision of water in the ...
The sermon, titled "Game Time," centers on the idea of Jesus as the ultimate prize, urging listeners to prioritize their relationship with Christ over worldly pursuits. It explores John 6, where Jesus feeds the 5,000, as a sign pointing to a deeper spiritual need. The message emphasizes that many people misunderstand J...
The sermon explores the problem of suffering, questioning why a good and sovereign God allows bad things to happen. It suggests suffering arises from personal choices, the sins of others, the fallen world, and Satan's influence, all filtered through God's sovereignty. While acknowledging the inability to fully answer w...
The sermon explores the dichotomy between being merely curious about Jesus and having a serious, committed faith. It uses the passage in John 4 where Jesus heals an official's son to illustrate how Jesus meets people where they are, contrasting the "crowd of the curious" with the official's desperate need. The speaker ...
The sermon explores the concept of being "born again" through the biblical story of Nicodemus and Jesus. It highlights the inadequacy of worldly achievements and religious accolades in attaining spiritual fulfillment, emphasizing that a relationship with Christ fills an inherent void. The message conveys that true life...
The sermon focuses on finding hope in seemingly hopeless situations, drawing lessons from the book of Habakkuk. It addresses the problem of evil and suffering, suggesting that God's sovereignty and goodness are sometimes beyond human understanding. The message emphasizes praising God's attributes, embracing challenges,...
The sermon explores the concept of spiritual cleansing and the transformative power of faith in Jesus Christ, contrasting it with reliance on religious systems. It highlights Jesus's miracle at Cana, where water is turned into wine, as a symbol of replacing an imperfect system of ritual purification with the perfect cl...
The sermon, titled "God Gave," explores the concept of God revealing Himself through Jesus Christ, particularly relevant during the Christmas season. It emphasizes that God's greatest gift is Himself, manifested in Jesus. Key points include Jesus' eternal and unchanging nature, His role as the Word of God in creation a...
The podcast episode explores the importance of the Holy Spirit in believers' lives, drawing from Acts 3:1 to illustrate how walking in the Spirit transforms ordinary days into significant ones. It challenges misconceptions about the Holy Spirit, emphasizing that He is not a mystical force but God Himself, knowable thro...
The sermon focuses on embracing the mission of making disciples, emphasizing it as God's primary purpose for believers. It highlights the importance of actively engaging in discipleship, not just passively attending church. Listeners are urged to meet people where they are, mirroring Christ's approach, and to help them...
The podcast celebrates Connection Church's sixth anniversary, highlighting its growth and impact, including over 2,000 people taking their next step, 344 salvations, and gospel messages reaching 140 countries. The church announces plans to launch its first campus outside of Statesboro, in Vidalia, Georgia, with Billy S...
The podcast centers on the sixth anniversary of Connection Church, reflecting on its mission and future direction. It emphasizes the church's purpose: connecting people to God and each other. The speaker shares local statistics revealing that a significant percentage of the community lacks religious affiliation, highli...
The sermon explores the concept of not settling for less than what God offers, urging listeners to fully embrace the Holy Spirit and a deeper relationship with God. It examines Acts 2:14-41, emphasizing God's fulfilled promises through Pentecost and the assurance of future fulfillment. The speaker highlights Peter's ex...
The sermon explores the significance of Pentecost, arguing that every individual has a divine purpose, every nation has a call, and every person and nation carries a message. It highlights Pentecost as a divine appointment, an agricultural holiday, and a historical event, emphasizing how God uses ordinary people, like ...
The sermon focuses on overcoming distractions to maintain focus on God's calling, drawing lessons from Acts 6:1-7 about the early church's challenges. It identifies entitlement as a potential distraction, illustrated by anecdotes like parking violations and box seats at a Georgia Southern game. The speaker outlines fou...
The sermon explores how religion and persecution hinder the church, emphasizing that the power of Jesus in believers' lives should cause the church to experience God's power, togetherness, wholehearted pursuit of God, and a powerful message. It highlights the cause and effect of Jesus' work, leading to physical and spi...
The sermon explores hypocrisy within the church, identifying it as Satan's primary weapon against believers. It argues that hypocrisy, often intertwined with a religious spirit of rules without relationship, hinders the church's mission and individual spiritual growth. The speaker uses the biblical story of Ananias and...
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