Awaken Church

Do you have hope through the highs and lows of life? When we turn to God we can trust His character to forgive us and show us mercy. This weeks message examines the power of a repentant lifestyle and the hope we can have through putting our whole faith in Jesus. ★ Support this podcast ★

How do we develop faithfulness, handle trials, and stay positive amidst life's hardest trials? Join us as we study Daniel chapter 6 in the story of Daniel in the Lion's Den. ★ Support this podcast ★

Is your life worth imitating? We're hitting a quick pause in our Daniel series as guest speaker Dr. Doug Ley brings timely encouragement to us as he teaches how to live the true prosperous life according to the Scriptures. ★ Support this podcast ★

This morning "the writing on the wall" wasn't just a phrase, but a literal writing on a wall. It served not only as a warning, but an opportunity for us to recognize a One True and Holy God. Do we measure up? ★ Support this podcast ★

Ego is the enemy of the Christian and threatens our hope of living in a restored relationship with God. Catch up on week 4 of our series on Daniel as we learn how to identify ego in our lives so that we can live with the hope of heaven in our hearts. ★ Support this podcast ★

Christians are called to stand firm against a compromised and demanding culture. Join us for week 3 in our series on the book of Daniel as we learn to live not by the lies of culture, but to live with our faith in God alone. ★ Support this podcast ★

Join us as we continue our journey through the book of Daniel and explore how to respond to worry and fear with full trust in God. ★ Support this podcast ★

What does following Jesus look like in a faithless culture? This isn't a new problem for Christians to figure out. Join us for our summer series in the book of Daniel as we explore how God is in control of every circumstance and how we can remain faithful to God in a faithless culture. ★ Support this podcast ★

There are times in life where you may feel unseen by the people around you, but the story of Hagar shows how God not only sees you, but seeks after you to save you. ★ Support this podcast ★

What would happen if we took the great commandment literally and loved our actual neighbors?Catch up on our final message of the series as we look to live lives focused on reaching those outside the church walls. ★ Support this podcast ★

Why is the most connected generation in the history of the world the loneliest generation in the history of the world? It's because we're not living according to our design. Join us for week 3 of our 'We are the Church' series to learn how to let go of loneliness and embrace the community you were made for. ★ Support this podcast ★

The church is more than just a place where we gather, it is a people sent on mission to bring others into the presence of Jesus. ★ Support this podcast ★

We believe the church isn’t a building—it’s people. And when each of those people knows who they are and what they believe, they can achieve incredible things together. In this message we learn how to be contributors to community rather than just consumers as we seek to be the church. ★ Support this podcast ★

Do you live to serve or be served? Join us for our Palm Sunday message as we consider what true servanthood modeled after the example of Jesus looks like in our lives. ★ Support this podcast ★

In the story of the woman caught in adultery, we see a vivid picture of what it looks like when Jesus, full of grace and truth, stands between sin and judgment. ★ Support this podcast ★

A question, and answer, and a choice. Catch up on week 2 of our series as we dissect a question Jesus asked to a man whose need was far greater than he realized. ★ Support this podcast ★

We often focus on getting answers to the questions we have for God, but our new series in the gospel of John will show us that there's far more for us to learn by answering the questions He has for us. Join us over these next six weeks as we engage with the 'Questions Jesus Asked'. ★ Support this podcast ★

Life is not a playground, it's a battleground, which means we must be 'Battle Ready' to take on the attacks that inevitably come our way. Join us as we close out our 'Masterpiece in Progress' series this week by talking about what it means and what it looks like to put on the whole armor of God. ★ Support this podcast ★

Wouldn't walking out our faith be so much easier if we always got our own way? This week, Paul takes aim at our sinful and selfish tendencies to put ourselves first as he calls us to follow Jesus' example of submission and sacrifice in our relationships. ★ Support this podcast ★

We're instructed in Ephesians 5 to not just talk the talk but to walk the walk. The Only way possible to truly imitate Christ is to walk in love, light, and in wisdom. So show them who you are & walk well. ★ Support this podcast ★

It can be hard to live into our new identity in Christ when we're surrounded by temptations to go back to our old ways. In today's message, we'll look to the encouragement in Ephesians 4, which reminds us that our "old clothes" no longer fit because we have been clothed in Christ. ★ Support this podcast ★

As Christians, we can sometimes make things more complicated than they need to be. This week, we'll shift our focus towards how we are to live in light of our new identity and we'll see that 'walking worthy' is actually quite simple. ★ Support this podcast ★

As people under grace, we're called to live united under Jesus' leadership. So how do we live as one? Join us in week 3 as we discuss how to seek reconciliation with each other and with our world. ★ Support this podcast ★

Life likes to remind us of our flaws, but the good news of the Gospel reveals how God's grace turns our mess into a masterpiece! ★ Support this podcast ★

God's word tells us that we've been chosen, forgiven, and redeemed, but what does this mean for us in the here and now? Join us as we begin our journey through the book of Ephesians and learn together the truths of being a 'Masterpiece in Progress' ★ Support this podcast ★

The season of Advent is not just about looking back to celebrate that Christ came, it's also about looking ahead in anticipation of His second coming. This morning, we wrapped up our advent series by taking a closer look at one of Jesus' parables to understand what it takes for us to be ready for His return. ★ Support this podcast ★

In this Christmas Eve message, we reflect on the birth of Jesus and the joy we can find when we lose control and surrender to God's purpose for our lives. ★ Support this podcast ★

Joseph may be one of the most forgotten characters of Christmas, but his example of faith is one we should desire to imitate. Join us for the third message of our 'In the Waiting' series as we learn how God can use our obedience to fulfill His promises. ★ Support this podcast ★

Have you ever been disappointed that life hasn't gone the way you planned? Have these missed expectations led you question God and His plan for your life?In this weeks message we learn how to trust Jesus in seasons of waiting and in seasons disappointment so that our faith may be strengthened. ★ Support this podcast ★

As we enter into this Advent season, we're reminded that the birth of Christ was not just a joyous occasion, but a divine intervention. The Savior of the world came to be with us in the midst of our suffering and He remains with us in the waiting. ★ Support this podcast ★

In the third and final week of our series on generosity, we learned how to embrace godliness in a world obsessed with riches. We were also invited by our pastoral team to take 'The Contentment Challenge'. Want to join us? Watch this week's message and learn how to participate. ★ Support this podcast ★

Happy Thanksgiving week! In week 2 of our series on Generosity, we look at how generosity can practically flow from our lives when we choose to live with an abundance mentality. ★ Support this podcast ★

Generosity is not about what God wants from you, it's about what He wants for you! Join us as we kick off this three-part series where we'll discover the generous heart of God and learn together how we can cultivate a heart of abundance. ★ Support this podcast ★

Few gifts have caused more division or confusion in the church than the gifts of tongues and prophecy. Entire theologies and denominations have emerged based on these two gifts alone.While we're not called to make the gifts nothing, we're equally not called to make the gifts everything. In seeking to live obedient to Scripture, join us as we study how to pursue love so that we may prophecy in order to build up the Church. ★ Support this podcast ★

Spiritual gifts are the means by which Jesus carries on His mission through His church. Do you know what your gift is? Do you know why it was given to you or how you're to use it? Join us this week as we look to 1 Corinthians 12 for answers. ★ Support this podcast ★

When it comes to the differences between men and women, our culture chooses to divide over what God meant to unite. Thankfully, the word of God gives guidance to help us live into the roles we've been assigned while also providing us, both men and women, with the perfect example in Jesus. ★ Support this podcast ★

Our culture surrounds us with things that compete with God for our attention, our affection and our devotion, but each of these idols ultimately fail to give us what only God can provide. Join us for week 5 of our Kingdom Culture series as we learn to recognize the 'Idol Culture' we're living in and to embrace the better way offered to us through Jesus Christ. ★ Support this podcast ★

The culture of the world tells us that we should prioritize our individual self above all else, but Kingdom Culture teaches us to actively look for opportunities to give up our rights for the sake of others. Join us for week 4 in our series as we learn what it means to "Win by Losing". ★ Support this podcast ★

Worldly culture wants us to believe that contentment can only be found in our romantic relationships, but God's word reminds us that true contentment is found in Christ alone. In week 3 of our Kingdom Culture series, we dive deeper into the topics of marriage, singleness and divorce to learn how to live according to God's desire and by God's design. ★ Support this podcast ★

Every culture that has ever existed has attempted to redefine sex and redraw the boundary lines of its acceptable use. As a result, our world is littered with sexual brokenness.In week 2 of our series we identify myths our culture tells us about sex so that we can learn to glorify God in living out Kingdom Culture in our sexuality. ★ Support this podcast ★

Are you influencing culture or is culture influencing you? This week, we started a new series called KINGDOM CULTURE, where we'll discuss what it looks like to "be the church" in a city that doesn't share the same values and how we can confidently walk in our identity as citizens of heaven here and now. ★ Support this podcast ★

Is unforgiveness holding you in a prison and causing pain in your life? Are you living out the forgiveness Jesus has shown you to others?Join us in our series finale as we silence the voice of shame in our lives and live in the freedom of Jesus! ★ Support this podcast ★

As Christians, we can tend to overemphasize our pursuit of God and neglect the fact that it is He who pursues us. In today's message on Silencing Shame, we learn how patient and compassionate God is in His pursuit and how simple it is for us to receive His grace. ★ Support this podcast ★

The way we often respond to shame is by running and hiding from the very relationships that are designed to bring us joy and fulfillment. This week, we're discussing why we respond this way and how vastly different it is from the way God responds to our shame. ★ Support this podcast ★

The first and most important step in silencing the voice of shame in our lives is to understand our God-given identity. In week one of this new series, we'll go back to the creation story in Genesis to learn that being "Not Enough" isn't a flaw in our design, but actually our most important feature. ★ Support this podcast ★

The day is coming when God will fulfill His promise to His people and everything will change in an instant. Which side of eternity will you end up on?In the final week of our series in Malachi, we catch a glimpse of the joy of heaven and the journey we must take to get there. ★ Support this podcast ★

Are you a channel for blessing to flow through or are you a dam that hoards for yourself?Catch up on this weeks message as we learn to trust God in living a generous life! ★ Support this podcast ★

Sometimes God's promises don't turn out the way we expect. Instead of losing confidence in who He is, let's learn to trust God more deeply by looking toward His greater plan in order to discover His greater purpose. ★ Support this podcast ★

Selfish love kept God's people from experiencing His goodness through relationships, causing a division between God and His people.In this weeks message, we receive the encouragement to return to our first love so that we can love others the way God intends through His perfect design. ★ Support this podcast ★

This week, we hear how the Lord responds to lazy and lacking leaders while coming to a deeper understanding of the call we have as the priesthood of believers to lead others to Christ. ★ Support this podcast ★