Breakaway Ministries Podcast

All believers are called and empowered by the Spirit to share the Gospel — but what does that look like? In this message Brian McCormack takes us through the first sermon in the history of the church as we know it, and shows us the footsteps Peter leaves for those wanting to walk out their identity as witnesses. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give

If God really has come to live WITHIN his people, this changes everything. In the 3rd message in our study of Acts, Brian McCormack walks us through the arrival of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, and urges us to expect to hear, see, and speak things that are simply not possible in our own power. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

In the end, it all comes down to whether or not you found your place at God's table. In the 2nd message in our study of Acts, Brian McCormack highlights the obedience, unity, and prayer that was present in the lives of the apostles, and challenges us to be devoted to the same as we seek God together. This message starts by briefly addressing the topic of suicidal ideation. If you or a friend are struggling, call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

Whose story am I in? Where does help come from? Where is purpose found? To kick off Breakaway's 35th year, Brian McCormack walks us through the first 11 verses of Acts, and shows us how the questions you should ask to understand a BOOK, are the same ones you should ask to understand your LIFE. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

To close out another year of God's faithfulness at Breakaway, Jon Tyson reminds us that because of the Gospel, we work FROM a place of blessing, not FOR blessing… and equips us to bless others as we step into the season to come, wherever it may take us. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

In Luke's Gospel, the first words of Christ's ministry are "the Spirit is upon me to proclaim." His final words tell us the Spirit will come upon US for the same purpose. In our final message of our year in Luke, we see our God-given identity as witnesses, and the supernatural resource that helps us live it out. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

From the Vault, Fall 2022 For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

A talk from Timothy Ateek in September 2017 For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

A talk from Timothy Ateek in August 2021 For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

A talk from Timothy Ateek in February 2020 For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

A talk from Timothy Ateek in September 2020 For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

A talk from Timothy Ateek in September 2018 For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

A talk from the 1 John from Ben Stuart in November 2012. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

A talk from Ben Stuart in April 2010 For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

A talk from the 1 John series from Ben Stuart in August 2012. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

A talk from the Mark series from Ben Stuart in March 2011. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

From the Vault, Fall 1994 For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

From the Vault, Spring 1995 For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

From the Vault, Spring 1998 For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

From the Vault, Fall 1994 For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

From the Vault, Spring 1995 For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

From the Vault, Fall 2000 For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

Among the final words Jesus speaks in the Gospel of Luke is a call to proclamation. -- "repentance and forgiveness" must be proclaimed to the world. BUT, we cannot proclaim what we do not first practice. This week, Brian McCormack pauses at Luke 24:47 to get practical -- do we know what repentance means? And do we know HOW to repent to God and others? For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

As Jesus comes into view, the lost get found, and the found get sent. This week, Brian McCormack takes us through Luke 24:13-43, where we see the formerly hopeless brought near, and prepared to become ambassadors of hope. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give.

Have you lost hope? This week, Brian McCormack takes us through Luke 24:1-12, where we learn about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Brian walks us through history and scripture, and explains how they confirm not only Jesus' life and death, but clearly point to the truth that He was raised from the dead. And if the resurrection is indeed true, everything has changed. For more information about Breakaway, check out our website www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has had an impact in your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give

Can one man change the world? This week, Brian McCormack walks us through Luke 22:47-23:56. We take a glimpse into the final 15 hours of Jesus' life leading to the cross, and process the last seven lines he spoke while on it. Looking at the cross, we can see the victory that is still changing the world thousands of years later. For more information about Breakaway, check out our website www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has had an impact in your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give

What do you think is better: gifts or memories? In the final days of Jesus' life, he provided both. This week, Brian McCormack walks us through Luke 22:1-46, where Jesus arranges many special moments with his disciples. During their last meal together, he prepares to perform the greatest act of love that will save humanity - the any and every. For more information about Breakaway, check out our website www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has had an impact in your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give

Have you ever been stuck between two voices? One granting rich reward and joy, and the other offering numbness and short-term pleasure? Would it surprise you that most people choose the latter? This week, Brian McCormack takes us through Luke 19-20, where Jesus enters the temple in Jerusalem and has three dramatic encounters with the religious leaders. Like the onlooking crowd, we are also posed with the decision between the truth of Jesus or the comfort of the world. This happens because the Father wants us healed, whole, and healthy! When we choose Him, we experience His deep love. Let's be encouraged that God is waiting for us with open arms! For more information about Breakaway, check out our website www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has had an impact in your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give

How could seven days affect the course of your life? Greatly, when God is the one at work. Listen in as Brian Mccormack takes us through Luke 19:28-44, where we discover how, when, and why Jesus arrived at Jerusalem, where he'd spend the last week of his life—and how those actions built the foundation for our salvation. We look at the first three days, where Jesus works miracles and shares how He desires to meet those who don't know him. For more information about Breakaway, check out our website www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has had an impact in your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give

We are made to be free. The miracles that we experience become models for other people to learn about God's saving power. This week, Jeremy Vallerand, guest speaker and founder/CEO of Breakaway's Shalom Project partner Atlas Free, walks us through Luke 4:14-21. He teaches about how we are ambassadors of Christ to bring freedom to our communities—and the world. Stay tuned after for a discussion between Jeremy Vallerand, Brian, and Emilie Mccormack about the practical work of Atlas Free in freeing victims of human trafficking in India. If you would like generously support to our Shalom Project, you can donate at https://give.atlasfree.org/campaign/2024-breakaway/c558363 For more information about Breakaway, check out our website www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has had an impact in your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give

Let's talk about sex. Society has created its own vision for what satisfies the soul—but God has a bigger story for intimacy. Brian McCormack teaches us about the damaging lies the world tells us about sex and the freeing truths that are found in scripture. Listen in for the second week of Breakaway's "Free Love" series! For more information about Breakaway, check out our website www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has had an impact in your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give

Navigating relationships may seem complicated, but the truth is, we already have the tools they require! Guest speaker Jeff Bethke walks us through Genesis 1 & 2 and teaches us about God's design of relationships. Stick around after Jeff's message for some Q&A around the topics of singleness, dating, engagement, and marriage with Jeff & Alyssa Bethke and Brian & Emilie McCormack. Listen in for the launch of Breakaway's new series, "Free Love"! For more information about Breakaway, check out our website www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has had an impact in your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give

What does God feel toward those who are far from Him? A look at the parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son make it clear — He wants his kids home with Him, and He'll do whatever it takes to get you there. Brian McCormack walks us through Luke 15:1-32 and teaches us how we become lost, but more importantly, how to return home. Tune in for a message that will remind you of who you are! Come home and celebrate! For more information about Breakaway, check out our website www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has had an impact in your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway.org/give

How do you inherit eternal life? With this question, everything imaginable is at stake. Tune in to listen to Brian McCormack teach on Luke 10:27-38. It's a message you won't want to miss. For more information about Breakaway, check out our website www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin.

With more unexpected weather, we've had to once again push back the launch of our semester to January 30. In the midst of plans not going our way, God is ready to change our position, our pace, and our posture. How will you respond when the changes of life come your way? For more information about Breakaway, check out our website www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin.

What's your biggest surprise? Breakaway's founding director and pastor at Houston's First, Gregg Matte, teaches on Luke 2:8-20 about the best surprise people could ever hear. It's a message you don't want to miss! For more information about Breakaway, check out our website www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin.

Why should you care about who Jesus is? If you behold who He is in this passage of Luke as Jesus is transfigured on a mountain, it will help you remember the glory of God no matter what season you face. For more information about Breakaway, check out our website www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin.

Who do you say Jesus is? It's a question we all have to reckon with at some point. In this message, Brian McCormack walks through Luke 9:18-27 to share some options and the answer to this question. This is an episode you don't want to miss! For more information about Breakaway, check out our website www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin.

Where are you looking for satisfaction and provision? What you long for can only be found in Jesus alone. In this episode, Brian McCormack walks through Luke 9:10-17 when Jesus miraculously feeds 5,000 people. Jesus satisfies their hunger. He can do the same for you. For more information about Breakaway, check out our website www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin.

How's your heart? In this episode, Brian McCormack teaches through Luke 8 on the parable of the sower. In this parable, Jesus uses four soils to help reveal the state of our hearts. This is a helpful episode for anyone looking to grow. For more information about Breakaway, check out our website www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin.

Want to change the world? In this episode, Brian McCormack walks through Luke 6:17-49 and shares about what the kingdom of God looks like. The way Jesus challenges people to live could be what you need to unlock a new way of living. For more information about Breakaway, check out our website www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin.

Have you ever wondered if you out-sinned the invitation to God? This week Brian McCormack teaches on Luke 5:1-11, 27-32 where he shares about the offer that Jesus extends to us all. For more information about Breakaway, check out our website www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin.

Have you lost hope? This week, Executive Director Brian McCormack walks through Luke 4:38-41 and reminds us of the ultimate healing Jesus provides through the gospel. For more information on Breakaway, visit www.breakaway.org or follow @breakawaymin on any social platform.

Ever struggle with identity? This week guest speaker Sadie Robertson Huff teaches on Matthew 16:13-18 and reminds us that when we establish who God is, we gain clarity on who we are. For more information on Breakaway, visit www.breakawayministries.org or follow @breakawaymin on any social platform.

What do demons say about Jesus? This week, Dr. Joel Muddamalle teaches on Luke 4:31-42 and explains what demons know about the dominion, divinity, and dignity of Christ. For more information on Breakaway, visit www.breakawayministries.org or follow @breakawaymin on any social platform.

Is it easier to leave out a certain member of the Trinity? This week, Executive Director Brian McCormack walks through Luke 4:14-30 and shows why it is important to engage with each member of the Trinity to have a full view of the spirit filled anointed one. For more information on Breakaway, visit www.breakawayministries.org or follow @breakawaymin on any social platform.

Ever have doubts about God's provision or timing? This week, Executive Director Brian McCormack walks through Luke 4:1-13 and gives tactics to fight temptation while reminding us to run to Jesus. For more information on Breakaway, visit www.breakawayministries.org or follow @breakawaymin on any social platform.

Ever wonder what genealogies tell us about God? This week, Executive Director Brian McCormack, walks through Luke 3:21-38 and discusses how the Lord provides clarity and certainty of who the Son of God truly is. For more information on Breakaway, visit www.breakawayministries.org or follow @breakawaymin on any social platform.

Curious about who Jesus is? Maybe Jesus isn't who you thought. In this episode, Brian teaches through Luke 1:1-4 and shares about the person of Jesus and the certainty we can have in who He is.

Whether you're wrapping up the school year, in the midst of transition, or looking towards the future, change is always right around the corner no matter what season of life we are in. In this message, Executive Director Brian McCormack, walks through 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24 and points out 5 things from the text we can look for in our next season. For more information on Breakaway Ministries, please visit our website or find us on any social platform @breakawaymin.