Collective Church Podcast

Continuing from last week, Pastor Ryan Smith follows the Apostle Paul in 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 on how the people of Jesus are meant to live as we await the return of Jesus.

As we progress through Paul's letter, 1 Thessalonians, we arrive at Paul's next area of guidance: the Christian hope and the anticipated return of Jesus. Pastor Ryan Smith examines 4:13-18, often clouded by confusion and debate, but full of comfort and encouragement.

The Apostle Paul presses the church in Thessolanica forward in love, but turns the direction toward the church. Pastor Casey Fritz follows Paul's instruction for brothers and sisters to love in unexpected and disruptive ways. (4:9-12)

Continuing from last week, Pastor Ryan Smith follows as the Apostle Paul develops a vision for the culture of the church and its relationship to sexuality. (4:7-8)

Pastor Ryan Smith continues in 1 Thessalonians as the Apostle Paul guides the church deeper into God's will, specifically in the area of their sexuality. (4:3-6)

Pastor Ryan Smith picks back up in our series in the letter of 1 Thessalonians, where the Apostle Paul transitions to providing guidance for the church on how to live. In the short introduction to this section (4:1-2), Paul summarizes all that is to come by calling them to "Please God."

On this Easter Sunday, Pastor Ryan Smith teaches the incredible invitation to come and see, the command to go and tell, and the freedom to not fear.

King Jesus marches into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, detonating His final days. Pastor Casey Fritz leads up through the procession inviting us to see and receive the King as He is.

As we reach the halfway point of 1 Thessalonians, Pastor Ryan teaches on Paul's prayer in 3:11-13 as a guide and paradigm for our own prayers, specifically that we would become ordinary saints.

Pastor Ryan looks at 1 Thessalonians 3:6-10 as Paul recounts the renewed courage, life, and joy he received in the middle of his distress and pressures through the surprising avenue of his encouragement of others.

Pastor Ryan takes us into 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5 where Paul details some of the forms of pressure common to followers of Jesus. While discomfort is a feeling that most of us avoid, this passage invites us to receive and anticipate tension as how we participate in the story of Jesus.

Pastor Casey walks us through 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20 where Paul expresses some of the richest words written between pastor and people. It's riddled with heart, warning, and surprising conclusions for our faith.

As we continue in our series in 1 Thessalonians, Pastor Ryan Smith unpacks three marks of a model faith: receiving the word of God, welcoming the authority of God, and the willingness to suffer for it.

Pastor Ryan Smith continues our series in 1 Thessalonians by looking at Paul's description of the motive, method, and mission of a model pastor.

Pastor Ryan Smith begins our new series in 1 Thessalonians examining Paul's celebration of this early local church as an opportunity to consider what makes up a vibrant church.

We introduce our new incoming teaching pastor with a pastor's panel discussion and look at how God calls and uses different people to accomplish His work.

As we continue in our series, "Seek First" Pastor Ryan Smith looks at the story of Philip in Acts 8 and the surprising places a purposeful pursuit of God can lead us.

We continue to explore the priority of seeking God with Pastor Isaac, focusing on the implications of God as the Creator, and what it means to belong to him.

Pastor Ryan Smith begins our first series of the year, "Seek First," by looking at Psalm 27 and considering how an undistracted pursuit of God is the only basis for a life of confidence amid the uncertainty and unknowns of the coming year.

Pastor Ryan Smith closes out our Advent series by looking at the meaning of Christmas in John 1:14-18.

As we continue our Advent series, Pastor Ryan Smith examines John 1:10-13 and the connection between our sense of identity and our failure to recognize Jesus'.

Pastor Ryan Smith begins our Advent series in John's Prologue. In a season that often trends toward sentimentality and nostalgia, Advent brings us to take an honest assessment of the darkness within our world and ourselves, so we might truly receive the news of the true light coming into the world.

In the conclusion of our series "Teach us to Pray," Pastor Ryan Smith dives into the sixth and final movement of the Lord's Prayer: deliverance. While we often pray to be saved from difficult or hard circumstances, this closing line of the Lord's Prayer brings us into the greater need of our lives and stands as a closing pledge of our faithfulness to our faithful Father in Heaven.

As we move through our current series "Teach us to Pray," Pastor Ryan Smith looks at the fifth movement of prayer: confession and forgiveness that overflows.

For our fourth week in "Teach us to Pray," Pastor Isaac Brickner considers the fourth movement of prayer: petition and asking God for our needs.

In our third week of "Teach us to Pray," Pastor Ryan Smith looks over the third movement of the Lord's Prayer: intercession for Kingdom of Heaven and our surrender to will of God.

As we continue in our series "Teach us to Pray," Pastor Ryan Smith looks at the second movement of the Lord's Prayer: adoration and honoring God as holy.

As we begin our new series 'Teach Us To Pray' with Pastor Ryan Smith, we explore the Lord's Prayer as Jesus' six-movement paradigm to guide us into a deeper life of prayer. To pray like Jesus, we are taught to begin with the contemplation of God as our Father in Heaven.

Our lead pastor, Lorenzo Smith, marks our 8th birthday and shares a vision for cultivating a greater hunger for God in our 9th year.

Guest Pastor Gerry Breshears closes out our series, "Devoted: The Posture and Practices of Spirit-Filled People" by looking at the expansive growth that marked the early church. As we celebrate baptisms within our own church, we consider the significance of the sacrament and the mission of the church.

Pastor Ryan Smith continues our series, "Devoted: The Posture and Practices of Spirit-Filled People" the early church's commitment to praise. Contemplation and expression of God's faithfulness and love are both the beginning and goal of the life of the church. By reflecting on how the Psalms shaped the early church's practice of praise, we'll find a roadmap for becoming a community of praise.

In our ongoing series, 'Devoted: The Posture and Practices of Spirit-Filled People,' Pastor Ryan Smith delves into the early church's commitment to gathering together and sharing meals in their homes. Hospitality, as demonstrated by the early church, is a crucial practice for seeking to steward a work of the Spirit in an era marked by an epidemic of loneliness.

Guest teacher and co-founding pastor of Collective Church, Casey Fritz joins us as we consider the practice of sharing all things in common for the sake of meeting the needs within our community.

As part of our series "Devoted: The Posture and Practices of Spirit-Filled People," Pastor Ryan Smith looks into the early church's commitment to "the prayers," a daily rhythm of specific prayers. Amid the challenges of distraction from and confusion around prayer, this practice serves as the pathway to sustained intimacy with God throughout our days.

Pastor Ryan Smith unpacks the profound practice of "the breaking of bread" delving into the significance and priority of our weekly communion meal. He illuminates how this act not only serves as a remembrance of Jesus' sacrifice but also becomes a conduit for experiencing his abiding presence through the Spirit. A continuation in the series "Devoted: The Posture and Practices of Spirit-Filled People."

In our series "Devoted: The Posture and Practices of Spirit-Filled People," Pastor Ryan Smith looks at the tension between Western individualism and the practice of "fellowship." As we commit to a communal life over isolation, we not only counter the loneliness of our age, but we foster the sort of community which stewards an ongoing work of God's Spirit in one another and to one another.

Pastor Ryan Smith continues in our series, "Devoted: The Posture and Practices of a Spirit-Filled People" and the first practice of "devoting themselves to the Apostles' teaching." Looking at their example we consider the necessity for an unwavering commitment to doctrine and how we carry this practice out in the life of the church.

Pastor Ryan Smith begins our new series, "Devoted: The Posture and Practices of a Spirit-Filled People" by examining Acts 2:36-47 and the Jerusalem community's response to Pentecost and the sending of the Spirit.

Pastor Ryan Smith concludes our series, More, Part 02: Walking by the Holy Spirit, looking at Romans 8:18-28. In a world submerged in suffering, what is the unique perspective given through Christianity and how does the Spirit of God empower us to respond to the pain, loss, and evil we encounter in our lives?

Pastor Ryan Smith continues in Part Two of More: Walking by the Spirit, looking at how receiving the Spirit of adoption frees us from the fears that control us in Romans 8:15-17.

Pastor Isaac Brickner explores Romans 8:14, which highlights the connection between being led by the Spirit and the identity of God's people as sons and daughters.

Guest Pastor Char Brodersen provides us with a framework for putting to death the deeds of the flesh from Romans 8:12-23 and Galatians 5:16-21.

Guest teacher and co-founding pastor, Casey Fritz joins us as we consider the first step of walking by the Spirit: Setting our minds on the things of the Spirit.

Pastor Ryan Smith opens Part Two of More: Walking by the Spirit, looking at Romans 8:1-4 and the freedom that Jesus has accomplished and applied in our lives by the Holy Spirit.

Pastor Ryan Smith looks at the role of worship in our ongoing filling with the Spirit.

Pastor Isaac Brickner considers the Holy Spirit's work in distinguishing between spirits in and through the church.

Guest preacher, AJ Swoboda reflects on the necessity of "the stuff the Spirit does" in a secular, post-enlightenment, materialist, age.

Pastor Ryan Smith teaches on the Spirit's activity of healing in and through the church - physical, emotional, and spiritual, looking at Luke 4:14-21; 6:17-19, 9:1-2; 10:1,9; Acts 8:5-8.

Pastor Ryan Smith teaches from 1 Corinthians 14 on the spiritual gift of tongues, their interpretation, and their place in the life of the Church and the believer.

Pastor Ryan Smith teaches on prophecy from 1 Corinthians 14, its communal practice, and the manifestation of the Spirit that Paul calls for us to earnestly pursue above any other.