Episodes
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Ten Commandments: Some relationships you choose. Others, God chooses for you. / Pastor Troy Singleton
Big Idea: Some relationships you choose. Others, God chooses for you. #5- Exodus 20:12 Then God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery… Honor your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that...
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Ten Commandments: Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy. / Pastor Troy Singleton
Big Idea: Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy. #4-Exodus 20:8-11 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy: You are to labor six days and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. You must not do any work- you, your son or daughter, your male or female servant…
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Ten Commandments: You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. / Pastor Troy Singleton
Big Idea: You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. Exodus 20:7 Do not misuse the name of the LORD your God, because the Lord will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses his name. 1. Respect the name. 2. Don’t use the name in vain. 3. Hallowed be Your name. Next Steps: Believe: I...
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Ten Commandments: Worship is supreme- don’t get it wrong. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: Worship is supreme- don’t get it wrong. #2- Exodus 20:4-6 Then God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery… Do not make an idol for yourself, whether in the shape of anything in the heavens above or on the…
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Ten Commandments: Loving God and loving others starts with _______. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
#1- Exodus 20:1-3 Then God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery. Do not have other gods besides me. Big Idea: Loving God and loving others starts with _______. I. It’s #1 for a reason. Matthew 22:36-40 “Teacher, which...
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Ten Commandments: God’s RULEs don’t bind you — they guide you. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: God’s RULEs don’t bind you — they guide you. Exodus 20:1-2 Then God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery. I. Born out of Relationship II. Unchangeable and Universal III. Come from Love IV. Exist for your…
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AMA: When the Church Goes AWOL- Week 5 / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: We’re working on where God is working. I. God is bringing people to himself through Christ. John 5:19 Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, the Son is not able to do anything on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son likewise does these…
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AMA: When the Church Goes AWOL- Week 4 / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: Have you multiplied yourself? I. Go and do likewise. Luke 10:37 “The one who showed mercy to him,” he said. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do the same.” Matthew 28:19 Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy...
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AMA: When the Church Goes AWOL- Week 3 / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: The way we do Sunday morning doesn’t make disciples. I. Sending is God’s mission; not seating! John 20:19 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, I also send you.” II. Discipleship is far messier than Sunday Morning. Acts 15:36-41 After some time had...
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AMA: When the Church Goes AWOL- Week 2 / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: We are other-focused in everything. I. Are we hiding our salt in the salt shaker? Matthew 5:13-16 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty? It’s no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. “You...
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AMA: When the Church Goes AWOL- Week 1 / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: We’re different by design—God has one mission for every one of His children. I. Jesus sent ALL- not some. Luke 10:1-3 After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others, and he sent them ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself was about to go. He told them, “The...
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YOLO: 3 deep roots hold stronger than 300 branches. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: 3 deep roots hold stronger than 300 branches. I. Go deeper than virtual. Acts 2:44-46 Now all the believers were together and held all things in common. They sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as any had need. Every day they devoted themselves to...
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YOLO: Some trauma can only be healed by nail-scarred hands. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: Some trauma can only be healed by nail-scarred hands. I. Jesus is close. Psalm 34:18 The Lord is near the brokenhearted; he saves those crushed in spirit. II. Jesus comforts. Psalm 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds. III. Jesus gives courage. Psalm 46:1 God is…
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YOLO: Sin makes all relationships unhealthy. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: Sin makes all relationships unhealthy. Romans 12:18 If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. I. Show grace to people who are far from Jesus. 2 Corinthians 5:20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us. We plead on...
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YOLO: I don’t need more competence or confidence- God’s presence is enough. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: I don’t need more competence or confidence- God’s presence is enough. 2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but one of power, love, and sound judgment. I. Let sound judgment guide your decisions Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on...
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YOLO: Through Christ, you can live under pressure and above fear. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: Through Christ, you can live under pressure and above fear. Philippians 4:6-7 Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and...
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YOLO: Don’t let AirPods tune out God’s megaphone! / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: Don’t let AirPods tune out God’s megaphone! Numbers 11:15 “If you are going to treat me like this, please kill me right now if I have found favor with you, and don’t let me see my misery anymore.” I. It might be God’s preparation… 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 Blessed be the God and Father of our...
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YOLO: The pool looks perfect to a restless frog. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: The pool looks perfect to a restless frog. I. Temptation is vicious, yet God’s grace is always victorious. 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has come upon you except what is common to humanity. But God is faithful; he will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with…
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YOLO: Your smart watch can’t make time. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: Your smart watch can’t make time. I. Don’t abuse it. James 4:13-16 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will travel to such and such a city and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.” Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring—what your life will be! For you are...
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Esther: GOD is always in control / Pastor Troy Singleton
Big Idea: GOD is always in control Esther 10:1-3 King Ahasuerus imposed a tax throughout the land even to the farthest shores. All of his powerful and magnificent accomplishments and the detailed account of Mordecai’s great rank with which the king had honored him, have they not been written in…
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Esther: Gratitude is the seed, attitude is the fruit. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: Gratitude is the seed, attitude is the fruit. Esther 9:18-32 I. Take time to celebrate your faith. Esther 9:18-22 But the Jews in Susa had assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days of the month. They rested on the fifteenth day of the month, and it became a day of feasting and...
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Esther: God doesn’t change problems; he changes people. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: God doesn’t change problems; he changes people. Esther 9:1-17 I. God moves at the perfect moment Esther 9:1-5 The king’s command and law went into effect on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar. On the day when the Jews’ enemies had hoped to overpower them, just the...
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Esther: There’s no going back, but God can make a better way forward. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: There’s no going back, but God can make a better way forward. Esther 8:1-17 I. Don’t forget your past. Esther 8:1-2 That same day King Ahasuerus awarded Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. Mordecai entered the king’s presence because Esther had revealed her...
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Esther: God’s plan happens through human hands! / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: God’s plan happens through human hands! Esther 7:1-10 I. You might need to get your hands dirty. Esther 7:1-4 The king and Haman came to feast with Esther the queen. Once again, on the second day while drinking wine, the king asked Esther, “Queen Esther, whatever you ask will be given…
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Mother's Day: The Father shows his heart through a mother’s love. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea- The Father shows his heart through a mother’s love. Proverbs 31:25 Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the time to come. I. A mother’s strength isn’t measured at the gym. II. A mother’s honor isn’t measured in likes or shares. III. A mother’s hope isn’t measured on...
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Esther: Once God tips the first domino, your story becomes unstoppable. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: Once God tips the first domino, your story becomes unstoppable. Esther 6:1-14 I. There’s a nail-scared hand putting your pieces in place right now! Esther 6:1-3 That night sleep escaped the king, so he ordered the book recording daily events to be brought and read to the king. They…
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Esther: Living by faith is simple, but NOT easy! / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: Living by faith is simple, but NOT easy! Esther 5:1-14 I. Faith must be courageous Esther 5:1-2 On the third day, Esther dressed in her royal clothing and stood in the inner courtyard of the palace facing it. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing its...
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Esther: No one else can play your part in God’s plan. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: No one else can play your part in God’s plan. Esther 4:4-17 I. God’s plan is usually confusing Esther 4:4-8 Esther’s female servants and her eunuchs came and reported the news to her, and the queen was overcome with fear. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear so that he would take off…
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Esther: When one person suffers, the whole community should feel it. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: When one person suffers, the whole community should feel it. Esther 4:1-3 I. Who will be the first to plead for God’s mercy? Esther 4:1 When Mordecai learned all that had occurred, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, went into the middle of the city, and cried loudly and...
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Easter: Why Easter is the greatest thing that (n)ever happened to you. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: Why Easter is the greatest thing that (n)ever happened to you. Easter 2026 I. Hope in your darkest night Colossians 3:1-4 Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think...
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Esther: God, where are you!?!? / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: God, where are you!?!? Esther 3:7-15 I. Nothing is arbitrary for a sovereign God. Esther 3:7-9 In the first month, the month of Nisan, in King Ahasuerus’s twelfth year, the pur—that is, the lot—was cast before Haman for each day in each month, and it fell on the twelfth month, the month...
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Esther: The battle is real—keep these three weapons ready. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: The battle is real—keep these three weapons ready. Esther 3:1-6 I. Don’t let power go to your head Esther 3:1-2 After all this took place, King Ahasuerus honored Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite. He promoted him in rank and gave him a higher position than all the other officials.…
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Esther: Your biggest tool is simple, steady faithfulness in God’s hands. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: Your biggest tool is simple, steady faithfulness in God’s hands. Esther 2:19-23 I. Esther is faithful to her promise. Esther 2:19-20 When the virgins were gathered a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the King’s Gate. Esther still did not reveal her family background or her ethnicity,...
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Benaiah: All faith must be active and courageous. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: All faith must be active and courageous. 2 Samuel 23:20-23 1. Be ready for all circumstances 2 Samuel 23:20a There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior from Kabzeel. He performed many heroic deeds, which included killing two champions of Moab. 2. Be willing to confront…
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Esther: Even with shaking knees, step boldly into your destiny. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: Even with shaking knees, step boldly into your destiny. Esther 2:15-18 I. Chosen by character Esther 2:15 Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle of Mordecai who had adopted her as his own daughter. When her turn came to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what...
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Esther: God is even working in the small stuff! / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: God is even working in the small stuff! Esther 2:1-14 I. Better to choose wisely than regret badly. Esther 2:1-4 Some time later, when King Ahasuerus’s rage had cooled down, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what was decided against her. The king’s personal attendants...
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Esther: It takes a strong center to stand tall under pressure from every side. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: It takes a strong center to stand tall under pressure from every side. Esther 1:10-22 I. The Queen takes a stand for purity Esther 1:10-12 On the seventh day, when the king was feeling good from the wine, Ahasuerus commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and...
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Esther: An unseen hand moves the queen. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: An unseen hand moves the queen. Esther 1:1-9 I. God sets rules of the game Esther 1:1-3 These events took place during the days of Ahasuerus, who ruled 127 provinces from India to Cush. In those days King Ahasuerus reigned from his royal throne in the fortress at Susa. He held a feast…
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L.I.F.E: Experience is a powerful teacher… and preacher! / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Write this down: Experience is a powerful teacher… and preacher! Psalm 107:1-3 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord proclaim that he has redeemed them from the power of the foe and has gathered them from the lands— from the east...
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L.I.F.E: Pick one: Greed or God, because you can’t have both./ Pastor Jeff Struecker
Write this down: Pick one: Greed or God, because you can’t have both. Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. 1. Your money is on loan 1 Chronicles…
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L.I.F.E: Cults demand — Christians demonstrate./ Pastor Jeff Struecker
Write this down: Cults demand — Christians demonstrate. Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. 1. You are always influencing Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens another....
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L.I.F.E: Real love is a boomerang: the more you send, the more returns./ Pastor Jeff Struecker
Write this down: Real love is a boomerang: the more you send, the more returns. 1 John 4:19 We love because he first loved us. 1. Love is a gift 2. Love is an undeserved gift 3. Love is a holy gift 4. Love is a reciprocal gift Next Steps: Believe: I need to experience God’s love for the first…
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Philippians 1:6: Every Moment Matters: God is working until your final breath./ Pastor Jeff Struecker
Write this down: Every Moment Matters: God is working until your final breath. Philippians 1:6 I am sure of this, that he who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. 1. Who is 2 Cities Church 2. Discipleship matters 3. We are not a perfect church…
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John 3:17-18: No one knows the Father better than the Son, and no one can show the Father like the Son. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: No one knows the Father better than the Son, and no one can show the Father like the Son. John 3:17-18 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Anyone who believes in him is not condemned, but anyone who does not believe is...
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Isaiah 9:1-6: The Gift that keeps on giving. / Pastor Troy Singleton
Big Idea: The Gift that keeps on giving. Isaiah 9:1-6 1. The great light. Isaiah 9:1-2 Nevertheless, the gloom of the distressed land will not be like that of the former times when he jumbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali. But in the future he will bring honor to the way of the…
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Zechariah 3:1-10: God completely cleanses and restores his sin-stained children. / Jacob Struecker
Big Idea: God completely cleanses and restores his sin-stained children. I. God cleanses a filthy man of his sin. Zechariah 3:1-5 Then he showed me the high priest Joshua standing before the angel of the Lord, with Satan standing at his right side to accuse him. The Lord said to Satan, “The Lord...
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Galatians 49:9-10: Enemies run, friends rest, when the lion roars. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Genesis 49:9-10 Judah is a young lion— my son, you return from the kill. He crouches; he lies down like a lion or a lioness—who dares to rouse him? The scepter will not depart from Judah or the staff from between his feet until he whose right it is comes and the obedience of the peoples belongs…
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Galatians 3:14-16 : You share the promises of Abraham through faith in his Son. / Pastor Jeff Struecker
Big Idea: You share the promises of Abraham through faith in his Son. Galatians 3:14-16 The purpose was that the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles by Christ Jesus, so that we could receive the promised Spirit through faith. Brothers and sisters, I’m using a human illustration. No one...
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Psalm 66:1-4: Make Thanksgiving a habit, not a holiday.
Big Idea: Make Thanksgiving a habit, not a holiday. Psalm 66:1-4 I. Shout of God’s works. Psalm 66:1-2 Let the whole earth shout joyfully to God! Sing about the glory of his name; make his praise glorious. II. Speak to God’s worth. Psalm 66:3 Say to God, “How awe-inspiring are your works! Your...
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1 Corinthians 16:15-24: Trees thrive together… and so do you.
Big Idea: Trees thrive together… and so do you. 1 Corinthians 16:15-24 I. Submit for harmony. 1 Corinthians 16:15-18 Brothers and sisters, you know the household of Stephanas: They are the firstfruits of Achaia and have devoted themselves to serving the saints. I urge you also to submit to such...
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