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Alliance Church
by Alliance Church
Alliance Church is a Bible-based church in Wisconsin. What is this church all about? It's simple - our vision is to connect the world with God and one another. We're ordinary people who get to be part of the extraordinary work of connecting the world with Jesus. You matter to Him and because of that, you matter to us. This podcast includes Sunday messages from our campus in Appleton, WI. Our primary teachers are Rev. Brian Episcopo, Rev. Brandon Hilstad, and Dr. Dennis Espiscopo.
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Is Hoarding Money a Sin? Why Saving Isn’t the Problem
Is it a sin to hoard money? Most of us would say no. Saving is responsible, and helping the poor is a nice thing to do when the budget allows. But what the Bible says about generosity is heavier than that, and in this sermon Pastor Brian walks straight into it.It starts with a Saturday trip to...
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Where God Actually Is (And Why You Keep Missing It)
What does God actually think about Christians who worship vibrantly on Sunday but ignore the vulnerable the rest of the week? It is one of the most jarring questions in Scripture, and Pastor Brian walks the church into it head on. Full seats. Hands raised. Tithes up. Prayer and fasting strong.…
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The Reason More Never Feels Like Enough (Even When It Is)
Why does more money never actually feel like enough? You get the raise, the house, the promotion, the number in the account, and then the goalpost quietly moves again. Pastor Josiah takes on that exhausting cycle head on, using one of Jesus's sharpest parables. And the man Jesus calls a fool in…
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How Much Should a Christian Actually Give to Church?
How much should a Christian actually give? It is one of the most quietly awkward questions in Christian life, and Dr. Dennis Episcopo answers it with a framework that will keep you thinking all week. There are four levels of giving in the Bible. Most Christians never make it past level one. This...
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The Real Reason God Hasn't Given You More Money Yet
What does the Bible actually say about money? It is one of the most searched, most anxiously carried topics in modern life, and Pastor Brian steps into it with unusual honesty. 63% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. Money is the number two reason for divorce. And Jesus talked about it...
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How to Actually Discipline Your Kids Without Yelling
How do you actually discipline your kids without yelling? It is one of the most exhausting, quietly discouraging challenges of parenting, and Pastor Brandon says almost every Christian parent lands in one of two ditches. He walks the church through the third way that Scripture actually teaches…
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What Do You Actually Have to Believe to Be Saved by God?
What do you actually have to believe to be saved by God? It is one of the most anxious questions a Christian can quietly carry, and Pastor Brian gives one of the clearest answers we have ever heard him offer. The bar is small enough for a child. And a dying criminal on a cross next to Jesus…
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What to Do When You Feel Bitter and Forgotten by God
What does the book of Ruth actually mean? For centuries it has been read as a beautiful love story, and it is one, but Pastor Brian says almost every Christian misses that Ruth is really a story about Jesus hiding in plain sight. If you have ever felt bitter, forgotten, or written off by God…
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How to Read the Bible When Verses Seem to Contradict
How do you read the Bible when two verses seem to contradict each other? It's the question that has quietly divided churches, families, and friendships for centuries, and most Christians have never been given honest tools to work through it. Pastor Brian walks Alliance Church through a crash…
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What Romans 8:28 Actually Means (Most Christians Get It Wrong)
What does Romans 8:28 actually mean? A lot of Christians quote it in the middle of pain, but not many of us have stopped to ask if we are using it the way it was actually meant to be used. In the aftermath of the EF3 tornado that hit the Fox Valley, Pastor Brandon takes on what may be the most...
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A Pastor Preaches to His City Days After an EF3 Tornado
What do you do when everything you built is taken from you in a single storm? Almost no one thinks that question will ever land on them personally, and then one day it does. Pastor Brian preached this message to a congregation whose city had just been devastated by an EF3 tornado, and the answer…
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Why the Prayer God Answered May Be the One That Breaks You
Why do good people quietly go bad? Almost everyone has watched it happen. Someone who used to be genuinely humble, generous, and grounded starts succeeding, and slowly, in a way nobody can quite name, they become someone their friends and family barely recognize. Pastor Trevor unpacks a 2,800…
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Why Being In Charge of Your Own Life Is So Exhausting
Why are you so tired all the time even when you sleep? A lot of us have been trying to sleep off, vacation off, or scroll off an exhaustion that no bed can actually fix. It is not physical. It is soul deep. And Pastor Brian says most of us are carrying a weight we were never built to carry. In…
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Why Don't My Kids Share My Faith? The Answer Might Sting
How do you pass on your faith to the next generation? You can spend a lifetime building something good, a family, a career, a walk with God, and still watch it unravel in a single generation. If you have ever wondered why kids walk away from faith, or why the things that matter most to you do not...
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Why Success Is More Dangerous to Your Faith Than Failure
Why does your faith get weaker when your life gets better? Most of us have felt it and never said it out loud. When things fall apart, we cling to God. When things fall together, we quietly forget him. And nobody warns you about the second one.In this sermon, Pastor Josiah opens up one of the…
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10,500 People Found Jesus During Active Persecution. Here's How
Why does God allow suffering when he's supposed to be in control? Most of us have asked it quietly, especially when we hear about Christians around the world losing everything just for following Jesus. The answer is something nobody can give you better than someone who has lived through it.In…
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If God Can Heal, Why Doesn't He? Two Pastors Answer Honestly
In this Fire Away Q&A service, Pastor Brian and Dr. Dennis Episcopo sit on stage together (it just so happens to be Father's Day, and Dr. Dennis is Pastor Brian's actual dad) and answer the questions our congregation texts in live. No script, no preselected questions, no editing. Just real…
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Why Your Spiritual Life Feels Stuck (And How to Restart)
Why does your spiritual life feel stuck right now? You know you are supposed to love God with everything you've got, but it feels more like an obligation than a fire. You sing the songs. You show up. You try to want it. And still, something feels distant.In this sermon, Dr. Mark Harris opens our...
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Why You Feel So Alone Right Now (And What God Actually Says)
Why do you feel so alone right now? Most of us, even on our most ordinary day, carry around a quiet fear that we are facing what we are facing by ourselves. And the answer the Bible gives to that fear is one of the most surprising things in all of scripture.In this sermon, Dr. Dennis Episcopo…
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Why You Can't Stop Caring What Other People Think of You
How do you stop caring so much what other people think of you? It is one of the quietest, heaviest weights most of us carry, and the Bible has a surprising answer for it. The answer starts with a kind of fear most of us have never actually been taught.In this sermon, Pastor Brian opens up one of...
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What Is God Actually Like When You Stop Picturing Him?
What is God really like when you actually stop and ask the question? Not the version of God you grew up with, not the one shaped by your worst memory of church, but the God who actually exists. That is the question this sermon walks straight into.Pastor Paul opens with something most of us never...
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Why God Feels Late on the Prayer That Matters Most
Why does God feel painfully late on the prayer you have been praying for years? The one for the marriage, the child, the healing, the door that still has not opened. If you have ever wondered whether God is even listening, this sermon was made for you.In this message, Pastor Josiah walks through...
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Why You Keep Failing at the Same Things (And How to Stop)
Why do I keep failing at the same things? If that question has lived in your head, this message offers a different way to think about the fight, and a kind of freedom most people never expect.Most of us assume the battle against sin happens at the moment we are about to do the wrong thing. Pastor...
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Why Some Battles in Your Life Feel Impossible to Win
Why does it feel like you keep losing the same fight in your life over and over again? Like no matter how much you read, journal, talk to a therapist, or try to fix your habits, the same struggle keeps finding you in the dark? There may be more going on than you have been told.In this sermon,...
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How to Draw Near to God When You Feel a Long Way Off
There's a mental image a lot of us carry of what God's face looks like when we finally turn around and start walking home. Maybe you picture disappointment, or a long, tired sigh, or a face that's already made up its mind about you. But Jesus tells a story about a father who saw his son while he...
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How Jesus Fought Temptation by Knowing Who He Was (Matthew 4)
Hey friends, good morning.Have you noticed how temptation often hits right when you're feeling most vulnerable—maybe when you're alone, tired, or questioning your worth? In this powerful message, Pastor Brandon takes us back to the wilderness with Jesus in Matthew 4, right after his baptism.We…
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The Good Fight: Why Sin Crouches & How to Rule Over It (Genesis 3)
Hey friend, welcome to this week’s message from your Alliance church family. We’re stepping into a brand-new series called The Good Fight, and today Pastor Brian takes us back to the very beginning in Genesis to do some honest reconnaissance on the enemy we all face: sin.Sin isn’t just a…
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Easter Sermon 2026: How Jesus Saves Completely From Sin
Discover this powerful Easter sermon that’s stirring hearts everywhere! In this Gospel message, Pastor Brian unpacks the heartbreaking Judas betrayal and reveals the life-changing truth that Jesus saves completely. If you’re battling guilt, shame, or the weight of sin, this message shows the path...
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Why Did Jesus Curse the Fig Tree? Palm Sunday Sermon Reveals Hidden Sin & True Fruit (Matthew 21)
What if the worst sin you don't realize is the one quietly robbing your faith? In this powerful palm sunday sermon, discover "why did Jesus curse the fig tree in the fig tree miracle" explained from Matthew 21. Jesus exposes the hidden sin of religious activity wrong motives—where outward...
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A Compassionate Church for a World Without Christ | Helping the Poor & Christian Missions in Peru
🌍 Discover this transformative compassionate church sermon – a bible message on compassion that will move you to action!From the streets of Peru, Pastor Antonio shares his inspiring missionary testimony of how one church is making a difference. Learn the biblical call to helping the poor and…
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Pastor Answers Questions: Prayer, Rebuild Marriage, Last Days, Same-Sex Attraction... | Q&A Sermon | Part 1
🔗Watch the full livestream here: https://www.facebook.com/alliancechurchappletonStruggling with real-life faith questions? In this must-watch christian q&a sermon, our pastor answers tough questions on everything from tips for prayer that actually connect you to God, to how to rebuild my…
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Fire Away Q&A: Pastors Answer End Times Prophecy, Does Jesus Love Gay People?, Anxiety + More | Part 2
Struggling with real-life faith questions? In this Fire Away Q&A from Alliance Church, Pastor Brian and Dr. Dennis Episcopo deliver powerful Bible answers straight from Scripture on the topics people are searching for most.Watch as they explore end times prophecy, why does God allow sin, how to...
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Jesus' Mission: Making a Lasting Impact & Legacy | Inspirational Sermon by Pastor Sam Prowitz
Discover Jesus' Mission in this powerful Inspirational Sermon by Pastor Sam Prowitz at Alliance Church in Appleton. Drawing from Luke 4 and Isaiah 61, explore how Jesus calls us to make a profound Christian Impact by Leaving a Legacy that reverses chaos and embraces God's Purpose. Witness the...
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2 Kings 13 Sermon: Elisha’s Bones Miracle & the Danger of Half-Hearted Obedience
🔥 Ready for real victory in your faith? In this powerful 2 kings 13 sermon on the death of elisha, King Jehoash discovers the high cost of half hearted obedience when he only strikes the ground three times instead of giving full surrender.Watch as the dying prophet Elisha places his hands on the...
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Fix Your Spiritual Posture: Elisha's Lessons in 2 Kings 6 | God's Mercy & Grace
Discover how to transform your spiritual posture in this inspiring Bible teaching from 2 Kings 6, drawing powerful lessons from Elisha on overcoming fear and seeing with spiritual eyes. Join the faith journey as we explore God's mercy and the gospel of grace, aligning your Christian perspective...
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Unlikely Heroes: How God Uses Ordinary People for Extraordinary Miracles | Dr. Jonathan Schaefer | Broadcast
Discover how an unstoppable God transforms ordinary people into unlikely heroes through His incredible power in this powerful sermon by Dr. Jonathan Schaefer from the Christian and Missionary Alliance. Dive into the timeless Bible story from 2 Kings 5, where a young servant girl's simple act of...
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Elijah and Elisha: Embracing God's Extraordinary Calling | Powerful Bible Sermon on Faith & Purpose
Dive into the captivating Elijah and Elisha story from the Bible, where God interrupts ordinary life with an extraordinary calling. This powerful sermon explores lessons from Elijah, the bold prophet who confronted idolatry, and his successor Elisha, who embraced God's purpose by leaving the plow...
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Elijah's Fear to God's Whisper: Faith in Crisis | Anointed Sermon Series
In this powerful "Anointed" sermon, explore Elijah and Elisha—biblical prophets who reveal sowing and reaping principles through fire from heaven and God's gentle whisper. Witness Elijah's Mount Carmel victory via the power of prayer, then follow his raw despair in the cave, battling spiritual...
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Sanctity of Life Sunday Sermon: What the Bible Says About Abortion
Join us for a powerful Sanctity of Life Sunday sermon from Alliance Church in Appleton, Wisconsin. Dr. Dennis Episcopo explores the biblical perspective on the sanctity of human life, addressing abortion, unborn children, and God's view from scriptures like Psalm 139 and Genesis. This message...
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Elijah vs Prophets of Baal: How Long Will You Waver Between Two Gods? | 1 Kings 18 Sermon
Elijah confronts 450 prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel in one of the Bible's most dramatic showdowns! 🔥 In this powerful sermon from 1 Kings 18, discover why you can't waver between God and idols, how limping between two opinions destroys us, and the life-changing call to full surrender. "How…
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God's Provision in Famine: Elijah, Ravens & the Widow's Miracle | 1 Kings 17 Sermon
In this powerful kickoff to the "Anointed" series (January 4, 2026), we dive into 1 Kings 17 and the story of Elijah in a time of famine and spiritual darkness. Discover how God provides through ravens, a desperate widow, and an incredible miracle of resurrection – revealing His faithfulness,...
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Joseph: The Ordinary Man God Used at Christmas | Powerful Sermon
Discover how God chose an ordinary carpenter named Joseph to play a key role in the greatest story ever told. This powerful Christmas sermon explores Joseph’s obedience, mercy, and faith—and reminds us that God still uses ordinary people like you today.In this inspiring message, we dive...
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The Shepherds' Encounter: Good News of Great Joy | Advent Sermon (Luke 2)
Dive into this powerful Advent sermon on the shepherds in Luke 2, exploring God's glorious arrival, the fear and trembling of His presence, and the transformative good news of great joy that changes everything. Discover why the gospel is still worth singing about—like the angels and shepherds—and...
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When God Barges Into Your Mess | Mary’s Shocking Reaction to the Angel (Luke 1) | Advent 2025
When the angel Gabriel told Mary “You are highly favored,” her first words were “How can this be?”This raw, powerful Advent sermon shows why Mary wasn’t shocked about being a virgin — she was shocked that a holy God would choose a wretched, humble nobody like her… and like us.Discover the one…
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Thanksgiving Sermon: Why I’m Truly Thankful at 70 (Must Watch)
What are you most thankful for this Thanksgiving?In this powerful 2025 Thanksgiving weekend message, Pastor Dennis (70 years old, born 1955) shares his personal story and the 3 things he’s most thankful for after 45 years of walking with Jesus.You’ll hear:-How he went from being a Wall Street…
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Persevering in Faith: How to Finish the Race Well | Hebrews 11-12 Sermon
Join Pastor Brian from Alliance Church as he wraps up an inspiring series on faith with a powerful message from Hebrews 11-12. Discover how humility grows your trust in God, why God's commendation fuels perseverance (not your performance), and the importance of surrounding yourself with faithful...
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Faith You Can Lean On: Powerful Sermon on Hebrews 11 from Alliance Church
Join us at Alliance Church in Appleton, Wisconsin, for this inspiring sermon titled "Faith You Can Lean On" from Hebrews 11:21. Guest preacher Tim Timberlake delivers a heartfelt message on Jacob's story, reminding us how our "staff" of memories—God's faithfulness, deliverance, and grace—gives us...
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Caleb's Faith: Overcoming Giants for a God-Sized Vision | Inspiring Bible Sermon
Discover the powerful story of Caleb from the Bible in this uplifting sermon! Learn three key requirements for a faith like Caleb's—intense loyalty, courageous confidence, and wholehearted devotion to God. Drawing from Numbers 13 and Joshua 14, Pastor Dennis explores how Caleb conquered giants in...
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The Faith of Moses: Choosing Eternal Reward Over Worldly Pleasures | Hebrews 11 Sermon
Join us for this powerful sermon from Alliance Church on November 2, 2025, where Pastor explores the faith of Moses from Hebrews 11:24-28. Discover how Moses rejected the treasures of Egypt, embraced mistreatment for God's people, and persevered by fixing his eyes on an eternal reward. Drawing…
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Faith and Finances: Abraham's Test & Taking a Step of Generosity | Alliance Church Sermon 2025
-Join Pastor Brian Episcopo at Alliance Church in Appleton, WI, as he delivers a powerful sermon on applying faith to your finances. Drawing from Hebrews 11 and the story of Abraham's test with Isaac, this message explores how God tests our trust, especially in money matters, and invites us to…
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Alliance Church is a Bible-based church in Wisconsin. What is this church all about? It's simple - our vision is to connect the world with God and one another. We're ordinary people who get to be part of the extraordinary work of connecting the world with Jesus. You matter to Him and because of that, you matter to us. This podcast includes Sunday messages from our campus in Appleton, WI. Our primary teachers are Rev. Brian Episcopo, Rev. Brandon Hilstad, and Dr. Dennis Espiscopo.
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