Episodes
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The Holy Spirit is Our Comforter & Encourager
Pastor Mike shares another attribute of the Holy Spirit, and this one is as important and relevant today as it was for the early church suffering through brutal persecution in the first century.
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Living by the Spirit
Guest speaker, Dr. John David.
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The Holy Spirit Shatters Our Prejudices and Biases
The Holy Spirit shatters our prejudices and biases - and reveals to us that the good news of the Kingdom of God is for everyone!
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The Holy Spirit Empowers Us with Courage & Boldness
The Holy Spirit empowers us with courage & boldness - which leads to unity and Kingdom advancement.
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Stories of the Holy Spirit's Power
Stories of the Holy Spirit's power from our work in South Asia.
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The Holy Spirit in Jesus' Life, Ministry & Teaching
Without the Holy Spirit, there would have been no Incarnation. Without the Holy Spirit, Jesus would have had no power or authority. And without the Holy Spirit, Jesus would not have risen from the dead. Pastor Mike explores the role of the Holy Spirit in Jesus' life, ministry, and teaching.
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The Holy Spirit & Prophecy Today
Pastor Mike is joined by three people who have had prophetic ministry in his life to show how the Holy Spirit continues to speak prophetically in the church and in the world even today.
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The Holy Spirit & the OT Prophets
As we've already seen, one of the functions of the Holy Spirit is that He interacts with and influences our own spirit and mind to accomplish His purposes in and through us. Today, Pastor Mike shows how the Holy Spirit did this in the Old Testament days through His interactions with and influence...
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The Holy Spirit & the Gift of Tongues (Part 2)
Pastor Mike is joined by Pastor Ladi Adeniyi, the pastor of House of Life Church, for a discussion about what the Bible says about speaking and praying in tongues. Mike and Ladi operate under different interpretations of these passages which lead them to different practices. They explore some of...
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The Holy Spirit & the Gift of Tongues (Part 1)
Within orthodox Christianity, there are a myriad of interpretations on the biblical passages about speaking and praying in tongues - which have led to deep divisions among Christians. Pastor Mike looks at these passages, gives an overview of how Christians have - and are still - interpreting…
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God's Ruakh & Our Ruakh
Pastor Mike shows how God's ruakh interacts with and influences our human ruakh whenever and however the Lord pleases in order to accomplish His purposes in and thru His people.
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A Story for Mother's Day
For Mother's Day, Pastor Mike tells a story about an anguished mother who was constantly being provoked by her rival. It's a story about a mother whose husband didn’t really know how to encourage her, and a story about a mother whose pastor who could be insensitive and thoughtless at times…
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God's Ruakh
Pastor Mike begins a Sunday series on the Holy Spirit by looking at Genesis 1:1-2 where we see the first mention of God's Spirit in the Scriptures. The Hebrew word translated "spirit" in Genesis 2 is "ruakh," and in helping us understand who the Holy Spirit is, Pastor Mike shows us how loaded…
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Resurrection Hope for TODAY!
The resurrection of Jesus gives all of humanity hope - but not just future hope...hope for right now! Pastor Mike explores Peter's words in 1 Peter 1 to show us what this hope looks like for us right now.
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Palm Sunday & Its Foreshadowing
Pastor Mike shows us how the bigger story that culminated in the first Palm Sunday began some 200 years before Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey. A similar event happened then that foreshadowed what Jesus did, and although there are striking similarities, the differences give us a better...
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Trusting God for Provision Every Day
Exodus 32 What does God promise when it comes to provision for His people? What can we expect? Pastor Mike takes a look at Exodus 32 for answers and then is joined by Lynn and Jinny Clifton who share their story of trusting God daily.
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Missional Communities Are the Key
Acts 2:42-47 Pastor Mike shows us how we can effectively pursue our vision as a church of being a "church flourishing with unified and healthy Jesus-Shaped communities." He explains from Acts 2 the key elements that should exist if we want to see effective and unifying missional communities among...
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The Kingdom of God
Earlier this month, House of Life Church in Albuquerque entered into a building share agreement with Foothills Fellowship. Foothills meets at 9:30AM and House of Life meets at noon. On this Sunday, the pastor of House of Life Church, Dr. Ladi Adeniyi, spoke to the congregation of Foothills...
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A Better Way to Think About the Flood
Genesis 6 We all know the story of the flood and Noah's ark, but Pastor Mike helps us understand the mindset of the people before and at the time Israel began telling this story - which gives us a better way to think about what God may have been communicating to humanity through this disastrous...
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Episode 14: Paul's Final Instructions (Part 1)
1 Thessalonians 5:12-15 As is typical of the letters Paul wrote, he ends this letter with a rapid-fire list of instructions. Pastor Mike breaks these instructions into 4 groupings and addresses the first 2 groupings in this sermon: instructions about our relationships with our spiritual leaders…
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Episode 13: The Question We're Not Asking - But Should
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 The young Thessalonian church wanted to know when the Lord would be returning, so evidently they asked the one guy that might know: Paul. He gives them an answer in this part of his letter to them, but it's probably not the answer they were looking for. And then, Paul…
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Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Dismantling Systems of Oppression and Injustice
Rod Pauls explores Paul's letter to Philemon and makes application for us as we consider things like forgiveness, reconciliation, and dismantling systems of oppression and injustice in light of the observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Episode 12: Not An End Times Playbook
1 Thessalonians 4:15-18 This apocalyptic passage is often misunderstood by evangelicals today - which has led to poor interpretations and bad theology. By considering what ancient Greeks, Romans, and Jews believed about death and the afterlife, Pastor Mike helps us understand what the…
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Episode 11: Sorting Out the Afterlife
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 In the days of the Roman Empire, death was a part of daily life for most Roman citizens. If you survived childhood, you could expect to live around 45-50 years. The young church in Thessalonica was experiencing the death of some of their members, but to them, this was...
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Jesus & Politics: A Christmas Eve Message
What better way to celebrate the birth of Jesus than to talk about politics?! Pastor Mike shows how subversively political the announcements made about the arrival of Jesus were, and while this shouldn't be the kind of political conversation that ruins your family Christmas dinner, this does give...
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Episode 10: Love & Respect
1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 The Apostle Paul encourages the Thessalonian Christians to continue their love for one another in the church while also striving to win the respect of those outside their church family. Pastor Mike shows how the suggestions Paul made for doing this were culturally relevant...
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Episode 9: Sex, Sexual Ethics, Holiness, and Love
1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 In this section of the letter, Paul calls the church to holiness and focuses on their sexual practices. Pastor Mike takes a look at how these words would have landed on them back then by exploring the sexual ethic of their diverse cultures. He then brings Paul's words…
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Episode 8: Finding Encouragement & Joy in Distress
1 Thessalonians 3:6-13 To say that the Apostle Paul experienced much distress in his life and ministry would be an understatement. Nothing was easy for him, yet in the midst of all his troubles and trials, he was able to find encouragement and joy. Pastor Mike tells us how, and encourages us to...
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Episode 7: Embrace the Ache
1 Thessalonians 3:1-5 In this part of Paul's letter, he expresses the ache that he experienced being away from the church in Thessalonica. He was desperate to know what was happening with them, and he was desperate to return to them. Pastor Mike says that aching like Paul to be with the body of...
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Christ's Ascension & Us
Our church planting pastor, Jesse Harden, looks with us at the Apostles Creed and more specifically the words about Christ's ascension. Why is this event so important for us today? What are its implications for us?
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Episode 6: Paul's Loaded Encouragement to the Church
1 Thessalonians 2:17-20 Pastor Joe takes a look at what seems like surface-level encouragement to the church in Thessalonica and helps us see how loaded with meaning and insight it was for them - and for us today.
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Episode 5: Our Certainty & Paul's Hard Words
1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 In this text, Paul says some things that are hard to imagine coming out of his mouth about the Jews and the wrath of God. Pastor Mike tries to make sense out of these words, and offers us a warning to be careful about being certain about things in the Bible that are not...
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Episode 4: Paul's High Invitation & High Challenge
1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Paul is one of the most effective disciple-makers ever known. He took seriously Jesus' call to "Go and make disciples," and he imitated Jesus' disciple-making way of offering disciples high invitation and high challenge. In today's text, we see how Paul changed the...
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Episode 3: Models of Faith & Disciple-Making
1 Thessalonians 1:6-10 The church in Thessalonica was new, small, and persecuted, yet their faith and disciple-making had become known throughout ancient Greece. Pastor Mike looks at what fueled their reputation and encourages us to model our church after theirs.
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Episode 2: The Marks of a True Church
1 Thessalonians 1:1-5 What are the marks of a true church? There might be many diverse answers to this question depending on who is asked, but in 1 Thessalonians, he tells the young church that they are the real deal. Pastor Mike shows us the three traits that Paul says they have that makes them…
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Episode 1: The Context of 1 Thessalonians
Pastor Mike gives us the context of the first letter Paul wrote to the new church in the city of Thessalonica. Paul started the church but was forced to leave the city abruptly. What happened to the church after he left? Did it survive? Did anyone stick to their faith in Jesus, or did they revert...
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Nehemiah: Listening to the Lord & Doing What He Says
At Foothills, we're really pressing-in to the practice of listening to the Lord and doing what He says. Pastor Joe gives us an overview of the book of Nehemiah and shows us how Nehemiah listened to the Lord and did what He said - even though the task he was called to was not an easy one at all.
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A Bridge from Our Summer to Our Fall
Pastor Mike talks about the experiment we did together this summer and then reveals where we're headed this fall as a church family. The experiment we did was designed to be a model for what Foothills will become in order to pursue our vision and go after our mission.
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Zacchaeus & Invitation
There is something very telling about the invitation Jesus gave to Zacchaeus. Pastor Mike thinks it reveals not only a very key element of the nature of God, but it also reveals to us an important dynamic that must be evident in our lives as we follow Jesus.
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Zacchaeus & Salvation
What does the story of a wee little man have to do with a big insight from Jesus about how he views salvation? Pastor Mike looks with us at the familiar story in Luke 19:1-10 and challenges some of our misunderstandings about salvation.
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A Critique of American Evangelicalism Based on Jesus' Critique of 1st Century Judaism
Mt 11:28-30 & Mt 23:1–4 Jesus had very harsh words for the religious leaders of His day. He accused them of placing "heavy, cumbersome loads" on the people with their overwhelming rules and regulations. Pastor Mike sees the same thing happening today in American Evangelicalism, and he offers his...
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Episode 8: IN: Unifying Around One Another
Pastor Mike challenges us to do the hard work it takes to become a unified community. He says that while we all must stand on the foundation of the gospel, we must be careful not to elevate other beliefs to "gospel status" that could cause us to splinter and divide. Instead, he urges us to be…
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Episode 7: OUT: Teach Them All I Have Commanded You
When it comes to making disciples, we are called by Jesus to teach others all that He has commanded. The question is: What does this imply? Pastor Mike - with the help of The Chosen and a testimony from one of our women - attempts to answer this question with the hopes of encouraging us in our...
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Episode 6: IN: Spurring One Another on in Love and Good Deeds
The Apostle Paul was concerned about the lack of gathering together of some of the early Christians. It seems that the main reason for his concern is that not meeting together meant that would be unable to encourage one another in their faith and wouldn't be able to "spur one another on in love…
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Episode 5: OUT: What Really is the Gospel?
Pastor Mike leads us in a look at Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 15 where he reminds the church there of the gospel message he was given and had passed on to them. As we consider what it means to live our lives OUT to and with those who have not yet received the gospel of Jesus, it's important for...
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Episode 4: UP: How to Listen to the Lord
Jesus said that His sheep listen to His voice and follow Him. This means that Jesus speaks, and as His followers, we must learn to listen and discern His voice. Pastor Mike and Melissa Eastman team up to teach us how to do this intentionally and regularly.
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Episode 3: OUT: To Whom Is God Calling You?
We see Jesus living His life in 3-dimensions: UP with the Father, IN with other disciples, and OUT with the crowds declaring the Good News of the Kingdom of God. This summer, we will be pressing-in to one of these dimensions each week, and this week, Pastor Mike reminds us how we are going OUT as…
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Episode 2: UP: How Big Is God?
We see Jesus living His life in 3-dimensions: UP with the Father, IN with other disciples, and OUT with the crowds declaring the Good News of the Kingdom of God. This summer, we will be pressing-in to one of these dimensions each week, and this week we go UP together by trying to expand our...
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Episode 1: IN: Unity in Community
We see Jesus living His life in 3-dimensions: UP with the Father, IN with other disciples, and OUT with the crowds declaring the Good News of the Kingdom of God. This summer, we will be pressing-in to one of these dimensions each week, starting this week with IN. Pastor Mike shows us how the Good...
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Episode 60: What Will Happen to John?
John 21:20-25 John's gospel account closes with Peter asking Jesus what will happen to John. Jesus had already reinstated Peter and reissued His discipleship call to Peter, and now, Peter wants to know what plans Jesus has for John. Pastor Mike ends his study in John by exploring Jesus'…
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Weekly sermons from Foothills Fellowship in Albuquerque, NM.
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Mike Potter
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