Episodes
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Dirty Words | Suffering
Dirty Words: Suffering Suffering may be the dirtiest word in our series. It exposes the cost of following Jesus more than any other, and no one signs up for it. We quietly believe that doing right should buy us a pain-free life. But Pastor Matt reminded us that Jesus never said we might have…
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Dirty Words | Giving
Today we celebrate 25 years with Journey. The Dirty Words series continues this week with Pastor Matt talking about the word giving.
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Dirty Words | Sanctification
Some words in Scripture make us uncomfortable. Today’s word is really a family of words that live under one big theological term: sanctification. In its simplest form, sanctification is the lifelong journey of growing more and more into the image of Christ Jesus. How we interpret what we’re…
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Dirty Words | Obedience and Discipline
Some words make us uncomfortable. Obedience. Discipline. We tend to treat them like dirty words, but Scripture shows they are the very things that expose what it really costs to follow Jesus. This Sunday, Executive Pastor Mike kicked off our brand-new series, Dirty Words, with the claim: what we...
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U & AI | Spiritual Guidance
People are bringing their biggest questions about identity, morality, purpose, faith, and crisis to AI, instead of to parents, pastors, and trusted loved ones. In the final week of our U&AI series, Pastor Matt asked: what is that doing to us, and to how we see God? When answers come fast and...
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U & AI | Could VS. Should (Morality, Ethics)
Pastor Matt Dawson discusses the cultural, ethical, and spiritual considerations we should weigh when using AI — along with the forces influencing AI’s development.
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U & AI | What Is A REAL Relationship?
Pastor Matt reveals today in our U & AI series, what he believes is the most important issue for us as it relates to AI.
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U & AI | The Attractive Imitation
Pastor Matt starts a new series called U & AI where he discusses our relationship with AI, how people are engaging with it, how it is being used in our culture, and how it is affecting us. This Sunday, he lays the foundation of how we got here and why it matters.
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Church Outside The Walls | Journey Go
Today as we wrap up our series “Church Outside The Walls”, Executive Pastor Mike Sellers interviews our short term missionaries on their experiences and testimonies from the mission field. He also shares how we can take the next step into missions.
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Church Outside The Walls | Jennifer Williams
Pastor Jennifer Williams, from the Cornelius Church of God, joins us today in our series Church Outside the Walls. She shares Nehemiah 3, reminding us that God is calling us to a place outside our walls, to let people know God loves them.
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Church Outside The Walls | Andrew Ruth
Today Pastor Andrew Ruth from Lake Forest Church describes to us what church looks like outside our walls. “Mission isn’t just part of Church. The Church is part of the mission. The Church of Jesus exists to fulfill the mission of God.”
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Church Outside The Walls | Pastor Zach Burris
We believe we cannot make a significant change in the kingdom of God as a church all by ourselves. Change comes from all the churches in our area that proclaim the name of Christ. In our new series “Church Outside The Walls,” we invite pastors from our local area to share with us messages of […]
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The Messy Adventure | Parenting Your Parents
Pastor Matt is closing out The Messy Adventure series by discussing what happens when parenting roles reverse. Often the biggest tension in this situation arises when each side has a different perspective on what is most important: safety vs. dignity and autonomy. Our parents don’t want to be...
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The Messy Adventure | Parenting Through Phases
This week in our series The Messy Adventure, we welcome back Pastor Don as he walks us through the phases of parenting. He reminds us that “we as parents spend our lives wolf-proofing our pasture. God, in His sovereignty, spent His parenting time preparing us to be among the wolves. So that we...
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The Messy Adventure | Parenting With Purpose
This Sunday we start a new parenting series called The Messy Adventure. Pastor Matt talks about creating a hands on – intentional, interdependent counterculture where we are informed, engaged, and in charge.
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Influenced | Live Q&A with Matt – Raw Answers and Better Questions
At Journey Church, we value being asked questions. In this series you were asked to submit questions. This week Pastor Matt answers them and teaches us how to respond from a position of humility and a surrendering to the Holy Spirit.
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Influenced | A Response To Blurred Boundaries (PG-13)
Pastor Matt addresses the blurred boundaries culture has created on sexual immorality. When dealing with anything tied to sexual immorality, we need to have a standard by which to measure that is unchanging. And we need to acknowledge the root of why people don’t want to live to that standard....
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Influenced | A Need For Control
What if the thing we’ve been calling freedom is actually making us lonely? In week two of the Influenced series, Pastor Chris shares with us how our culture preaches self reliance, but Jesus teaches the value of a shared life.
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Influenced | A Case of Modern Spiritualism
Pastor Matt shares how modern spiritualism came to be and how the church responds by forming you, grounding you, and sending you.
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Bible Misconceptions | The Bible Supports My Ideology Vs. Forming My Convictions
Pastor Matt concludes the Bible Misconceptions series with the idea that “The Bible isn’t a resource to support what we believe – it’s the authority that forms who we become.”
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Bible Misconceptions | Affirmation VS. Transformation
Join us while we continue our series Bible Misconceptions where Pastor Justin shares with us a discussion on affirmation vs. transformation.
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Bible Misconceptions | The Bible Supports My Personal Happiness VS His Will
This week we started a new series called “Bible Misconceptions”. Pastor Mike walked us through what it looks like when we really pursue His will over what we perceive as happiness. Watch the video here.
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Built To Last I Transformed
We wrap our series “Built To Last”. This week we looked at marriages who have created expectations from the beginning only to be met with disappointment from our belief that we are supposed to be the source of love. Pastor Matt unpacks the truth of relying on Christ for our walk within the…
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Built To Last | Formed
Join us as we discover how God uses life’s challenges, His truth, and His purpose to shape us into lasting faith. Come and grow as we explore the difference between chasing happiness and trusting God’s will–finding true joy through Him.
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Built To Last – Forged
Join us as we discover how God uses life’s challenges, His truth, and His purpose to shape us into lasting faith. Come and grow as we explore the difference between chasing happiness and trusting God’s will–finding true joy through Him.
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Practical Doctrines | Part 5 – “Do I Really Need To Go To Church?”
All of us are carrying spiritual questions we don’t know how to answer. It can’t be that easy… can it? Does it actually matter who Jesus claimed to be? Why does following Jesus feel so hard? Can I actually trust this book? Do I really even need a local church? This spring at Journey, we’re […]
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Practical Doctrines I Can I Actually Trust This Book?
Every week we turn to the scriptures as our source of truth and authority; But, can we really trust this book? This week Pastor Matt Dawson answers this question by revealing how the scriptures came to be what it is today- a library of books in which is inspired and God-breathed through its…
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Practical Doctrines |Part 3: How Do I Hear From God?”
All of us are carrying spiritual questions we don’t know how to answer. It can’t be that easy… can it? Does it actually matter who Jesus claimed to be? Why does following Jesus feel so hard? Can I actually trust this book? Do I really even need a local church? This spring at Journey, we’re […]
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Practical Doctrines – “Does It Actually Matter That Jesus Claimed To Be God?”
All of us are carrying spiritual questions we don’t know how to answer. It can’t be that easy… can it? Does it actually matter who Jesus claimed to be? Why does following Jesus feel so hard? Can I actually trust this book? Do I really even need a local church? This spring at Journey, we’re […]
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Practical Doctrines I It Can’t Be That Easy..Can It?
All of us are carrying spiritual questions we don’t know how to answer. It can’t be that easy… can it? Does it actually matter who Jesus claimed to be? Why does following Jesus feel so hard? Can I actually trust this book? Do I really even need a local church? This spring at Journey, we’re […]
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Books We Don’t Read | Habakkuk
We are in our Read Your Bible Series: Books We Don’t Read. Watch and listen as we dive into books that usually aren’t talked about much. This week we walk through the book of Habakkuk.
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Books We Don’t Read I Philemon
This week, in our series “Books we don’t read”, we unpack the message behind Paul’s letter to Philemon. The gospel is such a profound and incredible story. watch here to see how the Gospel is written in the fabric of Philemon.
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Books We Don’t Read I Haggai
Each year, as a church, we gather together and focus on a specific book of the Bible. This year we are highlighting books in the Bible that people potentially and unintentionally skip. This series is focused on “Books We Don’t Read”. Pastor Matt Dawson continues this series unpacking the book of...
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Books We Don’t Read I Jude
We are in our series “Read Your Bible”. Each year, as a church, we gather together and focus on a specific book of the Bible. This year we are highlighting books in the Bible that people potentially and unintentionally skip. This series is focused on “Books We Don’t Read”. Pastor Justin kicks off...
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The Beginning Of The End I Now What?
The question of why suffering happens in this world is raised quite a bit. Pastor Mike Sellers finishes our series “The Beginning of The End” unpacking why we experience suffering in this world. Sin, Hell and Death are very real things that this world has faced since Adam and Eve. Fortunately for...
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21 Days Of Prayer I Week Two
We continue with our series of “21 days of Prayer. As we wrap up 21 days Pastor Matt shares the importance of prayer both corporately and personally. Furthermore, the importance of fasting and how fasting amplifies prayer. Both of these rhythms allow us clarity in how much we need Jesus in our...
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21 Days of Prayer I Week One
We are in a season of spending 21 days of prayer together. Pastor Matt unpacks these next couple of weeks the importance of living a life rooted on prayer. The importance of a life saturated in prayer not only models the life of Jesus, but also is a key cornerstone component of our faith.
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The Pursuit of Happiness I Surrendered To Course
Week 2 of out series “The Pursuit of Happiness” Watch as Pastor Justin walks us through Philiipans 2 and 3.
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The Pursuit Of Happiness I Week One
We start a new series on what brings us true joy. We all chase something that we think brings us happiness. Pastor Matt encourages us where we can find true Joy. We will be walking through the book of Philippians in our new series “The Pursuit of Happiness.”
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Unwell I Obstacles for Spiritual Healing
There are obstacles to obtain true spiritual healing. When we choose to receive forgiveness and extend it and proactive true repentance we can find ourselves living in the freedom Christ has for us. Watch here
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Unwell I The Scars From Broken Trust
Watch this week as we continue our series “Unwell”. Pastor Mike walks us through responses from the story of Jacob and Essau on broken trust. Pastor Mike encourages us how to respond when trust has been broken by someone in our life and reminds us we can trust in Christ. Listen here
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Unwell I The State of Mental Health
We have started a new series, “Unwell”. Pastor Matt Dawson begins this series with the challenges of our hope being eroded and us feeling weary and fragmented in the effort of trying to pretend we are “ok”. We can be encouraged that we do have hope in the One who does bring redemption, healing…
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The Art of Neighboring I Never Stop Neighboring
Pastor Matt wraps up our series “The Art Of Neighboring” this week. The faith we have in Christ produces a story within us that has power when shared with others. As we navigate through every relationship we have- we must continuously and without ceasing share the hope we have with others. Listen...
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The Art of Neighboring I Better Together
This week Pastor Matt shares the importance of community. Most people are not looking for a sermon but want to hear your story. Our story, when intertwined with God’s story becomes an avenue for close relationships and beautiful community. Listen to the third week of “The Art of Neighboring”.
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The Art Of Neighboring I Share and Serve
This week Pastor Matt continues in our series “The Art of Neighboring” describing the importance of sharing the faith we have. Pastor Matt illustrates the tools we can use to share the Gospel – tools like the “bridge”. Check out this week’s message here.
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The Art of Neighboring I Intentional Living
This week we begin a new series “The Art of Neighboring”. When we think about how we share the gospel to others we can get “stuck” on the “how”. Pastor Chris kicks off the week encouraging us that it starts with us being intentional in every relationship we find ourselves in- whether its at a […]
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Journey Go Highlight Week
This week we spotlight our mission trips to Peru, Honduras, and Kenya. Hear from some who participated in this year’s trip.
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Promises and Proverbs I Financial Proverbs and Promises
Pastor Matt wraps our series on Promises and Proverbs. This week we are reminded of the importance of giving and the promises associated with our obedience in this area. You can listen and watch here.
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Promises And Proverbs I Protection/Safety Proverbs and Promises
It is difficult to see how God is moving in the midst of seasons that simply break our heart. Through seasons of loss, sadness, and questions we understand that our vision can become foggy. This week Pastor Mike Sellers encourages us to shift our focus on things that are unseen and not solely on...