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Upstate Community Church
by Upstate Community Church
Welcome to the weekly podcast from Upstate Community Church in Boiling Springs, SC. Our mission is to help people—and their friends—live intentionally in Jesus. Each episode features a message designed to help you follow Jesus in your everyday life, find freedom and purpose, grow in authentic community, and make a lasting impact where you live, work, and play. For more information, visit upstatecommunity.com.
Episodes
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Intentional | Prayer is ... | Week 2
Most of us know the sitcom prayer: a hospital bedside, a long-overdue conversation with God, and a promise to do better if he comes through. In this message from Intentional, Connor Guerzini teaches from Matthew 6, Philippians 4, and 2 Corinthians 10 that a prayer life is an intentional act of...
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Intimate | Prayer is ... | Week 1
Prayer is Intimate | Week 1 | Aaron Wright
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Power | Downfalls | Week 3
When James and John asked Jesus for the seats of honor beside him, he answered with a different picture of greatness: whoever wants to be a leader must be a servant. In the final week of Downfalls, Connor Guerzini teaches from Mark 10:35-45 and Proverbs 16:18 on the lie we believe about power and...
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Sex | Downfalls | Week 2
Week two of Downfalls. Pastor Connor Guerzini teaches from 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 on what God says about sex and our bodies. Most of us were taught about sex by culture, not the church. Paul reframes it: your body was made for the Lord, it is a temple of the Holy Spirit, and it belongs to God. The...
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Money | Downfalls | Week 1
Money was never meant to fill the desire of your heart. In the first message of our new series, Downfalls, Connor Guerzini looks at what Jesus says about money and why the condition of your heart matters more than the size of your bank account.Key points from this message:Proverbs 4:23 tells us…
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Restore | Joel | Week 3
God does not simply want to repair your circumstances; He wants to make you completely new. In this conclusion to our series through the book of Joel, Associate Pastor Bobby walks through Joel 2:28-32 and explores how God pours out His Spirit on all flesh. Spiritual renewal goes deeper than…
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Restore | Joel | Week 2
When you find yourself stuck in a spiritual wasteland where God feels silent, it can be easy to lose heart. In this second message of our series through the book of Joel, we explore how God responds when His people return to Him. Looking at Joel 2:18-27, we discover that God offers a concrete…
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Return | Joel | Week 1
Spiritual drift rarely happens overnight. It often starts with a quiet decrease in focus until we realize we are no longer experiencing God's presence as we once did. In this opening message of our series through the book of Joel, we look at how God gets the attention of His people when they...
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Making Time | Redeeming Time | Week 5
Is busyness pulling you away from what matters most? Many believers struggle with feeling like there is never enough time, but busyness is frequently an excuse for misplaced values. In this sermon, we unpack how to step away from schedule overload and cultivate genuine availability for God.…
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Urgent Time | Redeeming Time | Week 4
It can be very easy to face the future with a false confidence in our own plans and abilities. When we do this, we put ourselves at the center of time instead of God. In this message from the Redeeming Time series, we explore James 4 to uncover the difference between our ambitions and true...
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God's Timing | Redeeming Time | Week 3
We live in an instant world—fast food, high-speed internet, and immediate answers. But when it comes to faith, God rarely seems to be in a rush. Have you ever wondered why your prayers feel like they're sitting in "pending" status while everyone else around you is moving forward? In this message,...
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Seasons | Redeeming Time | Week 2
Seasons | Redeeming Time It is easy to get caught up in how difficult a season is and fail to recognize its beauty. In week two of Redeeming Time, we look at Ecclesiastes 3 to understand that God has a purpose for every season under heaven. Instead of wishing past seasons of pain or failure, we…
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Sabbath | Redeeming Time | Week 1
Rest: The Root of Our Restlessness — Redeeming Time Why is it so hard to actually rest? In week one of Redeeming Time, Pastor Connor Guerzini walks through Hebrews 4:1-11 and makes the case that Sabbath isn't a privilege we earn — it's an act of obedience rooted in trust. If rest feels out of...
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Share | B.L.E.S.S. | Week 5
In order to BLESS our neighbor, Jesus invites us to share how our story intersects with God's story. This week we unpack why sharing our faith feels so intimidating, what Jesus' evangelism training in Matthew 10 teaches us about trusting the Holy Spirit in the moment, and how to be ready at all...
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Serve | B.L.E.S.S. | Week 4
Bobby Howard | BLESS | Serve your neighbor
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Eat | BLESS | Connor Guerzini
Jesus didn't need extra time in his day to bless people — he simply met them at the table. In this message, we look at how Jesus used ordinary meals to reach tax collectors, sinners, and even Pharisees, and how that same rhythm is available to every one of us today. If you eat three meals a day,...
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Listen | B.L.E.S.S. | Week 2
What does it mean to truly listen — and why does it start with God? In this episode from the BLESS series, Pastor Connor Guerzini explores the “L” — Listen. We live in a culture that is constantly competing for our attention. Influencers, tech platforms, advertisers — they all want what only God...
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Begin with Prayer | B.L.E.S.S. | Week 1
We're launching a brand new series called BLESS — a practical, gospel-centered framework for how everyday followers of Jesus can reach the people living right around them. At Upstate Community Church, we're in the middle of a 1,000-day initiative to have 1,000 gospel conversations, and this…
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Hope | Unshakeable | Week 3
When everything feels uncertain, what are you holding on to? Hebrews 6 gives us one of the most powerful images in all of Scripture — hope as an anchor. Not a wish. Not wishful thinking. An anchor. Something fixed, immovable, and planted in something far more solid than anything this world can...
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Peace | Unshakeable | Week 2
What if the peace you're looking for isn't on the other side of your circumstances — but available right in the middle of them? The Apostle Paul wrote Philippians 4 from a prison cell, not a resort. And yet his words carry a peace that has nothing to do with his surroundings. Because the peace of...
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Faith | Unshakeable | Week 1
What do you do when following God costs you everything? In Daniel 3, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego stood before a king with absolute power — and they didn't flinch. Not because they were fearless, but because they knew exactly who held their trust. Their faith wasn't fragile. It was forged. In...
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Laodicea | Dear Church | Week 7
Of all seven churches Jesus addresses in Revelation, Laodicea receives the most unsettling diagnosis — not that they were hostile to the faith, but that they had become completely indifferent to it. Lukewarm. Comfortable. Self-sufficient. And Jesus says it made him sick. In this final week of…
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Philadelphia | Dear Church | Week 6
Dear Church Week 6
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Sardis | Dear Church | Week 5
Pastor Connor Guerzini | 5.10.2026
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Pergamum | Dear Church | Bobby Howard
Is Jesus Forming You? | Dear Church Series | Revelation 2:12–17 What is Jesus actually doing in you right now? Not just saving you from something — but actively shaping you into something more like him? In this message from Upstate Community Church's Dear Church series, Pastor Bobby walks through...
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Smyrna | Dear Church | Connor Guerzini
What do you do when following Jesus makes your life harder? In this episode, Pastor Connor walks through Jesus' letter to the church in Smyrna — the only church in Revelation with no rebuke, a congregation suffering poverty, exclusion, and persecution simply for staying faithful. Jesus doesn't...
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Ephesus | Dear Church | Aaron Wright
Jesus sees everything you're doing — the labor, the perseverance, the doctrinal discernment, the faithfulness week after week. He commends it all. But in his letter to the church of Ephesus, he says something that cuts through every good deed and busy schedule: "I have this against you — you have...
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The Battle Won | Easter 2026 | Connor Guerzini
The Battle Won | Easter 2026 No one on earth is undefeated. Every person has faced losses they couldn't reverse — in relationships, in parenting, in their own character, against sin and death itself. The longer we believe we can change our lives through sheer willpower, the more we miss what…
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Stuck to Control | Embrace the Stuck
Embrace the Stuck | Stuck to Control What if the things promising you the most control are the very things keeping you from it? In this Palm Sunday message, Pastor Connor Guerzini digs into the final temptation of Jesus in Matthew 4 — where the devil offers him all the kingdoms of the world in...
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Marriage | Week 3 | Most Important Days of Your Life.
Ephesians 5:21-33, Matthew 91:4-6 Pastor Connor Guerzini
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Yes, Lord. One More. | 1000 Days
"Master, we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again." — Luke 5:5 In this special Vision Sunday message, Pastor Connor Guerzini celebrates Birthday Sunday at Upstate Community Church. As we look back on God’s faithfulness in Boiling...
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The Promise of Peace in a Chaotic World | Arrival Week 2
hristmas is meant to be a season of peace — yet for so many, it’s one of the most stressful times of the year. In this message from Upstate Community Church, Pastor Connor Guerzini explores why our lives feel so hurried and heavy during the holidays and how the arrival of Jesus offers real peace...
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One Generation at a Time | Week 3
One Invitation can change a generation.
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One Interruption At a Time | Week 4
Jesus saw interruptions as opportunity, not inconvenience.
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One Meal at a Time | Week 2
Jesus ate with both saints and sinners - but he prioritized the sinners.
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One Person at a Time
Jesus focused on people one at a time.
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Lust | Heart Issues Week 3
Lust is more than a fleeting temptation — it’s a heart issue. In Week 3 of our Heart Issues series, Pastor Connor Guerzini unpacks Jesus’ call to purity in Matthew 5:8, 27–30; 1 Corinthians 6:18–20; and 1 Thessalonians 4:3–5. Discover why freedom from lust isn’t about working harder but about...
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Greed | Life is not measured by what you own. Heart Issues Week 2
Greed promises satisfaction but always leaves us empty. In this message from our Heart Issues series, Pastor Connor unpacks how greed robs us of God’s intended blessing and even harms the people around us. Looking at Joshua 7, Luke 12:13-21, and Ecclesiastes 5:10-11, we see how Achan’s hidden sin...
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Wrath: Trusting God’s Justice Over Our Revenge | Heart Issues Part 1
Wrath is a dangerous habit of the heart. It often boils over when we feel wronged, leading us to hurt others and ourselves in the process. But Scripture reminds us that vengeance belongs to God, not us. In this message from our Heart Issues series, Pastor Connor Guerzini unpacks Luke 9, Romans…
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Escaping the Trap of Offense
Jesus warned that offenses will come -- but how we respond determines whether we stayh trapped or walk in freedom. In this message, discover how the stories of Joseph and David show us the power of forgiveness, letting go of unmet expectations, and trust GOd's plan over our hurts.
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Be Holy as God is Holy | Sanctifying Grace
The Chase | Week 3 Pastor Connor Guerzini
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You can't work hard enough for God | The Chase Week 2
The Chase Week 2 Justifying Grace Bobby Howard
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Grace that comes before | The Chase Week 1
The Chase Week 1 Connor Guerzini Scriptures: Titus 2:11-14, John 6:44, Psalm 139
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Greater Life | What do you need to put to death?
Colossians 3:1-10 NIV
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Greater Presence | Colossians 1:15-29
Greater Presence | Colossians 1:15–29 In this message from our Greater Things series, we dive into the powerful truth of Greater Presence — how Jesus doesn’t just invite us into His presence but brings us into it. Pastor Connor unpacks Colossians 1:15–29, revealing how the supremacy of Christ...
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Greater Fruit | Colossians 1:3-14
Greater Fruit requires enduring patience. Scripture: 1:3-14 Speaker: Connor Guerzini
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Is this the End of the World? | The Book Week 6
This week, we dig into the New Creation that Jesus promises. Scriptures: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11 Revelation 21:1-7
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Do you need to change your mind about Church? The Book Week 5
In this episode of our teaching series The Book, we continue tracing the major movements of Scripture by turning to the Church — the people of God, empowered by the Spirit, living on mission in the world. We walk through Acts 2 and Ephesians 2 to explore what the early church looked like, how it...
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Who is Jesus?
Jesus is Messiah, Lord, and the Son of God. Speaker: Ken Hartman
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The Bros of the Old Testament | Israel
Big idea: God is on a rescue mission to bring His people back to Him.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the weekly podcast from Upstate Community Church in Boiling Springs, SC. Our mission is to help people—and their friends—live intentionally in Jesus. Each episode features a message designed to help you follow Jesus in your everyday life, find freedom and purpose, grow in authentic community, and make a lasting impact where you live, work, and play. For more information, visit upstatecommunity.com.
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