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Ascent Community Church Podcast — 300 episodes

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1

Easter Sunday | He Thought About Us With Every Step - Bill Stephens

2

March to the Cross | The Triumphal Disappointment - Chris Lagedrost

3

March to the Cross | A Long Saturday Wait - Stuart Atkins

4

March to the Cross | Wait Judas - Bill Stephens

5

March to the Cross | The Reality in the Garden - Bill Stephens

6

Forgotten God | What Would You Say You Do Here? - Stuart Atkins

7

Forgotten God | It's Personal - Chris Lagedrost

8

Forgotten God | Why Do I need the Holy Spirit? - Bill Stephens

9

Core Power | The Results of an Integrated Life - Bill Stephens

10

Core Work | Integrity in Action - Deb Poling

11

Core Work | The Durability of Integrity - Chris Lagedrost

12

Core Work | The Source of Integrity - Bill Stephens

13

Core Work | The Price of Integrity - Bill Stephens

14

Core Work | The Road to Integrity - Chris Lagedrost

15

Christmas Eve Service 2025

16

How Will This Be? | Zechariah - Chris Lagedrost

17

How Will This Be? | Joseph - Stuart Atkins

18

How Will This Be? | Mary - Bill Stephens

19

Invitation of a Lifetime | Christ Lagedrost

20

Advice You Can't Ignore | The Choice of Faith - Bill Stephens

21

Advice We Can't Ignore | When the War Within Becomes the War With Them - Aisha Cox

22

Advice You Can't Ignore - Taming the Tongue

23

Advice You Can't Ignore - Be Rich

24

Advice You Can't Ignore - Faith & Works

25

Advice You Can't Ignore - Temptation

26

Advice You Can't Ignore - Trials

27

Baptism Sunday Celebration - Bill Stephens

28

I Believe in God, But... Can I Trust Him?

29

I Believe in God, But... Does He Need Me? - Stuart Atkins

30

I Believe in God, But... I Don't Show it on the Outside

31

I Believe in God, But... Don't Feel it on the Inside

32

I Believe in God, But... | Do I Need a Savior - Chris Lagedrost

33

I Believe in God, But... Faith & Doubt

34

Plot Twist | Naomi & Ruth

35

Celebration Sunday - Next Generation

36

Plot Twist | Joseph

37

Plot Twist | Joshua

38

Plot Twist | Saul & Samuel

39

Plot Twist | Rahab

40

The Essentials Playlist | Hospitality

41

The Essentials Playlist | Church

42

The Essentials Playlist | Witness

43

The Essentials Playlist | Silence & Solitude

44

The Essentials Playlist | Scripture

45

The Essentials Playlist | Generosity II

46

The Essentials Playlist | Generosity

47

The Essentials Playlist | Sabbath

48

The Essentials Playlist | Now What?

49

Easter 2025 | He so Loved US | Bill Stephens

50

Practicing The Way | A Rule of Life

51

Practicing The Way | Having a Jesus Encounter

52

Practicing The Way | Vine and Branches

53

Practicing the Way | Sin

54

Practicing The Way | Meeting God in the Pain and Suffering

55

Practicing The Way | Why Spiritual Practice & Discipline Matters?

56

Practicing The Way | What Does It Mean To Be An Apprentice of Jesus?

57

Transformed or Deformed

58

Life Together | Community is Complicated

59

Life Together | Vulnerable

60

Life Together | Hesed

61

Rest | With Us In The Work

62

Rest | Rest for the Journey

63

Rest | The Wheel Keeps Spinning

64

Quieting the Busy Mind

65

Emmanuel - Almighty God

66

Emmanuel - Everlasting Father

67

Emmanuel - Wonderful Counselor

68

Attention to the Details

69

Pulled Forward by the Future

70

Chased by the past - Bill Stephens

71

Can I Get A Witness | He Made the First Move

72

Can I Get A Witness | Be My Witness

73

Present In The Presence | What's The Focus

74

Present In The Presence | Undoing The Doing

75

Present In The Presence | What's The Assignment

76

Present in the Presence | What's Wildly Important

77

Worship is as Worship Does | Worship at the Table

78

Worship is as Worship Does | Worship Through Serving

79

Worship is as Worship Does | Worship Through Scripture

80

Worship Through Witness | Lindsey Heslop

81

That's In The Bible? | The Number of the Beast

82

Worship is as Worship Does | Worship Through Praise and Prayer | Whitney Ohman Costa

83

That's In the Bible? | Hot & Cold?

84

That's In the Bible? | Our Names Written On Stones

85

HIStory | A Celebration Sunday

86

Embracing Grace | The How Of Grace

87

Embracing Grace | The What Of Grace

88

Embracing Grace | The Why of Grace

89

First Responder | Being Sick is Who I Am

90

First Responder | Urgent Care

91

First Responder | Internal Wounds

92

First Responder | Pearls, Pigs, & Planks

93

Idols & Attachments | Comfort

94

Idols & Attachments | Control

95

Idols & Attachments | Self Reliance

96

Idols & Attachments | Kavod

97

The Gospel According to The Crowd

98

The Gospel According to The Father

99

The Gospel According to Jesus

100

The Gospel According to the Lost Brothers

101

More Than Us | A Generous Prayer

102

More Than US | A Generous Posture

103

More Than Us | A Generous People

104

Collision of Opposites | All Things New or All New Things?

105

Collision of Opposites | Looking forward & Looking Back

106

Collision of Opposites | Heavy & Light

107

Justification & Sanctification

108

It’s Love, Actually (Christmas Eve)

109

Love Through Mystery

110

Love Through Presence

111

Love Through Loss of Reputation

112

Your Story is God’s Story | I’m Too Old

113

Your Story is God’s Story | Too Cynical

114

Your Story is God’s Story | Too Insignificant

115

Your Story is God’s Story | Am I Too Broken?

116

Faith or Follower | What If I Don’t Want To?

117

Faith or Follower | Following Jesus Will Cost Something?

118

Faith or Follower | It Ain’t Fancy

119

Fan or Follower | Right Beliefs?

120

Justice & Mercy | A Conversation Around Pursuing Justice

121

All the Feels | I’m Out Of Patience

122

All the Feels | I’m Offended

123

All the Feels | I’m Inadequate

124

All the Feels | I’m So Dang Lonely

125

All the Feels | I’m Exhausted

126

Nothing is Wasted

127

The Good News About Questions

128

The INN Between | The Closet

129

The INN Between | The Kitchen

130

The INN Between | The Garage

131

The INN Between | The Kitchen Table

132

The INN Between | The Front Door

133

The Man Who Pours Out

134

Dressed To Face The Day

135

The World We Know

136

In Christ Alone | New Humanity

137

Roots Growing Deep

138

Identity In Christ

139

It’s Time To Let Down Your Hair

140

Forgiving Self

141

Perfect God, Imperfect Church

142

Family Matters

143

It Was Personal | Easter 2023 - Bill Stephens

144

BeHold | Dependance

145

BeHold | Courageous Leadership

146

BeHold | The Water and the Wilderness

147

BeHold | Is it Worth it?

148

Leaving a Lasting Legacy

149

He Sees Us, I See You

150

Reconciliation for the City

151

How to be Salty Citizens

152

Vision Sunday | What Does the Good Mean?

153

Walking With Purpose

154

Why Do We Sing?

155

Carrying Little Weight

156

Light Finds It’s Way

157

What It Meant For A Messy Life

158

What It Meant For Mary

159

What It Meant For An Every Day Joe

160

Gratitude vs. The Goliath Of Envy

161

Gratitude vs. The Goliath That Kicks My Rear

162

Gratitude vs. The Goliath Of Waiting

163

Gratitude vs. The Goliath Of Guilt

164

As It Is In Heaven

165

The Thing Under The Thing

166

Welcome To Upper Management

167

Open Hands, Big Hearts

168

Celebration Sunday

169

Beyond the Shadows

170

Shattered Faith

171

Concrete Faith

172

What is the Bible?

173

Weathered and Seasoned

174

Off-Centered

175

Rhythm Of Remembrance

176

Naomi

177

Rahab

178

Leah & Rachel

179

Deborah

180

Fight for ”There”

181

Fight Anxiety

182

Fight Together

183

Juneteenth

184

The Desperate Need For Community

185

Why Community

186

Practice Sabbath

187

Practice Surrender

188

Baptism Sunday

189

Practice Joy

190

Practice Blessing

191

Practice Faith

192

A Love That Goes The Distance

193

It’s Hard To Wait

194

Love Has Everything To Do With It

195

I AM

196

Unity is What Matters

197

The God Who Sees Me

198

Up and to the Right

199

Faith in the Fire

200

Faith When You Feel Lost

201

Strength for Today

202

When You’re Close to Depletion

203

Living in the Tension

204

What is Grace?

205

The Power Of Presence

206

Loss Love & Rebuild

207

Christmas Eve | Anticipation

208

The Dawn Will Break

209

A Little Bit of Hope

210

The Christmas Story

211

Focus on Truth

212

Ruts and Trenches

213

Loyal Soldiers

214

Renewed by His Presence

215

Already And Not Yet

216

Discomfort in Discomfort

217

Rock Bottom

218

GO: Slow Down

219

GO: Don‘t Forget to Let Go

220

GO: Learn What This Means

221

GO: As You Go

222

GO: Send ME

223

Something Has to Change

224

It Starts With Love

225

Take the Shot

226

Just Talk To Him

227

Rooted in Scripture

228

Colossians Four - Household Codes

229

Colossians Three - Grow Up

230

2021-07-11 | Colossians Two - Choosing Life, Experiencing Joy | Bill Stephens

231

Colossians One, The Good News of Jesus

232

Her Voice, Her Presence, Her Ministry

233

He HAD to go through Samaria

234

Propane or Fire

235

Follow Me Blazing the Trail

236

Make it Matter | In our Lament

237

Make it Matter | With Our Finances

238

Make it Matter | In Our Hearts

239

Make it Matter | Blindspots

240

Make it Matter | In the Wilderness

241

Make it Matter | At the Table

242

Make it Matter | On the Right Track

243

Make it Matter | At Home

244

Easter Sunday

245

The Truth about Hope

246

Strength: A Promise in the Weakness.

247

Your Words Matter

248

An Integrated Faith

249

Back Row Sitting: Time to Move

250

Tempted to Throw in the Towel

251

Where Do We Go From Here 1

252

Empowered to Pray

253

Pay Attention

254

Empowered to Care

255

Empowered to be Courageous

256

Becoming the Church Jesus had in Mind

257

Moving Mountains

258

Christmas Eve

259

Parenthesis People {The Shepherds}

260

The Angels

261

Mary & Joseph

262

How to Create Soil for Your Spiritual Life to Grow

263

The Pace of Grace

264

God's Voice is our True North

265

King of Kings

266

Who’s Your Peloton?

267

Ascent Update

268

Godly Community

269

Can I Carry that for You?

270

Peacemaker

271

Worship in Captivity

272

Water

273

Making Something Smooth Requires Something Rough

274

Potter and the Clay

275

Remember to Dream

276

Purpose in a Purposeless Time

277

Becoming | Part 3

278

Becoming | Part 2

279

Becoming | Part 1

280

Sin Is Not Just Personal

281

We are Chosen

282

Invitation to the Margins

283

An MRI of the Heart

284

Join a Movement

285

Recognizing Neglect

286

Fire Pit Stories

287

Mourn With Us

288

Does God Have A Plan For Me?

289

It's Heavy

290

God: The Great Recycler

291

Where You At?: Feeling Adrift - In Need of an Anchor

292

Where You At?: The Posture of our Hearts

293

Where You At?: Where's God Right Now?

294

Where You At?: Life On Hold

295

Ascent Easter 2020

296

Walk This Way: Do We Get It? 4.5.20

297

Walk This Way: God is STILL with Us 3.29.20

298

Walk This Way: A Moment of Truth: 3.22.20

299

Walk This Way: How to Hear God's Voice

300

Walk This Way: Make Every Effort