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HOTLCAST — 337 episodes

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[HOTL's Got Questions] Is Sex Before Marriage a Sin?

2

Cruise Control Christians: Are You Going the Extra Mile?

3

[Sermon] The Extra Mile

4

Preferences, Convictions & Imperatives — Spiritual Mutts

5

[SERMON] Dogmatic: Holding Tight, Holding Loose, Holding Lovingly | Spiritual Mutts

6

From Baptist to Brethren: How Every Church Shaped Our Faith

7

[SERMON] Stop Picking and Choosing | Spiritual Mutts wk1

8

Let God Interrupt Your Plans

9

[SERMON] Following God is the Best Game Plan - Level Up Sunday

10

Hail Mary and the Hope That Never Fails

11

[SERMON] God Isn't Done | HOTLWOOD: Project Hail Mary

12

What Does Family Really Mean?

13

[SERMON] The Right People Change Everything | HOTLWOOD 2026: Mandalorian & Grogu

14

[SERMON] The Sword Isn't Enough: Finding Real Power Through Jesus | HOTLWOOD 2026: He-Man

15

[HOTL's Got Questions] Did Jesus Go to Hell?

16

Demon Hunters & Field of Dreams: Finding Truth in Unlikely Places

17

[SERMON] No More Hiding | HOTLWOOD 2026: K-Pop Demon Hunters

18

[HOTL's Got Questions] Is Drinking a Sin?

19

Who's Your Empty Chair?

20

[SERMON] The Empty Chair — Who Are You Reaching For?

21

[HOTL's Got Questions] Who is Cain's Wife?

22

The Unexpected Plan — How God Rewrites Your Story

23

[SERMON] Rewritten: Trusting God When Your Story Doesn't Go as Planned | HOTLWOOD: Solo Mio

24

Dreaming Big God's Way

25

[SERMON] Dream Big, Surrender Bigger | HOTLWOOD: Goat

26

[SERMON] You Good, Bro?

27

New Faces, Big Updates, & Staying Grounded in Faith

28

[SERMON] Peace That Doesn't Make Sense | Philippians 4

29

What Do You Treasure? Faith, Time, and Summer Camp

30

[SERMON] Rubbish or Riches: What Are You Really Chasing? | Philippians 3

31

The Mind of Christ: Choosing Others Over Yourself

32

[SERMON] Crown or Cross? — the Humility That Changes Everything | Philippians 2

33

Is Masturbation a Sin? | Faith Questions

34

Chains or Joy? — Philippians & the Choice That Changes Everything

35

[SERMON] Joy in Chains | Philippians 1

36

[SERMON] Viz. — Clarifying What Matters Most

37

Is it a Sin to get a Tattoo? | Faith Questions

38

Back on the Main Quest: Living for What Actually Counts

39

[SERMON] The Main Quest — Knowing Jesus and Making Him Known | Side Quest Life

40

Do Pets Go to Heaven? | Faith Questions

41

People Quest: How NPCs in Life Point Us to Jesus

42

[SERMON] People Are the Quest: Seeing Others the Way Jesus Did | Side Quest Life

43

Side Quests, Main Quests, and Following the Light of God

44

[SERMON] The Light: Living on the Main Quest with Jesus | Side Quest Life

45

Stop Chasing Side Quests: Finding Your Main Life Mission

46

[SERMON] The Map: Don't Miss the Main Quest | Side Quest Life

47

Getting Unstuck: How Community and Faith Move You Forward

48

[SERMON] Built to Stand: Building Your Foundation Before the Storm

49

The Empty Tomb Changes Everything — Live Like You're Alive

50

[SERMON] Rise Up: The Power of the Empty Tomb | Easter 2026

51

Why Youth Ministry Changes Everything — Faith, Fun, and Real Community

52

[SERMON] Hosanna: Don't Just Wave the Branch

53

The Hardest Idol to Destroy Is the One in Your Mirror

54

[SERMON] Dethroned: The Idol of Self | False Idols

55

The Church Traps That Keep You From Christ

56

[SERMON] What Might Be Trapping You? | False Idols

57

Breaking Free from Modern Idols: A Spiritual Self-Check

58

[SERMON] Hidden Idols: What Really Has Your Heart? | False Idols

59

What Do Donuts and Shame Have in Common?

60

[SERMON] Guilt vs. Shame: Understanding God's Restoration

61

Our Expectations vs God's Plan

62

[SERMON] When God's Plan Doesn't Match Yours | Great Expectations

63

Testimonies: Why Your Story Matters

64

[SERMON] Six Rules That Change Everything | The Rules of Us

65

Healthy Conflict Resolution

66

[SERMON] Guesswork vs Guardrails | The Rules of Us

67

Living out the Golden Rule

68

[SERMON] The Golden Rule for Your Relationships | The Rules of Us

69

The People You Surround Yourself With Matter

70

[SERMON] Guard Your Circle: How Influence Shapes Your Soul

71

Building Community Through Faith, Growth, and Vision

72

[SERMON] Our Confession of Faith: What We Believe and Why It Matters | HOTL 101

73

Building Relationships That Transform Lives

74

[SERMON] HOTL 101: With Before Witness: Multiplying Through Discipleship

75

Beyond Niceness: The Power of Genuine Care

76

[SERMON] HOTL 101: Why We Do What We Do at our Church

77

[SERMON] Breath of Life: Finding God’s Presence in Every Moment

78

[SERMON] Glory in the Fields

79

Seeing God Move in Everyday Life

80

[SERMON] A Hail Mary of Faith: Trusting God in Uncertainty

81

Presence Over Presents: Finding Meaning in the Christmas Season

82

[SERMON] Very Merry Messengers: Finding Clarity and Obedience in Chaos

83

Be Strong and Courageous: Faith, Friendship, and New Beginnings

84

[SERMON] Be Strong and Courageous: The Battle Cry of Faith

85

[SERMON] Shalom: Experiencing God’s Wholeness in a Broken World

86

Next Gen Now: Making Church Home for Youth

87

[SERMON] The Unbreakable Covenant: God’s Steadfast Love in Hebrews 3

88

The Power of Words: Exploring Hebrew, Faith, and Community

89

[SERMON] The Breath of God: Finding Life and Comfort in the Holy Spirit | Hebrews

90

Unlocking the Power of God’s Name: Hebrew Insights & Honest Faith

91

[SERMON] The Name of God | Hebrews

92

Cody’s Comeback: Faith, Recovery, and Facing the Unknown

93

[SERMON] From Fear to Faith: Jesus’ Victory Over Death

94

[SERMON] The Power of Jesus's Stories | Storyteller

95

Are You a Peacemaker or a Peacekeeper?

96

[SERMON] Will You Choose Peace or Chaos? | The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse

97

Our Journey and Plan for Growth

98

[SERMON] Our Vision for the future of HOTL | Vision 3 30

99

Preaching, Teaching, & Growing

100

How Do We Respond When Life Gets Hard and God Feels Distant?

101

[SERMON] Choosing Relationship Over Offense | Culture of Honor

102

What do Coffee Makers and Being Faithful Have in Common?

103

[SERMON] Trusting God in Uncertain Times | Pray More Worry Less 4

104

[SERMON] The Power of Prayer | Pray More, Worry Less 3

105

Blind Dates, Big Prayers, and Bigger Lessons

106

[SERMON] Finding Peace in an Age of Anxiety | Pray More Worry Less 2

107

Embracing Faith: Pray More, Worry Less

108

[SERMON] Pray More, Worry Less

109

[SERMON] Level Up Your Faith | Trusting God’s Promises Through Every Stage of Life

110

[SERMON] Chosen, Adopted, and Called to More | Lessons from Mufasa

111

[SERMON] How God Uses Misfits to Change the World

112

[SERMON] Discipline, Trust, and Transformation | Lessons from Karate Kid & the Bible

113

[SERMON] When Failure Becomes Your Calling | Trusting God Beyond the Comfort Zone

114

[SERMON] Are You Living a Changed Life? | Minecraft

115

[SERMON] The Tale of Two Hedgehogs: Choosing Forgiveness Over Revenge

116

HOTLCast: Why and How of Worship

117

[SERMON] It Takes a Church to Raise a Disciple

118

[SERMON] Fish, Bread, and the Power of Jesus

119

HOTLCast: A Coin in the Mouth of a Fish is better than Two in the Hand, or something like that?

120

[SERMON] Faith in the Unexpected: The Coin in the Fish

121

HOTLCast: Healing Happens—For His Glory

122

[SERMON] Miracles - Praying for Healing

123

HOTLCast: How Are You Managing the Weather?

124

[SERMON] Miracles - Bearing Fruit

125

HOTLCast: What We’ve Seen God Do

126

[SERMON] Miracles

127

HOTLCast: Update on Cyle's Mom

128

HOTLCast: Our Church's Vision for 2025

129

HOTLCast: Raising the Son of God (No Pressure, Right?)

130

[SERMON] Who is Mary?

131

HOTLCast: Rummaging Through our Faith

132

[SERMON] Who is Samson

133

HOTLCast: Jackson Takes the Mic

134

[SERMON] Who is Mark?

135

HOTLCast: Easter Crowds and Conversations

136

[SERMON] He Rose So You Could Live

137

HOTLCast: Pulled Pork, Palm Sunday, and Profound Truth

138

[SERMON] Jesus Saves! So We Celebrate!

139

HOTLCast: Life is Messy – And So Are We

140

[SERMON] Healing from Depression | Messy

141

HOTLCast: He Plays, He Cooks, He Worships! It's Jared Coad!!

142

[SERMON] Family Drama & Grace | Messy: Family

143

HOTLCast: Culture, Calling, & Community

144

[SERMON] Messy Church - Suicide

145

HOTLCast: Remembering to Unforget

146

[SERMON] It's All Greek to Me | Unforgetting

147

[SERMON] It's All Greek to Me | Ephesians

148

HOTLCast: I'll Do You One Better, Why is Matt Plott!

149

[SERMON] It's All Greek to Me | John 3:16

150

HOTLCast: How to Not be Harmful When You Try To Help

151

[SERMON] When Helping Hurts

152

[SERMON] Rules of Us: Quest for Love

153

HOTLCast: Are Rules Bad?

154

[SERMON] Rules of Us: Communication Camp

155

[SERMON] Rules of Us: Weird Rules

156

HOTLCast: Talking About the Apostle Matthew (and Cory)

157

[SERMON] Where Are You Looking? | Special Guest Jeff Totten

158

[SERMON] Who is Matthew?

159

[SERMON] What to Do With the Bible in 2025

160

[SERMON] What Life in the Church Looks Like

161

[SERMON] Bitter or Better

162

[SERMON] Why Bethlehem?

163

[SERMON] The Shepherds

164

[SERMON] Why Did Jesus Come?

165

[SERMON] Why Did Jesus Come When He Did?

166

HOTLCast: The Importance of Witnessing

167

[SERMON] Vision 2025 wk4 | Special Guest Mark Mellinger

168

HOTLCast: Our Vision of Generosity

169

[SERMON] Vision 2025 wk3

170

HOTLCast: Rik Got a New Job?

171

HOTLCast: Why is Vision 2025

172

[SERMON] Vision 2025 wk2

173

HOTLCast: Starring the Star Theater!

174

HOTLCast: What is Vision 2025

175

[SERMON] Vision 2025 wk1

176

HOTLCast: What You Didn't Know About Jonah!

177

[SERMON] Oh My! - Lions & Tigers & Bears, Oh My!

178

HOTLCast: Bald Guys & Bears

179

HOTLCast: You're a Gem!

180

[SERMON] Tigers - Lions & Tigers & Bears, Oh My!

181

HOTLCast: Robin Hood & Lions

182

[SERMON] Lions - Lions, Tigers, & Bears, Oh My!

183

HOTLCast: Purpose vs Potential

184

HOTLCast: Why We Do

185

[SERMON] Vision 2025

186

HOTLCast: The Fruit

187

[SERMON] Fruit of the Spirit

188

HOTLCast: Who Should You Vote For?

189

[SERMON] Vices - Politics

190

HOTLCast: The Idols we Don't Realize We Might Have

191

[SERMON] Vices 2.0 - Sports

192

HOTLCast: Is Social Media Good or Bad?

193

[SERMON] Vices 2.0 - Media

194

HOTLCast: The Struggle with Money

195

[SERMON] Vices 2.0 - Money

196

HOTLCast: Leveling Up in Your Faith

197

[SERMON] Level Up Sunday!

198

HOTLCast: The Vice of Patriotism

199

[SERMON] Vices 2.0 - Patriotism

200

HOTLCast: How Do You Know If You Are Humble?

201

[SERMON] HOTLWOOD 2024 - Hunchback of Notre Dame

202

HOTLCast: What Does "Sorry" Mean?

203

HOTLCast: Are You Anxious?

204

[SERMON] HOTLWOOD 2024 - Inside Out

205

[SERMON] HOTLWOOD 2024 - Top Gun

206

HOTLCast: Are You Racist?

207

[SERMON] HOTLWOOD 2024 - Zootopia

208

HOTLCast: Fighting the Lions in Your Life

209

[SERMON] Most Requested - Roar

210

HOTLCast: Dishes; Making God part of your Family

211

[SERMON] Most Requested - Dishes wk2

212

HOTLCast: The Joys of Fatherhood

213

HOTLCast: Dishes; Making God part of your every day

214

[SERMON] Most Requested - Dishes wk1

215

HOTLCast: Worship is More Than Music

216

[SERMON] Worship Is...

217

HOTLCast: Dealing with the Storms in Life

218

[SERMON] Managing the Storms in Life

219

HOTLCast: Am I Butt Hurt? and The Importance of Confrontation

220

[SERMON] Ouch! Butt Hurt

221

HOTLCast: Talking About People Hurt

222

[SERMON] Ouch! People Hurt

223

HOTLCast: What is Church Hurt and.... Cyle has his puppy!!!

224

[SERMON] Ouch! Church Hurt

225

HOTLCast: Talking about HOTL Culture

226

[SERMON] Vision 2025

227

HOTLCast: Meeting Pastor Cyle's Mom!

228

[SERMON] Family Matters (2/2)

229

HOTLCast: Making Sure Your Family Matters

230

[SERMON] Family Matters (1/2)

231

HOTLCast: What Can We Learn From Paul?

232

[SERMON] Who Is Paul?

233

HOTLCast: Meet Rik Hilborn!!

234

[SERMON] Who Is Jesus? Week 2

235

[SERMON] Who Is Jesus? Week 1

236

[SERMON] Who Is John?

237

HOTLCast: The Importance of Testimonies

238

[SERMON] Who is Luke?

239

HOTLCast: Children's Ministry Interview w/ Patty Young

240

HOTLCast: Children's Ministry Interview w/ Carver Young

241

[SERMON] Who Is Peter?

242

HOTLCast: Talking about Faith! with Cheryl Ferguson

243

[SERMON] Who Is Rahab?

244

[SERMON] Who Is Joshua?

245

HOTLCast: Training Up Your Children

246

HOTLCast: Talking about Moses!

247

[SERMON] Who Is Hannah?

248

[SERMON] Who Is Moses? The Exodus from Egypt

249

[SERMON] Who Is Moses? The Ten Plagues of Egypt

250

HOTLCast: What does Heresy even mean?!

251

HOTLCast: Abraham Did WHAT?!?!

252

[SERMON] Who Is Abraham?

253

[SERMON] A Culture Designed to Honor

254

Rowdy & Reverent: Do You Have to be Good at Music to be Good at Worship?

255

[SERMON] 2024: A Year For Humility

256

[SERMON] Jesus: Our Reason for the Season

257

[SERMON] Having Joy From What You Give

258

[SERMON] God has a Purpose for You! Will You be Faithful?

259

[SERMON] Having Hope Through Hardship

260

HOTLCast: Why We Don't Take Attendance at our Church

261

HOTLCast: What is our Culture of Honor and How did we get it?

262

[SERMON] A Lifestyle of Thanksgiving!

263

[SPECIAL] Angels & Demons Class Week 2

264

[SERMON] Why We Church - Vision 2025

265

[SERMON] Showing Honor in Today's Culture - Culture of Honor

266

[SPECIAL] Angels & Demons Class Week 1

267

HOTLCast: A Talking Donkey & Angels

268

[SERMON] - Satan - Angels & Demons 3/4

269

[SERMON] - Demons - Angels & Demons 2/4

270

HOTLCast: The Truth About Demons

271

[SERMON] - Angels - Angels & Demons 1/4

272

HOTLCast: The Truth About Angels

273

[SERMON] Balaam's Donkey - Angels & Demons 4/4

274

HOTLCast: A Very Real Experience

275

HOTLCast: Sex. Good or Bad?

276

HOTLCast: Substance Abuse and 7 Day Challenge

277

HOTLCast: "Did You Hear What 'So-and-So' Said?"

278

HOTLCast: Think Before You Drink

279

HOTLCast: Join Us On the Youversion Bible App!

280

HOTLCast: Are You Lying to Me?

281

HOTLCast: The Sounds that Come out of Your Mouth

282

HOTLCast Aliens?!?!?!?!

283

HOTLCast: Vices and Dices

284

HOTLCast: From Soccer to Rats?!?!

285

HOTLCast: Vices

286

HOTLCast: Are YOU Being Enslaved?

287

HOTLCast: Navigating Culture

288

HOTLCast: Hooray for HOTLWOOD

289

HOTLCast: WildFyre Worship! May 24th!!

290

HOTLCast: The Sedimentary Podcast

291

HOTLCast: What Makes HOTL, HOTL?!

292

HOTLCast: HOTL Jackson

293

Rowdy & Reverent: How YOU Can Worship With Different Music Styles

294

HOTLCast: Christians Who Don't Act Like Christ

295

HOTLCast: Easter

296

Rowdy & Reverent: Brain Freeze

297

Rowdy & Reverent: Worship as a Lifestyle

298

HOTLCast Ministry of the Bleacher

299

HOTLCast: Messy

300

Cyle & Cody Radio: Our Dumbest Mistakes in Ministry pt2

301

HOTLCast: Loneliness

302

Cyle & Cody Radio: Our Dumbest Mistakes in Ministry pt1

303

Cyle & Cody Radio: Are We The Weird Church?

304

Cyle & Cody Radio: Why Are We Here? (Literally)

305

Cyle & Cody Radio: Are Twinkies like Family?

306

Cyle & Cody Radio: Honoring Others in a Modern/Digital World

307

Cyle & Cody Radio: Revisiting Vision 2025

308

Cyle & Cody Radio: Christmas Movies

309

Rowdy & Reverent: Worship Team Interviews [David Weaver]

310

Cyle & Cody Radio: Liberal vs Conservative

311

Happy Clappy Talks Fear No Evil

312

Rowdy & Reverent: Worship Team Interviews [Martin Frederick]

313

Rowdy & Reverent: Worship Team Interviews [Brian McGuire]

314

Cyle & Cody Radio: What is Love?

315

Cyle and Cody Radio: Baptism

316

Happy Clappy Talks about Math (Just Kidding, Social Media)

317

Happy Clappy Talks My Little Pony

318

Happy Clappy Talks Lament

319

Cyle & Cody Radio: Roe v Wade

320

Happy Clappy Talks Children's Ministry

321

Happy Clappy Discusses being Dads!!

322

Happy Clappy discusses Honor!

323

Happy Clappy Talks Fellowship

324

The Happy Clappy Talks About Mop Bucket Attitude

325

Happy Clappy talks Service!

326

Happy Clappy Talks Easter Wins!

327

Happy Clappy Talks Holy Week

328

Happy Clappy Talks about THE VISION 2025

329

Rowdy & Reverent Episode 1: What is Worship?

330

Happy Clappy Podcast talks about Witness and Accountability

331

The Happy Clappy Podcast:Special Guest Bryan Ferguson

332

The Happy Clappy Podcast talks Confrontation

333

The Happy Clappy Podcast: Guest Paul Maybee

334

Happy Clappy Talks Conviction vs. Imperatives

335

Happy Clappy gets Sappy (We Talk About Intimacy)

336

Avoiding Temptation, How to be more selfless in your relationships

337

The Happy Clappy Podcast Gets It's Name!