Houston we have a problem – again! This month, on Episode 074 of The Naked Party Time Podcast, Sabrina and I celebrate our 6 year podcast anniversary by re-visiting the most watched and listened to episode in our history. We go back to Episode 034, where for the first time, we were able to reveal to…
On this episode, Sabrina and I share the five toughest lessons we’ve learned in marriage. Lord knows, we’ve learned many more than five, and we could have easily called this “the five worst decisions we’ve ever made in our marriage,” but either way, here you go! If you haven’t, please take a moment…
In this episode, we talk about the rhythm of our spiritual relationship. Being with Jesus and becoming more like Jesus are the desired outcomes of today’s podcast. We talk about the “why” behind 5 key spiritual practices. What you do will only be as strong as why you do it. The purpose of spiritual…
In this episode of The Naked Party Time Podcast, we talk about the what, why, and how of a spending fast, by replaying Episode 007 called “Spending fast challenge.” Sabrina and I are doing our third spending fast in three years as we felt led to recalibrate, refocus, and reenergize our finances towa…
In this episode, Sabrina and I continue the series on the rhythms of transition by talking about the rhythm of rest through Sabbath. Other episodes mentioned: Episode 010 & 011 “The Sabbath Practice” Resources Mentioned: Sabbath sermon series Jeff did at Element Church called “Sabbath: More than a J…
Everyone experiences transitions in life. Some we choose while others are forced on us. Some are larger than others, but every transition creates distractions that can derail us. That’s why we must be intentional on key rhythms in our life, that keep us moving in the right direction. And that’s what…
How did we end up in Houston, TX? That’s what Sabrina, and I talk about in Episode 034 of the Naked Party Time Podcast called, “Houston, we have a problem!” In this episode, we share some more behind-the-scenes details about how God brought the paths of us and The Harbor together to where we are tod…
In Episode 031, Sabrina and I talk about some principles that help you to wait well when you are waiting in your calling. Do you ever feel like God is preventing a dream from being fulfilled, or forcing you to wait on something you believe He called you to? In those moments, remember this, when it s…
In this episode, we talk about how to know when you’re called to something. We also unpack in further detail our decision to resign from Element Church effective January 10th, 2022.
In Episode 023, we talk about the third and final part of our conversation called “Marriage on Mission.” Without an agreed upon mission to pursue, and values that define your marriage, it’s very easy for both spouses to pursue their own unspoken mission and values, which will create more conflict th…
In this episode, we get very real and raw as we keep talking about sex with some tips to thriving sexually in marriage. Before listening to this episode, if you haven’t yet, you may want to go back and listen to Episode’s 018 – 021. In those episodes, we talk about “Marriage on Mission” and then div…
In this episode, we start to tackle the subject we’ve been teasing about since we started the podcast…sexual intimacy. We’ve titled this episode, “Let’s talk about sex, baby!” If you know the song, you know! Sex is awesome! It is a good gift from God. But like every good gift, our enemy the devil wa…
Episode 020 of The Naked Partytime Podcast is live! In this episode, Jeff and Sabrina dive into the five levels of intimacy in relationships and marriage. If we don’t cultivate every area of intimacy in marriage, we’ll be in danger of being great roommates, but only average spouses. 20% of US coupl…
In this episode, Jeff and Sabrina finish up their series called “I don’t want to go back to normal, because normal wasn’t working.” They tackle the final two parts of our Pre-COVID world that we don’t want to go back to normal on. Relational health and speed of life. If you haven’t heard the previou…
In Episode #002 we start a four-part series of podcasts called “I don’t want to go back to normal, because normal wasn’t working.” Today we’re going to highlight six things total that we don’t want to go back to normal on, then in the next three podcasts, we’re going to cover two of the six things e…
Sabrina and I are so excited to officially drop Episode 000 of The Naked Party Time Podcast, where we get real and raw about life, leadership, and love; while having lots of fun along the way. A HUGE shout out and thank you to Hayley Laban for the amazing artwork! In our podcast, we will talk about…
No, I’m not talking about your odds of winning the lottery, but your odds in life? On Sunday, we finished our sermon series called “Mythbusters” here at Element Church . Our final myth was “God will never give you more than you can handle.” We said, “If we never faced more than we can handle we woul…
Hey Element Church , meet Derrek. He is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week! 29 Pastor Steve, one of our associate pastors said this about him: “He is passionate about everything he does. I don’t believe that I have ever seen this guy down. He exudes passion and love for others that is not easily matc…
This past Sunday at Element Church we talked about the myth that “Christians shouldn’t judge.” We are in a series called “Mythbusters” and we are looking at 6 common statements many people believe that just aren’t true. In this message, I preached from Matthew 7:1-6 and we said that “Not only can we…
Hey Element Church ! This is Kim and she is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week! Kim serves in our Fusion Youth Ministry here at Element, and our youth pastor, Brendan, said this about Kim: “It’s easy to see when a volunteer fits perfectly in your ministry. Kim began serving in Fusion only a few month…
I’m not actually in jail right now. I’m not sure if I would have internet access to write a blog if I were in jail, but that’s a whole other issue. “I’m in jail” is what many people would have to say when talking about the un-forgiveness they hold in their hearts. Un-forgiveness is a prison cell tha…
Will hover-boards be in Heaven? I think they will. Especially after riding one during my sermon this past Sunday at Element Church . This past week, on Easter Sunday, we kicked off a new series called Mythbusters at Element. In this series we are going to look at six myths…six common beliefs in the…
Our vision here at Element is to be a movement of people having such an impact if we were gone our communities would miss us! This past year, one of our intentional paradigm shifts in the church has been to equip and release our small groups to serve our community on their own. To truly be a movemen…
This Sunday, March 27th, is Easter Sunday and we are going to be starting a new sermon series at Element Church called “Mythbusters.” Just because we’ve always believed it, or just because we often say it, doesn’t mean it’s necessarily true. What if a common belief in the Christian faith was wrong?…
Hey Element Church ! Meet Lisa. Lisa is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week! Lisa has has been attending Element Church since 2008. Her children Alex and Alaina serve at outreach events and in eKidz where they accepted Christ as their Savior. Lisa is a stay at home mom who enjoys spending time with he…
On Easter Sunday, March 27th, we are going to be starting a new sermon series at Element Church called “Mythbusters.” Just because we’ve always believed it, or just because we often say it, doesn’t mean it’s necessarily true. What if a common belief in the Christian faith was wrong? In this series w…
Absolutely NOTHING, but I did show a clip from the original Dumb and Dumber movie on Sunday solely as a distraction to get inside this giant hamster ball backstage in order to use as an illustration. On Sunday, we finished up our sermon series called “True Love” by asking the question “What is the g…
Hey Element Church ! This is Criss and he is this week’s volunteer of the week! Taylor, our Lead Producer at Element said this about Criss: “Criss has extensive professional experience in audio and it is awesome having people who can combine that experience with their desire to serve. Criss is alway…
