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…
We are three Sundays in to a four part series at Element Church called “True Love.” We are looking at four different passages in the great little letter in the Bible called 1 John. This last Sunday I preached from 1 John 4:7-12 and asked the question, “What does a true love reveal?” We said, “What w…
Just a few weeks ago, the team here at Element Church was able to release a full length worship album called “Front Lines.” We’ve already heard a number of incredible stories of how the album has offered hope, light and life to those who need it. If you haven’t yet, I’d encourage you to go to the El…
This past week at Element Church we continued our sermon series called “True Love” by asking the question, “ What does this different love deliver? ” We said that “A different love is only desirable if it delivers what you need .” The love of God as described in the Bible is different, but what make…
I wonder how many people think that statement? “My life doesn’t matter!” I’m not talking about suicidal thoughts, although that is obviously a legitimate problem. I’m talking about people who believe that their gift, their ability, their job, their role in life doesn’t matter. So often, we believe t…
This week at Element Church we started a new sermon series called “True Love.” In this series we are looking at four passages from the book of 1 John, where the Apostle John really lays out what real love is. The theme verse is 1 John 3:16 which says, “ We know what real love is because Jesus gave u…
This Sunday, February 14th, we are starting a new sermon series at Element Church called “True Love.” Everyone has their own definition of love, but what is TRUE love? Not just a romantic kind of love, but a real love. In this series, we are going to look at what the Bible says about true love! What…
Hey Element Church! This is Kevin and he is this week’s volunteer of the week! Kevin serves in our Fusion Youth Ministry. Brendan, our youth pastor, said: “When it comes to being dependable, Kevin is my go to guy. The consistency he shows volunteering in Fusion is above and beyond what’s expected an…
No, I’m not trying to get my own television show called “Sister Pastor Wives”. I’m NOT talking about that kind of engagement. I am “engaged” in a great work! That’s part of what we talked about at Element Church this past week as we continued our look at Nehemiah in our series called “Prepare”. This…
Nehemiah wasn’t where he wanted to be but he was faithful where God allowed him to be. [Tweet “Nehemiah wasn’t where he wanted to be but he was faithful where God allowed him to be. “] That’s part of what we talked about on Sunday at Element Church as we kicked off a new sermon series called “Prepar…
Hey Element Church ! This is Rick and he is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week! Rick is one of the many dedicated volunteers we have serving in the church who is almost completely behind the scenes. Rick is one of our camera operators on the tech team, as well as serving in other areas in tech as wel…
This week at Element Church we are starting a new sermon series called “Prepare.” When it comes to faith, family or finances most people have some idea of where they’d like to be in the future. We know where we want to end up, but we don’t always do the hard work today to get there. In this series,…
Hey Element Church ! Meet Hannah. She is this week’s volunteer of the week! Hannah serves in our Fusion youth ministry (6th-12th graders). Brendan, our youth pastor at Element, said: “The first time I met Hannah I could instantly see her passion for youth, and her passion for God. Having her as a pa…
