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Episode 054: Jesus and the Next Generation
Episode 54

Episode 054: Jesus and the Next Generation

In this episode, we answer a listener question by talking about Jesus and the Next Generation. The question was, “How do we teach our children to love Jesus and not just the Church or it’s programs?” We share three principles to keep in mind for us to help lead the next generation to love and follow…

Episode 046: Wish Upon A Star (Our wishes for humanity in 2023)
Episode 46

Episode 046: Wish Upon A Star (Our wishes for humanity in 2023)

In this episode, we talk about our wishes for humans in 2023. Things we wish we could all get better at doing. 1. Conversation instead of condemnation 2. Unity without uniformity John 17:20-23 20 “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their me…

Refocus Your Priorities In 2022

Refocus Your Priorities In 2022

New Year’s Resolutions are really about refocusing your priorities. That’s what Sabrina, and I just took a day to do last week, and it’s part of what we talk about in Episode 033 of the Naked Party Time Podcast. It might be 2022 already, but it’s never too late to take some time, sit down, and revie…

Do you have goals or wishes?

Do you have goals or wishes?

In Episode 033 of the Naked Party Time Podcast, Sabrina and I talked about planning for the new year. One of the steps in living out that plan is to re-order your life around your new goals. If you don’t do this step of re-ordering your life, you don’t have goals; you have wishes. You hope these thi…

Episode 033: Are you ready for 2022?
Episode 33

Episode 033: Are you ready for 2022?

In Episode 033 of The Naked Party Time Podcast, Sabrina and I talk about how you can be intentional with a plan to get the most out of the coming year. If you aren’t intentional about where you’re going in life, then you’ll just end up going wherever life takes you. Benjamin Franklin said, “If you f…

Episode 032: Destroying The Lies That Derail Us
Episode 32

Episode 032: Destroying The Lies That Derail Us

We’ve been talking about doing this episode for quite a while now but other topics or life situations kept getting in the way, but we are finally here. We are doing an episode on truth statements, destroying the lies that derail us. We’ve mentioned them a ton on different episodes, but we’ve never r…

Episode 031: Waiting in your calling
Episode 31

Episode 031: Waiting in your calling

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…

Episode 021: Let’s talk about sex, baby!
Episode 21

Episode 021: Let’s talk about sex, baby!

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: The Five Levels of Intimacy
Episode 20

Episode 020: The Five Levels of Intimacy

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…

Episode 019: Marriage On Mission (And stuff for singles too) Part 2
Episode 19

Episode 019: Marriage On Mission (And stuff for singles too) Part 2

In this episode, we pick up where we left off last time talking about living our lives on mission. If your marriage is not focused on the right mission, then your mission will become only about your marriage. If you haven’t yet, make sure and listen to Episode 018 of the podcast. We start talking ab…

Episode 018: Marriage On Mission (And stuff for singles too)
Episode 18

Episode 018: Marriage On Mission (And stuff for singles too)

In this episode, we start a conversation about living out a marriage that is on mission (And stuff for singles too) If your marriage is not focused on the right mission, then your mission will become only about your marriage. ⁠ This affects single people too because as singles, you are also on missi…

Lent: More than pocket fuzz! (The Naked Weekly Podcast)

Lent: More than pocket fuzz! (The Naked Weekly Podcast)

What is Lent? I can tell you this; it’s more than pocket fuzz. ⁠ ⁠ In this kickoff episode of “The Naked Weekly,” I talk about the season of Lent, where it came from, why we do it, and some practical tips if you want to seek God during the Lenten season intentionally. ⁠ ⁠ The Naked Weekly will drop…

Episode 016: Why Black Heritage Month? (An interview with Pastor Fred Gallop)
Episode 16

Episode 016: Why Black Heritage Month? (An interview with Pastor Fred Gallop)

In Episode 016 I interview Pastor Fred Gallop.⁠ ⁠ Fred is a Chaplain in the USAF who served on the Element Church pastoral team while stationed here in Cheyenne. ⁠ ⁠ In this episode, we get real and raw by diving into the conversation on race: ⁠ ⁠ Fred answers questions like, “Why do we need Black H…

Episode 001: How can we come out of this season even stronger?
Episode 1

Episode 001: How can we come out of this season even stronger?

Episode 001 of the Naked Party Time Podcast is ready to consume. In this podcast, Sabrina and I talk about “How we can come out of this season even stronger.” Today’s spotlight is on Hayley Laban, @hayleystorm16 on Instagram. Hayley did our amazing podcast artwork and is an incredible graphic artist…

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Devotional

New Resource: 21 Day Devotional For New Believers

Today, I am officially releasing a devotional I wrote for new, or even long-time believers who want to get a fresh start in their walk with Christ called, “ 21: a 21 day journey for the new believer “. So often as Christians, we use a bunch of “churchy” words and terms trying to explain what it mean…

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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! Meet Nancy, this week’s Volunteer Of the Week. Nancy was nominated by Eiron, one of our Pastoral Assistants who said this: “ Nancy has served on an FI team, outreach event team or a small group since she began 5 years ago! Nancy’s heart for serving people shows in every aspect o…

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Why Should I Care That God Draws People To Him?

This last Sunday at Element Church I preached a message called, “What should I know about the work of salvation?” Salvation is a word that we Christians throw around a lot, and well we should. The fact that Jesus came as one of us, died because of us and rose victorious to save us from the sin that…

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Easter At Element Church

This coming Sunday, April 1st, is Easter Sunday and we would love to see you celebrate with us at Element Church . On Easter Sunday, we will be starting a new sermon series called “Who is Jesus?” and we’re going to be taking four weeks to answer that question by walking through the 23rd Psalm. Psalm…

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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! Meet Renee, this week’s Volunteer of the Week. Renee was nominated by John, our Assistant Pastor Resident, who said this, “Renee’s courage and determination in starting a new small group this past winter season has amazed me. She is tackling the very difficult subject of forgive…

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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! Meet Angela, this week’s Volunteer of the week. Angela was nominated by Jared, our Creative Arts Pastor who said this: “Angela has been such a fantastic addition to the worship team. She has such a great attitude and her pursuit of Jesus has been noticeably visible and inspiring…

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Submission In Marriage Is A Two Way Street

A thriving marriage doesn’t depend on moments, it is decided moment by moment. This past Sunday at Element Church we concluded our sermon series on relationships called It Takes Two. My prayer is that all of us, regardless of our marital status, were able to take some clear steps ahead in our walk w…

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Why Preaching Matters More Than We Think

Preaching matters! Preaching matters to God. Preaching matters to God because people matter to God! In some ways, it doesn’t matter as much as we believe, but in others, it matters more than we can imagine. There is debate in the church world today about the importance or effectiveness of preaching.…

Discipleship

Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! Meet Jennifer, this week’s Volunteer of the week. Jennifer was nominated by Brendan, our Youth Pastor who said this: “ Jennifer serves in our Jr High Ministry at Fusion. She has such a heart for students, and they absolutely love her. Even though she’s only been in Fusion for a…

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The First Rule Of Conflict Resolution

Conflict resolution is only as strong as your willingness to face it resolutely! On Sunday at Element Church we continued our sermon series on relationships called “It Takes Two.” This last week we talked about conflict. Every relationship has conflict. Every marriage fights. As both Tommy Nelson an…

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Am I Embarrassed Before God?

One of my favorite verses to pray before I go out to preach is Hebrews 10:21-22a And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, 22 let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. In Hebrews 4:16 it says So let us come boldly to the throne of our gr…

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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element ! Meet Devin, this week’s Volunteer of the week. Devin was nominated by Lesley, our Children’s Ministry Assistant, who said this: “ Devin is a dynamic member of the e:kidz team. He is so full of life and the kids are drawn to his energy and his passion for sharing God’s word. Devin serve…