Filled up through fasting. That’s what we talk about in Episode 072 of The Naked Party Time Podcast, which is out today for you to enjoy. In this episode, we continue answering some great questions from a listener around fasting: I’ve tried a few times but always feel like I’m doing it wrong or I gi…
On this Episode we tackle some listener questions around prayer, happiness, and trusting God. As always, it’s a real and raw look at life, leadership, and love. If you haven’t, please take a moment to subscribe to the podcast – that way you will never miss a conversation. We try and release one new…
In this episode, Sabrina and I answer a listener’s question about church hurt. “How to have conversations with those who have church hurt, or specific prayers to pray for them.” We walk through Four Principles for having a conversation: 1. Be humble 2. Be honest 3. Be helpful 4. Be hopeful
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…
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 bring to a conclusion our unintended series on relationship myths with Episode 038: Busting more myths about singleness, marriage, and sex! Other episodes mentioned: Episode 036 – Celebrating Singleness Episode 037 – Busting some marriage myths (and a few single ones t…
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…
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…
In this episode of The Naked Party Time Podcast, Jeff and Sabrina talk about the what, why, and how of a spending fast, and extend a challenge for all the listeners to join them on a spending fast, starting on October 1st. If you want to join the spending fast challenge you need to commit to at leas…
Hey Element Church ! Meet Susan, this week’s Volunteer of the week. Susan was nominated by Eiron, one of our Pastoral Assistants, who said this, “Susan serves on the Usher Team, Prayer team and Care team at Element Church. She writes each person who submits a prayer request a handwritten note of enc…
Hey Element Church ! Meet Tony, this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Tony was nominated by Steve, one of our Associate Pastors, who said this: “ Tony is an amazing man that has overcome so much in this life. I got to pray with him to receive Christ in the Living Room 6 years ago here at Element Church…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Sacrificing one thing without seeking something else will always leave you short in your spirit. This Wednesday, February 14th, marks the beginning of Lent. Lent is the 45 days leading up to Easter Sunday and is a season of fasting and prayer designed to focus us on repentance, confession and spirit…
Too many times in our Christian faith we focus on receiving. Receiving salvation. Receiving the Spirit. Receiving a blessing. Receiving favor, abundance, or miraculous healing. Now listen, I’m all for receiving. Receiving forgiveness and receiving the fullness of the Holy Spirit are of utmost import…
This past Sunday at Element Church we continued our Christmas Sermon series called “Silent Night.” In this series, we are using the Christmas story and Christmas season to talk about seasons of life that are anything but silent or seasons where God is silent in our life. In life, many times we are b…
Black Friday is over, Cyber Monday was yesterday and #GivingTuesday happens today! Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving, inviting individuals to celebrate the holiday season by giving back and creating change in their communities and their world. As I always say, “No one person can do everything…
Many times in my ministry I have heard someone talk about how much better it would be if Jesus were still here, or if He came back to walk the earth again. “If Jesus were here…” and you can fill in the rest. People would believe, lives would be changed, I would have no more doubts. Whatever it is. J…
