Every gift guide, every advertisement, and every wish list all work off the same principle: if only someone would give me some thing that perfectly met my deepest desires, then I’d be happy. I’d be at peace. We all long for blessing—and if we don’t find it in Jesus, we’ll look for it in stuff. But ultimate blessing is found in the home we’re longin…

Everyone longs to belong, not just in a social club or friend group, but to a place that feels like family and home. In the Old Testament, God made a promise to Abraham and his descendants that they would belong to him as his people, but over time and many years of disobedience, the Israelites walked away from God over and over again. We all fear l…

Our culture has turned Christmas into a celebration of gifts and nostalgia. But the reality of it goes much deeper, because our longing for Christmas is really the longing for what we ultimately made for. Join us as we begin Advent looking at how Christmas fulfills one of our deepest desires - the longing for "Home" from Isaiah 55:1-9.…

What does it look like to follow along with leading? We will discuss this and more on this weeks podcast!โดย Faith Church Indy

Once again, Paul is in Jerusalem—and once again, conflict follows not far behind him. Too many Jewish believers distrust Paul for there not to be conflict. The leaders of the church have a plan to keep the peace, but will it work? Or will it backfire in their faces? Join us for “The Purification” from Acts 21:17-26!…

How do you walk through suffering with friends and loved ones? Find out this and more on this week's podcast.โดย Faith Church Indy

We all want to be open to God's leading. But what if it seems like God's direction is taking someone we care about - or maybe us - through pain and difficulty? Can that really be God's plan? Join us as we look at "The Prophecy" from Acts 21:1-16.โดย Faith Church Indy

Playing the lightning round with questions about elders, leaders, and pastors in this week's episode!โดย Faith Church Indy

You could call it Paul’s “Farewell Tour.” As he make his way back to Jerusalem, he knows he won’t see any of these churches or these leaders again. If you had a chance to give one last speech to people you love, what would you say? Join us for “The Elders” from Acts 20:17-38 for Paul’s last words to a group of leaders and the churches they represen…

What to do in this crazy season of life? This will be discussed on this week's episode.โดย Faith Church Indy

On his way back to Jerusalem, Paul uses his travel itinerary as an opportunity to connect with churches and followers of Jesus all over the Mediterranean. And knowing his time is short, in one port city he teaches all night long…so long that one of his younger hearers falls asleep and falls right out of the window. But why does Luke tell us this st…

Fall colors, Luke's perspective, and perserverence in this week's episode.โดย Faith Church Indy

Once again Paul has to flee town, facing persecution. He heads towards Jerusalem, strengthening churches he's planted and taking with him a diverse group of friends. What does this short passage tell us about the growth of the gospel and how God uses us in others' lives? Join us for "The Companions" from Acts 20:1-6.…

Feeling empty and in need? Follow Christ's sweet invitation. We discuss this and more in this week's episode.โดย Faith Church Indy

This week we see Paul's time in Ephesus come to an abrupt close with a riot triggered by the changed behavior of the believers in the area. This story gives us many insights into the culture of this thriving Greco-Roman city and the way Paul worked within it. It also provides a snapshot of Paul's time in Ephesus which included both great success an…

Today’s episode features our missionary, Kathi Small. She has been a part of Faith Church for 37 years, and joined the missions family with The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM). She teaches in Guatemala at the Centeral American Theological Seminary, and is pursuing her doctorate in theological education. You’ll learn about all of this and more i…

As we crawl closer to Halloween, we discuss witchcraft in the early church during this week's episode.โดย Faith Church Indy

The church in Ephesus is flourishing and the gospel-centered lives of the disciples there are beginning to make an impact on the surrounding culture. So much so that some see an opportunity to tap into the Jesus Movement to line their own pockets, including seven brothers all in the same trade: exorcism. But what happens when they try to use the po…

What do tyrannical teachers, coffee shops, and the church have to do with each other? We cover this, and more, during this week's episode.โดย Faith Church Indy

Though the gospel message has been authenticated and a church is beginning to take root and grow, the Way of Jesus still comes under attack. But with favorable support from Greeks nearby, Paul works so long and so effectively in Ephesus that Luke can say, without irony, that "all Asia" heard the gospel. What about us? And Indianapolis? Join us for …

So, what does knowing Jesus actually mean? We cover this, and more, during this week's episdoe.โดย Faith Church Indy

Last week we met Apollos; this week he's moved on from Ephesus. And when Paul arrives there, he runs into a dozen of Apollos's "half-converts," men who have repented, but not yet believed. What happens when Paul finishes the story for them? Join us for "The Baptism" from Acts 19:1-7 as once again the gospel message is confirmed in people's lives!…

We time travel and answer a few questions from a passage that was preached a few weeks ago, and cover questions from this week's text: Acts 18:24-28.โดย Faith Church Indy

Though the gospel has not yet taken root in Ephesus, there's a witness to Jesus there: someone we've never met before, named Apollos. But he only knows half the story! He's helping people move toward Jesus, he can't get them all the way to Jesus. What about us? Are we just like Apollos? Join us for "The Teacher" from Acts 18:24-28 to wrestle with t…

What does Joey mean when he talks about "messy" churches and what has he learned about being a part of them? We cover this, and more on this week's episode of Cut for Time.โดย Faith Church Indy

In just a few short verses Luke wraps up Paul's second missionary journey, gets him home to report, and sends him off again on a reunion tour, revisiting all the churches he had helped plant on his first journey. Is there anything we can learn from this summary of Paul's activity? Join us for "The Reunion" from Acts 18:18-23 and we'll explore it to…

Today’s episode features our missionaries, Mark and Charlene Canada. They have been a part of Faith Church for 36 years, and joined the missions family 16 years ago. You’ve problably met Charlene through the Sunday morning Guest Services team, or know Mark as an elder here at Faith. You may also know them through their work with an organization cal…

To sum up this episode with one word... it's academic. We talk about historical & chronological markers, some latin, and this historical church moment.โดย Faith Church Indy

Moving on from Athens—the intellectual center of Greece—Paul heads to Corinth, into a culture more like the Vegas of the ancient world. When he’s rejected by his own people, he changes his focus to reach the Greek Corinthians. And even in the darkest, most debauched cultures, the gospel gets a hearing, and Paul ministers for a year and a half. Join…

Pastor Nathan recaps his sermon on Sunday with Pastor Joey.โดย Faith Church Indy

In what may be considered as the climax of the book of Acts, we see Paul making his defense before the council at the Areopagus. In this “Paul on Trial” moment in time, Paul defends his position and his beliefs about Jesus and his Resurrection by appealing not to the Old Testament, but according to the long-held beliefs in gods throughout the Helle…

Joey talks more about the perspective of "Paul on Trial" in this text and we talk about what we learned from the evangelism survey from the past year.โดย Faith Church Indy

Faith Stories Summer 2024 - Trusting God in Changing Circumstancesโดย Faith Church Indy

This week’s passage finds Paul in the center of the glory of ancient Greece, Athens herself. But in a world where the idols grow as thick as trees in a forest, how is Paul to make headway with the gospel? And what comes next after he’s accused of introducing “foreign divinities,” the same accusation that led to Socrates’s execution all those years …

Pastor Joey shares his discernment process over preaching this text and answers some of your questions!โดย Faith Church Indy

Once again, Paul and his team are run out of town—this time by the angry, jealous leaders of the Jewish synagogue. As they move on to the next town, they must have wondered if they would receive the same reception as before. But they’re about to be pleasantly surprised when they meet “The Bereans” in Acts 17:10-15. Join us for a new twist on the fa…

Faith Stories Summer 2024 - The Search for Substance and Significance: Our Conversion Storyโดย Faith Church Indy

Joey covers all of the questions you submitted on Sunday. We love the questions, keep them coming!โดย Faith Church Indy

As Paul and company move further into the Greek world, opposition continues to rise from every side. But the gospel is undaunted, even as it upends social, religious, and political systems and structures everywhere it goes. Join us this weekend for “The World-Turners” from Acts 17:1-9 as we watch the Greek world begin to turn upside-down!…

Faith Stories Summer 2024 - Finding Hope in Godโดย Faith Church Indy

We gathered for our annual One Worship service where we worship, read scripture, and celebrate decisions of baptisms as one church body, united across services.โดย Faith Church Indy

Faith Stories Summer 2024 - Beyond Tradition: A Quaker Couple's Journey to Faithโดย Faith Church Indy

This episode is special because our Sunday preacher was Nick Carter. We work through a few questions, including what he had to cut for time on Sunday (even after 4 sessions, there was still more to include!).โดย Faith Church Indy

This weekend was a unique one-off event called Grow Weekend. It was an opportunity to learn alongside one another, ages 0-99, on the topic of God's covenant love from the Ten Commandments to Jesus. While recorded all 4 sessions from the weekend, we're releasing Sunday's message now and will release all of the teaching as a unit in the fall. Nick co…

“Justice and Justification” This is the third session of four for our Grow Weekend.โดย Faith Church Indy

“Statutes and rules so righteous as all this law.” This is the second session of four for our Grow Weekend.โดย Faith Church Indy

“A god so near to it as the Lord our God is to us.” This is the first session of four for our Grow Weekend.โดย Faith Church Indy

Pastor Jeff preached the final sermon in this subseries of Acts and puts it all into context of the larger picture.โดย Faith Church Indy

Paul and Silas sit in prison – wrongly accused and unjustly treated for following Jesus – when God shakes the earth and opens the prison doors! Their response says a lot to us about responding to unjust treatment and persecutors. Join us this Sunday as we look at “The Jailer” from Acts 16:25-40.โดย Faith Church Indy

Faith Stories Summer 2024 - Serving Together: Calling and Communityโดย Faith Church Indy