Welcome to the sermon podcast of the Adventure Church in Utah! Episodes consist almost entirely of the messages preached on Sunday mornings at the Adventure, a Foursquare church located in Draper, Utah, with an extension campus in Utah County. Check us out, subscribe, and thanks for listening!
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Continuing today with our new series “Counter Culture”, today Pastor Jodi dives into Psalm 101. We are constantly bombarded with media, social media, and entertainment. What we ingest has an impact on our physical health, and in the same way, what we take into our hearts, minds, and souls has an impact on our emotional and spiritual health. This di…
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Continuing today with our new series “Counter Culture”, Pastor Jodi teaches on “Grey Matters”. In the culture, including the culture of disciples of Jesus, there are some issues which are black and white. However, there are also some topics that are open to an individual’s own interpretation. Romans 14 discusses “disputable matters” and those areas…
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Continuing today with our new series “Counter Culture”, Pastor Jodi teaches on Truth. What is it? Is truth objective or subjective, and why does it matter? This discussion involves the differences between absolute truth and moral relativism and how what we believe about truth impacts our thoughts, motivations, and actions. Key Scriptures: Pro 14:34…
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Today we start a new series “Counter Culture”. In this series, we will be covering many of the subjects currently being discussed in our nation, and throughout the world. With a careful examination of the Bible, what is our role in society? Are we just supposed to be silent? Or are we called to speak out? 1 Peter 2 gives us a clear definition of ho…
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Wrapping up our series “Mark My Words”, today we are visited by Pastor Kelly VanArsdol who teaches from Mark Ch. 16 on The Great Commission. The command to make disciples is more than just a command to obey, it’s a call for a revolution. A call that yearns for humanity to change and transform into the image of Jesus Christ. Key Scriptures: Mat 28:1…
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Continuing with our series “Mark My Words”, today Pastor Jodi teaches from Mark Ch. 15. In the story of Jesus going to the cross there is a subplot involving the custom in which a prisoner was set free. A “notorious criminal” named Barabbas, was released rather than Jesus at the crowd’s insistence. Barabbas, like us, went free and instead Jesus pai…
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Continuing with our series “Mark My Words”, today Pastor Jodi teaches from Mark Ch. 14. Everyone goes through seasons of difficulty, and no matter how much we try to prevent it, we will all suffer. How do we deal with suffering? What can we learn from Jesus? In this study, we will examine Jesus’ prayers in the Garden of Gethsemane on the night he w…
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Today we were joined by guest Pastor Greg Johnson - from Standing Together Ministries - who brought a great message on discipleship and relationship with God, and how we can go deeper with Him by using principles such as having a Rule of Faith! Key Scriptures: Mat 6:33-34, Gal 2:20, Rom 12:1, 14:7, Psa 118:24, 1 Sam 3:7-11, Heb 4:16…
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Continuing with our series “Mark My Words”, today Pastor Jodi teaches from Mark Ch. 13 on preparing for the end times. There are two extremes when it concerns the end times: people are either obsessed with the subject or they ignore it completely. Jesus gave clear instructions to believers on what to look for in the last days and how to respond to …
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People often have strong opinions about numerous subjects, but where do these opinions originate? Lack of facts and even spiritual truths abound in our culture, but the Bible clearly communicates what is undeniably true. Jesus engaged with religious leaders who were deceived and tried to trap Him in their false ideologies. He gives a helpful exampl…
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Continuing with our series “Mark My Words”, today Pastor Jodi teaches from Mark Ch. 11 on anger. Jesus wasn’t characteristically angry, but when He saw what had happened to the “church” of His day, He was clearly upset. There are different types of anger we experience, but how can we be angry and not dishonor the Lord or others? We will be looking …
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Continuing with our series “Mark My Words”, today Pastor Jodi teaches from Mark Ch. 10. “What must I do to be saved?” A young man, powerful and rich asks Jesus this question and when he realizes the obstacles to his salvation, he chooses the obstacles over the abundant life Jesus offered him. What are the obstacles in our hearts that keep us from f…
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Continuing with our series “Mark My Words”, today Pastor Jodi teaches from Mark Ch. 9 on how Jesus is a God of paradox—His Kingdom principle is that the way down is the way up and if we want to become great, we need to become servants to those who cannot repay us, nor serve us back. This is tested most in families. Fathers, mothers, husbands, wives…
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Continuing with our series “Mark My Words”, today Pastor Jodi teaches from Mark Ch. 8 on how the life of a disciple is not an ordinary one. It is not merely a system of beliefs, but of action. Jesus said that if we want to truly find our lives, we must first lose them, take up our cross, and follow Him. True fulfillment can come only in doing this,…
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Continuing with our series “Mark My Words”, today Pastor Ira teaches from Mark Ch. 7 where the Pharisees show up again to harass and question Jesus. This time, the disciples are found eating with unclean hands and the Pharisees ask Jesus why don’t they follow the traditions of our culture. Jesus in His wisdom cuts to the quick and restates the ques…
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Today we take a detour from our series as Pastor Chase teaches on ways to experience God’s power! Key Scriptures: Phi 3:10-11,13-14, Heb 4:12, Ecc 4:12, Deu 10:12Di The Adventure Church
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Continuing with our series “Mark My Words”, today Pastor Jodi teaches from Mark 6 which illustrates when you partner with Jesus expect to experience miracles like the feeding of the 5000! Key Scriptures: Mark 6:30-44, 1 Chr 29:10–14Di The Adventure Church
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Continuing with our series “Mark My Words”, today Pastor Jodi teaches out of Mark 5 which tells the story of a man who was demonized and encounters Jesus, who sets him free. Are demons real? What are they like? What do we know about them? We can learn about spiritual activity and how Jesus dealt with it. And we, like the man delivered from the demo…
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Continuing with our new series “Mark My Words”, today Pastor Chase teaches out of Mark 4, on 6 ways that God wants to develop endurance in our lives. Key Scriptures: Jame 1:2-8, 2 Cor 6:4-5, Jam 1:3-4, Rom 5:3-4, Heb 12:2, 2 Tim 2:10, Col 1:11, Matt 10:22, Jam 1:12Di The Adventure Church
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Continuing with our new series “Mark My Words”, today Pastor Ira teaches out of Mark 3, where Jesus uses an important argument that if we apply it will help us to avoid civil wars in our lives. Key Scriptures: Mark 3:20-27, Jam 1:6-8, Pro 11:3, Psa 86:11, Gen 2:22-24, Eph 5:28, 1 Cór 1:10, 6:1,7, John 17:20-23…
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Today we take a detour from our series as Pastor Kuulei reminds us no matter what we're going through, how difficult and painful our circumstances, when we choose to PRAISE and WORSHIP God, He brings us renewed strength, perspective, and joy, and reminds us that He's not done with us yet! Key Scripture Passages: 2 Cor 4:8-9, Jam1:2-4, Rom 5:3-5, Ph…
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Continuing with our new series “Mark My Words”, today Pastor Ira teaches how when Jesus ate with people of a poor reputation, the religious leaders accused Him and misunderstood Him. Jesus came for the sick, not the healthy. When we see who we are in Jesus, and how accepted we are, we can freely receive His grace and extend it to those who really n…
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Today we start a new series “Mark My Words”, and today Pastor Jodi teaches how an encounter with Jesus by the Sea of Galilee caused Peter and some of the other disciples to have a drastic lifestyle change in which Jesus invited them to fully live for Him and to reach the lost with the Good News of the Kingdom of Heaven. They changed their minds, em…
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Today as we celebrate that He is Risen, we wrap up our series “More Like Jesus”, and today Pastor Jodi teaches that if the resurrection of Jesus is not real, there is no reason to believe in what He said. However, if it IS real, we have the promise of a NEW LIFE in Christ and eternal life after we die. That is why we celebrate the death and resurre…
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Continuing our series “More Like Jesus”, today Pastor Jodi teaches on Evangelism. Evangelism is a word that is often scary and misunderstood, but Jesus has called every disciple to do it. Come and learn to evangelize like Jesus as we demystify the command to proclaim the Good news! Key Scriptures: Mark 16:14-20, John 4:4-7, 13-14, 26, 29-30, 39-42,…
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