Adventure Church Podcast
615 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWelcome 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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Episodes
Special Guest: Robby Booth
February 04, 2018 05:00 - 53 minutes - 24.7 MBFoursquare pastor, mentor, counselor, and beloved friend, Robby Booth, visits the Adventure to deliver a timely and important message on moving toward real breakthrough after a season of wrestling with God. How does that happen? What is our part to play? Breakthrough happens when a wrestling becomes a cling.
Special Guest: Robby Booth
February 04, 2018 05:00 - 53 minutes - 24.7 MBFoursquare pastor, mentor, counselor, and beloved friend, Robby Booth, visits the Adventure to deliver a timely and important message on moving toward real breakthrough after a season of wrestling with God. How does that happen? What is our part to play? Breakthrough happens when a wrestling becomes a cling.
All Things New: Is Your Life Kosher?
January 28, 2018 05:00 - 45 minutes - 20.7 MBDrawing upon the kosher laws of his Jewish heritage and history, Pastor Ira Popper relates the idea of “being Kosher” to living our lives in a way that is Kosher, a lifestyle, which is still relevant for today as we are immersed in an ever-changing culture.
All Things New: It's All About Relationships
January 21, 2018 05:00 - 40 minutes - 18.5 MBIt's all about relationships: your vertical relationship to God and your horizontal relationships with others. Pastor Chase Duncan exhorts us to examine these relationships and ask the important questions: How is your relationship with God? Who are you following? Who are you leading? Who is with you on the journey, and what relationships are potentially unhealthy and needing to change?
All Things New: Withstanding the Winds of the World
January 14, 2018 05:00 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBAmerican Fork Campus Pastor Kelly VanArsdol teaches on the historicity and validity of the Bible, and why we can trust it for our practical and spiritual lives.
All Things New: The Question of Ownership
January 07, 2018 05:00 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MBWho owns this world? Who or what owns you? Provocative questions as Pastor Ira Popper discusses the topic of ownership and stewardship.
All Things New: The Time of Your Life
December 31, 2017 05:00 - 38 minutes - 17.7 MBHow do you spend your time? Do you waste it or invest it? Pastor Jodi Van Rhee kicks off a new year and a new series—All Things New—asking these important questions that have an impact on our ability to fulfill our God-given purposes.
This Changes Everything: When God Changes Your Dreams
December 24, 2017 05:00 - 39 minutes - 18.2 MBWhat do you dream of? Second question: If your dream came true who would it impact most? Today Pastor Jodi Van Rhee talks about dreams in their various forms, and how God has empowered us to live out the dreams He has placed in our hearts to serve Him and others.
This Changes Everything: When God Changes Your World
December 17, 2017 05:00 - 48 minutes - 22.4 MBPastor Ira Popper continues our Christmas season series talking about how the birth of Jesus not only changes our lives, but changed our world forever. Are you living an A.D. life? Or are you still stuck in B.C. days?
This Changes Everything: When God Changes Your Life
December 10, 2017 05:00 - 48 minutes - 22.4 MBPastor Jodi Van Rhee talks about how we all have moments when "suddenlies" happen—a phone call, a chance meeting, a tragedy—and the direction of our life changes for a time, or sometimes forever. The Lord can also be an agent of change, but when He brings change it is for a higher purpose.
This Changes Everything: Mission—Possible
December 03, 2017 05:00 - 52 minutes - 23.8 MBThe Adventure kicks off our Christmas season series, which dovetails off of the previous mini-series of Find, Tell, Bring. Pastor Jodi Van Rhee gives an exhortational message focusing on "The Great Commission" passage in Matthew 28. This Christmas season be intentional about inviting others into relationship, and ultimately into a primary relationship with Jesus that will bring life, love, peace, and healing.
Find, Tell, Bring: A Life-Changing Invitation
November 26, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 31 MBIn the final installment of the Find, Tell, Bring mini-series, Pastor Ira Popper discusses the theme of "Bring", emphasizing the awesome privilege we have to invite others into a life-changing relationship with Jesus. You may be just one person, but your life can have an impact that eventually reaches millions!
Find, Tell, Bring: Telling of God's Love
November 19, 2017 05:00 - 50 minutes - 23 MBFor most, if not all of us, someone shared with us the love of God and the Good News of Jesus Christ. For those of us who came to know the Lord and experienced His great love, it is our turn tell others—and we have each been gifted in unique ways to do so. In today's message, Pastor Jodi Van Rhee not only shares her own story, but also invites singer Angela Winston to share her story and the great gift God has given her to tell others of His love and salvation. It is a resounding exhortation ...
Find, Tell, Bring: The Forgotten Apostle
November 19, 2017 05:00 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBAmerican Fork Campus Kelly VanArsdol delivers a message during the Find, Tell, Bring mini-series on on the impact and importance of telling people about Jesus Christ. The sermon focuses on the Apostle Andrew who goes un-noticed in many circles, but in fact was the one who first told Peter about the Messiah.
Find, Tell, Bring: The Forgotten Apostle (American Fork)
November 19, 2017 05:00 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBAmerican Fork Campus Kelly VanArsdol delivers a message during the Find, Tell, Bring mini-series on on the impact and importance of telling people about Jesus Christ. The sermon focuses on the Apostle Andrew who goes un-noticed in many circles, but in fact was the one who first told Peter about the Messiah.
Find, Tell, Bring: Finding Treasures in a Hopeless World
November 12, 2017 05:00 - 58 minutes - 26.7 MBThe Adventure introduces a new mini-sermon series—Find, Tell, Bring—to transition us into the Christmas season. In this first installment, Pastor Jodi Van Rhee discusses a season of change and our role in it, thus finding our place and our role in the Church, and reaching out and finding others who need Jesus in the process. The time is highlighted by an interview with Brian Finn of Area of Effect.
Sermon on the Mount: Storm Warnings!
November 05, 2017 04:00 - 40 minutes - 18.5 MBAs Jesus brought His Sermon on the Mount to a close, He exhorted the people to put into practice all of the things they had just heard Him teach, for in doing so they would be like the builder who built his house on the Rock. In this final installment of the Sermon on the Mount series, Pastor Jodi Van Rhee expounds on those exhortations.
Sermon on the Mount: True Discipleship & True Prophecy
October 29, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 28.9 MBVisiting speaker and pastor Daniel Brown weaves together his workshop teachings from this past weekend on "spirituals" with the next installment on the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7:21-23...or so). Who are those who are truly known by Jesus? And what are the marks of a truly prophetic voice in your life? Have a listen and find out.
Simple and Sane Spirituals Workshop, Day 2
October 28, 2017 04:00 - 2 hours - 80 MBInternational speaker, author, friend and pastor, Daniel Brown, visits The Adventure to deliver a workshop on "spirituals"—learning what it means to be led and moved by the Holy Spirit. So many believers back away form the "fullness" of the Spirit and settle for much less than what God wants for us. Through simple Bible study, Daniel looks at the meaning of 'spiritual' gifts, ministries, and operations—and how to function in them without surrendering to strangeness. This is Day 2 of the work...
Simple and Sane Spirituals Workshop, Day 1
October 27, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBInternational speaker, author, friend and pastor, Daniel Brown, visits The Adventure to deliver a workshop on "spirituals"—learning what it means to be led and moved by the Holy Spirit. So many believers back away form the "fullness" of the Spirit and settle for much less than what God wants for us. Through simple Bible study, Daniel looks at the meaning of 'spiritual' gifts, ministries, and operations—and how to function in them without surrendering to strangeness.
Sermon on the Mount: True or False—Speaking of Prophets
October 22, 2017 04:00 - 49 minutes - 22.6 MBJesus warned us to watch out for false prophets, but how would we recognize them in this day and age? Pastor Jodi Van Rhee teaches on this subject citing modern day examples and how Jesus' horticultural metaphor still applies: "You will recognize them by their fruit."
Sermon on the Mount: True or False (American Fork)
October 22, 2017 04:00 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBAmerican Fork Campus Pastor Kelly VanArsdol reviews the office and role of a Prophet what the Bible teaches on how to know if a prophecy is from God or from something else...
Sermon on the Mount: True or False
October 22, 2017 04:00 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBAmerican Fork Campus Pastor Kelly VanArsdol reviews the office and role of a Prophet what the Bible teaches on how to know if a prophecy is from God or from something else...
Sermon on the Mount: The Two Gates
October 15, 2017 04:00 - 58 minutes - 26.7 MBPastor Ira Popper and American Fork Campus Pastor Kelly VanArsdol tag team the next topic of the "The Two Gates" through which we can enter—the broad or the narrow. Choose wisely.
Sermon on the Mount: Do Unto Others
October 08, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBIn light of the very recent events in Las Vegas this past week, this sermon on what it means to "do unto others as we would have them do to us" is poignant. Pastor Jodi Van Rhee teaches on Matthew 7:12 and exhorts those of us who bear the name of Christ towards boldly bringing and sharing life with those around us consumed in darkness and chaos.
Sermon on the Mount: Ask, Seek, Knock—Answered Prayers
October 01, 2017 04:00 - 41 minutes - 18.9 MBWhy does God answer some prayers but not others? Am I hindering my own prayers? Pastor Jodi Van Rhee looks at this topic and expounds on the big ASK - ask, seek, and knock, because your good and gracious Father is waiting and wanting to answer you.
Sermon on the Mount: Who Am I to Judge?
September 24, 2017 04:00 - 45 minutes - 20.7 MBThe most quoted verse in the Bible used to be John 3:16, today it is "Judge Not"—and is used by believers and non-believers alike. Pastor Jodi Van Rhee brings a convicting message on judging others in an increasingly judgmental society.
Sermon on the Mount: Kingdom Seekers
September 17, 2017 04:00 - 58 minutes - 27 MBPastor Jodi Van Rhee continues the teaching on the topic of worry with the exhortation of Jesus to us to not worry about our lives but instead seek Him and His Kingdom. Shifting our minds away from anxious thoughts to what God is doing right now leaves us with purpose, fulfillment, and an anxious-free life as we learn to rest in Him and His promises to care for us even as He does the sparrow.
Sermon on the Mount: Confessions of a Worryholic
September 10, 2017 04:00 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBJesus told us not to worry about our life..."Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?" But yet we do. Pastor Ira Popper addresses the constant state of flux and worry that’s so prevalent. The heart of the message: "put your trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your understanding.” And above that, “Love the Lord with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength."
Sermon on the Mount: Eternal Investments
September 03, 2017 04:00 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBAre you greedy? Answering that truthfully requires an insightful look at what it really means to be greedy as it relates to the state of the heart in regards to money and possessions. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. Pastor Jodi Van Rhee takes a challenging look at Matthew 6:19-24 that's guaranteed to make you think twice about who it is you may really be serving.
Sermon on the Mount: The Rewards of Fasting
August 27, 2017 04:00 - 55 minutes - 25.7 MB"WHEN you fast..." As we continue to make our way through the Sermon on the Mount, today Pastor Jodi Van Rhee teaches on the purposes, rewards, and practicalities of fasting—an often neglected spiritual discipline.
Sermon on the Mount: The Lord's Prayer
August 20, 2017 04:00 - 42 minutes - 19.3 MB"This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven..." Pastor Jodi Van Rhee walks us through The Lord's Prayer found in the Sermon on the Mount, with an emphasis on the father heart of God, our Abba...Daddy. Regardless of your relationship with your earthly father, our Father in heaven desires for you to come to Him in prayer and to know His heart towards you.
Sermon on the Mount: Can You Hear Me Now?
August 13, 2017 04:00 - 52 minutes - 24.2 MBOur American Fork extension campus pastor, Kelly VanArsdol, is back to bring this inspiring—and convicting—message on Matthew 6:5-8, speaking about the dos and don'ts of prayer, and fostering a deeper prayer life with God. But first you will hear Gabe Kramer testify to God's faithfulness to us when we give and cultivate generosity in our local church.
Sermon on the Mount: Secret Investments
August 06, 2017 04:00 - 50 minutes - 23.3 MB"For where your treasure is, there your heart is also." There's a much greater life to be had than that of pursuing money as its own end-game. Pastor Jodi Van Rhee expounds on cultivating a culture of generosity, and blessing others in secrecy as a way to deepen your relationship with God and others.
Sermon on the Mount: Loving the Unlovable (American Fork)
July 30, 2017 04:00 - 45 minutes - 20.8 MBCampus Pastor Kelly VanArsdol delivers a teaching on "loving your enemies" to the American Fork Campus as The Adventure Church continues its sermon series on the Sermon on the Mount.
Sermon on the Mount: Love Your Enemies
July 30, 2017 04:00 - 44 minutes - 20.5 MBIt's Family Sunday at The Adventure and Children's Minister Michael Hirschi delivers a teaching on loving your enemies as we continue our series in Sermon on the Mount.
Sermon on the Mount: Loving the Unlovable
July 30, 2017 04:00 - 45 minutes - 20.8 MBCampus Pastor Kelly VanArsdol delivers a teaching on "loving your enemies" to the American Fork Campus as The Adventure Church continues its sermon series on the Sermon on the Mount.
Sermon on the Mount: Revenge—How to Give Up
July 23, 2017 04:00 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBAn eye for an eye. If we’re honest, we would consent to that type of justice when someone does us a big enough wrong. But Jesus teaches us some seemingly strange ideas about "turning the other cheek”. Are we supposed to be doormats? Is there a cultural divide here that we’re not taking into account? Pastor Jodi Van Rhee brings a fresh take on this teaching, explaining the cultural meanings behind “turning the other cheek” and “giving your coat also” with new insight for us today.
Sermon on the Mount: Promises, Promises
July 16, 2017 04:00 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MB“I promise I will not do that.” This is a type of vow we make, but should we really? What implications come upon us when we do? Let your yes be yes and no be no. Pastor Jodi Van Rhee dives into this teaching and there is strong relevance for us today.
I Am Woman: 1 Timothy 2:1-15 (American Fork)
July 09, 2017 04:00 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MBThe Adventure–American Fork campus pastor Kelly VanArsdol discusses the timely topic of women in leadership ministry with a in-depth look at a central text: 1 Timothy 2:1-15.
The What, Why, When and Where of Baptism
July 09, 2017 04:00 - 49 minutes - 22.9 MBContinuing and expounding on the Baptism sermon given on April 30, Pastor Jodi Van Rhee talks about the symbolism of water and the significance of the act of being submerged, and rising up.
I Am Woman: 1 Timothy 2:1-15
July 09, 2017 04:00 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MBThe Adventure–American Fork campus pastor Kelly VanArsdol discusses the timely topic of women in leadership ministry with a in-depth look at a central text: 1 Timothy 2:1-15.
Sermon on the Mount: What Jesus Says About Divorce
July 02, 2017 04:00 - 51 minutes - 23.5 MBDivorce. The statistics haven’t changed much over the past couple generations. So what about today? Pastor Jodi Van Rhee gives us needed insight and instruction, applying the heart of the Word and hope for the future.
Sermon on the Mount: If Looks Could Kill—What Jesus Says About Lust
June 25, 2017 04:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MBIn regards to our battle with lust Jesus tells us that if our eye causes us to sin, gouge it our and throw it away. Pastor Jodi Van Rhee breaks down this teaching and the hope for a renewed heart, mind, and seeing God in today’s world.
Sermon on the Mount: The Law and The Prophets Fulfilled
June 18, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 27.9 MBWhen Jesus states that He fulfills the Law and Prophets rather than abolish them, much theological debate has followed. Pastor Ira Popper, a Messianic Jew, draws out the deep meanings of Jesus’ teaching, the fulfillment of the Law, and the picture of the New Covenant today.
Sermon on the Mount: Freedom From Anger
June 11, 2017 04:00 - 50 minutes - 23 MBJesus address the topic of anger in the Sermon on the Mount, taking it to deep heart levels not realized before. Pastor Jodi Van Rhee draws from this topic in giving us a fresh take and application for our lives today.
Sermon on the Mount: Light of the World
June 04, 2017 04:00 - 49 minutes - 22.5 MBMatthew 5:14-16 says that we are the light of the world. Pastor Jodi picks up where Pastor Chase left off, completing the story of how we are to be salt and light to the world.
Sermon on the Mount: Salt Shakers
May 28, 2017 04:00 - 35 minutes - 16.1 MBPastor Chase Duncan transitions us out of the Beatitudes and into the rest of the Sermon on the Mount, beginning with the teaching of how we are to be be the salt of the earth, enriching the lives of those around us.
The Beatitudes, Part 4: Matthew 5:10-12
May 21, 2017 04:00 - 37 minutes - 17.1 MBThis message, the Blessings of Persecution, is put into a more thorough context when we as Christians consider the global scape. We are indeed blessed when we are persecuted, but how exactly? Pastor Jodi Van Rhee expounds on the topic.
The Beatitudes, Part 3: Matthew 5:9-10
May 14, 2017 04:00 - 37 minutes - 17 MBPeacemaking and persecution. Kevin Kligmann is the pastor of the Philippine Adventure Church and brings this message while he is visiting stateside. He brings a powerful message and understanding of how peacemaking started with an act of God, and our response to Him today. It’s also Mother’s Day!