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Last-Ditch Effort | FOUNDRYsermon

Everyone loves a good story. One with tension, great characters, and a fantastic story about taking chances. We love that part in the arc when you get to the point, right on the edge of your seat…waiting for it all to happen. The occasionally, just every now and then, the storyteller has done such a good job we realize we haven’t even arrived at the summit. We’ve hit a false summit, just what we thought was the end and there is still another adventure waiting there for us. This my friends ...

Borders | Revelation (Week 7) | FOUNDRYsermon

You remember that whole getting picked process when you were a kid? We all had things we could easily make the front of the shuffle, and some of us have memories of being the last person standing. it’s always a frustrating memory. Then we all love a good underdog story. I mean seriously, how do you not like the Mighty Ducks? Any conversation on who is in or out gets awkward. And for many people, Revelation is the ultimate in or out conversation. Or so you might think. If you remember...

Victory |Revelation (Week 6) | FOUNDRYsermon

Have you ever been super excited to get something, then suddenly realized it wasn’t that cool? I remember when I was a kid my parents made me save the money up to buy a Nintendo Entertainment System. It took years and felt like sweet victory. Around a month after I bought it the Super Nintendo came out and rendered my new prized toy obsolete. I ended up realizing that I was behind the video game curve anyway and it started collecting dustballs. What does it mean for things to be new, old, ...

Truly | Revelation Week 5 | FOUNDRYsermon

What does it mean to agree to something? Or, what does it take for you to agree to agree? That’s a mouthful. For some people, all they need to really do is believe in the person or the vision of a big picture. For others, they need to see the plans. These are the folks that have serious questions. Once those are answered, then they make the decision to agree. And another group of people won’t really bank on a great vision or a well-thought-out plan. They make their decision once the final ...

Movement | Rev. Shawn Hornsby | FOUNDRYsermon

Revelation 7 Follow-up

Chad and Jack go deep into chapter 7 this week as a follow up to the "Tears" sermon. Their conversations include iron maiden bible shenanigans  pericope Palm Branches Amen Building up Biblical Memory Johnny Cash reading the New Testament Chad scares people with Revelation Random Questions the location of the redeemed presuppositions we come into Revelation with parable of the sower little apocalypse in Big China the temple We deny the power of the resurrection because we think...

Tears | Revelation (Week 4) | FOUNDRYsermon

Have you ever used a pair of binoculars or a scope? The first few times are tough. it’s hard to focus on what you are watching. At first, I tried to start off with too much magnification, and I learned it was easiest to back off all the way and zoom in only if needed. Revelation is like this. It’s really easy to focus on one tiny thing and miss everything around it. That leads us to some pretty janky interpretations, and we actually can miss a bigger point that impacts us even more! As we ...

Revelation 5 Follow-Up

Chad and Jack have a conversation about Revelation 5, the makeup of the throne room, and why we aren't really chasing rabbits. We also talk about ; Apocalypse Playlists Armored Caravans The Office Why streaming television is like reading Revelation How has the church read Revelation in the past?  Worthy? Waynes World death to the world. The last true rebellion Creating a people of belonging #reversezombie

Worthy | Revelation (Week 3) | FOUNDRYsermon

When I was in college I finally got an interview for a job I’d been wanting since high school. I got through the initial phone call and had the chance to sit down with a manager of Gadzooks. You remember, the late 90’s/early 20’s store that was the pinnacle of alt-culture? Yeah, I actually wanted to work there. For everyone who tried to be different during that era, it was the place to be. We didn’t realize it pretty much made everyone look the same, but it was OUR store. For the kids who di...

Revelation 4 Follow Up

Chad and Jack are back together for a follow-up conversation on Revelation 4's sermon "center". If you want to go back and check out the Sermon Preview and audio, you can find it at wearefoundry.com.    Alladin is a post-apocalyptic movie Chad’s theory about Dirty Dancing and Red Dawn Jamie Smith “ You are what you love”  Greg Beale “We Become What We worship”  Big conversation on Worship the supernatural reality of what worship is wearing a toilet seat on our head Where Cha...

Center | FOUNDRYsermon

What is at the center of your life? One of the easiest ways to find is to look at two things. Your bank account and your schedule. You have probably heard this befoe, but where I think the illustration falls apart (and actually begins to make even more sense) is how few of us actually do a good job keeping up with these two things. We might sit down occasionally, but many people live a life that relies more on overdraft protection and the inevitable “I’ll be a few minutes late” text when w...

Revelation 1 Follow Up Conversation

Each week, Jack and Chad get together to have a follow-up conversation about the previous weeks sermon. We are jumping off into our conversation about Revelation 1:4-8 Mad Max references. Multiple jack has pages of questions. pages Even more mad max references. And even more.  The title of the sermon.  why Chad was absolutely terrified of Revelation and how Chad challenged that fear.  If we don/t have a universal end we have to make up our own story to the end.  where true power come...

Time, Death, and Power | FOUNDRYsermon

I’m excited about kicking off this series on Revelation. I think it is one of the least read and most misunderstood books of scripture. If you missed my video on my wild Revelation story and why I think the book matters, check it out on our Facebook. In short, Revelation matters because it is part of scripture. We get the beginning and the end, and we don’t talk nearly enough about the end. We let folk tales and Pinterest give us a theological view of the book, but many of us have never re...

Missions: A Conversation with the ULM Wesley Foundation | FOUNDRYsermon

Why Does Worship Matter? | FOUNDRYsermon

Worship gets a little iffy. We have a hard time defining it. For some folks, it means singing out loud in front of random friends and strangers. (#allthenopes). Other people might just use it as a generic term for “church”. So what is really going on when we worship? Is there a bigger point to this besides loud music and awkward public singing? Yep.  And we are going to talk about why worship matters by looking at a few passages of scripture and begin building a bigger vision of the ro...

Lies, Job Titles, and The Devil (with JR Forasteros) | FOUNDRYcast

What's the deal with the Devil?  We touched on that a little this past Sunday, but we want to get a little bigger of a look. So Chad sits down with JR Forasteros, a pastor at Catalyst Rowlett in Dallas. He is the author of Empathy for the Devil, a fantastic look at the motivation behind antagonists in scripture.  So we dig into the Biblical identity for the Devil/Satan, what a timeline for his fall from grace, and how that changes the way we interact with Jesus.  LINKS - Chapters from...

Why Does Theology Matter? | FOUNDRYsermon

The Unknown | FOUNDRYsermon

Belonging | FOUNDRYsermon

What does it mean to really belong?    This week, Chad shares a message from 1 Peter 2:9-10. It's about what it means to be chosen by God and how it offers us a belonging wildly different from that of the world. 

Your Faithful Love | FOUNDRYsermon

What does it mean to be good? What does it mean to be dependable? While those questions sound like the start of a job interview, they are also questions each of us asks in our own hearts. We ask them of others, we ask them of ourselves as we internalize our relationships, we project them onto the people who can guide us or simply create a better way forward. In essence, it all comes back to the idea of faithfulness. A hope we each project upon the future with the ability to affect our pr...

Even Greater Things | FOUNDRYsermon

What does it mean for something to really be great? I’ve been thinking about it over the last few weeks, and one of the things I slowly realized were many of my initial answers weren’t great for anyone but me. Does that truly make it great, or just personally beneficial? Great things tend to have a bigger impact than us having a personal win. We’ve been throwing around the phrase “even greater things” a bunch over the last few weeks. This Sunday, we are actually going to talk about those...

Will My Daughter Get Married in a Gym? | Even Greater Things

As we continue our series of Even Greater Things conversations, Chad talks with Angie Nicholson. Angie and her family were part of Foundry at the very beginning. We talk about the big role a church plays in the life of a family and how our relationship with space and environment is part of our ministry.  Our conversation includes:  Why the Nicholson’s were willing to uproot for Church.  Why being part of a church in your neighborhood matters.  What were the tough parts of making the de...

What Are You Willing to Miss Out On? | FOUNDRYsermon

Have you ever experienced fear of missing out? (#FOMO). It’s the emotion that keeps us up late at night with friends, out early in a boat running to a mallard hole, taking late night drives home from concerts or events, and making sure our kids have the experiences we feel they need. Missing out can be a big thing. But it doesn’t just apply to having fun. It’s part of school and work. We don’t want to squander an opportunity or waste resources. This week in our latest conversation in #...

It's not bake sales and car washes | Even Greater Things Conversations

So how do churches build buildings? That's the question we are talking about today with Jamie Champagne. Jamie and his wife Missie have been part of Foundry since our launch and he holds the record for most time served in our setup crew.  Jamie and Chad talk about; Jesus' senior picture and awesome church furniture. Why Jamie believes in serving.  Why being IN church matters on Sunday.  The way the church raises money matters.  Funding the future vision Jesus gives us means fundin...

Strong and Courageous | FOUNDRYsermon

What is the hardest thing you have ever had to do? I can make a pretty interesting lift. Once I had to move a 400lb or so locked motorized wheelchair about 30 feet. It was almost impossible. Mentally, that is a different story. I would almost rather stay in the physical realm than think of the mental and emotional places I have had to be in at times. Impossibility is interesting. It’s one of the best playgrounds for God to work in our lives. Impossibility stretches us…and we all know how...

It won't smell like gym socks | Even Greater Things Conversations

As our whole church moves towards our campaign "Even Greater Things", we want to take the time and hear stories of what people are excited about, the memories we have of how we got to where we are, and where we believe Jesus is leading us in the future.  In this episode, Chad sits down with Molly Masters. Molly has worked for Foundry for the last several years and is deeply involved in all of the different places we gather and worship in. We talk about every space Foundry has inhabited and...

FEAR | FOUNDRYsermon

Have you ever had the chance to meet someone famous? Did you freak out a little, or did you go right up to them? Isn’t it funny how we clam up a little when we see someone? This week, we are looking at the story of a man who went through a bunch to meet Jesus. We find the story in the gospel of Luke. Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar 35 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind beggar was sitting beside the road.36 When he heard the noise of a crowd going past, he asked what was happening.37 They ...

The Mechanics of Easter | FOUNDRYsermon

The Second Husband | FOUNDRYsermon 3.25.18

In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem. When was the last time you remember being a stranger? Sometimes I enjoy it. Going to a movie by yourself or sitting down at a bookstore to read a book isn’t that bad. But when was the last time you had to spend a long amount as a stranger, especially when...

We Don't Talk About That | FOUNDRYsermon 3.18.18

Think of your favorite family story. The ones you love to tell. They brag about your family, show how awesome, smart or funny they are. You might have super awesome sentimental stories to share or some wild story about forgotten and found love. Then you have the other stories. The ones you don’t talk about. When you heard about them, your parents told you to not talk about it. Sometimes, we were there for the story and the reason we don’t talk about it is even more intense for us. We mig...

Underdogs and Outsiders. With Tom Fuerst.

Did you enjoy our two sermons on the women in the family tree of Jesus? One of Chad's biggest resources during his research was a book written by Tom Fuerst called "Underdogs and Outsiders" and Chad sits down with Tom to have a conversation about the book. 

Gracious and Generous | FOUNDRYsermon 3.11.18

Roof Work | FOUNDRYsermon 3.4.18

When was the last time you realized you needed to stop what you were doing, reassess things and begin taking apart what you had previously done? Sometimes reassessment is a drag. It means losing time, resources, materials, and many other things. Sometimes, we are so hard headed we think we need to keep on plowing forward and simply make it work. But that whole square peg round hole thing? Right? Sometimes we need to be willing to tear off the top in order to get to the bottom of things. ...

The One About the Empty Camp | FOUNDRYsermon 2.25.18

The One About The Foreigner | FOUNDRYsermon 2.18.18

Have you ever read a book or watched a movie with a few too many characters? Every time you read or watch it, you find yourself focusing on a different person’s actions and responses. The story of Naaman is absolutely one of those stories. Naaman was a military commander of Aram, an enemy and neighbor of Israel. As much of a top dog as he was, he had a pretty serious problem. Naaman was a leper. We coudl spend significant time talking about this, but the short of it is this…Naaman had ev...

The One About Doubt | FOUNDRYsermon 2.11.18

Doubt is a tough thing. We typically don’t want to admit it, but doubt is something that sits in the back of many of our minds. What is more frustrating about doubt is how it has the ability to creep in when things should be going absolutely fantastic. Has that ever happened to you? Stuff should be great, but you are worried or anxious about what might happen next? Last week we talked about the #thunderdome of the Old Testament, Elijah’s showdown with the 450 prophets of Baal and their...

The One About Blood and Fire | FOUNDRYsermon 2.4.18

Choices are hard. I remember when I was finally old enough to order for myself at McDonald’s, the idea of chicken McNuggets or a hamburger in my happy meal could throw me into a fit. I am talking some serious 6-year-old anxiety. I remember when my sister and I got old enough to just split our two orders. We both could live in nugget and burger world. There is a problem with splitting things up like this. We rarely are able to make it equal. At first, it starts out with “can I have a piece ...

Believe in Something Bigger | FOUNDRYsermon 1.28.18

Holiness and Healing | FOUNDRYsermon 1.21.18

Personal ability is a funny thing. We like the idea of having a choice, free will, or whatever word you want to assign to it. But it is also terrifying. Sometimes, we get in our head and over think things, giving us the inability to take action. Situations prove to be more important than we actually think at times. The funny thing is, when I look at the times in life I was at a precipice for tremendous change, I rarely even knew it. Isaiah, a religious leader hundreds of years before Jes...

I Think We Need a Leash | FOUNDRYsermon 1.14.18

Do you have a hard time keeping up with things? I know I do. It has taken years to get into the rhythm of where I leave my keys, knife, and wallet at the house. It seems everytime I finally get it down, either we move or a piece of furniture moves! Meredith and I don’t have kids, but my sister does. Every summer we all take a trip together and we spend a day at the water park. WIth my niece and nephew, it means all of the adults (6 of us) are on zone defense. Man to man simply isn’t enough...

Expecting Experience | FOUNDRYsermon 1.7.18

What are the things we expect as part of a good life? Especially the ones that motivate us. Some of them when can assume, such as relationships, eating, sleeping…etc. You know, the whole Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. We might even them jump into things we might prefer, or we would think would lead us to have a thriving life. It could be a better job, a bigger house, and even better relationships. How about we twist the question a little more? What are the things we would expect having as ...

When the Signs are Simple | FOUNDRYsermon 12.24.17

Does anyone else tend to over-complicate things? What about during the holidays? Seriously, isn’t that the plot of my 2nd favorite Christmas movie? (You serious Clark?) Over the last few weeks, as I’ve been reading and re-reading and re-re-reading the Christmas story, I see two different storylines. One of the is absolutely magnificent. It’s wild. It has angels hanging out in a field, the heavenly host (read army) singing a bunch of songs, plus the story of an over-zealous politician cou...

Resetting the Story | FOUNDRYsermon 12.17.17

Resetting Priorities | FOUNDRYsermon 12.10.17

Have you ever tried to fix something? I typically end up trying a few different things before the issue is actually resolved. At that point, I don’t know if it can actually be called a repair or it was simply a half-way successful adaptation of trial and error. This week we are talking about Resetting our Priorities. And it is a little different than we might expect. We’ve all see the “10 way to Rock the New Year” listicles on Facebook. They end up a crapshoot, figuring out if we sort al...