NOLA Church
265 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are a Life-giving faith-community in New Orleans, LA.Listen to the sermons from our Sunday and First Wednesday Worship Experiences.
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The Vision 5 | The Source of Prophecy
February 12, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBWho or what is the source of inspiration in your life? This is a deep question that bumps nearly every aspect of our lives as believers, especially in a world that's so filled with input sources. The Truth is that Jesus Is our only Source of Life, Hope, and He Is the Living Word. Only when we turn our lives toward His Voice are we able to see Him fully unveiled in our lives. In this sermon Pastor Monte unpacks Revelation 1:10-20, teaching us how to turn our hearts toward Jesus as our Sourc...
The Vision 3 - Receiving Prophecy
February 05, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBEvery believer wants to receive a Word from GOD, but the reality is that we're not always prepared to receive what He says to us. In this sermon Pastor Monte unpacks Revelation 1:10, and teaches us the importance of our posture, our proximity, and our attentiveness to the Voice of Jesus. Support the show
The Vision 2 - The Fellowship
January 29, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBFor many people their struggle becomes their entire reality. But, did you know that our tribulation, the Power we need to overcome, and the Strength we need to endure isn't ours at all? In this sermon Pastor Monte unpacks Revelation 1:9, teaching us that the tribulation we face, the dominion we need, and the perseverance that allows us to endure all belong to Jesus. Support the show
The Vision (The Unveiling of Jesus)
January 23, 2023 17:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBThe Vision Jesus showed to John unveils exactly Who Jesus Is… He Is the One Who was, the One Who Is, and the One Who will come again! In this sermon Pastor Monte unpacks the first of three critical aspects of John's Vision which directly impacts our understanding of Jesus. Support the show
YTH - The Identity of GOD vs The Spirit of Offense
January 22, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBIn this sermon Ps. Monte challenges us to endure the transitions by responding rather than reacting. Support the show
The Unveiling
January 15, 2023 17:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBThis is the first sermon in our Revealed series from 2023. In this sermon Pastor Monte unpacks the foundation of the Book of Revelation, teaching us GOD's Identity, Our Hope, and John's Vision. * AUDIO QUALITY * We apologize for the quality of this audio. We're working to correct this problem, and we'll update this podcast once the problem is resolved. Support the show
Vision 23 - His Vision For the House
January 08, 2023 17:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBJesus a very specific Vision and Purpose for His House, and in this sermon Pastor Monte unpacks where Jesus is leading our church family beginning in 2023. Support the show
YTH - Direction & Dedication (Renzo Cantin)
November 27, 2022 23:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBIn this episode, Renzo challenges us to let go of yesterday so GOD can restore you to what He intended you to be! Support the show
YTH - This is the Move (Cameron Dumas)
November 13, 2022 23:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBIn this episode Cameron challenges us to be the Move! Support the show
The Purpose of the King
November 13, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBHave you ever asked the question: What's my purpose? Did you that the only way we'll ever discover our true Purpose is through Jesus? In this sermon Pastor Monte unpacks the Purpose of King Jesus, which is actually His Choice for each one of our lives. As we surrender ourselves to His Choice He ushers us into His Divine Purpose. Support the show
YTH - Kingdom Culture | Results (Joseph Caldwell)
November 06, 2022 22:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBThe best students are the students who are active and embrace unlearning. In this sermon, Joseph challenges us to step into the next by turning our attitude toward the One who teaches with all authority! Support the show
The Will of the King
November 06, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBHave you ever wondered what the Will of GOD was in a situation you were facing? Or maybe you had a major life decision to make and you wondered what His Will was in that moment? Here's the Truth: the Will of GOD isn't something that's difficult to discover, because it's not some etherial or mystical notion. The Will of GOD has already been firmly established and concisely spoken to us. In this sermon Pastor Monte teaches us how to discover the Good, Acceptable, and Perfect Will of Jesus, an...
Kingdom Culture 3 - Result
October 30, 2022 16:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBDid you know that your belief in Jesus has a distinct and recognizable result? In this sermon Pastor Monte unpacks the final part of The Sermon On the Mount from Matthew 7, and teaches us the six Results that are the evidence of our citizenship in Kingdom of Jesus. Support the show
Kingdom Culture 2 - Response
October 23, 2022 16:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBWhen life happens do you react or do you respond? Is there even a difference? In this sermon Pastor Monte unpacks Matthew 6 from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. Jesus taught that citizens of His Kingdom aren't reactionary, but instead respond to life through the lens of their citizenship, and because of this, fear and anxiety have no power in their lives. Support the show
YTH - Confidence | Where is our's Placed? (Renzo Cantin)
October 16, 2022 22:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBIn this sermon, Renzo encourages us to re-examine where our confidence is. Is it in GOD or is it in the world? Support the show
Kingdom Culture 1 - Attitude
October 16, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBDid you know that there's an Attitude that every citizen of the Kingdom of Jesus should have? In this sermon Pastor Monte unpacks the first part of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount from Matthew 5, teaching us how our attitude—as believers—advances His Kingdom. Support the show
Long Live the King
October 09, 2022 16:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBJesus Is the King of Kings and the LORD of Lords! But, do we truly recognize this Truth? In this sermon Pastor Monte teaches us how live in the Kingdom of Jesus, and how to place Him on the throne of our lives. Support the show
YTH - Community | Spiritual Order (Joseph Caldwell)
October 02, 2022 23:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this episode Joseph challenges us to check our Soul Awareness. Is your soul connected to The Source? Support the show
Difference: How-To Be a Different Kind of Church
October 02, 2022 16:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBHow closely does the church we call home resemble the Church Jesus built in Acts 2? Does this even matter? In this sermon Pastor Monte unpacks what made the Early Church different from every other community in the age, and teaches us how we—as a family of believers—can follow their example and truly be a Difference in our world. Support the show
Community: How-To Live in Common
September 25, 2022 16:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBIs there more to biblical community than just simply connecting with other people? If there are, how can we live this way? In this sermon, Pastor Monte unpacks Acts 2:44-45, teaching us how we can learn to live in true biblical community by following the example of the first Church. Support the show
Vision: How-To Chase the Next
September 18, 2022 16:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBIn this sermon Pastor Monte preaches the Vision of NOLA Church for our next decade beginning in September 2022. Our Mission begins right here at home, then begins to expand into other areas where we have connections, as we reach for the marginalized, and then takes us around the world, preaching the Good News of Jesus! Support the show
Devotion: How-To Live Truth
September 11, 2022 16:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBTruth is never relative, because Truth Is a Person: Jesus. When we devote ourselves to His teaching, to fellowship and communion with other believers, and to prayer He will respond with the Miraculous. In this sermon, Pastor Monte unpacks Acts 2:42-43 teaching us how Jesus moved in a miraculous way in response to the devotion of the Early Church. Support the show
YTH - What Is Belief? (Renzo Cantin)
September 04, 2022 23:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBIn this sermon Renzo challenges us to realign ourselves with God's heart and allow Him to choose us! Support the show
Identity: How-To Live Unity
September 04, 2022 16:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBJesus made it very clear that there's only one way people would know that we are His disciples. This singularity is established on a foundation of unity of connection, unity of experience, and unity of Empowerment. In this sermon Pastor Monte unpacks the birth of the Church from Acts 2, teaching us how the unity they held is the foundation for our Identity as believers today. Support the show
YTH - Heart of a Servant (Joseph Caldwell)
August 28, 2022 23:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBIn this sermon Joseph talks about how our thoughts flow to our heart and through our actions. What thoughts are you taking captive and which are you allowing to flow? Support the show
The Call to Worship
August 28, 2022 16:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBJesus is Calling every believer to a place of intimate worship, because it's only in this secret place that we learn to trust in Him, rely on Him, and gain the strength to obey every word He says. In this sermon Pastor Monte unpacks Psalm 63, which is a prayer of repentant worship, teaching us how to change our minds about Jesus and our situations, and then to change our actions to realign our lives with His Word. Support the show
YTH - Who Are You Living For? (Cameron Dumas)
August 21, 2022 23:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBIn this sermon Cameron challenges us with a very important question. Are we truly living for Jesus or are we living for ourselves? Support the show
The Call to Action
August 21, 2022 16:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBDid you know that Jesus's involvement in your life is directly related to your response to His Call? In this sermon Pastor Monte unpacks Psalm 18, teaching us how to recognize the Call, then how to put our repentance in action to invite GOD's Action in our lives. Support the show
The Call to Belief
August 14, 2022 16:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBDoes your lifestyle determine your beliefs, or do your beliefs establish every aspect of your life? In this sermon Pastor Monte unpacks GOD's Prophecy of Rescue and His Sovereignty in Isaiah 43, teaching us how the Identity of GOD provides a firm foundation for our beliefs. When we recognize Him for Who He Is, His Word to us in prayer establishes our beliefs. Support the show
YTH - Worship (Renzo Cantin)
August 07, 2022 23:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBIn this sermon Renzo dives into what it means to truly worship. Support the show
The Call to Surrender
August 07, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBOur relationship with Jesus is a constant Calling to be more like Him, and the only the way our relationship with Him will grow is when we surrender everything we are to Everything He Is. In this sermon Pastor Monte teaches us the biblical reasons why we should fast, as well as the 7 types of fasting displayed in the Bible. Support the show
The Call to Repentance
July 31, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBJesus is Calling every person who's alive today. In fact, He's been Calling every individual since He created Adam and Eve in the Beginning. He's not Calling us to do something, or even to a position or title, instead He's Calling us into a relationship with Himself. In this sermon Pastor Monte unpacks Isaiah 40:3-5, teaching us how Jesus Calls to us in the middle of our situations to return to Him. Support the show
YTH - What Are You Wearing? (Toni Dumas)
July 24, 2022 23:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBIn this sermon Toni challenges us to clothe ourselves in the righteousness of Jesus. Support the show
Expansion
July 24, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBThere's only one reason that Jesus leads us into Salvation: for us—as believers—to expand His Kingdom. Salvation comes with a great responsibility, and this responsibility is a privilege! In this sermon Pastor Monte unpacks Ephesians 3 and teaches us how to root our lives firmly in GODly Values so that every part of our lives expand His Kingdom in our world. Support the show
YTH - Visual Communication (Cameron Dumas)
July 17, 2022 23:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBOur lives should display constant communication with Jesus, ourselves and others. In this sermon Cameron dives into the first pillar of effective and active communication and challenges us to trust the vision set before us and not fixate on what only we can see. Support the show
Investment
July 17, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBFor any risk to be successful we have to be willing to make a personal investment. Did you know that this principle also applies to our personal relationship with Jesus? Jesus wants to do amazing things in us and through us, which is why He invests so much of Himself into us. But, He also requires an Investment from us as well. First, He trusts us with what already belongs to Him, and He asks us to return it to Him as tithing. Then, He asks us to trust Him by freeing giving from our abundan...
YTH - The Power of Relationship (Renzo Cantin)
July 10, 2022 23:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBRelationships are risky. In this sermon, Renzo challenges us with the truth that when believers are willing to be the first out in our relationship with Jesus, He involves Himself in every other relationship in our lives, and we're able to connect other people with Him. Support the show
Connectivity
July 10, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBIs your life connected to Jesus, or are you sustained by the world? As believers, our lives are only effective when we're securely connected to our Source, Jesus Christ. When we're connected, He sustains us through His Body, the church. This is why biblical community is so vitally important to every believer. In this sermon, Pastor Monte teaches us the seven ways our lives are sustained through biblical community. Support the show
Intimacy
June 26, 2022 16:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBIs my life worship to Jesus, or am I just a sponge? In this sermon, Pastor Monte challenges us to change our view of Jesus and to see Him as He truly Is. Then, every aspect of our lives respond to His Identity, and we surrender our position to The One Who was, Who Is, and Who Is still to come! Support the show
Dedication
June 19, 2022 16:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBIs my life dedicated to Jesus, or is my faith passive? This is the question every believer should be asking ourselves on a regular basis. In this sermon, Pastor Monte challenges us to prayerfully examine our lives to see if there are any places where we've allowed our dedications to become passive. Support the show
Profitability
June 12, 2022 16:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBIs my life profitable for Jesus, or am I simply a consumer? This is the question every believer should ask ourselves regularly. In this sermon, Pastor Monte unpacks the Parable of the Unprofitable Servant and shows us how this parable reveals the Entrepreneurial Character of our GOD. Support the show
All In Sunday [Q2] - Pentecost MMXXII
June 05, 2022 16:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBIn this sermon Pastor Monte teaches us the direct connection between the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2 with the structure of NOLA Church, and shows us how this directly points to GOD's Plan for every believers' life today. Support the show
Discovering Purpose
May 29, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 50.9 MBDid you know that every individual in the Family of GOD fills a vital role in the health of the entire Community? Did you know that individual believers only discover their Purpose when they're connected to the Source (Jesus) in a Spiritually healthy environment. In the final sermon in our Discovery series, Pastor Monte unpacks the vital role that husbands and wives fill within the family, and teaches us how this example provides the framework for us to live as Spiritually healthy believers...
Discovering Order
May 22, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBJesus designed a very specific Order for His Church, and every Gift He entrusts to us is facilitated by this structure. In this panel sermon, Joseph interviews members of the NOLA Church Pastoral Team, John & Rachel Valverde and Chris & Sam Landeche about how Divine Order works within the community, and also in their own lives as believers and leaders. Support the show
Discovering Strength
May 15, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBDid you know there are two distinct ways that Jesus wants each member of the church to strengthen themselves and the rest of the Body? In this sermon, Pastor Monte unpacks 1 Corinthians 14, teaching us how we strengthen both ourselves and the rest of the Body through the Spiritual Gifts Jesus provides to every Spirit-filled believer. Support the show
Discovering Love
May 08, 2022 16:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBThis is our sermon from Mother's Day 2022. A mother's love is the embodiment of everything we learn about the Character of GOD in 1 Corinthians 13. In this sermon Pastor Monte unpacks Paul's Love Chapter, teaching us the Legacy of Love, the Identity of Love, and the Function of Love. Support the show
Discovering Membership
May 01, 2022 16:00 - 49 minutes - 34.4 MBEvery member of the body is vitally important to the health of the entire body itself. In this sermon Pastor Monte teaches us how the Spiritual Gifts Jesus gives us are specifically intended for the Body of Christ to not only to do ministry, but to also be healthy. Support the show
Discovering Calling
April 24, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBDiscovering your Calling isn't about finding a position or a title, it's literally a Call to action! In this sermon Jacob Rongey unpacks what living a Called life looks like. Support the show
A Life of Remembrance
April 17, 2022 00:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBJesus provided us with a beautiful gift to develop us, sustain us, and transition our lives from an earthly worldview into a Heavenly perspective. In this sermon from Passover Saturday 2022, Pastor Monte unpacks the Passover, the Last Supper, and the Resurrection, teaching us how Jesus meets us in every situation to provide Communion and Community. Support the show
A Betrayal, Four Denials, and a Proof
April 16, 2022 00:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBIn this sermon from Good Friday, Pastor Monte teaches us the pathway to Resurrection through the story of Jesus' arrest, His Trial, and His death. Support the show