Open Door Church Podcast
863 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsHeart for Christ, Home for Family, and Hope for Others. You are listening to sermons from the pulpit of the Open Door Church in Howell, NJ, featuring the preaching of Pastor Chris Teis. We hope these messages are an encouragement and blessing to you and your walk with Jesus Christ. If this podcast is a blessing to you, please send us an email to [email protected].
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Episodes
Voices
July 14, 2013 04:00 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBIn this continuation of the series Times are Changing, Pastor Teis preaches from I Thessalonians 5:1-8 about the voices were are hearing today that are revealing to us a Christians that we are in the last days. The voice of the Word of God needs to be our focus as we occupy until Jesus Christ returns for His church. Support the Show.
A Warning
July 07, 2013 04:00 - 49 minutes - 22.6 MBThis is the first message in the series Times are Changing on Sunday Mornings at Open Door. Please share it with someone if it is a blessing to you. Pastor Teis brings this message on the Times from Matthew chapter 24, the theme passage of the series. Support the Show.
The Constitution- We Believe Part 2
July 07, 2013 04:00 - 1 hour - 28.6 MBIn this series about our church Constitution, Pastor Teis continues to talk about Article IV- Our Doctrinal Statement of Faith. In this podcast the preaching touches on the Doctrine of Salvation from Romans chapter 5. We hope it is a help and blessing to you. Support the Show.
Suffering
June 30, 2013 04:00 - 49 minutes - 22.5 MBJesus is the greatest example in all of Scripture for taking the worst of deaths, and bringing forth the greatest of life. He truly depicts in his entire earthly life what Defining Moments are all about, living in the very center of the Lord's will trusting His way. Support the Show.
The Constitution- We Believe Part 1
June 30, 2013 04:00 - 50 minutes - 23.1 MBIn this first message from Article IV of our Constitution, Pastor Teis brings a message about our Doctrinal & Statement of Faith as a church. Many people today don't know what they believe, and it is important not only for us to know and state it, but to live it out. Support the Show.
A Lot to Swallow
June 23, 2013 04:00 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBJonah walked away from the Lord's command and calling; he disobeyed God and we see God's purpose in showing him that he not only knew where Jonah was, but had a plan to get him back into the center of His Will. Sometimes God's commands and will are a lot to swallow for us, but our confidence should be in the Lord to complete the work and not our flesh. Support the Show.
Blind-Sided
June 16, 2013 04:00 - 51 minutes - 23.8 MBPerhaps a man with some of the greatest potential in serving God was Samson. Samson was blind-sided by his own pride, rebellion, and disobedience, but even he allowed God to take him in his blind condition and use that point as a Defining Moment. We hope this message from the pulpit of Open Door will be a blessing to you! Support the Show.
In Denial
June 09, 2013 04:00 - 51 minutes - 23.5 MBPastor Teis continues the Defining Moments series by taking a view into Peter's Denial in Matthew chapter 26. Peter backslides and goes back to doing what he was before Jesus called him. We notice the care, love, and compassion of Christ to restore him to the calling He placed on Peter's life. May we too not deny what God has called us to do. Support the Show.
Finishing
June 05, 2013 04:00 - 20 minutes - 9.51 MBThis message was preached by Pastor Chris Teis during our Graduation & Commencement Service for Liberty Christian School, a ministry of our Church. We hope you enjoy & are challenged by this message on finishing. Support the Show.
There is Great Reward
June 02, 2013 04:00 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBThis message was preached on a Sunday Evening after our Christian School Ministry Awards Night. Psalm 19 tells us that in keeping the Word of God there is Great Reward. May we remember the great blessing it is to have God's Word and how rewarding it is to live it. Support the Show.
Locked Up
June 02, 2013 04:00 - 50 minutes - 23.2 MBPastor Teis continues the Defining Moments series by taking a look into a trying time for the Apostle Paul and Silas when they were thrown into a prison after being beaten for preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Perhaps you too have felt or feel at this moment like you are "Locked Up" unjustly. By God's grace and with His help may you sing and praise Him in your midnight hour. Support the Show.
Galatians: Bearing
May 29, 2013 04:00 - 47 minutes - 21.6 MBA continuing study during our Wednesday Evening HeartBeat in the book of Galatians. This study was preached from Galatians 6:1-2 by Pastor Chris Teis. Support the Show.
Remember
May 26, 2013 04:00 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBDuring a Sunday Morning service before Memorial Day, Pastor Chris Teis brings a message about Remembrance from 1 Corinthians 11 in preparation for the observance of the Lord's Supper. Remembering should bring us to a place of fellowship with the Lord. We hope this message will cause you to Remember what He did on Calvary and cause you to reflect and examine yourself. Support the Show.
Galatians: The Holy Spirit's Enabling- Part 2
May 22, 2013 04:00 - 1 hour - 30 MBThis is the second message in a 2 part series on the enabling of God's Spirit during our Wednesday Night HeartBeat study in the book of Galatians. We hope it will be a blessing and encouragement to you, to walk in the Spirit. Support the Show.
God & Country- Dr. Chuck Harding- Early Service
May 19, 2013 04:00 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MBThis message was preached by Dr. Chuck Harding during our Adult Bible Classes hour during God & Country Sunday at Open Door. Support the Show.
God & Country- Dr. Chuck Harding- Sunday Morning Service
May 19, 2013 04:00 - 53 minutes - 24.4 MBThis message was preached by guest preacher, Dr. Chuck Harding, during our God & Country Sunday at Open Door. We hope it will encourage you to pray for our Country, and educate yourself to how you can be involved in our country's leadership. Support the Show.
God & Country Sunday- Dr. Chuck Harding- Sunday Evening
May 19, 2013 04:00 - 1 hour - 35.3 MBThis message was preached during the Sunday Evening service of our God & Country Sunday by Dr. Chuck Harding. We hope it will cause you to decide as we did at Open Door to pray for our nation and be involved as Christian in American Government. Support the Show.
Galatians: The Holy Spirit's Enabling- Part 1
May 15, 2013 04:00 - 51 minutes - 23.5 MBThis message comes from a continued study in Galatians during our Wednesday Night HeartBeat service. We hope it is a blessing and encouragement to you, as Pastor Teis preaches the first of two messages on the enabling of the Holy Spirit in the life of a Christian. Support the Show.
Real Moms
May 12, 2013 04:00 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MBThis message was preached on Mother's Day by Pastor Chris Teis during a Sunday Morning service at Open Door. We hope and pray it will challenge God's people to embrace God's plan for the Christian Home and their God given roles and responsibilities. Support the Show.
When You Feel Like Quitting
May 12, 2013 04:00 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MBMany times we can get overwhelmed with life responsibilities and feel like giving up and quitting all together. It can be very difficult to live and respond to this world and its pressures as a Christian. We hope this message preached during a Sunday Evening by Pastor Teis will encourage you to respond Biblically, When You Feel Like Quitting. Support the Show.
The Scandal
April 28, 2013 04:00 - 41 minutes - 19 MBA message preached as part of the Sunday Morning Sermon Series, Defining Moments, by Pastor Chris Teis. This message comes from II Samuel and discusses what we do when we involve ourselves in sin and try to cover it up. Our response to sin is so important to our walk with God. God knows we will sin, but our response brings a curse and death, or blessing and life. Support the Show.
The Pits
April 21, 2013 04:00 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBThe second of message from the Sunday Morning Sermon Series, Defining Moments, at Open Door preached by Pastor Chris Teis. The life of Joseph reveals to us that sometimes God allows Pits in our life, but His desire is that we would not allow this pits to swallow our dreams, but rather that the pit would become a Defining Moment of faith to us. Don't let your pits swallow your dreams. Support the Show.
Rope-A-Dope
April 14, 2013 04:00 - 50 minutes - 23 MBIn the first of messages in the Sunday Morning Series called, "Defining Moments", Pastor Teis brings a message from Genesis 32 about Jacob wrestling with God, and how God allowed Jacob close to Him only to bring him to a point of change and repentance. We hope this message is a help and encouragement to you. Support the Show.
Go Weekend: Fit for the Task
April 06, 2013 04:00 - 39 minutes - 18.3 MBBro. Jerry Ferrso, outreach Pastor at Lancaster Baptist Church (lancasterbaptist.org), continues the Saturday Training with this Session to the Men entitled, "Fit for the Task". We hope it is a blessing and encouragement to you. Support the Show.
Go Weekend: Final Session
April 06, 2013 04:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBBro Jerry Ferrso finishes the Go Weekend Soulwinning training on Saturday April 6th with this Message from John admonishing Christians to complete the commission that God has given to us and see people saved, baptized, added to the church, and being discipled. Support the Show.
Overcoming Words
March 31, 2013 04:00 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBA continuation of the Power of Words series on Sunday Evenings, Pastor Teis preaches on the ability words can have to overcome evil with good from Romans 12. We hope this Word is powerful in your life! Support the Show.
Portraits of the Cross: A Practical Portrait
March 31, 2013 04:00 - 49 minutes - 22.5 MBAs Pastor Teis concludes the Portraits of the Cross Series, he preaches "Christ Crucified" from 1 Corinthians 1 on Easter Sunday Morning. We hope this series of messages has been a help to you. Please let us know! Support the Show.
Galatians: Crucified with Christ
March 27, 2013 04:00 - 53 minutes - 24.7 MBIn this Wednesday Night HeartBEAT study of the book of Galatians, Pastor Teis preaches from Galatians 2:11-21. Our desire should be to live out our lives as Christians, Crucified with Christ. We hope this study is a blessing to you. Support the Show.
Portraits of the Cross: A Portrayal Portrait
March 24, 2013 04:00 - 50 minutes - 23.4 MBIn Luke 23 we find a portrayal portrait of the Cross of Calvary in the words, "there they crucified Him." It is from those four words that Pastor Teis continues the series of the Portraits of the Cross. We hope this message is a help and blessing to you. Support the Show.
Seasoned Words
March 24, 2013 04:00 - 53 minutes - 24.3 MBFromt the Sunday Evening Sermon Series, The Power of Words, comes the message entitled Seasoned Words. Our words are to be seasoned with grace when they are spoken, and we should not require another's grace to season them, but God's grace working in our lives through our words. Mark 9:49-50 & Colossians 4:2-6 Support the Show.
Portraits of the Cross: A Prophetical Portrait
March 17, 2013 04:00 - 53 minutes - 24.4 MBin the third message in the Portraits of the Cross series, Pastor Chris Teis preaches from Isaiah 53 to bring us a portrait of prophecy of the Cross of Christ. Who hath believed our report? This prophecy should bring salvation to those who hear, and a renewed faith in the Word of God to the Christian. Support the Show.
Poison Control
March 17, 2013 04:00 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBThe first of messages on the Power of Words on Sunday Evenings at Open Door. Pastor Teis brings a message from the book of James on the power of what we say, and the damage it can bring into the lives of others. We hope this message will be a help to you as it was to our church. Support the Show.
Portraits of the Cross: A Poetical Portrait
March 10, 2013 05:00 - 35 minutes - 25.5 MBIn the second of five messages on the Portraits of the Cross, Pastor Chris Teis preaches a message from Lamentations 1, painting a poetical portrait of the cross of Christ. We hope this episode will be both inspirational and challenging to you in our walk with the Lord. Support the Show.
Lust
March 10, 2013 05:00 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBThe last message in the Enemies of the Heart series preached during our Sunday evening services at Open Door. We hope that the message is a blessing to you, and will help you to learn by the power of God's Spirit to control the appetite of lust in your life. God wants to use your desires to bring him glory. Trust also in Him, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Support the Show.
The Bad News About the Good News
March 06, 2013 05:00 - 1 hour - 28.9 MBNew Wednesday Evening HearBeat study in Galatians- The Spirit Filled Christian. From Galatians 1:1-10 Support the Show.
Portraits of the Cross- A Pictorial Portrait
March 03, 2013 05:00 - 50 minutes - 24.5 MBNew Sunday Morning Sermon Series preached up to Resurrection Sunday on the different Portraits of the Cross painted throughout the Scriptures. This Portrait is found in Genesis 22 & Hebrews 11 and is a Pictorial Portrait of Calvary seen in the lives of Abraham and Isaac. Support the Show.
Greed
March 03, 2013 05:00 - 50 minutes - 24.6 MBSunday Evening Series on the Enemies of the Heart- Confronting the Enemy of Greed. Support the Show.
The Soulwinner's Crown
February 27, 2013 05:00 - 1 hour - 32.3 MBWednesday Night HeartBeat message on the Soulwinner's Crown. Support the Show.
I Love Missions
February 24, 2013 05:00 - 50 minutes - 24.5 MBSunday Morning Sermon Series, I Love, preached during the sending service for the Warner Family to Zambia. Support the Show.
Reaching the World- Missionary Justin Warner
February 24, 2013 05:00 - 56 minutes - 27.3 MBPreached by guest speaker, missionary Justin Warner. Support the Show.
Presenting the Gospel
February 20, 2013 05:00 - 56 minutes - 27.5 MBPractical message in the Wednesday Night HeartBeat on how to share the gospel. Support the Show.
Guilt
February 17, 2013 05:00 - 50 minutes - 24.3 MBPart of the Sunday Evening Sermon Series, Enemies of the Heart. Support the Show.
I Love the Word
February 17, 2013 05:00 - 48 minutes - 23.6 MBSunday Morning I Love Series preached by Pastor Chris Teis Support the Show.
The Priorities of the Gospel
February 13, 2013 05:00 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBWednesday Night HeartBeat- Heart for Souls Support the Show.
Jealousy
February 10, 2013 05:00 - 1 hour - 30.6 MBIn this Sunday Evening Podcast another Enemy of the Heart is exposed in Jealousy. Jealousy says, "God, You Owe Me!" It is a sin rooted in our hearts that drives us away from the Lord and to other sins. It needs to be laid aside and uprooted from our hearts. Support the Show.
I Love the Church
February 10, 2013 05:00 - 48 minutes - 23.5 MBThe first sermon of the "I Love... Series" preached at Open Door in the month of February. Pastor Teis preaches a message entitled "I Love the Church" from Psalms 84. Jesus loved the church and gave Himself for it. We should love what Jesus loves, and He loves His church. Support the Show.
You & Your Pastor
February 06, 2013 05:00 - 47 minutes - 23.2 MBBro Andy Morris our Youth Pastor preached this special Wednesday Evening HeartBeat message on the relationship between you and your Pastor. It is important that we have a good relationship with the authorities that God has placed in our lives. God has called them gifts, and a good relationship with your Pastor will help you to develop into the mature Christian God wants you to be. For the perfecting of the saints.... Support the Show.
Committed Hearts
February 03, 2013 05:00 - 45 minutes - 22.3 MBIn this Sunday Morning Service Pastor Teis continues the series on developing a Heart for God by preaching from Mark 14 on having a Committed Heart. This was a very special service for us intimately as a church as we launched Project220, but during the invitation which is included many were moved to tears and to the altar before the message was even brought to a close. We hope that the Word of God and the power of the message translates to you as you listen. Support the Show.
Anger
February 03, 2013 05:00 - 49 minutes - 24.2 MBIn this Sunday Evening podcast, Pastor Teis exposes another Enemy of the Heart, Anger. Anger must be uprooted, confessed and forsaken if we are to have a walk with the Lord. Anger creates a debt to debtor relationship with others because Anger says, "You owe me!" May we by God's Spirit get the victory over Anger. Support the Show.
Dedication
January 27, 2013 05:00 - 51 minutes - 25 MBIn this podcast episode, Pastor Chris Teis continues in the Series on having a Heart for God. In Luke 2 we see in the life of our Lord and his earthly parents that a heart patterned after God's is a Dedicated Heart. This message was preached as part of our Baby Dedication Service. Support the Show.