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What Now: How Tomorrow Shapes Today - Part 6 - Being Ready Means Being Dilligent - Pastor Rob Bentz
March 22, 2021 15:50 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBJesus frequently used parables to teach His people important lessons. In our latest message, we examine the Parable of the Talents. This will help us see what it' like to multiply – or squander – the gifts God’s given us. Listen as we continue in our series, What Now: How Tomorrow Shapes Today Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz shares our latest message, Being Ready Means Being Diligent.
What Now: How Tomorrow Shapes Today - Part 5 - Really, Are You Ready? - Pastor Rob Bentz
March 15, 2021 18:13 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBLast week we posed the question, “Are you Ready?” This week we challenge you, by asking the question once again--with a twist. In part 5 of our series, What Now: How Tomorrow Shapes Today, we look to Matthew 25 to examine whether our following of Jesus is authentic or superficial--and what this means about our preparedness for His return. Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz shares our latest message, "Really, Are You Ready?" .
What Now: How Tomorrow Shapes Today - Part 4 - Are You Ready? - Pastor Rob Bentz
March 08, 2021 19:30 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MBAre you ready? That question alone is enough to put us on edge. Today we continue through our series, What Now: How Tomorrow Shapes Today, by examining whether we're truly ready for the long-awaited day when our Savior returns. Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz shares our newest message, "Are You Ready?", as we dig deep into the words of Christ about the last days before His return.
What Now: How Tomorrow Shapes Today - Part 3 - God's Forever King - Pastor Ben Hixson
March 01, 2021 16:39 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBIn the difficult times we find ourselves, many of us have found ourselves asking, “What could possibly happen next?” Yet, in the midst of the unknown, God invites us to hold fast to His unchanging nature and steadfast promises. Part 3 of our series, What Now: How Tomorrow Shapes Today, helps God's people see that while the things of this world will always change, the Words of Jesus never will! Listen with Pastor Ben Hixson in our latest message, God’s Forever King, as we grow in ou...
What Now: How Tomorrow Shapes Today - Part II - Don't Be Surprised When Suffering Comes - Pastor Rob Bentz
February 22, 2021 18:05 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBNo one likes to suffer. But, in Part 2 of our sermon series, What Now: How Tomorrow Shapes Today, Pastor Rob Bentz addresses the hard truth that suffering in this life is inevitable--especially for Christians. Listen to our latest message, Don’t Be Surprised When Suffering Comes, as we look at what Jesus teaches his followers in Matthew 24.
What Now: How Tomorrow Shapes Today - Part 2 - Don't Be Surprised When Suffering Comes - Pastor Rob Bentz
February 22, 2021 18:05 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBNo one likes to suffer, but the extremes many take to stay comfortable has become an idol to many. In Part 2 of our sermon series, What Now: How Tomorrow Shapes Today, Pastor Rob Bentz addresses the hard truth that suffering in this life is inevitable--especially as Christians. Listen to our latest message, Don’t Be Surprised When Suffering Comes, as we look at what Jesus teaches His followers in Matthew 24.
What Now: How Tomorrow Shapes Today - Part 1 - Not So Breaking News - Pastor Rob Bentz
February 15, 2021 18:12 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBToday, we begin our new message series, What Now: How Tomorrow Shapes Today based upon Jesus words from the Olivet Discourse. Together, we'll unpack some tough questions about what Jesus calls His followers to consider in light of tomorrow. Listen with us as Pastor Rob Bentz shares the message, Not So Breaking News, as we explore how the Gospel should and WILL be proclaimed throughout the world regardless of the circumstances of our day!
The Forgotten Virtue - Part 6 - Born into God's Family - Pastor Rob Bentz
February 08, 2021 17:34 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBIn our culture, we've come to relate the idea of birth with a new beginning, a fresh start, a grand renewal. In the final part of our series, The Forgotten Virtue: Learning to Love Again, we unpack what it means that our new birth in Jesus Christ to make us a child of God. Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz shares our latest message, Born into God’s Family, to discover how 1 John 5 reveals that when we become a child of God, we believe in Jesus, love others, and have overcome the world! ...
The Forgotten Virtue - Part 5 - What's Love Got to Do with It? - Pastor Rob Bentz
February 01, 2021 04:57 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBIn Part 5 of The Forgotten Virtue: Learning to Love Again, the words of the Apostle John in his first letter reveal that to believe in Jesus Christ as Savior is to know God’s love! Listen as Pastor Rob shares our newest message, What’s Love Got To Do With It? * Also in this episode, Pastor Rob interviews worship team member Jen Bowers *
The Forgotten Virtue - Part 4 - Love Defined - Pastor Rob Bentz
January 25, 2021 16:09 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBHas loving the people around you ever felt like a chore? Like you're running on an empty tank? In the next part of our series, The Forgotten Virtue: Learning to Love Again, 1 John 4 teaches us God is our ultimate, enduring source of love because He IS love! Listen with us as Pastor Rob Bentz shares our newest message, Love Defined, to discover how love begins, manifests, and is perfected through the Trinity!
The Forgotten Virtue - Part 3 - A Tale of Two Loves - Pastor Ben Hixson
January 18, 2021 06:15 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBIt wouldn’t take much searching to find harsh, hate-filled words being spoken in the name in our culture today. We may even contribute to these damaging conversations ourselves. In part three of our series, The Forgotten Virtue: Learning to Love Again, the words of the Apostle John reveal how seriously God condemns hatred--to the point of equating it with murder! Listen as Pastor Ben Hixson shares our latest message, A Tale of Two Loves.
The Forgotten Virtue - Part 2 - The Love God Hates - Pastor Rob Bentz
January 11, 2021 19:04 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBWe often hear that God is love--and He is! But our world has a way of twisting something God created into a thing He never intended it to be. And our understanding of love is no exception. In our misunderstanding of God's love. Today, we continue in our series, The Forgotten Virtue: Learning to Love Again, by looking to 1 John 2:12-17 for the truth about love. Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz shares our newest message, The Love God Hates, as we compare the love God intended for us with th...
The Forgotten Virtue - Part 1 - Pastor Rob Bentz
January 04, 2021 20:10 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBWhen we face trials, we can easily lose sight of what it means to really love. Today, we begin our new sermon series, The Forgotten Virtue: Learning to Love Again. Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz shares our newest message, The Old (New) Commandment, as we discover how truly knowing God transforms our understanding of love.
Experiencing the Peace God - Pastor Rob Bentz
December 28, 2020 22:00 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MBAt the end of an incredibly difficult 2020, Pastor Rob Bentz offers the White Lake church family biblical encouragement from the promise of God's peace found in Philippians 4. The truth of this promise is important for today--and the year ahead!
Gift Wrapped - Part 5 - God's Great Promise - Pastor Rob Bentz
December 28, 2020 18:47 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBOur Advent sermon series, Gift Wrapped, concludes with a look at the amazing new covenant in Jesus Christ. The prophet Jeremiah helps believers see the new covenant that believers have in Christ is a far better gift than we could ever imagine! Here on Christmas Eve, Pastor Rob Bentz shares from Jeremiah 31:31-34.
Gift Wrapped - Part 4 - The King Who Serves - Pastor Ben Hixson
December 21, 2020 19:04 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBWhether depicted in movies, books, or even in our imagination, when we see a king they're typically being catered to many servants. Between royalty, wealth, or status, those in authority seem to have many at their disposal to serve their needs and wants. This week we continue our series, Gift Wrapped: From Longing to Lavished, where we will unpack the covenant that God made with David in the book of 2 Samuel. We'll learn about God's promise of a Messiah King to His people. Jesus Ch...
Gift Wrapped - Part 3 - Bearing the Family Resemblance - Pastor Rob Bentz
December 14, 2020 17:30 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBAs each new unprecedented update fills our news feed, we can’t help but wonder “Why?” This week we continue our series, Gift Wrapped: From Longing to Lavished, where we unpack the covenant that God made with Moses and His people in the book of Exodus. Listen with us as Pastor Rob Bentz shares our newest message, Bearing the Family Resemblance, to see how meets us in the unexpected!
Gift Wrapped - Part 2 - Believing in an Unseen Home - Pastor Rob Bentz
December 07, 2020 14:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBWhen reading the promises of God in Scripture, our minds are stirred to wonder: Will God keep these promises? Can I really trust God to do what He says? This week we continue our series, Gift Wrapped: From Longing to Lavished, by answering these lingering questions. Together we'll examine the Abrahamic Covenant in Genesis 15. What we'll find is a promise that God is still keeping with us today! Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz shares our newest message, Believing in an Unseen Home.
Gift Wrapped - Part 1 - A New Beginning - Pastor Rob Bentz
November 30, 2020 20:03 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBThis week we start a brand new series called Gift Wrapped: From Longing to Lavished, where we will examine the covenants God has made with His people. Today, we start with the covenant God established with Noah in Genesis 9. In this covenant, God promises never destroy the earth and life on the earth by a flood giving Noah, and us, stability and grounds to trust the works of God. Pastor Rob Bentz helps us see about how this promise still impacts us in the message, A New Beginning! ...
A Thanksgiving Lament - Pastor Ben Hixson
November 23, 2020 17:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBIn this trying season of our lives it might seem more difficult than normal to give God thanks. Pastor Ben Hixson takes us to the Old Testament book of Lamentations to see how it's not only possible--but helpful--for our soul to give thanks amidst hardship.
Unshakeable - Part 8 - Suffering for Good
November 16, 2020 17:30 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBAs we conclude our Unshakeable sermon series, Pastor Rob Bentz unpacks how believers in Jesus Christ will encounter suffering for doing good. Listen with us in our newest message, Suffering for Good, to see how suffering can bring us closer to Jesus and help us truly experience God's amazing grace!
Unshakeable - Part 8 - Suffering for Good - Pastor Rob Bentz
November 16, 2020 17:30 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBWhen we walk through suffering, what do we focus on? Often, it's on ourselves and our situation. This week, Pastor Rob Bentz encourages us that instead of dwelling on the “why” of suffering, we can ask different questions that will allow us to grow deeper in our faith and accept God's amazing grace! Listen to our latest message, Suffering for Good!
Unshakeable - Part 7 - One Nation Under God - Pastor Rob Bentz
November 02, 2020 18:35 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBIt’s time to rethink what it means to be a citizen in this country. Too often we allow politics and opposing parties to dictate how we behave and treat others around us. This week we continue our series, Unshakeable: Steadfast Hope in an Unpredictable World, as we discuss how we are supposed to live as temporary citizens of this world but eternal citizens of heaven! Listen with us as Pastor Rob Bentz shares our newest message, One Nation Under God.
Unshakeable - Part 6 - Exiles Within the World - Pastor Rob Bentz
October 26, 2020 17:58 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBAll our lives are witnesses to something and someone every single day. Our passions and priorities are evident to those who get to know us. As Christians, there is nothing greater, more glorious calling than being used and empowered through the Holy Spirit to make disciples for the glory of God! This week we continue our series, Unshakeable: Steadfast Hope in an Unpredictable World, we discuss how internal and external spiritual battles must be fought so that our lives can point oth...
Unshakeable - Part 5 - God's Kinda People - Pastor Rob Bentz
October 19, 2020 17:21 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBWe all have times where we question who God is and who we are. Many are searching for their identity and purpose in life. This week we continue our series, Unshakeable: Steadfast Hope in an Unpredictable World, where our examination of 1 Peter 2 reminds us who we are, why we are here, and what God has done for us! Listen with us as Pastor Rob Bentz shares our newest message, God's Kinda People.
Unshakeable - Part 4 - This is God's House - Pastor Rob Bentz
October 12, 2020 15:51 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBTragically, church culture gets transformed into a spectator sport. It is something we consume once or twice a week, but then go home to live life apart from what God is calling us to do as His beloved children. Our whole lives should be built upon God, our foundation! This week we continue our series, Unshakeable: Steadfast Hope in an Unpredictable World, where we examine 1 Peter 2:4-8 where we see that each of us has a place in the house of God.
Unahakeable - Part 3 - Love is a Verb - Pastor Ben Hixson
October 05, 2020 21:21 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBSometimes we hear the word "love" and imagine that deep feeling of affection or romance. But love shouldn't just be a feeling. God intends for it to be so much more! Love is active, ongoing, and a daily choice. This week we continue our series, Unshakeable: Steadfast Hope in an Unpredictable World, by analyzing how the source to great love is truly knowing God and growing in our faith in Him. Listen as Pastor Ben Hixson helps us see that Love is a Verb.
Unshakeable - Part 1 - Hope Has a Pulse - Pastor Rob Bentz
September 21, 2020 15:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBThis week we are starting a brand new series, Unshakeable: Steadfast Hope in an Unpredictable World! Hope seems to be a word thrown around when our circumstances seem, well, hopeless. In this series, we look to 1 Peter, to find the unshakeable hope of a scattered group of Christians facing exile and persecution from the culture around them. We see that hope is active and are encouraged to praise God for the security we can find only in our Savior, Jesus Christ. Even if we are experi...
What in the World is a Christian to Think? - Pastor Rob Bentz
September 14, 2020 16:54 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBAmidst our trying and turbulent times, what are followers of Jesus Christ to think? How are we to respond in the midst of cultural chaos? Pastor examines three passages of Scripture (Philippians 3:14-21, Psalm 111:10, and Romans 12:2) to help us see the importance of a Christian Worldview and why it matters in the daily lives of believers.
Seasons of the Soul - Psalm 27 - Pastor Rob Bentz
September 07, 2020 16:34 - 27 minutes - 25 MBLabor Day weekend provides a natural time to pause, reflect, and assess the state of our soul. Pastor Rob Bentz explains how Psalm 27 gives believers a solid framework to take the personal inventory--whatever the season of your soul.
Built for More - Part 3 - Blessed for the Nations - Pastor Rob Bentz
August 31, 2020 16:25 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBAs we wrap up our series, Built for More, we conclude by looking at what God desires to do through His people. We were built for more than simply living in community together--God has given His people a purpose. Discover this purpose in our latest message as Pastor Rob explains why we are Blessed for the Nations.
Built For More – Part 2 – Imagined Disaster – Pastor Ben Hixson
August 24, 2020 13:30 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBIf we asked people what they have been most fearful of during this time, we may get many different answers; from COVID-19, social injustices, the unknown future, or even the safety of their family. Thankfully, we have good news. Because of what Jesus Christ did on the cross, there is hope! Because our God is the greatest and most powerful. And for believers, God is on our side! Discover with us in our newest message, Imagined Disaster, how when God is with us and how this reality re...
Built For More – Part 1 – The Goodness of Unity – Pastor Rob Bentz
August 17, 2020 15:05 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBUnity seems very hard to come by these days. And we’ve all felt the harsh effects of what disunity causes. The Psalmist tells us of an eternal remedy - spiritual unity! God has given us the precious gift of a spiritual family. Discover with Pastor Rob Bentz in his message, The Goodness of Unity, how we can find the ultimate harmony in our Lord and Savior.
Assembly Required - Part 4 - Collective Testimony - Pastor Ben Hixson
August 10, 2020 14:39 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBWhen one testifies in a courtroom, it’s usually to present evidence or because they witnessed something important. When we witness God’s goodness and power even during trials of life, we cannot help but testify!! We invite you to discover more on this message, Collective Testimony.
Assembly Required - Part 3 - Ever-Present Praise - Pastor Rob Bentz
August 03, 2020 15:36 - 28 minutes - 26 MBHas worship ever seemed like just a tradition you are supposed to do before a Sunday service? And now, worship seems less inspiring over a TV or computer screen? In Part 3 of our message series, Assembly Required, we are discussing the importance of praising God in every season. Worship is the key to unlocking blessings that we may have never realized. So what does happen when we praise God? Discover more in the message, Ever-Present Praise, from Pastor Rob Bentz.
Assembly Required - Part 2 – The Joy of Confession – Pastor Rob Bentz
July 27, 2020 15:09 - 30 minutes - 28 MBHave you ever had to forgive someone who wasn’t really sorry? Not the easiest thing to do and ultimately that relationship will never be the same. Without repentance there is rarely a restored relationship. It's the same with God (and it’s not His fault). God wants nothing more than to have a relationship with us, with YOU! If our sin earns us God’s displeasure and separation from us, how is it possible to be restored to relationship and joy? Let's find out together as we discuss th...
Assembly Required - Part 1 - We Are What We Love - Abe Philip
July 20, 2020 14:57 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBHow do you know what your priorities really are? We prioritize what we delight in. The things that give us the greatest joy, we tend to meditate on. The same is true for the church when we gather. What we delight in most, what we value most, is what we prioritize, even when we gather as a church body. We should be asking the question, do our revealed delights match what we declare as a priority while in church? Discover more in this sermon, We Are What We Love.
Revealed - Part 5 - The Parable of the Great Reversal - Pastor Rob Bentz
July 13, 2020 16:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBThrough the Parable of the Great Reversal, Jesus points our focus inward, inviting us to reflect on our own posture toward the Word of God. At the same time, he guides our attention to what’s to come, revealing to each one of us how our posture today determines our position in eternity.
Revealed - Part 4 - The Parable of the Qualified Sinner - Pastor Rob Bentz
July 06, 2020 18:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBWhen he told the Parable of the Qualified Sinner, Jesus revealed two ways people approach God. The meaning behind this story is as relevant to us today as it was to those listening when Jesus spoke it. Come away understanding how the heart matters when we approach God, and what may just be the matter with your heart.
Revealed - Part 3 - The Parable of the Open-Invite Banquet - Pastor Rob Bentz
June 30, 2020 01:00 - 27 minutes - 25.8 MBAs we study the parable Jesus told of the Open-Invite Banquet, we’ll discover what it looks like when we live as if the Kingdom of God has an open invitation. Parables are stories with intent, with the power to reveal truth we wouldn’t otherwise see. This parable asks us to stop treating Gospel invitations like an invitation to a social party and to truly consider, who are you inviting to the Kingdom?
Revealed Part 1 - The Parable of the Soils
June 14, 2020 17:00 - 26 minutes - 49.5 MBRevealed Part 1: Parable of the Soils.