Abundant Life Church Podcast

In this message, Pastor John Carter teaches believers how to arm themselves with the same mindset Christ had when He suffered, choosing the will of God over the lusts of the flesh. Having spent “enough” time doing what the world does, Christians are called to leave the old life behind, even when former friends think it strange and speak evil of them. Set against the backdrop of persecuted Christians, past and present, the message reminds us that suffering for doing right is often the pathway to blessing and glory.

In this message, Pastor Ken Chapman shows that our hope is a confident expectation rooted in what Jesus has already done, not a wish. He walks through three anchors of our hope: Christ’s suffering as the righteous for the unrighteous, His proclamation of victory to the imprisoned spirits from the days of Noah, and the salvation pictured in baptism. 

In this message, Pastor John Carter calls every believer, not just pastors, to always be ready to give a defense for the hope within them when their faith is tested or challenged. He shows how much of the New Testament was written to defend truth against error, presents evidence for the reliability of Scripture, and gives practical ways to prepare: sharing your testimony, knowing the gospel, reading the Word, and studying Christian thinkers. Above all, believers are to answer with meekness and respect, living a life that convicts and draws others to Christ.

In honor of our pastors' 40 years in ministry and 36 years of Abundant Life Church, Pastor Jordan Carter shares five family sayings he and his brothers grew up with: keep short accounts, there's always another side to the story, work hard play hard, you can't out-give God, and the best is yet to come. Through personal stories and Scripture, he shows how each phrase reflects the church's founding verse, John 10:10, and its values of honor, integrity, and excellence. The message celebrates faithfulness over perfection and calls the next generation to carry this legacy forward.

In this message, Pastor John Carter moves from Peter's instructions to specific groups to his closing word for the whole church: be of one mind, show compassion, love as family, be tenderhearted, and be humble-minded toward one another. It teaches that believers are called to answer evil and insults with blessing, to hold their tongues from evil and deceitful "bait," and to hunt down peace rather than the last word. God's eyes are on, and His ears are open to, the believer who answers mistreatment with Christlike love, and that believer inherits a blessing.

In this message, Pastor Jordan Carter challenges husbands to steward their strength rather than wield it — calling men to live with their wives in understanding, honor them as co-heirs of the grace of life, and recognize that how they treat their wives directly affects whether their prayers are heard. 

A verse-by-verse study of 1 Peter 3:1-6 that reframes biblical submission as a voluntary, Christ-centered posture rather than inferiority, showing how a wife's godly conduct can win an unbelieving husband without preaching at him. In this message, Pastor John Carter draws on first-century Roman marriage customs and the Old Testament examples of Sarah and Esther, while clearly stating that submission never requires a woman to stay in an abusive or dangerous situation.

In this message, Pastor John Carter opens the series with a word he says the Lord gave him: humility is a "hidden key" and the root that binds sin to people. He teaches that in God's economy exaltation comes through humiliation rather than self-promotion, contrasting kingdom values with worldly self-advancement, and closes with the account of the sinful woman at Jesus' feet as a picture of humbling oneself to receive grace, mercy, and healing.