Broad River Podcast

Come, Holy Spirit — Week 3: God Keeps Us | Ephesians 1:11–14
Texts: Ephesians 1:11–14

A lot of people fear that what started well may not finish well.

In Week 3 of Come, Holy Spirit, Pastor Kevin teaches from Ephesians 1 and shows that the Holy Spirit is not only the One who fills God’s people and leads God’s people—He is the One who keeps God’s people. He is God’s seal and guarantee that what Jesus purchased, God will complete.

This message is a powerful reminder that redemption is not fragile. In Christ, believers have obtained an inheritance, been sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, and given the assurance that their future is held by the faithfulness of God—not the strength of their own grip.

If you have ever felt unfinished, insecure, or afraid you will not make it, this message points you back to the finished work of Jesus and forward to the promise God will surely complete.

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Come, Holy Spirit — Week 2: Guided Into Truth | John 16:12–15
Texts: John 16:12–15; John 16:7–8; Romans 8:26; Proverbs 3:5–6

A lot of people know about the Father. They know about the Son. But when it comes to the Holy Spirit, they feel uncertain, distant, or confused.

In Week 2 of Come, Holy Spirit, Miguel Plaza teaches from John 16 and reminds us that the Holy Spirit is not a mystery to avoid, but a person to know. He is not an optional extra for redeemed people. He is the gift of the redeemed age, given to guide believers into truth, convict them with love, and lead them toward God’s purpose.

This message unpacks who the Holy Spirit is, what He does, and why following Jesus in real life is never meant to happen by human strength alone. The Spirit comforts, convicts, guides, strengthens, and helps ordinary believers take their next step of obedience.

If you have ever felt stuck, unsure, spiritually behind, or uncertain about how God leads, this message is a clear and practical invitation to be led by the Holy Spirit in everyday life. 

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Poured Out on All God’s People | Joel 2:28–29
Texts: Joel 2:28–29; Acts 2:14–18; Luke 24:49; John 14:16–17; Romans 8:11

A lot of people live like God saves by grace, but expects them to keep going by grit.

On Pentecost Sunday, Pastor Jose begins the new series Come, Holy Spirit by reminding us that God does not redeem His people and then leave them empty. He fills what He reclaims. The Christian life is not just a life we are commanded to live. It is a life we are empowered to live by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit.

In this message, we see Joel’s promise of devastation, return, mercy, restoration, and then the outpouring of God’s Spirit. This is not a promise for a spiritual elite. It is not for only the gifted, the visible, or the already mature. It is the promise poured out on all God’s redeemed people.

This message is an invitation to stop trying to live the redeemed life in your own strength and to receive the Spirit as God’s gift for His people.

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Do You Want to Get Well? | John 5:1–15
Texts: John 5:1–15; John 1:4; John 4:10

Some questions sound unnecessary at first.

When Jesus looks at a man who has been disabled for thirty-eight years and asks, “Do you want to get well?”, it almost feels obvious. But Jesus never asks empty questions. He asks questions that expose what pain, disappointment, delay, and survival have done inside of us.

In this standalone message, Pastor Kevin walks through John 5 and shows how Jesus meets people in the places where they have gotten used to being stuck. This is not a message about blaming wounded people for their wounds. It is a message about the mercy of Jesus, who sees us, knows how long it has been, and still speaks life into places that feel resigned, guarded, numb, or closed.

This message is a call to move beyond proximity to holy things and into surrender to Jesus Himself. Because being near the pool is not the same as being open to the Savior. And when Jesus speaks, life moves. 

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Redeemed to Shine | How to Follow Jesus, Week 5
Texts: Matthew 5:14–16; Colossians 4:2–6; John 4:28–30, 39

A lot of people are most comfortable with a Jesus who stays private.

In Week 5, the finale of How to Follow Jesus, Pastor Kevin teaches from Matthew 5 and shows that the life of Jesus in His people is not meant to stay hidden. If Jesus has brought you near, made you part of His people, given your life purpose, and begun changing you, then sooner or later that life is going to show.

This message unpacks what it really means to shine—not by being flashy or performative, but by living with visible faithfulness, gracious speech, simple courage, and open-hearted hospitality. Jesus does not light people to hide them. He means for His goodness in us to become visible to the world around us.

If you have ever been tempted to keep your faith private, quiet, and safe, this message is a practical invitation to stop hiding and take one intentional outward step. 

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Redeemed to Change | How to Follow Jesus, Week 4
Texts: Romans 12:1–2; Galatians 5:16–25

A lot of people want to change, but still feel stuck.

In Week 4 of How to Follow Jesus, Pastor Kevin opens Romans 12 and shows that the gospel offers something deeper than self-improvement. Jesus does not only forgive you. He changes you. Christian transformation does not grow out of shame, pressure, or pretending. It grows out of mercy.

This message explores what it means to be remade by grace, to stop hiding what needs to come into the light, and to walk honestly with God in the real struggle of change. It also shows how repentance, surrender, and holy rhythms become places where grace does its work in us.

If you have ever felt tired of old patterns, frustrated by slow growth, or tempted to settle for appearances, this message is a clear reminder that redemption does not only forgive you—it begins to remake you. 

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Redeemed to Serve | How to Follow Jesus, Week 3
Texts: 1 Peter 2:9–10; Acts 1:8; Matthew 5:14–16

A lot of people understand that Jesus saves us from something. He saves us from sin, shame, darkness, and death. But the gospel also tells us what we are saved for.

In Week 3 of How to Follow Jesus, Pastor Deborah opens 1 Peter 2 and shows that redeemed people are not called into passivity. They are called into purpose. In Christ, ordinary believers are made part of a royal priesthood, filled with the Spirit, and sent into the world as witnesses.

This message makes clear that serving is more than volunteering or filling a role. It is one of the ways the church makes Jesus visible. The redeemed are not just forgiven and seated. They are forgiven and sent.

If you have ever treated church as something to consume instead of a mission to join, this message is a strong and practical invitation to step off the sidelines and offer your life to God’s purpose. 

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Redeemed to Belong | How to Follow Jesus, Week 2
Texts: Ephesians 2:13–22; Acts 2:42–46

A lot of people know how to attend church without ever really belonging.

In Week 2 of How to Follow Jesus, Pastor Kevin teaches from Ephesians 2 and shows that when Jesus brings you near to God, He does not leave you alone. He brings you into a people. He brings you into a household. He brings you into a family.

This message unpacks the truth that following Jesus is deeply personal, but it is never private. In Christ, strangers become family, outsiders are brought near, and the church becomes more than a place you visit—it becomes a people you belong to.

If you have ever felt like you were in the room but still on the outside, this message is an invitation to stop hovering at the edge and step into the shared life Jesus died to create.

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Redeemed to Know | How to Follow Jesus, Week 1
Texts: Romans 5:1–5; 2 Corinthians 5:18–21; John 17:3

A lot of people recognize Jesus. They know the name, the story, the language, and the general outline of Christianity. But recognition is not the same thing as relationship.

In Week 1 of How to Follow Jesus, Pastor Kevin opens Romans 5 and shows that following Jesus does not begin with performance, pressure, or self-improvement. It begins with reconciliation. Through Jesus, sinners are brought near, given peace with God, and welcomed into grace.

This message also shows that eternal life is not only about heaven later. It is life with God now. And that means Scripture and prayer are not religious checklists—they are the daily practices of people who have already been brought near through Christ.

If you have ever confused church familiarity with actually knowing God, this message is an invitation to move from information to communion, from distance to nearness, and from performance to peace. 

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Redeemed from Death | Easter Message
Texts: Luke 24:1–6; Luke 23:46, 53; 1 Corinthians 15:20–26, 54–55; Hebrews 2:15; Colossians 1:13

Death feels final. It closes stories, reshapes hopes, and teaches people to live like the ending has already been written.

In this Easter message, Pastor Kevin walks through Luke 24 and shows that the resurrection is more than comfort for grieving people. It is confrontation with the enemy of death itself. Jesus did not avoid death. He entered it fully, and then walked out of the grave in victory.

This message traces the movement from the women arriving at the tomb expecting finality, to the announcement that Christ is risen, to the life-changing truth that everything changed hands. Because of the resurrection, sin, shame, and death do not own you anymore.

Easter is not just the story that Jesus lives. It is the declaration that death has lost its grip—and in Christ, you belong to life. 

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