Broad River Podcast

The G.O.A.T. (Not the Scapegoat) | Palm Sunday Message
Texts: Mark 11:1–10; Leviticus 16; Matthew 27

Palm Sunday looked like victory—but it was pointing to something deeper.

In this powerful message, Pastor Jacinta walks through the triumphal entry of Jesus and reveals what the crowd missed. They were looking for a conquering king… but Jesus came as a sacrificial Savior.

By connecting Palm Sunday to the Day of Atonement in Leviticus 16, this message shows how Jesus fulfills both roles: the sacrifice for sin and the scapegoat who carries it away.

Through the story of Barabbas, we see the great exchange—where the guilty go free and the innocent takes their place.

This message invites you to move beyond expectations and trust the finished work of Jesus. He didn’t come to take a throne—He came to take a cross.

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Jonah: The God of Second Chances – Week 3: When Mercy Offends You
Text: Jonah 4:1–11

What happens when God is merciful… to people you don’t think deserve it?

In the finale of Jonah: The God of Second Chances, Pastor Kevin walks through Jonah 4 and exposes one of the most surprising turns in the entire story—Jonah is angry, not because God judged Nineveh, but because God showed mercy.

This message reveals how it’s possible to be close to God’s work but far from God’s heart. It confronts the tension between knowing the truth about God and actually becoming like Him.

Jonah resents mercy.
 God pursues Jonah’s heart.
 And the story ends with a question.

This message invites us to examine what we love, what our anger reveals, and whether the grace that rescued us is reshaping us.

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Jonah: The God of Second Chances – Week 2: The Second Word
Text: Jonah 3

Have you ever felt like you missed your moment?

In Week 2 of Jonah: The God of Second Chances, Pastor Kevin walks through Jonah chapter 3 and one of the most hopeful lines in Scripture: “The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time.”

Jonah had already run. Already failed. Already made a mess.

And God speaks again.

This message explores what it means to receive a “second word” from God—not as shame, but as mercy. It challenges us to move from delay to obedience, from fear to surrender, and from feeling stuck to taking the next step.

God speaks again.
 Jonah obeys.
 A city turns.

And it reminds us that second chances aren’t earned—they’re given by a God who restores purpose, not just forgiveness.

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Texts: Jonah 1:1–4; Jonah 1:17; Jonah 2:1–2, 9–10

Everybody wants a second chance.

Not the small kind—the real kind. The kind that comes after mistakes, regret, or seasons where we know we’ve drifted.

In Week 1 of Jonah: The God of Second Chances, Pastor Kevin opens one of the most familiar stories in the Bible and reveals that it’s not primarily about a fish—it’s about a God who relentlessly pursues people who run.

Jonah runs.
 God pursues.
 God rescues.
 And the deep becomes a prayer room.

This message explores how running from God never leads to freedom, how God’s discipline can actually be mercy, and how the deepest moments of our lives can become places where we encounter God again.

Jonah’s story ultimately points to Jesus—the greater rescue—who entered the depths for us so that second chances could become a reality.

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Love, Actually – Week 4 (Finale): Redeemed to Restore
Text: Hosea 3; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26

When love breaks… what happens then?

In the finale of Love, Actually: The Love That Restores, Pastor Kevin turns to one of the most powerful redemption stories in Scripture—the story of Hosea. It’s not sentimental. It’s not polished. It’s a picture of pursuing love, holy boundaries, and costly redemption.

Hosea reveals a restoring love that pursues first, tells the truth, holds boundaries, and pays a price to rebuild the future. Ultimately, this story points beyond itself—to Jesus, who didn’t love us from a distance but moved toward us, paid the cost, and restores what’s been broken.

On Communion Sunday, this message reminds us that restoration isn’t fantasy—it’s redemption. And the cross is the receipt.

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Love, Actually – Week 3: Peace, Patterns, and the People You Choose
Texts: Genesis 24:10–14, 17–21; Romans 6:3–4

We have an entire relationship culture built around not choosing.

In Week 3 of Love, Actually: The Love That Restores, Pastor Kevin explores how discernment works in dating, relationships, and even friendships. Looking at Genesis 24 and the story of Rebekah, this message gives a clear framework for peace, patterns, and the people we allow close to us.

God does not lead His people with confusion—He leads with peace.
 Discernment doesn’t just listen to words—it watches patterns.
 And healthy relationships aren’t built by adding God later, but by building around Him from the start.

On Baptism Sunday, this message also reminds us that following Jesus is ultimately a choice. Baptism is our public “I will go” moment—our declaration that we belong to Christ and are walking in newness of life.

Whether you’re single, dating, married, or rebuilding after strain, this message calls you toward clarity, courage, and Kingdom-first living.

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Love, Actually – Week 2: What Your Marriage Is Missing
Texts: Acts 18:1–3; Romans 16:3–5

Most marriages don’t implode. They drift.

In Week 2 of Love, Actually: The Love That Restores, Pastor Kevin explores what quietly erodes relationships—and what actually strengthens them. Looking at the marriage of Priscilla and Aquila in Acts 18 and Romans 16, this message reveals that healthy relationships are built not just on chemistry, but on shared mission and strong community.

Marriage was never meant to be two people isolated on an island. It was designed as a covenant inside a people. When couples drift into maintenance mode or isolation, even small tensions grow heavy. But when relationships are anchored in shared direction and surrounded by wise community, love strengthens instead of strains.

This message speaks to married couples, singles, and those dating—offering practical wisdom, hope, and a Gospel-centered reminder that Jesus belongs at the center of every relationship.

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Love, Actually – Week 1: The Signs You Keep Ignoring
Text: 1 Kings 21

Most relational breakdowns don’t happen all at once—they happen slowly, through ignored patterns and overlooked signs.

In Week 1 of our new series Love, Actually: The Love That Restores, Pastor Kevin opens with a sobering and practical message about relational wisdom. Drawing from the story of Ahab and Jezebel in 1 Kings 21, this message explores how unhealthy dynamics form through passivity, control, and unresolved patterns—and how God often shows us warning signs long before damage is done.

This message speaks to dating relationships, marriages, friendships, and church relationships, helping listeners learn how to identify patterns, interrupt dysfunction, and move toward healthier love shaped by truth and tenderness.

Ultimately, this message reminds us that Jesus doesn’t love with control or withdrawal—He loves with grace, courage, and restoration. And He invites us to learn a new way of loving.

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Vision Sunday 2026: Ransomed & Redeemed
Romans 12:1–3

Vision doesn’t begin with strategy—it begins with mercy.

On Vision Sunday, Pastor Kevin closes the Better Than New series and invites the church into God’s shaping work for the year ahead. Drawing from Romans 12, this message reframes vision not as self-improvement or pressure, but as transformation rooted in the mercies of God.

Rather than asking how we can optimize our lives, Scripture invites us to be renewed—formed from the inside out. Vision flows from redemption, not ambition. Renewal leads to discernment. And discernment draws us into shared life and shared mission.

In this message, you’ll hear the heart behind Broad River Church’s 2026 theme Ransomed & Redeemed, and a clear picture of what it looks like to be a redeemed people, a redeeming church, and a restoring presence in the places God has planted us.

Vision isn’t about predicting the future—it’s about choosing faithfulness. And it always starts with mercy.

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Better Than New – Week 3: “Rooted, Equipped, Confident”
2 Timothy 3:14–17; Philippians 1:6

By late January, many people feel the same tension: I started strong… but can I keep going?

In Week 3 of Better Than New, Pastor Kevin explores what it means to continue—not perfectly, but faithfully. This message confronts the lie that spiritual growth requires constant restarting and invites us into a steadier, deeper formation.

Through Paul’s encouragement to Timothy, we see how God forms His people over time—rooting us in truth, equipping us through Scripture, and grounding our confidence not in willpower, but in God’s faithfulness.

This message will help you move past shame, resist burnout, and trust that God finishes what He starts. New doesn’t fix us—but God redeems us, forms us, and sends us again.

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