Circuit Riders Podcast

Michael Pierce preaches on the "Courageous Heart of Christ" with prayer from Yasmin Pierce at the CR Summer School in Nairobi, Kenya in 2022.

Derek Mack begins a new Revival series. He paints a picture of what revival looks like by pointing to historic events that took place in past revivals. We are given 10 characteristics of revival and challenged to look at our lives in comparison. Derek reminds us that chasing wholeheartedly after Jesus, not just good preaching and prayer events, will eventually result in revival.

Jonathan Stamper finishes out the Culture Shift series with his message Culture of Faith: Closing the Distance. Jonathan illustrates how our faith is directly related to what we believe about God, what we believe about ourselves and how that effects our proximity to God. We are challenged to pray prayers that are consistently filled with faith & power. He also outlines how our prayer life is affected by our closeness to God and lists three reasons why that relationship is important to understand.

Nick Brennt continues the Culture Shift series with a message on the courageous heart of Christ. He emphasizes the difference between our understanding of courage and Biblical courage. Nick gives us practical ways to cultivate Biblical courage in our lives. We are challenged to step into a greater level of faith and trust in God with our lives and are given 4 types of courage necessary to follow Jesus long-term.

Derek Mack continues the Culture Shift series, sharing about the importance of embracing the culture of servanthood. He challenges us to live a life of radical servanthood by pointing out that Jesus Himself was known as a servant and gave us the perfect example of servanthood. We are given 8 practical ways to cultivate the culture of radical servanthood in our lives.

Nick Brennt begins a new Culture Shift series, sharing a message about the importance of living the culture of Jesus. He challenges us to give up all entitlements and truly imitate Christ in everything we do. We are given practical ways to break out of sin patterns and walk into freedom.

Nick Brennt finishes the series in John with a message on the hope that we have because of the powerful resurrection of Jesus. He challenges us to ask if we have lost our hope by worrying about things that have no value. He talks about bringing faith and hope back into our relationship with Jesus!

Derek Mack continues the series from the Gospel of John with his sermon "The Shock of the Cross". He reminds us that there is not anything that the cross does not reshape, reform, touch or enhance. We learn 5 essential reasons Jesus came to die on the cross.

Zach Nash continues the series from the Gospel of John. We are challenged to ask what our lives would look like if our hearts were rightly aligned with affection for Jesus. Zach emphasizes how essential the Word and the Spirit are for living with a sustained fire for God. We need to be willing to adjust and be pruned in order to bear fruit.

Derek Mack continues the series from John, focusing on Mary of Bethany. Through her story, we learn that the best way to evangelize is by extravagantly and unashamedly loving Jesus. We are prompted to evaluate how much we value Jesus and take into account His worthiness. Derek emphasizes that the person who values Jesus most understands His purpose most.