Greencastle Church Of The Nazarene Podcast

Some situations in life sometimes push us into places where it can often feel like we can't feel or even hear God. Psalm 23 is a Scripture we can hold firm and fast to understand that God is closer to us than we may realize. As believers, we can have complete trust and confidence in our great Shepherd, Jesus Christ to help us navigate our way through the valley and through the storms.

“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” Those are the words Jesus shared with his disciples the day before he was crucified. At the time, the disciples might not have realized what Jesus was telling them, but they would come to know what he meant.

Those words still ring true as Easter approaches, but we sometimes forget what Jesus did for all of us — believers and nonbelievers alike.

In this sermon series, we will journey together with Jesus on the road to the hill of Calvary where His innocent blood was shed for our sins and brokenness. This was God’s deepest love poured out for the greatest sacrifice in history. A love that heals. A love that forgives. A love that welcomes. A love that is resurrected and available for you and me!

“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” Those are the words Jesus shared with his disciples the day before he was crucified. At the time, the disciples might not have realized what Jesus was telling them, but they would come to know what he meant.

Those words still ring true as Easter approaches, but we sometimes forget what Jesus did for all of us — believers and nonbelievers alike.

In this sermon series, we will journey together with Jesus on the road to the hill of Calvary where His innocent blood was shed for our sins and brokenness. This was God’s deepest love poured out for the greatest sacrifice in history. A love that heals. A love that forgives. A love that welcomes. A love that is resurrected and available for you and me!

These days it’s easy to see life the way we want to. We can filter our images, pick the news we want to hear, and listen only to the viewpoints that agree with us. When we do that, we start to distort our view of the world. The same thing can happen to our view of God. We reshape our perception of Him into what we want to believe, or what we want to think about others. Jesus came to bring us the truth about God and His plan for us, and it doesn’t always sound like what you may think.   This series cuts through the noise of the world’s perceptions of Jesus and what it means to follow Him, in ways that may be surprising to some people. It plays off the idea of memes as jokes, rhetorical devices, and sources of misinformation to debunk popular misconceptions and bring clear truth.

These days it’s easy to see life the way we want to. We can filter our images, pick the news we want to hear, and listen only to the viewpoints that agree with us. When we do that, we start to distort our view of the world. The same thing can happen to our view of God. We reshape our perception of Him into what we want to believe, or what we want to think about others. Jesus came to bring us the truth about God and His plan for us, and it doesn’t always sound like what you may think.   This series cuts through the noise of the world’s perceptions of Jesus and what it means to follow Him, in ways that may be surprising to some people. It plays off the idea of memes as jokes, rhetorical devices, and sources of misinformation to debunk popular misconceptions and bring clear truth.

These days it’s easy to see life the way we want to. We can filter our images, pick the news we want to hear, and listen only to the viewpoints that agree with us. When we do that, we start to distort our view of the world. The same thing can happen to our view of God. We reshape our perception of Him into what we want to believe, or what we want to think about others. Jesus came to bring us the truth about God and His plan for us, and it doesn’t always sound like what you may think.   This series cuts through the noise of the world’s perceptions of Jesus and what it means to follow Him, in ways that may be surprising to some people. It plays off the idea of memes as jokes, rhetorical devices, and sources of misinformation to debunk popular misconceptions and bring clear truth.

In Jesus’ time on Earth, He wasn’t interested in token gestures. He didn’t care about outward behavior. He shook up anyone whose faith was lukewarm, and He brought hope to the broken, the lost, and those tangled in sin by showing them what true worship could be.  

In this series, we’ll go beyond the simple slogans of what it means to follow Christ, and open ourselves up to discover the knots in our lives that Jesus wants to undo, so that we can live an authentic faith. All who gather will leave with an understanding of the roadblocks Jesus wants to remove from our spiritual walks as well as a renewed passion for a legitimate relationship with Him.    

What is spiritual pride? Pastor Phil Diaz of Greencastle Church Of The Nazarene unpacks this topic from Luke 18:9-14 as Jesus speaks of embracing humility and not the spotlight.

In Jesus’ time on Earth, He wasn’t interested in token gestures. He didn’t care about outward behavior. He shook up anyone whose faith was lukewarm, and He brought hope to the broken, the lost, and those tangled in sin by showing them what true worship could be.  

In this series, we’ll go beyond the simple slogans of what it means to follow Christ, and open ourselves up to discover the knots in our lives that Jesus wants to undo, so that we can live an authentic faith. All who gather will leave with an understanding of the roadblocks Jesus wants to remove from our spiritual walks as well as a renewed passion for a legitimate relationship with Him.    

What is hypocrisy? How does hypocrisy creep into our lives? Pastor Phil Diaz of Greencastle Church Of The Nazarene talks about how hypocrisy is like a mask that we put on when we do not deal with the sin in our lives.

In Jesus’ time on Earth, He wasn’t interested in token gestures. He didn’t care about outward behavior. He shook up anyone whose faith was lukewarm, and He brought hope to the broken, the lost, and those tangled in sin by showing them what true worship could be.  

In this series, we’ll go beyond the simple slogans of what it means to follow Christ, and open ourselves up to discover the knots in our lives that Jesus wants to undo, so that we can live an authentic faith. All who gather will leave with an understanding of the roadblocks Jesus wants to remove from our spiritual walks as well as a renewed passion for a legitimate relationship with Him.    

Is your worship hollow? Sometimes we can get the external things right but still need God to help us work out the internals of our life. Listen to Pastor Phil Diaz preach from Mark 15:1-9 and learn how Jesus wants to undo our hollow worship!

In Jesus’ time on Earth, He wasn’t interested in token gestures. He didn’t care about outward behavior. He challenged the “religion” of the day. He smashed preconceptions. He called out haters and critics. He shook up anyone whose faith was lukewarm, and He brought hope to the broken, the lost, and those tangled in sin by showing them what true worship could be. In this series, we’ll go beyond the simple slogans of what it means to  follow Christ, and open ourselves up to discover the knots in our lives that Jesus wants to undo, so that we can live an authentic faith   If Jesus was editing your life, What Would Jesus Undo?   

Today, Pastor Phil Diaz of Greencastle Church Of The Nazarene talks about what it means to be "Indifferent" with our faith and how being lukewarm in our faith and love for Jesus should never be place as believers that we should settle for. 

We believe there is a place for you here at Greencastle Church Of The Nazarene!