Journey Community Church

By Journey Community Church

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March 23, 2026I Follow Jesus // Week 4: The Grace of Resurrection // Pastor Blaine Keene + Anna Kear
Key Points:
The mystery of our faith becomes the reality of our lives by the power of God’s grace.
Because Christ has died, we have died to sin and our old life.
Because Christ is risen, we are raised to new life in Christ.
Because Christ will come again, we will reign with God in his eternal kingdom, which has already begun.
We are motivated and empowered by grace to participate in the mystery of our faith becoming reality. Grace is NOT opposed to
EFFORT; but Grace IS opposed to EARNING.
Reflection Questions:
How are we putting grace-motivated and grace-empowered effort into
living out the mystery of our faith? Dying to sin and self? Living in the
power of resurrection? Participating in the coming of God’s Kingdom?
Scriptures:
1 Corinthians 1:2 AMP
1 Corinthians 15:1-11, 50, 52
Romans 6:1-3, 12, 14
Ephesians 2:1-5
Colossians 3:1-10
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36min
March 16, 2026I Follow Jesus // Week 3: The Mystery Revealed // Pastor Blaine Keene
Key Points:
Not only is God speaking to and leading us, but we can grow in our confidence that we are accurately and consistently discerning God's will for our lives.
Receiving REVELATION through God's Spirit is distinct from acquiring INFORMATION / KNOWLEDGE.
The Holy Spirit reveals who God is in Jesus Christ.
The Holy Spirit reveals what God has done in Jesus Christ.
The Holy Spirit reveals who we are becoming in Jesus Christ.
Scriptures:
1 Corinthians 2:6-16
Romans 12:2
Ephesians 1:17-19
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49min
March 09, 2026I Follow Jesus // Week 2: The Wisdom & Power of the Cross // Pastor Blaine Keene
Key Points:
The wisdom and power of the world exalts self-sufficiency, worldly wisdom, impressive power, and freedom to do whatever we want.
The wisdom and power of the gospel is Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.
Living according to the wisdom and power of the cross is mutually exclusive with living according to the wisdom and power of the world.
Being made righteous in Christ is mutually exclusive with earning a right relationship with God.
Receiving the gift of holiness (ie. transformation) in Christ is mutually exclusive with pursuing self-centered happiness.
Receiving the gift of redemption in Christ is mutually exclusive with slavery to the familiar bonds of sin and its consequences.
Scriptures:
1 Corinthians 1:26 - 2:6
Romans 3:21-25
Romans 8:1-4, 10-11, 28
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40min
March 02, 2026 I Follow Jesus // Week 1: The Foolishness of The Cross // Pastor Blaine Keene
The key to clarity, unity, and growth toward maturity among God’s people in divisive and tumultuous times is surrendering to the gospel of Jesus Christ, by focusing on the cross and empty tomb.

Obstacle #1 is OFFENSE because God does not meet our expectations of miraculous deliverance.

Obstacle #2 is NONSENSE because God’s way of salvation seems foolish compared to the wisdom of the world.

"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." - 1 Corinthians 1:18 NIV
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38min
February 23, 2026 What's the Difference? // Week 7: Progressive Christianity (Part 2) // Pastor Blaine Keene
Fundamental error #1: Progressive Christianity exchanges the authority of the Creator for the created.
Fundamental error #2: Progressive Christianity eliminates the need for repentance, reconciliation, and salvation.
Fundamental error #3: Progressive Christianity falls prey to the same problems as secular humanism, including logical inconsistency and moral relativism.
Fundamental error #4: Progressive Christianity redefines love as acceptance and affirmation.
Fundamental error #5: Progressive Christianity exchanges Christ-centered identity for self-centered identity.
What we believe matters. Truth can be known because God has revealed the truth in Jesus Christ.
"The dominant conclusion among progressive Christians is that love means affirming whatever journey a person wants to be on, such that they don’t feel judged….Whereas Christians with a biblical worldview should understand love to be the act of wanting for others what God wants for them, progressive Christians tend to understand love as the act of wanting for others what they want for themselves." -Natasha Crain, Faithfully Different
“Love, I have come to learn, is not God. Flip that. God is love. The God revealed in Jesus Christ is the definition of love. This difference changes everything...The cross is where that strange and holy God most clearly reveals his love...The cross is God’s intimate act of self-giving, his gentle way of critiquing our love of money, sex, self,
romance, fame and power. These weaker loves, these idols we raise in our own image, could never compare with his infinitely greater love...It sounds like heresy in our culture, but romantic and sexual love are not the deepest expressions of our humanness. Unconditional love – God’s love- is.” - David Bennett, A War of Loves
A Prayer: “Jesus I trust in you as the Son of God, my Savior, and Lord over all creation. I confess and repent of any known sin in my life. I surrender to your love and lordship in my life. I receive your grace to save me and continually transform me as I follow you one step at a time. I rely on your love to empower me to participate in the coming
of your kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. Amen.”
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46min
February 16, 2026 What's the Difference? // Week 6: Progressive Christianity (Part 1) // Pastor Blaine Keene
Progressive Christianity Fundamental Errors:
1. Exchanges the authority of the Creator for the created
2. Eliminates the need for repentance, reconciliation, and salvation
"For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins." - Colossians 1:9-14 NIV
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44min
February 09, 2026 What's the Difference? // Week 5: Christian Nationalism // Pastor Blaine Keene
Any form of adherence to or acceptance of “Christian” Nationalism is a threat to our Christian faith and the witness of Christ’s church in the world.
"But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body." - Philippians 3:20-21
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43min
February 02, 2026What's the Difference? // Week 4: Catholicism // Pastor Blaine Keene + Joe Antinone
Guiding Principle #1: We share much in common with Roman Catholic Christians, which can create bridges for connection and partnership.
Guiding Principle #2: There is broad diversity in beliefs and practices across all Protestants and Catholics.
Guiding Principle #3: There are significant differences between Protestant and Catholic beliefs that could impact a person’s salvation and sanctification.
Protestant Christianity Foundation #1: Sola Scriptura - “Scripture Alone” – The final authority for faith and practice is scripture alone.
Protestant Christianity Foundation #2: Sola Fide – “Faith Alone” - Salvation is by grace through faith in Christ alone.
Protestant Christianity Foundation #3: Solus Christus – “Christ Alone” – Christ alone is the sufficient mediator of the blessings of the new covenant.

Scriptures: 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Ephesians 2:1-10, Romans 3:21-25, James 5:16, 1 Peter 2:4-10
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47min
January 20, 2026 What's the Difference? // Week 3: Islam
In this message, our guest speakers share about the 5 Pillars of Islam and compare them to the core beliefs of Protestant Christianity. They also offer encouragement and challenge in sharing the gospel with Muslims in our own neighborhoods.

"It is God’s mercy! The nations are here, all around us."
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59min
January 13, 2026What's the Difference? // Week 2: Secular Humanism // Josh Streit + Pastor Blaine Keene
Three Critiques of Secular Humanism:
Secular Humanism is a logically inconsistent worldview.
Making the self "god" is Satan's oldest and most destructive tactic.
Secular Humanism leads down the slipper (and dangerous) slope of moral relativism.
A Biblical Worldview: When we embrace objective truth and moral authority in Jesus Christ (and His revelation to us), it leads to flourishing, freedom, and life.
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51min

FAQs about Journey Community Church:

How many episodes does Journey Community Church have?

The podcast currently has 108 episodes available.