The Local Church

April 24, 2022

It’s the Second Sunday of Easter, and we get to spend some time with Thomas who has a little bit of FOMO and a lot to teach us about what it means to follow Jesus.

Scripture: John 20:19–31
Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

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April 17, 2022

It’s Easter Sunday, and today we’re making the case that Peter and Lloyd (from the 1994 classic Dumb and Dumber) have a lot in common — and what it all means for us.

Scripture: Luke 24:1–12
Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

April 10, 2022

It's the final week of Lent, and this week, a message on parades, praise, and the voices that try to silence us.

Scripture: Luke 19:28–40

Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

"The Gospel According To" is a new series featuring good people doing good work and sharing their good news. 

In our first episode, Brent talks with Mary Nettles and Bob Pearson about the real racial history of Chatham County and what the future might hold. For more information about CRC-C, visit https://crc-c.org. And to read more background about the history of lynchings in Chatham County, check out extensive coverage from the Chatham News + Record beginning here.

Want to watch the interview instead? Find it here.

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

Sunday, April 3, 2022

Duke intern, Alicia Wolverton, offers a reflection on smell and authenticity in the midst of what’s likely an awkward dinner party.

Scripture: John 12:1–8

Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

March 27, 2022

This week, we continue our Full to the Brim series by talking about how lavish, illogical, and unearned grace is... and how that's exactly the point.

Scripture: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

March 20, 2022

This week, we continue our Full to the Brim series by talking about the questions we ask when we meet someone, how God sees what we can't, and why it all matters.

Scripture: Luke 13:1–9

Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

March 13, 2022

This week, we continue our Full to the Brim series thinking about the ways that God's love is like a mother and hearing the story of how one small town changed the world.

Scripture: Luke 13:31–35

Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

March 6, 2022

What if Lent wasn’t necessarily about an emptying? A self-denial? What if it wasn’t about beating ourselves up? Instead, what if it was a journey toward wholeness? Toward abundance? Toward experiencing life in all its fullness? And what if we were to discover that it’s all there already spilling over?

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.

February 27, 2022

On this Transfiguration Sunday, Brent draws parallels between this wild story and the story of The Local Church. Spoiler alert: It’s a turning point for everyone.

Scripture: Luke 9:28–36

Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts and this movement of God's love, give online here.