The Pulse Student Ministries Podcast

By Khalil Burton

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The Pulse Student Ministries Podcast episodes:

05.01.2022
Why We Were Made to Do Life Together
In a socially isolated, socially-distant, self-centered society, real community often falls to the wayside. Let's explore the power of community and doing life together.
04.24.2022
Chasing Failure (On Purpose)
When is the last time you put yourself in a position to fail? "If you never set yourself up to fail then you never set yourself up to grow.” that's the truth that Pastor Khalil unpacks today. If you're afraid...
04.17.2022
Does Faith Even Work?
Have you ever asked yourself if faith in Jesus even works? Does it do anything? Does it change anything? If you've wrestled with questions like this, hit play as we wrestle with the purpose of faith and what Jesus has...
04.12.2022
Dying from an Approval Addiction
if we are not careful, everyone will find themselves living for someone else’s approval because most of us are not secure enough in the approval of God. Living to please God means at times you’re going to make decisions that...
04.12.2022
Our Infection from Rejection
The lie we learn when we experience the pain of rejection is that we are not worth it. That we are a cosmic accident, a catastrophic failure, or a magnificent mistake. Satan wants you to believe that you are trash...
03.29.2022
Winning Over Worry
Our greatest strategy for stress is prayer but our greatest source of stress is worry. Jesus tells his disciples all the time that they do not need to worry, but how do we actually win the battle against it? We...
03.29.2022
I'm Stressed Out: A Strategy for Stress
These are stressful times but thankfully God has given us a strategy to not just cope with our stress but to be free of our worry.
02.23.2022
I Choose You (friendship) - Will Caesar
We all could use some friendship tips. How do you pick your friends? What kind of friends do we need? What kind of friend are we? How do we share our faith? These questions and more are all laid out...
02.16.2022
Kingdom Come | Silence & Solitude
How do you do at leaning into the silence? How much time to do you find yourself taking simply to be still in God's presence? In an overbusy, anxious, and frantic world, silence and solitude is an invitation to experience...
02.16.2022
Kingdom Come | Giving & Serving
Few spiritual disciplines have the power to combat our pride and change our hearts like the spiritual disciplines of giving and serving. When practiced consistently over a lifetime (and for the right reasons) God transforms us in powerful ways.
02.16.2022
Kingdom Come | Prayer & Fasting
How do we embrace the Kingdom that Jesus offers? The disciplines explored in this Kingdom Come series, when practiced consistently, will reform you into the image of God in powerful and often forgotten ways. Prayer: a conversation with God Fasting:...
01.31.2022
Kingdom Come | Reformed by the Bible
What is the Bible? Is it trustworthy? How does it benefit us? These are some of the most important questions answered in this message. The first part of the message recaps and summarizes what we have learned about Sin and...
01.27.2022
Kingdom Come | The Problem of Sin
As Image Bearers, we are either being deformed by sin or reformed by the Gospel. But until we understand the gravity of sin and how bad things really are in the world and our hearts, we will never see our...
01.20.2022
Kingdom Come | Embracing a Kingdom
In the Gospel of Matthew (our study over the past year), Jesus’ primary message is that the Kingdom of God is coming to the world through Him. Being a follower of Jesus is all about embracing a new Kingdom and walking away from the ones...
10.26.2021
Matthew 22 | God of the underdog
In this teaching, Pastor Sean Silverii teaches us from the first verses of Matthew 22 how God invites everyone to his table, including us, the lowest of the low, and all those who are overlooked.
10.25.2021
Welcome to the family
In this episode we have 2 guest speakers Candice & Amber Peter teaching us what it is to be part of the family of God!
10.18.2021
Matthew 21 | The Triumphal Entry
This chapter marks the end of Jesus' multi-chapter road trip to Jeruselum and the march towards the grand finale of Matthew's Gospel. As Jesus enters the city, everyone shouts praise for the promised son of David as he arrives but...
10.11.2021
Matthew 20 | It's Just Not Fair
Matthew 20:1-16 explores a story that challenges every follower of Jesus when it comes to justice, fairness, and mercy. If you've ever said the words "it's just not fair," then take the time to listen to Jesus' words through the...
10.10.2021
Matthew 13 | Be Good Soil
We explore the parable of the 4 soils and are challenged by Jesus to ask ourselves the question of which soil our hearts truly are.
02.10.2021
Matthew 11 | Jesus, are you the one?
Jesus talks a lot about John the Baptist in Matthew chapter 11 but he has a much bigger message in mind for all who wrestle with doubt and continuing on in your faith. "Jesus are you the one who can...
01.26.2021
A Path Worth Wandering | A Message on Psalms and Lament
Our District Youth Director for Oregon, Sean Silverii, brings an interesting message on lament and the psalms to show us a path that God invites us to walk on with Him.
01.26.2021
Matthew 10:32-42 | I Pledge Allegience to Christ
This might just be one of the more challenging passages we've read so far. As we study through Matthew's Gospel. Jesus seems like he's telling people he's come to bring violence and division between families. It's a tough passage to...
01.26.2021
Overthrowing Powers Has Its Price | Matthew 10
Matthew chapter 10 takes the Gospel message in a direction that most would not expect as Jesus shares His authority and reveals that there is a cost for following jesus. Jesus shares his divine authority with his followers but...
01.25.2021
The One Who Restores What is Lost | Matthew 9
Matthew chapter 9, what can I say? It has so much to teach us. Jesus' holiness and divine authority give hope to the hurting and mean salvation to the lost. Jesus has proved himself to be the Messiah ...
11.26.2020
Are You A Fan Or A Follower? | Tom Bachman
There's a difference between just being a fan of something and becoming a true follower. It can be hard to understand exactly what that looks like but Tom Bachman of Oregon Youth Alive brings that reality to light.
11.25.2020
Contagious Holiness & Ultimate Authority | Matthew 8 1-34
After Jesus preaches his life-altering sermon on the mount, he steps down and into our world to show us the reality of who he is through signs, miracles, and wonders. Chapter 8 is full of small stories that may...
11.24.2020
Doing Combat with Spiritual Apathy
This is a standalone message about the spiritual apathy that all of us battle with at various times in our life, even the most devout Christians. What we see is that apathy occurs in our hearts when we move...
10.03.2020
Missionary Q&A with Joil Marbut & Tamara Henkes
Our young adults had the opportunity to ask Tamara Henkes of Montenegro and Joil Marbut of Ecuador a few questions about life and faith. It's always a great opportunity any time you can listen to the heart of missionaries from...
10.03.2020
Missionary Joil Marbut - Step Into the Calling
Joil Marbut, missionary to Ecuador, shared a message during our Missions Week in October 2020. Joil invites us into the great calling that Jesus first announced for all believers and he challenges us to pick up our calling. This is...
09.30.2020
Matthew 7:1-6 | Remove the Plank and See Clearly
In this passage of the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus challenges us to look at our selves first and to notice that we might not be seeing clearly when we judge others.
09.29.2020
Don't Be Anxious Just Stay Focused | Matthew 6:16-34
Our lives are always oriented towards one thing or another. But don't be anxious, Jesus says, just stay focused! In this passage of the Bible, Jesus is pressing hard into the truth that we often don't love what we think...
09.29.2020
How to Pray the Jesus Way - The Lord's Prayer| Matthew 6:5-15
How do you think that prayer works? We all learn how to pray from somewhere or someone. There's so much for us to learn about prayer and who better to learn from than Jesus himself! I encourage you to print...
08.20.2020
How to Renew Your Heart | Matthew 5:21-48
With Jesus it's not about behavior modification, it's about a complete regeneration of the heart. In this study, as we read through the gospel of Matthew chapter 5, Jesus starts to show us what a perfect heart looks like in...
08.15.2020
Salt and Light Living | Matthew Chapter 5:13-20
Matthew Chapter 5 marks the beginning of Jesus' sermon on the mount, probably his most famous teaching of all time. After his tremendous victory in the wilderness of chapter 4 and after gathering many new followers, Jesus takes a moment...
08.15.2020
Blessed Are Those Who Belong To the Kingdom of God | Matthew 5:1-12
Matthew Chapter 5 marks the beginning of Jesus' sermon on the mount, probably his most famous teaching of all time. After his tremendous victory in the wilderness of chapter 4 and after gathering many new followers, Jesus takes a moment...
08.15.2020
Jesus Wins The Battle We Never Could | Bible Study on Matthew Chapter 4:1-11
Read through the Gospel of Matthew with me! The Bible is God's primary means of speaking to and directing his people and this is an easy bible study for beginners! I know that it can sometimes be confusing and hard to...
08.15.2020
Theology | What is Communion and why do we do it (The Lord's Supper)
What is communion or The Lord's Supper and why do we do it? Communion consists of the elements --bread and the fruit of the vine-- is the symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter...
08.15.2020
Why We Can Confidently Follow Jesus | Matthew Chapter 3:1-17
If you've never read the Bible or are just starting out, it might be hard to pick up on some of the bigger themes going on, that's what I hope this series helps you with as we go along. In Matthew...
08.15.2020
Baby Jesus is More Dangerous Than You Think | Matthew Chapters 1:18-2:23
Here we'll work through Matthew Chapters 1&2 verses (Mt 1:12-2-23). Be sure to read the story on your own too! In chapter 2 of his Gospel, Matthew wants us to see both the miraculous conception of Jesus as a fulfillment...
08.15.2020
Theology | What is the meaning of Water Baptism?
What is the meaning of water baptism? Baptism is a well-known church ordinance that represents being dead to sin and being raised to a new life with Christ. In the Gospels, we see that Jesus Himself was baptized, but what...
08.15.2020
Who is Jesus really? | Matthew Chapter 1:1-17
Read through the Gospel of Matthew with me! This is pt.1; The Bible is God's primary means of speaking to and directing his people but it can sometimes be confusing and hard to read. Hopefully, this series helps you dive...
08.15.2020
Word Study | What does 'Witness' Mean
Part 1: Word Study The word “witness” is used in the Bible to describe both a person and an action—someone who sees something and then talks about what they’ve seen. You might know the word “evangelism” as the same thing. What’s...
08.15.2020
Theology | God's Salvation of Man Through Jesus
The Fall of Man has serious consequences for our world, what is the solution? It's the doctrine of God's Salvation of Man Through Jesus. Man's only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ the Son of...
08.15.2020
Wisdom & How to Get Wise | Mark Robinson
The wisest thing you can do is get wisdom! Did you know that? How do you become wise? This message from Pastor Mark Robinson is a great one for helping you grow wiser. CONNECT WITH US AT: ► Make sure to review...
05.30.2020
How Do You Discover Your Identity and Calling | Interview with Dr. Debbie Lamm Bray
How do we discover your identity and calling? How do we discover our potential and walk in that? Dr. Debbie is super passionate about this very question! There are 3 Major Stages to discovery STAGE 1 - An Initial Awareness - this is...
05.27.2020
I Want to Go Back to How Things Were
So many people say something like, "I want to go back to how things were before this", so did the Israelites in the Exodus from Egypt but they seem to forget they were slaves... They loved God's promise but they...
05.24.2020
Theology | The Fall of Man
What exactly is the Fall of Man? Man was truly created good and upright; for God said, "Let us make man in our own image, after our likeness." However, man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred not only physical...
05.23.2020
Jesus is - More Than a Friend
For this series, we’ve explored who Jesus really is and what that truth means for all of us. Jesus is God, he is Savior, he is Truth, and Jesus is more than just a friend. If Jesus is your friend, and...
05.22.2020
Jesus is - Truth | Truth Can be Known
Can the truth really be known? In a culture where truth seems abstract and unobtainable, Jesus makes a startling claim; He is the truth. Pastor Sean Silverii unpacks what it means for Jesus to be the ultimate truth and how...
05.21.2020
MONDAY RECAP - Jesus is Savior
Unpacking the truth that Jesus is Savior with other students. What does that mean for us? They bring some great challenge. CONNECT WITH US AT: ► Make sure to subscribe for videos at youtube.com/pulsestudents ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse.students/ ► Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pulse_students/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pulsealbany

What's The Pulse Student Ministries Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Pulse Student Ministries Podcast episodes:

Why We Were Made to Do Life Together

Chasing Failure (On Purpose)

Does Faith Even Work?

Dying from an Approval Addiction

Our Infection from Rejection

Winning Over Worry

I'm Stressed Out: A Strategy for Stress

I Choose You (friendship) - Will Caesar

Kingdom Come | Silence & Solitude

Kingdom Come | Giving & Serving

Kingdom Come | Prayer & Fasting

Kingdom Come | Reformed by the Bible

Kingdom Come | The Problem of Sin

Kingdom Come | Embracing a Kingdom

Matthew 22 | God of the underdog

Welcome to the family

Matthew 21 | The Triumphal Entry

Matthew 20 | It's Just Not Fair

Matthew 13 | Be Good Soil

Matthew 11 | Jesus, are you the one?

A Path Worth Wandering | A Message on Psalms and Lament

Matthew 10:32-42 | I Pledge Allegience to Christ

Overthrowing Powers Has Its Price | Matthew 10

The One Who Restores What is Lost | Matthew 9

Are You A Fan Or A Follower? | Tom Bachman

Contagious Holiness & Ultimate Authority | Matthew 8 1-34

Doing Combat with Spiritual Apathy

Missionary Q&A with Joil Marbut & Tamara Henkes

Missionary Joil Marbut - Step Into the Calling

Matthew 7:1-6 | Remove the Plank and See Clearly

Don't Be Anxious Just Stay Focused | Matthew 6:16-34

How to Pray the Jesus Way - The Lord's Prayer| Matthew 6:5-15

How to Renew Your Heart | Matthew 5:21-48

Salt and Light Living | Matthew Chapter 5:13-20

Blessed Are Those Who Belong To the Kingdom of God | Matthew 5:1-12

Jesus Wins The Battle We Never Could | Bible Study on Matthew Chapter 4:1-11

Theology | What is Communion and why do we do it (The Lord's Supper)

Why We Can Confidently Follow Jesus | Matthew Chapter 3:1-17

Baby Jesus is More Dangerous Than You Think | Matthew Chapters 1:18-2:23

Theology | What is the meaning of Water Baptism?

Who is Jesus really? | Matthew Chapter 1:1-17

Word Study | What does 'Witness' Mean

Theology | God's Salvation of Man Through Jesus

Wisdom & How to Get Wise | Mark Robinson

How Do You Discover Your Identity and Calling | Interview with Dr. Debbie Lamm Bray

I Want to Go Back to How Things Were

Theology | The Fall of Man

Jesus is - More Than a Friend

Jesus is - Truth | Truth Can be Known

MONDAY RECAP - Jesus is Savior