The SYA Podcast

Jesus, Always and Forever is like an answer to the question: "What's the most important thing to know about faith and scripture?" In this 3 week series, we'll unpack:

• His Signature: Crucifixion (Part 1)
• His Promise: Resurrection (Part 2)
• His Invitation: Coming Home (Part 3)

Jesus from Galilee, the itinerate, preaching Carpenter turned Rabbi-Revolutionary…is still most controversial figure in history!

His Gospel has been shared around world; that He was sent from God to save humanity from sin & that salvation came thru His death & was evidenced by His resurrection!

And Resurrection didn't just happen ... it HAPPENS! This is what Jesus, Always and Forever, Part 2 is all about.

Dusty Frizzell
March 3, 2022
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Jesus, Always and Forever is like an answer to the question: "What's the most important thing to know about faith and scripture?" In this 3 week series, we'll unpack:

• His Signature: Crucifixion (Part 1)
• His Promise: Resurrection (Part 2)
• His Invitation: Coming Home (Part 3)

Jesus from Galilee, the itinerate, preaching Carpenter turned Rabbi-Revolutionary…is still most controversial figure in history!

His Gospel has been shared around world; that He was sent from God to save humanity from sin & that salvation came thru His death & was evidenced by His resurrection!

But How Does Jesus’ Death Save Us From Sin? This is what Jesus, Always and Forever, Part 1 is all about.

Dusty Frizzell
February 24, 2022
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The story  of Joseph is one of the most epic in all of the Bible. As you see his story unfold, it’s clear that he was a person of great character, but certainly there were many moments throughout his tragic life that he wondered, “Lord, are you still watching?”

Genesis 42-45 + 50:14-21 provides the powerful finale of the epic story of Joseph and family but even more, it reminds us that, "when you only see the hand of man, don't forget about the hand of God." Derieck shares a powerful message about the sovereignty of God in our lives.  

Derieck Lopez
February 17, 2022
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The story  of Joseph is one of the most epic in all of the Bible. As you see his story unfold, it’s clear that he was a person of great character, but certainly there were many moments throughout his tragic life that he wondered, “Lord, are you still watching?”

The end of Genesis 39-41 shows Joseph's journey through unjust suffering but God's favor through it all. In this sermon, Adri shares how "the suffering that breaks you is the suffering that makes you."

Adrianna Cervantes
February 10, 2022
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The story  of Joseph is one of the most epic in all of the Bible. As you see his story unfold, it’s clear that he was a person of great character, but certainly there were many moments throughout his tragic life that he wondered, “Lord, are you still watching?”

Genesis 39 continues the story of Joseph as a slave and servant in the house of Potiphar, the commander of Pharaoh's guard and specifically when Potiphar's wife put Joseph in a difficult situation (to say the least) ... Joseph lived with integrity and as this story shoes, he also ran with integrity!

Sean O'Donoghue
February 3, 2022
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Life is busy and our souls can get hurried … and so, we need wisdom and godly character to navigate our calendars and conflict.

When our souls are hurried, it’s difficult to simply be present. A hurried life is anxious about all that may be coming, but the present moment matters most because it’s where God is.

I can’t experience God now in the future…
I can’t experience Him now in the past...
I can only experience Him right now, in this present moment!

Ps 118:24: This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.

The present moment is always sacred because it’s where and when we meet God!

 But when we become consumed with the DESIRES of this world and the FEARS of the future … our hurried souls often forget God. 

So, how can we care for our soul by being attentive to this present moment with God? This is what this sermon is about and we begin with an encounter Jesus had with two female disciples recorded in the Gospel of Luke 10:38-42...

Dusty Frizzell
January 20, 2022
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We’re all busy & even worse … we often feel hurried.

It’s tempting to think important people are busy & then live in a hurried pace hoping to make others think we’re buys and therefore important.

But busy is a state of my schedule; Hurried is a state of my soul. 

To manage the madness of our schedules & the nurture of our souls, we’ll need need the navigation of wisdom (week 1) as well as a way of navigating the inevitability of conflict collisions. 

Have you ever noticed that when you’re extremely busy and hurried, you seem to experience more conflict? If you’re religious, you’ll be tempted to blame spiritual warfare. If not, maybe a cliché like: When it rains it pours. 

But if your soul is hurried, especially from desire to be seen as busy … I think part of what happens is that we actually attract or even cause more conflict. But we’ll be too busy or hurried to see and admit it!

Beyond the immature and ineffectiveness of blaming others or searching for some demonic conspiracy … Scripture gives a better and more helpful way of viewing and dealing with conflict.

Dusty Frizzell
January 13, 2022
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Everyone is busy but it's the sense of HURRY that is problematic. Busy is a state of my schedule; Hurried is a state of my soul. Life is hard and can feel like managing madness and if  we're honest, we want Divine Intervention more for our schedule than our soul!

But God’s will is more ab Character-Building than Prob-Solving

The New Testament connects God’s will to our obedience to Jesus and development of godliness ((Hebrews 10:10; John 6:29; John 14:23; 1 Peter 2:12-17; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4; 5:16-18)

The HINGE between our character & God’s will is WISDOM!

 We face more decisions with access to more information than ever! But more info doesn’t equal better understanding.  We need wisdom.

A way to think about wisdom is integrating information with the pursuit of godly character. Learning to choose between: Wrong, Acceptable & Best.

This sermon looks some at the nature of wisdom and then looks at a wise question from 3 views to help us personalize it.

Dusty Frizzell
January 6, 2022
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Awareness is shaped slowly by being around the things of God, slowly seeing things differently & then anticipating more.

Awareness is a state. Attention is a verb; Proactive, Intentional. Paying attention is something we exercise; a muscle we can grow, circling us back around to & increasing our awareness.

Too often we wait for life to happen to us, including our life and experience of God. What if there’re ways to actively pay attention to God’s presence?

That’s what this sermon is all about, we hope it’s helpful and challenging. Because “All I Want for Christmas is Presence…God’s”

Dusty Frizzell
December 9, 2021
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