John: After the Storm
Broadway Church of Christ Sermon Series
Karl Ihfe explores the remarkable transformation of the apostle John — from a brash, ambitious, hot-tempered "son of thunder" to the beloved apostle of love. Through his relationship with Jesus, John's fiery personality wasn't erased but redirected, surrendered, and refined for the kingdom. Karl challenges us to ask not what our personality is like, but what part of ourselves still needs to be surrendered to Christ.
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Peter: Low and Slow
Broadway Church of Christ Sermon Series
In this sermon, Karl Ihfe walks through the life of the apostle Peter, showing how Jesus saw in Simon something Simon couldn't yet see in himself — a rock. Through Peter's failures, restorations, and ultimate transformation, Karl reminds us that Jesus doesn't call us because we're already who we should be, but because he intends to make us who he created us to be. It's all grace — only grace, ever grace. https://bwaychurch.org
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Judas: Close Enough for Discomfort
Broadway Church of Christ Sermon Series
In this opening sermon of the "Behind the Ministry" series, Karl Ihfe examines the life of Judas Iscariot as a sobering warning that it's possible to be physically close to Jesus — attending church, knowing Scripture, even serving in ministry — while remaining spiritually unchanged. Judas walked with Jesus for three years, yet never truly surrendered his heart, ultimately letting greed and disillusionment lead him to betrayal and tragedy. Karl challenges every believer to move beyond mere proximity to Jesus and ask the harder question: not just "do I believe?" but "have I truly...
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Gospel Fueled Humulity
Broadway Church of Christ Sermon Series
In this sermon, Jordan Tatum reflects on how pride — what C.S. Lewis called a "spiritual cancer" — can quietly pull us away from God, convincing us we're good enough on our own. Drawing from Romans 5:8, Jordan unpacks three humbling truths: we have sinned against God, we can't fix what we've broken, and it takes an act of God to overcome sin. The good news of the gospel is that Jesus, the Lamb of God, did what we never could — and that truth calls us to follow our Good Shepherd in humility. https://bwaychurch.org
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The Way of the Lamb
Broadway Church of Christ Sermon Series
In a culture obsessed with attention, recognition, and being "lions," Dr. Jordan Tatum calls Broadway Church to embrace a radically different way — the way of the Lamb. Drawing from Psalm 23, Proverbs, and Philippians 2, he diagnoses pride as the great spiritual cancer of our age and points to the humility of Jesus Christ as the model for God's people. We are not called to personal glory, but to follow our Shepherd in humble obedience. https://bwaychurch.org
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Vision Sunday
Broadway Church of Christ Sermon Series
After 16 months of prayerful listening, Broadway Church's Vision Team — represented by Jennifer Smith, Jeff Johnston, and Karl Ihfe — unveiled a vision rooted in a simple but powerful truth: people experienced the love of God before they ever knew God. Drawing from congregational stories, community conversations, and discernment of Broadway's unique gifts, the team discovered — not invented — a vision to make God's restoring love visible in our community, our city, and the world. Grounded in Jesus' own command to love one another (John 13:34), this foundation will guide Broadway's...
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FAITH IRL: Living With Purpose
Broadway Church of Christ Sermon Series
In this sermon from 1 Thessalonians 5, Karl Ihfe challenges believers to stop drifting through their faith and start living with intentional purpose. Drawing on Paul's closing commands to the Thessalonian church, Karl unpacks what purposeful faith looks like in everyday life — investing in people, staying connected to God, and making room for the Holy Spirit. Just as no one stumbles into a great marriage or deep friendship, no one drifts into spiritual maturity — it has to be cultivated on purpose.
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Faith IRL: Resilient Hope
Broadway Church of Christ Sermon Series
In this sermon from 1 Thessalonians 4, Karl Ihfe walks through Paul's pastoral words to a grieving church, reminding believers that Christian hope doesn't ask us to deny grief — it anchors our grief in the resurrection of Jesus. The difference between Christian grief and hopeless despair isn't the absence of tears, but the presence of hope. Because Jesus rose, death is not the end of the story, and one day we will be with the Lord forever.
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FAITH IRL: The Right Investment
Broadway Church of Christ Sermon Series
In this sermon from the series Faith in Real Life, Karl Ihfe draws from 1 Thessalonians 2 to show that real faith isn't just something we believe — it's something we live out in genuine, personal relationship with others. Just as Paul didn't simply preach to the Thessalonians but shared his very life with them, Karl challenges the congregation to move beyond surface-level connection and intentionally invest in the people God has placed around them. Faith, he reminds us, is formed best not in rows, but in circles — in the kind of community where people are truly known, loved, and...
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FAITH IRL: Models of Faith
Broadway Church of Christ Sermon Series
In this sermon, Karl Ihfe opens a four-week series called Faith in Real Life by examining 1 Thessalonians 1, where Paul celebrates the young church at Thessalonica for developing a faith worth imitating. Karl challenges the congregation to move beyond merely knowing the gospel to being transformed by it — turning away from the idols competing for their hearts and toward the living God. A faith worth imitating, he reminds us, is one that works, labors in love, and endures with hope, ringing out into the world around us.
info_outlineKarl Ihfe continues Broadway's Advent series "Holy Night" by examining joy through the lens of Luke 2 and the shepherds' encounter with the newborn Jesus. Using a clip from The Chosen to illustrate the scene, Karl distinguishes between surface-level happiness and the deeper contentedness that characterizes true joy. He points out that the first Advent joy came amid difficult circumstances - Mary and Joseph alone in a barn, shepherds who were social outcasts - yet joy was found in trusting God's faithfulness.
Karl shares personal stories that illustrate joy in unexpected places, including his mother's battle with cancer where she held onto the truth "I don't know what the day holds, but I know who holds the day," and his son Gabe's 11-day stay in the NICU where they experienced profound joy even in a place no parent wants to be. He connects these experiences to Jesus' teaching in John 15 about remaining in God's love so that "my joy may be in you and your joy would be complete." Karl emphasizes that when certainty isn't possible, faithfulness is still on the table, and that joy comes from staying connected to God's love even through trials. He concludes by challenging the congregation to choose joy this holiday season - to be God's joyful people who engage the world with hope rather than despair, contentment rather than complaint, trusting that God is doing something bigger and inviting us to be part of it.