Magnify Church - Rockford

Welcome to the weekly podcast from the Rockford Campus of Magnify Church! We want to help you take your next step in your relationship with God. Check us out at magnifychurch.org

Prayer Before Practice 04/22/2024

Prayer Before Practice If Jesus prayed all night before choosing His disciples, how much more should we pray before making decisions or dealing with challenges in our lives? Matt Zainea continues our Storytellers series and shows us how to stay connected to God as we follow Jesus’ pattern for life and ministry. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/30936683

The Heart of Faith 04/16/2024

The Heart of Faith When you think about the Sabbath, what comes to mind? Did you know that the word Sabbath means “rest?” Matt Zainea uses a passage from Luke to remind us that God created us and knows what we need. He longs for us to find rest from this crazy chaotic world. But not just rest from work–He wants us to find our rest in Him! /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/30847508

The Power of Faith 04/08/2024

The Power of Faith Have you ever wanted something so desperately that you went to extraordinary lengths to make it happen? Matt Zainea jumps back into our Storytellers series in Luke and teaches about a group that wanted to be near Jesus enough to bust through a roof. Would you? /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/30726623

Resurrection Sunday 03/31/2024

Resurrection Sunday He is risen! He is risen, indeed! Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection changed everything. Because of His great love for us and sacrifice on the cross, we are free from the chains of sin and death. We’re excited to worship, learn, and celebrate with you this Resurrection Sunday! /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/30615283

Passion Sunday 03/25/2024

Passion Sunday “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” Can you hear the cheering crowd as Jesus entered Jerusalem? How quickly those cheers turned to jeers and shouts for His crucification! As we look ahead to Easter, let’s take time to reflect on the suffering savior, Jesus Christ, and what led Him to the cross. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/30523253

Reach Sunday 03/19/2024

Reach Sunday It can be scary to share our faith, especially if we feel unworthy, unequipped, or unsure of what to say. Yet many around us are lost and in desperate need of hope. Matt Zainea encourages us to pray, act, and speak to others about the saving grace we have in Jesus. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/30435068

Healing the Whole Person 03/10/2024

Healing the Whole Person Have you ever felt like an outcast, unloved, or alone? Matt Zainea invites us deeper into the healing of the Leper in our Storytellers series to understand the depth of Jesus’ heart for us. Just like the leper, Jesus wants to touch us and make us whole. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/30311988

The Call to Discipleship 03/04/2024

The Call to Discipleship When Jesus called His disciples it was radical and required them to leave everything they knew to follow Him. What have you given up to follow Christ? Matt Zainea explores the cost of following Jesus with your whole life as he continues in the Storyteller series. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/30211798

The Power and Purpose of Miracles 03/04/2024

The Power and Purpose of Miracles We all long for a miracle–healing for our bodies, relationships, and minds. Jesus has the power to work miracles today; yet sometimes He doesn’t. Matt Zainea continues in our Storytellers series and reminds us that the miracle we need most has already happened. Salvation is available because of what Jesus did on the cross. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/30211693

The Problem with Prophets 02/18/2024

The Problem with Prophets What holds you back from believing that Jesus is who He says He is and that He has the power to truly set you free? Stu Quackenbush challenges us to overcome our doubts and fears so we can experience the life-changing joy found in the good news of the gospel. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/30007113

Making Known the Father's Heart for Life 02/11/2024

Making Known the Father's Heart for Life When someone cuts you off in traffic, how do you react? Do you immediately think of them as a dearly loved son or daughter of God, created in the image of God? Kurt Dillinger from Life International reminds us that ALL human life, from the womb to the grave, is sacred. He invites us to be life-givers in all of our relationships and reflect God’s love to those around us. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/29894998

Faith Over Doubt 02/04/2024

Faith Over Doubt We all doubt sometimes. Life is hard. Relationships are hard. We are tempted at every turn to get angry or shut down. Matt Zainea invites us to follow Christ’s example in His third temptation by speaking Scripture into our doubt and trusting God’s plan. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/29789503

Faith Over Power 01/29/2024

Faith Over Power How do you grasp for power? Do you use aggressive or passive power to shortcut pain or roadblocks in your life? Matt challenges us to instead walk in faith and submit to God’s authority in every area of our lives. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/29690738

Faith Over Pleasure 01/22/2024

Faith Over Pleasure What are you tempted by? Do you struggle to keep spiritual matters a priority while spending time, energy, and resources on the material pleasures of life? Matt uses Jesus’ example in Luke 4 to encourage us. We can’t do it perfectly like Jesus did, but He invites us to choose faith instead of giving power to our pleasures. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/29589958

Ignite Sunday 01/14/2024

Ignite Sunday What do you hope for? The Lions to win a playoff game? Maybe it’s for a promotion or for your child to be successful? Using verses from Romans, Matt Zainea shares where our true hope can be found, and invites us to be part of sharing that hope through serving. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/29482783

Provision and Faith 01/08/2024

Provision and Faith Can God use our past? The sins we hope no one ever finds out about? The hard things we are called to endure? As Matt Zainea explores Jesus’ genealogy in Luke, we’ll see how God’s plan, protection, and provision gives us hope and builds our faith. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/29383113

Faith to Change 12/31/2023

Faith to Change Is there something you hope will be different this new year? Something you’ve tried in the past to let go of, but just couldn’t? Matt Zainea continues our Storytellers series in Luke and encourages us to have faith to change. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/29287043

Candlelight - Faith Like a Shepherd 12/24/2023

Candlelight - Faith Like a Shepherd When the light pierced the darkness of that Bethlehem hillside so long ago, the Shepherds ran without hesitation to share the Good News of Jesus’ birth! What will you do with that news this Christmas? Matt Zainea invites us to have faith like a Shepherd. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/29221363

The Faith of Mary 12/18/2023

The Faith of Mary Do you see yourself as a competitor or a victim? Matt continues our Storytellers series in Luke by using Mary’s story to help us see that the answer should be “neither.” Come hear about the better option. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/29133203

The Faith of Zechariah 12/14/2023

The Faith of Zechariah If something is too good to be true, it usually is. But not with God! With Him, ALL things are possible. Matt uses Zechariah’s story in Luke and invites us to be still - to listen for God’s voice and then trust His promises. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/29083883

Increasing Faith 12/04/2023

Increasing Faith Do you need to “see it to believe it?” What about if you heard it from someone who saw it firsthand? Matt Zainea kicks off a new series, Storytellers - Luke & Growing our Faith, where stories from Luke, and people in our church, increase our faith. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/28918268

Fear of the Lord 11/20/2023

Fear of the Lord What comes to mind when you hear “fear of the Lord”? Is it confusion, anxiety, respect, awe? In our two week mini series on wisdom, Matt Zainea reminds us that we need a deeper understanding of the fear of the Lord. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/28724683

Israel and the Church of Jesus Christ 11/13/2023

Israel and the Church of Jesus Christ Amidst all the conflict and questions surrounding Israel have you taken the time to share the good news of salvation? Covering current events and the history of Israel, Matt Zainea invites us to find lasting peace in Jesus. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/28618328

Praying in Faith 11/06/2023

Praying in Faith Finishing our series in James, Stu Quakenbush walks us through the difficult conversation of prayer and suffering. Instead of asking “how is your prayer life”, he invites us to consider the question “who is Jesus?” /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/28528025

Facade of Control 10/30/2023

Facade of Control We all love control. But what if control is just an illusion. Using text from James 4, Steve High challenges us to consider areas of our life where we have edged God out to claim our own authority. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/28460759

Suffering and Joy 10/23/2023

Suffering and Joy Suffering is universal, but lacking joy doesn’t have to be. Louie Konopka reminds us that joy comes when you enter God’s story with your story. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/28394366

Hearts at War 10/16/2023

Hearts at War We all want to be loved. We all want to be respected. How do we respond when those desires are not met? Using text from James 4, Gary Heim encourages us to take internal steps towards resolving conflicts before they start. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/28328378

Taming the Tongue 10/09/2023

Taming the Tongue What we say matters. Are our words bringing death to those around us or are we bringing life? Continuing in James, Andrew Bauer challenges us to consider the power of our words. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/28266092

Poison of Partiality 09/25/2023

Poison of Partiality We all do it without even thinking. Someone new walks in the room and we make judgments based on the way they look, talk, or carry themselves. Ben Phebus unpacks the next section of James and invites us to see people and love them the way God does. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/28132352

Listen and Act 09/18/2023

Listen and Act How much of our lives are bent towards more, faster, more, faster? Continuing in James, Trent Heaton challenges us to slow our pace and respond to the good news of Jesus. /episode/index/show/bhbconline/id/28066638

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