Tenth & Broad Church of Christ Podcast

The Path to Peace

In this sermon, Ken explores how to experience God's peace that surpasses understanding, as promised in Philippians 4. He outlines two key steps: refusing to worry about anything and talking to God about everything. Ken emphasizes that by following these practices, believers can reduce stress, increase joy, and experience the profound peace God offers, even in challenging circumstances.

Daily Habits for Happiness, Part 2

In this sermon on Philippians 3, Shane explores five habits for cultivating lasting joy in Jesus: relaxing in God's grace, getting to know Jesus better, remembering what matters most, practicing patience and persistence, and imitating Christ-filled examples. He emphasizes that true joy comes from a relationship with Jesus rather than material possessions or worldly success. Through personal anecdotes and practical insights, Shane encourages listeners to prioritize knowing and becoming like Jesus in their daily lives, leading to a deeper, more joyful faith.

Daily Habits for Happiness, Part 1

In this sermon, Ken Holsberry explores two daily habits from Philippians 3 that can increase happiness and joy: relaxing in God's grace and getting to know Jesus better. He contrasts the misery of legalism with the freedom found in God's unconditional love and grace, encouraging listeners to approach God through relationship rather than religious works. Ken also emphasizes the importance of intentionally pursuing a deeper knowledge of Christ as a lifelong journey, using Paul's post-conversion experience as an example.

Joy, Part 10 - with Guest Speaker, Myles Day

This is the tenth message in the "Joy" series. It is being presented by Myles Day, one of our 2024 Summer Youth Interns.

Exercises For a Healthy Heart, Part 2

This sermon explores five key exercises from Philippians 2:12-18 to cultivate a happy and healthy spiritual heart: remembering God's presence, practicing gratitude, maintaining a clean conscience, memorizing and living out God's Word, and serving others sacrificially. The Ken explains how fear, conflict, guilt, forgetfulness, and self-focus can hinder our happiness, while emphasizing the importance of living with integrity and focusing on others. By incorporating these spiritual practices into our daily lives, the sermon suggests we can find lasting joy and deepen our relationship with God.

Exercises For a Healthy Heart, Part 1

In this sermon on Philippians 2:12-13, Ken explains that while we have a role to "work out" our salvation, it is ultimately God working in us. He identifies fear, grumbling/complaining, and arguing as things that hinder us spiritually, and prescribes two spiritual exercises: 1) Remembering daily that God is in you, with you, around you, and for you, and 2) Practicing gratitude instead of grumbling. But first we need Christ to give us a new heart.

The Path to Happiness, Part 2

In his sermon, Ken explores the path to happiness outlined in Philippians 2, emphasizing that humility leads to harmony, which in turn leads to happiness. He provides four practical steps for cultivating humility: avoiding pride, embracing humbleness, paying attention to others, and asking "What Would Jesus Do?" in every situation. Ken concludes by highlighting Jesus' ultimate example of humility, which includes not demanding rights, serving others, and doing what is right even when painful, and reminds the congregation that God rewards humility with eternal happiness.

Deacons

Ken explains the biblical origins and role of deacons as servants in the church who assist with practical needs. He walks through the specific process their church uses to nominate, examine, and affirm qualified men to serve as deacons. The primary qualifications are having a good reputation, integrity, faithfulness to one's family, commitment to the faith, and a willingness to serve humbly.

The Path to Happiness

The path to true happiness is through humility and putting others before yourself, not pride and selfishness. This humble path leads to harmony in relationships, which brings real joy - as modeled by Jesus. Following Jesus by repenting of pride and dying to self opens the way to God's blessings and lasting happiness.

Senior Sunday Message 2024

On Senior Sunday, Hunter preached from 2 Timothy 2:20-22, encouraging the graduating seniors to flee youthful passions and instead pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, and a community rooted in Christ. Using the metaphor of being honorable vessels or instruments, he urged them to align their lives with God's principles and promises as they transition into this next phase of adulthood. Above all, Hunter reminded them that God has good plans to give them a hopeful future if they wholeheartedly pursue Him.