Paul shares the good news of Jesus - and is almost killed for it. Instead of backing off or turning away, he heads back to the places where he faced opposition to encourage new believers to keep following Jesus in spite of opposition. Join us this Sunday as we look at “The Challenge” from Acts 14:19-28.…

Joey shares what didn't make the cut in Sunday's sermon and he presents the gospel story trying to use only the top "ten hundred" words in the English language.Faith Church Indy

In a thoroughly pagan city with no Jewish influence, we get to watch as Paul and Barnabas work a miracle. And just like previous miracles, this one, too, engenders a faith response in the people who see it. Except this time, their faith is in the wrong gods! Join us for "The Gods" from Acts 14:8-23 to see how the gospel is uniquely preached in this…

It's another special guest on Cut for Time! Tom Waltz joins us for the podcast to review his Sunday sermon and share what he had to cut for time.Faith Church Indy

Sunday we welcome another guest speaker to the pulpit; this time, one of our own elders: Tom Waltz! Tom will explore Acts 14:1-7 with us. And though this seems like just another every-day scene in Barnabas and Paul’s work in the Greco-Roman world, we’ll watch as their ministry and message split the town in two. Join us for “The Division” as we disc…

This week's episode is a special interview with John North and Joey Woestman.Faith Church Indy

We’re excited to welcome John North, the Australia National Director for Ambassadors for Christ International, to share from Acts 13:44-52, “The Turn.” Though Paul and Barnabas make it their mission to preach the gospel first to Jews in the synagogues, wherever they go, in Pisidian Antioch they experience extreme opposite responses to their message…

Pastor Jeff shares what he had to cut for time on Sunday and how to present the Gospel to others in a powerful way that meets them where they're at in their journey.Faith Church Indy

The gospel expands to Asia Minor as Paul gets to share the good news of Jesus in a synagogue worship service. Join us for “The Message” from Acts 13:13-43 as we also get to hear about the God who works in his own time and unexpected ways to fulfill all his promises and good purposes.Faith Church Indy

Pastor Joey shares what he cut for time on Sunday, why we're not projecting missionary journey maps during sermons, and listen all the way to the end for a "poorly chosen analogy" (according to Joey).Faith Church Indy

It’s begun! The first missionary journey of the first formal, official missionaries starts on the island of Cyprus. Barnabas and Saul travel the island, preaching the good news of Jesus, before ending up on the west coast in the capital city of Paphos, where the city’s governor is interested in hearing more. But there’s a magician, an astrologer, a…

Pastor Joey and Claire talk about creating a "lifestyle" of evangelism and what that practically looks like.Faith Church Indy

We’re back in Acts! After taking off for Lent, we’re picking the story back up where we left off. The church has faced trials from without and conflicts from within, followers of Jesus have been scattered across the known world, and the center of missionary activity in the Church has shifted from Jerusalem to Antioch. And it’s in Antioch that the H…

Celebrating our risen savior, Jesus! We conclude our study of Lamentations and are renewed by the good news of the gospel.Faith Church Indy

Our annual Good Friday service, remembering the death of our savior.Faith Church Indy

We chat about how the book of Lamentations ends and our desire for resolution.Faith Church Indy

For the first time, the suffering people speak for themselves, but there’s no “closure” – just the first steps beyond suffering in silence towards perspective and hope. How does this final poem help us identify and express our suffering? What hope is there in “raw” prayers like the one offered in Lamentations 5? Join us as we cry out “Restore us to…

Pastor Joey covers what he had to cut for time on Sunday and we talk more about recognizing anniversaries of losses.Faith Church Indy

After the preacher’s call to prayer and his modeling of confession and repentance, we would expect the congregation to respond with their own voice, putting their grief, their guilt, and their grievance into their own prayer. But they need time, so the preacher re-narrates the siege and fall of Jerusalem, brining past pain into the light. He’s not …

Pastor Joey shares his favorite "sad books" or biographies on grief to help give us language to grieve in the same way. Links: A Lament for a Son A Letter of Consolation Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lives I've Loved Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day! A Severe Mercy A Grace DisguisedFaith Church Indy

After sharing his own personal reflections from his past experiences of grief, the pastor becomes preacher, shifting into sermon mode. He wants to help the congregation take responsibility for their unfaithfulness, so he models a prayer of repentance they can use. His own experience, and his own prayers, become the pattern in which the congregation…

Pastor Jeff shares how he has been preparing for this series in his own time and gives an overview of our care ministry at Faith Church and how you can get the help that you need.Faith Church Indy

At the center of Lamentations, the focus and the structure shift. The narrator recounts his personal experience of suffering – what if felt like, and what his suffering seemed to tell him about God. But for the first time there’s hope – the narrator also remembers God’s kindness, love, and faithfulness, and he becomes a source of hope for others. I…

Pastor Jeff and Claire are joined by Karl Pohl, Director of Worship to answer questions about new songs that are introduced this Lenten season.Faith Church Indy

It’s one thing to suffer hurts, losses, and griefs – but what do we do when it feels like God is the one who’s caused the pain? Where do we turn? Join us as we explore how lament helps give voice to our pain in “The Wrecked and the Wrecker” from Lamentations 2.Faith Church Indy

Pastor Joey shares background on the book of Lamentations because he had to cut it from the sermon and answers questions from our congregation.Faith Church Indy

In a world beset by griefs, how do followers of Jesus learn to faithfully and appropriately bring these griefs to God? Or are we being unfaithful when we tell God we hurt? Is God big enough to handle our pain? These questions and more are at the core of our Lenten series through Lamentations. Join us as we begin the healing process of rehearsing ou…

Start this year’s Lenten season with a service of prayer, humility, and the reminder of our frailty and need of a savior.Faith Church Indy

Pastor Joey just preached the final sermon of this Acts sub-series so he wraps it up for us as we transtion into the season of Lent and studying Lamentations.Faith Church Indy

At first glance, this story seems unnecessary. Herod Agrippa has only just come on the scene, and already Luke narrates his demise? But there are fascinating contrasts between this story and the previous one—most interestingly, contrasting how the Church responds to Herod’s oppression and how the people of Tyre and Sidon respond. Ultimately, Herod’…

Pastor Joey answered rapid fire questions while under a time crunch for recording, and, of course, did a great job. Listen in to hear what others from our congregation are asking!Faith Church Indy

After following the action to Antioch, this week we’re back in Jerusalem. Public sentiment has turned against the Jesus Movement, and local authorities aren’t above capitalizing on public opinion to bolster their own political ambitions. With one apostle killed and another imprisoned, is the church in Jerusalem about to be destroyed? What will God …

Pastor Jeff speaks on the encouragement we can receive from Barnabus and learn more about the church in Antioch.Faith Church Indy

The good news of Messiah Jesus has spread beyond Jewish believers to the Gentiles, and now to the birth of a cross-cultural, multi-ethnic church in Antioch. That congregation becomes the center of gospel expansion to the Roman world. Why? What makes them so unique and important that we can learn from? Join us as we look at “The Church” from Acts 11…

Jeff and Claire stumble on new insight to the passage while having their conversation on the passage Acts 11:1-18.Faith Church Indy

We hear again that God welcomes Gentiles into the community of his people. Why does this offend the Jewish believers? What convinces them that God has done something they need to accept and adjust to? And what does that have to do with us? Join us this Sunday as we look at “The Report” from Acts 11:1-18.…

Cut for Time is back from the holiday break! On Sunday, Pastor Joey promised he'd cover a few things he didn't have time to deep dive, such as speaking in tongues. Listen to his thoughts about the topic and more about what he didn't get to include in this episode!Faith Church Indy

When last we looked at the adventures of the early church, we were with Peter in Caesarea, on the coast, after he experienced a revelatory vision from God teaching him that no one is outside the reach of God’s grace. Immediately after, messengers from a Roman soldier named Cornelius showed up, saying Cornelius too had received a vision with instruc…

When the Apostle Paul wrote to the church in Thessalonica about the return of Jesus in 1st Thessalonians 4:13-18, he didn’t bring up that particular teaching just because he thought it was a good topic for them to brush up on—he brought it up because belief in the return of Jesus is a profound comfort to us when we are facing loss and grief. This w…

In this one-week break between Advent and the new year, we’re going to shift gears for a bit and study one of the best-known stories from Jesus’s life: his conversation with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well near Sychar. As we peel back the layers of history and culture, we’ll come to see this interaction with fresh eyes and to find out how we, t…

Why the name "Jesus?" What does it mean to us and how does knowing it make us respond differently to our savior on Christmas? By listening or watching, we love that you've joined us in celebration and worship during our Christmas Eve service!Faith Church Indy

This time of year we hear all kinds of messages telling us to “get in the holiday spirit” and enjoy “the hap-happiest time of the year.” Christmas comes with all kinds of hopes, desires, and expectations. Does it ever seem forced – maybe even overwhelming – with the cold weather, long nights, and everything we’re supposed to do and feel? Join us as…

It’s almost Christmas! And this week, we’re tackling our third big question of our “Why Christmas?” series, “Why the Virgin Birth?” There’s been a lot of confusion around this teaching over the centuries, so this week, we’re going to go back to the basics. Does it matter that Jesus was born supernaturally, without a father involved? How does this t…

“Emmanuel,” one of the names given to Jesus, means “God with us.” But what does it mean for God to be with us, and for him to be with us in the person of Jesus? That’s the teaching called the “Incarnation,” and it is foundational to everything we believe about Christmas. But did Christmas have to happen this way? Join us for “Why the Incarnation?” …

As the calendar turns to December and our hearts turn toward Christmas, we are diving into our advent series “Why Christmas?” to take a theological look at our deep need for a savior and the gift of grace that is Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The first question we’ll be taking a look at is “Why do we need a savior?” Join us as we study Luke 1:5-17 …

Listen to find out which question stumped Joey this week (is that a first on Cut for Time?!) and a few other responses to questions from listeners!Faith Church Indy

It’s finally happening, and yet it still comes as a shock. From this end of the story, we know it was inevitable that the good news of the kingdom would extend beyond the Jewish people. But Peter didn’t see it coming. Join us for “The Visions” from Acts 10:1-33, as we see God preparing two very different men to discover that Jesus makes them brothe…

In this episdoe of Cut for Time, Joey encourages us to put this sermon into practice, and do the hard work of reflection by using our sermon discussion questions as a starting point.Faith Church Indy

Having finished with the story of Saul (at least to this point), Luke shifts his focus back to Peter. We find Peter on a pastoral tour of little churches in little towns north of Jerusalem, preaching and ministering the good news of the kingdom of God in Messiah Jesus. Healing—and even a resurrection!—follow, as the risen and exalted Jesus is at wo…

What's the difference between reconciliation and forgiveness? And what was going on between Paul and the other disciples? Jeff unpacks it all in this week's episode of Cut for Time.Faith Church Indy