On the Opendoor Church Podcast you can check out audio from messages shared during weekend services at Opendoor Church. At Opendoor Church, our doors are wide open to people from all backgrounds, regardless of where they are on their spiritual journey. So whether you’re a spiritual seeker who’s just starting to ask questions about God, or a committed Christian who wants to sink the roots of your faith even deeper, you can find a home here at Opendoor Church. We exist to lead people to become ...
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The story of Ruth tests our faith because we don't clearly see God at work. We often overlook God's hand in the ordinary because we're looking for the miraculous. In this message, Pastor Mike Adkins shares how pure faith is built on trust.Pastor Mike Adkins
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God has a calling for our lives. He has a purpose for each one of us, but we can’t get there without people. We need relationships to grow spiritually. In this message, Pastor Michael Chandler shares how cultivating the right relationships can help us fulfill God's calling on our lives.Pastor Michael Chandler
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Navigating relationships can be hard, but it's important that we learn how do it well. We see this in the story of Ruth. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares how a teachable spirit is the key to success in all areas of life.Pastor Aaron Kennedy
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In life, we will go through difficult times and experience pain, but there is a way to find hope in the middle of it all. In this message, Pastor John Conway shares, through the story of Naomi and Ruth, how humility leads to praise.Pastor John Conway
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In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy begins our series on Ruth. This story is not one of kings, wars, and legendary heroes; it is a deeply personal story of loss and hope. It reveals God's concern for each detail of our lives as the miraculous if found in the mundane.Pastor Aaron Kennedy
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In this message, Pastor Michael Chandler begins our series on Ruth. This story is not one of kings, wars, and legendary heroes; it is a deeply personal story of loss and hope. It reveals God's concern for each detail of our lives as the miraculous if found in the mundane.Pastor Michael Chandler
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This is a powerful service full of dynamic worship and a special message by our senior pastor as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.Pastor Aaron Kennedy
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Maundy 2024
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Maundy has great significance in the history of the church and serves as a reminder of the final hours before Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection. This will is a powerful service of reflection as we experience communion together just like the disciples did, and remember the message of Jesus.Pastor Scott Conner
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It's hard to grasp the suffering Jesus went through, the sacrifice He made for us all. God had a plan to give us true hope. In this message, Pastor Sean Reed shares how we must lay hold to the truth of Jesus for ourselves by trusting in Him as our personal Savior.Pastor Sean Reed
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It's often easy to focus on what we're doing wrong, who's against us, and how we fail. By doing that, we miss the good things in our lives. In this message, Pastor Mike Adkins shares how fixing our eyes on Jesus helps us through life's struggles so that we might be all that God has called us to be.Pastor Mike Adkins
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Often we feel we must be sinless to have a relationship with Jesus, but that couldn't be further from the truth. In this message, Cleere Cherry Reaves shares how Jesus is a friend of sinners, full of grace and mercy.Cleere Cherry Reaves
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Often we feel we must be sinless to have a relationship with Jesus, but that couldn't be further from the truth. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares how Jesus is a friend of sinners, full of grace and mercy.Pastor Aaron Kennedy
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We know biblically that Jesus was fully God and fully man. He encapsulated two natures, but He chose to identify as fully human. We must ask ourselves why was this important to the story of Jesus Christ, the son of the living God. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares why this was important to the story of Jesus Christ, the son of the living…
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Jesus often refers to Himself as the "Son of Man," but we also know that He's God Son. It can often be confusing. The beauty of it is that He is both. Jesus enfolds both the fullness of the Divine and the fullness of humanity, Son of God and Son of Man. In this message, Pastor Scott Conner unpacks how the humanity of Jesus is a catalyst for our ado…
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Reconciliation is not found in avoidance but in confrontation. We can't run from the truth. Facing the uncomfortable is where true transformation takes place. In this message, Pastor John Conway shares how reconciliation can change our lives and allow for grace today.Pastor John Conway
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Have you ever felt like you had something to prove? The truth is that we don't have to earn what God has freely given. In this message, Pastor Michael Chandler uses the story of Jacob to share how we don't have to be perfect for God to use us. We only have to surrender.Pastor Michael Chandler
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We often feel like we have to earn our way to heaven, but in reality, we all make mistakes. A work-based mentality will always lead to bitterness and resentment. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares how we can find freedom through honor.Pastor Aaron Kennedy
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It's hard for us to fathom that God chose us in spite of all we've done. He meets us even in our darkest moments. In this message, Pastor Mike Adkins shares how God sends comfort in the wilderness and dreams in the desert.Pastor Mike Adkins
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When we talk about our calling, we're not just talking about who we're supposed to be, but what we're supposed to do. God created each one of us for a purpose. In this message, Pastor Michael Chandler shares how consistency is the key to fulfilling your calling.Pastor Michael Chandler
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When God dreams, He dreams generationally, and He dreams about family. So the enemy attacks the family in an attempt to derail God's perfect plan. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares how we can secure our birthright and fulfill God's dream for our life through the story of Jacob and Esau.Pastor Aaron Kennedy
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Isaac was neither the beginning nor the completion, but the bridge to God's promise. His generation is called to be a bridge for generations of the past and the future. In this message, Pastor John Conway unpacks how we can be a generation of Isaacs that reveal our faith in obedience to God's call.Pastor John Conway
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Periods of waiting can be difficult, and all we want to do is move. Often God leads us to remain in the famine rather than move in the famine. In this message, Pastor Mike Adkins shares how we can know God's perfect timing and follow His lead.Pastor Mike Adkins
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When God's promises take a little longer than we'd like, we often try to make them happen on our own, but God's timing is always perfect. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy reveals the secret to unlocking all of God's promises in our lives.Pastor Aaron Kennedy
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It's hard to step out of our comfort zone, even when we know it's what we need to do. Faith is often birthed in the unfamiliar. In this message, Pastor Mike Adkins shares how we can step into the calling God has for us by putting our trust in Him.Pastor Mike Adkins
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In life, we often underestimate ourselves and our abilities. We may think we don't have what it takes. What do you do when you don't see the ingredients that your life's recipe calls for? In this message, Pastor Jon Chasteen shares how we can be confident that God has given us everything we need to live the abundant life He has for us.…
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A Generation of Isaacs
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When God dreams, He dreams generationally and speaks through promises, but often we give up on old wells. Who we are called to is more important than what we are called to do. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares, through the story of Isaac, how God fulfills His promises through our honor and obedience to Him.…
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Building the Altar of the Lord
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Every believer is the temple of the Holy Spirit, and we must be equipped to invade the darkness with the glory of God. In this message, Pastor Lee Cummings shares through the story of Gideon how God can take your painful experience and use it as preparation to build an Altar for Him in the midst of this generation.…
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Just as what we eat affects our physical health, what we consume in our lives can affect our spiritual health. In this message, Pastor Sean Reed shares how fasting can help us can change our appetites and crave more of God.Pastor Sean Reed
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The disciplines we practice affect the depth of our relationship with God. In this message, Pastor Michael Chandler shares how we can honor God and find freedom through fasting.Pastor Michael Chandler
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When we are hungry, we often fill that thing with the thing that is easiest to obtain. Many of us do not hunger for Jesus because we are pacified by everything else. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares how we change our appetite to hunger more for Him.Pastor Aaron Kennedy
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Walking in the light can be uncomfortable to our flesh, but it is always beneficial to our soul. There is no light apart from God. In this message, Pastor John Conway shares how our relationship with Jesus and fellowship in His light dispels darkness out of our lives.Pastor John Conway
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Often we build our faith on a different version of God than we see in Scripture. This causes us to stumble when things don't go as planned. In this message, Pastor Mike Adkins shares how we can build our faith on God's promises and trust His will to be done for our best.Pastor Mike Adkins
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Life will not always go as planned, and sometimes our faith can be shaken when times get hard. Faith is not only believing in something, but living as if it were true. In this message, Pastor Michael Chandler shares how we can live a life of faith regardless of our circumstances.Pastor Michael Chandler
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In this service, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares a special Christmas message on Christmas Eve.Pastor Aaron Kennedy
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There is no greater weight we carry than the weight of resentment. The bait offense is everywhere we look, but resentment robs us of our joy. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares how we can live an abundant, joyful life through forgiveness.
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The Gospel of Christmas is that Jesus comes and sits with you in your neighborhood. He is with you no matter what you may face. In this message, Pastor Scott Conner shares how we can experience the true joy that only Jesus can bring by reconciling our hearts with Him.Pastor Scott Conner
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Often we focus on the second coming of our Lord and Savior and miss the fact that He is ever present with us right now. We only have to acknowledge His presence. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy encourages us to accept Christ's invitation to His table and receive the peace that only He can give.…
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In a culture that keeps us busy, it can be difficult to find a healthy pace, keeping us from the abundant life God has to offer. In this message, Pastor Michael Chandler shares how allowing God to set the pace of our lives can give us the peace that we so desperately long for.Pastor Michael Chandler
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We all experience pain, hurt, and grief; and while we may never completely resolve that pain, we can still have hope in Jesus. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares three things that will help us in our daily life no matter what heartache we face.Pastor Aaron Kennedy
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We all experience pain, hurt, and grief; and while we may never completely resolve that pain, we can still have hope in Jesus. In this message, Cleere Cherry Reaves shares how God can renew our hope even times that are hard.Cleere Cherry Reaves
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We may often question how a good God can punish His children, but His discipline is what actually proves His love for us. It is an indicator of our place in the family of God. In this message, Pastor Mike Adkins shares how we can be confident in the security of our relationship with God even in the midst of hard times.…
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There is a difference in believing God for something and believing in God. When we believe God for something, we have a hope that circumstances and current reality can't take away. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares how we can fully trust in God for what He has promised us instead of trusting the evidence of what we see.…
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Personal worship is important, but God tells us that gathering together in worship is important too. There is something special that happens when we are with a body of believers. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy unpacks why we should make regular corporate worship a part of our lives.Pastor Aaron Kennedy
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The absence of sorrow and hardship does not mean that we are at peace, but we can find peace in God's presence. In this message, Pastor Mike Adkins shares unpacks the peace of God that passes all understanding.Pastor Mike Adkins
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In the Bible, only the High Priest could enter the Holy Place, but Jesus' sacrifice changed that for everyone. In this message, Pastor John Conway shares how the blood of Jesus goes beyond just forgiveness and allows us to enter into His presence and receive mercy and grace.Pastor John Conway
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The world around us is becoming more and more chaotic, and anxiety is on the rise. It's hard to find true peace. In this message, Pastor Michael Chandler shares how growing closer to God brings a peace that passes all understanding.Pastor Michael Chandler
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When God speaks, He speaks though promises. When He moves, He moves through covenants. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares how we can have security and hope through God's covenants.Pastor Aaron Kennedy
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In the Bible, the High Priest was the mediator between God and man. He made sacrifices in the Temple for the people to have right standing with God. In this message, Jake Haggard shares that today Jesus is our High Priest, and He has made it possible for us to be in right standing with God for all of eternity.…
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We are all called to be part of something greater than ourselves and advance God's Kingdom together. In this message, Pastor Jimmy Witcher shares how we can impact the world together by becoming an active part of the church.Pastor Jimmy Witcher
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