Circuit Riders Podcasts

Teo opens up with the story of Esther, focusing specifically on Esther 4. He shares his personal story and how he experienced God as a Father after tragedy hit his family. Teo urges us to make sure our purpose is greater than our influence at all times. He emphasizes that if our influence is greater than our purpose, that we need to update our purpose.

Brian Brennt dives into the book of 2 Timothy and teaches us about accepting the call on our lives. He emphasizes that accepting our calling means not being ashamed of Christ and that our level of effectiveness is limited by how much we are ashamed of the Gospel. Brian encourages us to surrender our calling afresh and to step into the power, love and self-discipline that is already inside of us.

Matt Nelson continues in the book of James speaking on faith and deeds. He focuses on what it looks like to come out of confused Christianity and into vibrant friendship with God, with the key being combining action with faith. We are encouraged to evaluate whether we have used confusion as an excuse or whether we have let our own stubborness create a gap between what we say we believe and what we actually do.

Nick continues the series out of the book of James with a message about The Prayer of Faith. He makes the point that prayer is an untapped resource in most believers lives and explains how powerful it can be when we have a lifestyle of prayer in every season. We are challenged to pray in a way where we expect God to move on our behalf rather than with disclaimers or unbelief.

Matt Nelson continues in the book of James, preaching on how to walk in humility. He speaks on both what it is and what it isn't. We learn that humility is the doorway to grace and are given practicals on how to clothe ourselves in it.

Matt Nelson speaks on the power of our words as he continues the series out of the book of James. He reminds us that God is committed to making us mature and complete for whatever purpose he has for us. Matt references key moments in Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel as he focuses on the purity of our mouths. We learn that the taming of the tongue is important to our calling and anointing because no matter the message God has entrusted to us, when we speak, we are representing the Lord.

Michael Pierce begins a new series on the book of James with a message titled "What Are You In It For?". He speaks directly to people who are fighting through real life trials and to people who may feel close to giving up. Michael dives into what pure joy is and emphasizes that the perspective we have when difficult times come can make or break our faith. We are challenged to look at our struggles as opportunities to become more like Jesus and to worship Jesus through the pain.

Chase Cofer continues the series Basics Build Leaders, speaking on the importance of reading the Bible. We are reminded that the generation who didn't believe and obey the living word of God didn't get to enter the promise land. Chase encourages us that everything we need to walk out our callings can be found in the truth of God's written Word. We are given an overview of the storyline of the Bible and practicals for overcoming 5 obstacles most people encounter when trying to read the Word.

Nick Brennt continues the series Basics Build Leaders, speaking on what the Bible says about living amidst spiritual warfare. From Ephesians 6:12 we see that our enemy is not other people, rather a demonic force fueling evil. Nick highlights that Jesus' time on Earth was spent not only spreading the Gospel and manifesting the nature of God, but also declaring war on the demonic and setting people free from the grasp of the Enemy. Nick encourages us in our authority in Jesus with practical ways we can boldly advance against the kingdom of darkness and exposes how Satan tries to gain jurisdiction in our lives.

Derek Mack continues the series Basics Build Leaders, speaking on the importance of persistence in prayer. He emphasizes that prayer is an action of love and we need to not stop praying until we see breakthrough. We are given Biblical examples of persistent prayer and challenged to consider what we have personally given up on in prayer. 

Joel Bomberger shares his testimony and explains how he got started in missions and evangelism.

Derek Mack speaking on "Intercession: Jesus Is Our Example" as he continues our "Basics Build Leaders" series for Monday Night on March 29, 2021.

Lenny Hernandez speaks to the DTS about words of knowledge and walking actively in that spiritual gift. Lenny explains that there are no levels of anointing, rather we are fully anointed where we stand now and need to exercise the gifts. Lenny speaks on John 4 and the woman at the well, explaining what faith can do in the room and for ministry.

Yasmin Pierce speaking on "Intercession: Standing In The Gap For Others" as she continues our series on "Basics Build Leaders" for Monday Night on March 22, 2021.

Jake Mason speaks on relationships - sharing from his experience, his marriage and the Bible. He explains the importance of marring someone who has a similar calling to you while also emphasizing that God won’t force you into a relationship or marriage. Jake tells of his and his wife’s story and shares advice that he learned along the way.

Jake Mason shares what the Seven Spheres are and how they shape the way we live. Jake asks the question, how many of these spheres are shaped by a biblical worldview? He encourages the school to be sure that the things of the world are not influencing us more than our biblical worldview is influencing us. Jake states that believers are meant to disciple the nations and explains that in order to disciple, we must open our mouths and take a stand- not by creating a new system but by walking in the power of the Spirit.

Jake Mason teaches on the four laws of logic, emphasizing the importance of agreeing with the truth of Scripture in our lives. Jake explains that the truth is Jesus and that is what we should build our lives upon. He mentions that as believers of Jesus, we will disagree with other people and emphasizes if we don’t stand on the Rock that is the truth of Jesus, we will fall. Jake encourages the school that Scripture is everything and to build our lives upon it, with reverence and the fear of God. Jake ends the podcast by explaining why we trust the Bible as believers.

Derek Mack continues the series Basics Build Leaders, focusing on prayer. We learn that Satan will try every strategy he can to keep us from praying because our effectiveness as Christians is directly related to our prayer lives. Derek emphasizes that bored prayer and religious prayer are both powerless but that prayer can be life altering when we see it as communication with a friend. Derek uses the Biblical example of David to show us that the people who are the most intimate with God, take the most action.

Derek Mack starts a new series called Basics Build Leaders, focusing this week on discipleship. Derek emphasizes that the great sin of western christianity is calling ourselves followers of Christ but not actually following Him. We are given Biblical examples of what it means to give Jesus a hungry "Yes" instead of a passive one, and we learn that when we say "No" to Jesus it effects the salvation and eternity of others around us. We are challenged to evaluate if comfort, excuses, offense or entitlement is getting in the way of truly following Jesus.

Zach Nash shares how God is grafting people into the Circuit Rider storyline, explaining what it looks like to carry the DNA of a Circuit Rider and a leader. Zach shares his testimony with the school as well as stories from his DTS, emphasizing that God meets us in our weakest and most vulnerable states. Zach encourages the school to expand their mindsets from "doing a DTS" to realizing God is writing a much larger storyline. Zach touches on the mantle of field evangelism falling on Circuit Riders, what faith can look like and the joy that comes with laying our life down to see the revival Jesus is creating.