Circuit Riders Podcasts

JT Thomas shares more of his story, including his family's history in music and worship. Through his personal experience with his aunt, Nina Simone, and brother, Jaye Thomas, we learn about music birthed from black culture. JT speaks on the righteousness and justice of God. He emphasizes that the Gospel of Jesus is a Gospel of justice but that there can't be true justice apart from Jesus.

JT Thomas, founder of Civil Righteousness, shares part of his story and brings us into the storyline of what God is doing in the African American community. We learn more about racial injustice, pathologies of oppression and God's redemptive nature. He emphasizes that God is present in times of trouble and the importance of Biblical unity.

JT Thomas, founder of Civil Righteousness, guest speaks and brings a timely message about righteousness and justice. He preaches out of Psalm 2 and emphasizes both the kindness and severity of God. JT calls us to be peacemakers, apostolic messengers and harvesters to our generation.

Derek and Michael continue the series on Circuit Rider History. They elaborate on the defining moments that changed the course of Francis Asbury and John Wesley's lives. We learn about Wesley's transformation from being someone stuck in religion trying to earn righteousness, into someone preaching life back into dead religion. Derek challenges us to examine ourselves because it's possible to be in ministry but not be born again.

Joel Bomberger inspires us to be youth reaching youth. He speaks on 2 Timothy 4 and the charge that Paul gave to Timothy to preach the Gospel in season and out of season. We are challenged to apply that same charge to our lives by pointing our friends to God instead of myths, not disqualifying ourselves because we are young and by being an example to our generation in everything we do.

We believe that the only way to see true revival and reformation is to commit ourselves wholeheartedly to the word of God. As a community we are diving deep into the Bible to fight for fresh revelation and true transformation in us and through us! As we work our way through the Bible, we seek to impart a deep love for the word and world changing principals. This podcast features Brian Brennt focusing on the book of Ephesians.

Taylor continues his teaching on Biblical Worldview. He emphasizes that as Christians, we don't get to pick and choose what we want to obey. Taylor highlights the importance of knowing the truth and growing in intimacy with God, even when out flesh doesn't want to.

Taylors Stutts teaches on what it means to have a Biblical Worldview. He tells his testimony of realizing the importance of having a Biblical foundation and explains the power of being hungry for the Word of God. We learn the importance of allowing God's Word to change our lives.

Inspired by the book The Authority of the Bible by theologian John Stott, Nick preaches on truth. He makes the point that in our culture there is so much competition for our attention and so many options for what to believe. We are confronted with the importance of knowing how to decipher truth so that we don't end up basing our lives on the wrong thing. We are compelled to evaluate who we are giving authority to in our lives and who we are letting lead us to truth.

Derek and Michael continue the conversation on Circuit Rider history, with a focus on camp meetings. They give context for what camp meetings are and the cultural/political climate they were birthed out of. We are inspired by the hunger for God that would cause people to travel from hundreds of miles away and stay at these gatherings for days. Michael emphasizes that it's less about imitating the logistics of camp meetings but rather desiring the DNA of these revival gatherings.

Brian, Zach and Michaela share on the importance leaders who empower other leaders. They emphasize that this next season will require a multiplication of people leading from their heart rather than from structure or religion. They use the example of Jesus as an empowering leader, who prepared his disciples by always telling them he would eventually leave and that it was better that way because they would get the Holy Spirit. This podcast is from Brian's weekly Culture Shift zoom calls.

Lindy continues to share on what it means, as believers, to live out our identity as priests. We are encouraged to not only live set apart but also to stand in the gap for people so that they can be made right with God.

Lindy speaks on our identity as Christ followers and who we are as a priesthood. She explains why that's relevant today, not just part of the Old Testament. We learn the importance of being set apart from the world, not defined by it. She emphasizes that obedience and surrender are keys to bringing us closer to God and living out our true identity.

We believe that the only way to see true revival and reformation is to commit ourselves wholeheartedly to the word of God. As a community we are diving deep into the Bible to fight for fresh revelation and true transformation in us and through us! As we work our way through the Bible, we seek to impart a deep love for the word and world changing principals. This podcast features Brian Brennt focusing on the book of Ephesians.

Lindy teaches on what it means to live a lifestyle of worship. She shares her testimony and the process of fully surrendering to God. We learn that true worship and true pursuit of God lays a foundation of friendship with Him that will continue on in eternity. We are inspired to get rid of a religious mindset towards worship and return to the kind of worship described in the Bible.

Chris Burns shares practicals on how to cultivate intimacy with God. We learn why discipline and consistency are important for building relationship, and how to enter our quiet time with our hearts positioned to receive from the Lord. Chris ends with suggestions on how to establish these practices in prayer.

Chris Burns breaks down what a friendship with God looks like and emphasizes why we should value His presence above promises or promotions. He discusses discipleship and how it is the crucial second step after salvation. We learn how spending time with Jesus effects those around us and we are challenged to be people that reflect the image of the Father.

Chris Burns teaches on personal intimacy with Jesus and emphasizes that true maturity is based in the Word of God. He highlights the importance of our relationship with God taking priority over our ministry life.

Chris Burns shares the storyline of what God is doing on Bourbon St. in New Orleans, including powerful testimonies of revival. We learn about what it looks like for worship to be a form of evangelism.

Guest Speaker Chris Burns shares about what God is doing on Bourbon St. in New Orleans. He compares our prayers for revival with the Pharisees prayers for the Messiah in the Old Testament. We are cautioned not to miss the answer to our prayers simply because it doesn't look the way we thought.