Watermark Audio: The Porch Channel

In our world, joy seems to be a lost art — so where do we find it? This week, Kylen Perry leads us through the book of Philippians, where God gives us a roadmap to a life of excitement, joy, wonder, and delight.

God wants more for your life than occasional optimism. He wants you to have and experience true joy, because He that's who He innately is. This week, we kick off our aptly named "Joy" series as Kylen Perry points to a variety of Scriptures that all lead to one conclusion — the Joy you’ve been looking for came looking for you.

Has your jealousy turned everyone around you into the competition? This week, our lead pastor and elder, Timothy "TA" Ateek, leads us through 1 Samuel 18 to show us how different people dealt with the future king David's success, and what it means for us to celebrate the success of those in our lives who seem to turn everything they touch to gold.

How do we pick up and put back the pieces when we're suffering — and how do we reconcile that God allowed it to happen? This week, as we close out our "Deconstructed" series, Kylen Perry walks us through John 16 to remind us that God has made us a way through our suffering now and will one day remove it forever.

Two things can be true: Life can be hard and God can be good. This week, this idea is unpacked as Kylen Perry points to Matthew 11 to show us how God meets us in moments of disappointment and reminds us of His truth when we come to a crisis in our faith.

Rather than conforming our lives to the truth, we often try to conform the truth to fit our lives. This week, Kylen Perry walks us through John 18 as we see Jesus answer the question "What is truth?" — a question many of us might be asking ourselves.

Has your church experience felt like a bait and switch? As Kylen Perry picks back up in Matthew 23, we can be encouraged that no matter how big an issue we have with religious hypocrisy, Jesus has a bigger one — and that He has come to heal the hurt in His church.

This week, guest speaker and Lead pastor of Harris Creek Baptist Church, Jonathan "JP" Pokluda leads us through Ephesians 6 as He reminds us that when it comes to spiritual warfare, we have to take up the armor of God and take a stand.

Sometimes what makes us doubt God's goodness is the lack of goodness we've seen in His people. So how do we overcome our hurt when it was caused by friendly fire? This week, Kylen Perry takes us through Matthew 23 to show how Jesus dealt with religious figures who leveraged their authority against the people Christ came to save.

What happens when you have doubts? This week, as we kick off our "Deconstructed" series, Kylen Perry walks us through Luke 24 to remind us that God doesn't want to build in us an unbreakable belief as much as He wants to build an unbreakable bond — and that through every doubt, we have an opportunity to love God more.

The Porch Returns this week to talk about what it means to depend on the Lord while navigating the new. Our Director, Kylen Perry, points to Numbers 13-14 to remind us of key truths from Scripture that should mark our decision-making and actions as believers.

Have you lost your wonder for the Christmas season? For our "Christmas At The Porch" message, Kylen Perry reminded us of Philippians 2:6-11, where we're told we can have peace, joy, and hope in every season because Jesus reigns over all.

Too often, we view salvation as essential and discipleship as optional — but in Scripture, we see that it's impossible to find Jesus and not follow Him. This week, Kylen Perry takes us to Matthew 28 to remind us of our God-given purpose and role in the Great Commission.

Have we grown disenchanted in our discipleship to Jesus? This week, Kylen Perry takes us to Revelation 2 to remind us that if we've lost our love for Jesus it may be time to be reacquainted with our Savior.

Believers are told we have the unmatched gift of Christ in us — so why do we act so underwhelmed by the God of the universe making His home in our hearts? This week, guest speaker Drew Worsham takes us through Colossians 1:24-29 to remind us of the mystery and majesty of our relationship with the Lord of our lives.

When we lack control in a situation it's easy to feel fearful, stressed, and overwhelmed. This week, our Lead Pastor and Elder Timothy "TA" Ateek points to Mark 4:35-41 to remind us that when we cast our cares upon the Prince of Peace, we can choose faith over fear.

It may feel impossible to believe that after all the times we’ve hidden from, avoided, and ran from God, He would still be faithful to pursue us— but that's exactly what Scripture says to be true. This week, our guest speaker, Brenna Blain, describes how the Lord used the book of Hosea in her own story and reminds us that God is faithful even when we are not.

So many of us want a life of deep meaning and to be connected to something that truly matters — and the Bible tells us that God wants those things for us too. This week, Kylen Perry takes us to Matthew 14:22-33 to show us that we find this not just by knowing of Jesus, but by becoming more like Him.

Being a disciple of Jesus means we must seek His people — but who are His people? This week, Kylen Perry points to Luke 8:26-39 to show us that Jesus has always sought to give dignity to the defiled and extend salvation to those we may deem too far gone.

What did Jesus say is the greatest commandment? To love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. But how do we actually do that? This week, Kylen Perry walks us through Matthew 22:34-40 and gives us practical ways to live out what is most important.