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2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: One bad choice can chase you for life. /Jeff StrueckerBig Idea:  One bad choice can chase you for life. John 19: 1-16 One bad choice can chase you for life. 1. Don’t forget that choices have consequences. John 19: 1-5 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. The soldiers also twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on his head, and clothed him in a purple robe. And they kept coming up to him and saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” and were slapping his face. Pilate went outside again and said to them, “Look, I’m bringing him out to you to let...
2022-10-2638 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Many loud lies can’t silence simple Truth./Jeff StrueckerBig Idea:  Many loud lies can’t silence simple Truth. John 18: 28-40 Many loud lies can’t silence simple Truth. 1. Don’t sacrifice Truth for convenience. John 18: 28-32 Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was early morning. They did not enter the headquarters themselves; otherwise they would be defiled and unable to eat the Passover. So Pilate came out to them and said, “What charge do you bring against this man?” They answered him, “If this man weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.” P...
2022-10-1735 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Anyone moving forward might stumble./Jeff StrueckerBig Idea:  Anyone moving forward might stumble. John 18:25-27 Anyone moving forward might stumble. 5 responses after you stumble: Lie to yourself Lighten it Like it didn’t happen Live in it Learn from it John 18: 25-27Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said to him, “You aren’t one of his disciples too, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, said, “Didn’t I see you with him in the garden?” Pet...
2022-10-1035 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: When deeply wounded… apply pressure!/Jeff StrueckerBig Idea:  When deeply wounded… apply pressure! John 18:15-24 When deeply wounded… apply pressure! 1. When the damage is self-inflicted. John 18: 15-18 Simon Peter was following Jesus, as was another disciple. That disciple was an acquaintance of the high priest; so he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard. But Peter remained standing outside by the door. So the other disciple, the one known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the girl who was the doorkeeper and brought Peter in. Then the servant girl who was the doorkeeper said to...
2022-10-0431 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: The helpless are hopeless without a hero./Jeff StrueckerBig Idea:  The helpless are hopeless without a hero. John 18: 1-14 The helpless are hopeless without a hero. 1. Superman can’t fly out of his flesh. John 18: 1-5 After Jesus had said these things, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron Valley, where there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it. Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, because Jesus often met there with his disciples. So Judas took a company of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees and came the...
2022-09-2630 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastSwimming in Stormy Seas: Skin issues are usually sin issues./ Jeff StrueckerAMA: Skin issues are usually sin issues. 1. How do I accept cultural differences without my group getting dysfunctional? Romans 12:16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud; instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation. Acts 17:26-28; Romans 15:5–6; Galatians 3:26–28 2. How do I prevent my church preferences from becoming an idol? John 13:34 I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another. Genesis 11:1-9; Matthew 6:24 3. Is God okay with a one-culture chur...
2022-09-2037 minJeff Knows Inc.
Jeff Knows Inc.Family, Faith & Leadership The Real Story Of Black Hawk Down | Major Jeff Struecker & Jeff Lopes 191Send us a textJeff Knows Inc Podcast with Host Jeff Lopes Season 10 Episode 191  Family, Faith & Leadership The Real Story Of Black Hawk Down - Major Jeff Struecker. Jeff is an American author, pastor, and former United States Army Ranger who was involved in the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993, later turned into a Hollywood Movie Black Hawk Down. He also participated in the 1989 invasion of Panama and in Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Struecker has co-authored five published books.Website: https://www.JeffKnowsInc.comEmail: info@jeffknowsinc.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/j...
2022-09-1358 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastSwimming in Stormy Seas: Deep water makes the biggest waves./ Jeff StrueckerAMA: Should I be best friends with an unbeliever? 1. Is there room for politics in the church? 1 Corinthians 5:9-13 I wrote to you in a letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. I did not mean the immoral people of this world or the greedy and swindlers or idolaters; otherwise you would have to leave the world. But actually, I wrote you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister and is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or verbally abusive, a drunkard or a swindler. Do not even eat...
2022-09-1241 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastSwimming in Stormy Seas: Don’t let the government overtake the gospel in your group./ Jeff StrueckerAMA: Don’t let the government overtake the gospel in your group. Philippians 3:20 Our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly wait for a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ. 1. Is there room for politics in the church? 1 Timothy 2:1-4 First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, for kings and all those who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. This is good, and it pleases God our Savior, who wants ev...
2022-09-0637 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastSwimming in Stormy Seas: Building awesome bonds requires bearing awkward burdens./ Jeff StrueckerAMA: Building awesome bonds requires bearing awkward burdens. John 1:16-17  Indeed, we have all received grace upon grace from his fullness, for the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.  1. Sanctity of life. Leviticus 18:21 “You are not to sacrifice any of your children in the fire to Molech. Do not profane the name of your God; I am the Lord. Genesis 9:6; Exodus 21:12; 20:13; Psalms 139:13-16; Psalm 127:3-5; Jeremiah 1:4-5; John 8:7; Romans 12:19. 2. Sexual ethics. Leviticus 18:22 You are not to sleep with a man as with a wo...
2022-08-2951 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastSwimming in Stormy Seas: 3 boundaries for relationships in the church./ Jeff StrueckerAMA: 3 boundaries for relationships in the church. 1. Across the block. Galatians 6:2 Carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ 2. Across the bridge. Amos 3:3 Can two walk together without agreeing to meet? Come together: The Sabbath- - Mark 2:27: Deuteronomy 5:13-15 Baptism- Matthew 3:13-17 and Mark 1:9-11; Matthew 28:19–20; Acts 2:41, 8:12; Romans 6:3-4; Colossians 2:12 Communion- Matthew 26:26-30, Mark 14:22-26, Luke 22:19-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-29 Drinking alcohol- - 1 corinthians 6:12, 8:13; John 2:10 3. Across the border. 1 John 4: 1-3 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to se...
2022-08-2239 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Enough spiders can tie down an elephant./Jeff StrueckerBig Idea:  Enough spiders can tie down an elephant. John 17:20-26 Enough spiders can tie down an elephant. 1. One Faith. John 17:20-21 “I pray not only for these, but also for those who believe in me through their word. May they all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us, so that the world may believe you sent me. 2. One Family. John 17: 22-23I have given them the glory you have given me, so that they may be one as...
2022-08-1529 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Jesus is praying for you today. ./Jeff StrueckerBig Idea:  Jesus is praying for you today. John 17:6-19 Jesus is praying for you today. 1. Jesus prays for your faithfulness. John 17:6-8 “I have revealed your name to the people you gave me from the world. They were yours, you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given me is from you, because I have given them the words you gave me. They have received them and have known for certain that I came from you. They have believed that you sen...
2022-08-0834 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Only eternal glory is worth dying for./Jeff StrueckerBig Idea:  Only eternal glory is worth dying for. John 17:1-5 Only eternal glory is worth dying for. 1. God always acts for his own glory. John 17:1 Jesus spoke these things, looked up to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, 2. Only God's glory is eternal. John 17: 2-3 …since you gave him authority over all people, so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him. This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true...
2022-08-0231 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Christus Victor is the only Latin you’ll ever need./Jeff StrueckerBig Idea:  Christus Victor is the only Latin you’ll ever need. John 16:16-33 Christus Victor is the only Latin you’ll ever need. 1. Triumph over toils. John 16:16-24 “In a little while, you will no longer see me; again in a little while, you will see me.” Then some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this he’s telling us: ‘In a little while, you will not see me; again a little while, you will see me,’ and, ‘Because I am going to the Father’?” They said, “What is this he is saying, ‘In...
2022-07-2531 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: You can’t live entirely in 1 city and follow Jesus at the same time./Jeff StrueckerBig Idea:  You can’t live entirely in 1 city and follow Jesus at the same time. John 15:18-27 You can’t live entirely in 1 city and follow Jesus at the same time. 1. Love amid hatred. John 15:18-19“If the world hates you, understand that it hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of it, the world hates you. 2. Safety amid hostility. John 15: 20-25 Remembe...
2022-07-1130 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Love alone is stronger than death./Jeff StrueckerBig Idea:  Love alone is stronger than death. John 15:9-17 Love alone is stronger than death. 1. Love unites eternally. John 15:9-10As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commands you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 2. Love delights fully. John 15: 11 I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.3. Love sacrifices willingly. 3. Love sac...
2022-07-0528 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Only the seed never planted cannot grow./Jeff StrueckerBig Idea:  Only the seed never planted cannot grow. John 15:1-8 Only the seed never planted cannot grow. 1. A farmer’s sweat is the best fertilizer. John 15:1-4 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. Every branch in me that does not produce fruit he removes, and he prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produ...
2022-06-2737 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: No amount of force can make peace inside you./Jeff StrueckerBig Idea:  No amount of force can make peace inside you. John 14:18-31 No amount of force can make peace inside you. 1. Peace comes from being let into a new family. John 14:18-21 “I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Because I live, you will live too. On that day you will know that I am in my Father, you are in me, and I am in you. The one who has...
2022-06-2033 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: It doesn’t matter how often you stumble when you’re following the way home./Jeff StrueckerBig Idea:  It doesn’t matter how often you stumble when you’re following the way home. John 14:1-11 It doesn’t matter how often you stumble when you’re following the way home. 1. Don’t let fear cause you to lose the way. John 14:1-7 “Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? If I go away and prepare a pla...
2022-06-0631 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Soli Deo Gloria/Jeff StrueckerBig Idea:  Soli Deo Gloria John 13:31-38 Soli Deo Gloria 1. Letting his glory shine. John 13:31-32 When he had left, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. 2. Led by his glory. John 13: 33  Little children, I am with you a little while longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so now I tell you, ‘Where I am going, you ca...
2022-05-3029 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Body armor can’t stop the wound of a friend./Jeff StrueckerBig Idea:  Body armor can’t stop the wound of a friend. John 13:21-30  Body armor can’t stop the wound of a friend. 1. Love and ‘trouble’ go together. John 13:21-25 When Jesus had said this, he was troubled in his spirit and testified, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.” The disciples started looking at one another—uncertain which one he was speaking about. One of his disciples, the one Jesus loved, was reclining close beside Jesus. Simon Peter motioned to him to find out who it was he was talking a...
2022-05-2329 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Humility is the bedrock of humanity!/Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: Humility is the bedrock of humanity! John 13:12-20 Humility is the bedrock of humanity! 1. Be the first to serve. John 13:12-17 When Jesus had washed their feet and put on his outer clothing, he reclined again and said to them, “Do you know what I have done for you? You call me Teacher and Lord—and you are speaking rightly, since that is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an...
2022-05-1636 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastSamuel: Mom’s love can turn finger painting into a fine work of art./Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: Mom’s love can turn finger painting into a fine work of art. 1 Samuel 1: 1 - 28 Mom’s love can turn finger painting into a fine work of art. 1. Mom is passionate. Samuel 1: 1-8 There was a man from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. His name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. He had two wives, the first named Hannah and the second Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah was childless. This man would go up from his town ever...
2022-05-0934 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: You are God’s family treasure./Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: You are God’s family treasure. John 13:1-11 You are God’s family treasure. 1. Accepted completely. John 13:1 Before the Passover Festival, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2. Held securely. John 13: 2-3  Now when it was time for supper, the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son, to betray him. Jesus knew that the Father had given everything into hi...
2022-05-0234 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Even Jesus can’t make closed eyes see./Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: Even Jesus can’t make closed eyes see. John 12:37-50 Even Jesus can’t make closed eyes see 1. You’re blind when you chose to ignore. John 12:37-40 Even though he had performed so many signs in their presence, they did not believe in him. This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet, who said: Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? This is why they were unable to believe, because Isaiah also said: He has blinded their eyes a...
2022-04-2535 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: God reset your clock to 00:00 on Easter morning!/Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: God reset your clock to 00:00 on Easter morning! John 12:20-36 God reset your clock to 00:00 on Easter morning! 1. Your Identity was reset!. John 12:20-26 Now some Greeks were among those who went up to worship at the festival. So they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus replied to them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly I tell y...
2022-04-1829 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Who sits at the top of your pyramid of power?/Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: Who sits at the top of your pyramid of power? John 12:12-19 Who sits at the top of your pyramid of power? 1. The Roman government. John 12:12-13 The next day, when the large crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, they took palm branches and went out to meet him. They kept shouting: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord—the King of Israel!”z. 2. The rightful King. John 12:14-16  Jesus found a young donkey and sat on...
2022-04-1137 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Light must fight the darkness/Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: Light must fight the darkness. John 12: 9-11 Light must fight the darkness. Then a large crowd of the Jews learned he was there. They came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, the one he had raised from the dead. But the chief priests had decided to kill Lazarus also, because he was the reason many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus. 1. Don’t look for controversy. Romans 12:8 If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with ev...
2022-04-0430 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: The heart of worship is a worshipping heart/Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: The heart of worship is a worshipping heart. John 12: 1-8 The heart of worship is a worshipping heart. 1. Worship requires total sacrifice to the Father. John 12: 1-3 Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus—the man he had raised from the dead. A dinner was prepared in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate with him. Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his fe...
2022-03-2837 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: You can’t run fast when tied to a dead faith/Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: You can’t run fast when tied to a dead faith. John 11:45-57 You can’t run fast when tied to a dead faith. 1. Don't put religion before Jesus. John 11: 45-48 Therefore, many of the Jews who came to Mary and saw what he did believed in him. But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and were saying, “What are we going to do since this man is doing many signs? If we let...
2022-03-2129 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastSuffering teaches us 1 powerful lesson about King Jesus!/Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: Suffering teaches us 1 powerful lesson about King Jesus! John 11:21-44 Then Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother wouldn’t have died. Yet even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.” “Your brother will rise again,” Jesus told her. Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live. Everyone who lives and believes in...
2022-03-1435 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Ignoring the warning signs could be a sign of war/Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: Ignoring the warning signs could be a sign of war. John 10: 31-42 Ignoring the warning signs could be a sign of war. 1. Don’t shoot the messenger. John 10:31-33 Again the Jews picked up rocks to stone him. Jesus replied, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these works are you stoning me?” “We aren’t stoning you for a good work,” the Jews answered, “but for blasphemy, because you—being a man—make yourself God.” 2. Don’t miss the obvious. John 10:3...
2022-02-2829 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Jesus paints with permanent ink/Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: Jesus paints with permanent ink. John 10: 22- 30 Jesus paints with permanent ink. God’s sheep are safe in Christ. God’s sheep are secure in Christ. God’s sheep are strong in Christ. God’s sheep are sure in Christ. God’s sheep are sealed in Christ. Next Steps I need to be adopted into God’s family today. I will not worry about the future. I will live tomorrow through Christ’s strength.
2022-02-2130 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastMatthew: Disciple = Discipline/Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: Disciple = Discipline Matthew 6: 16-18 Disciple = Discipline 1. When you fast. Matthew 6: 16-18 “Whenever you fast, don’t be gloomy like the hypocrites. For they make their faces unattractive so that their fasting is obvious to people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that your fasting isn’t obvious to others but to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. 2. Prayer with fasting. Acts 13: 2-3 As the...
2022-02-0731 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Covering your eyes doesn’t make the truth go away/ Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: Covering your eyes doesn’t make the truth go away. John 9: 35-41 1. I once was blind, but now I see! John 9:35-38 Jesus heard that they had thrown the man out, and when he found him, he asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” “Who is he, Sir, that I may believe in him?” he asked. Jesus answered, “You have seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.” “I believe, Lord!” he said, and he worshiped him. 2. Is spiritual blindness God’s fault? John 8:39-41 Jesus...
2022-01-3127 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Glasses can't fix chosen blindness/ Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: Glasses can't fix chosen blindness. John 9: 1-34 1. (Not) All sickness is the result of sin! John 9:1-12 As he was passing by, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” Jesus answered. “This came about so that God’s works might be displayed in him. We must do the works of him who sent me while it is day. Night is coming when no one can work. As long as I am in t...
2022-01-2436 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Titles don’t matter, only your name lasts/ Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: Titles don’t matter, only your name lasts. John 8:48-59 1. This name can defeat Thanos. John 8:48-51 The Jews responded to him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you’re a Samaritan and have a demon?” “I do not have a demon,” Jesus answered. “On the contrary, I honor my Father and you dishonor me. I do not seek my own glory; there is one who seeks it and judges. Truly I tell you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.” 2. Ignore the critics when they call you names.
2022-01-1736 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: It’s better to lie on a bed of hard truth, than soft lies/ Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: It’s better to lie on a bed of hard truth, than soft lies. John 8:30-47 1. Truth is the key that unlocks all prison doors. John 8:30-33 As he was saying these things, many believed in him. Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you continue in my word, you really are my disciples. You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” “We are descendants of Abraham,” they answered him, “and we have never been enslaved to anyone. How can you say, ‘You wi...
2022-01-1028 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastVision Sunday: No force on Earth can stop a focused church/ Jeff StrueckerNo force on earth can stop a focused church. Ephesians 4:11-16 Ephesians 4:11-13 Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. Then we will no long...
2022-01-0335 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: You can hold on through anything when you hold on to hope/ Jeff StrueckerYou can hold on through anything when you hold on to hope. John 8:21-29 1. Hope is  more powerful than your problems. John 8: 21-22  Then he said to them again, “I’m going away; you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I’m going, you cannot come.” So the Jews said again, “He won’t kill himself, will he, since he says, ‘Where I’m going, you cannot come’?” 2. Hope is bigger than your battles. John 8:23-24  “You are from below,” he told them, “I am from above. You are of this w...
2021-12-2733 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Jesus=Joy=Jesus / Jeff StrueckerJesus = Joy = Jesus 1. Joy pushes back darkness. John 8:12 Jesus spoke to them again: “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.” 2. Joy helps you see clearly.   John 8: 13-18 So the Pharisees said to him, “You are testifying about yourself. Your testimony is not valid.” “Even if I testify about myself,” Jesus replied, “My testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I’m going. But you...
2021-12-2128 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Grace is God’s free and priceless gift / Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: Grace is God’s free and priceless gift. John 7:53-8:11 1. We all desperately need God’s grace gift. John 7:53   [Then each one went to his house. 2. Grace gives you a second chance. John 8:1-6  But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. At dawn he went to the temple again, and all the people were coming to him. He sat down and began to teach them. Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, making her stand in the center. “Teacher,” they said to him...
2021-12-1333 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Your thirst for more ______ can only be satisfied in Jesus / Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: Your thirst for more ______ can only be satisfied in Jesus. 1. The Holy Spirit satisfies. John 7:37-39  On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. The one who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, will have streams of living water flow from deep within him.” He said this about the Spirit. Those who believed in Jesus were going to receive the Spirit, for the Spirit had not yet been given because Jesus had not yet b...
2021-11-2935 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: "Living Free" means no critics allowed in 2 Cities / Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: "Living Free" means no critics allowed in 2 Cities. 1. Believe they can tell God what to do John 7: 10-13  After his brothers had gone up to the festival, then he also went up, not openly but secretly. The Jews were looking for him at the festival and saying, “Where is he?” And there was a lot of murmuring about him among the crowds. Some were saying, “He’s a good man.” Others were saying, “No, on the contrary, he’s deceiving the people.” Still, nobody was talking publicly about him for fear of the Jews. 2. Belie...
2021-11-2237 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Why people reject Jesus / Jeff Struecker1. Too close John 7:1-5   After this, Jesus traveled in Galilee, since he did not want to travel in Judea because the Jews were trying to kill him. The Jewish Festival of Shelters was near. So his brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea so that your disciples can see your works that you are doing. For no one does anything in secret while he’s seeking public recognition. If you do these things, show yourself to the world.” (For not even his brothers believed in him.) 2. Too far John 7: 6-9  Jesus told them, “My...
2021-11-1437 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Truth is the scalpel that corrects a sick soul / Jeff Struecker1. Hard words break the hard heart. John 6:60  Therefore, when many of his disciples heard this, they said, “This teaching is hard. Who can accept it?” 2. Why you can’t fake faith John 6:61-65 . Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, asked them, “Does this offend you?  Then what if you were to observe the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? The Spirit is the one who gives life. The flesh doesn’t help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. But there ar...
2021-11-0739 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Stay Hungry! / Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: Stay Hungry! 1. Stay hungry to know Jesus. John 6:41-47  Therefore the Jews started grumbling about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”  They were saying, “Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” Jesus answered them, “Stop grumbling among yourselves. No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day. It is written in the Prophets: And they will all be t...
2021-10-3133 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Daily bread can’t satisfy your hungry soul / Jeff StrueckerWrite this down: Daily bread can’t satisfy your hungry soul. 1. Don’t settle for ‘stuff’. John 6:22-27  The next day, the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the sea saw there had been only one boat. They also saw that Jesus had not boarded the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone off alone. Some boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats...
2021-10-2436 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Bad problems are the best place for God’s big power / Jeff StrueckerBig idea: Bad problems are the best place for God’s big power. 1. It’s darkest just before the Son rises. John 6: 16-18 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. Darkness had already set in, but Jesus had not yet come to them. A high wind arose, and the sea began to churn. 2. Don’t row against raging seas. John 6:19 After they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea. He was coming near the bo...
2021-10-1732 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastWarrior Appreciation: The internal war starts after the last bullet is fired / Jeff StrueckerWrite this down: The internal war starts after the last bullet is fired. I. What was it all for? Deuteronomy 20:8 The officers will continue to address the army and say, ‘Is there any man who is afraid or cowardly? Let him leave and return home, so that his brothers won’t lose heart as he did. II. Was it worth it? Psalm 20:7 Some take pride in chariots, and others in horses, but we take pride in the name of the Lord our God. III. What happens next? Matt...
2021-10-0340 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastAngels and Demons: You are a son or daughter, not a servant, of the King! / Jeff StrueckerWrite this down: You are a son or daughter, not a servant, of the King! 1. Do people have guardian angels? Psalm 91:11 For he will give his angels orders concerning you, to protect you in all your ways. Matthew 18:10 See to it that you don’t despise one of these little ones, because I tell you that in heaven their angels continually view the face of my Father in heaven. 2. Do angels carry our spirits to Heaven? Jude 9 Yet when Michael the archangel was disputing with the devil in an argument about Moses’s body, he d...
2021-09-2631 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastAngels and Demons: You can’t walk away from this spiritual fight / Jeff StrueckerWrite this down: You can’t walk away from this spiritual fight. Matthew 10:1 Summoning his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out and to heal every disease and sickness. 1. Is there still demon possession today like in the Bible? Acts 10:37-38 You know the events that took place throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John preached: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how he went about doing good and healing all who were under the tyranny of the de...
2021-09-1928 minUnbeatable
UnbeatableEp. 1: Keni Thomas - "Point Man"Episode 1 of Unbeatable kicks off with country music icon Keni Thomas.Jeff first talks about the meaning behind the name Unbeatable and gives his top 5 reasons why the world needs another podcast.His first guest, Veteran Army Ranger Keni Thomas, describes what it was like to go from combat, serving in Black Hawk Down, to working his way to performing with some of the top country music names in Nashville.You’ll hear:--what drew Keni to the stage--his advice for pursuing your dreams...
2021-09-1649 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastAngels and Demons: Satan still serves God! / Jeff Struecker2 Cor 4:3-4 But if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. Write this down: Satan still serves God! 1.  How did Lucifer have the choice to rebel against God with pride? 1 Timothy 3:6-7 He must not be a new convert, or he might become conceited and incur the same condemnation as the devil. Furthermore, he must h...
2021-09-1233 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastAngels and Demons: Which came first, evil or Lucifer? / Jeff StrueckerThis week, Pastor Jeff preaches the third in a short series on angels and demons.  Also in this episode, Army veteran and country music singer, Keni Thomas, premiers a song he and Billy Montana wrote about being an angel to others. Which came first, evil or Lucifer? Luke 10:18 He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like lightning. 1. When were angels created? Job 38:4-7 Where were you when I established the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who fixed its dimensions? Certainly you know! Who stretched a m...
2021-09-0533 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastAngels and Demons: “Dad loves you most.” / Jeff StrueckerPs 148:1–2. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights.  Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly armies. Write this down: “Dad loves you most.” 1. What are angels?  Are they like ghosts? PS 103:20 Bless the Lord, all his angels of great strength, who do his word, obedient to his command. Heb 13:2  Don’t neglect to show hospitality, for by doing this some have welcomed angels as guests without knowing it. 2. Do angels have gender? Matt 22:29-20 Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, because you don’t know the Scriptures or t...
2021-08-2933 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastAngels and Demons: Jesus is King of 2 Realms / Jeff StrueckerColossians 1:16 Big Idea: Jesus is King of 2 realms 1. Angels Matthew 26:53 Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and he will provide me here and now with more than twelve legions of angels? -sons of God -gods -Holy ones -Ministers -Messengers -Commander -Host/army -Messenger (envoy) -Cherubim/ cherub -Seraphim -Watchers -Archangel -Glorious ones 2. Demons Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh...
2021-08-2335 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: 3 sources to fact-check Jesus / Jeff StrueckerJohn 5:31-47 1. John the Baptist John 5:31-34  “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true. There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony he gives about me is true. You sent messengers to John, and he testified to the truth. I don’t receive human testimony, but I say these things so that you may be saved. John was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. 2. God the Father John 5:36-40  “But I have a greater testimon...
2021-08-1531 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Only after you’ve learned you can do NOTHING, can you do ANYTHING for God / Jeff StrueckerJohn 5:17-30 Big idea: Only after you’ve learned you can do NOTHING, can you do ANYTHING for God. 1) A faithful child’s… John 5:17-18 Jesus responded to them, “My Father is still working, and I am working also.” This is why the Jews began trying all the more to kill him: Not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal to God. 2)... full submission… John 5:19-23 Jesus replied, "Truly I tell you, the Son is not able to do anything on his own...
2021-08-0931 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Jesus is more than______! / Jeff StrueckerJohn 5:1-16 Big Idea: Jesus is more ______! 1. ...than your health problems John 5: 1-6 After this, a Jewish festival took place, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. By the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there is a pool, called Bethesda in Aramaic, which has five colonnades. Within these lay a large number of the disabled—blind, lame, and paralyzed. One man was there who had been disabled for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and realized he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to get well?”
2021-08-0229 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Faith is the lens that lets you look directly at the Son / Jeff StrueckerJohn 4:43-54 Big Idea: Faith is the lens that lets you look directly at the Son. 1. Farsighted faith John 4:43-54  After two days he left there for Galilee. (Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.) When they entered Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him because they had seen everything he did in Jerusalem during the festival. 2. Faith brings life into focus John 4:46-48  For they also had gone to the festival. He went again to Cana of Galilee, where he had turned the water into wi...
2021-07-2533 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Turn your past mistakes into a powerful story of God’s love. / Jeff StrueckerJohn 4:27-42 Big Idea: Turn your past mistakes into a powerful story of God’s love. 1. Let ‘em talk. John 4:27 Just then his disciples arrived, and they were amazed that he was talking with a woman. Yet no one said, “What do you want?” or “Why are you talking with her?” 2. Don’t be embarrassed by your past. John 4:28-38 Then the woman left her water jar, went into town, and told the people, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?” They left the town and...
2021-07-1832 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Only a Gospel with no boundaries can set your soul free! / Jeff StrueckerJohn 4:1-26 Big Idea: Only a Gospel with no boundaries can set your soul free! 1. The Gospel crosses all cultural boundaries John 4:1-9 When Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard he was making and baptizing more disciples than John (though Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples were), he left Judea and went again to Galilee. He had to travel through Samaria; so he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar near the property that Jacob had given his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, worn out from hi...
2021-07-1246 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: 3 reasons the King gives his servants freedom / Jeff StrueckerJohn 3:31-36 Big Idea: 3 reasons the King gives his servants freedom 1. Authority without limit  John 3:31 The one who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth is earthly and speaks in earthly terms. The one who comes from heaven is above all. 2. Love without measure   John 3:32-35 He testifies to what he has seen and heard, and yet no one accepts his testimony. The one who has accepted his testimony has affirmed that God is true. For the one whom God sent speaks God’s wor...
2021-07-0527 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Someone is always getting in the way of your success! / Jeff StrueckerJesus IRL John 3:22-30 Big idea: Someone is always getting in the way of your success! 1. Stop fighting for control of your life v.22-27 John 3:22-37 After this, Jesus and his disciples went to the Judean countryside, where he spent time with them and baptized. 23 John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. People were coming and being baptized, 24 since John had not yet been thrown into prison. 25 Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a Jew about purifi...
2021-06-2831 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: The biggest jump you'll ever make / Jeff StrueckerJohn 3:1-21 Big Idea: The biggest jump you’ll ever make is the leap between your head and heart! 1. Setting up the jump (v.1-2) There was a man from the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to him at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one could perform these signs you do unless God were with him.” 2. The short run up  (v. 3) Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, unless someone is born again, he cannot...
2021-06-2037 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Don't Picnic Under Exit Signs! / Jeff StrueckerJohn 2:1-12 Big Idea: Don’t picnic under exit signs! John 2:1-12 On the third day a wedding took place in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’s mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples were invited to the wedding as well. When the wine ran out, Jesus’s mother told him, “They don’t have any wine.” “What has this concern of yours to do with me, woman?” Jesus asked. “My hour has not yet come.” “Do whatever he tells you,” his mother told the servants. Now six stone water jars had been set there for Jewish purification. Eac...
2021-06-0628 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Becoming a leader is a 1-step journey! / Jeff StrueckerJohn 1:40-51 Big Idea: Becoming a leader is a 1-step journey! 1. Andrew was waiting   v. 40-42 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John and followed him. He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated “the Christ”), and he brought Simon to Jesus. 2. Simon was busy  v. 42-43 When Jesus saw him, he said, “You are Simon, son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated “Peter”). The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. ...
2021-05-3139 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Without Direction, Every Road Leads Nowhere / Jeff StrueckerJohn 1:29-39 Big Idea: Without direction in life, every road leads nowhere. 1. You don’t need to hold the map. V. 29-34 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is the one I told you about: ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.’ I didn’t know him, but I came baptizing with water so that he might be revealed to Israel.” And John testified, “I saw the Spirit descend...
2021-05-2338 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: The 3 Parts of an Epic Testimony / Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: The 3 parts of an epic testimony John 1:19-27 This was John’s testimony when the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?” He didn’t deny it but confessed, “I am not the Messiah.” “What then?” they asked him. “Are you Elijah?” “I am not,” he said. “Are you the Prophet?” “No,” he answered. “Who are you, then?” they asked. “We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What can you tell us about yourself?” He said, “I am a voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Make straight the way of th...
2021-05-1636 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Grace and Glory / Jeff StrueckerHappy Mother's Day! Big Idea: Grace gives you the strength to get out of bed, and glory gives you a goal to chase every day. 1.Glory that lights the darkest path John 1:6-9 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but he came to testify about the light. The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 2. Grace for a new start
2021-05-1032 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJohn: Darkness Dies in the Light / Jeff StrueckerBig Idea: We live fearlessly, because darkness dies in the light. John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. All things were created through him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. That light shines in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome it. 1. Who? 2. Where? 3. When? 4. Why? John 20:31: But these...
2021-05-0335 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastFinding Your 202One: 2 Cities Church exists to turn followers into leaders! / Jeff StrueckerWrite This Down: 2 Cities Church exists to turn followers into leaders! 2 Cor 2:15-17 For to God we are the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. To some we are an aroma of death leading to death, but to others, an aroma of life leading to life. Who is adequate for these things? For we do not market the word of God for profit like so many. On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God. 1...
2021-04-2538 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastFinding Your 202One: How to speak to people close to you but far from Jesus / Jeff StrueckerThis week, Pastor Jeff talks specifically about reaching people in your family. How to speak to people close to you but far from Jesus John 7:1-9 After this, Jesus traveled in Galilee, since he did not want to travel in Judea because the Jews were trying to kill him. The Jewish Festival of Shelters was near. So his brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea so that your disciples can see your works that you are doing. For no one does anything in secret while he’s seeking public recognition. If y...
2021-04-1833 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastEaster: The Day When Power and Grace Collide / Jeff StrueckerEaster is the day when Power and Grace collide Acts 4:33 With great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on all of them. Easter signals God’s power in you Easter shows God’s power through you Easter showers God’s grace on you Next Steps: I need King Jesus to resurrect my dead soul I will live by the power of the Holy Spirit this week I’m praying for God’s favor with a neighbor this month Downl...
2021-04-0432 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastGood Friday Special Message / Jeff StrueckerIn this short, special broadcast, Pastor Jeff reflects on the Last Supper, crucifixion, and burial of Jesus Christ.  There is a time for Communion. If you choose to participate, you can use bread, crackers, juice, or wine purchased from the store. We've also included a few beautiful songs, sung by DeWayne and Octavia Greer. Follow along with these lyrics: Nothing but the Blood of Jesus Robert Lowry Verse 1 What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus; What can make me w...
2021-04-0228 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastAmos: Gathering without masks has always been a problem for the church / Jeff StrueckerAmos Chapter 9 Gathering without masks has always been a problem for the church. 1. Get candid with Jesus     V. 1-6 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said: Strike the capitals of the pillars so that the thresholds shake; knock them down on the heads of all the people. Then I will kill the rest of them with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape. 2 If they dig down to Sheol, from there my hand will take them; if they climb up to h...
2021-03-2836 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastAmos: Nothing Speaks Louder About a Relationship Than Silence! / Jeff StrueckerAmos Chapter 8 Write this down: Nothing speaks louder about a relationship than silence! Amos 8:11 Look, the days are coming— this is the declaration of the Lord God— when I will send a famine through the land: not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord. 1. Get honest V. 1-6 The Lord God showed me this: a basket of summer fruit. He asked me, “What do you see, Amos?” I replied, “A basket of summer fruit.” The Lord said to me, “The end has come for my people...
2021-03-2139 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastAmos: Evil is Helpless Where the Power of God and the Prayers of His Children Collide / Jeff StrueckerAMOS: A voice that can’t be silenced Amos 7 James 5:16  (NLT) Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. Write this down: Evil is helpless where the power of God and the prayers of his children collide.    Prayer has the power to… 1. …touch the heart of Jesus  V. 1-3 The Lord God showed me this: He was forming a swarm of locusts at the time the s...
2021-03-1438 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastAmos: One step forward makes a world of difference! / Jeff StrueckerWrite this down: One step forward makes a world of difference! Amos 6:12 Do horses gallop on the cliffs? Does anyone plow there with oxen? 1. Not me!  It’s not my problem.   V. 1-7 Woe to those who are at ease in Zion and to those who feel secure on the hill of Samaria— the notable people in this first of the nations, those the house of Israel comes to. Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these ki...
2021-03-0734 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastAmos: Justice-Jesus=Junk / Jeff StrueckerJustice - Jesus = Junk Amos 5:24 But let justice flow like water, and righteousness, like an unfailing stream. 1. We are helpless without Jesus V. 1-3 Listen to this message that I am singing for you, a lament, house of Israel: She has fallen; Virgin Israel will never rise again. She lies abandoned on her land with no one to raise her up. For the Lord God says: The city that marches out a thousand strong will have only a hundred left, and the one that marches out a hundred strong will have only ten left in the house...
2021-02-2837 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastAmos: No Matter How Dense the Fog, the Mountain Doesn’t Move / Jeff StrueckerSermon Notes: Amos 4:4 Come to Bethel and rebel; rebel even more at Gilgal! 1. Go ahead. I dare you!   V. 1-5 Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who are on the hill of Samaria, women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to their husbands, “Bring us something to drink.” The Lord God has sworn by his holiness: Look, the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks, every last one of you with fishhooks. You will go through breaches in the wall, ...
2021-02-2133 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastAmos: A Steep Path With Jesus is Better Than an Easy Path Without Him / Jeff StrueckerAmos 3:3 Can two walk together without agreeing to meet? Big Idea: A steep path with Jesus is better than an easy path without him. 1. Don’t forget where you came from  V. 1-8 Listen to this message that the Lord has spoken against you, Israelites, against the entire clan that I brought from the land of Egypt: I have known only you out of all the clans of the earth; therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities. Can two walk together without agreeing to meet? Does a lion roar in the for...
2021-02-1438 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastAmos: Don't Skip Over the Still, Small Voice of God / Jeff StrueckerAMOS: A voice that can’t be silenced Amos 2:4-16 1. Ghosted God  V. 4-5 The Lord says: I will not relent from punishing Judah for three crimes, even four, because they have rejected the instruction of the Lord and have not kept his statutes. The lies that their ancestors followed have led them astray. Therefore, I will send fire against Judah, and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem. 2. Lived in lust  V. 6-8 The Lord says: I will not relent from punishing Israel for three crimes, even four, beca...
2021-02-0733 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastAmos: God Gave You a Voice for a Reason / Jeff StrueckerAmos: A Voice That Can’t be Silenced Amos 1:1-2 The words of Amos, who was one of the sheep breeders from Tekoa—what he saw regarding Israel in the days of King Uzziah of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. He said: The Lord roars from Zion and makes his voice heard from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers. Write this down: God gave you a voice for a reason. Our voice must… 1. Shout against slaught...
2021-01-3142 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastMoney/Spending: How Spending Problems Are Often Spiritual Problems / Jeff StrueckerHelping you go from stimulus to solid Spending Isaiah 55:1-3 Big Idea- Spending problems are often spiritual problems Isaiah 55:1-3 “Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the water; and you without silver, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without silver and without cost! Why do you spend silver on what is not food, and your wages on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and you will enjoy the choicest of foods. Pay attention and come to me; listen, so that you will li...
2021-01-2433 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastMoney/Savings: Why Your SAVINGS Account Can't Save You / Jeff StrueckerWeek 2 of a series on managing money from Pastor Jeff Struecker   Action Steps:  1. Today, I surrendered everything to King Jesus  2. I've listened to money more than the Holy Spirit lately.  3. I will not let my net worth become my idol.   Download our app: Text "2CITIESAPP" to 77977 to download.   Join a life group, or subscribe to our email list: https://linktr.ee/2citieschurch  Take free Basic Training digital discipleship course: https://2citieschurchcourses.thinkifi/..  
2021-01-1831 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastMoney/Career: What Have You Been Called to Do? / Jeff StrueckerBig Idea- WORK doesn’t have to be a 4-letter word. 1. We are all called to work. Genesis 2:15 The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it. 2. Work brings dignity. Proverbs 12:11 The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense. 3. Worship at work 1 Peter 4:7-11 The end of all things is near; therefore, be alert and sober-minded for prayer. Above all, maintain constant love for one another, si...
2021-01-1036 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastVision Sunday: Where we're headed in 2021 / Pastor Jeff StrueckerVision Sunday: Where we're headed in 2021 Big Idea- No amount of darkness can overpower one small light. John 1:4–5 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5 That light shines in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome it Push for change Back to reality “Darkness cannot drive out darkness” Action Steps: Today, I saw “the light” and Jesus saved me I will push back darkness this year Join our email list for weekly updates and ministry: https://linktr.ee/2citieschurch
2021-01-0331 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastChristmas: The One Gift No One Returns / Jeff StrueckerBig Idea- No one exchanges the gift of love.   Ro 5:1–5 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 We have also obtained access through him by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also boast in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance, 4 endurance produces proven character, and proven character produces hope. 5 This hope will not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out in our heart...
2020-12-2828 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastJoy and Love in Jesus: Christmas Eve 2020 / Jeff StrueckerMerry Christmas!   Luke 2:10-11 "But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: 11 Today in the city of David a Savior was born for you, who is the Messiah, the Lord."   Big Idea- Joy and love are hand and glove in Jesus. Join our email list at: https://linktr.ee/2citieschurch
2020-12-2738 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastChristmas: Where real HOPE is found / Jeff StrueckerThe birthplace of HOPE is a manger in Bethlehem.   Ro 5:1–4 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 We have also obtained access through him by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also boast in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance, 4 endurance produces proven character, and proven character produces hope.    1. Hang strong in affliction   2. Optimism about the future   3. Proven charact...
2020-12-2135 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastChristmas: What FAITH Can Do in Your Life / Jeff StrueckerChristmas: Live and in the Flesh Romans 5:2 Big Idea- The gift of faith gets better the more you use it Ro 5:1–2 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 We have also obtained access through him by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Faith is your doorway to God’s grace Faith helps you to stand strong Lk 1:26–38 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to...
2020-12-1434 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastChristmas: What is REAL peace? / Jeff StrueckerChristmas: Live and in the Flesh What is REAL peace?  Romans 5:1 Big Idea- God’s greatest gift is wrapped in a priceless package Ro 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1. Your relationships are right 1 Ki 22:44  Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel. 2. Your debts are paid Lk 2:14 Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to people he favors! 3. Your life...
2020-12-0734 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastWhat we mean by Have Fun / Jeff StrueckerDue to technical difficulties in the live service, this is a re-recording Jeff did for you from his home.  At Our Core- Have Fun Big Idea: If following Jesus isn’t fun, you’re doing it wrong. Ps 92:4  For you have made me rejoice, Lord, by what you have done; I will shout for joy because of the works of your hands. 1. Free to be yourself Ps 92: 4 You have made me rejoice… I will shout for joy… 2.  Uncontainable goodness of God Ps...
2020-11-3034 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastWhat it means to Reach Far / Jeff StrueckerAt Our Core- Reach Far Matthew 28:18-20 Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Big Idea- I’d dislocate my shoulder to reach someone far from Jesus. 1. Famous last words 2. A task fo...
2020-11-2336 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastWhat it means to Love Fiercely / Jeff StrueckerAt Our Core- Love Fiercely Matt 22:37-40 Mt 22:37–40 He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. 38 This is the greatest and most important command. 39 The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. 40 All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.” Big Idea- Jesus is worthy of love at 💯 1. A strong love for Jesus 2. …and a bold love for others 3. is an offering to our God. Action Steps: I...
2020-11-1529 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastWhat it means to Live Free / Jeff StrueckerAt Our Core Live Free- Gal 5:1 Big Idea- Only a free life is worth living- because they can’t put chains on your soul! Ga 5:1 For freedom, Christ set us free. Stand firm, then, and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery. Free from your Flesh Ga 5:16–17 I say, then, walk by the Spirit and you will certainly not carry out the desire of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so...
2020-11-0829 min2 Cities Church Podcast
2 Cities Church PodcastWhat it means to WOW folks / Jeff Struecker At Our Core:  Wow Folks- Luke 10:42 Big Idea- WOW is Everyday excellence.  This happens by saying “no” to good things so that we can say “yes” to great things. Lukek 10:38-42 While they were traveling, he entered a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39 She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s feet and was listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left...
2020-11-0133 min