Best Houston Area Church Podcasts (2024)

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Grenade | Dr. Ben Young 26:57

4d ago26:57

26:57

By Second Baptist Church

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Disciple: Connect - Week 5 - Jeremy Little 39:00

5d ago39:00

39:00

You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 9am and 11am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you’re local to the Bay Area of Houston, we’d love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 9am and 11am! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: https://www.youtube.com/@onelifechurch38…

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Shame to Shalom | Dr. Ben Young 26:46

11d ago26:46

26:46

By Second Baptist Church

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Disciple: Connect - Fighting for Unity - Brian Barr 52:37

12d ago52:37

52:37

What does it mean for us to be a unified church? This week, Brian Barr delivered a powerful message on Jesus' fervent prayer for His followers—to maintain unity among each other. Are you driven primarily to build others up, to walk in forgiveness, and to pursue reconciliation during conflicts? Can you remain unoffendable? Sadly, the Church today of…

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Go To | Dr. Ben Young 23:44

10d ago23:44

23:44

By Second Baptist Church

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Intro to Galatians | Dr. Ben Young 23:44

10d ago23:44

23:44

By Second Baptist Church

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Disciple: Connect - Cultivating Gospel Friendships - Brian Barr 46:00

19d ago46:00

46:00

What kind of friendships are shaping your walk with Jesus? This week, Brian Barr explored Paul’s friendships with Timothy and Epaphroditus, emphasizing the importance of Gospel-centered friendships. The church isn’t just a family in theory; it should be a family in practice too! So how can we practically live out friendship with each other? It’s he…

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Jimmy Evans | XO Marriage Conference 28:58

20d ago28:58

28:58

By Second Baptist Church

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Disciple: Connect - Known, Loved, & Challenged - Brian Barr 44:43

26d ago44:43

44:43

If we are to grow as Christians, it’s because we are engaging in a community where we are truly known, loved, and challenged. This week, Brian Barr continued our Connect series, emphasizing that the community of Jesus is essential for our growth as disciples. By looking at how Jesus engaged with His disciples, we learn that He 1) truly knew them, 2…

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Building an Invincible Life - Dr. Ben Young 25:59

24d ago25:59

25:59

By Second Baptist Church

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Disciple: Connect - Being the Church Jesus Intends - Brian Barr 55:03

1M ago55:03

55:03

What is the importance of the church? In a time when society often views the church as ineffective and irrelevant, how should we respond as followers of Jesus? This week, Brian Barr kicked off a new sermon series focusing on the third “C” in OneLife’s discipleship framework–connecting together as the body of Christ. The church is God’s Plan A to re…

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Life's Biggest Questions | Dr. Ben Young 25:44

30d ago25:44

25:44

By Second Baptist Church

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The Gospel of Mark: The Call of Jesus - Chris Nagel 37:00

1M ago37:00

37:00

As life's pressures and complexities mount, how should we respond as followers of Jesus? Chris Nagel guides us through Jesus’ response to the growing demands on His life—He retreats to a mountain and names His Apostles. Just as Jesus called the twelve Apostles, He calls us as His followers today! We are brought into a new identity, a new relationsh…

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Wild Beasts | Dr. Ben Young 27:28

2M ago27:28

27:28

By Second Baptist Church

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The Gospel of Mark: Christianity vs Religion - Brian Barr 43:38

2M ago43:38

43:38

What is the difference between Christianity and religion? And how do we know if we are engaging in Christian practices or religious practices? This week, Brian Barr continued our sermon series through the book of Mark by contrasting Jesus’ Gospel teachings with the Pharisees’ religious beliefs. Religion is a man-made system of rules designed to ear…

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The Power of One| Dr. Ben Young 28:53

2M ago28:53

28:53

By Second Baptist Church

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The Gospel of Mark: Jesus Came for Sinners - Brian Barr 49:50

2M ago49:50

49:50

How could we spoil the work of Jesus in the world? This week, Brian Barr continued our sermon series in Mark, looking at when Jesus calls Levi, a hated tax collector, and then attends a party at his house. Tax collectors in Jesus' day were considered traitors. They were local Jewish people recruited by Rome to collect heavy taxes from the people. I…

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The Big If | Dr. Ben Young 24:09

2M ago24:09

24:09

By Second Baptist Church

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The Gospel of Mark: Authority to Forgive - Jeremy Little 41:18

2M ago41:18

41:18

What was different about Jesus that drew crowds of people to Him? This week, Jeremy Little continued our sermon series in Mark by looking at the story where Jesus heals a paralyzed man who was carried to Him by friends. This story is an incredible example of the kind of friends we need in our lives—people who will carry us to Jesus! These five frie…

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Hitting Rock Bottom| Dr. Ben Young 22:24

2M ago22:24

22:24

By Second Baptist Church

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The Gospel of Mark: Jesus Restores the Outcast - Steve Barr 29:41

2M ago29:41

29:41

How does Jesus respond to those who are broken and rejected? This week, Steve Barr continues our sermon series through the book of Mark by looking at the moment when Jesus healed a man with leprosy. Leprosy was a significant issue in Biblical times; it was a terrifying disease that resulted in complete isolation from the Jewish community. A man wit…

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The Gospel of Mark: A Day in the Life of Jesus - Brian Barr 49:20

3M ago49:20

49:20

What can Jesus accomplish in a 24-hour period? This week, Brian Barr continued our sermon series through the book of Mark, looking at when Jesus begins His public ministry. In one astonishing day, Jesus teaches with authority, casts out demons, heals the sick late into the night, and after all this, He wakes up early in the morning to commune with …

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The Gospel of Mark: Follow Me - Jeremy Little 40:52

3M ago40:52

40:52

Why doesn’t it work to try to follow Jesus on your own terms? This week, Jeremy Little continued our sermon series through the book of Mark, looking at when Jesus calls His first disciples. Jesus doesn’t call world leaders, great thinkers, or influential people; He calls ordinary workers—fishermen. He meets them in the mundane tasks of life and inv…

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Beach Retreat Recap 2024 | Dr. Ben Young 30:19

3M ago30:19

30:19

By Second Baptist Church

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Meet Houston Missions: Families Helping Families 28:35

3M ago28:35

28:35

On this episode of Meet Houston Missions and The Simmons and Fletcher Local Missions Podcast, Paul Cannon, talks with Quincy Collins, founder of Families Helping Families. In 2013, Quincy and some friends helped out one family within his church that was struggling at Thanksgiving. From this a vision was born with the goal of feeding as many familie…

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The Gospel of Mark: The Orbit of The Trinity - Chris Nagel 38:49

3M ago38:49

38:49

Who is God? What is He like? This week Chris Nagel continued our sermon series through the gospel of Mark, and we looked at Jesus’ baptism and His temptation by Satan. Many people want a relationship with Jesus, but they want it on their own terms. They want Jesus to orbit them and their life. But in this short passage we get a stunning revelation …

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The Good Samaritan | Dr. Ben Young 27:09

3M ago27:09

27:09

By Second Baptist Church

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Father's Day at OneLife - Brian Barr 45:45

3M ago45:45

45:45

You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 9am and 11am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you’re local to the Bay Area of Houston, we’d love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 9am and 11am! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: https://www.youtube.com/@onelifechurch38…

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Meet Houston Missions: Operation: Achieve Independence 23:26

3M ago23:26

23:26

On Meet Houston Missions and The Simmons and Fletcher Local Missions Podcast, your host, Paul Cannon, talks with Nicole Davis, the executive director of Operation: Achieve Independence. Operation: Achieve Independence was started in 2017 when its founder, Tina James, felt a calling from God to create a non-profit organization intended to help young…

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The Gospel of Mark: Who is Jesus? - Brian Barr 41:08

3M ago41:08

41:08

What is the gospel? This week Brian Barr kicked off a new sermon series through the book of Mark in the Bible. Mark is an eyewitness account of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. It was written specifically to Christians who were suffering in Rome under the persecution of Nero. Mark begins by announcing the purpose of his book - to proclaim the …

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Yearning for Acceptance | Dr. Ben Young 28:45

4M ago28:45

28:45

By Second Baptist Church

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Meet Houston Missions: Cookies for a Cause 3:06

3M ago3:06

3:06

This is a rerelease of the original video produced when Susan Leining a/k/a Cookies for a Cause came to the offices of Simmons and Fletcher to teach her cookie decorating classes as a way to raise money for Alzheimer’s research and awareness. Cookies for a Cause by Susan is a mission to raise money to fight Alzheimer’s and bring awareness to the co…

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What is Baptism? - Brian Barr 44:27

4M ago44:27

44:27

What is baptism? This week, Brian Barr explained the significance of the practice of baptism, as we celebrated baptizing 21 people over the weekend! In the great commission, Jesus commands that we make disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The first step of becoming a disciple of Jesus is baptism. Many p…

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Meet Houston Missions: Braes Interfaith Missions 12:31

4M ago12:31

12:31

This episode of Meet Houston Missions features Ryan Kreipe, the Manager of Braes Interfaith Resale Store & IT Director for Braes Interfaith Ministries. Braes Interfaith Ministries serves the needs of the southwest side of Houston providing food and clothing for less fortunate people as well as clothing for people transitioning from prison back to t…

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Disciple: Conform - Loving Others - Brian Barr 51:16

4M ago51:16

51:16

What does it look like to conform into the image of Christ? This week, Brian Barr closed out our Conform series by looking at the primary marker of a life transformed by Jesus - our love for others. Our culture has defined love as self-centered and self-gratifying. But the love of God is sacrificial and living for the benefit of others. God’s love …

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The Son Also Rises | Dr. Ben Young 26:21

4M ago26:21

26:21

By Dr. Ed Young

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Love Your Enemies: Friends of OneLife with Bob Roberts 40:26

4M ago40:26

40:26

What is the most radical thing that Jesus instructed His followers to do? “Love your enemies.” This week we had the privilege of having Bob Roberts with us from Northwood Church in Dallas, Texas. In a world where people are divided over differing beliefs, ethnicities, and political parties, whole hearted followers of Jesus are commanded to love eve…

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Meet Houston Missions: West Houston Assistance Ministries 7:58

4M ago7:58

7:58

This episode of The Simmons and Fletcher Local Missions Podcast features Mark Brown, CEO of West Houston Assistance Ministries (WHAM). WHAM is a place of hope and respite for those in need. By providing responsive support through short-term assistance with food, rent, utilities, disaster relief, seasonal programs (eg. Thanksgiving and Christmas Mea…

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Mother's Day: Families of Wholehearted Jesus Followers - Brian Barr 36:13

4M ago36:13

36:13

Every parent has goals for their kids. But as Christians, our greatest desire is that our kids would grow to be wholehearted followers of Jesus! In this Mother’s Day message, Brian Barr gives us five practices of families who are raising wholehearted disciples of Jesus. Discipleship has to start in our homes and in the way we model what it looks li…

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Meet Houston Missions: Clothed by Faith 21:33

5M ago21:33

21:33

In this episode, we revisit Melinda Stephenson, the Executive Director of Clothed by Faith. Our original visit with her took place on November 19, 2021, when we were only doing Zoom episodes. We rereleased the episode in April of 2024 as a podcast and have since learned that Clothed by Faith has grown exponentially in the past 3 years as a mission …

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A Tale of Two Builders: Friends of OneLife with Mbonisi Malaba 40:19

5M ago40:19

40:19

How storm-proof is your life? This week we had the privilege of having Mbonisi Malaba with us from OneTribe Church in Nairobi, Kenya. Mbonisi led us through Jesus’ famous parable of two builders who built their houses on the rock and on the sand. When a great storm came, with violent winds, rain and floods, the house built on the rock stood firm, b…

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Hinge | Dr. Ben Young 31:47

5M ago31:47

31:47

By Dr. Ed Young

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Meet Houston Missions: Katy Responds 13:13

5M ago13:13

13:13

Ron Peters, the Executive Director of Katy Responds talks with us about the various disasters they have provided recovery assistance for in this Episode of Meet Houston Missions. Katy Responds is a nonprofit organization that restores homes destroyed or damaged by disaster by seeking funding, and then coordinating the work with local volunteers and…

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Disciple: Conform - Walk by the Spirit - Nate Miller 35:23

5M ago35:23

35:23

What does it look like to grow in spiritual maturity? This week, Nate Miller finished our Disciple: Conform series looking at how we change to be more like Jesus. Like plants produce fruit as they grow, followers of Jesus are also called to produce fruit of the Spirit in their lives. In Galatians, Paul says that we are to “walk by the Spirit and yo…

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Hidden Treasure |Dr. Ed Young 36:39

5M ago36:39

36:39

By Dr. Ed Young

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Meet Houston Missions: Big Brothers Big Sisters 13:10

5M ago13:10

13:10

In this episode of Meet Houston Missions, we meet Mark Martin, the Vice President of Community Engagement for Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star--an organization that aims to build relationships between mentors adults, and children in grades K through 12 that will empower the little brothers and sisters to reach their full potential in life. They d…

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Disciple: Conform - 5 Steps When You Sin - Chris Nagel 35:23

5M ago35:23

35:23

What should our response to sin be in our lives? This week, Chris Nagel continued our series Disciple: Conform giving us five steps to help us in turning from sin. While we no longer are enslaved to sin when we become a Christian, we will still battle the temptation to sin. It’s not only external threats that we fight against - like Satan or the wo…

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2024.04.14 | Dr. Ed Young 34:35

5M ago34:35

34:35

By Dr. Ed Young

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Meet Houston Missions: The National Multiple Sclerosis Society 12:43

5M ago12:43

12:43

In this episode, Paul Talks to Amanda L. Payne, the Developmental Director for Walk MS. Walk MS is one of the two main fundraising organizations for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The second one is the Texas MS150. Simmons and Fletcher, P.C., has been privileged to be a part of Walk MS Houston and the Texas MS 150 in several capacities fr…

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Disciple: Conform - Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ - Brian Barr 51:22

5M ago51:22

51:22

As followers of Jesus, our testimony is that we are dead to sin and are now alive to God. But what does that mean? This week, Brian Barr continued in our series Disciple: Conform, looking at how we conform to the likeness of Jesus by fighting sin in our lives. Before becoming a Christian, we were enslaved to sin. But when we turn to Jesus, our old …

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