Welcome to the **Awakening The Sleeping Giant** podcast! 🎙️ We’re on a mission to inspire followers of Jesus to venture into the world, carrying His message to those who are lost, hurting, and broken. Tune in to hear our personal stories as devoted followers of Jesus, and pick up valuable insights along the way. Our episodes blend real-life experiences, educational content, and practical applications to empower you to live an authentic life for Jesus. Let’s embark on this journey together! 🌟🙌
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In this episode, Braden McDaniel joins us again as we discuss a clip of the United States Press Secretary talking about identity and how she believes it is nobody's right to tell someone how they identify (related to race). www.madetheexchange.com https://www.tiktok.com/@cbsnews/video/7397901699593129246?lang=en…
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Episode 37: Special Guest Braden McDaniel and Thoughts on the Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony
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In this episode, Evangelist Braden McDaniel joins us as we discuss the responses to the 2024 Olympics in Paris. www.madetheexchange.com https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/28/sports/olympics-opening-ceremony-last-supper-paris.htmlBy J.C. Hoogeveen III
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Episode 36: Why Evangelism is Important (Special Guests).
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In this episode, we discuss, with special guests Larry Cleveringa, Rusty Drake, David Sailor, and Nolan (The Moose Whisperer), the importance of the gospel message and why we do Come and Hear events. www.madetheexchange.comBy J.C. Hoogeveen III
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In this episode, we take a new direction. Let's Go live authentic lives.By J.C. Hoogeveen III
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Episode 34: Why do we invite people to church?
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Episode 33: Awakening The Sleeping Giant: Ch. 7
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In this episode, we read chapter 7 of my book, Awakening The Sleeping Giant: A Guide to Living Out the New Testament Church, and discuss a consumer-minded church vs a producer-minded church.By J.C. Hoogeveen III
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Episode 32: Awakening The Sleeping Giant CH. 5 & 6
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Episode 30: Awakening The Sleeping Giant Ch. 4
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In this episode we read through chapter four of my book, Awakening The Sleeping Giant: A Guide to Living Out the New Testament Church and discuss what true Christian community looks like.By J.C. Hoogeveen III
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Episode 29: Awakening The Sleeping Giant Ch. 3
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In this chapter, we read through chapter three of Awakening The Sleeping Giant: A Guide to Living Out the New Testament Church and discuss how the church should gauge growth.By J.C. Hoogeveen III
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Episode 28: Awakening The Sleeping Giant: Ch. 2
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In this episode, we discuss chapter two of my book, Awakening The Sleeping Giant, which goes over the church community.By J.C. Hoogeveen III
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Episode 27: Awakening The Sleeping Giant: Chapter 1
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In this podcast, we discuss chapter one of Awakening The Sleeping Giant: A Guide to Living Out the New Testament Church, which focuses on outside influences and church agendas.By J.C. Hoogeveen III
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Episode 26: Awakening The Sleeping Giant: Introduction to the Book
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In this series, we will discuss my newest book, Awakening The Sleeping Giant: A Guide to Living Out the New Testament Church. My hope is to provide you with a picture of what the church could look like based on what we find in scripture. Please, take notes as you listen and reach out with your thoughts. theexchange.go@gmail.com www.madetheexchange.…
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Episode 25: Nicole Martinez (It Has Been A Battle)
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In this episode, we talk with missionary Nicole Martinez as she shares the challenges she and her husband David went through once they were exposed to the New Testament Church as laid out in Awakening The Sleeping Giant: A Guide For Living Out The New Testament Church.By J.C. Hoogeveen III
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In this episode, we discuss sin in both the natural sin sense and the sin act sense. We use it in the context of Pride Month and the LGBTQ movement. #pridemonth2023 #whyisthishappening #lgbtq #faith #jesus #forgivnessBy J.C. Hoogeveen III
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due to our celebration of the Memorial Day holiday, we will not be having a new episode this week. We will, however be back next Tuesday at 8 AM with a brand new episode.By J.C. Hoogeveen III
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Episode 23: Does God exist? Where Are Christ’s Warriors?
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In this episode, we discuss a news headline that reads, "Does God exist? Only half of Americans say a definite yes". We discuss why this is not a shock and what the church is called to do about it.By J.C. Hoogeveen III
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In this episode, we discuss being bold for Jesus but being bold for Jesus in truth. We talk about a few instances where a false gospel was preached and the consequences of preaching a false gospel. Church, let's be bold in truth for Jesus and Awaken The Sleeping Giant. www.madetheexchange.com Order, Awakening The Sleeping Giant: A Guide to Living O…
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In this episode, we discuss how the Bible teaches us to start churches and how we can begin new churches that reflect the Bible. To learn more, purchase Awakening The Sleeping Giant: A Guide For Living Out the New Testament Church, or to financially support The Exchange and the ministry we do please go to our website at, www.madetheexchange.com.…
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Episode 20: Those Who Preach the Gospel part 2
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In this episode, we continue our discussion from last week regarding who should be paid for ministry work. This week share suggestions for how local churches can increase ministry by financially supporting those working in ministry within their own church body.By J.C. Hoogeveen III
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Episode 19: Those Who Preach The Gospel part 1
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In this episode, we get real and open up to the struggles in ministry when it comes to providing for our families while serving in the ministry.By J.C. Hoogeveen III
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In this episode, Larry Cleveringa and J.C. Hoogeveen III discuss the many definitions of love and how they hope to share it with others.By J.C. Hoogeveen III
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In this episode, we discuss taking the Bible out of context as we talk about guns, gun control, and how we should understand scripture when scripture seems to go against what we want it to say. #guns #guncontrol #jesus #bibleBy J.C. Hoogeveen III
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Episode 16:Hope is Found in Jesus- Salvation Through Faith
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In this episode, Gary Bronson joins us again as we discuss salvation and what three elements are necessary for a person to be saved. *sorry for the audio quality this week.By J.C. Hoogeveen III
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Episode 15: Jesus, The Church, and Recovery
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In this episode, Larry Cleveringa joins us as we discuss Jesus, the church, and recovery. This episode provides insight into the impact the church in North America is having within the recovery community. #recovery #church www.madetheexchange.com @theexchange_goBy J.C. Hoogeveen III
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In this episode, we discuss unity and what it means for the church. www.madetheexchange.comBy J.C. Hoogeveen III
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In this episode, we discuss how you can fulfill your calling by lighting the pastor's load and teaching evangelism and discipleship within your local church.By J.C. Hoogeveen III
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In this episode, we discuss the five-fold gifts in more detail and why they are necessary for the church.By J.C. Hoogeveen III
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Episode 10: What’s Love Got To Do With It?
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In this episode, we talk about biblical love and how Christians are to approach lifestyles of sin within their relational community. #love #relationship #communityBy John C. Hoogeveen III
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In this special revival episode, we look at what a biblical revival looks like and how the events taking place in Asbury play a role. #revival #asbury #churchBy John C. Hoogeveen III
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In this episode we talk about the church and how we are called to be in community with one another.By John C. Hoogeveen III
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Episode 8: A Million Little Things and Jesus
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In this episode, we look at the Hulu series, A Million Little Things, and how it relates to the Christian life.By John C. Hoogeveen III
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In this episode, we talk about the uniqueness necessary for churches in different cultures and how we can still be unique without sacrificing biblical structural elements. www.bethechurch.trainingBy John C. Hoogeveen III
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In this episode, we talk about community and what this means for the church. This is also a message I got fired for teaching. www.bethechurch.training Awakening The Sleeping Giant: Church Re-Discovered purchase link: Purchase NowBy John C. Hoogeveen III
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This is a special episode of the Thursday night teaching that takes place at The Exchange. Chaplin Gary Bronson joins us tonight, and we are sure that this episode will be of great value to your Christian walk. bethechurch.go@gmail.com www.bethechurch.trainingBy John C. Hoogeveen III
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In this episode, we talk about the hierarchical leadership model used by most traditional churches in North America and how it leads to church leadership being a one-man-show, misrepresenting the gifts Jesus gave in Ephesians 4.By John C. Hoogeveen III
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In this episode, we talk about the butts in seats agenda that many churches have, albeit unintentional most times. How does the foundational structure traditional churches are built on lead to the focus on growing in numbers rather than making disciples?By John C. Hoogeveen III
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Episode 2: The Coveted 501c(3) and the Church
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In this episode, we talk about the 501c(3) status of churches and how it impacts what the church does or doesn't do. If you have questions or want to be on the show, please email me at bethechurch.go@gmail.com.By John C. Hoogeveen III
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Welcome to the first episode of the Awakening The Sleeping Giant podcast. In this episode, I describe the idea behind this podcast and provide some insight into what you will hear moving forward. Feel free to email me at bethecurch.go@gmail.comBy John C. Hoogeveen III
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