Dare To Venture
Venture is a local church that gathers and scatters from two locations (Dallas, NC, & Lincolnton, NC). We believe the Bible is God's Word; therefore, we highly value preaching and teaching it in a way that helps you understand and be transformed by it! For more information on Venture, visit www.DareToVenture.org.
Episodes
233 episodes
The Psalms: Infallible Inspiration For Living Psalm 104 Inspiration From Creation
Psalm 104 invites us to look at creation and see the greatness, power, wisdom, and authority of God. From the heavens and seas to the rhythms of day and night, creation testifies that Yahweh is the Creator and Sustainer of all things. Th...
The Psalms: Infallible Inspiration For Living Psalm 97 Inspiration for Our Actions
Psalm 97: Inspiration for Our Actions calls us to see God for who He truly is—the reigning Lord whose majesty, holiness, power, justice, and glory are unmatched. When we understand the greatness of God, it should shape the way we live, l...
The Psalms: Infallible Inspiration For Living – Psalm 90 Inspiration to See Things Through His Perspective
Psalm 90 teaches us to see life from God’s perspective. Moses reminds us that God is eternal, sovereign, and holy, while our lives are brief, fragile, and affected by sin. In light of that reality, we are called to ask God for wisdom, lo...
The Psalms: Infallible Inspiration For Living – Psalm 93 – Inspiration to Trust Him
Psalm 93: Inspiration to Trust Him reminds us that while every human king and kingdom is limited, temporary, and ultimately fragile, God reigns with absolute authority, unrivaled power, and perfect faithfulness. The psalm gives us every ...
The Psalms: Infallible Inspiration For Living – Psalm 96 – Inspiration for Worship
Psalm 96: Inspiration for Worship reminds us that worship is inevitable—the real question is what, or whom, we will worship. Unlike the false gods people try to manage, control, or use to get what they want, the Lord made the heavens, re...
The Psalms: Infallible Inspiration For Living – Psalm 80 – Inspiration In Confusion
Psalm 80: Inspiration in Confusion explores what to do when life feels chaotic, God seems silent, and our circumstances appear to contradict what we know to be true about Him. Asaph shows us that faith does not ignore pain or confusion—i...
Haggai | Do This | Remember God Always Wins!
In Haggai 2:20-23, God reminds Zerubbabel that no earthly power can stop His plan—God always wins. This final message in Haggai points forward to Jesus Christ, the promised King, whose Kingdom will ultimately overcome every...
Do This | Remember the Law
Some of you have been hearing these sermons and saying, “Austin, I repented of not prioritizing God with my time, talent, and money, but nothing seems to be changing in my life!” So let me encourage you the same way Haggai encouraged the Jews s...
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Haggai | Do This | Be Strong... Keep Working... Don't Be Afraid!
What does the use of your time, talent, and money say about how much you prioritize God and His work to prosper HIS eternal life in your family, community, and the rest of the world in and through your local church?Do you really b...
Haggai | Do This | Live in HIS Glory
What does the use of your time, talent, and money say about how much you prioritize God and His work to prosper HIS eternal life in your family, community, and the rest of the world in and through your local church?The bottom line...
Do This | Prioritize His Work First!
What does the use of your time, talent, and money say about how much you prioritize God and His work to prosper HIS eternal life in your family, community, and the rest of the world in and through your local church?References<...
Do This | Lessons from Ezra
Let God's Word Be recorded and recalled. Take that paper, if you wrote anything on it, and remember it, because God's going to do something. References
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How We Act | Real Community
The family of God is not theoretical or metaphorical. When God saved you, He saved you into a family that has not only been given power over the sin that separates us from God but also over each other. He saved you to be in a family...
God's People | How We Fight | The Tactical Level
The third instruction for properly implementing the tactic of prayer is to, Pray specifically for yourself and others to CONFIDENTLY engage those far from God with the Gospel of Jesus Christ!References
How We Act | Fight Right | The Operational Level
What part of the gear are you not using?The battle is already raging. The question isn't whether you'll win (stay standing) because you put on your gear and engaged the fight with His strength and armor, or lose because...
How We Act | Fight Right | The Strategic Level
Ephesians 6:10-20 is not a motivational speech to go to war; it’s a briefing to equip us to win the war we are already in.References
God's People | At work
Do you work as if Christ will reward you?Do you manage as if Christ will hold you accountable?What kind of employee do your boss and coworkers think you are? Do they see you as disobedient, disrespectful, insincere, deceitf...
God's People | In the Family (Dads)
WHO is your parenting pointing your kids towards—you, themselves, society, or Christ?If it's you, then you are not only teaching them to live dependent on you, but also to live for your affirmation and approval.References
God's People | In the Family (Children)
Children, your obedience is not small—it is cosmic. Every time you honor your parents ‘in the Lord,’ you are declaring that God’s order is good and that you belong to His family. Parents, your loving authority is not oppressive—it ...
God's People | In The Family (Husbands)
To the husbands, how well is your life influencing your wife and kids to WANT to know and follow Jesus?Wives, are you making it easy or difficult for your husband to love you and influence you to know and follow Jesus?Reference...
God's People | In the Family (Wives)
The way you trust and submit to authority is the testimony of how you trust and submit to Christ.What is your relationship to the authority God has placed in your life, saying about the condition of your faith in Christ?References...
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God's People | How We Act Joyfully
Send us Fan MailWhen have you seen someone truly joyful, even in really hard circumstances? What do you think made the difference in their life?References
God's People | How We Act Morally
Send us Fan MailJesus is worthy of our obedience; therefore: Bring your sexual immorality into the light by being honest with yourself, God, and people...
