Hometown Church Podcast
The Official Podcast of Hometown Church. Talking all things Jesus, Christianity and the Bible. Hosted by Jesse Roskamp and Pastor Deacon Ales.
Episodes
78 episodes
Answering All Your Questions About The Tithe | Hometown Church Podcast Ep 76 | Brent Knox
You might have a few lingering questions about generosity, tithing and how we practically decide how much to give and where to give our money to. We asked the pastors of Hometown to share all the lingering questions that they have received afte...
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Reviving Your Prayer Life ft. Pastor Casey Flynn | Hometown Church Podcast Ep 75
Pastor Casey Flynn joins to discuss the importance of a healthy prayer life, his journey of renewing his own prayer life and how to renew your own.
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Episode 75
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Missions Update From Ukraine | Divine Focus: Missions & Outreach ft. Oleh Korol | Hometwon Church Podcast Ep 74
This week Oleh Korol from Steiger Ukraine joins the podcast to share an update on the missionary efforts in Ukraine, how the war has affected their ministry and the importance of continuing to share the gospel.
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Rethinking How We Worship | Divine Focus: Sunday Experience and Worship with Bryan Haville | Hometown Church Podcast Ep 73
Bryan Haville joins the podcast to discuss his role as deacon and how we can rethink what worship is and how that impacts the way we worship on Sundays.
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Episode 73
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Who Is Sunday For? | Divine Focus: Sunday Experience & Preaching | Hometown Church Podcast Ep 72
Pastor Spencer Bernard joins the podcast to discuss his role as the Lead Teaching Pastor and overseer of the Sunday Service Experience at Hometown. Is the Sunday service for the visitor or the member? How do you go about putting together a serm...
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Episode 72
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The Challenge of Kids Ministry | Divine Focus: Kids Ministry | Hometown Church Podcast Ep 71
Pastors Deacon Ales and Jim Bosholm join the podcast to discuss the importance and challenges of running a successful kids ministry, their roles in it and why it is one of our Divine Focus ministries at Hometown.
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Episode 71
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Why Teen Ministry Is So Important | Divine Focus: Teen Ministry | Hometown Church Podcast Ep 70
Tom McManus joins the podcast to discuss the importance of teen ministry at Hometown, his new role as deacon and how we go about discipling our youth.
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Divine Focus: Leadership Development with Kitt Guerrier | Hometown Church Podcast Ep 69
Pastor Kitt Guerrier joins to talk about his new role overseeing leadership development at Hometown, why this is something so important to us and what the fundamentals of good leadership is.
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Episode 69
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Divine Focus: Small Groups with Jeff Groen and Mike Langlois | Hometown Church Podcast Ep 68
Pastors Jeff Groen and Mike Langlois join the podcast to talk about one area of our Divine Focus as a church: Small Groups. Over the last few years, we have narrowed down our church's focus into 5 specific ministries to become more effective in...
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Wrapping Up Colossians | Colossians 4:2-18 | Hometown Church Podcast Ep 67 | Brent Knox
This week we break down the final chapter of Colossians and look back on the message of Paul's letter as a whole.
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The New Humanity | Colossians 3:12-4:1 | Hometown Church Podcast Ep 66 | Brent Knox
This week we continue our journey through the Letter of Colossians. Paul begins to move away from the behaviors and attitudes that we need to avoid and into the behaviors and attitudes we must adopt. How do we live out the new nature in Christ?...
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Put The Flesh To Death | Colossians 3:1-11 | Hometown Church Podcast Ep 65
This week we continue into chapter 3 of the Letter to the Colossians as Paul begins to describe what the transformed life of a Christian should look like beginning with putting our old life to death.
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How To Handle False Teaching | Colossians 2:8-23 | Hometown Church Podcast Ep 64
This week we continue our journey through the Letter of Colossians unpacking Paul's warning to beware of false teachings.
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Was Christ's Suffering Not Enough? | Colossians 1:24-2:7 | Hometown Church Podcast Ep 63 | Brent Knox
We continue our journey through the letter of Colossians discussing the suffering of Paul and the mystery of the gospel. What does it mean for Paul to “complete in his flesh what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for his body?”
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Jesus Is Way More Than You Think He Is | Colossians 1:15-23 | Hometown Church Podcast Ep 62
As we continue our study through the book of Colossians, we unpack Paul's poetic description of the identity and supremacy of Christ and what that means for us today.Understanding Eternal Security:https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/...
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What Are We Praying For? | Colossians 1:9-14 | Hometown Church Podcast Ep. 61 | Brent Knox
We continue our study through the Book of Colossians breaking down Paul's intercessory prayer for the church in Colosse in Col 1:9-14 including what it means to discern God's will, what fruit we are looking for, why endurance and gratitude matt...
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What Do We Really Know About Colossians? | Colossians 1:1-8 | Hometown Church Podcast Ep 60
Today, we are starting a new series going through the letter of Colossians. This last Sunday as a church we began a new sermon series called Colossians: A Blueprint for Faith that Lasts where we will be going through the letter of Colossians ov...
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Episode 60
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Paul's Letter To The Colossians
ColossiansA BLUEPRINT FOR FAITH THAT LASTSA lot of people start strong in their faith—but not everyone finishes well. What makes the difference? In the book of Colossians, Paul gives us a blueprint for building a spiritual l...
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How to Share the Gospel w/ Pastor Rob Busse | Hometown Church Podcast Ep 59
Today we are continuing our look ahead to MTOC which is our annual local mission trip that we do as a church. And in preparation for that we wanted to have a few conversations centered around outreach and sharing our faith. And so joining us fo...
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10 Lies That Prevent You From Sharing Your Faith w/ Pastor Rob Busse | Hometown Church Podcast Ep 58
Today we are continuing our look ahead to MTOC which is our annual local mission trip that we do as a church. And in preparation for that we wanted to have a few conversations centered around outreach and sharing our faith. And so joining us fo...
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Update From Italy Mission Team | Hometown Church Podcast Ep 57
About two months ago, we sent a team to Milan, Italy to work alongside our mission partners at Le Refugio church led by Pastor Frank Apisa and his wife Pam as well as missionaries, Justin and Amanda, who moved to Milan several years ago to help...
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Episode 57
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What Do We Do With Mark's Strange Ending? | The Gospel of Mark Ch 16 | Hometown Church Podcast Ep 56
This week we continue with Mark Chapter 16. Last week, we read about the death of Jesus, his trial before Pilate, the suffering he endured on the cross and his final moments as he offered up his life as a sacrifice for our sins. This week we re...
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Episode 56
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The Crucifixion | The Gospel of Mark Ch. 15 | Hometown Church Podcast Ep. 55
This week we continue with Mark Chapter 15. Last week, we read about Jesus’ final moments before being arrested as he taught his disciplines about the meaning of his death through the symbolism of Passover, prayed in the garden in agony, was be...
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Jesus' Last Night | The Gospel of Mark Ch. 14 | Hometown Church Podcast Ep. 54
This week we continue with chapter 14 of the Gospel of Mark. As Jesus reaches the final hours of his life, he's has an interaction with a woman who wants to give him a generous gift, he teaches his disciples about the meaning of his death throu...
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Exploring Different Views of the End Times | Mark Ch. 13 | Hometown Church Podcast Ep. 53
This week we continue with Mark Chapter 13. We find ourselves right in the middle of Holy week. Jesus has made his way to Jerusalem for the Passover and has been spending the days leading up to the feast speaking in the temple being challenged ...
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Episode 53
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