Athens Church
Welcome to the weekly podcast of Athens Church in Columbus, Indiana! Our messages are designed to help you experience God’s presence, grow in faith, and live with purpose wherever you are on your journey. Whether you missed a Sunday or you’re just exploring, we’re glad you’re here.
Episodes
60 episodes
Blessed Are Those Becoming
What does it look like when the kingdom of God begins to shape us from the inside out? In Matthew 5:6–8, Jesus describes people who hunger and thirst for righteousness, who are becoming more merciful, and who are growing in purity of heart. The...
As You Are Going
What does it look like to make disciples? In Matthew 28, Jesus gives His followers a calling that reaches far beyond a church building or a vocational ministry role. As we go about our daily lives, we are to make disciples. Wherever God has pla...
Blessed Are the Unlikely
What does the good life really look like? We often imagine it as a life marked by security, success, comfort, and having things under control. But Jesus calls the poor in spirit, those who mourn, and the meek “blessed," not because these things...
When Heaven Comes Near
What happens when Jesus becomes more than someone we believe in and becomes the King who shapes the way we live? As we begin our journey through the Sermon on the Mount, we’re reminded that Jesus entered a world full of competing visions for ho...
10-Year Anniversary Celebration
As Athens Church celebrates 10 years, we pause to remember the faithfulness of Jesus. Through seasons of uncertainty, joy, disappointment, growth, and ordinary days, Christ has been present with us and has carried us every step of the way. This...
Night
What if rest isn’t something we have to wait for until everything is finally okay? In the final message of From Dawn to Dark, we explore what it means to rest in God even when life is unfinished, uncertain, or difficult. Sleep reminds us that w...
Evening
As the day comes to an end, what do we do with everything we’ve experienced, both around us and within us? In this message from From Dawn to Dark, we explore the invitation to look back over our day with Jesus. We're invited to notice where we ...
Midday
What if the middle of your day could become a moment to return to God? In this message from From Dawn to Dark: Experiencing Daily Life with God, we explore the invitation of midday, not as another religious obligation, but as an opportunity to ...
Morning
In this opening message of our new series, From Dawn to Dark: Experiencing Daily Life With God, we're invited to see that following Jesus isn't something reserved for Sunday mornings or a few quiet moments each day; it's a way of living with Hi...
The Most Familiar Sermon Ever
Psalm 23 is one of the most beloved passages in the Bible, but sometimes the words become so familiar that we stop hearing just how incredible they are. In this message delivered by Geoffrey Kruger, we slow down and revisit this classic psalm, ...
The Story Keeps Playing
The story of Exodus doesn’t end when the book closes, it echoes throughout all of scripture and ultimately finds its fulfillment in Jesus. In this message, we trace the pattern that begins in Genesis, unfolds through Israel’s deliverance from E...
When God Moves In | Exodus 40
What if God's greatest gift isn't a destination, a solution, or even a change in circumstances but His presence? In the final chapter of Exodus, God's people finish building the tabernacle, and God comes to dwell among them. The story ends with...
Obedience in Every Thread | Exodus 39
In this week's message, Eric Fults, one of the elders at Athens, walks through Exodus 39 and shows how even the smallest details of the tabernacle point us to Jesus, our perfect High Priest. What may seem like a chapter about priestly garments ...
Built for His Presence | Exodus 36:8-38:31
In Exodus 36:8-38:31, we see that the tabernacle was much more than a construction project. Every curtain, clasp, frame, and furnishing revealed the kind of life God was forming among His people. He was teaching them to live in obedience, to be...
The Spirit at Work | Exodus 35:30-36:7
In Exodus 35:30–36:7, we see God begin to reorder what sin had disordered. The same gold, skills, and creativity that were once used to build a golden calf are now being used to build the tabernacle, a place for God's presence to dwell. Through...
Presence and Peace | Psalm 122
Psalm 122 reminds us that gathered worship is far more than a weekly habit; it is one of God's primary means of meeting us with His presence and peace. As the pilgrims journeyed to Jerusalem with gladness, they anticipated worshiping alongside ...
Grace That Stirs the Heart | Exodus 35:1-29
In Exodus 35, God invites His people to respond to His mercy with willing hearts. After Israel’s failure with the golden calf, God calls them back into relationship and invites them to help build the tabernacle. In this message given by Tyler B...
Celebration Service | May 17, 2026
This Celebration Service was a joyful reminder that Jesus is building His church. Through child dedication, covenant membership, baptism, communion, and the installation of new elders, we celebrated God’s grace at work in the lives of His peopl...
Rebuilt by Mercy | Exodus 34
This week’s message in Exodus 34 reminds us that God’s mercy does more than forgive failure. God's mercy actually rebuilds what’s been broken. After Israel’s rebellion with the golden calf, God meets His people again with compassion, grace, and...
Do Not Send Us Without You | Exodus 33
In Exodus 33, we’re faced with a searching question: would the life we want still be enough if God wasn’t in it? Israel is offered blessing, provision, and a future, but without God’s presence. Their grief reveals what’s really at stake, and Mo...
When Waiting Exposes Us | Exodus 32
Exodus 32 shows how waiting can quietly unravel our trust. While Moses is on the mountain receiving instructions for God’s presence among His people, Israel grows impatient and turns to something they can see and control. Their idolatry doesn’t...
Worship, Work, & Rest | Exodus 30-31
In Exodus 30–31, God isn’t just freeing Israel from Egypt. He’s reshaping how they live. Their lives, once driven by pressure and production, are now being reordered around His presence through rhythms of worship, holiness, and daily awareness ...
Draw Near | Exodus 28
After rescuing Israel from slavery, God brings them to Mount Sinai not just to change their location, but to form a relationship with them. Though they are free, they still think like slaves, and when invited to draw near to God, they shrink ba...
Walking With the Risen Christ | Luke 24:13-35
What do you do when your hopes about God, life, or the future don’t unfold the way you expected? In this Easter message from Luke 24, we step onto the quiet road to Emmaus with two disciples who are trying to make sense of disappointment, confu...