Church Story

Each week on the Church Story podcast, you will hear teachings from lead pastor Wes Jackson. No matter where you are or where you’re from, our hope is that you’ll listen and find answers to real-life questions.

Episodes

4 days ago

46 min

What do you do when someone hurts you and moving on feels impossible? In this message, you’ll discover why holding onto anger and resentment often hurts us more than the person who hurt us. Forgiveness doesn’t mean pretending it didn’t happen, removing healthy boundaries, or saying what they did was okay. It means refusing to let the pain of your past continue controlling your future. Jesus offers a way to face what happened honestly, release the need to get even, and discover the freedom that comes through forgiveness.
VERSES // Ephesians 4v30-32

4 days ago

46 min

Aug 31, 2026

46 min

Who are the people making you better? We all need more than people to hang out with. We need relationships with people who know us, show up for us, challenge us, encourage us, and help us become the people we were meant to be. In The People Who Make You Better, we explore why meaningful community doesn’t happen by accident and what it looks like to build friendships that actually change us for the better.
VERSES // Hebrews 10v19-25

Aug 31, 2026

46 min

Aug 24, 2026

42 min

What if the answer to a lonely, disconnected world is simpler than we think?
In Loved People Love People, we look at Jesus’ command to “love one another” and discover that He never asks us to give something we haven’t first received. When we experience the unconditional, sacrificial love of Jesus, it changes how we show up for others. Real community doesn’t just happen. We help build it by going first, making room for people, and loving one another the way Jesus loved us.
VERSES // John 13v33-35

Aug 24, 2026

42 min

Aug 17, 2026

47 min

What if heaven is nothing like the boring picture you have in your head? Revelation 21 and 22 describe a renewed world where everything broken is finally made right. No more death, pain, fear, or goodbyes. Instead, there is beauty, meaningful purpose, restored relationships, and life in the presence of God.
VERSES // Revelation 21-22

Aug 17, 2026

47 min

Aug 10, 2026

45 min

Where is history headed, and what happens when our lives are over? Revelation 19 and 20 offer a surprising picture of the future filled with celebration, justice, and hope.
In this message, we explore what the Bible says about the return of Jesus, the ultimate defeat of evil, and the one question that matters most in the end. If you've ever wondered what Christianity actually says about the end of the world and what comes next, this message is for you.
 
VERSES // Revelation 19-20

Aug 10, 2026

45 min

Aug 3, 2026

46 min

Why do so many of the things we chase leave us feeling empty? In Revelation 17 and 18, the Bible uncovers a world that promises happiness, success, pleasure, and security but can never truly deliver. This message explores why we're so easily drawn to those promises, how they quietly shape our lives, and where lasting hope and fulfillment can actually be found.
VERSES // Revelation 17-18; Jeremiah 29v7

Aug 3, 2026

46 min

The Big Questions

Jul 23, 2026

Jul 23, 2026

45 min

What is the rapture, who is the Antichrist, and what really happens in Revelation? Wes and Birdie explore the Bible's major end-times views while keeping the focus on the hope found in Jesus and His coming kingdom.

Jul 23, 2026

45 min

Jul 16, 2026

56 min

Before exploring Revelation's biggest questions, Wes and Birdie lay the foundation by unpacking its purpose, symbolism, and original audience, helping listeners read the book with confidence, clarity, and a Christ-centered perspective.

Jul 16, 2026

56 min

Jul 12, 2026

37 min

We are the most overworked, overtired, distracted, and anxious people in history, and somehow we brag about it. In this message, Birdie unpacks the ancient practice of Sabbath: not as a rule to follow or a box to check, but as a gift woven into creation itself and the one practice that moves us from living for God into living with Him. What was ordinary is now holy.
VERSES // Genesis 2v2-3; Isaiah 40v28; Mark 2v27-28; Matthew 11v28-30; Hebrews 4v9

Jul 12, 2026

37 min

Jul 5, 2026

41 min

What does it look like to follow Jesus in the last days? In this message from 1 Thessalonians, you'll discover that God hasn't called His Church to live in fear, but to live with purpose. As the world grows darker and the pressure to compromise increases, followers of Jesus are called to speak boldly, live purely, love deeply, and endure faithfully.
VERSES // 1 Thessalonians 2v1-8; 3v7-8, 11-13; Galatians 5v13

Jul 5, 2026

41 min

The Church Story Podcast

Each week on the Church Story podcast, you will hear teachings from lead pastor Wes Jackson. No matter where you are or where you’re from, our hope is that you’ll listen and find answers to real-life questions. Have questions or want more info, contact us at hello@churchstory.org

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