A Fresh Wind Midweek

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  1. 4d ago

    Hard Questions? Q&A Part 2

    Send us Fan Mail If you have ever wondered whether prayer actually matters, whether the Bible can be trusted, or whether the spiritual world is more than stories, this conversation is for you. Pastor Ryan wraps up the Hard Questions series by starting where many people get stuck: we do not lack evidence, we often feel overwhelmed by it. He makes a clear case for confidence in Scripture, then offers a simple invitation for skeptics and seekers alike: stay open minded, start reading, and see what happens when God’s Word begins to work on you. From there we take on a question that sounds like a mic drop until you sit with Jesus’ words: if God already knows what you need, why pray? We walk through why prayer is not about informing God, performing with many words, or trying to strong arm heaven. Instead, prayer is communion with a Father who already cares and an instrument God chooses to work through. We also address the tension in Scripture where God “relents” in some passages while other texts say God does not change, and we define intercession as standing in the gap for others, including how the Spirit and Christ intercede for us. We also tackle two high interest topics people search for constantly: why Protestants recognize 66 books while Catholics include additional books, and what the Bible actually teaches about ghosts, mediums, witches, and the occult. Finally, we clarify what “third heaven” means in 2 Corinthians 12 and why “levels of heaven” is not the right framework, even though Scripture does describe differing rewards. Subscribe for more honest, Bible anchored conversations, share this episode with a friend who loves big questions, and leave a review. What hard question do you want us to answer next? Support the show THANKS FOR JOINING US! Visit afreshwind.org for even more content and resources to help you take steps towards Jesus and discover more in Christ. DOWNLOAD THE FRESH WIND APP With the A Fresh Wind Church app, you can now take the WIND wherever you go! Access sermons, articles, videos, resources and more to help you discover more in Christ. PLAN YOUR VISIT We know it can be a little weird or even awkward visiting a church for the first time. That's why we created Plan Your Visit. We want to make your first visit as easy as possible, and actually take time to get to know you and your family. Plan Your Visit now to schedule your visit by letting us know you're coming. We will treat you like family from the moment you arrive. MAKE A DONATION Give today and help us continue bringing new content each and every week! We're so grateful for your generosity. Click the link below or simply text any amount to the number (844) 620-5380. DIG DEEPER Looking for even more content to help you learn and apply this week's message? Subscribe to the Pastor's Blog! New posts are available each Friday at 7am. Support the Show

  2. Sep 23

    Hard Questions? Q&A Part 1

    Send us Fan Mail The questions people are afraid to ask in church are often the ones shaping their faith at home. Pastor Ryan sits down with a stack of listener submissions and answers them with Scripture, candor, and the kind of pastoral care that makes room for both conviction and compassion. We start with grief and the loss of a spouse, pushing back on the pressure to “be over it” and holding tight to the promise that God is near to the brokenhearted. From there we step into divorce and remarriage, why the Bible treats marriage as covenant, what Jesus and Paul actually say, and why comparing our private pain to someone else’s public story can quietly poison our hearts. Then we move into big theological ground: what about people who never heard about Jesus, how creation and conscience fit into God’s justice, and why Acts shows God sending the gospel to seekers. We also tackle questions you might not expect in the same conversation: Paradise and Hades before the resurrection, whether pets will be in heaven, and whether Christians can eat halal food with a clear conscience. We close with two weighty topics that touch almost everyone: finding peace when God does not give the answers we want, and what heaven means for our memories of those who may be in hell. If you’re carrying hard questions, you’re not alone. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review to help more people discover hope and clarity in Christ. Support the show THANKS FOR JOINING US! Visit afreshwind.org for even more content and resources to help you take steps towards Jesus and discover more in Christ. DOWNLOAD THE FRESH WIND APP With the A Fresh Wind Church app, you can now take the WIND wherever you go! Access sermons, articles, videos, resources and more to help you discover more in Christ. PLAN YOUR VISIT We know it can be a little weird or even awkward visiting a church for the first time. That's why we created Plan Your Visit. We want to make your first visit as easy as possible, and actually take time to get to know you and your family. Plan Your Visit now to schedule your visit by letting us know you're coming. We will treat you like family from the moment you arrive. MAKE A DONATION Give today and help us continue bringing new content each and every week! We're so grateful for your generosity. Click the link below or simply text any amount to the number (844) 620-5380. DIG DEEPER Looking for even more content to help you learn and apply this week's message? Subscribe to the Pastor's Blog! New posts are available each Friday at 7am. Support the Show

  3. Sep 9

    The Empty Tomb Confirms The Cross Was Enough

    Send us Fan Mail If Jesus didn’t rise from the dead, then Christianity is not just wrong, it’s pointless. That’s the blunt question we sit with as we wrap up Signs And Glory, our long walk through the Gospel of John, and zoom in on the final movements: remain, finished, and risen. We talk about why we rush past the cross and forget what “It Is Finished” actually cost. The resurrection is the stamp of confirmation on every claim Jesus made, and it also explains the sudden change in the disciples. These aren’t heroes looking for a platform. They hide, they doubt, they panic, and then they become witnesses who are willing to suffer because they believe they saw a living Christ. We also touch on the early testimony of the church and why skeptics still have to wrestle with the historical claim that the tomb was empty and people insisted they encountered Jesus. Then we make it personal. Mary is crushed by grief until Jesus calls her by name. Thomas refuses to believe without proof, and Jesus meets him right there. Peter feels disqualified after denial, but Jesus restores him with one question asked three times: “Do you love me?” That restoration leads into abiding in Christ, where obedience grows from gratitude, not from trying to earn salvation, because grace through faith is a gift. If you’ve ever wondered whether God knows you, whether your doubts disqualify you, or whether your failures are final, this conversation is for you. Subscribe for more, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the Midweek Podcast. Support the show THANKS FOR JOINING US! Visit afreshwind.org for even more content and resources to help you take steps towards Jesus and discover more in Christ. DOWNLOAD THE FRESH WIND APP With the A Fresh Wind Church app, you can now take the WIND wherever you go! Access sermons, articles, videos, resources and more to help you discover more in Christ. PLAN YOUR VISIT We know it can be a little weird or even awkward visiting a church for the first time. That's why we created Plan Your Visit. We want to make your first visit as easy as possible, and actually take time to get to know you and your family. Plan Your Visit now to schedule your visit by letting us know you're coming. We will treat you like family from the moment you arrive. MAKE A DONATION Give today and help us continue bringing new content each and every week! We're so grateful for your generosity. Click the link below or simply text any amount to the number (844) 620-5380. DIG DEEPER Looking for even more content to help you learn and apply this week's message? Subscribe to the Pastor's Blog! New posts are available each Friday at 7am. Support the Show

  4. Aug 19

    Rediscovering the Forgotten God

    Send us Fan Mail Judas is in the room, close enough to share bread with Jesus, and yet he still walks out into the night. That single detail from John’s Gospel stops us in our tracks because it forces an uncomfortable question: how close can someone get to Jesus, to church, to Christian language, and still miss a surrendered heart? Pastor Ryan and Pastor Tim pick up week 14 of Signs and Glory by taking a wide view of John 13 and John 14 as one continuous upper room conversation. We talk about why chapter breaks can hide the flow of the story, then sit with the weight of Jesus washing feet, including Judas’ feet, while fully aware of the betrayal coming. From there we trace the slow drift that can happen through small compromises, private sin, and a mask that fools everyone else. The conversation turns practical as we explore confession and repentance, and why an active, ongoing confession of Jesus as Lord keeps us tender instead of numb. We also spend time clearing away confusion about the Holy Spirit: not just hype, not just feelings, and not reserved for a select few. The Holy Spirit is our counselor and advocate, guiding daily choices, producing the fruit of the Spirit, and giving Acts 1:8 power to endure, forgive, love difficult people, and live as witnesses. If you’re hungry for a grounded, Bible-based view of the Holy Spirit and a sober look at spiritual drift, press play. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more people can discover the Midweek Podcast. Support the show THANKS FOR JOINING US! Visit afreshwind.org for even more content and resources to help you take steps towards Jesus and discover more in Christ. DOWNLOAD THE FRESH WIND APP With the A Fresh Wind Church app, you can now take the WIND wherever you go! Access sermons, articles, videos, resources and more to help you discover more in Christ. PLAN YOUR VISIT We know it can be a little weird or even awkward visiting a church for the first time. That's why we created Plan Your Visit. We want to make your first visit as easy as possible, and actually take time to get to know you and your family. Plan Your Visit now to schedule your visit by letting us know you're coming. We will treat you like family from the moment you arrive. MAKE A DONATION Give today and help us continue bringing new content each and every week! We're so grateful for your generosity. Click the link below or simply text any amount to the number (844) 620-5380. DIG DEEPER Looking for even more content to help you learn and apply this week's message? Subscribe to the Pastor's Blog! New posts are available each Friday at 7am. Support the Show

  5. Aug 12

    That They Would See Jesus

    Send us Fan Mail This week, Pastor Tim and Pastor Ryan pivot into John 12 from our Signs and Glory series in the Gospel of John and center on three responses to Jesus. Mary models costly devotion, pouring out what she could have kept for herself and choosing worship that is unmistakably about Christ. The crowd cheers for a king, but their expectations reveal how easy it is to follow Jesus with an agenda, treating Him like a tool for our outcomes. Then the Greeks arrive with a simple request that hits like a spotlight: “We want to see Jesus.” If that’s what people want, our everyday integrity, our relationships, and our private choices matter more than we think. We also name six common obstacles that can blur the picture: celebrity pastor culture, politicized Christianity, worship production that becomes the point, modern Christian anxiety and cultural panic, masked Christianity that lacks authenticity, and Bible knowledge that never becomes relationship. We leave you with a practical challenge: do the next right thing, stack faithful decisions, and let devotion become a life people can imitate. If this encouraged you, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the podcast. Support the show THANKS FOR JOINING US! Visit afreshwind.org for even more content and resources to help you take steps towards Jesus and discover more in Christ. DOWNLOAD THE FRESH WIND APP With the A Fresh Wind Church app, you can now take the WIND wherever you go! Access sermons, articles, videos, resources and more to help you discover more in Christ. PLAN YOUR VISIT We know it can be a little weird or even awkward visiting a church for the first time. That's why we created Plan Your Visit. We want to make your first visit as easy as possible, and actually take time to get to know you and your family. Plan Your Visit now to schedule your visit by letting us know you're coming. We will treat you like family from the moment you arrive. MAKE A DONATION Give today and help us continue bringing new content each and every week! We're so grateful for your generosity. Click the link below or simply text any amount to the number (844) 620-5380. DIG DEEPER Looking for even more content to help you learn and apply this week's message? Subscribe to the Pastor's Blog! New posts are available each Friday at 7am. Support the Show

  6. Aug 5

    Grief, Hope, And The Power Of Resurrection

    Send us Fan Mail Pastors Tim and Ryan slow down and sit with the Lazarus story, not just the miracle, but the ache around it. If Jesus knows He’s about to raise Lazarus, why does He weep so deeply? We talk through what might be happening in that moment: compassion for Mary and Martha, the weight of death, the pain of disappointment, and even the cost of calling Lazarus back only for him to face life and death again. From there, we get honest about the kind of faith many of us live with day to day. We’ll say God is powerful, but when the pressure hits we quietly assume He’s not powerful enough for this marriage, this addiction, this diagnosis, this grief, or this season at church. Jesus’ words to Martha cut through that half-faith: “I am the resurrection and the life.” Not a concept. Not a future idea. A Person. We connect that to Christian hope, the difference between Lazarus’ resuscitation and Jesus’ resurrection body, and why that shapes how believers face death. We also dig into what “abundant life” really means and why it’s often nothing like the comfort our culture promises. The free gift is real, but daily surrender is real too. We talk about hidden sin, shame, and dread and how they form a cage called freedom, plus what it looks like to stay on the tracks and live with the power of the resurrection in ordinary life. If you’re grieving, supporting someone who is, or wondering where God was when you needed Him, this conversation is for you. Subscribe for more, share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review to help more people find the Midweek Podcast from Fresh Wind Church. What part of John 11 do you find hardest to trust? Support the show THANKS FOR JOINING US! Visit afreshwind.org for even more content and resources to help you take steps towards Jesus and discover more in Christ. DOWNLOAD THE FRESH WIND APP With the A Fresh Wind Church app, you can now take the WIND wherever you go! Access sermons, articles, videos, resources and more to help you discover more in Christ. PLAN YOUR VISIT We know it can be a little weird or even awkward visiting a church for the first time. That's why we created Plan Your Visit. We want to make your first visit as easy as possible, and actually take time to get to know you and your family. Plan Your Visit now to schedule your visit by letting us know you're coming. We will treat you like family from the moment you arrive. MAKE A DONATION Give today and help us continue bringing new content each and every week! We're so grateful for your generosity. Click the link below or simply text any amount to the number (844) 620-5380. DIG DEEPER Looking for even more content to help you learn and apply this week's message? Subscribe to the Pastor's Blog! New posts are available each Friday at 7am. Support the Show

  7. Jul 29

    Once Saved Always Saved And Other Coffee Cup Theology

    Send us Fan Mail Slogans can be comforting until real life presses on them. Pastor Ryan and Pastor Tim sit down after a full week of VBS to talk about a question almost every Christian has felt at some point: how can I have assurance of salvation without settling for “coffee cup theology”? We dig into why phrases like once saved always saved, faith over fear, and God will never give you more than you can handle often carry a kernel of truth, yet still flatten the Bible’s nuance and can even create a false sense of security. From our Signs and Glory series in the Gospel of John, we camp out in John 10 where Jesus calls Himself the gate and the Good Shepherd. That image shifts the conversation from “Did I say the right prayer once?” to “Do I have a relationship with Jesus where I hear His voice and respond?” Along the way, we hold several difficult Scriptures side by side, including Jesus’ warning that some will say “Lord, Lord” and still be unknown to Him, the promise that no one can snatch His sheep from His hand, and the sobering warnings in Hebrews about those who walk away. We also get practical and pastoral: why doubts and questions don’t automatically mean you’re not His, what conviction can reveal about your heart, and why praying again can be humility instead of weakness. Then we reframe abundant life away from prosperity assumptions and back toward what Jesus actually offers: life with Him starting now and carrying into eternity. If this conversation helps you, subscribe for more, share it with a friend who’s stuck in fear or confusion, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What slogan do you think needs the most unlearning? Support the show THANKS FOR JOINING US! Visit afreshwind.org for even more content and resources to help you take steps towards Jesus and discover more in Christ. DOWNLOAD THE FRESH WIND APP With the A Fresh Wind Church app, you can now take the WIND wherever you go! Access sermons, articles, videos, resources and more to help you discover more in Christ. PLAN YOUR VISIT We know it can be a little weird or even awkward visiting a church for the first time. That's why we created Plan Your Visit. We want to make your first visit as easy as possible, and actually take time to get to know you and your family. Plan Your Visit now to schedule your visit by letting us know you're coming. We will treat you like family from the moment you arrive. MAKE A DONATION Give today and help us continue bringing new content each and every week! We're so grateful for your generosity. Click the link below or simply text any amount to the number (844) 620-5380. DIG DEEPER Looking for even more content to help you learn and apply this week's message? Subscribe to the Pastor's Blog! New posts are available each Friday at 7am. Support the Show

  8. Jul 15

    Living Water & Light of the World

    Send us Fan Mail Jesus didn’t pick a quiet moment to explain Himself. He stepped into the middle of the Feast of Tabernacles, surrounded by water rituals and blazing lampstands, and made claims that could not be misunderstood: come to Me for living water, I am the light of the world. That single move helps explain why John 7 feels so dangerous. Some people lean in and believe, while others decide He has to go. We talk through what our modern reading often misses: the sheer scale of Jesus’ impact, the way His healings shattered the idea that suffering always equals personal sin, and why the crowds in Jerusalem were not reacting to a vague teacher but to a Messiah-level announcement. We also touch the reliability of the record, from early manuscript evidence like P52 to how quickly news of Jesus traveled across the ancient world, even without modern media. Then we bring it home. Jesus calls His followers to reflect His light in everyday life, not just in “church jobs.” We get practical about prayer at work, prayer in hospitals, forgiving people who don’t deserve it, apologizing to your kids, and building a steady life that others can trust. We also share why we’re pushing toward 30,000 gospel conversations and how VBS Illuminate fits the same mission: shining light so people can see Jesus. Subscribe for more through the Gospel of John, share this with someone who needs hope, and leave a review to help others find the Midweek Podcast. What’s one place you can pray and shine light this week? Support the show THANKS FOR JOINING US! Visit afreshwind.org for even more content and resources to help you take steps towards Jesus and discover more in Christ. DOWNLOAD THE FRESH WIND APP With the A Fresh Wind Church app, you can now take the WIND wherever you go! Access sermons, articles, videos, resources and more to help you discover more in Christ. PLAN YOUR VISIT We know it can be a little weird or even awkward visiting a church for the first time. That's why we created Plan Your Visit. We want to make your first visit as easy as possible, and actually take time to get to know you and your family. Plan Your Visit now to schedule your visit by letting us know you're coming. We will treat you like family from the moment you arrive. MAKE A DONATION Give today and help us continue bringing new content each and every week! We're so grateful for your generosity. Click the link below or simply text any amount to the number (844) 620-5380. DIG DEEPER Looking for even more content to help you learn and apply this week's message? Subscribe to the Pastor's Blog! New posts are available each Friday at 7am. Support the Show

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    A Fresh Wind Church
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
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