You Changed My Mind

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This is a podcast from the messages and sermons of Steve Milunovic. This is the result of study and Christian practices that have helped change and transform my mind more into the likeness of Jesus

  1. 2d ago

    Proverbs 4: Is ___ a sin? - Wisdom

    Scripture: Proverbs 4:1–9. Key themes: Wisdom vs. folly, God’s desire to protect and guide us, wisdom as skillful living, learning the easy way instead of the hard way, avoiding life’s "icebergs", and pursuing the person God is shaping us to become. Description: This message begins a new series on wisdom by asking us to imagine meeting our past self. What advice would you give? What mistakes would you warn yourself to avoid? And would your younger self actually listen? That tension helps us understand Proverbs 4, where a father passes on wisdom to his children and urges them to “get wisdom” no matter the cost. In the Bible, wisdom is connected to skill—the ability to live well. A wise artist knows how to paint in the right order. A wise carpenter measures twice and cuts once. A wise sailor knows how to navigate through icebergs without sinking the ship. In the same way, God’s wisdom helps us navigate school, friendships, habits, goals, temptation, anxiety, and the kind of person we are becoming. This message also helps us move beyond asking only, “Is this a sin?” Sometimes the better question is, “Is this wise?” Some choices may not immediately sink your life, but they can still knock you off course, slow you down, or make the journey harder than it needs to be. Proverbs reminds us that God is not trying to rob us of joy—He longs to give us wisdom for our good and for the good of others. The first step is humility: “I don’t know it all. I need help. I need wisdom.”

  2. 2d ago

    Community Update

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  3. Sep 13

    Acts 20 Paul's Farewell - Now What?

    Scripture: Acts 20:17–31; Mark 8:34–37; 1 Corinthians 1:10–12; 1 Corinthians 3:4–7, 21–23; 1 Corinthians 4:14–16; 2 Timothy 2:13. Key themes: leadership transitions in the church, Paul’s farewell to Ephesus, pastoral humility and resilience, preaching the whole counsel of God, guarding against wolves and distorted teaching, resisting celebrity-pastor culture, and placing our faith in Jesus instead of people. Description: In this final message from our “Now What?” series through Acts, we turn to one of the most emotional leadership-transition passages in the New Testament: Paul’s farewell to the Ephesian elders. Paul has poured years into this church, but the Holy Spirit is leading him toward Jerusalem, where prison and suffering likely await. Before he goes, he reminds the elders how he lived among them, how he preached publicly and from house to house, and how he did not shy away from proclaiming the whole counsel of God. This passage gives us a picture of what to look for in church leaders: humility, resilience, boldness, practical teaching, doctrinal faithfulness, and a deep concern for the long-term health of the church after they are gone. It also prepares us for the dangers that can come during transition—temptation, conflict, false teaching, and people attaching their faith too closely to a favorite pastor or personality. Paul reminds us that leaders plant and water, but God gives the growth. As PCC walks through a senior pastor transition, this message encourages us to be watchful, biblically grounded, and deeply rooted in Jesus. Good leaders matter, and we should learn from older, godlier people as they become more like Christ. But pastors are not our Savior. They are servants. Our faith must not rise or fall with any human leader, because even when people fail, God remains faithful.

  4. Aug 30

    Acts 13 You Can Depend On Me - Now What?

    Scripture: Acts 12:12; Acts 13:2–5, 13; Acts 15:36–41; Colossians 4:10. Key themes: Barnabas welcoming Paul, John Mark’s abandonment, Paul and Barnabas splitting over trust, dependability in discipleship, and becoming someone who follows through. Description: In this “Now What?” message, we continue from Saul’s conversion into the story of Paul, Barnabas, and John Mark. Barnabas once welcomed Paul when everyone else was afraid of him, and now he wants to extend grace to his cousin Mark after Mark deserted them on a mission trip. Paul, however, doesn’t think it’s wise to bring someone who failed to finish the work. Rather than giving us an easy answer, Acts shows faithful people wrestling with real disagreement. The focus turns to John Mark as a warning and invitation: grow in dependability. Whether it’s ministry, school, sports, friendships, or family, followers of Jesus should become the kind of people others can count on to do what they say they’ll do. Pasted markdown

  5. Aug 23

    Acts 9 Saul - What Now?

    Scripture: Acts 8:3; Acts 9:1–28; 1 Corinthians 15:9; Galatians 1:13–14; Acts 22:3; Philippians 3:5–6. Key themes: God redeeming enemies of the church, Saul’s road-to-Damascus encounter, Ananias’ obedience, Barnabas’ hospitality and advocacy, C.S. Lewis as a modern parallel, evangelism toward unlikely people, and patient discipleship for messy new believers. Description: In this message from our “Now What?” series, we move from Stephen’s martyrdom to the man who oversaw it: Saul. Acts tells us Saul was not just passively opposed to Christianity—he was dragging believers out of their homes, throwing them in prison, and trying to destroy the church. By every human expectation, Saul was the last person anyone would expect to become a Christian. But on the road to Damascus, Jesus intervenes. Saul is blinded, humbled, prayed for, baptized, and called by God as a chosen instrument to carry the gospel to the nations. The message then turns to the people around Saul. Ananias has to obey God’s call to go to the very person who came to harm Christians. Barnabas later steps in when the believers in Jerusalem are afraid and helps welcome Saul into the church. Their example encourages us to pray for and move toward the people we assume are too far gone—the “Sauls” and “C.S. Lewises” in our lives. We also talk about sanctification: becoming holy, more like Jesus. Saul’s story reminds us that salvation can happen in a moment, but growth often takes time. New believers can be messy, abrasive, and rough around the edges, so the church must respond with both grace and truth—correcting gently without rejecting people God is still forming. The closing reminder is powerful: Jesus did not come merely to make bad people good; He came to make dead people live.

  6. Aug 16

    Acts 6-8 Stephen - What Now?

    Scripture: Acts 6:1–7; Acts 7:54–8:4; 2 Timothy 3:12–14; Acts 1:4, 8; Hebrews 10:36. Key themes: the early church beyond the idealized version, disagreement in healthy churches, deacons and Spirit-filled service, Stephen’s martyrdom, persecution and mission, God’s providence in setbacks, and seeing the shore through the fog. Description: In this message from our “Now What?” series, we move from the excitement of Pentecost into the harder realities of church life. Acts 2 can make the early church look idyllic, but Acts 6 reminds us that even healthy, growing churches still face conflict. Some widows are being overlooked, people complain, and the apostles have to respond wisely without neglecting prayer and the ministry of the Word. Their solution leads to Spirit-filled servants like Stephen stepping into leadership. But the story quickly shifts from internal tension to external persecution. Stephen performs signs and wonders, speaks with Spirit-given wisdom, and is falsely accused when his opponents can’t win the argument. His faithfulness leads to his death, making him the first Christian martyr. For the church, this becomes a huge “now what?” moment: what do you do when you’re obeying Jesus and bad things still happen? The answer is not to assume God has abandoned you or that you must be doing something wrong. Scripture tells us to expect opposition when we pursue a godly life. And in Acts 8, God uses the persecution that follows Stephen’s death to scatter believers beyond Jerusalem so the gospel spreads into Judea and Samaria—exactly where Jesus said His witnesses would go. The encouragement is to keep going when setbacks come, keep your eyes open for what God may be doing, and persevere through the fog by keeping your eyes on Jesus and the promise of home.

  7. Aug 9

    Acts 1-2 Pentecost - What Now?

    Scripture: Acts 1:12–14; Acts 2:1–4; Acts 2:36–47; 2 Thessalonians 3:6–10. Key themes: coming down from the mountaintop, praying while waiting, the Holy Spirit empowering the church, being “cut to the heart,” repentance and baptism, devotion to Scripture and fellowship, biblical community as shared life, and resisting the urge to manufacture revival. Description: This message begins a new series asking a simple question: after a powerful encounter with God, now what? Whether it’s coming home from Hume Lake, returning to normal life after a spiritual high, or walking through a hard season where God feels distant, Acts gives us a pattern worth paying attention to. After Jesus ascends, the disciples return to Jerusalem and pray together. Then, at Pentecost, the Holy Spirit comes, Peter preaches, people are cut to the heart, thousands repent and are baptized, and the church begins to take shape. But Acts 2 is not a plug-and-play formula for manufacturing church growth. It is a description of what happens when the Holy Spirit changes hearts. The early believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, fellowship, breaking bread, and prayer. They shared life so deeply that the lines between “mine” and “yours” began to blur—not in an unhealthy way, but in a way that made one another’s needs, griefs, joys, and burdens their own. The encouragement for us is practical: when you don’t know what to do next, pray, stay close to believers, seek Christian community, and focus on godliness before worldly strategy. Programs and skills matter, but they cannot replace the movement of the Spirit.

  8. Jul 19

    One Baptism - Nicene Creed

    Scripture: Romans 6:3–4; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Luke 23:43; 1 John 2:19; John 6; John 10; Acts 8. Key themes: baptism as public faith ownership; death and resurrection with Jesus; covenant identity; one baptism and ongoing repentance; baptism and salvation; infant baptism and believer’s baptism; assurance, perseverance, and unity around the Nicene Creed. Description: In the final message of our Nicene Creed series, we turn to the line, “I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.” This message begins with the question students often ask after a powerful week at Hume Lake: should I get baptized? To answer that, we walk through what baptism is, why Christians have practiced it for centuries, and what it symbolizes. Baptism means immersion, and the act of going under the water and coming back up pictures the gospel itself: we are buried with Christ and raised to walk in new life. We also spend time clarifying what baptism does and does not do. Baptism is deeply important, but it is not a work that earns salvation. The thief on the cross had no opportunity to be baptized, do good works, or prove himself, yet Jesus promised him paradise. That means baptism is not the covenant itself, but the public sign of the covenant—like a wedding ring points to a marriage. From there, we address some of the sticky questions: Should someone be rebaptized after drifting from God? What about someone baptized as an infant? Why does PCC practice believer’s baptism? Can someone lose their salvation? The message encourages students not to rush into baptism out of pressure or fear, but also not to delay if they understand the cost of following Jesus and are ready to publicly confess Him. The series ends with the hope that the Nicene Creed gives us clarity about true Christianity, unity with other believers, and ownership of what we personally believe.

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This is a podcast from the messages and sermons of Steve Milunovic. This is the result of study and Christian practices that have helped change and transform my mind more into the likeness of Jesus

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  • Creator
    Steve Milunovic
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    217
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