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Each episode brings practical, heartfelt teaching designed to strengthen families, deepen relationships, and root everyday life in faith. Join us as we explore what it means to love God and love each other well — one message, one family, one community at a time.

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Pray Like A Nation Depends On It - Mark Ivey - Unusual Part #06

In 1857, a businessman named Jeremiah Lanphier invited New York City to a noon prayer meeting. Six people showed up. Within weeks the economy crashed, and before long 10,000 people a day were praying across the city. Within a year and a half, the movement had spread across the nation and around the world. In Part 6 of Unusual, Mark Ivey makes the case that America won't be awakened by better preaching or politics. It will be awakened by people who pray. He opens Zechariah to talk about the spirit of prayer, what it does in a person and in a nation, and why the people who say "we need to do more than pray" usually aren't praying. If there was ever a time to make a decision about prayer, it is right now. 📖 Zechariah 4:6 · Zechariah 13:1–9 · Matthew 6:10 🎯 OUR MISSION - Make Disciples of Jesus who encounter God's presence and bring healing to their cities. 💛 Give into what God is doing → https://www.christalive.com/give 🏠 Plan a visit → https://christalive.com 🎧 Listen on any podcast platform → https://christalive.transistor.fm/ 📍 Christ Alive Church · 1549 Southwest Blvd · Newton, North Carolina
Nov 2

Church, It's Time To Wake Up And Pray - Mark Ivey - Unusual Part #05

Most disasters don’t come out of nowhere. Somebody usually saw the warning signs. On December 7th, 1941, two young privates watching a brand-new radar screen spotted planes heading for Pearl Harbor. They called it in and were told not to worry. In Part 5 of Unusual, Mark Ivey opens 2 Chronicles 20, where an army marches on King Jehoshaphat right after his greatest season of success. He talks about the watchmen God places on the walls, why Jesus told His sleeping disciples to watch and pray, and why some things only change when God’s people pray together. If you’re facing a battle that feels too big for you, this message is a reminder that the battle is not yours. It’s God’s. 📖 2 Chronicles 20 · Isaiah 62:6 · Matthew 26:41 · Revelation 16:15 🎯 OUR MISSION - Make Disciples of Jesus who encounter God’s presence and bring healing to their cities. 💛 Give into what God is doing → https://www.christalive.com/give 🏠 Plan a visit → https://christalive.com 🎧 Listen on any podcast platform → https://christalive.transistor.fm/ 📍 Christ Alive Church · 1549 Southwest Blvd · Newton, North Carolina #christalive #unusual #prayer #watchandpray #newtonnc
Oct 28

The Fire Comes Before The Rain - James Aladiran - Encounter Conference Part #03

A church can have thousands of people and still have a broken prayer life. Big crowds, good music, full parking lots. But if no one is praying, nothing shifts in the spirit. On the final night of Encounter Conference, James Aladiran takes us to 1 Kings 18, where Elijah repairs the altar of the Lord before the fire falls. He makes the case that the fire has to come to the church before the rain comes to the land. James talks about what it costs to live as a person of prayer, why you can't only pray when you feel like it, and why a tired parent's two hours of prayer can carry more weight than you think. This message is a call to rebuild the broken altar in your own life. 📖 1 Kings 18:30 🎯 OUR MISSION - Make Disciples of Jesus who encounter God's presence and bring healing to their cities. 💛 Give into what God is doing → https://www.christalive.com/give 🏠 Plan a visit → https://christalive.com 🎧 Listen on any podcast platform → https://christalive.transistor.fm/ 📍 Christ Alive Church · 1549 Southwest Blvd · Newton, North Carolina #christalive #encounterconference #prayer #revival #newtonnc
Oct 28

How To Build Stamina In Prayer - James Aladiran - Encounter Conference Part #02

You sit down to pray and within two minutes you're thinking about your to-do list, your phone, and everything else you could be doing. You want more time with God. You just can't seem to get there. In the second session of Encounter Conference, James Aladiran walks through Matthew 14, where Jesus sends the crowds away and goes up the mountain alone to pray. He calls it the pilgrimage of prayer. James gets practical about clearing out distractions, building the stamina to pray longer, and why God doesn't count your prayers, He weighs them. He also shares what happened when a room full of children prayed for seven hours. 📖 Matthew 14:22–23 🎯 OUR MISSION - Make Disciples of Jesus who encounter God's presence and bring healing to their cities. 💛 Give into what God is doing → https://www.christalive.com/give 🏠 Plan a visit → https://christalive.com 🎧 Listen on any podcast platform → https://christalive.transistor.fm/ 📍 Christ Alive Church · 1549 Southwest Blvd · Newton, North Carolina
Oct 28

The Prayer Culture That Built The Early Church - Mark Ivey - Unusual Part #04

Most of us pray when something goes wrong. A bad report, a bill we can't cover, a kid who's drifting. Then life calms down and prayer goes quiet again. The early church didn't work like that. Prayer shows up 29 times in the 28 chapters of Acts. Pentecost cameout of a ten-day prayer meeting. Peter walked out of prison while the church prayed through the night. Paul'misissionary journeys started while a few leaders were fasting and praying. In Part 4 of Unusual, Mark Ivey walks through the book of Acts and makes a simple case: what we call unusualwas normal for the first church. If you only pray when you're in trouble, something else is setting your prayer agenda. This message is an invitation to plan your prayer life, pray with other believers, and say yes to God again. 📖 - Acts 2:1–4 · Acts 4:23–31 · Acts 12:5–17 · Acts 13:2–3 🎯 OUR MISSION - Make Disciples of Jesus who encounter God's presence and bring healing to their cities. 💛 Give into what God is doing → https://www.christalive.com/give 🏠 Plan a visit → https://christalive.com 🎧 Listen on any podcast platform → https://christalive.transistor.fm/ 📍 Christ Alive Church · 1549 Southwest Blvd · Newton, North Carolina
Oct 28

Winning The Battle In Your Mind - James Aladiran - Encounter Conference Part #01

Some of the loudest voices in your life never say a word out loud. They show up as your own thoughts. I'm stupid. I'll never change. I might as well give up. They sound like you, so you believe them. On the first night of Encounter Conference, James Aladiran opens 2 Corinthians 10 and shows that the real battle is happening in your mind. He explains how the enemy talks to you as you, why you don't fight thoughts with thoughts but with words, and why being moral is not the same as being holy. If prayer has felt boring lately, or God has felt far away, this message will help you keep going as a believer, not a feeler. 📖 2 Corinthians 10:3–5 🎯 OUR MISSION - Make Disciples of Jesus who encounter God's presence and bring healing to their cities. 💛 Give into what God is doing → https://www.christalive.com/give 🏠 Plan a visit → https://christalive.com 🎧 Listen on any podcast platform → https://christalive.transistor.fm/ 📍 Christ Alive Church · 1549 Southwest Blvd · Newton, North Carolina #christalive #encounterconference #prayer #spiritualwarfare #newtonnc
Oct 20

Your Church Is Called To Be a Watchtower - James Aladiran - Christ Alive 25th Anniversary

Most of us believe prayer matters. We just don’t live like our city depends on it. On its 25th anniversary, Christ Alive Church invited James Aladiran to release a prophetic word — and it wasn’t really a sermon. It was a picture. This church is called to be a watchtower over its region. Walking through Jacob’s ladder in Genesis 28, James lays out what it costs to become a place where heaven keeps traffic moving, why the next season won’t run on the last 25 years of prayer, and the story of a city that shifted when a people finally contended for it. 📖 Genesis 28:10-17 🎯 OUR MISSION - Make Disciples of Jesus who encounter God’s presence and bring healing to their cities. 💛 Give into what God is doing → https://www.christalive.com/give 🏠 Plan a visit → https://christalive.com 🎧 Listen on any podcast platform → https://christalive.transistor.fm/ 📍 Christ Alive Church · 1549 Southwest Blvd · Newton, North Carolina #christalive #watchtower #prayer #revival #genesis28 #houseofprayer #25years
Oct 14

Recalibrate Your Hunger - James Aladiran - Why You Don’t Feel Like Praying

Most of us want to pray more. We just don’t feel like it. Prayer feels dry, worship feels hard, and the hunger for God we used to have has gone quiet. In “Recalibrate Your Hunger,” James Aladiran makes the case that our appetite has been feeding on everything except God. He tells the story of finding his toddler drinking from the toilet, and what it taught him about a thirsty generation. He explains why we’re called believers, not feelers, why prayer is epic when you see it from heaven’s view, and why every follower of Jesus is in full-time ministry, from the nurse to the lawyer to the mom. It’s a call to stop settling for comfort, to stop trying to know God on the run, and to give Him more of you so there’s room for more of Him. 📖 Scripture: Hebrews 11:3 · John 4:24 · 2 Corinthians 10:4-6 · Mark 1:12 · Luke 9:23 · Daniel 11:32 🎯 OUR MISSION - Make Disciples of Jesus who encounter God's presence and bring healing to their cities. 💛 Give into what God is doing → https://www.christalive.com/give 🏠 Plan a visit → https://christalive.com 🎧 Listen on any podcast platform → https://christalive.transistor.fm/ 📍 Christ Alive Church · 1549 Southwest Blvd · Newton, North Carolina #christalive #recalibrateyourhunger #prayer #fasting #hungerforgod #revival #newtonnc

Each episode brings practical, heartfelt teaching designed to strengthen families, deepen relationships, and root everyday life in faith. Join us as we explore what it means to love God and love each other well — one message, one family, one community at a time.

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