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Welcome to the weekly podcast of Reach Church led by Pastor Tyler Schoenberger. To learn more visit our website at https://reachchurch.online/ or download the Reach Church App. To support this ministry and help us continue to reach all people with Nothing But Jesus click here: https://subsplash.com/u/-JXH5TW/give

  1. 21h ago

    Three Strikes and You’re Never Out

    Enjoy this message from Pastor Tyler Schoenberger called "Three Strikes and You’re Never Out" on Sunday, June 8, 2026 at Reach Church in Bear, Delaware! The story of Peter's denial reveals a profound truth about God's character and His response to our failures. When Peter, whose name means rock, publicly denied knowing Jesus three times, he followed the same pattern we all do when we fail: he felt shame and isolated himself. This cycle of shame and withdrawal goes back to Adam and Eve hiding from God in the garden after their disobedience. What makes this story remarkable is Jesus' response. After His resurrection, the first disciple Jesus appeared to was Peter. This demonstrates that Jesus has a habit of running toward people who sin, not away from them. He leaves the 99 to find the one lost sheep, searches for the lost coin, and runs toward the prodigal son. Jesus doesn't favor sinners, but He recognizes that we are all in the same category of needing grace. Romans 3 reminds us that every mouth should be stopped because we are all failures who have hurt people we love and continue to struggle with sin. The beautiful truth is that Jesus doesn't rename us according to our failures. Even after Peter's denial, he was still called the rock. Jesus knew every sin we would ever commit before He died for us 2,000 years ago, and nothing surprises Him or makes Him withdraw His love. In John 21, Jesus restored Peter by asking him three times if he loved Him, once for each denial, then commissioning him to feed His sheep. When we fail, we hear two competing voices: hell's accusations telling us we're hopeless, and heaven's gentle invitation to come home. God doesn't wait on the porch with crossed arms but runs to meet us with celebration, reminding us that His grace is always available and His feast is prepared for failures like us.

    35 min

  2. May 31

    Unbelieving Prayers

    Enjoy this message from Pastor Tyler Schoenberger called "Unbelieving Prayers" on Sunday, May 31, 2026 at Reach Church in Bear, Delaware! Prayer often leaves Christians feeling inadequate and guilty. We know we should pray more, but sometimes we lack the words, the faith, or even the desire. The story of the early church in Acts 12 offers surprising encouragement for anyone who has ever struggled with prayer. When Peter was imprisoned and facing execution, the church gathered to pray earnestly for his deliverance. God answered their prayers in the most dramatic way possible - an angel freed Peter from his chains and led him past sleeping guards to freedom. However, when Peter arrived at the house where they were praying, something remarkable happened. The believers couldn't believe their prayers had actually been answered. They found it easier to believe the servant girl was hearing Peter's angel than to believe Peter himself was at their door. Yet their unbelieving prayers had still been used by God to save Peter's life. This reveals a profound truth about prayer that transforms how we approach God. The power of prayer doesn't rest in our faith, our eloquence, or our consistency - it rests in the God who hears us. Our weakest prayers, filled with doubt and uncertainty, can still be used powerfully by God. Romans 8 reminds us that the Holy Spirit intercedes for us when we don't know what to pray, and that God is always working for our good. Prayer isn't ultimately about us praying to God, but about God praying for us. This takes the pressure off our performance and allows us to approach God with honesty about our struggles, knowing that His strength is made perfect in our weakness.

    36 min

  3. May 24

    What Heaven is Like

    Enjoy this message from Pastor Tyler Schoenberger called "What Heaven is Like" on Sunday, May 24, 2026 at Reach Church in Bear, Delaware! With three people dying every second and a 100% mortality rate, death is humanity's most certain reality, yet we rarely discuss what comes next. Scripture teaches that our eternal destiny simply continues what we choose in this life - separation from God leads to hell, while faith in Jesus leads to eternal life with Him. When believers die, their souls immediately pass into glory, as Jesus promised the thief on the cross. However, heaven isn't our final destination. It's an intermediate state, like staying in a nice hotel before reaching home. God's ultimate plan involves bringing heaven to earth, creating a new heaven and new earth where His dwelling place will be with humanity. We'll have glorified bodies - not disembodied spirits floating on clouds - because Jesus Himself has a resurrection body that the disciples could touch. Our bodies will be raised in glory and strength, perfectly restored regardless of their condition at death. Eternity won't be an endless church service with harps and clouds. We'll continue learning about God's immeasurable grace, working and creating without the curse of sin, eating and enjoying fellowship, and maintaining our unique personalities and relationships. Animals will be present, possibly even extinct species made new. All broken relationships will be healed, and our bodies will be free from disease and disability. Most importantly, we'll experience perfect fellowship with Jesus - seeing Him, touching Him, and enjoying His presence forever. This hope should radically transform how we live today, knowing that no matter what pain or struggle we face, something infinitely better is coming.

    39 min

  4. May 17

    How to Be a Lukewarm Christian

    Enjoy this message from Pastor Tyler Schoenberger called "How to Be a Lukewarm Christian" on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at Reach Church in Bear, Delaware! Andre Agassi became the world's number one tennis player while hating tennis, illustrating the exhausting reality of performance-driven living. Many Christians experience faith the same way - as an endless treadmill where worth is measured by effort, commitment, and spiritual achievements. This creates a cycle of never being good enough, always having another spiritual milestone to reach. The traditional understanding of being lukewarm misses the deeper meaning of Revelation 3:15-16. Jesus says He would rather have us be hot or cold because both are useful, like hot and cold water serve different purposes. Throughout the New Testament, law and grace are two useful but opposite concepts that must never be mixed. The law serves as a tutor to lead us to Christ by bringing us to the end of ourselves, while grace is the actual agent of transformation that replaces our need to perform with God's perfect righteousness. A lukewarm Christian isn't someone whose performance is lacking, but someone who cheapens God's law by believing their own effort can live up to it. When we mix law and grace, we neutralize both - diluting the law's power to bring us to our knees and diminishing grace's power to transform our hearts. True spiritual transformation comes not from trying harder but from resting in Christ's finished work, allowing grace to change our hearts from the inside out and produce genuine spiritual fruit naturally.

    41 min

  5. May 10

    Supermoms Don't Exist

    Enjoy this message from Pastor Tyler Schoenberger called "Supermoms Don't Exist" on Sunday, May 10, 2026 at Reach Church in Bear, Delaware! In today's social media-driven culture, mothers face unprecedented pressure to achieve parenting perfection. The modern baby race creates an exhausting cycle of comparison and if-then thinking, where parents believe that any mistake will permanently damage their children's futures. This mindset has unfortunately been reinforced by misinterpretations of Proverbs 31, which is often presented as an impossible checklist for godly motherhood. However, proper biblical interpretation reveals that Proverbs 31:10-31 is actually a Hebrew acrostic poem celebrating the wisdom that flows from fearing the Lord. Rather than being a literal to-do list, this passage concludes the book of Proverbs by illustrating how God's wisdom naturally manifests in a life surrendered to Him. The poem begins by establishing the woman's inherent worth before describing any of her actions, demonstrating that value comes from identity in Christ, not performance. Fearing the Lord means trusting that we are already secure and loved by God, then living out of that identity. When mothers rest in their position as God's daughters rather than striving for perfect performance, wisdom and fruit flow naturally from their lives. This liberating truth reminds us that God loves our children more than we ever will and has good plans for them that don't all depend on our perfect parenting. Super moms don't exist, but mothers who rest in Christ's love do - and that's exactly what our children need.

    36 min

  6. May 3

    An Unfenced Table

    Enjoy this message from Pastor Tyler Schoenberger called "An Unfenced Table" on Sunday, May 4, 2026 at Reach Church in Bear, Delaware! The practice of communion has often been surrounded by barriers and requirements that miss its true meaning. When Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper during a Passover meal, he was establishing something radically different from the conditional Old Covenant. Using unleavened bread, which symbolized sinlessness, Jesus declared that we participate in his perfect, righteous life. The new covenant he established through his blood isn't based on our performance but on what he has accomplished for us. Many churches practice fencing the table, creating various requirements and encouraging extensive self-examination before participation. However, this approach contradicts the very purpose of communion, which is to remember that we're already forgiven and cleansed through Christ's finished work. The passage in First Corinthians 11 about examining oneself wasn't about spiritual worthiness but addressed specific issues of selfishness and division during communal meals in Corinth. The only true prerequisite for communion is need—recognizing that without Jesus, we are nothing. Just as the Israelites were saved by the blood of the spotless lamb during Passover, we are saved solely by what Jesus has done, not by our ancestry, good standing, or works. When we approach communion from a place of need rather than worthiness, we discover the true nature of God's unconditional love and friendship. This understanding should transform how we live daily, knowing we're already forgiven, already holy, and already accepted by God.

    37 min

  7. Apr 26

    God the Gambler

    Enjoy this message from Pastor Tyler Schoenberger called "God the Gambler" on Sunday, April 26, 2026 at Reach Church in Bear, Delaware! The doctrine of justification by faith alone stands as Christianity's foundational truth - the article by which the church stands or falls. This means our relationship with God is made right through faith alone, not through our works, performance, or moral achievements. Jesus revolutionized the understanding of righteousness from the Pharisees' external rule-following to matters of the heart, teaching that anger equals murder and lustful thoughts constitute adultery. This deeper standard reveals an uncomfortable truth: none of us are righteous on our own. God's solution comes from completely outside ourselves - what Martin Luther called alien righteousness. Through Christ's perfect righteousness credited to our account, we receive what's like a joint bank account with Jesus that we can never overdraw. This arrangement might seem recklessly generous, like giving a teenager unlimited access to your bank account, but it reflects God's intentional love. The parable of the prodigal son illustrates this divine gamble - the father chose relationship over control, welcoming his son unconditionally rather than making him earn his way back. While God's love appears risky from our perspective, He isn't actually gambling. From eternity, He looked through time, saw each of us, and declared His intention to bring us into His family. This understanding transforms how we live - freeing us from self-righteousness, enabling generous love, and providing rest in God's completed work rather than our ongoing performance.

    39 min

  8. Apr 19

    Out Our Faith is Meant to be a Lifestyle"

    Enjoy this message from Grant Hasty called "Living Out Our Faith is Meant to be a Lifestyle" on Sunday, April 19, 2026 at Reach Church in Bear, Delaware! Living as a Christian in today's world means embracing a lifestyle that appears strange to those around us. The apostle Peter understood this reality and provided eight specific characteristics that serve as markers of spiritual maturity for believers who want to be effective witnesses in an unbelieving world. The first five characteristics focus on our internal life - how we think and feel. Unity of mind calls us to harmony in purpose while celebrating diversity in methods. Sympathy requires us to genuinely feel with others in their joys and sorrows. Brotherly love creates authentic family bonds among believers. A tender heart moves us beyond feeling compassion to taking action for those who hurt. Humble mind keeps our ego in check and helps us see others as more important than ourselves. The final three characteristics address our external life - what we say and do. A forgiving nature responds to evil with blessing rather than retaliation. A controlled tongue recognizes that our words determine much of our life's quality and relationships. Pursuing righteousness and peace means actively turning from evil while seeking harmony in our relationships. When believers consistently practice these eight virtues, their lifestyle naturally raises questions in others about the hope they possess, creating powerful opportunities for sharing faith. This kind of mature Christian living requires intentional effort and dependence on the Holy Spirit's power to transform us from the inside out.

    40 min
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Welcome to the weekly podcast of Reach Church led by Pastor Tyler Schoenberger. To learn more visit our website at https://reachchurch.online/ or download the Reach Church App. To support this ministry and help us continue to reach all people with Nothing But Jesus click here: https://subsplash.com/u/-JXH5TW/give

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    Reach Church
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    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
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