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Welcome to the Faith Family Church Podcast, our hope is that you'll be inspired and encouraged with messages from God's Word for the Faith Family Church community in Baytown and Crosby, Texas. Our mission is to lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ by helping them Know God, Find Freedom, Discover Purpose, and Make a Difference.
Through this podcast, you'll experience our dynamic services, engaging sermons, and practical discussions designed to strengthen your faith and enrich your daily life. Whether you're seeking spiritual growth, guidance in relationships, or encouragement in your personal journey, the Faith Family Church Podcast offers biblical wisdom and real-life applications to support you.
Join us as we explore transformative topics, share personal experiences, and celebrate the love of Christ together. No matter where you are on your faith journey, you belong here.
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Turning Pressure Into Prayer
1w ago00:36:32Tap to summarizeLife has a way of applying pressure that no amount of distraction can relieve. And if you are honest, the thing you reach for first when that pressure hits says everything about where your trust actually is.In this first message of the Summer Psalms series, Pastor Grant Hoyle opens up Psalm 61 and takes us into one of the most raw and honest prayers in all of Scripture. David is not sitting on his throne when he writes this. He is on the run. His son has turned against him. His closest friends have abandoned him. The kingdom God gave him is collapsing before his eyes. And yet out of that place of complete overwhelm David writes one of the most faith filled prayers ever recorded.This message is not about having the right words when you pray. It is not about sounding spiritual or impressive. It is about learning what David learned in the middle of the worst season of his life. That real prayer begins with honest surrender. That pressure reveals where we run, but prayer leads us to the rock. And that remembering what God has already done is the most powerful medicine for a heart that is overwhelmed right now.If you have been faking strength while you are actually falling apart, this message is for you. If you have been reaching for every distraction available rather than bringing what you are carrying to God, this message was made for you. And if you need to be reminded that the same God who has carried you through every hard season before is the same God who is carrying you through this one, this message was made for you.
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The Empowered Life
2w ago00:42:09Tap to summarizeWhat if the reason you have been struggling to live the Christian life is not that you need to try harder, but because you have been trying to do it alone?In this message from The Essentials series, Pastor Josh opens up John 14 and introduces us to the one Jesus called the Helper. The Holy Spirit. The person of the Trinity that most believers know the least about and need the most. This is not a message about weird religious experiences or things that make you uncomfortable. This is a message about the most practical relationship available to every believer. A helper who will guide your decisions, strengthen you when you are weak, give you boldness to share your faith, keep you from sin, produce fruit in your life, and show you the path when you do not know which way to go.Jesus said those who believe in him will do even greater things. But He never said they would do them alone. He sent a helper. And that helper is available to you right now.If you have ever felt like Christianity was more of a struggle than a source of power, this message will change everything about how you see your walk with God.
Transcribe →A Lifestyle Of Faith
3w ago00:38:41Tap to summarizeWhat does it actually mean to live by faith?Not just believe in God from a distance, not just say a prayer when things get hard and hope for the best, but actually build your entire life on the foundation of who God is and what He has promised.In this message from The Essentials series, Pastor Josh takes us into Hebrews 11, often called the Hall of Faith in Scripture. It is full of real people just like you and me who trusted God when they could not see the answer, who obeyed when they did not understand the plan, who gave when they did not have enough, and who thanked God before the breakthrough came. And who kept their faith even when things did not turn out the way they expected.If you have been stressed, worried, or wondering where God is in the middle of what you are going through this message was made for you.
Transcribe →A Shared Faith Is A Strong Faith
May 1000:28:53Tap to summarizeSomebody modeled a faith in front of you that made you wonder if what they had was real.In this Mother's Day message from The Essentials series, Pastor Josh takes us into 2 Timothy and reminds us that the faith Timothy carried did not originate with him. It was passed on by two women who simply refused to keep their faith to themselves.And that is exactly what God is calling all of us to do.This message is for the mom who wonders if her faith is making a difference in her kids. It is for the person who did not grow up in a godly home and wonders if the cycle can actually change. It is for anyone who has been keeping their faith private when it was always meant to be shared.Because a shared faith is a strong faith. And your story might be the very thing someone else needs to hear.
Transcribe →Created For Connection
May 300:46:47Tap to summarizeYou were never meant to do this alone.In this message from The Essentials series, Pastor Josh tackles one of the most misunderstood truths in the Christian life. We live in a world that has never been more digitally connected and never been more deeply lonely at the same time. And the answer to that loneliness is not another app, another follow, or another scroll. It is the church.Not a building. Not a Sunday morning routine. A family.Pastor Josh takes us into Acts chapter 2 and shows us what the very first church looked like when it was born. Three thousand people in one day. Devoted to teaching. Devoted to one another. Connected in a way that no technology could ever replicate. And he makes the case that this kind of connection is not optional for a believer. It is essential.You can pray on your own. You can worship on your own. But you cannot build a strong faith on your own. Because faith was never meant to be independent. It was meant to be shared.If you have been doing the Christian life in isolation, watching from the outside, wondering if you really belong, or coming to church for years without ever really connecting, this message is for you.You belong here. And your faith will never be the same once you find your place in the family.
Transcribe →Building Your Life On The Word
Apr 2600:44:29Tap to summarizeWhat are you building your life on?In this powerful message from The Essentials series, Pastor Josh takes us to Matthew 7 and reminds us that every single one of us is building something. A life. A family. A legacy. And what we build on makes all the difference when the storms come.The Bible is not just a book with good ideas. It is the Word of God. It is living. It is active. And it is the only foundation that will hold when everything else shakes.Pastor Josh walks us through what the Bible actually is, where it came from, why it can be trusted, and most importantly how to get it into your everyday life so it starts working in you. Because there is a big difference between knowing the Word and living the Word.If you have been putting off reading your Bible, struggling to understand it, or wondering if it is actually relevant to your life right now, this message is for you.The storms of life are coming. Build on the rock.
Transcribe →Why Pray?
Apr 1900:44:07Tap to summarizeMost of us pray... but if we're honest, we're not really sure why.Is it just something Christians do? Does it actually change anything? And if God already knows what we need, what's the point?In Week 2 of The Essentials, Pastor Grant Hoyle tackles one of the most honest questions in the faith: Why pray? And the answer might surprise you.It's not about the right words. It's not about being loud or religious enough. It's about alignment. When you step into prayer, you stop fighting against where God is trying to take you and start flowing with Him.Jesus didn't just teach us what to say. He showed us what prayer actually does. It's where you transfer the weight off your shoulders and onto His. It's where heaven and earth connect. And it's where everything starts to shift.If you've ever prayed and wondered if it was doing anything, this one is for you.
Transcribe →Building A Faith That Actually Works
Apr 1200:45:58Tap to summarizeWhat does it actually take to build a faith that works every single day?Not just on Sunday. Not just when life is going well. But a faith that holds up when the storms come, when life gets heavy, and when everything around you is pulling you in a different direction.In this message, Pastor Josh kicks off our brand-new series, The Essentials, with a look at the four foundational building blocks that every believer needs to grow a faith that is strong, consistent, and genuinely making a difference in their life.Drawing from Matthew 7, Pastor Josh unpacks the parable of the wise and foolish builder and challenges us to stop drifting spiritually and start building intentionally. Because just like a road trip, a financial plan, or anything else worth doing, the spiritual life has essentials. And when we ignore them, everything suffers.In this message, you will learn about the four essentials of a faith that truly works.Power to live on. The Christian life was never meant to be lived in your own strength. Discover how to plug into the power of God and stop running on empty.People to do life with. Faith was never meant to be lived alone. Find out why community is not optional and why the relationships you build in the local church will be some of the most important of your life.Principles to live by. In a world full of noise, opinions, and influencers, there is only one source of truth. Learn how to get God's word into your life in a way that actually transforms you from the inside out.Purpose to live for. You were not saved just to sit. God has something specific for you to do, and this message will help you start moving toward it.Whether you have been walking with Jesus for decades or you are just getting started, this series will meet you right where you are and give you the tools to build something that lasts.
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Easter at Faith Family
Apr 500:35:49Tap to summarizeThe grave is empty. Death did not win. And nothing will ever be the same!When Jesus said it is finished, He meant it. Every sin, every shame, every sentence that was ever held against us, finished. Done. Gone.And the proof is an empty tomb.
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Pressed But Not Crushed
Mar 2900:38:36Tap to summarizeOn the night before everything changed, Jesus walked through the Kidron Valley, climbed the Mount of Olives, and entered a garden called Gethsemane. The word Gethsemane itself means "olive press." And it is there, at the place of pressing, that Jesus shows us something we desperately need to understand.Pressure is not punishment. Sometimes God presses because He is trying to release something valuable in you.In this message, Pastor Josh walks us through Luke 22 and the garden of Gethsemane to show us how Jesus surrendered under the weight of the greatest pressure ever known to man. He took the cup filled with every sin ever committed, and He drank it willingly so that you would never have to.If you are in a season of pressure right now, this message is for you.You will discover that surrender is not weakness. It is the most powerful decision you will ever make. And on the other side of your surrender is the strength, the peace, and the clarity you have been searching for.Jesus walked into that garden struggling. He walked out surrendered. And because He did, so can you.Scripture References: Luke 22:39 47 | 2 Corinthians 5:21 | Hebrews 4:15 | Psalm 62:8 | Proverbs 3:5 6
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