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The Paradox Church
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The Paradox Church is located in Downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Our work is to Preach the Gospel, Plant Churches, and Push Back Darkness.
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Jesus Makes Missionaries Out of His Enemies
6d ago00:41:02Tap to summarizeFalse gods make martyrs out of their enemies. Jesus makes missionaries out of his.On Nation Sunday, Pastor Jim Essian walks through Acts 1:1-11 and the identity Jesus gives his church before the world: witnesses. Not activists. Not consumers. Witnesses — people who have seen a thing and testify to it. Jesus gives us proof that this is true, power from the Holy Spirit to carry it, and then names two problems that keep the church standing still: a kingdom that's too small, and a spiritual consumerism that's too high. Both of them make us the center of God's activity instead of sending us out. There are still 2 billion people in the world who have never heard the story of Jesus. Where you are is on purpose. Where you go is intentional.
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Jesus Saves and Sends
2w ago00:49:36Tap to summarizeWhen Jesus meets the woman at the well in John 4, he doesn’t lecture her — he asks for a drink. Pastor Stan Rhoden walks through this encounter to show what it looks like when Jesus moves toward people in their sin instead of away from them, and what happens next: a changed life can’t stay quiet. If Jesus has given you living water, who’s the one person in your life who needs to hear “come and see”?
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The Unapproachable Light of God (
3w ago00:37:46Tap to summarizeClosing out a series in 1 Timothy, Pastor Jim Essian takes the to two verses he calls "utterly unpreachable" — 1 Timothy 6:15-16 — and unpacks who God actually is: the blessed God, the only sovereign, the King of kings, immortal, dwelling in unapproachable light. But the good news is the God we can't approach has already approached us. A message about fighting the good fight, finishing the good confession, and being rich in good works — not to earn God, but because he's already given himself to us.
Transcribe →The Unapproachable Light of God (
3w ago00:37:46Tap to summarizeClosing out a series in 1 Timothy, Pastor Jim Essian takes the to two verses he calls "utterly unpreachable" — 1 Timothy 6:15-16 — and unpacks who God actually is: the blessed God, the only sovereign, the King of kings, immortal, dwelling in unapproachable light. But the good news is the God we can't approach has already approached us. A message about fighting the good fight, finishing the good confession, and being rich in good works — not to earn God, but because he's already given himself to us.
Transcribe →Contentment in a Craving Culture
4w ago00:30:04Tap to summarizeMoney and controversy both promise satisfaction they can't deliver. In this message from 1 Timothy 6, Pastor James unpacks two disordered desires that quietly lead people away from following Jesus — the craving for controversy that fuels false teaching, and the love of money that Scripture calls the root of all kinds of evil. Because neither one delivers what it promises.
Transcribe →Contentment in a Craving Culture
4w ago00:30:04Tap to summarizeMoney and controversy both promise satisfaction they can't deliver. In this message from 1 Timothy 6, Pastor James unpacks two disordered desires that quietly lead people away from following Jesus — the craving for controversy that fuels false teaching, and the love of money that Scripture calls the root of all kinds of evil. Because neither one delivers what it promises.
Transcribe →Honoring Elders
Jun 2800:27:18Tap to summarizeTrust in pastors is at an all-time low. Gallup says no profession has lost more ground on honesty and ethics over the last two decades. So what do we do when Paul says honor your elders — double honor — and we've watched pastor after pastor implode?This sermon seeks to find out what is actually going on beneath the surface: Our distrust of pastors might not be about pastors at all. It might be a distrust of God because he's not changing our circumstances the way we want.He can be trusted. He bled for this church. And he's not about to let any pastor ruin it for him.1 Timothy 5:17–6:2 | The Paradox Church
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Jun 2800:27:18Tap to summarizeTrust in pastors is at an all-time low. Gallup says no profession has lost more ground on honesty and ethics over the last two decades. So what do we do when Paul says honor your elders — double honor — and we've watched pastor after pastor implode?This sermon seeks to find out what is actually going on beneath the surface: Our distrust of pastors might not be about pastors at all. It might be a distrust of God because he's not changing our circumstances the way we want.He can be trusted. He bled for this church. And he's not about to let any pastor ruin it for him.1 Timothy 5:17–6:2 | The Paradox Church
Transcribe →How to Make It to the End
Jun 1400:39:06Tap to summarizeMinistry is harder than it looks. Marriages fall apart. Leaders walk away. Good people quit. So how do you make it to the end?In this message from 1 Timothy 4, Pastor Jim walks through five things the Apostle Paul gives to a young pastor named Timothy to help him finish well — and they apply to every Christian, not just pastors.The big idea: train hard for godliness. Not to earn God’s love. From it.In this message: • Why godliness requires intentional training (not just good intentions) • How to live intergenerationally and why it matters • What it means to immerse yourself in Scripture for the long game • How to discover and operate in your spiritual gifts • Why your perseverance isn’t just about youIf you’ve ever felt like quitting — your faith, your marriage, your ministry — this one’s for you.
Transcribe →How to Make It to the End
Jun 1400:39:06Tap to summarizeMinistry is harder than it looks. Marriages fall apart. Leaders walk away. Good people quit. So how do you make it to the end?In this message from 1 Timothy 4, Pastor Jim walks through five things the Apostle Paul gives to a young pastor named Timothy to help him finish well — and they apply to every Christian, not just pastors.The big idea: train hard for godliness. Not to earn God’s love. From it.In this message: • Why godliness requires intentional training (not just good intentions) • How to live intergenerationally and why it matters • What it means to immerse yourself in Scripture for the long game • How to discover and operate in your spiritual gifts • Why your perseverance isn’t just about youIf you’ve ever felt like quitting — your faith, your marriage, your ministry — this one’s for you.
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