Madison Church: Square Podcast
OUR SHARED VALUES As Christians, our worth is not determined by wealth, power, or fame. We are determined to find stronger support to help us move beyond our fears, anxieties, and weaknesses. As we seek, day by day, to live out our faith, these aspects of life are held to higher standards. These important principles shape us as Christians and help us to live a full life, which is given to us by Christ. DEPENDENCE ON GOD We increase our dependence on God with the help of the Holy Spirit through hearing, studying, and living God’s word, and faithful prayer, worship, and fellowship. Jesus said, “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” – John 15:5 AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY We act with love and care in personal relationships, small groups, and ministry teams by encouraging and being accountable to one another under Christ. “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.” – Philippians 2:3-4 DIVERSITY WITH JUSTICE We celebrate diversity in community as God’s gift to us, and pursue reconciliation with justice among ourselves and in our society and systems as our response to God. “Christ’s purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility.” – Ephesians 2:15b-16 GIFT-BASED SERVING We all are equally valuable image-bearers of God, regardless of ability, age, gender, and race, and serve God and one another with Christ-like passion and Spirit-conferred gifts. “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” – 1 Peter 4:10 KINGDOM IMPACT We advance Christ’s Lordship by developing disciples and leaders for serving in multicultural settings, and by reciprocal partnering with other congregations and ministries. “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.” – 2 Timothy 2:2 LOCAL-GLOBAL OUTREACH We share God’s love by actions and words in the neighborhood of each congregation, and with our neighbors throughout our city, our nation, and the world. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.” – Matthew 22:37-39. “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” – Matthew 28:19-20
Episodes
On Sunday we continued in 1 Corinthians chapter 1 where Paul applies the gospel to a problem the fledgling Corinthian church is having.... they are breaking off into little factions depending on which human leader they preferred listening to. Paul cannot believe this. "Was Paul crucified for you?" He asks. "Were you baptized in the name of Paul?" He wanted them to fix their eyes on Jesus, because the truest wisdom i...
"This week we began a series in 1 Corinthians where Paul writes to a church that is spiritually gifted but deeply immature. Rather than begin by rebuking them for a laundry list of issues, Paul reminds them who they are. He greets them as, "To the church of God, in Corinth." He names them by who they are in God, and who they are in place. This reminds us that as the Body of Christ we are not just the church in gener...
God invites us to be ministers of reconciliation, and for us at Madison, we live into this calling through the four Reaches. We Reach Up to glorify God, we Reach In to be transformed by His grace, we Reach Out to share God's love near and far, and we Reach Across to embody racial justice and reconciliation. Praise God.
In the fourth and final sermon of our Reach series, Pastor Ericka White explores what it means to Reach Across—and why unity is spiritual warfare. What if learning to love across our differences is part of our “training for reigning” with Christ? This message invites us to consider how the church can live now as a preview of Christ’s coming Kingdom.
Pastor Andrea brought us to Acts chapter 2 which gives us a snapshot of the early church and how they operated together after Pentecost. They gathered in fellowship, studied the apostle's teaching, broke bread, prayed together, met in their homes, and took care of the needs of the community. Then it says "The Lord added to their number day by day." On Reaching In Sunday, we are reminded that part of our mission is a...
"Psalm 95 is a beautiful call to worship, but it comes with an attached warning not to let our hearts go astray like God's people did in the wilderness. Drawing on the Exodus story, Pastor Andrea reminds us that to truly reach up in worship, to glorify God alone, is to turn our backs on the small "g" gods of this world. This forms us, every time we worship together, into an alternative community. It will mean the wo...
This week we started a series on Madison Square's "four reaches". The focus of this sermon was the example of Jesus for outreach. We took a look at the story of the extraordinary healing at the pool of Bethesda recorded in John chapter 5. Here Jesus gives us 4 methods of outreach:
1.Jesus went to where the disabled, the sick, the marginalized were.
2.Jesus took note of the man’s condition.
3.Jesus too...
“Join us as we continue our summer sermon series with messages that speak to what the Church needs to hear today.”
“Join us as we continue our summer sermon series with messages that speak to what the Church needs to hear today.”
“Join us as we continue our summer sermon series with messages that speak to what the Church needs to hear today.”
“Join us as we continue our summer sermon series with messages that speak to what the Church needs to hear today.”
“Join us as we continue our summer sermon series with messages that speak to what the Church needs to hear today.”
Why has God given us His Spirit? As we conclude our Come, Holy Spirit series, Pastor Ericka invites us to consider a question that reframes everything we've been learning. Returning to Jesus' words in John 20 and Acts 1, this message explores the surprising connection between God's peace, the gift of the Holy Spirit, and the life to which we are called. Perhaps the Spirit's work in us has always been leading somewhe...
Complaining often feels natural, especially when life is difficult, disappointing, or uncertain. Yet in Philippians, the Apostle Paul calls believers to a different way of living—one marked not by grumbling, but by gratitude, trust, and faithful witness.
In this message, Contain Your Complain, Rev. Dr. Samuel B. Reeves explores how our words reveal what is happening within our hearts. This sermon offers both a ...
Today we welcome Reverend Reggie Smith, who brings a message from Titus 3:4–7 titled, "From Cretan to Christian."
Drawing from Paul's words to Titus, Pastor Reggie reminds us that our transformation is not achieved through our own goodness or effort, but through the kindness, mercy, and saving grace of God. In Christ, we are made new and invited to live as people marked by His Spirit.
Thank you for joining us. L...
Today we continue our Holy Spirit series with a message from Elder Jeff Fisher, Chair of Madison Church's Elders. Preaching from Isaiah 44:1–5, Jeff explores God's promise of the Spirit's outpouring and what it means for our identity, purpose, and belonging.
In a world where many wrestle with questions of who they are, where they fit, and whether their lives matter, God speaks a different word. Through ...
Happy Pentecost, the Holy Spirit is here! Jesus calls the Holy Spirit our “Advocate” and we are doing the work of the Spirit when we advocate, and He is choosing us to play a role in the Kingdom. Three different voices express this single message, two of whom belong to High School students.Together, they explore how the Holy Spirit’s constant presence empowers us to live life in a new way, both ind...
In this Mother’s Day message, Pastor Ericka White explores one of the most personal and comforting truths Jesus ever spoke: the Holy Spirit is not merely a force to understand or a doctrine to debate, but a Companion to know.
Drawing from John 14, Pastor Ericka invites us to see the Holy Spirit as “The Friend” Jesus promised would never leave us or abandon us. Before Pentecost brought public power, ...
What happens when faith and doubt walk side by side?
In this message from John 20, Pastor Mary Hulst explores the story often known as “Doubting Thomas,” inviting us to see him instead as Believing Thomas—and even Brave Thomas. We were reminded that questions are not signs of weak faith, but often part of a sincere and attentive journey with Jesus.
In a world marked by uncertainty, gr...
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