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The Journey Church Houston Podcast
The Journey Church Houston is a church plant in Houston, TX. The Journey exists to invite people on a Journey to discover the truth, goodness, and beauty of the Christian Story. We aspire to be a church that is Biblical, Thoughtful, Relational, and Missional. Our prayer is this podcast will equip believers to know what we believe, why we believe it, and how it makes sense of the world. Visit us at www.thejourneyhouston.org!
Episodes
- The Journey Church Houston Podcast
Anabaptists and the Counter-Reformation (A.D. 1500–1650) | A Cloud of Witnesses, Session 7
What does faithful reform look like? During the 16th and 17th centuries, some Anabaptists sought to recover biblical convictions about baptism and the church…
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Trusting God When It Doesn’t Make Sense: The Battle of Jericho | Joshua 6
What do you do when God's instructions don't seem to make any sense? The battle of Jericho is one of the most familiar stories in the Bible, but what does it…
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The German and Swiss Reformations (A.D. 1500–1650) | A Cloud of Witnesses, Session 6
What sparked the Protestant Reformation, and how did its central convictions reshape the church? In this episode, Pastor Steven explores the German and Swiss…
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Whose Side Are You On?: Israel Prepares for Jericho | Joshua 5
Whose side are you on? In Joshua 5, Israel stands on the edge of the Promised Land, preparing for the battle of Jericho. Before they advance, God reminds them…
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Late Medieval & Renaissance Church (A.D. 1200-1500) | A Cloud of Witnesses, Session 5
What happens when a church becomes intellectually sophisticated but spiritually compromised? And what happens when Christians begin to question whether the…
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Remember What God Has Done: Israel Sets Up Memorial Stones | Joshua 4
Why are we so quick to forget what God has done? In Joshua 4, God commands Israel to take twelve stones from the Jordan River and set up a memorial. These…
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Early and Middle Medieval Church (A.D. 600–1200) | A Cloud of Witnesses, Session 4
Was the medieval period really a “Dark Age” for Christianity? In this episode of A Cloud of Witnesses: The History of the Church, we explore the early and…
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Confidence for The Journey: Israel Crosses the Jordan | Joshua 3
What does it look like to have confidence when you don't know exactly what lies ahead? In Joshua 3, Israel stands at the Jordan River on the threshold of the…
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Theologians and Church Councils (A.D. 300-600) | A Cloud of Witnesses, Session 3
What happens to Christianity when the age of persecution comes to an end? In Session 3 of A Cloud of Witnesses: The History of the Church, we enter one of the…
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The Faithful Outsider | Joshua 2
What does it take for an outsider to become part of God’s story? In Joshua 2, we meet Rahab, a Canaanite woman living in Jericho whose reputation and…
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The Apostolic Fathers & Apologists (A.D. 33–300) | A Cloud of Witnesses, Session 2
What happened to the Christian faith after the apostles began to pass from the scene? In this second session of A Cloud of Witnesses: The History of the…
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On the Edge of the Promise | Joshua 1
What do you do when you know what God has promised, but you don’t know all the details about how He’s going to accomplish it? That’s the tension Joshua faces…
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A Cloud of Witnesses: The History of the Church | Session 1, Introduction
Why does studying church history matter? If Jesus is building His church across generations, then understanding the story of those who came before us can help…
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Be Strong and Courageous | Joshua Overview
How do God’s people live between promise and fulfillment? As the book of Joshua begins, Israel stands on the edge of the Promised Land after 400 years in Egypt…
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Let the Children Worship! | Family Discipleship Workshop, Fall 2026
How can we help our children learn to love God? As Christian parents and churches, we want our children to know the Bible, love Jesus, and grow into faithful…
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Stand Firm in Grace | 1 Peter 5
What does it look like for a church to stand firm when life gets difficult? In the final chapter of 1 Peter, Pastor Steven Hiller explores Peter’s vision for a…
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The Fiery Trial | 1 Peter 4:12–19
What do we do when following Jesus becomes costly? In 1 Peter 4:12–19, Peter writes to Christians experiencing suffering and persecution and reminds them that…
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Living for the Will of God | 1 Peter 4:1–11
What if there’s a better way to live than simply doing what feels good, makes us happy, or earns the approval of others? In 1 Peter 4:1–11, Peter points us…
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A Reason for Hope | 1 Peter 3:13–22
What do you do when following Jesus brings suffering, opposition, or loss? And where can you find hope when life hurts? In 1 Peter 3:13–22, Peter reminds us…
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The Beauty of a Godly Life | 1 Peter 2:18–3:12
What do you do when life isn't fair? We all know the feeling. A coworker gets rewarded when they didn't deserve it. Someone lies about you. A spouse hurts you…
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A Beautiful Witness | 1 Peter 2:11–17
How should Christians relate to the culture around them? Should we blend in or pull away? Throughout history, believers have wrestled with those two instincts…
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A Holy People Following Jesus | 1 Peter 2:1-10
Have you ever felt like becoming a better person is harder than it should be? In 1 Peter 2:1–10, the apostle Peter reminds us that the Christian life isn't…
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A Hope-Formed People | 1 Peter 1:13–25
What kind of people should the gospel create? In 1 Peter 1:13–25, the apostle Peter moves from celebrating the living hope we have in Jesus Christ to showing…
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A Living Hope | 1 Peter 1:3–12
What keeps you going when life falls apart? A frightening diagnosis. A broken relationship. Financial pressure. Uncertainty about the future. We all know what…
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Faithful in Exile | 1 Peter 1:1–2 + Overview
What does it mean to follow Jesus in a world that often feels hostile to faith? In this opening message of our Faithful in Exile series through 1 Peter, we…
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Jesus, the Light of the World (John 8:12) | VBS Sunday 2026
Have you ever felt like you're searching for something more—more purpose, more peace, more hope—but never quite finding it? In John 8:12, Jesus makes one of…
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When Evil Appears to Win | Daniel 11:36–12:13
When evil appears to be winning, how can we have hope? As we conclude our series through Daniel, we come to one of the Bible's most sobering, and hope-filled…
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Prepared for What's Coming | Daniel 10:1–11:35
How can we prepare for suffering before it comes? In Daniel 10–11, God gives Daniel a remarkable vision of future kingdoms, political upheavals, spiritual…
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A Prayer and the Plan to End Sin | Daniel 9
How do you find hope in a world marked by suffering, injustice, and brokenness? In Daniel 9, we encounter one of the most significant prophecies in all of…
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When Kingdoms Collide | Daniel 8
When the world feels unstable, how can we remain steadfast and unshaken? In Daniel 8, God gives Daniel a vision of rising and falling kingdoms, powerful…
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When the Beasts Rise and Rage | Daniel 7
When the world feels unstable, where can we look for hope? In Daniel 7, the prophet Daniel receives a dramatic vision of beastly kingdoms rising from the sea…
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God the Spirit | His Ministry: The Christian Life
What happens after we die? Is the Christian hope simply escaping to heaven—or something far greater? In this final session of our “Nicene Creed: Foundations of…
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Faithful and Vindicated | Daniel 6
What do we do when what is right and what feels easiest don’t line up? In Daniel 6, we encounter the familiar story of Daniel in the lions’ den. But beneath…
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A Tale of Two Kings | Daniel 4–5
What happens when powerful rulers come face to face with the God of heaven? In this sermon from Daniel 4–5, we explore the rise and fall of Nebuchadnezzar and…
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God the Spirit | His Ministry: The Church
What does the Holy Spirit actually do—and how does His work become real in our lives today? In Session 10 of our Nicene Creed: Foundations of the Christian…
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Presence in the Fire | Daniel 3
What do you do when doing the right thing actually makes life harder? In this message from Daniel 3, Pastor Mace Perez walks through one of the most well-known…
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God the Spirit | His Divinity
What comes to mind when you hear “Holy Spirit”? For some, it feels mysterious… even confusing. Is the Spirit a force? A feeling? Just God’s presence? Or is He…
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The God Who Reveals and Rules | Daniel 2
What happens when everything that feels strong starts to fall apart? In this episode, Pastor Mace Perez walks through Book of Daniel chapter 2 and helps us…
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God the Son | His Ministry: His Return and Kingdom
What if the future isn’t something to fear—but something to hope for? In this episode, Pastor Mace Perez teaches from the Nicene Creed on the return of…
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Faithful in Exile | Daniel 1
Something about the world we’re living in feels different. Many people sense it, even if they struggle to find the right words to describe it. The Bible has a…
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God the Son | His Ministry: His Resurrection and Ascension
What is Jesus doing right now? We often think about what Jesus did—his birth, his death, even his resurrection. But the Nicene Creed invites us to consider…
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A Kingdom That Cannot Be Shaken | Daniel Overview
Life feels unsettled right now—political division, global conflict, constant change. It’s easy to wonder: Who’s really in control? Is history just chaos? Where…
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The Story Isn’t Over… | Mark 16:1–8 | Easter Sunday 2026
What if Easter isn’t the end of the story? We often think of the resurrection as the grand finale—Jesus dies, and then He rises. Death defeated. Hope restored…
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God the Son | His Ministry: His Death
How do you know when someone truly loves you? It’s not just in what someone says—it’s in what they do. And the clearest expressions of love are often the most…
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The King Who Came to Suffer (Mark 11:1–11) | Palm Sunday Sermon
On Palm Sunday, Jesus enters Jerusalem to the shouts of “Hosanna!”—hailed as the long-awaited King and the fulfillment of God’s promises. But the crowd’s…
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God the Son | His Ministry, The Incarnation
What does it really mean that God became human—and why does it matter for your life? In Session 5 of our Nicene Creed class, Pastor Steven Hiller explores one…
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Standing Strong Together in Christ | Ephesians 6:10–24
What if the biggest battles in your life aren’t the ones you can see? In this sermon from Ephesians 6:10–24, Pastor Mace Perez explores the reality that behind…
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The Spirit-Filled Home | Ephesians 5:22–6:9
What does it actually look like when the gospel begins to change someone’s life? It’s easy to look spiritual for an hour on Sunday. But what about the other…
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Children of the Light | Ephesians 5:1–21
What does it mean to live as children of light in a dark world? In this sermon from Ephesians 5:1–21, we explore the Apostle Paul’s call for Christians to live…
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God the Son | His Divinity, Part 2
Who is Jesus—really? In this episode, we continue our study through the Nicene Creed, focusing on the full divinity of the Son. In A.D. 325, the Church…
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Made New in Christ, Now Live New | Ephesians 4:17–32
When an NFL team drafts a player, they hand him a new jersey and say, “You’re part of this team now. This is what we wear. This is how we play. This is how we…
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God the Son: His Divinity, Part 1
What does it mean to call Jesus the “Son of God”? In this teaching session, we explore one of the most profound claims of historic Christian faith: that Jesus…
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Walking Together as One in Christ | Ephesians 4:1–16
Community is essential for human flourishing — and yet it’s often the hardest thing to sustain. We long for belonging, but unity doesn’t happen automatically…
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God the Father: His Divinity and Ministry — The Maker
What comes into your mind when you think about God? In Session 2 of our Nicene Creed: Foundations of the Christian Faith class, Pastor Mace Perez helps us slow…
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Rooted in the Love of Christ | Ephesians 3:14–21
What does it mean to be rooted in the love of Christ? In Ephesians 3:14–21, the Apostle Paul prays that the church would have strength to comprehend the…
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The Nicene Creed: Historical Setting + "We Believe" | Nicene Creed: Foundations of the Christian Faith, Session 1
What do Christians really mean when we say, “We believe”? And why did the church feel compelled 1,700 years ago to put those beliefs into words? In this first…
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The Mystery of Fellow Heirs in Christ | Ephesians 3:1–13
What if hardship isn’t getting in the way of God’s plan but is actually part of it? In Ephesians 3:1–13, Paul writes from prison and insists that his suffering…
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Habits of the Household | Family Discipleship Workshop, Spring 2026
What if the routines of everyday life were doing more than helping us get through the day—what if they were quietly shaping what we love, what we worship, and…
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One New Man: Reconciled in Christ | Ephesians 2:11–22
Have you ever felt like an outsider—left out, overlooked, or on the margins? In Ephesians 2:11–22, the apostle Paul goes deeper than social discomfort or…
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Once Dead, Now Alive in Christ | Ephesians 2:1–10
We are all born into a trap we can’t rescue ourselves from. In Ephesians 2:1–10, the apostle Paul tells us something both sobering and hopeful: we weren’t just…