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HOTLCAST
Join the Heart O The Lakes Team as they talk about everything from theology to lifestyle to worldview!
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HOTLCASTBlind Dates, Big Prayers, and Bigger Lessons
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of HOTLCast, the crew dives deep into the theme "Pray More, Worry Less." Join Cyle, Jared, and Mark as they share personal…
HOTLCAST[SERMON] Finding Peace in an Age of Anxiety | Pray More Worry Less 2
Send us Fan Mail Are you overwhelmed by worry? In this powerful episode, we dive deep into the epidemic of anxiety facing our world today and discover how…
HOTLCASTEmbracing Faith: Pray More, Worry Less
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the HOTLCast, hosts Cyle, Matt, and Mark return after an unexpected summer break. They discuss their productive summer…
HOTLCAST[SERMON] Pray More, Worry Less
Send us Fan Mail What do you worry about most—your kids, your finances, your future? Worry is part of life, but it doesn’t have to control your life. In this…
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[SERMON] Level Up Your Faith | Trusting God’s Promises Through Every Stage of Life
Send us Fan Mail Life has levels—and faith does too. Just like in a video game, every challenge, setback, and new stage is an opportunity to grow stronger. In…
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[SERMON] Chosen, Adopted, and Called to More | Lessons from Mufasa
Send us Fan Mail Before the world began, God chose you, adopted you, and gave you a purpose. In this message, Jared Code shares from Ephesians 1:4–5 and the…
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[SERMON] How God Uses Misfits to Change the World
Send us Fan Mail Ever feel like you don’t fit in? In this message from Heart O’ the Lakes Church, discover how God uses our differences as strengths. Drawing…
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[SERMON] Discipline, Trust, and Transformation | Lessons from Karate Kid & the Bible
Send us Fan Mail True growth happens when we trust God’s process—even when it doesn’t make sense at first. In this message from Heart O’ the Lakes Church, we…
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[SERMON] When Failure Becomes Your Calling | Trusting God Beyond the Comfort Zone
Send us Fan Mail Your greatest disappointment may be the very place God is preparing your greatest calling. In this message from Heart O’ the Lakes Church, we…
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[SERMON] Are You Living a Changed Life? | Minecraft
Send us Fan Mail What do your motives and behavior say about your faith? In this message from Heart O’ the Lakes Church, Pastor Cyle uses lessons from…
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[SERMON] The Tale of Two Hedgehogs: Choosing Forgiveness Over Revenge
Send us Fan Mail In this “At the Movies” message from Heart o’ the Lakes Church in Brooklyn, MI, Pastor Cody highlights how Sonic and Shadow’s story reveals a…
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HOTLCast: Why and How of Worship
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Matt and Jared dive into how worship works within the church — from how songs are chosen to why the theology behind the…
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[SERMON] It Takes a Church to Raise a Disciple
Send us Fan Mail What kind of legacy are we leaving for the next generation? In this powerful message, Pastor Cyle from Heart o’ the Lakes Church dives into…
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[SERMON] Fish, Bread, and the Power of Jesus
Send us Fan Mail In this week’s message, Pastor Cyle continues our Miracles series by exploring one of Jesus’ most well-known miracles—feeding the 5,000 with…
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HOTLCast: A Coin in the Mouth of a Fish is better than Two in the Hand, or something like that?
Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode looks at Peter’s wild miracle with Caesar’s tax — a coin pulled from a fish’s mouth — and how it encourages us to speak boldly…
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[SERMON] Faith in the Unexpected: The Coin in the Fish
Send us Fan Mail In this week’s message from our Miracles series, Pastor Cyle explores the powerful moment when Jesus tells Peter to cast his line and catch a…
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HOTLCast: Healing Happens—For His Glory
Send us Fan Mail This week on the HOTLCast, we continue the conversation on miracles—specifically, the kind that bring healing and reveal God’s glory. Cody…
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[SERMON] Miracles - Praying for Healing
Send us Fan Mail In week three of our “Miracles” series at HOTL, Pastor Cyle dives deeper into what the Bible really says about miracles — and how we, as…
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HOTLCast: How Are You Managing the Weather?
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the HOTLCast, we reflect on the powerful stories shared this past Sunday—especially Jared’s testimony of miracles witnessed…
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[SERMON] Miracles - Bearing Fruit
Send us Fan Mail This week at Heart o' the Lakes, Pastor Cyle continues our powerful sermon series, “Miracle,” by exploring a moment in Scripture that often…
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HOTLCast: What We’ve Seen God Do
Send us Fan Mail This week on the HOTLCast, we kick things off with some laughs and stories from Lumberjack Weekend at The Pines—Cody may have left with a sore…
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[SERMON] Miracles
Send us Fan Mail This week, Pastor Cyle kicks off a powerful new series on miracles—what they meant in the Bible and how we should understand them today. Using…
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HOTLCast: Update on Cyle's Mom
Send us Fan Mail This week on the HOTLCast, the team shares a heartfelt update and a call for prayer for Pastor Cyle’s mom, Candice, who is currently battling…
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HOTLCast: Our Church's Vision for 2025
Send us Fan Mail At Heart O’ the Lakes Church, we believe God has called us to be intentional and visionary in how we grow and serve our community. In this…
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HOTLCast: Raising the Son of God (No Pressure, Right?)
Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode, Pastor Matt, Pastor Cody, Pastor Mark, and Music Director Jared gather around the mic to unpack Sunday’s message about…
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[SERMON] Who is Mary?
Send us Fan Mail This past Sunday, Pastor Cyle delivered a powerful message on Mary, the mother of Jesus, from a Protestant perspective. He unpacked the…
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HOTLCast: Rummaging Through our Faith
Send us Fan Mail Matt and Mark talk about what is happening at Heart o' the Lakes this week on the podcast! From the rummage sale that is going to be happening…
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[SERMON] Who is Samson
Send us Fan Mail In this engaging sermon, Pastor Matt unpacks the powerful story of Samson and the destructive pull of temptation. Using a creative goldfish…
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HOTLCast: Jackson Takes the Mic
Send us Fan Mail With Pastor Cyle in Italy and Pastor Cody in Florida, this week’s episode takes a fresh turn as Mark, Matt, and Jared dive into what’s…
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[SERMON] Who is Mark?
Send us Fan Mail In this message from Pastor Cody at HOTL, we explore the life of Mark—the author of the second Gospel—and his powerful connection to the…
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HOTLCast: Easter Crowds and Conversations
Send us Fan Mail This week we reflect on an incredible Easter at HOTL, where so many joined us to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. We talk about how we’re…
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[SERMON] He Rose So You Could Live
Send us Fan Mail This powerful Easter message from Pastor Cyle takes us through the journey of Jesus’ resurrection, the pressure Pontius Pilate faced, and the…
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HOTLCast: Pulled Pork, Palm Sunday, and Profound Truth
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we reflect on the meaning and weight of Holy Week—from Palm Sunday to Good Friday—and explore how these moments shape our…
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[SERMON] Jesus Saves! So We Celebrate!
Send us Fan Mail On this Palm Sunday, we remember and rejoice in Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem — the moment when prophecy met fulfillment. For over a…
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HOTLCast: Life is Messy – And So Are We
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we chat with the two newer voices to the HOTL team—Matt and Jared! We kick things off with some laughs (including Jared’s…
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[SERMON] Healing from Depression | Messy
Send us Fan Mail In today’s sermon, Pastor Cyle addresses the powerful emotions of depression and how they affect our hearts and minds. He emphasizes that…
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HOTLCast: He Plays, He Cooks, He Worships! It's Jared Coad!!
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the HOTLCast — the official podcast of Heart O' The Lakes Church! Each episode, we keep you in the loop on what’s happening at…
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[SERMON] Family Drama & Grace | Messy: Family
Send us Fan Mail Pastor Cyle dives into the complexities of family relationships. Family can be one of the greatest sources of joy, but it can also be one of…
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HOTLCast: Culture, Calling, & Community
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with Matt to talk about his journey into ministry at Heart O’ The Lakes and the deep, relational culture that…
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[SERMON] Messy Church - Suicide
Send us Fan Mail Life can often feel messy, especially when we face struggles that seem overwhelming. In this continuation of our "Messy" series, Pastor Cyle…
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HOTLCast: Remembering to Unforget
Send us Fan Mail We talk about the sermon series that we just wrapped up at our church in this episode! When it comes to learning the truth that shapes our…
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[SERMON] It's All Greek to Me | Unforgetting
Send us Fan Mail Pastor Cyle talks about the Bible and our idea of "unforgetting" and how that plays into our walk with Christ
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[SERMON] It's All Greek to Me | Ephesians
Send us Fan Mail Pastor Cyle digs through the book of Ephesians and helps us understand how we understand the English from the original Greek language of the…
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HOTLCast: I'll Do You One Better, Why is Matt Plott!
Send us Fan Mail Matt Plott joins us this week on the HOTLCast! Matt has joined us on staff at HOTL and we're excited to have him here!
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[SERMON] It's All Greek to Me | John 3:16
Send us Fan Mail Pastor Cyle helps us dig into how we translate the Bible and trust it through that! This week we dig into John 3:16
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HOTLCast: How to Not be Harmful When You Try To Help
Send us Fan Mail We're going through a Series: "When Helping Hurts" and discuss the situations and ways our assistance can be helpful or harmful
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[SERMON] When Helping Hurts
Send us Fan Mail Pastor Cyle teaches us about the idea of "When Helping Hurts". We look at the ways we might think we're helping someone when there might be…
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[SERMON] Rules of Us: Quest for Love
Send us Fan Mail We continue our Rules of Us series in this sermon! Pastor Cyle talks about the importance of having a Biblically grounded understanding when…
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HOTLCast: Are Rules Bad?
Send us Fan Mail We're talking about the Rules of Us and how we can use them in our relationships
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[SERMON] Rules of Us: Communication Camp
Send us Fan Mail This week Pastor Cyle talks about the problems we have due to communication in our relationships.
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[SERMON] Rules of Us: Weird Rules
Send us Fan Mail Pastor Cyle guides us through biblical ways to approach our relationships
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HOTLCast: Talking About the Apostle Matthew (and Cory)
Send us Fan Mail We're back with the HOTLCast! and We're talking about the Apostle Matthew who was a tax collector who walked with Jesus
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[SERMON] Where Are You Looking? | Special Guest Jeff Totten
Send us Fan Mail Jeff Totten comes and shares a message with us this Sunday!
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[SERMON] Who is Matthew?
Send us Fan Mail Pastor Cyle talks about the apostle named Matthew who followed Jesus
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[SERMON] What to Do With the Bible in 2025
Send us Fan Mail Pastor Cyle just got back from Jamaica and is talking about the the Bible and how important it is for us. We also have students share their…
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[SERMON] What Life in the Church Looks Like
Send us Fan Mail Matt Plott comes to our church and talks about what it looks like to be the church
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[SERMON] Bitter or Better
Send us Fan Mail The circumstances in your life can make you bitter about life or better at it. Which would you prefer?
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[SERMON] Why Bethlehem?
Send us Fan Mail Cyle discusses why Bethlehem was where Jesus was born
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[SERMON] The Shepherds
Send us Fan Mail Pastor Cody talks about the shepherds from the Christmas Story and how they followed their calling