Ginghamsburg Church Podcast

Easter Worship // Pastor Dennis Miller

Life After Failure

Our focus is John 21—the quiet, post-resurrection moment when Jesus cooks fish on the beach for his friends. Imagine being Peter. The shame of denial still fresh: “I do not know the man.” The weight of failure. The grief of loss. So he returns to what’s familiar—fishing. And then, in the early morning mist, Jesus appears—not with correction, but with a fire, a meal, and a quiet invitation: “Come and eat.” No lecture. Just grace. It was a new beginning for Peter. It’s a new beginning for us, too. ginghamsburg.org/planyourvisit

You've Got Mail! #6 // Pastor Dennis Miller

Laodicea

Pastor Dennis delivers a powerful Palm Sunday message, closing the “You’ve Got Mail” series on the seven churches in Revelation. This week, he explores Jesus' scathing letter to the church in Laodicea—wealthy, comfortable, and spiritually lukewarm. Through historical context, vivid metaphors, and a soul-stirring invitation, he calls the church to wake up from spiritual apathy and reignite a passionate faith.

The message climaxes in a bold response moment: worshipers are invited to name the lukewarm areas of their lives and lay them symbolically in a baptismal beneath a looming cross—choosing consecration over comfort, surrender over self-sufficiency.

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You've Got Mail #5 // Pastor Dennis Miller

Philadelphia

As we journey through life, we'll find the Lord gives us many doors to walk through. Some are clear and easy to open, and others only open after years of struggle, pain, prayer and trial. These doors end up being a blessing in our lives. But walking through these doors isn't only about finding God's will, but more importantly about the journey that is following God's voice. When we're faithful following God's voice, the doors will open, and God will often surprise at what comes next through those doors. ginghamsburg.org

 

You've Got Mail #4 // Pastor Dennis Miller

Sardis

It's normal for each one of us to get tired. We require sleep and rest to be able to live our daily lives. But it's also possible to get too tired and lose sight of the most important things. That's what happened to the church in Sardis - they lost sight of the most important things and Jesus called on them to wake up! Jesus is calling us to wake up today and focus on the things that matter most - the lives of everyone around us. ginghamsburg.org

You've Got Mail! #3 // Pastor Dennis Miller

Pergamum & Thytira

This week we're looking at two different letters, written to two different churches. But both letters have many similarities. The churches are commended for their faith, but then Jesus calls on them to change something about their ways. Both letters end with an instruction to hear the words being shared with them. God is speaking the same thing to us today: we need to listen and respond.  ginghamsburg.org  

You've Got Mail #2 // Pastor Dennis Miller

Smyrna

Suffering is part of our world. Jesus promised that following him would lead to trouble. But Jesus also encouraged his followers to take heart. As we look at the letter to Smyrna this week, we'll learn that they faced trials, trouble and persecution. But in the middle of all those things, they chose to stand firm in their faith in Christ. They set an example that we can follow today - to faithfully follow Jesus, no matter what we face. The church in Smyrna found hope in their suffering and we can too. ginghamsburg.org

You've Got Mail! #1 // Pastor Mike "Fitz" Fitzpatrick

Ephesus

If you received a letter or a card from Jesus, what would he write? In Revelation, the last book of the Bible, this actually happened. Jesus sent messages to seven churches - some encouraging and others challenging. As we journey towards Easter, we're going to look at these letters from Jesus. We're going to see not only what they said to their original recipients, but what they can speak to us in this modern day and age.

The first letter we read is to the church in Ephesus. This church was sound in their beliefs but they were missing something - love. Not love for Jesus, but love for one another. As we dig into this letter, we'll see that the most important thing to do as followers of Christ, is to love one another. We're known by our love, so let's show the world the true love of Christ.

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Do Something #2 // Pastor Dennis Miller

Everything in our society is all about consumption. We endlessly care about what we eat, what we watch, and what we read. Being part of the church is actually the opposite. We are called to contribute. Each one of us has unique gifts, talents, passions and skills, and God wants to partner with us so that people will learn to know Jesus. God has given you the heart and ability to reach people no one else can. Your impact and influence can change the world. All you have to do is something.

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Do Something #1 // Pastor Dennis Miller

Can I Really Make a Difference?

Everything in our society is all about consumption. We endlessly care about what we eat, what we watch, and what we read. You can say we've become a self(ie)-centered culture of consumers.

Being part of the church is actually the opposite. We are called to contribute. And each one of us has unique gifts, talents, passions and skills that can be put to good use. God wants to partner with us, so many people will learn to know Jesus.

God is with you, and all you have to do is something.

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Generations #7 //Jayden Groppi with Pastor Dennis Miller

The 2020's

We're only 5 years into the 2020's but yet it feels like 20 years have passed. We started the decade with a pandemic, have seen racial and political strife, division, and disagreement. We've seen the rise of social media influencers and YouTubers. With all of these things, it may feel like it's hard to make a difference. But this week we're going to see that everyone has influence. Everyone has an opportunity to create lasting and meaningful change. Everyone has an opportunity to be a partner with the work God is doing. This is what influence means.

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