The Role of Leadership in God’s Design for the Church In this episode of the Overtime Podcast, we explore the topic of leadership within the Church, examining God’s plan for organized leadership as outlined in Ephesians 4. The conversation centers around why the Church needs structure, how leaders are meant to shepherd and equip believers, […]
Blake’s Story Blake Whiteman opens up about his personal journey from doubt to a life transformed by faith. At first, he only attended church to spend time with his girlfriend, now wife, Andrea. But everything changed during a late-night moment in his college parking lot when he was confronted with the message of the gospel. […]
Welcome back to the Real Life Overtime Podcast, where we dive deeper into the weekend sermon and explore its relevance to our daily lives. Today, we’re continuing our series, “One,” focusing on unity in the body of Christ, as presented in Ephesians 4. Specifically, this episode centers around “One Hope”—the singular hope that unites us […]
Growing Pains Facing the challenges of rising membership numbers, the leadership was not only tasked with expanding physical space, they also needed to put focus on shepherding and training this growing community in discipleship. To tackle these issues, they began to create books and training materials to document their methods, aiming to benefit both internal […]
One Person At A Time In Episode 5 of The Story of Real Life, we talk about the definition of relational discipleship and the way Jesus intended it to look, and we also take a closer look into the story of how it played out in the life of one person, Christian Putman – son […]
In this episode of the podcast, Jim Putman leads Sam, Blake, Gabe and Jim into the topic of baptism as part of the ongoing “One” series, focusing on Ephesians 4. They discuss how the church can maintain unity amidst diverse backgrounds and theological differences, especially around the meaning and practice of baptism. With personal stories, […]
In this episode of the Real Life Ministries Overtime Podcast, we’re diving deep into our “One” series. Hosts Jim Putman, Gabe Cleave, and Christian Putman discuss the foundational theme of unity within the church, especially through understanding the doctrine of the Trinity. They explore how biblical oneness reflects God’s nature and impacts our mission as […]
Welcome to this episode of the Overtime Podcast! We are diving into the “One” series, an annual series where we refocus on the core mission of our church: to grow as disciples and make disciples in relational environments. This week, we explored Ephesians 4, which speaks of unity in the body of Christ—one Lord, one […]
In this episode of The Overtime Podcast, Senior Pastor Jim Putman and Campus Lead Blake Whiteman continue their deep dive into the current sermon series, Lost in Translation. The focus of this episode is on the biblical concept of friendship. Jim and Blake discuss how the world’s definition of friendship has shifted from the original […]
Lost in translation (Resilience) A characteristic that has been lost Our comfort has become not only a desire but an expectation Parents want to protect their kids from anything that could harm them Eliminate anything that causes discomfort Safe zones Definition of resilience: Able to withstand adversities that come our way Ability to withstand and […]
Connecting with and developing relationships with other believers outside of a weekend service is very important to our spiritual and mental health – God hardwired us to be in relationship with him and with others. But relationship doesn’t just happen by accident – it takes time and effort to develop. It is hard to build […]
Introduction to series What this series is about: Words/concepts that have been redefined over time or have lost their power. As a Christian we believe in the inerrancy of scripture. Rules for interpreting scripture –hermeneutics –grammatical principle. 2 Timothy 3:14–17 (NIV) 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become […]
Blessed In Persecution Matthew 5:10-12 God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right – For the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers. Be happy about it! […]
Review Jesus is talking about the Kingdom of heaven — – it starts as a spiritual Kingdom and will become an all of reality Kingdom Humility is required – we can’t be a part of the Kingdom without it Mourning –for what? For myself and the world Notice the aspects of righteousness and mercy — […]
On the Overtime Podcast, The Real Life Sermon Team shares their different perspectives and personal stories about how God’s Word and the Holy Spirit is actively working around us. This week’s discussion really hit home as they talked about the importance of repentance, daily self-reflection, and letting God transform our hearts. It’s a powerful reminder […]
Main Idea: God’s mercy is so rich that it flows through us, healing relationships with others. Jesus is shaping our Kingdom perspective – just as he did with the listeners of the Sermon on the Mount The first 4 “blessed are” statements tend to focus on our relationship with God, while the next 4 […]