New River Church - Franklin, TN

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Local sermons for hope under pressure.

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New River Church - Franklin, TN offers sermon-centered Christian teaching with a conversational, pastoral tone. Messages move through biblical passages, personal stories, prayer, and direct calls to live with hope beyond the church room.

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About New River Church - Franklin, TN

New River Church - Franklin, TN is a sermon and class feed shaped by church worship, biblical teaching, and exhortation. The sampled messages are rooted in Scripture. They are also full of ordinary life. A graduation week becomes a way to talk about joy for another person. March Madness becomes an entry point into living for a coming day. A childhood memory of looking at houses opens into longing for what is beyond present suffering. The teaching style is conversational, often funny, and then suddenly serious when the passage demands it. Keith Roberson appears across several episodes, moving between personal stories, biblical exposition, prayer, and direct appeals to trust Christ in daily life. His messages emphasize the supremacy of Christ, resurrection hope, spiritual wisdom, heaven, hell, and the presence of God beyond the church building. Brian Barley's message on Matthew 26 focuses on Jesus in Gethsemane as a picture of honest need, dependence, and struggle. The Q&A with Darrin and Julie Jones turns mission away from church programs and toward restaurants, neighborhoods, friendships, prayer, and patient everyday care. The show does not treat faith as a private idea. It presses belief into the body, the family, the workplace, grief, weakness, public tragedy, and the way people speak to and serve those around them. The tone is warm. It is also willing to be heavy. One message addresses hell as eternal separation and frames it as a difficult scriptural reality rather than a casual topic. Another responds to the assassination of Charlie Kirk by asking how Christians find footing in a shaken public moment. Recurring endings include prayer, benediction, and invitations for people to receive prayer from others in the room. That gives the feed a strong sense of gathered community. For PlayNext listeners, the appeal is not production spectacle or debate. It is steady Christian preaching that links doctrine, story, and response. The show is best for people who want sermons that move carefully from biblical text to lived faith, with enough warmth to feel local and enough seriousness to name pain without rushing past it.

Made for: This show is for listeners seeking Christian sermons that connect Scripture to family life, suffering, prayer, work, and ordinary mission. It especially suits people who appreciate teaching with humor, emotional candor, and clear calls to respond.

What sets it apart: New River Church - Franklin, TN stands out through its blend of everyday storytelling, explicit biblical exposition, and congregational response. The messages carry the texture of a specific church community rather than a studio-made teaching brand.

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  • biblical hope that can survive pain, weakness, and the Monday after Easter
  • permission to name your fear, ask for help, and still call that faithfulness
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  1. 1

    THEREFORE: The Delight of Surrender - Keith Roberson

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    BEYOND: Living For Another Day - Keith Roberson

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  3. 3

    BEYOND: Do Not Perish - Keith Roberson

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    BEYOND: We Can't Beign to Imagine - Keith Roberson

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    BEYOND: What is After This Life? - Keith Roberson

    ·42m
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    Need, Struggle, and Faithfulness - Brian Barley

    ·36m
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    WORD(S): Saved In Returning and Rest - Curtis Zackery

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    WORD(S): Power and Life - Keith Roberson

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    WORD(S): The Word, Alive - Keith Roberson

    ·38m
  10. 10

    WORD(S): Experience Life - Keith Roberson

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    SURPRISED: Humble God - Keith Roberson

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  12. 12

    On A Walk With God: Voice of the Shepherd - Keith Roberson

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    On A Walk With God: In The Family - Keith Roberson

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    On a Walk with God: "With Us" - Keith Roberson

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    Unity of Mind - Curtis Zackery

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    WORD(S): The Narrative of Your Life - Keith Roberson

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    SURPRISED: God Who Serves - Keith Roberson

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    After God's Own Heart: He Has Made Me Glad - Keith Roberson

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    After God's Own Heart: Connection & Purpose - Keith Roberson

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  20. 20

    After God's Own Heart: The Pathway To Freedom - Keith Roberson

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    After God's Own Heart: Good Shame, Bad Shame - Keith Roberson

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    After God's Own Heart: How To Get Wisdom - Keith Roberson

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    After God's Own Heart: The Gift of Anger - Keith Roberson

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    After God's Own Heart: Showing Up To God - Keith Roberson

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  25. 25

    Follow Me: Practices For Transformation - Keith Roberson

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    Follow Me: What is Shaping You - Keith Roberson

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    Follow Me: Trusting Jesus When We Fall - Keith Roberson

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    Follow Me: Embrace the Mystery - Keith Roberson

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    Our Weapons of Warfare: Thanks & Praise - Keith Roberson

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    His Name Shall Be Called: Prince of Peace - Keith Roberson

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    His Name Shall Be Called: Everlasting Father - Keith Roberson

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    His Name Shall Be Called: Mighty God - Keith Roberson

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    SURPRISED: God in Flesh - Keith Roberson

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    A Joy Fueled Life - Tod McDowell

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    THEREFORE: We Do Not Lose Heart - David McQueen

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    THEREFORE: Happy Sacrifice - Keith Roberson

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    BEYOND: Momentary Pain, Eternal Glory - Keith Roberson

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    THEREFORE: Part I - Curtis Zackery

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    REACH: Experiencing God’s Extraordinary Work Through You - Tom McCoy

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    REACH: Q&A with Darrin and Julie Jones - Keith Roberson

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    REACH: A Portable Sanctuary - Keith Roberson

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    REACH: A Vision To Bless - Keith Roberson

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    A Marriage Built to Last: Part II - Chip Dodd

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    A Marriage Built to Last: Part I - Chip Dodd

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    Foundations: Living with Hope - Keith Roberson

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    Foundations: Be Refreshed - Keith Roberson

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    Foundations: Be. Become. Do. - Keith Roberson

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    Foundations: Seen and Known - Keith Roberson

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    Foundations: Building A Life On A Rock - Keith Roberson

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    Foundations: Standing in the Storm - Keith Roberson

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  51. 51

    Joy: In the Secret - Keith Roberson

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  52. 52

    Joy: Through Practice - Keith Roberson

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    Joy: Through the Tears - Curtis Zackery

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    Joy: In Obedience - Keith Roberson

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    Joy: Through Surrender - Keith Roberson

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    Joy: Through Hardship - Keith Roberson

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    Who Can Understand?: The Seed Must Die - Darrin Jones

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    Who Can Understand?: Did God Reject His People? - Tod McDowell

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    Who Can Understand?: Lawful to Heal? - Curtis Zackery

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    Who Can Understand?: Abide in the Vine - Keith Roberson

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    Who Can Understand?: Hate Your Mother and Father? - Keith Roberson

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    Who Can Understand? Why Curse a Fig Tree? - Keith Roberson

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    Who Can Understand?: The Unforgivable SIn - Keith Roberson

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    Who Can Understand?: Jesus' Word on Suffering - Keith Roberson

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    Easter: The Power of the Resurrection - Keith Roberson

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    Renewing Our Strength - Tod McDowell

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    The Heart of the Shepherd - Curtis Zackery

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    Experience the Father's Heart - Darrin Jones

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    His Name Shall Be Called: Wonderful Counselor - Keith Roberson

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    Come to the Table: A Vision for the Holiday Season - Keith Roberson

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    On A Walk With God: Willed and Filled - Keith Roberson

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    On A Walk With God: Sharing Gifts - Keith Roberson

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    On A Walk With God: In Step with Him - Keith Roberson

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    Q&A: Being an Image-Bearer - Darrin & Julie Jones

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    The Father Heart of God - Tod McDowell

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    Imago Dei: Receive Glory, Carry Hope - Keith Roberson

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    Imago Dei: We Need Others - Keith Roberson

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    Imago Dei: Returning to Need - Keith Roberson

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    Imago Dei: Dignity and Destiny - Keith Roberson

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    Imago Dei: Yielding to Relationship - Chip Dodd

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    The Genesis of Good News: Restorer of the World - Keith Roberson

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    The Genesis of Good News: To Walk With God - Keith Roberson

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    The Genesis of Good News: We Need Grace - Keith Roberson

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    The Genesis of Good News: God, Our Covering - Keith Roberson

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    The Genesis of Good News: Hope and Healing - Keith Roberson

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    The Genesis of Good News: Paradise Lost, Hope Begun - Keith Roberson

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    The Genesis of Good News: Male and Female He Created Them - Keith Roberson

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    The Genesis of Good News: Thriving in Our Work - Keith Roberson

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    The Genesis of Good News: Why Are We Here? - Keith Roberson

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    Radiating the Glory of God - Tod McDowell

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    The Narrow Way - Tod McDowell

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    The Interruption is the Ministry - Tom McCoy

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    Summer Detox: Part 3 - Darrin Jones

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    Summer Detox: Judgment - Keith Roberson

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    Summer Detox: Less Anxiety - Keith Roberson

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    Gifted: Building Others Builds Us - Keith Roberson

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    Gifted: No Limits - Keith Roberson

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    Gifted: Pursue Love - Keith Roberson

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    Gifted: Don't Be Uninformed - Keith Roberson

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    Joy: Through Connection - Keith Roberson

    A speaker prompts listeners to recall a lonely moment and reflects on the universal desire for connection and understanding.

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    SUPREME: A Supreme Prayer - Keith Roberson

    Hidden gem

    Keith Roberson reflects on the profound joy of witnessing loved ones succeed, using personal parenting experiences to illustrate how their achievements can bring more happiness than one's own.

    Apr 12, 2026·36m·2 clips
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    EASTER: Resurrection Life - Keith Roberson

    Hidden gem

    Keith Roberson’s Easter sermon at New River Church in Franklin, Tennessee, argues that Jesus’ resurrection is “just the beginning” of a person’s new life rather than merely the conclusion of a 2,000-year-old event.

    Apr 5, 2026·37m·2 clips
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    BEYOND: Momentary Pain, Eternal Glory - Keith Roberson

    Keith Roberson of New River Church - Franklin, TN uses childhood house-hunting trips that ended with ice cream to illustrate enduring present pain for a greater future reward.

    Mar 22, 2026·39m·2 clips
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    BEYOND: Living For Another Day - Keith Roberson

    Hidden gem

    Keith Roberson of New River Church - Franklin, TN uses a Texas Tech University basketball comeback from a 2.1% win probability to introduce the sermon’s claim that present joys are temporary tastes of a future home.

    Mar 15, 2026·38m·3 clips
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    BEYOND: Do Not Perish - Keith Roberson

    A sermon series on the concept of hell as taught by Jesus in the Bible.

    Mar 8, 2026·38m
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    BEYOND: We Can't Beign to Imagine - Keith Roberson

    Mar 1, 2026·34m
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    BEYOND: What is After This Life? - Keith Roberson

    Feb 22, 2026·42m
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    Need, Struggle, and Faithfulness - Brian Barley

    Hidden gem

    At New River Church - Franklin, TN, the sermon on Matthew 26:36-46 argues that Jesus in Gethsemane gives permission to become 'increasingly needy' as life gets heavier.

    Feb 15, 2026·36m·2 clips
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    WORD(S): Saved In Returning and Rest - Curtis Zackery

    Feb 8, 2026·39m
  110. 110

    WORD(S): Power and Life - Keith Roberson

    Feb 1, 2026·30m
  111. 111

    WORD(S): The Word, Alive - Keith Roberson

    Jan 18, 2026·38m
  112. 112

    WORD(S): Experience Life - Keith Roberson

    Jan 11, 2026·33m
  113. 113

    WORD(S): The Narrative of Your Life - Keith Roberson

    Jan 4, 2026·32m
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    SURPRISED: God Who Serves - Keith Roberson

    Dec 21, 2025·37m
  115. 115

    SURPRISED: Humble God - Keith Roberson

    Dec 14, 2025·34m
  116. 116

    SURPRISED: God in Flesh - Keith Roberson

    Dec 7, 2025·41m
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    A Joy Fueled Life - Tod McDowell

    Nov 30, 2025·41m
  118. 118

    THEREFORE: We Do Not Lose Heart - David McQueen

    Nov 23, 2025·37m
  119. 119

    THEREFORE: Happy Sacrifice - Keith Roberson

    Nov 16, 2025·43m
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    THEREFORE: The Delight of Surrender - Keith Roberson

    Nov 9, 2025·35m
  121. 121

    THEREFORE: Part I - Curtis Zackery

    Nov 2, 2025·46m
  122. 122

    REACH: Experiencing God’s Extraordinary Work Through You - Tom McCoy

    Oct 26, 2025·38m
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    REACH: Q&A with Darrin and Julie Jones - Keith Roberson

    Hidden gem

    Darrin and Julie Jones discuss their transition from vocational ministry to ministering through everyday presence and encouragement in their neighborhood.

    Oct 19, 2025·46m·2 clips
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    REACH: A Portable Sanctuary - Keith Roberson

    Oct 12, 2025·41m
  125. 125

    REACH: A Vision To Bless - Keith Roberson

    Oct 5, 2025·43m
  126. 126

    A Marriage Built to Last: Part II - Chip Dodd

    Sep 28, 2025·58m
  127. 127

    A Marriage Built to Last: Part I - Chip Dodd

    Sep 21, 2025·42m
  128. 128

    Foundations: Living with Hope - Keith Roberson

    Keith Roberson shifts his planned sermon to address the assassination of Charlie Kirk, using it as a catalyst to discuss finding hope and stability in God during storms.

    Sep 14, 2025·42m
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    Foundations: Be Refreshed - Keith Roberson

    Sep 7, 2025·31m
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    Foundations: Be. Become. Do. - Keith Roberson

    Aug 31, 2025·39m
  131. 131

    Foundations: Seen and Known - Keith Roberson

    Aug 24, 2025·33m
  132. 132

    Foundations: Building A Life On A Rock - Keith Roberson

    Aug 17, 2025·33m
  133. 133

    Foundations: Standing in the Storm - Keith Roberson

    Aug 10, 2025·38m
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    Joy: In the Secret - Keith Roberson

    Aug 3, 2025·33m
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    Joy: Through Practice - Keith Roberson

    Jul 27, 2025·39m
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    Joy: Through the Tears - Curtis Zackery

    Jul 20, 2025·39m
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    Joy: In Obedience - Keith Roberson

    Jul 13, 2025·41m
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    Joy: Through Surrender - Keith Roberson

    Jul 6, 2025·33m
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    Joy: Through Hardship - Keith Roberson

    Jun 29, 2025·36m
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    Joy: Through Connection - Keith Roberson

    A speaker prompts listeners to recall a lonely moment and reflects on the universal desire for connection and understanding.

    Jun 22, 2025·34m
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    Who Can Understand?: The Seed Must Die - Darrin Jones

    Jun 15, 2025·35m
  142. 142

    Who Can Understand?: Did God Reject His People? - Tod McDowell

    Jun 8, 2025·39m
  143. 143

    Who Can Understand?: Lawful to Heal? - Curtis Zackery

    Jun 1, 2025·40m
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    Who Can Understand?: Abide in the Vine - Keith Roberson

    A sermon exploring Jesus' final teachings to his disciples in John 13-17, focusing on the 'I am' statements and the importance of abiding in the vine.

    May 25, 2025·36m
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    Who Can Understand?: Hate Your Mother and Father? - Keith Roberson

    May 18, 2025·38m
  146. 146

    Who Can Understand? Why Curse a Fig Tree? - Keith Roberson

    May 11, 2025·35m
  147. 147

    Who Can Understand?: The Unforgivable SIn - Keith Roberson

    May 4, 2025·38m
  148. 148

    Who Can Understand?: Jesus' Word on Suffering - Keith Roberson

    Apr 27, 2025·41m
  149. 149

    Easter: The Power of the Resurrection - Keith Roberson

    Apr 21, 2025·36m
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    Renewing Our Strength - Tod McDowell

    Apr 13, 2025·30m