Downtown Community Church

Be Great Neighbors! In Luke 10:27 Jesus says "Love your neighbor as yourself." Who is my neighbor? How am I supposed to radically love them with my busy life? Join us as Pastor Ben Kaempfer walks us through Jesus' answer to this question. Send us a textSupport the show

Love God. Be honest, do you view God as being 100% unconditional love, or as a parent who is constantly disappointed? It is extremely important that we first get this fundamental truth right, before anything else, because the way we view God will affect how we love Him in return. Join Pastor Ben Kaempfer as he walks us through the deep concept of God's love and how to love God.Send us a textSupport the show

In our new series His Work Our Witness, we are going to take you first through the journey of the steps of obedience and God's faithfulness in our past. Then through the ways He is constantly working and inviting us in the present. It's trusting that God always has been, and always will be good & faithful to us, that allows us to radically obey Him. This week Pastor Ben Kaempfer walks us through Joseph's life of hard obedience. It was not easy, Joseph had countless reasons to stop trusting God because of His circumstances, but he would have never guessed how his radical immediate obedience would affect his tomorrow. God has so much in store for you as well, you will never regret obeying God.Send us a textSupport the show

We all have daily battles in this world, but are we aware that they are spiritual forces against us? If we don't remember the Devil is our enemy, then we will keep calling our neighbors our enemies. Dylan Nielander finishes our Ephesians series teaching us about the Devil, the unseen Spiritual battle, and how to fight in it! GOOD NEWS: we have the strength of the Lord on our side!Send us a textSupport the show

We often separate the act of going to work and going to church. We work all week, then we finally get to glorify God on Sunday. We have a sacred and secular divide in our heads that we have to break, because Jesus doesn't see a divide! This week Pastor Ben Kaempfer teaches us what Ephesians says on how to live and glorify God through your work, especially when it is difficult.Send us a textSupport the show

The Bible says to "Honor your parents" in Ephesians 6, but what if they have hurt you? What if they don't deserve honor? How do you forgive? Pastor Ben Kaempfer unpacks the process of forgiveness, which relates to any one who has hurt or sinned against you. Send us a textSupport the show

Have we come to terms with what following Jesus actually requires? Previously, Adam Voran taught on what discipleship IS, this week Dylan Nielander teaches on what it COSTS. We must not diminish or overlook what Jesus, Himself, commands us to do to follow Him. If you respond to Jesus with "Yes, but first.." you do not fully understand who Jesus is and what He has to offer. The cost is high, the reward is infinitely higher!Send us a textSupport the show

There's so much relationship advice in the world, but this series "How to Live" is all about dialing in and focusing on specifically how God's Word teaches us to live. Ephesians 5:21-33 is a passage that can be so easily twisted when we put it in a cultural context. Pastor Ben Kaempfer dissects it, and leaves us with very practical next steps for all of us to start implementing in our relationships right away. Send us a textSupport the show

Most of us put our effort and time into what is loudest in life, and not what is wisest. Paul calls us to walk in wisdom, but what does that look like? Pastor Ben Kaempfer unpacks practical steps and questions to make sure you aren't just doing what is "right" but what is "wise."Send us a textSupport the show

We often struggle with exposing all of the darkness in our lives because of shame. In Ephesians 5: 7-14 we learn that through Jesus we are no longer darkness, we are "children of light." How are we supposed to live out that new identity and stop hindering our light? Pastor Ben Kaempfer explains the incredible importance of exposing our darkness and 2 practical ways to do it! Send us a textSupport the show

Guest speaker Adam Voran, co-leader of the DCC Discipleship Group with his wife Michelle, teaches on what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. Adam takes us on a journey through scripture to help us understand what it truly means to follow Jesus, as well as helping us understand 3 things that can hold us back. Send us a textSupport the show

As we learn how to live, Ephesians Chapter 5 teaches us to walk in love. We learned that walking in love is glorifying God by serving and sacrificing for others. This can be hard, exhausting, or out of selfish intent so Pastor Ben Kaempfer unpacks how to do this!Send us a textSupport the show

Throughout Ephesians, we have learned that we are made new through Christ. This week Dylan Nielander dives into what that practically looks like for us. Paul teaches us that it is not behavior modification, putting off your old self is deeper than just changing your habits. Send us a textSupport the show

We've all been in a season where we aren't growing in our faith. In Ephesians 4, Paul shares how we, as the church, should live to spiritually grow. From home, school, work or hanging out with friends, we have opportunities to not just be a fan of the church, but to be the church. Send us a textSupport the show

In Ephesians Chapter 3 we're in a transitional point in the book. Verses 14-22 Paul is sharing how he is praying for the church of Ephesis. As we study these verses we see how the word "know" is not just a intellectual know, but an experiential know. We left asking ourselves "What is holding me back from experiencing God's love for me today?"Send us a textSupport the show

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This week Pastor Ben Kaempfer discusses what it means to be "adopted" and "predestined" into the kingdom of God and how to live a life that is devoted and mindful of the things God has called us to. Ephesians 1:1-14 Send us a textSupport the show