Faith Church Indy

We love celebrating Christmas with our church family. At Faith, you can expect to celebrate in all of your favorite and nostalgic ways – sing carols and Christmas hymns, lighting candles, and savoring treats of the season. Join us this Christmas Eve 2024.

Even though we’re home, we belong, we’re blessed, we’re not yet to our final home, to the world as it should be. While we wait for Jesus' return, we serve the king and his kingdom now, moving out from our home of belonging and blessing to work for justice and righteousness around us. Join us as we look at "Harmony" from Luke 1:67-79.

Every gift guide, every advertisement, and every wish list all work off the same principle: if only someone would give me some thing that perfectly met my deepest desires, then I’d be happy. I’d be at peace. We all long for blessing—and if we don’t find it in Jesus, we’ll look for it in stuff. But ultimate blessing is found in the home we’re longing for! Join us for “Longing for Blessing” as we open up Galatians 3:13-14 and Ephesians 1:3 to catch a glimpse of the blessing God has promised us.

Everyone longs to belong, not just in a social club or friend group, but to a place that feels like family and home. In the Old Testament, God made a promise to Abraham and his descendants that they would belong to him as his people, but over time and many years of disobedience, the Israelites walked away from God over and over again. We all fear losing the places we belong to, and thankfully in Jesus, we have the assurance that we belong to Him and we will never be cast out. Join us as we hear Pastor Nathan share with us from Hosea and 1 Peter about our true longing for belonging!

Our culture has turned Christmas into a celebration of gifts and nostalgia. But the reality of it goes much deeper, because our longing for Christmas is really the longing for what we ultimately made for. Join us as we begin Advent looking at how Christmas fulfills one of our deepest desires - the longing for "Home" from Isaiah 55:1-9.

What does it look like to follow along with leading? We will discuss this and more on this weeks podcast!

Once again, Paul is in Jerusalem—and once again, conflict follows not far behind him. Too many Jewish believers distrust Paul for there not to be conflict. The leaders of the church have a plan to keep the peace, but will it work? Or will it backfire in their faces? Join us for “The Purification” from Acts 21:17-26!

How do you walk through suffering with friends and loved ones? Find out this and more on this week's podcast.

We all want to be open to God's leading. But what if it seems like God's direction is taking someone we care about - or maybe us - through pain and difficulty? Can that really be God's plan? Join us as we look at "The Prophecy" from Acts 21:1-16.

Playing the lightning round with questions about elders, leaders, and pastors in this week's episode!

You could call it Paul’s “Farewell Tour.” As he make his way back to Jerusalem, he knows he won’t see any of these churches or these leaders again. If you had a chance to give one last speech to people you love, what would you say? Join us for “The Elders” from Acts 20:17-38 for Paul’s last words to a group of leaders and the churches they represent!

What to do in this crazy season of life? This will be discussed on this week's episode.

On his way back to Jerusalem, Paul uses his travel itinerary as an opportunity to connect with churches and followers of Jesus all over the Mediterranean. And knowing his time is short, in one port city he teaches all night long…so long that one of his younger hearers falls asleep and falls right out of the window. But why does Luke tell us this story? Just for a little “flavor”? Or is there a deeper reason? Join us for “The Fall” from Acts 20:7-16 for the rest of the story!

Fall colors, Luke's perspective, and perserverence in this week's episode.

Once again Paul has to flee town, facing persecution. He heads towards Jerusalem, strengthening churches he's planted and taking with him a diverse group of friends. What does this short passage tell us about the growth of the gospel and how God uses us in others' lives? Join us for "The Companions" from Acts 20:1-6.

Feeling empty and in need? Follow Christ's sweet invitation. We discuss this and more in this week's episode.

This week we see Paul's time in Ephesus come to an abrupt close with a riot triggered by the changed behavior of the believers in the area. This story gives us many insights into the culture of this thriving Greco-Roman city and the way Paul worked within it. It also provides a snapshot of Paul's time in Ephesus which included both great success and oppressive trouble. Join us as we look at this story and our own stories which are often a mix of joy and sorrow. Special Guest: Tom Waltz.

Today’s episode features our missionary, Kathi Small. She has been a part of Faith Church for 37 years, and joined the missions family with The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM). She teaches in Guatemala at the Centeral American Theological Seminary, and is pursuing her doctorate in theological education. You’ll learn about all of this and more in this episode. Their GO Time weekend is October 25-28th. You can find their full schedule of events on our website: faithchurchindy.com/gotime.

As we crawl closer to Halloween, we discuss witchcraft in the early church during this week's episode.

The church in Ephesus is flourishing and the gospel-centered lives of the disciples there are beginning to make an impact on the surrounding culture. So much so that some see an opportunity to tap into the Jesus Movement to line their own pockets, including seven brothers all in the same trade: exorcism. But what happens when they try to use the power of Jesus to serve themselves? Join us for "The Sons" from Acts 19:11-20 to find out!