https://lifejourney.church Bridging the gap between evangelical and progressive theology, LifeJourney considers themselves a congregation of thoughtfully different Jesus followers, with a radically inclusive welcome to everyone—especially the most marginalized. Subscribe to this weekly Sunday sermon podcast and discover a generous theology routed in spiritual principles of the Bible. Rev. Jeff Miner, co-author of The Children Are Free: Reexamining the Biblical Evidence of Same-sex Relationships, leads listeners through discovering their own truths for living out a vibrant spiritual journey! Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:19:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://lifejourney.church/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lifejourney-ipad-50x50.png https://lifejourney.church 32 32 All rights reserved. Weekly Sunday sermons from LifeJourney Church. LifeJourney Church Bridging the gap between evangelical and progressive theology, LifeJourney considers themselves a congregation of thoughtfully different Jesus followers, with a radically inclusive welcome to everyone—especially the most marginalized. Subscribe to this weekly Sunday sermon podcast and discover a generous theology routed in spiritual principles of the Bible. Rev. Jeff Miner, co-author of The Children Are Free: Reexamining the Biblical Evidence of Same-sex Relationships, leads listeners through discovering their own truths for living out a vibrant spiritual journey. no lifejourney,church,gay,lgbt,affirming,church,gay,friendly,churchinfo@lifejourney.churchLifeJourney Church https://lifejourney.church/sermons/09-13-26/ https://lifejourney.church/sermons/09-13-26/#respond Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:19:08 +0000 https://lifejourney.church/?post_type=sermons&p=30331 https://lifejourney.church/sermons/09-13-26/feed/ 0 Rev. Jeff Miner 0:00 All are welcome, Alone, Authentic spiritual community, Being Jesus to others, Belonging, Church -- what we're called to be, Cliques, Discrimination, Excluding, Healing racism, Hurting people hurt, Inclusion, Jesus’ radical inclusion, Outcasts, Segregation, Spiritual Community, Welcoming everyone, Women as equals info@lifejourney.church (LifeJourney Church)noHave you ever felt like everyone else was invited to a party, but you were stuck standing outside the velvet ropes? It’s easy to feel like an outsider -- even in our daily lives. This Sunday we will explore several Scriptures and popular stories that remind us how God wants everyone to be included. Let's dare to break out of our routines and make sure everyone knows they are welcome! https://lifejourney.church/sermons/09-06-26/ https://lifejourney.church/sermons/09-06-26/#respond Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:13:06 +0000 https://lifejourney.church/?post_type=sermons&p=30326 https://lifejourney.church/sermons/09-06-26/feed/ 0 Guest Speaker 0:00 All are welcome, Alone, Authentic spiritual community, Being Jesus to others, Belonging, Church -- what we're called to be, Cliques, Discrimination, Excluding, Healing racism, Hurting people hurt, Inclusion, Jesus’ radical inclusion, Outcasts, Segregation, Spiritual Community, Welcoming everyone, Women as equals info@lifejourney.church (LifeJourney Church)noHave you ever felt like everyone else was invited to a party, but you were stuck standing outside the velvet ropes? It’s easy to feel like an outsider -- even in our daily lives. This Sunday we will explore several Scriptures and popular stories that remind us how God wants everyone to be included. Let's dare to break out of our routines and make sure everyone knows they are welcome! https://lifejourney.church/sermons/08-30-26/ https://lifejourney.church/sermons/08-30-26/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:21:45 +0000 https://lifejourney.church/?post_type=sermons&p=30312 https://lifejourney.church/sermons/08-30-26/feed/ 0 Rev. Jeff Miner 0:00 Bearing with each other, Being Jesus to others, Bitterness, Broken relationships, Building beautiful relationships, Difficult people, Enemies, Family life, Forgiveness, Forgiving, Getting even, Grace – showing it, Imperfect people, Imperfect relationships, Jesus' relationship principles, Loving others, Loving Self, Marriage, Parenting, Reconciliation, Relationships info@lifejourney.church (LifeJourney Church)noLong-term relationships are a core component of human happiness. But relationships are hard and can easily fall apart. So this Sunday we'll look at the single most important thing we can do to cultivate life-long relationships. This is the sixth installment in our sermon series on how to build beautiful relationships the Jesus way. https://lifejourney.church/sermons/08-23-26/ https://lifejourney.church/sermons/08-23-26/#respond Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:36:53 +0000 https://lifejourney.church/?post_type=sermons&p=30306 https://lifejourney.church/sermons/08-23-26/feed/ 0 Rev. Robert Ferguson 0:00 Circumstances as guidance, Despair, Disappointment with God, Disrupted plans, Endurance, Faith, Fear, Future with hope, God's plan for me, God’s plan, God’s plans versus ours, Hope, Life as a journey, Patience in affliction, Perseverance, Thriving, Trust, Waiting info@lifejourney.church (LifeJourney Church)noWe all know what it feels like to end up in a place we never expected to be -- a season of disappointment, uncertainty, delay, or exile that we thought would be temporary but seems to be lasting far longer than we imagined. Where in your life right now do you feel stymied? God has a word for you this Sunday! https://lifejourney.church/sermons/08-16-26/ https://lifejourney.church/sermons/08-16-26/#respond Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:26:16 +0000 https://lifejourney.church/?post_type=sermons&p=30299 https://lifejourney.church/sermons/08-16-26/feed/ 0 Rev. Jeff Miner 0:00 Advice -- giving and receiving it, Bearing with each other, Being Jesus to others, Building beautiful relationships, Creating Change, Criticism, Criticism that’s helpful, Family life, Feedback -- giving and receiving, Grace – showing it, Honesty with others, Honesty with self, Imperfect people, Imperfect relationships, Jesus' relationship principles, Judging, Judging myself, Judgmentalism, Loving others, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships, Saying hard things, Self-examination info@lifejourney.church (LifeJourney Church)noHowever that sentence gets finished, it's never very uplifting. How many times has someone said something like that to you? How many times have you said something like that to someone else? As we continue our sermon series on how to build beautiful relationships the Jesus way, this Sunday we're going to tackle Jesus' teachings about not judging others to see if we can figure out we can offer honest feedback and accountability without being judgmental. Is that possible? If so, how? https://lifejourney.church/sermons/08-09-26/ https://lifejourney.church/sermons/08-09-26/#respond Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:44:21 +0000 https://lifejourney.church/?post_type=sermons&p=30292 https://lifejourney.church/sermons/08-09-26/feed/ 0 Rev. Jeff Miner 0:00 Bearing with each other, Being Jesus to others, Building beautiful relationships, Emptiness, Enjoy life, Family life, Finding life by losing it, Happiness, How to prosper in life, Imperfect people, Imperfect relationships, Jesus' relationship principles, Joy, Lose life to find it, Loving others, Marriage, Meaning in life, Parenting, Pleasure, Purpose in life, Relationships, Sacrificial love, Servanthood, Serving, Significance info@lifejourney.church (LifeJourney Church)noLife is not always what it seems. What we think is good for us often isn't, and what we think is bad is often good. The same is true in spiritual life. Jesus taught us many counterintuitive principles. This week we'll look at one of his most important counterintuitive principles, as we continue our sermon series on "How to Build Beautiful Relationships the Jesus Way." https://lifejourney.church/sermons/08-02-26/ https://lifejourney.church/sermons/08-02-26/#respond Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:14:46 +0000 https://lifejourney.church/?post_type=sermons&p=30288 https://lifejourney.church/sermons/08-02-26/feed/ 0 Rev. Jeff Miner 0:00 Advice -- giving and receiving it, Alone in our thoughts and feelings, Being Jesus to others, Building beautiful relationships, Criticism, Criticism that’s helpful, Family life, Feedback -- giving and receiving, Honesty with others, Honesty with self, Jesus' relationship principles, Learning from criticism, Listening, Marriage, Owning our stuff, Parenting, Relationships, Saying hard things, Self-examination, Truth – the power of, Truthfulness info@lifejourney.church (LifeJourney Church)noWhen you're in relationship with someone and you feel it's important to say something they don't want to hear, do you say it, or procrastinate, or worse yet, never say it? This week we'll ask, "What would Jesus do?" -- as we continue our sermon series called "Building Beautiful Relationships the Jesus Way." Our focus this week is on our ability to say -- and to hear -- hard things. Jesus has some very important points to teach us about both speaking and hearing the hard things. https://lifejourney.church/sermons/07-26-26/ https://lifejourney.church/sermons/07-26-26/#respond Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:20:21 +0000 https://lifejourney.church/?post_type=sermons&p=30282 https://lifejourney.church/sermons/07-26-26/feed/ 0 Rev. Jeff Miner 0:00 Alone in our thoughts and feelings, Building beautiful relationships, Connectedness, Distorted thoughts, Family life, Fear of the unknown, Haunting thoughts, Holding too much inside, Honesty with others, Imperfect relationships, Insecurity, Jesus' inner feelings, Jesus' relationship principles, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships, Secrets, Shame, Sharing our feelings, Transparency about feelings info@lifejourney.church (LifeJourney Church)noThis week is the second installment in our new sermon series exploring 8 powerful principles Jesus taught us that can strengthen our relationships with spouses, children, friends, coworkers, etc. This Sunday we'll explore what Jesus taught us about the importance of honesty and transparency in our relationships -- all those things we hesitate to say, but maybe should say, but don't know how to say. https://lifejourney.church/sermons/07-19-26/ https://lifejourney.church/sermons/07-19-26/#respond Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:38:22 +0000 https://lifejourney.church/?post_type=sermons&p=30275 https://lifejourney.church/sermons/07-19-26/feed/ 0 Rev. Jeff Miner 0:00 Building beautiful relationships, Family life, Grace -- receiving it, Grace – showing it, Healthy Habits, Imperfect people, Imperfect relationships, Impulse control, Jesus as Lord, Jesus' relationship principles, Lordship of Christ, Love God -- love people, Loving one another, Marriage, Obedience, Parenting, Relationships, Self-control, Spiritual self-discipline info@lifejourney.church (LifeJourney Church)noThis week we'll launch a new sermon series exploring 8 powerful principles Jesus taught us that can strengthen our relationships with spouses, children, friends, coworkers, etc. This Sunday we'll begin by exploring the most important principle Jesus gives us -- the key foundational principle for building beautiful relationships the Jesus way. Life is people, and people are life. Let’s learn how to do it better! https://lifejourney.church/sermons/07-12-26/ https://lifejourney.church/sermons/07-12-26/#respond Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:03:43 +0000 https://lifejourney.church/?post_type=sermons&p=30267 https://lifejourney.church/sermons/07-12-26/feed/ 0 Guest Speaker 0:00 Appearance, Calling, Champion within, Confidence in self, Distorted thoughts, Facing our fears, Fear, Flaws, God with us, God’s power in me, Imperfect me, Inadequacy, Insecurity, Meet your moments, Parenting, Self-doubt, Self-Esteem, Strength in weakness, Unworthy?, Weaknesses info@lifejourney.church (LifeJourney Church)noWhere in your life do you feel inadequate, "less than," not good enough? We all have those spots -- and how we respond to them is critical to our ability to live into the fullness of who God calls us to be. In other words, how we respond to our sense of inadequacy is a deep spiritual issue. So this Sunday we'll explore what the scriptures teach about feelings of inadequacy.