Neighborhood Church Podcast

What do you do when you can’t see what’s next—and the waiting starts to wear you down? Most of us carry a quiet how question into Christmas: How will this work out? How do I get through this? How long can I keep waiting? We don’t always say it out loud, and we’re not always sure who to ask. Yet that feeling of being disoriented, stuck, or unsure is more common than we admit. This Christmas Eve, we explored what it means to find direction when clarity is missing. Not by pretending life is tidy or offering quick fixes, but by telling a story of presence, trust, and hope that holds even when the path forward isn’t obvious.

It is possible to survive the hardest days of our lives yet still feel lost when the crisis is over. When we are stuck in the past or weighed down by how we’ve been hurt, we might be physically present, but we aren't truly free. In Part 3 of The Way Home, Forrest Jenan looks at how Jesus’ way of love—often dismissed as soft or impractical—is actually the most powerful, pragmatic strategy for navigating a chaotic world and healing deep fractures. YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/8RRp4X2Rl2s YOUVERSION NOTES: http://bible.com/events/49540289

A life that feels meaningful, connected, and whole is something we all want—especially at Christmas. But somewhere along the way, relationships can fray, distance grows, and we’re left wondering how to fix what’s broken without making it worse. In Part 2 of The Way Home, Forrest Jenan invites us to see reconciliation as a way of life—one that restores what’s been separated, heals division, and helps us move through the world with the same grace we celebrate in the Christmas story. YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/qBNNEWs6r4k YOUVERSION NOTES: http://bible.com/events/49535552

Willpower alone often fails to get us back on track, but Christmas offers a different hope: help comes to find us.

There are moments when we wonder why we keep tripping over the same patterns—repeating choices that hurt our relationships, our future, and even how we see ourselves. There’s a built-in drift toward self-destruction and shame that shapes more of our decisions than we realize But there’s real hope. Jesus doesn’t enter our lives to point out what’s wrong—He comes to lift the weight we’ve been carrying: regret, secrets, and the parts of ourselves we avoid. In Part 4 of Hardwired, Forrest Jenan invites us to see Jesus as the One who carries what we cannot, leading us into healing, freedom, and a new way to live. YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/guOFHg8qUeU YOUVERSION NOTES: http://bible.com/events/49529882