Have you ever lacked the know-how to get the job done? If so, you've had an encounter with illiteracy. More than reading and writing, illiteracy is lacking the knowledge that you need to participate, contribute, and grow. In fact, the story of Scripture is nothing short of God fighting against the most dangerous form of illiteracy there is. And it's a fight we get to be a part of. Check out Part Seven of "Goliath Must Fall" to listen as Staff Pastor Alex Gowler talks about the injustice of illit...
Oct 21, 2019•38 min
Disease is far more than an inconvenience. It is an injustice that robs people of the life that God has made possible for them in Jesus. While disease exists in many forms (some more evident than others), Jesus consistently offers two responses: healing and resurrection life. When the church understands these two responses, we can join God on his mission to bring HOPE. Join Alpine Chapel for the next installment of our series, "Goliath Must Fall". Listen as friend of Alpine and founder of Poetic...
Oct 14, 2019•53 min
It's one thing to say that oppression exists. It's another thing to admit that it exists in your own life. Believe it or not, the source of all oppression is spiritual. When the chains of sin in our own lives hold us under their control, we end up putting chains around others. It's only when Jesus enters the picture that we're able to not only drop our own chains but to help others drop theirs, too. Check out the next message in Alpine's series, "Goliath Must Fall", and listen as Lead Pastor Dav...
Oct 07, 2019•48 min
Too many people throughout history have shared this experience: being subject to someone else's wishes against their will. This is the definition of oppression. Whatever form and to whatever degree oppression exists, that is the degree to which the Kingdom of God is not being realized. Into these situations, God restores us to what it means to be truly human and invites us to take up our role in helping others drop the chains of oppression. Join Alpine Chapel for the next installment of "Goliath...
Sep 30, 2019•45 min
Too many people go through life full but unfulfilled. They cram their calendars and drain every ounce of their energy chasing something they think will satisfy them. In the quiet and brutally honest moments of their days, though, they admit that they're empty. God never intended us to live like this. In fact, our experience of spiritual emptiness only exists because of our separation from God. It's only when we're reconciled to him do we find the "abundant life" that God designed us to live. Che...
Sep 23, 2019•54 min
There are giants in the land of hopelessness. No matter where you go, these giants are enemies of God's mission in the world and grow stronger wherever hope is weak. What's the first step in fighting these giants? To understand them. What are they? Where do they come from? And what gives us the confidence to think they can actually fall? Join Alpine Chapel for Part Two of our series, "Goliath Must Fall", and listen as Lead Pastor Dave Mudd unpacks the five global giants of injustice and power of...
Sep 16, 2019•46 min
Hope has a way of attracting people who need it. Any church that wants to share the hope of Jesus, then, needs to be ready to welcome and love people who need hope the most. This means taking head-on the greatest barrier to us experiencing and sharing hope: a judgmental spirit. Join Alpine Chapel for Part One of our new series, "Goliath Must Fall", and listen as Lead Pastor Dave Mudd sets the stage for the church's fight against injustice by bringing us to the words of Jesus in the Sermon on the...
Sep 09, 2019•47 min
There's an area of our lives that touches nearly every decision that we make. It's also one of the most talked-about subjects in Scripture: money. Because finances play such a significant role in our lives, it's one of the most important areas we can bring under the rule of God in His Kingdom. When we do, we discover God's blessing as we find ways to use God's resources to bless others. Join Alpine Chapel for a special message from Executive Pastor Chris Brown as he talks about the problem with ...
Sep 02, 2019•40 min
We all long for community: that sense of unity we share with others because of what we have in common. Believe it or not, God actually designed us for this kind of community. Far too often, though, community feels more like a pipe dream than a reality. That's why in one of the most significant moments of his life, Jesus took time to pray that his followers would experience the community they were designed for. Check out this special message from Staff Pastor Alex Gowler that's all about communit...
Aug 26, 2019•18 min
The family is foundational to society, and our culture tells us that we owe all of our allegiance to our family. Jesus created and loves the family, but He tells us that family is not everything. As believers we belong to a natural family and God’s family, which tests where our loyalties are. In scripture, Abraham understood the tension between the kingdom of God and his natural family when God asked Abraham to trust Him with his son Isaac. God has a calling for the family that puts the kingdom ...
Aug 19, 2019•48 min
Jesus invites us into his kingdom - to live as we were created to live, fully dependent on and in relationship with him. But according to 1 John 2:17, we crave many things that are not of God. There is an enemy who wants to lure us away from God's kingdom. In the sixth installment of the series, "Kingdom Over Everything," Pastor Dave Mudd shares three ways to remain in God's kingdom and resist building the tiny, unsatisfying "nation of me."
Aug 12, 2019•46 min
The book of Esther is set in the time of the exile, and the people of Israel faced the question of their survival daily. Their circumstances were such that they wondered if God was really working. We too ask the question about what God is doing in our life, if he is doing anything at all. How are we to ask the question, “God where are you, and what are you doing?” Staff Pastor Alex Gowler discuses the two options we have when we ask the question of God’s presence, fear or faith. The question is ...
Aug 05, 2019•38 min
Religion. What comes to mind when you think about religion or religious people? What comes to mind when you think about the people of the Kingdom of God? What is the difference between the two? Our willingness to condemn others as Christians does not work with how Jesus sees and loves people. In John 8:1-11, Jesus gives us a way to discern the difference between religious condemnation and the love of the kingdom of God. Join staff pastor Josh Blick as he teaches the fourth installment in our ser...
Jul 29, 2019•33 min
Have you ever wondered what you were made for? Thinking about our purpose (and trying to figure out what that even means!) can be overwhelming, much less trying to live out our purpose. In a special message from church planter and one of Alpine's own, TJ Poisl, we'll explore how to identify what you were made for and how to take next steps for what that looks like in your life. God has created you on purpose and for a purpose. You were made for more! TJ is the planting pastor of Soul Revival Chu...
Jul 22, 2019•49 min
Work life. Family life. Church life. Life. Jesus. We like to separate these parts of our lives to the point that they are disconnected from each other. Jesus’ rule and reign means that all of life, every part, belongs to Jesus. Our work is done under the rule of Jesus, even if we don’t acknowledge it. Our work is important, but how we work is paramount as people who represent the kingdom of God. Join pastor Dave Mudd in the third message in our series “kingdom over everything” as he highlights h...
Jul 15, 2019•43 min
The pressure to fit into our culture creates opportunities for us to choose either compromise or faithfulness to the kingdom of Jesus Christ. These critical points of decision in our lives reveal our identities. The prophet Daniel helps us to better understand how to make decisions of faithfulness rather than decisions of compromise. Pastor Dave Mudd continues the conversation in the second message in our series “kingdom over everything” by discussing cultural identity and how our need to fit in...
Jul 08, 2019•55 min
We are all in desperate need for rest, yet we look for it in all the wrong places. We are worn-out, stressed-out, and anxious, and many of the places that we go to for relief only make things worse. In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus invites all who are weary and burdened to come into his presence and join him in his work. He promises that in him, we will find the rest that we so desperately need. Check out a special message from church planter and one of Alpine's own, Charley Dever, and listen as he sh...
Jul 02, 2019•47 min
What is the kingdom of God, and what does it look like to put the kingdom of God over everything else? Our dedication to kingdoms other than God’s produce unbearable loads of anxiety. Jesus has a message of redirection that addresses our worry and anxiety. In Matthew 6:25-34, he says that seeking first the kingdom of God is the cure to our worry. Take a closer look with us at Jesus’ message about His kingdom. In the first message of our series, “Kingdom Over Everything,” hear Lead Pastor Dave Mu...
Jun 25, 2019•55 min
Relationships were meant to be a gift from God. But too often they can become breeding grounds for bitterness and offense. These offenses create division which can lead to the destruction of even the closest relationships. Knowing this, one of the best things we can do for ourselves and others is be unoffendable: light-hearted, durable, and ready to follow Jesus' lead in forgiveness. Check out a special Father's Day message from Alpine Chapel and listen as Lead Pastor Dave Mudd talks about how t...
Jun 17, 2019•51 min
We live in a culture obsessed with independence. Our desire to belong to ourselves makes it hard for us to accept the reality that we belong to God. But what if belonging to God isn't a bad thing at all? What if being one of God's prized possessions is actually one of the best things that could happen to us? Check out Part Five of Alpine Chapel's series, "Identity Crisis", and listen as Lead Pastor Dave Mudd unpacks what it means to be "God's own possession" and what keeps us from letting this t...
Jun 03, 2019•47 min
God gave us a new identity for a reason: so that we could show others the goodness of God. To live this kind of life, though, we need to understand what God's goodness has saved us from. As our understanding of God's mercy increases, so will our ability to declare his praises to a world that needs to hear them. Join Alpine Chapel for Part Six of "Identity Crisis" and hear Lead Pastor Dave Mudd share about the purpose of our identity and what it means to declare God's praise (rather than expectin...
Jun 03, 2019•41 min
Becoming a follower of Jesus is more than just "turning over a new leaf". It's an entirely new way of life that's lived from Jesus' resurrection power inside of us. One of way talking about this move into our new life with Jesus is holiness: being set apart for a relationship with God and responsibility in His plan for the world. It's as we embrace our holiness that we understand what it means to be a holy nation. Check out Part Four of Alpine Chapel's series, "Identity Crisis", and listen as Le...
May 27, 2019•44 min
To whom have you given authority in your life? Are you listening to cultural icons or God's High Priest, Jesus Christ? From the beginning, it has been God's intention to raise up a kingdom of priests who have been made royal by their union with Jesus. And chief among their priestly duties is to act as witnesses of the true, living God. Join us for Part Three of Alpine Chapel's series, "Identity Crisis" and hear Lead Pastor Dave Mudd talk about what it means to be a royal priest, God's image bear...
May 20, 2019•48 min
Each one of us wants to flourish: to live a life of strength and confidence in whatever God has called us to. But when anxiety takes hold of our lives, that flourishing gets choked out by what Jesus called "the care and worries of this world." What does it look like to break free of anxiety's grip on our lives and experience the abundant life that Jesus makes possible? Check out a special message from speaker and friend of Alpine, Holly Brown, as she tells her story of breaking free from anxiety...
May 13, 2019•49 min
Have you ever felt like you've wasted something? It's an experience we've all had and we all hate. And yet, so many people waste their time and energy trying to earn something that God has freely offered to give them in Jesus. In few places do we this play out more clearly than in what it means for us to be God's chosen people. Join Alpine for Part Two of "Identity Crisis" and hear Staff Pastor Alex Gowler talk about what it means to be God's chosen people and dangers of being someone who's just...
May 06, 2019•32 min
Two of the most important questions a person can ask in their life are "Who am I?" and "Why am I here?" Our answers to these two questions form our identity: that deep sense of self and worth that keeps us going when life gets crazy. But without a rock-solid foundation for our identity, we end of jumping from one thing to another trying to find something that will never fail us. What difference would it make if we stopped trying to find our identity and simply received it as followers of Jesus, ...
Apr 29, 2019•44 min
Everyone puts their hope in something. It's that hope that gets us up in the morning and promises to give us happiness. For too many people, though, that hope doesn't keep its promises. And soon they either give up or immerse themselves in make-believe stories where hope doesn't fail. But what if there is a hope that won't ever let us down? What if we've been invited into a story of hope that isn't make-believe, but is actually true? Join Alpine Chapel's for Easter 2019 and listen as Lead Pastor...
Apr 25, 2019•36 min
One of the strangest things that Jesus' disciples saw him do was curse a fig tree for seemingly no reason. Beneath the surface of this story, though, is a powerful picture of what it means to grow in Jesus' character and compassion in a way that is less about trying and more about trusting. Join Alpine Chapel for a special message from Lead Pastor Dave Mudd about the freedom that followers of Jesus have to bear fruit without burning themselves by trying.
Apr 15, 2019•42 min
The word "repentance" has gotten a bad reputation. For many, it's hard to even hear the word without cringing a little. When we look at the life of Jesus, though, he didn't talk about repentance as something to avoid or be afraid of. He talked about it as the key to growing in our faith. Check out a special message from Alpine's Lead Pastor, Dave Mudd, and listen as he calls out our misconceptions and invites us to understand the process of repentance from Jesus' perspective: as a source of incr...
Apr 08, 2019•58 min
There is a tragedy that too many people experience: the feeling of having a soul-deep passion to spend eternity with God but having no desire to spend time with Him now. In this state, we often end up pursuing a vague "spirituality" and miss the very real, very present God who loves us. The good news is that we don't have to live in that tragedy. Jesus has come close enough for us to reach him ... if we really want to. Check out a special message from Alpine's Lead Pastor Dave Mudd as he shares ...
Apr 01, 2019•1 hr 1 min
