Madison Church: Square Podcast
OUR SHARED VALUES
As Christians, our worth is not determined by wealth, power, or fame. We are determined to find stronger support to help us move beyond our fears, anxieties, and weaknesses. As we seek, day by day, to live out our faith, these aspects of life are held to higher standards. These important principles shape us as Christians and help us to live a full life, which is given to us by Christ.
DEPENDENCE ON GOD
We increase our dependence on God with the help of the Holy Spirit through hearing, studying, and living God’s word, and faithful prayer, worship, and fellowship.
Jesus said, “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” – John 15:5
AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY
We act with love and care in personal relationships, small groups, and ministry teams by encouraging and being accountable to one another under Christ.
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.” – Philippians 2:3-4
DIVERSITY WITH JUSTICE
We celebrate diversity in community as God’s gift to us, and pursue reconciliation with justice among ourselves and in our society and systems as our response to God.
“Christ’s purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility.” – Ephesians 2:15b-16
GIFT-BASED SERVING
We all are equally valuable image-bearers of God, regardless of ability, age, gender, and race, and serve God and one another with Christ-like passion and Spirit-conferred gifts.
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” – 1 Peter 4:10
KINGDOM IMPACT
We advance Christ’s Lordship by developing disciples and leaders for serving in multicultural settings, and by reciprocal partnering with other congregations and ministries.
“And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.” – 2 Timothy 2:2
LOCAL-GLOBAL OUTREACH
We share God’s love by actions and words in the neighborhood of each congregation, and with our neighbors throughout our city, our nation, and the world.
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.” – Matthew 22:37-39.
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” – Matthew 28:19-20
Episodes
49 episodes
The Foolishness of God W/Pastor Andrea
On Sunday we continued in 1 Corinthians chapter 1 where Paul applies the gospel to a problem the fledgling Corinthian church is having.... they are breaking off into little factions depending on which human leader they preferred listening to. P...
Called and Placed W/Pastor Andrea
"This week we began a series in 1 Corinthians where Paul writes to a church that is spiritually gifted but deeply immature. Rather than begin by rebuking them for a laundry list of issues, Paul reminds them who they are. He greets them as, "To ...
The Ministry of Reconciliation W/ LeMarr Jackson
God invites us to be ministers of reconciliation, and for us at Madison, we live into this calling through the four Reaches. We Reach Up to glorify God, we Reach In to be transformed by His grace, we Reach Out to share God's love near and far, ...
Reaching Across: Unity is Spiritual Warfare W/ Pastor Ericka
In the fourth and final sermon of our Reach series, Pastor Ericka White explores what it means to Reach Across—and why unity is spiritual warfare. What if learning to love across our differences is part of our “training for reigning” with Chris...
"Formed into Christ's Body" - Pastor Andrea
Pastor Andrea brought us to Acts chapter 2 which gives us a snapshot of the early church and how they operated together after Pentecost. They gathered in fellowship, studied the apostle's teaching, broke bread, prayed together, met in their hom...
"An Alternative Community" - Pastor Andrea
"Psalm 95 is a beautiful call to worship, but it comes with an attached warning not to let our hearts go astray like God's people did in the wilderness. Drawing on the Exodus story, Pastor Andrea reminds us that to truly reach up in worship, to...
Jesus, Our Example for Outreach W/ Al Gemmen
This week we started a series on Madison Square's "four reaches". The focus of this sermon was the example of Jesus for outreach. We took a look at the story of the extraordinary healing at the pool of Bethesda recorded in John chapter 5. Here ...
The Community of the Unseen W/Elder Jeff Fisher
“Join us as we continue our summer sermon series with messages that speak to what the Church needs to hear today.”
Still Hungry W/ Pastor Ericka
“Join us as we continue our summer sermon series with messages that speak to what the Church needs to hear today.”
Jesus and the Sinner W/ LeMarr Jackson
“Join us as we continue our summer sermon series with messages that speak to what the Church needs to hear today.”
Hiding? W/ Pastor Ron Vanderwell
“Join us as we continue our summer sermon series with messages that speak to what the Church needs to hear today.”
Desperate Faith W/Dr. Branson Parler
“Join us as we continue our summer sermon series with messages that speak to what the Church needs to hear today.”
Formed to be Sent W/Pastor Ericka
Why has God given us His Spirit? As we conclude our Come, Holy Spirit series, Pastor Ericka invites us to consider a question that reframes everything we've been learning. Returning to Jesus' words in John 20 and Acts 1, this message explores t...
Contain Your Complain W/Rev. Dr. Samuel B. Reeves, Jr.
Complaining often feels natural, especially when life is difficult, disappointing, or uncertain. Yet in Philippians, the Apostle Paul calls believers to a different way of living—one marked not by grumbling, but by gratitude, trust, and faithfu...
From Cretan to Christian W/Rev. Reggie Smith
Today we welcome Reverend Reggie Smith, who brings a message from Titus 3:4–7 titled, "From Cretan to Christian."Drawing from Paul's words to Titus, Pastor Reggie reminds us that our transformation is not achieved through our ow...
Outpouring of the Holy Spirit for Identity, Purpose, and Belonging! W/ Elder Jeff Fisher
Today we continue our Holy Spirit series with a message from Elder Jeff Fisher, Chair of Madison Church's Elders. Preaching from Isaiah 44:1–5, Jeff explores God's promise of the Spirit's outpouring and what it means for our identity, purpose, ...
"The Advocate" is Here W/LeMarr Jackson, Mariah, Asa
Happy Pentecost, the Holy Spirit is here! Jesus calls the Holy Spirit our “Advocate” and we are doing the work of the Spirit when we advocate, and He is choosing us to play a role in the Kingdom. Three different voices express this single messa...
The Holy Spirit: Our Companion W/Pastor Ericka White
In this Mother’s Day message, Pastor Ericka White explores one of the most personal and comforting truths Jesus ever spoke: the Holy Spirit is not merely a force to understand or a doctrine to debate, but a Companion to know.D...
"Believing Thomas" - Pastor Mary Hulst
What happens when faith and doubt walk side by side?In this message from John 20, Pastor Mary Hulst explores the story often known as “Doubting Thomas,” inviting us to see him instead as Believing Thomas—and even Brave Thomas. We were r...
Gifted to Love W/LeMarr Jackson
Pastoring, encouragement, praying, singing, leading, and many more. The Spirit is the one who gives us gifts according to His grace. These gifts are meant for the upbuilding of the kingdom. The Bible is also explicit about what the purpose of t...
The Lord and Giver of Life W/Pastor Andrea
This week we used the Nicene Creed, an ecumenical testimony of what we believe, as a launching point for thinking about the Holy Spirit. The creed describes the Spirit this way: "The Lord, the giver of life." That is such a foundational way of ...
Inhaling New Creation W/Pastor Andrea
The Sunday after Easter is sometimes called "Low Sunday..." As Barbara Brown Taylor noted, this is because "The attendance is low and so is the adrenaline." It is the week after all the hype and the resurrection joy. But now it's a week later. ...
Why Do You Weep? W/Pastor Ericka White
Pastor Ericka shares a powerful Easter message as we walk through Mary’s encounter with the risen Christ. What begins in weeping becomes a powerful revelation: Jesus is alive, He is calling your name, and death no longer gets the final word. Jo...
"The Road to No More Sorrow" W/Pastor Andrea
Palm Sunday begins that Via Delarosa, "the sorrowful way" that Jesus walked to the cross. At the beginning of the week, the people ran alongside Jesus on the road shouting, "Hosanna! Save us now!" In Lent we recognize hat is still the ongoing c...
