Podcasts by Goshen Church Audio Messages (Goshen CRC)
Audio messages from Goshen Christian Reformed Church (Goshen CRC), led by Pastor Sam Sutter. We are a community church in the Hudson Valley north of New York City. Visit us online https://Goshen.Church for more information and message resources.
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Living in Jesus'Church: Not Home Yet: Church&Forever Belonging from 2023-10-03T11:00
It's easy to stumble when we forget that this world isn't our permanent home. We can find ourselves adopting the values and habits of those solely focused on the here and now. But today, we're goin...
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February 2022: What Do We Mean By Vibrant Worship? from 2022-02-20T11:00
Romans 12: 1-3 Speaker: Dr. Gilbert Varela
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February 2022: God is Able from 2022-02-14T11:00
Ephesians 3: 14-20 Speaker: Pastor Sam Sutter
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February 2022: The Mystery of God from 2022-02-07T11:00
Ephesians 3: 1-13 Speaker: Pastor Sam Sutter
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January 2022: What God is Building from 2022-01-31T11:00
Ephesians 2: 11-18 Speaker: Pastor Sam Sutter
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January 2022: God's Handiwork from 2022-01-26T11:00
Ephesians 1: 2-10 Speaker: Pastor Sam Sutter
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January 2022: Escaping a Scam from 2022-01-20T11:00
For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking tha...
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January 2022: Seeing With New Eyes: Ephesians 1: 3-14 from 2022-01-10T11:00
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world...
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January 2022: Dear Saint: Ephesians 1:1-2 from 2022-01-06T11:00
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Speaker: Pa...
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January 2022: Dear Saint: Ephesians 1:1-2 from 2022-01-06T11:00
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Speaker: Pa...
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Advent: God of the Impossible: Reason to Believe from 2021-12-28T11:00
The astounding truth of the story of Christ’s coming overshadows all doubt and disbelief. As we dive back into the relatable status of shepherds and wise men, we understand how His love came for al...
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Advent: Wise Men Ask, Seek, and Knock from 2021-12-20T11:00
As we witness the coming of the wise men, we can also learn from their faith-filled attitudes. Their actions to look for Christ remind us to ask, seek, and knock as we pursue the Father. Speaker: P...
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Advent: Christmas Love from 2021-12-13T11:00
A wonderful depiction of the love of Christ, seen through the great act of His coming as one of us. Speaker: Dr. Gilbert Varela
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Advent: What Shakes and Makes Faith- Matthew 1 from 2021-12-06T11:00
Plans can be changed, thwarted, or absolutely derailed. We can all relate. How can we discover a broader, bolder faith in the midst of it all? What can we learn about this from Joseph, the earthly ...
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Advent: When It Seems Impossible- Luke 1:26–38 from 2021-11-29T11:00
God’s perfect plans go far beyond our understanding, but still offer comfort. How could we grow in spirit by emulating the obedient faith of Mary? How can we find hope in the ability to say “I am t...
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Gentle and Lowly: Four "Easy to Do" Mission Principles from 2021-11-21T11:00
Wonderful reminders from Reverend Marco Avila to build, maintain, encourage and support our missionaries, both local and abroad. Speaker: Rev. Marco Avila
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Gentle and Lowly: He Weeps With Us- John 11:33 from 2021-11-15T11:00
The Savior was fully God and fully man. In His humanity, He felt a compassion that moved His heart just as it moves ours. Jesus wept, hurt, burned with passion and felt the feelings we all know. Th...
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Gentle and Lowly: What Jesus is Doing Now- Hebrews 7 from 2021-11-08T11:00
Hebrews 7 doesn’t just tell us what Jesus did do on our behalf, but also what He’s doing right now. Today we’re reminded how Christ is the representative, interceding for us to the Father, right he...
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Gentle and Lowly: Jesus is Empathetic- Hebrews 4:15-16 from 2021-11-01T11:00
Though Christ now sits in heaven, His ability to understand and empathize with our circumstances and situations remains true. Hebrews 4: 15 “We do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize...
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Gentle and Lowly: Come Unto Me- Matthew 11: 28-30 from 2021-10-25T11:00
A lot of people think that a relationship with God starts with being good enough. We think God is like us - but this morning we’re looking at what Jesus says about himself and how who he is changes...
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Take Back Your Life: Take Back Your Actions: 2 Samuel 6 from 2021-10-18T11:00
What you do matters - Today’s story from the life of David reminds us that the most joyful life comes from following God’s way and appreciating his acceptance and forgiveness.
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Take Back Your Life: Take Back Your Thoughts: Colossians 3:16-17 from 2021-10-11T11:00
You end up where your thoughts start. This week we’re looking at how God empowers us to have changed lives starting with changed thoughts. Speaker: Pastor Sam Sutter
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Take Back Your Life: Take Back Your Vision: Matthew 6: 22 from 2021-10-04T11:00
Matthew 6:22–23 (NIV) “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If...
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Take Back Your Life: Watch Your Life: 1 Kings 20 from 2021-09-28T11:00
1 Timothy 4:15–16 (NIV) "Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you ...
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Reorientation: How God Builds People from 2021-09-21T11:00
This week we’re looking at Ephesians 6 and learning how God designed people to grow. There are lots of theories about personal and community growth - and we’ll all be better off if we can learn how...
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Psalms of Reorientation: How God Builds People from 2021-09-21T11:00
This week we’re looking at Ephesians 6 and learning how God designed people to grow. There are lots of theories about personal and community growth - and we’ll all be better off if we can learn how...
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Reorientation: Reorientation: Psalm 73: Me And The News from 2021-09-13T11:00
What’s happening in the world can be disorienting to people who believe that God is in control of all things. Psalm 73 is painfully real and honest both about the visible problems in the world and ...
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Reorientation: Reorientation: Psalm 86- Me And My Calling from 2021-09-06T11:00
We get disoriented when we forget who God is and we forget who we are. This message is about how to find your bearings through knowing who God is and what God says you are. This can make a big dif...
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Reorientation: Reorientation: Psalm 35: Me And Other Voices from 2021-08-30T11:00
The voices around us can be deafening and unhelpful. The news, friends, enemies, even our own thoughts can pull us in different and wrong directions. This Psalm is about God’s way to become oriente...
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Reorientation: Reorientation: Psalm 13: Me And My Thoughts from 2021-08-24T11:00
Seasons of life can be disorienting. Bad news comes, circumstances frustrate, disappointment clouds vision. God has something powerful and helpful to people like us who get dizzy from waves of bad...
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God In Control: Joseph's Tears from 2021-08-16T11:00
Even in the face of incredibly difficult circumstances, Joseph never wept. It wasn’t until he witnessed God’s hands of fruition that he shed his tears. In the face of our own circumstances, are we ...
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God In Control: You Are Blessed from 2021-08-09T11:00
We recognize many of the blessings that come from our great and generous heavenly Father, but have we stopped to consider the aspects of His character displayed in Numbers 6: 22-27? We know the wor...
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God In Control: We Are Immortal 'Til Our Work is Done from 2021-08-02T11:00
Even that thing we fear most - death itself is in God’s hands. This week we’ll talk about the courage that this teaching can give you. Speaker: Pastor Sam Sutter
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God In Control: The Lord Takes Away: Jesus is Lord Even in Tragedy from 2021-07-26T11:00
Even death and pain is in God’s hands. This week we’re talking about how worshiping God even when he takes away can make you stronger and give you a better perspective in times that are hard to exp...
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God In Control: God in Control: The Lord Giveth from 2021-07-20T11:00
The Lord Gives: The Bible claims that life and health isn’t random - it’s a gift from God himself. This week we’re talking about how to lean and live into this in a way that gives hope and directio...
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God In Control: Take Heart from 2021-07-11T11:00
Rev. Ben Meyer walks us into John 16:33 to remind us of Christ, the greatest Overcomer. There is hope for every heart in Him and in the midst of trouble, we can in fact find peace. “Take heart beca...
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God In Control: Providence in Nations: The King of Kings from 2021-07-05T11:00
On July 4, we’re looking at Daniel 4 - and how God is sovereign in nations. You won't want to miss one of the most fascinating stories in the Bible about how God is in control even over people who ...
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God In Control: God's Control in Your Life from 2021-06-28T11:00
The good news is that you’re not alone in the task of changing your life for the better. The God who made the galaxies has a particular interest in the intricacies of your heart. This message is ab...
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God In Control: Searching For An Earthly Father For a Divine Son from 2021-06-22T11:00
Guest speaker Dr. Gilbert Varela reminds us that there are Fathers who choose to be Fathers, and Fathers who are chosen to be Fathers. Men, emulate the Fatherhood of God, and for all of us (as chil...
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God In Control: Who Am I? God's Sign to Solve an Identity Crisis from 2021-06-14T11:00
People become fearful and insecure when they accept the labels put on them by others, or even themselves. We’re looking at a sign that God gives to help wandering people get rooted in who they real...
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God In Control: The Theater of Wonder from 2021-06-07T11:00
“God makes all things work together for our good” is often some thing that’s really hard to picture. In this message we’re looking at Psalm 104 where God shows us how providence is pictured all aro...
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God In Control: Ebenezer: Remembering Providence from 2021-06-01T11:00
One of the reasons why we forget about providence is that we tend to forget important things. God’s people have often been reminded and equipped to learn to remember what God has done to encourage ...
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God In Control: A Case Study In God's Plan from 2021-05-24T11:00
It’s hard to be a minor character in a big story. This Bible passage is about what it feels like when God is very much in control, but also unseen. We’ll tell one of the biggest mastermind stories ...
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God In Control: God is In Control: You and Creation from 2021-05-18T11:00
One of the biggest claims of scripture is that God is in control. It’s a big one because so much in ourselves and in the world seems so far outside of the control of anyone. Today we’ll start looki...
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Mother's Day Sunday: Giving Honor: Obeying the Fifth Commandment- Exodus 20:12 from 2021-05-10T11:00
The Bible is really direct in commanding that we honor parents. But it might mean more than you think. It might also mean trusting God’s plan when authority seems disappointing.
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Celebrating Holy Week: Meeting Jesus: Not Who You Expect: Acts 9: 1-17 from 2021-05-03T11:00
If you’re really meeting God, you’ll be consistently surprised by Jesus. Today’s story is about a deeply religious person who discovered in Jesus that he was completely on the wrong path. As Paul q...
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Celebrating Holy Week: Meeting Jesus (How to Restart Friendship) from 2021-04-26T11:00
Being Friended by Jesus means a changed life. This story teaches us about Christian identity in changing seasons, about life change and about new mission and purpose coming out of a crisis. Speaker...
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Celebrating Holy Week: Meeting Jesus in Disappointment and Doubt from 2021-04-19T11:00
Jesus meets people who are reeling from disappointment and tragedy and offers them exactly what they need. Today's story is about someone who went from confusion and disorientation to an impactful ...
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Celebrating Holy Week: Meeting Jesus: Our Reasonable Faith- John 20: 1-10 from 2021-04-12T11:00
What’s amazing about the resurrection story is how John used scientific methods to meet Jesus. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities- his eternal power and divine nature- ha...
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Celebrating Holy Week: Meeting Jesus: Mary's Great Surprise- John 20 from 2021-04-05T11:00
There’s nothing quite like meeting a resurrected person. Meeting a newly risen Jesus gives each person who encounters Him new life and new hope. This morning we’re looking at what shocked Mary abou...
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Celebrating Holy Week: Palm Sunday Providence from 2021-03-29T11:00
There’s a word for the tension between wanting God to follow your plan, and God having his own plan. It’s “providence.” Palm Sunday is about the king you want, Easter is about the King you need. Th...
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Guard Your Heart: Broken Hearts: Connecting With People from 2021-03-22T11:00
It is not good for people to be alone. And yet, not knowing and not being known by other people causes so much breakdown in mental health. This week we’re looking at what the Bible says about commu...
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Guard Your Heart: Broken Hearts: Identity in Crisis (And How Jesus Models Mental Health) from 2021-03-15T11:00
If you are what you do, then disruption can rock you to the core. It’s a big part of why this year has been so hard for so many people. We need to learn how Jesus responded to this same pressure ...
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Guard Your Heart: Heart-Healthy Habits- Part 1: Confession from 2021-03-08T11:00
The purpose of confession is not to relieve your conscience; it’s to effect change and reconciliation. This week we’re looking at the power of this heart-exercise so you can leverage this powerful ...
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Guard Your Heart: God's Mercy from 2021-02-22T12:00
Listen in to this week's message by our friend Pastor Dave Lyman and hear a fascinating story about God helping out people in desperate need. Speaker: Pastor Dave Lyman
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Guard Your Heart: Guard Your Heart: Broken Hearts from 2021-02-15T12:00
How the Bible’s design for spiritual wholeness holds the key to mental health. This week we’re seeing how the Bible describes people, why the Fall creates un-health, and how God tells us to pursue ...
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A New Year: Discovering a Great Treasure: Wisdom is Better Than Gold from 2021-02-02T12:00
We make our decisions and our decisions make us. - But how valuable would it be to have the ability to make better ones? Today's sermon is about how God helps us to make better decisions and how Go...
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A New Year: Better is One Handful from 2021-01-26T12:00
What if God’s pathway toward a better life meant letting go of something, cutting back on others and focusing on what’s really important? - Today we’re going to talk about how this verse and that t...
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A New Year: Better is a Day with God from 2021-01-19T12:00
Who doesn’t want things to be BETTER? Today’s sermon is about how God can take people like us who can be anxious, fearful, uncertain - and make us BETTER - more confident, stable & hopeful. - T...
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A New Year: What Jesus Gives to Struggling People from 2021-01-12T12:00
Today we’re looking at an incredible story about what Jesus gives to people struggling with the space between their plans, and God’s. If you ever need nourishment, or energy for hard days ahead, yo...
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A New Year: Course Correction - Pathway to Change from 2021-01-05T12:00
we're starting off this year talking about God's pathway to change...
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, then if you’re ...
The Glory of Christmas: The Star of Christmas (Point people to Jesus) from 2020-12-29T12:00
Christmas is only just beginning because the birth of Christ points to the work of Christ and God’s work isn’t done. What if the celebration of a birth was just the beginning? Today we’ll think ab...
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