ReCreate Church’s Podcast
Based in Hillsville, Virginia, this is the podcast of ReCreate Church. We are a community of Life and Love.
Episodes
Ever worked the night shift and wondered if anyone notices the important work being done in the dark? Through Esther chapter 6, Michael Shockley reveals how God operates during life's darkest, most confusing seasons when it seems nothing is happening. Using colorful analogies from his own gra...
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EPISODE SUMMARYEver feel like you're waiting forever for God to answer your prayers or bring clarity to your situation? Through Esther chapter 5, Michael Shockley explores what happens in the gaps between our prayers and God's answers. Using the analogy of waiting for a Polaroid picture to develop, discover why our im...
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EPISODE SUMMARYDo you ever feel restless in your current situation, wishing you were somewhere else doing something more meaningful? Through the pivotal story of Esther chapter 4, Michael Shockley challenges us to see that God works where we are, not where we wish we were. From kindergarten naptime rebellion to marriage "pat-pat" signals, discov...
What do you do when it feels like evil is winning and God is nowhere to be found? Through the dramatic story of Esther chapter 3, Michael Shockley introduces us to one of history's most dangerous villains - Haman the Agagite. From a 500-year-old blood feud to a genocidal plot that threatened to eliminate all Jewish people, di...
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EPISODE SUMMARYEver feel stuck in a place you don't want to be, wondering why God hasn't moved you? Through the dramatic story of Esther chapter 2, Michael Shockley reveals how God orchestrates circumstances we never could have imagined. From a rigged beauty pageant to an assassination attempt, discover how God positioned an unknown peasa...
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EPISODE SUMMARYHave you ever lost track of a child for even a moment? That panic is nothing compared to losing fellowship with Jesus in your life. In this powerful message, Duncan Crook uses the story of 12-year-old Jesus being left behind in Jerusalem to reveal how even the most devoted believers can lose intimate fellowship with Christ. Through Luke 2:41-5...
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EPISODE SUMMARYAre you wondering where God is in the midst of life's chaos? In this opening message of the Esther series, Pastor Michael Shockley reveals how God works behind the scenes even when He seems absent. Through Esther Chapter 1, discover how palace intrigue, royal scandals, and seemingly random events become part of God's greate...
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EPISODE SUMMARYAre you still drinking spiritual milk when God is calling you to solid food? In this challenging message, David Boudreaux explores what it means to mature in our faith journey. Through Hebrews 5:9-14, discover why some believers remain "dull of hearing" and how we can graduate from basic spiritual principles to deeper understanding and application. Lea...
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EPISODE SUMMARYEver feel that unexplainable weight in your chest? That sense that something is missing even when life looks good on paper? In this powerful message, Pastor Michael explores the story of Benjamin, a man who had achieved everything yet still felt empty inside. Through the lens of Ephesians 2:8-9, you'll discover that the ache we all carry ...
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EPISODE SUMMARYFeeling like your battery is constantly drained? Whether you're a dad, mom, student, or caregiver, we all know what it's like to run on empty. In this hilarious and encouraging Father's Day message, Pastor Michael explores the reality of being "Dad Tired" and d...
Ever feel like you don't have enough? Not enough money, time, energy, or resources to make it through? In this encouraging message, Pastor Michael explores the powerful story of a desperate widow in 2 Kings 4:1-7 who discovered that God can do incredible things with whatever little we have. Through humor, practical wisdom, and biblical ...
Running on Empty
“You can't pour out what God hasn't poured in.”
Pastor Michael explores the tension between feeling spiritually empty and God's promise of an overflowing cup in Psalm 23. Through humor, personal stories, and the biblical account of King David's darkest moments, this message addresses why we often feel like we're "running on empty" spiritually and how God wants to fill us to overflowing.
Key Topics Covered
The F...
Disciples Who Make Disciples
Today, Pastor Michael is starting off with an affirmation, a potential sixth love language. What is this extra expression of love? Discipleship.
This message is about discipleship. Disciples who can disciple the next generation.
Michael picks up the story with Jesus picking out the twelve disciples, those who could “preach and drive out demons.” These twelve are listed in three additional lists in...
The Rescuers
Today, Pastor Michael is talking about rescue. If you are a Christian, a follower of Christ, then you have been rescued. And Jesus is sending you to rescue others!
The rescued become rescuers is our theme for the day.
We can summarize the mission of the Great Commission in four words:
- Go—intentionally where people are. Intentionally connect with people.
- Reach—share Jesus with people in a way that they can relat...
A Safe Place to Be Real
Today, Pastor Michael is talking about things that cut us deep. Mistakes and regrets that we have made. Wounds that can poison us.
The only way to help in this is to have a safe place to be real. Recreate Church is exactly that…a safe place to be real. The safest place to be real is in a church family.
Today’s central idea, “In a community of life and love, nobody struggles alone!” We all need someo...
Simplicity of Faith
Today, Pastor Michael discusses the gospel and its purity, not needing rules and attachments to its core.
The gospel isn’t complicated. There is joy in the simplicity of the gospel message, so don’t complicate what Jesus made simple.
Michael then gives us examples that churches and Christians complicate the message to confound potentially new believers:
- Expecting people to clean up before they meet Jesus...
A Community of Life and Love
Today, Pastor Michael is discussing how some folks have dismissed church due to not finding a church that serves them well. At Recreate we are doing just what our name impies; redefining our church to serve people.
Church done right is a community of life and love!
(CSB Bible Notes) 2:42 These four practices—teaching . . . fellowship, the breaking of bread, and prayer—provide insight into the prioriti...
The Resurrection on Trial
Today, Pastor Michael is discussing the Resurrection and Easter. Michael reinforces the case of the resurrection. Did Jesus really rise from the dead? The answer is all-important: if the resurrection didn’t happen, then Christianity’s claims all fall apart. Paul covers this in 1 Corinthians 15. 14
If it did, death has been defeated.
If Jesus walked out of the grave, you cannot walk away unchanged.
Micha...
What Nick and Joe Didn’t Know
Today, Pastor Michael is covering the second part of the Story of the Cross, the Burial.
Remember, there are three parts to the Story of the Cross:
- Death
- Burial
- Resurrection
Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus asked Pilote for Jesus’s body so that they could bury it before it became dark, as was Jewish custom of the day and the Sabbath was about to start. Pilate gave them permission to do s...
Sacrifice and Salvation
Today, Pastor Michael is on a mission for his next series: to help folks “get it” (the Story of the Cross) and, if you have it, to help others understand it.
There are three (3) main parts of the Story of the Cross:
- The Death
- The Burial
- The Resurrection
We’re starting with the heavy one today, the death. When Jesus died, His followers thought it was over: His Message and His Life. But so much w...
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