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Welcome to the Pathway Podcast, your go-to source for inspiring stories of faith and transformation from Pathway Church in Vero Beach on the Treasure Coast. Featuring insights from Pastor Brian Bennett and other leaders, we share inspiring sermon recaps, powerful testimonies, and stories of transformation and how God is at work in our church and community. Whether you’re a regular attendee, new to Pathway, or listening from afar, join us as we celebrate the Holy Spirit’s movement and explore the incredible ways God is transforming lives. Connect with us and discover how Pathway Church is making an impact in Vero Beach and beyond. Tune in to the Pathway Podcast for uplifting content that encourages and strengthens your relationship with Jesus.
Episodes
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Pastor Brian Bennett Notes
[James 4]
The “friend zone”: God commands us to ________ the world and ________ Him
[James 4:1-5; 2 Corinthians 6:16-18]
• What messes up our friend zone?
o Our ________
o Our ________________
The “friend zone”: God’s grace grows when we come to Him _______
[James 4:6-10]
• What fixes our friend zone?
o Our ________, resistance, and drawing near
o ________ rather than ________
The “friend zone”: a friend zone ________________________seeks God’s will in all things
[James 4:11-17]
Next Step Questions:
• Is Jesus your Lord and Savior?
• Is there anything in your friend zone that shouldn’t be?
• Will you draw near to Jesus and bring whatever is in the way to the altar?
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
PASTOR BRIAN BENNETT NOTES
Mother’s Day: “A life of favor”
[Ruth]
A life of favor with God and with others changes lives and _______ _______
[Luke 2:52]
- _______ leads to favor with God and with others
Finding favor in all of life:
- Naomi: favor with God and with others brought _______through life’s _______
[Ruth 1:11-22; Hebrews 12:15; Romans 8:28]
- Ruth: favor with God and with others strengthened her to _______and bless in life’s _______
[Ruth 2:1-10]
- Boaz: favor with God and with others led him to _______and bless in life’s ______________
[Ruth 3:1-13; Ephesians 1:7-10]
Next Step Questions:
- Are you acting more like Naomi, Ruth, or Boaz in this season?
- Will you step into a relationship with God today and receive His favor?
- Will you step into a relationship with others today and begin sharing His favor?
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
Pastor Brian Bennett Notes
[James 3]
The “seasoned” _________ into the _________
[James 3:1-2; 1 John 1:7-9]
The “seasoned” _________ their tongue
[James 3:3-12; Matthew 15:11;17-19]
When the source is _________, we get “salty” results:
[James 3:13-16]
- Source:__________________and _________ _________ (3:14)
- Symptoms:Arrogant, dishonest, worldly, unspiritual, demonic
(3:14-15)
- Results:Disorder and every evil practice (3:16)
When the source is _________, we get “seasoned” results
[James 3:17-18; Colossians 3:16-17]
- Source:__________________and _________ (3:13)
- Symptoms:Pure, peaceable, gentle, reasonable, merciful, bountiful, impartial, and sincere (3:17)
- Results:Righteousness and peace (3:18)
Next Step Questions:
- Are you seasoned, or salty, with your lifestyle and speech?
- Will you come into the light today and let Jesus become your source?
- Will you commit to dwelling richly in the Bible, so you show up “seasoned” with God’s wisdom?
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
Pastor Nate Swearingen Notes
[Hebrews 11:6 & James 2:14–17]
1. _____________ faith [1 John 3:17 & James 2:18–20]
2. _____________ faith [James 2:20–26]
The statement is intellectually true, but it doesn’t proceed far enough. A person must believe in God to be a Christian, but not everyone who acknowledges the existence of God has made a commitment to Jesus Christ. — Holman New Testament Commentary
3. _____________ faith [Philippians 2:12 & Galatians 2:20]
Next Steps
- Do you need to find faith is Jesus Christ today?
- Are you willing to get into the wheelbarrow?
- Is your faith the type that will cause you to act? Is your faith evident in your life?
- What’s causing you to have blurry Faith? Has someone juiced the gloves?
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
MESSAGE NOTES
[James 2:1-13]
Are you “free to see” or “out of focus” and “playing favorites”?
[James 2:1-4; John 3:16; 1 Samuel 16:7]
- A definition of partiality: prejudging someone, either positively or negatively, based on…
Why should “Christians” be “free to see”?
[James 2:5-11]
- James gives three reasons to be “free to see”:
o Theologically God is _______ (1 Corinthians 1:26-29)
o Logically it harms _______ _______ (James 2:6-7)
o Biblically we are commanded to _______ _______ and _______ _______ _______ (Mark 12:29-31)
How do we get “free to see”?
[James 2:12-13; Galatians 3:26-28]
- Choose _______ as your standard, not your habits
- Choose the law of _______ _______ _______, not your bias
- Choose to give the _______ you have received, not your judgment
- Choose the blessing of _______ _______ _______ _______, not your partiality
Next Step Questions:
- Are you “free to see” or are you playing favorites?
- Will you let Jesus’ love set you free today and come to Him?
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Pastor Brian Bennett
Notes:
[James 1]
Faith in Jesus leads to lifestyle changes __________:
[James 1:2-18]
- Jesus changes our __________and “__________” (1:2-4)
- Jesus changes who we __________for wisdom (1:5-8)
- Jesus changes our __________ (1:9-11)
- Jesus changes who we “__________” (1:12-15)
- Jesus changes our __________ (1:16-18)
Faith in Jesus leads to lifestyle changes __________:
[James 1:19-27]
- Jesus changes our __________to others (1:19-21)
- Jesus changes us to _____, _____and be blessed (1:22-25)
- Jesus changes us to __________and others (1:26-27)
Next Step Questions:
- Have you placed your faith in Jesus and been baptized?
- Will you let Jesus change your lifestyle personally?
- Will you let Jesus change your lifestyle interpersonally?
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Pastor Brian Bennett Notes
Notes:
Like No Other: “Power like no other”
[Romans 1:16-17; John 3:16-18]
Jesus walked in a power like no other and He is _______ _______
[Romans 1:16; 1 Corinthians 1:18]
What is the “Gospel”?
[John 3:16-18; Romans 6:23]
What is a “Christian”?
[Romans 1:17; Habakkuk 2:4]
Jesus walked in a power like no other and He is _______ _______with:
- The power to _______ (John 2:7-8)
- The power to restore (John 4:50)
- The power to _______(John 5:8)
- The power to provide (John 6:10)
- The power to _______(John 6:20)
- The power to replace (John 9:7)
- The power to _______ (John 11:43)
Next Step Questions:
- What do you need Jesus’ power to do in your life today?
- Have you received Jesus and become a Christian?
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Pastor Brian Bennett Notes
Notes:
Like No Other: “Praise like no other”
[Luke 19:28-46; 1 Peter 2:9; Isaiah 14:11-15]
Praise ____________ us by:
[1 Peter 2:9; Luke 19:28-38]
- P: ____________ my heart properly
- R: ____________ my gaze
- A: ____________ His goodness
- I: ____________ thanking God
- S: ____________ how He shows out
- E: ____________ others
What we ____________ is what we ____________
[Luke 19:39-40]
_____________flows from a heart filled with “I will” statements:
[Isaiah 14:11-15]
- I will ascend to heaven
- I will set my throne on high
- I will sit on the mount of assembly
- I will ascend above the heights of the clouds
- I will make myself like the Most High
Praise ____________ us to: see, serve, and be with King Jesus
[Luke 19:41-46]
Next Step Questions:
- Have you received Jesus as your saving King?
- Will you praise King Jesus like no other and change the soundtrack of your life?
- Will you let praise reposition your life to see, serve, and be with King Jesus?
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Pastor Nate Swearingen
Notes:
Not God. God is different. On the first Easter Sunday, instead of promises full of emptiness, God gave us emptiness that is full of hope.
John Chapter 19 & 20
First, let’s examine the empty cross.
- THE EMPTY ________
The empty cross promises_____________. Hope Like no other!
- THE EMPTY _________
What about you? When you’re in John’s position, what do you do?
When you’re somewhere between yesterday’s tragedy and tomorrow’s triumph, what do you do? Do you leave God—or do you linger near him?
John chose to linger. And because he lingered on Saturday, he was around to see the miracle on Sunday.
John 20:5-8
The empty clothes promise____________.
HOPE like no other!
- THE EMPTY______ Matthew 28:5-7a ESV
The tomb of Jesus remained empty as a symbol of life that outlasts the grave—life everlasting. In other words, the empty cave promises_________. HOPE like no other!
Forever.
Our minds can hardly grasp the concept, yet Jesus promised it over and over. He told Nicodemus, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16 NIV).
He assured the woman at the well, John 4:14 English Standard Version (ESV)
John 6:47 ESV
He offers forever. He offers__________. The promise of eternal life is the heartbeat of hope.
The apostle Paul put it this way…
Romans 6 English Standard Version (ESV) Dead to Sin, Alive to God
Ephesians 3:14-21 New International Version (NIV)
A Prayer for the Ephesians-Paul
The empty cave serves as a powerful reminder that Christ rose from the grave, never to die again. He promises that if we believe in him, then we will live with him… forever!
Next Step Questions
What’s empty in your life that needs Hope?
When you’re somewhere between yesterday’s tragedy and tomorrow’s triumph, what do you do? Do you leave God—or do you linger near him?
Do you need to experience that Hope like no other today? Do you need to give your life to Jesus?
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Pastor Brian Bennett
Notes:
[Nehemiah 8:1-12; Philippians]
The Spirit awakens His people to ________ and to find ________ in Him
(Nehemiah 8:1-12)
The “Church” is a witness to the victory of Christ by:
• Confessing victoriously: Jesus is ________ in me (Phil. 1:6)
• Confessing victoriously: Jesus gives my life ________ and meaning (Phil.1:21-26)
• Confessing victoriously: Jesus grants me ________ and ________ (Phil. 2:1-4)
• Confessing victoriously: Jesus sits on the ________ of my heart (Phil. 2:5-11)
• Confessing victoriously: Jesus leads me ________ and ________ (Phil. 3:12-14)
• Confessing victoriously: Jesus replaces my ________ with ________ (Phil. 4:6-7)
• Confessing: Jesus gives me ________ and ________ (Phil. 4:11-13)
Next Step Questions:
• Have you confessed Jesus as your Lord and Savior?
• Will you “confess victory” as we walk forward together at Pathway?
• Will you confess your need for Him today and let Him bring His shalom?