Clarity Church Podcast

8/9/26"Why God Never Gives Up on You"Text: Philippians 1:1-11Speaker: Phillip Santillan⁠Clarity Church gathers every Sunday at 10:00am in Brooklyn Park, MNclaritychurch.org

7/26/26"Is Faith Worth Anything if Life is Good?"Text: The Book of JobSpeaker: Drew Fernelius⁠Clarity Church gathers every Sunday at 10:00am in Brooklyn Park, MNclaritychurch.org

3/1/26Part 4: "Making Disciples in Real Life" Text: 2 Timothy 2:1–2Speaker: Phillip SantillanColossians 4:2-6 teaches a practical way to love your neighbor: devoted prayer, open doors for the message of Jesus, and gracious words “seasoned with salt.” In Part 3 of our Love Your Neighbor series at Clarity Church (Brooklyn Park, MN), we talk about everyday disciple-making in the normal rhythms of life.You’ll hear why prayer is the starting point, how to avoid weaponized boldness and comfortable invisibility, and three simple practices: cultivate friendships, unearth your story, and discern next steps.Colossians, Colossians 4, Colossians 4:2-6, Bible sermon, Christian sermon, prayer, thanksgiving, open doors, evangelism, discipleship, disciple making, love your neighbor, speech seasoned with salt, gracious speech, outsiders, walk wisely, testimony, share your story, Holy Spirit leading, Jeff Vanderstelt, Gospel Fluency, Hugh Halter, Clarity Church, Brooklyn Park MinnesotaChapters00:00 Intro and series setup (approx.)05:58 Read Colossians 4:2-6 (approx.)06:03 Devoted prayer, staying alert, thanksgiving (approx.)08:22 Praying for open doors and clarity (approx.)10:23 Walking wisely and speaking with grace and salt (approx.)15:25 What this looks like Monday to Saturday (approx.)16:02 Two distortions to avoid (approx.)19:44 Three practices: cultivate, unearth, discern (approx.)26:37 Discerning next steps in real conversations (approx.)34:22 Your story, a daily prayer, and closing challenge (approx.)

2/15/26Part 2: "With" before "Sent" Text: Mark 3:13–15Speaker: Phillip SantillanIn this message from Clarity Church’s “Love Your Neighbor” series, Pastor Phillip Santillan walks through Mark 3:13–15 to show a simple but changinging.Before Jesus sends anyone, he calls them to be with him. Formation comes before mission. Presence comes before proclamation.From there, we connect the dots to what it looks like to “love your neighbor” in real life, not as a guilt-driven project, but as a Spirit-formed life that naturally spills over. You will also hear why evangelism is not a hidden motive for friendship, and how everyday faithfulness puts hope on display and then uses words when the door opens.Jesus calls ordinary people, reshapes them through closeness with him, and then sends them out as salt and light in the world (Matthew 5:13–16) with a ready, humble witness (1 Peter 3).Key themes: being with Jesus, disciple-making, living on mission, neighbor love, evangelism without hype, presence, and good works that point to God.

2/1/26Part 4: What Comes After Prayer and Fasting?Text: Matthew 4:1-11Speaker: Phillip SantillanIn Gospel of Matthew 4:1–11, we look at the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness and ask the question many of us feel after a spiritual high point: what comes next after prayer and fasting? This sermon from Clarity Church is about becoming a person who learns to live on God’s Word when life feels overwhelming.You’ll hear why fasting reveals what we think we cannot live without, why the shortcut is always tempting (“the crown without the cross”), and why Jesus keeps answering temptation the same way: “It is written.”In this message:Full hands, starving soulInfluence without obedience, power without sacrifice, the crown without the crossWhy shortcuts are seductive and how Scripture fights backWhat it looks like to live on God’s Word in everyday lifeReflection:What’s your plan for the Word?Who are your people?Who’s your one?Next week we begin a new series: Loving Your Neighbor.Keywords: Matthew 4:1–11, temptation of Jesus, prayer and fasting, Bible reading, discipleship, Christian sermon, Brooklyn Park Minnesota, Clarity ChurchSeries: ⁠⁠⁠21 Days of Prayer and Fasting⁠⁠⁠ (Clarity Church)⁠⁠⁠Link to Resource Page⁠⁠