Forest City Church Podcast

Join Pastor Leonard Davis and Youth Director Isaias Cardenas for The Return Unplugged, our weekly companion podcast to The Return: Rediscovering Christ’s Vision for His Church. Each episode takes a deeper look at the previous Sunday’s message, explores key themes and questions, and offers practical insights to help you continue the conversation throughout the week.

Join Pastor Leonard Davis and Worship Director Andrea Davis for this episode of The Return Unplugged, our weekly companion podcast to The Return: Rediscovering Christ’s Vision for His Church. Each episode takes a deeper look at the previous Sunday’s message, explores key themes and questions, and offers practical insights to help you continue the conversation throughout the week.

Join Pastor Leonard Davis and Worship Director Andrea Davis for this episode of "The Return Unplugged", our weekly companion podcast to The Return: Rediscovering Christ’s Vision for His Church. Each episode takes a deeper look at the previous Sunday’s message, explores key themes and questions, and offers practical insights to help you continue the conversation throughout the week.

Join Pastor Leonard Davis and Youth Director Isaias Cardenas for The Return Unplugged, our weekly companion podcast to The Return: Rediscovering Christ’s Vision for His Church. Each episode takes a deeper look at the previous Sunday’s message, explores key themes and questions, and offers practical insights to help you continue the conversation throughout the week.

Pastor Leonard launches our new series, Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?, with “Enter the Story.” Through 1 Peter 4, he invites us to honestly name the fires we face, bring our pain and questions to God, and discover that what we have in Jesus is greater than anything we may lose in the fire.

Use the Sermon Reflection Guide to continue processing the message, explore the Scripture, and reflect on how God meets us in seasons of suffering.

 

Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People-Week 1: Enter The Story Sermon Reflection Guide

Following Jesus is not a solo journey. In From Attending to Belonging, Angie Addy invites us to become active, connected members of the body of Christ-building the kind of loving, committed community we all long to experience. Continue reflecting on the message with this week’s Sermon Reflection Guide.

 

The Return week 8: From Attending To Belonging Sermon Reflection Guide

In week seven of The Return, Pastor Leonard Davis explores how generosity reveals what has truly taken root in our hearts. Discover how the grace and sacrifice of Jesus can fill us with a joy that transforms the way we view our resources, our church, and the needs of others. Use the Sermon Reflection Guide to continue the conversation and consider your next step toward grace-shaped generosity.

 

The Return Week 7: The Generosity Test Sermon Reflection Guide

In Week 6 of The Return, Pastor Leonard Davis shares “The Heart of the Matter,” a message about the powerful connection between our treasure and our hearts. Through Luke 12:13–34, we’re challenged to consider what our spending, giving, and priorities reveal about where we place our trust and to find true security in God rather than our possessions.

Continue reflecting on the message with this week’s Sermon Reflection Guide, designed to help you process what God is saying and how He may be inviting you to respond.

 

The Return Week 6 - The Heart Of The Matter Sermon Reflection Guide

In this message from John 4, Pastor Leonard Davis challenges us to move beyond colorblindness and toward ethnicity awareness. Through Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman, we see how He acknowledges differences, addresses brokenness, and brings healing that leads to reconciliation.

As followers of Jesus, we're invited to allow Christ to redeem our stories and use them as bridges for unity, witness, and mission.

Be sure to download this week's Sermon Reflection Guide to help you process the message and take your next step in obedience.

Beyond Colorblind Sermon Reflection Guide

In his message titled "Stewards Of God", Isaias Cardenas explores Jesus' Parable of the Talents for our week 6 message for The Return series and reminds us that everything we have has been entrusted to us by God. As we learn to steward our time, resources, and finances with faithfulness, we discover what it means to live for God's Kingdom rather than our own. Don't forget to use the Sermon Reflection Guide to help you process and apply this week's message.

 

The Return week 5: Stewards Of God Sermon Reflection Guide