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Christ the Rock Church
This podcast is a ministry of Christ The Rock Church. We are committed to teaching the truth of the gospel, according to the Bible, for the benefit and furtherance of Christ’s Kingdom. This podcast is designed to help Christians grow in grace and truth, while also providing non Christians with the essential truths of the gospel, through which they may be saved from God’s wrath by repentance and faith alone in Christ alone.
Episodes
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CtRC - 421 “Honor Due Pastors, Part 2” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - May 25th, 2025
"The church that treats its pastor like a machine, instead of a man, is headed for hard times." 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
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CtRC - 420 “Honor Due Pastors” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - May 18th, 2025
"You shouldn't pull somebody by the beard, when guiding them by the hand will suffice." 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
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CtRC - 419 “Guarding Church Membership, Part 3” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - May 11th, 2025
"We are a culture of covenant breakers." Various Scriptures
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CtRC - 418 “Guarding Church Membership, Part 2” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - May 4th, 2025
"You want to experience the Holy Spirit? Spend time with His people." Various Scriptures
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CtRC - 417 “Guarding Church Membership, Part 1” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - April 27th, 2025
"The church is a gated community...but we shall not weld that gate shut." Various Scriptures
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CtRC - 416 “THE Symbol of Salvation” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - April 20th, 2025
Happy Resurrection Sunday! Luke 24
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CtRC - 415 “Making Disciples” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - April 13th, 2025
"Christianity is not actually a big, Jesus, hippie party that can happen in your living room." Matthew 28:18-20
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CtRC - 414 “Discrimination Invitation” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - March 30th, 2025
"Nothing says things aren't going well in your marriage like a 400 year-long cold shoulder." Acts 28:23-31
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CtRC - 413 “Best Prison Ministry Ever” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - March 23rd, 2025
"Must it be such a complicated thing to come into the presence of God?" Acts 28:17-24
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CtRC - 412 “Blessed Fellowship” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - March 9th, 2025
"How much of God's power was spent in creation?" Acts 28:11-16
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CtRC - 411 “Malta” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - March 2nd, 2025
"If you never get along with anybody who's not of the household of faith, you probably can't get along with many who are in it." Acts 28:1-10
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CtRC - 410 “Shipwrecked, Part 2” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - February 23rd, 2025
"Were it not for us (believers), God would have no abiding interest in this world." Acts 27:13-44
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CtRC - 409 “Shipwrecked, Part 1” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - February 2nd, 2025
"It's Groundhog Day all over again." Acts 27:1-12
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CtRC - 408 “A Proper Testimony” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - January 26th, 2025
"It is very much better to keep yourself out of the story if you cannot keep yourself from being the focus of it." Acts 26:1-32
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CtRC - 407 “Men of Rank Are a lie” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - January 19th, 2025
"There is no true personal greatness at all--apart from a witness of Christ." Acts 25:13-27
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CtRC - 406 “A Divine Course” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - January 12th, 2025
"Desperate people compromise godly character in order to achieve good outcomes." Acts 25:1-12
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CtRC - 405 “Salvation Deferred is Salvation Declined” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - January 5th, 2025
"If He says 'Today', and you say 'Tomorrow', just know that you don't get to make that decision." Acts 24:24-27
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CtRC - 404 “We Are Not the World” - Pastor Dan Gibson - December 29th, 2024
Where do your affections lie? Romans 12:1-3
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CtRC - 403 “A Christmas Decision” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - December 22nd, 2024
"Christmas cheer might make you feel good, but it cannot save." Matthew 1:18-2:23
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CtRC - 402 “A Providential Prosecution” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - December 15th, 2024
"Providence, usually, gets pretty messy." Acts 24:1-21
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CtRC - 401 “True Believers” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - December 8th, 2024
"Are we worthy of an assassination plot?" Acts 23:12-35
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CtRC - 400 “I'm Telling You For the Last Time” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - December 1st, 2024
"The conscience is mighty, but it is not almighty." Acts 22:30-23:11
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CtRC - 24005 “Godly Male Friendship, Part 3” - Austin Hetsler - November 16th, 2024
The third of three messages given at the inaugural CtRC Men's Summit Various Scriptures
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CtRC - 24004 “Godly Male Friendship, Part 2” - Austin Hetsler - November 15th, 2024
The second of three messages given at the inaugural CtRC Men's Summit Various Scriptures
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CtRC - 24003 “Godly Male Friendship, Part 1” - Austin Hetsler - November 15th, 2024
The first of three messages given at the inaugural CtRC Men's Summit Various Scriptures
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CtRC - 397 “Of Good Reputation” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - November 3rd, 2024
"Slandering a Christian obscures the light of God in them through the lies of men." Acts 21:14-36
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CtRC - 24002 “God in His Law” - Austin Hetsler - October 25th, 2024
The second of two messages given at our annual CtRC church Camp Psalm 19:7-14
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CtRC - 24001 “God in the Cosmos” - Austin Hetsler - October 24th, 2024
The first of two messages given at our annual CtRC church Camp Psalm 19:1-6
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CtRC - 395 “Brotherly Love and Christian Resolve” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - October 20th, 2024
"Do you know why it does not take time for Christians to become friends?" Acts 21:1-14
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CtRC - 394 “Farewell to Ephesus Concluded” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - October 13th, 2024
"My childhood pastor was fond of saying, 'If you love people, you use things--and if you love things, you use people'". Acts 20:32-38
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CtRC - 392 “Farewell to Ephesus, Part 2” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - September 22nd, 2024
Regret is an aspect of repentance. Acts 20:25-32
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CtRC - 393 “Farewell to Ephesus, Part 3” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - September 29th, 2024
"You're to have unfailing faith in God. You are not to have that kind of faith in human institutions." Acts 20:22-32
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CtRC - 391 “Farewell to Ephesus, Part 1” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - September 15th, 2024
"What does a pastor have in common with a maternity nurse?" Acts 20:13-25
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CtRC - 390 “Beautiful Simplicity” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - September 8th, 2024
"You can care about liturgy, and you ought to...but you are not allowed to care about it more than God does." Acts 20:7-12
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CtRC - 389 “A Delegation of Love” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - September 1st, 2024
"So, maybe your leftovers are not actually a true sacrifice of praise to God at all." Acts 20:1-6
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CtRC - 388 “All Threads on a Cosmic Loom” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - August 18th, 2024
"Christianity is never out-of-control." Acts 19:21-41
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CtRC - 387 “Christ Conquers Ephesus” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - August 11th, 2024
"Overturning generations of 'so-called' American-Christian wisdom." Acts 19:11-20
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CtRC - 386 “Stop Succumbing to Losing” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - July 28th, 2024
"The visible church stopped winning because their point and their purpose stopped being to win." Acts 19:8-10
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CtRC - 385 “The Final Kind Comes Home” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - July 21st, 2024
"He plants and grows the tree before He calls the birds to nest in its branches." Acts 19:1-7
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CtRC - 384 “The Role of Women in the Church” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - July 14th, 2024
"A man's spiritual leadership in his home...is not in any way contingent upon his IQ" Acts 18:24-28
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CtRC - 383 “Apollos” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - July 7th, 2024
"In order to be a fervent preacher, you don't need an exciting new story to tell. You just have to actually believe The Old, Old, Story" Acts 18:24-28
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CtRC - 382 “Joshua-God's Promises Kept” - Pastor Dan Gibson - June 23rd, 2024
"When we are faced with an immeasurable task, how should we react?" Joshua & Various Scriptures
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CtRC - 381 “Christianity Costs Every Christian” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - June 16th, 2024
"Is sacrifice 'anti-grace'?" Acts 18:18-23
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CtRC - 380 “Our Faith in God's Faithfulness” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - June 9th, 2024
"Faith for us is not hard because of who God is. Faith is hard for us because of who we are." Acts 18:1-17
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CtRC - 379 “Sustaining Graces” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - June 2nd, 2024
"His name is great. It must be protected. Don't be stupid in thinking that your strength is greater than it actually is." Acts 18:1-11