Listen to the latest messages from Neighborhood Church. Updated every Sunday. Neighborhood Church is a multi-site church in California with locations in Visalia and Kingsburg. Our mission is to inspire people to live like Jesus. Most teachings on this podcast are delivered by our lead pastor Forrest Jenan. Visit us at neighborhoodchurch.org.
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Ephesians, Chapter 5: Leave the Door Open // Forrest Jenan
Most of us move through our days with our heads down, checking our phones, watching the clock, running late for the next thing. It’s not that we don’t care. We just don’t know what we’re looking for, so we walk right past it.
In Chapter 5 of Ephesians, Forrest Jenan asks what we might be missing about the Holy Spirit and what Paul meant when he told the church to “be filled with the Spirit.”
In This Teaching
The Joshua Bell Metro experiment and what it says about what we miss
A working definition of the Holy Spirit
Why Jesus said it was good for his followers that he was leaving
What Paul meant by “be filled with the Spirit” and why it’s an ongoing invitation
What a Spirit-filled community looks like: singing, gratitude, and submitting to one another
The story of Magda Trocmé and the unlocked door in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon
Scriptures Referenced:
John 16:7
Ephesians 1:13
Ephesians 2:22
Ephesians 5:18–21
Acts 2:14–15
11 Oct 2026
Ephesians, Chapter 4: Learn The King // Forrest Jenan
There’s a frustrating gap between what we believe, what we intend to do, and what we actually do. We know we should sleep more, text less in anger, and let things go — and we keep doing the opposite anyway.
In Chapter 4 of Ephesians, we move from Paul’s big, cosmic language about what God is doing through Jesus to street level: what does it actually look like when Jesus starts changing how you react, speak, and treat people?
In This Teaching
Why knowing better rarely translates into doing better
What it means to “put off” old patterns like old, comfortable clothes
The difference between learning facts about Jesus and learning Jesus himself
How the stories we tell ourselves shape our reactions before we realize it
Why truth alone isn’t Paul’s standard for what we say
The shift from reactivity to grace in how we handle conflict and forgiveness
Scriptures Referenced:
Ephesians 4:17–24, 29, 31–32
Ephesians 5:1–2
Ephesians 2:15
4 Oct 2026
Ephesians, Chapter 3: There’s Got To Be More // Dr. Gavin Adams
We all want more. More money, more time, more success, more peace. And the strange thing is, we can actually get what we wanted — and still find ourselves wanting more.
In Chapter 3 of Ephesians, Dr. Gavin Adams explores Paul's prayer for the church at Ephesus and discovers Paul isn't praying for easier circumstances or more stuff. He's praying for something deeper: not more from Jesus, but more of Jesus.
In This Teaching
Why Tom Brady's "it's gotta be more than this" moment says something about all of us
The difference between chasing more and settling for less
What Paul actually prayed for a struggling, persecuted church in Ephesus
The difference between more from Jesus and more of Jesus
Why God's power in you was never meant to stop with you
A simple reframe: before asking for more around you, ask for more within and through you
Scriptures Referenced:
Ephesians 3:6, 10, 14–21
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