Flatirons Community Church Audio Podcast

Marriage was never meant to be a game, but so many of us treat it like one.
What if the way you've been playing is what's actually breaking it?
This is Week One of our series More Than a Game. Marriage isn't a contract you keep when it's convenient, it's a covenant that reveals who you really are. This message asks a challenging question: What if God designed marriage less to make you happy and more to make you holy?
Whether you're single and want to prepare well, in a good marriage that needs attention before it drifts, or in a painful season wondering if it's too late, this message is for you.
In this message you'll discover:
— Why the real battle in your marriage isn't against your spouse
— How God uses marriage as a refining tool to expose and grow your character
— What it means to draw a circle around yourself and take ownership of your part
—- Why finding your identity in Christ is the foundation for a healthy marriage
Key Scriptures: James 4:13-14, Ephesians 6:12, Malachi 2:16, Psalm 139:23-24
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Bring the awesome life of Christ to people in a lost and broken world. This is the mission of Flatirons Church, led by Jim Burgen and based in Lafayette, CO, with multiple locations in Colorado and online.

Somebody is waiting for you to stop waiting.
There's a name you keep putting off and God hasn't quit on them yet.
The whole Christian life can feel like it's about the crowd: the service, the numbers, the movement. But when Philip heard one voice tell him to run, he left the crowd behind and chased down a single man on a desert road. 
This message is about the one, the one person God keeps putting in front of you, the one conversation you keep avoiding, and the one name you can't seem to write down. Whether you've convinced yourself they're too far gone, you're afraid of how the conversation will go, or you just stopped noticing them years ago, this is your nudge to stop inspecting the soil and start walking toward them.
In this message you'll discover:
— Why the one matters more to God than the crowd
— What Philip's "run" reveals about how God actually reaches people
— How to stop prejudging who's reachable and start the conversation
— A practical way to pray for and pursue your one person
Key Scriptures: Acts 8:26-40, John 3:16, Luke 15:4-7, 2 Peter 3:9
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Bring the awesome life of Christ to people in a lost and broken world. This is the mission of Flatirons Church, led by Jim Burgen and based in Lafayette, CO, with multiple locations in Colorado and online.

Everyone wants their life to matter. The question is whether you'll chase that by climbing higher, or by going lower.
In a culture obsessed with status, achievement, and recognition, Jesus quietly rewrites the definition of greatness. He doesn't tell His followers to stop wanting to be great. He redirects the desire entirely: the way up is the way down. Drawing from Mark 10, Philippians 2, and John 13, this message unpacks what it actually looks like to live a life of humble service the way Jesus modeled it.
Whether you're in a season of feeling overlooked, restless for more impact, or simply wondering how your faith is supposed to show up in everyday life, this message is for you.
In this message you'll discover:
— Why Jesus redirects our desire for greatness instead of dismissing it
— How "emptying yourself" the way Christ did becomes the path to real significance
— Three practical choices for a life of service: Get Up, Go Low, and Grab a Towel
— Why serving isn't just something you do for others — it's how God transforms you
Key Scriptures: Mark 10:42-45, Philippians 2:3-11, John 13:3-5, John 13:13-17
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Your kid comes home from camp on fire for Jesus. A few weeks later, it's like it never happened.
In this message from Mark 2, we look at the story of four friends who carried a paralyzed man to Jesus because he couldn't get there on his own. It's a picture of what it takes to break a cycle of dysfunction in a family or a generation: someone has to grab a corner of the mat and carry the next person toward Jesus, because they can't force their way there alone.
Whether you're a parent watching your kid drift after a spiritual high, a leader wondering if your investment in a young person is actually landing, or someone still carrying the weight of what wasn't given to you growing up, this message is for you.
In this message you'll discover:
— Why a mountaintop moment like camp fades fast without people carrying a young person afterward
— The four "corners of the mat" every next generation needs: parents, friends, leaders, and the church
— The true story of a 14-year-old boy whose courage broke a cycle of abuse in his own home
— Practical ways to show up for the young people in your life this week, starting now
Key Scriptures: Mark 2:1-12, Jeremiah 29:11, Ephesians 6:4
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Partial obedience is disobedience. And Jesus would rather you be cold than where you are right now.
In the final message of the Seven Letters series, we land on the most confrontational letter in Revelation—written to a church that had everything and needed nothing. Or so they thought. 
The letter to Laodicea delivers a gut-check that cuts through every kind of self-deception: lukewarm is not a safe middle ground. It's the most dangerous place to be.Whether you've been following Jesus for years but feel like something is missing, or you've been letting Him into some parts of your life while keeping the door firmly closed on others—this message is for you.
In this message you'll discover:
— Why Jesus finds lukewarm faith more repulsive than outright rejection
— How you can look like you're winning at life while actually wasting it
— What true zeal looks like — and why there is no revival without repentance
— Why Jesus doesn't kick doors down, and what it means to finally open all of yours
Key Scriptures: Revelation 3:14-22, Hebrews 12:11