A Church Without Walls
My name is Mike Neelley. As a pastor and spiritual director, A Church Without Walls, seeks to create content and spaces for people to connect with the love of God the Father, the presence of the living Jesus, and the power of the Holy Spirit - right here, right now, whoever you are, wherever you are.
Episodes
91 episodes
Advent: God with Us in the Tabernacle, the Temple, and in Jesus
It is Advent, when we celebrate the arrival of Jesus. John sees about him that "the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us." Today we explore how the tabernacle and the Temple were the place where heaven and eart...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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40:52
Lighting the Fire with Aidan Weston
I'm excited to have Aidan on today as he shares his journey from a bored church kid obsessed with football to a passionate lover of Jesus obsessed with telling others about Him. Get ready to, as Aidan likes to say, get lit. ...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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55:01
What IN THE WORLD is the Holy Spirit doing in Brazil?
We are joined by my friend Wendy Bents Patterson as she returns from her seventh trip to Brazil with Global Awakening. Wendy has prayed for and witnessed the Holy Spirit perform amazing healings on these trips, and she shares testimonies, as we...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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47:49
Sabbath as a Discipline of Delight
What are your thoughts or even practices when it comes to Sabbath? Join me on this journey of exploration with my friend, Brian Steele, as he takes us back to what we were created for - delighting in God and experiencing his delight. We already...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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53:15
Praying in the Opposite Spirit
What does prayer look like for you these days? How do you pray about global and national things? Are you overwhelmed? Have you stopped praying altogether? Romans 8:26-28 tells us that "the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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40:52
Blue Collar Mystic, Part Two
Welcome back to part two of my conversation with Eric Stelter about hearing God and stepping out in risk. Eric lays a great foundation for hearing God, telling us to "get empty," to live in the expectancy of God speaking, and to commit ourselve...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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51:41
Out There With the Holy Spirit
Welcome to Season 4! Along the way, I want to share and explore some of the more "out there" ways the Holy Spirit leads us. I want to start with a story of my own about how the Holy Spirit led me to give up alcohol. Here we go!
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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40:52
Blue Collar Mystic
I get to talk again with my friend, Eric. We had him on this podcast two years ago after his brush with death (literally). Eric is the person I think of whenever people ask what it looks like to hear God, engage with the Holy Spirit, and follow...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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52:21
What are Biblical Values and Laws?
I hear people say that they want our country's laws and values to be influenced by Christianity, by what the Bible says. Well, let's take a look at that. What might the Bible (and Jesus!) have to say about the bills being passed by Congress and...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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40:52
Much Ado About Israel
Have you ever wondered why Christians and the United States has such a strong tie with Israel? What are we to make of that amid all that is happening in the Middle East, and especially Gaza? Let's explore a bit of this with Bob Ekblad and see h...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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55:23
Revival in Bellingham?
Is there a revival going on among young people? What does that even mean? Join me in my conversation with my friend, Derek Archer, and hear what the Spirit is doing among a group of young people who are seeking Jesus first.
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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53:09
Forgiving God?
It's been said that we are all angry with God to some degree for not being good on our terms. Do you feel that? What are we to do with anger toward a perfect Being? Let's explore.If you'd like to partner with me to he...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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40:52
Does It Work On Mondays?
This one is for all you software engineers. This is my friend, Charlie Yang, an engineer who has been asking the Holy Spirit if he has strategies for the nuts and bolts of his work in writing and fixing software. And you know what? He does. Che...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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52:34
Jesus is Still on the Throne?
Have you heard someone say, "Well, Jesus is still on the throne," when there is tragedy or struggle, or suffering? What do they mean? Is it true? Does it feel true? If it is true, what does it mean? Join me in my conversation with Jesus as our ...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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40:52
Three Baptisms and Intimacy Language
You are invited into this wonderful conversation with my friend and spiritual director, Larry Spousta, as he talks about the biblical idea of different baptisms and what he calls an "intimacy language." If you are longing for more, Larry is a g...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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53:55
Be Subject to Authorities? Exploring Romans 13
As we continue to explore the terrain of North American Christianity, including Christian Nationalism, one of the questions that has come up for me is what to do with Romans 13 regarding how we are to relate to governing authority, especially a...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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40:52
Inherent Identity with Tyson Bradley
If you and Jesus walked into a room full of people, how would he introduce you? Are we able to believe and receive the goodness of what Jesus would say? I'd like to introduce you to my new friend, Tyson Bradley, as we explore some of this ident...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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51:15
Dealing with Our Idolatry
As we continue our exploration of Christian Nationalism, I believe what lies at the heart of it is an idolatry of nation. Yet, in the process of digging into that, we will uncover our own idolatries. Where are you feeling fear these days? Or an...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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40:52
Powers, Principalities and Renouncing the Idolatry of Nationalism
We are doing a deep dive into the Scriptures with Bob Ekblad as we cover a lot of biblical terrain regarding what are called "powers and principalities." The path leads us to some key scriptures where Paul describes idolatry as serving the crea...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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51:41
Spiritual Self-Care in a Season of Chaos
I am finding that my spiritual life is taking more time and intention these days. As I wrestle with what is going on in the world around me and not living from a place of constant reactivity, I hear Jesus calling me to set my mind on things abo...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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40:52
What IN THE WORLD is the Holy Spirit doing in Latin America!
Join me with Dr. Paul Olver, the Director of Operations for Impact Latin America as he shares about what the Holy Spirit is doing in Latin America and we reflect on our recent trip to Uruguay.
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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56:22
Biblical Prophets Speak Truth to Power
As we continue to discern whether the prophetic voices promoting Christian Nationalism are speaking God's heart and God's kingdom priorities, it is important to take a look at what the prophets were doing and saying in the Bible. We don't have ...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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40:52
The Need for Discernment in the Prophetic Movement, Part 2
I want to continue a conversation about something heavy on my heart concerning the need for greater discernment in the prophetic movement in the United States. My concern is that Christian Nationalism and the way it is being validated and promo...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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45:59
Signs that Make You Wonder
When the Apostle Paul talks about the Holy Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12, he distinguishes the gift of healing from the gift of miracles. In other places we read phrases that include "signs and wonders." What is Paul or Jesus talking about, where ...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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44:12
Hearing and Discerning God's Voice
With the New Year, we are revisiting some teaching from almost two years ago on the importance of discernment when we are listening for God's voice. Jesus tells us that he is the good shepherd and his sheep hear his voice, and he also warns us ...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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40:52