Do Life Different - An 11|28 Community Podcast
A collection of resources including Sunday messages, stories of 11|28 attenders, and more.
Episodes
171 episodes
Lani Roman felt disconnected and isolated but trusted God was with her | 52 Stories
I wasn’t gonna have my last homecoming, I wasn’t gonna have my last winter formal, wasn’t gonna have any of my last anythings because of Covid. I was definitely feeling very down and lonely. Also, everything was virtual. I obviously didn’t feel...
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Mel Olson realized in her tiny jail cell that she wasn't alone | 52 Stories
"I remember that Tuesday evening that I was just like I have nobody. I don’t know who my friends are, nobody’s answering and I was sitting in a jail cell and I said I have nobody. You literally don’t have much in a jail cell, but I had this lit...
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THE WAY - Love | Sunday Message
If we're going to love like Jesus, we've got to forgive like Jesus.Colleen explores the love and forgiveness of Jesus as He hung on the cross, praying for those who hurt Him. There are two simple things we should do when someone hurts u...
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Shawn always knew God was with her even when life was overwhelming | 52 Stories
We got married and we were 19 years old. So my early 20s were a struggle because we had adult things to do when we weren’t really financially equipped to be adults. Those years were a big struggle, I was going to college and I was working. I’d ...
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THE WAY - Surrender | Sunday Message
The Way of Jesus is upside down.Mike unpacks Matthew 16 and talked about what it really means to take up your cross and follow Jesus. It’s all about surrendering the things we’re holding too tightly—our worries, plans, and even our drea...
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After years of wandering, Nancy Ashmore reconnected with God because of an unlikely conversation | 52 Stories
One of my friends was going to a psychic medium and I was like you know, just out of curiosity... I’ve got a healthy dose of skepticism there right, but she’s this sweet little grandmotherly figure I adore and I said make an appointment for me ...
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THE WAY - Believe and Look Up | Sunday Message
Believing can change your life, but trusting initiates your healing.Mike Francisco walked through Jesus' interaction with Nicodemus in John chapter 3. Mike compared Nicodemus coming to Jesus in the darkness to our own seasons of wanderi...
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Joél Galarza thought he was going to die and did the only thing he knew to do... pray | 52 Stories
I was 16 years old and I got robbed at gunpoint at a store. That day I literally thought I was done. Literally one of the guys had the pistol right next to my head and it was just such a scary moment. I was just praying at that moment, like I j...
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THE WAY - The Truth and Life | Sunday Message
Truth isn't a what, it's a who.Mike Francisco brought a message from the book of John where Jesus told his followers that he was the way, the truth, and the life. Mike contrasted that with today’s world and the constant need to “fact ch...
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Nichole Powell discovered God because she wanted something for her kid | 52 Stories
It was like six months of us hanging out and now like I’m gonna have a kid. It just really caught me off guard, you know. I kind of think that was God’s way of saving me because it was like the second I found that out, there was no more drinkin...
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Mel found Jesus when it seemed like no one else was there | 52 Stories
This one is different. It's too fresh and too raw to fully describe and capture in just a few paragraphs. It's powerful and emotional. It's definitely worth the 6 minute listen. Mel shared her story before being baptized at the Reu...
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Brian Hofmeister thought being a pastor looked like a "crusty role" | 52 Stories
A year after choosing faith in Jesus I was diagnosed with cancer. Tumor the size of a golf ball hanging out of my thigh. I noticed it playing sports and just wasn’t functioning as well. At the end of the day it was friendly cancer, as friendly ...
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Raised in the Likeness - What Baptism Represents | Sunday Message
Pastor Brian Hofmeister from Lakepoint Church in Muskego wraps up our Raised in the Likeness series before the baptism celebration with our family of churches on August 24, 2024.Brian got into what Baptism represents, who shoul...
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Ed Cook says yes because faith isn't about certainty | 52 Stories
I had to trust what God said and that I would take a six figure pay cut and my family wouldn't suffer, that we wouldn't lose our home and we wouldn’t be living in the alley next to the church. So I said okay I’m gonna quit and I quit. That was ...
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Raised in the Likeness - The Importance of Repentance | Sunday Message
Mike Francisco continued our "Raised in the Likeness" series leading up to the "family reunion" celebration with 11|28, Lakepoint and Revive on August 24, 2024.Mike brought a message about the importance of repentance as it relates to b...
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Nick Schilling is at a loss for words when he finds God while traveling, helping grieving families, and exploring hard questions with friends | 52 Stories
I’m glad that we found a community that we are a part of. I’m glad that we're part of a life group, like I never thought I would’ve been part of a Bible study group three years ago. Three years ago I never would’ve thought that, but...
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Raised in the Likeness - The Holy Spirit | Sunday Message
Pastor Ed Cook from Revive Life Transformation Church in Milwaukee kicks off a new series leading up to the "family reunion" celebration with 11|28, Lakepoint and Revive on August 24, 2024.Ed brought a message about Baptism by the Holy ...
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Eli Pavlik has consistently dealt with hard things by asking God hard questions | 52 Stories
Since there is no cast, I couldn't show them and be like this is what’s wrong with me. It was really difficult to explain to people because I didn’t know if I was overreacting or even underreacting in a sense. It definitely was more serious tha...
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BETTER - A Better End | Sunday Message
Christ's love encourages us to live better lives, not just for ourselves, but for others too.Natalia Roman-Galarza, from our teaching team, wonders why the Hebrews author finishes up with a stern (maybe even mean?) final chapter. Natali...
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Nate Lang wants to live and love like Jesus so people see that Christian's aren't judgmental | 52 Stories
"I feel like a lot of people think of Christianity like it’s so judgmental, which it isn’t and it shouldn’t be. I mean, what Jesus said is to love your neighbor and I feel like people need to hear that and see that. I want to live by that and s...
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BETTER - By Faith | Sunday Message
Faith is a bold dare on the unseen.Pastor Mike Francisco talked about his daughter learning to swim and how it's like our faith in a lot of ways. Hebrews 11 descrbed the faith of Old Testament heroes and challenged us to live by faith t...
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Joél Jr. watched how his older siblings lives changed and wanted that for himself | 52 Stories
"Seeing them do that was cool but I was like I don’t wanna do it just to do it. I really wanna do it cause I believe. I'll do it when I’m ready. We were gonna be at this new church and we started like having all these ideas and all these new pe...
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BETTER - Rebuilt | Sunday Message
What guilt destroys, the gospel rebuilds even better.Mike Francisco got into Hebrews 9 with a detailed look at the Temple, The Holy of Holies, and the High Priest. The one thing that we need most, these things could not offer.
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Miguel Cruz thought God was done with him after having a kid at a young age | 52 Stories
I was trying to do, you know, one foot in the church one foot out. I mean, I feel like I failed them, like I failed my parents, I felt like I failed her parents. At the time we were at the same church all doing ministry together so I was like, ...
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