HeyJaredChurch is Messy
Church is messy podcast recorded at Autumn Ridge Church in Rochester, MN
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Church Is Messy: Vision Weekend 2026 - Legacy (opens the original)
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How does a church honor its history without becoming trapped by it? Following Vision Sunday, Rick and Svea reflect on Autumn Ridge’s nearly 170-year history and the generations of people who have carried the church’s mission forward. While locations, leaders, programs, and methods have changed, one thing has remained at the center: a desire for people to know Jesus. But a long history brings both gifts and challenges. Rick describes the past as something that can become either a foundation or a
Church Is Messy: The End? - Heaven Is Not Enough (opens the original)
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What if heaven is not somewhere we escape to, but the place where God finally makes all things new? In the final conversation of The End? series, Rick and Svea unpack the biblical picture of heaven as a renewed creation—heaven coming to earth when Jesus returns. They talk about what happens when a follower of Jesus dies, why Scripture points toward resurrection and restoration rather than an eternal disembodied existence, and how that changes the way we imagine eternity. They also explore why so
Church Is Messy: The End? - What the Heaven? (opens the original)
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What are we really looking forward to when we think about heaven? Rick and Svea continue the conversation around The End? by focusing on heaven—not as an escape from this life, but as the fulfillment of our deepest longing to be with Jesus. They talk about why even the best things in this life eventually come to an end, why heaven is ultimately about who is there more than what the place is like, and how growing in our relationship with Jesus now can deepen our capacity to enjoy Him forever. The
Church is Messy: The End? - Yeah, But When? (opens the original)
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Trying to figure out exactly when Jesus will return can be fascinating—but it can also distract us from the kind of people Jesus is calling us to become right now. In this episode of Church Is Messy , Rick and Svea continue the conversation from Autumn Ridge’s series on the end times. They reflect on church cultures that emphasized decoding prophecy, predicting the rapture, and connecting current events to biblical timelines—and contrast that approach with a simpler question: What does it look l
Church Is Messy: Returning King (opens the original)
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Church Is Messy is back for a new season! Rick and Svea begin with a few summer updates before turning to Autumn Ridge’s new message series, The End? —and why conversations about the return of Jesus should lead to preparation, not prediction. They explore several Christian perspectives on the end times, why fear and speculation have shaped so much modern thinking about the subject, and what Scripture actually calls followers of Jesus to do while we wait. Rather than obsessing over charts, dates,
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