
Ankeny Free Church
Ankeny Free Church Series Podcast. New Gospel-centered content and teaching from God's Word uploaded weekly!
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165 episodes
Acts: To the ends of the earth "Not a warm welcom" | Pastor Todd Hessel | March 23, 2024
🎙️We are called to serve the Lord in difficult situations, but the pressure can look different depending on where it comes from. Here's how we face these pressures faithfully.
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Season 14
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Episode 20
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47:13

Acts: To the ends of the earth "Rejoice or Reject" | Pastor J.D. Abell | March 16, 2025
Each of us must choose - to Rejoice in the Gospel or to Reject it. What will you choose? 📖 Listen to this powerful message from Acts 13:13-52 with Pastor J.D. Abell.
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Season 14
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Episode 19
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53:54

Acts: to the ends of the earth "The Gospel is Sent to Save the Blind" | Acts 13:1-12
Acts: to the ends of the earth "The Gospel is Sent to Save the Blind" | Acts 13:1-12 | Pastor J.D. Abell
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Season 14
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Episode 18
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45:37

Acts: to the ends of the earth: "God’s power in a violent world" March 2, 2025
God's sovereign expansion of the Gospel is not hindered by kings, public sentiment, or even violence. This passage teaches us some lessons about pride, persecution, and prayer.
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Season 14
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Episode 17
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44:29

Acts: to the ends of the earth "Church planting 101" | Acts 11:19-30
God miraculously forms His church using ordinary ingredients. And the people started calling the believers - Christians
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Season 14
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Episode 16
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45:43

Acts: to the ends of the earth "Table Fellowship" | Acts 11:1-18
📖 Who gets to tell you who you can eat with? The Lord does. This week we will look at opposition to the Gospel from religious people. Listen now! Acts: to the ends of the earth "Table Fellowship" | Acts 11:1-18 with Pastor Todd Hessel
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Season 14
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Episode 15
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45:07

Acts: To the ends of the earth "Ordering from the entire menu" | Pastor Todd Hessel | February 9, 2025
The Gospel going to everyone is no small thing. But it is a key thing. Listen now to this message from our series in the book of Acts - With Pastor Todd Hessel // Acts 10:1-48
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Season 14
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Episode 16
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44:46

Acts: To the ends of the earth "Jesus working through people" | Pastor Todd Hessel | Acts 9:32-43
The Lord is not simply at work in a few but in many people. No small parts exist in the drama of Christ's unfolding Gospel expansion.
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Season 14
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Episode 15
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44:00

Acts: to the ends of the earth "The unlikely and unembraced disciple" Acts 9:19b-31 | Pastor Todd Hessel
Jesus said that he would show Saul how much he must suffer for His name. Now we see what that looks like for him and what that can look like for us. Listen now!
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Season 14
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Episode 14
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44:38

Acts: to the ends of the earth "This is the Way" Acts 9:1-19a with Pastor Todd Hessel.
Jesus can completely change your life. Which way are you heading? Watch or listen now to this week's message from the book of Acts. "This is the Way".
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Season 14
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Episode 13
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40:13

Acts: To the ends of the earth "Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch (Acts 8:26-40) | Pastor Todd Hessel.
Can our circumstances keep us from God? See how God sends Philip to give surprising insight to an unlikely convert.
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Season 14
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Episode 12
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45:29

Acts: "Philip and the Magician" | Pastor Todd Hessel | November 5, 2025
What does it mean to be great? In Acts 8:4-25, we see the greatness of the Gospel collide with worldly greatness. Acts: to the ends of the earth: Philip and the MagicianActs 8:4-25 with Pastor Todd Hessel.
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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41:40

True Connection: Abiding in Christ | John 15:1-11 | Speaker: Jonah Vos
There is a difference between simply knowing Christ, and truly abiding in Him. What does this difference look like? Are you abiding in Christ? Let's explore what Jesus says. Watch or listen now to this week's message from speaker Jonah Vos "Tru...
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29:58

A Not So Silent Night - Zechariah's Song "The Benedictus"
Christmas is about seeing the war and following Jesus as our way to peace. Watch or listen now to A Not-So-Silent Night(Zechariah’s Song) - The Benedictus - Luke 1:68-79 with Pastor Todd Hessel.
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39:33

A Not So Silent Night - Mary's Song
Our beautiful nativity scenes don't capture the shame that would have been surrounding Christ's birth. Yet Mary didn't see the shame, but the Lord who was turning the tables on the world. Listen now to this week's message "Mary's Song: The Magn...
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37:28

Acts: To the ends of the earth "The Martyr" | Pastor Todd Hessel | December 8, 2024
Sometimes following Jesus means losing your life. Acts 7 helps us to see how, when we are surrounded by rejection, we are to stand in the grace of God.
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Season 13
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Episode 13
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41:25

Acts: To the ends of the earth "When the wheels fall off the wagon" // Acts 6:8-15 // Bob Bressert
Acts: To the ends of the earth "When the wheels fall off the wagon" // Acts 6:8-15 // Bob Bressert
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Season 13
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Episode 12
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37:05

Acts: To the ends of the earth: The complaint of the widow // Act 6:1-7 // Speaker:Hunter Thorpe
Acts: To the ends of the earth: The complaint of the widow // Act 6:1-7 // Speaker:Hunter Thorpe
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Season 13
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Episode 11
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38:46

Acts "We must obey God" | Pastor Todd Hessel | 09.17.2024
A commitment to the Gospel means a commitment to God above all things. This week, we will see that commitment tested in ways we still face today.
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Season 13
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Episode 10
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42:10

Acts: To the ends of the earth "The Spirit of God forming the people of God" | Pastor Todd Hessel | November 10, 2024
The church shares and cares for one another. Listen to how the Spirit empowers us to become the people of God.
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Season 13
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Episode 9
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47:53

Acts "A prayer for the politically persecuted" | Pastor Todd Hessel | 11. 03 .2024
Contrary to what you hear, politics do not reign supreme. Jesus does.
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Season 13
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Episode 8
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42:26

Acts "No other name" | Pastor Todd Hessel | 10.27.2024
There is no name to trust in other than Jesus! Hope, power, and truth are all on the side of Jesus, not in those who scramble to keep the status quo.
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Season 13
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Episode 7
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46:45

Acts Series: "Time of refreshing" | Message: Todd Hessel | Oct. 20, 2024
Acts Series: "Time of refreshing" | Message: Todd Hessel | Oct. 20, 2024
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Season 13
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Episode 6
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42:54

Acts " The normal Christian life" | Pastor Todd Hessel | 10.06.24
Through the ages, Christians have given themselves to some basic practices for a fruitful spiritual life. We must reject cheap substitutes and devote ourselves to the right things. Watch or listen now to this week’s message now.
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Season 13
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Episode 6
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40:48
