You struggle with control and expectations in certain relationships. We all do. Have you felt that in your marriage or with your significant other? Do you often want to micro-manage the choices your kids are making? Does it seem like things are spinning out of control at home with everything that’s going on? Should you “let go” of something you care so deeply about? Family relationships can be hard, but what God has to say about your relationships can make all the difference. This week we explored how the teachings of scripture point us to a greater purpose in our families than we might see in the moment.
Want to know how to stop worrying and start living? We all face moments when we feel powerless. How should we respond when hardships, calamities, and insults come our way? Our world often tells us that these types of situations are to be avoided or eased at all costs. That we should try to control or escape. But is that the best option?
We will be looking at what scripture has to say about the moments when we feel like things are out of our control.
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How do the people around you experience your need for control? Control is really about having power, and how we use that power is important. Who do you have power over? How do you use that power to make a difference in the lives of those around you? Control doesn’t inspire people the way influence does. Control makes temporary progress, but it rarely makes a lasting difference.
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Was Jesus really all that Christians believe him to be? What if Jesus was just a "good guy" doing good things? Was he a prophet or the saviour of the world? What is Jesus really all about? In this message with pastor Mark Clark, we will explore how understanding who Jesus is changes everything.
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Where is God when we suffer? Perhaps one of the greatest questions of our modern human existence. If God really exists, then why do bad things still happen? If God is so good and loving, then why does He let evil take place? Isn't He supposed to be a "good" God? Let’s dive in as we discuss the role that evil and suffering have in our understanding of what is “good”.
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A long-standing difference can be seen in the number of debates, papers, essays, and discussions had on the opposing ideas of evolution and creation. How can we know what is true? What do these ideas teach us about God in the midst of their differences? Maybe these two ideas can both lead us to uncover more about who God is and what He desires for us.
Is God real? As we process different thoughts, concepts, and ideas to inform our own worldview and beliefs, reason is often considered independently from faith and faith in opposition to reason. Could it be that faith and reason aren’t actually in opposition to each other, but rather complement each other? Can we find out what the Bible says about these two ideas, or will we find many Bible contradictions?
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Healing is something we all look for in our lives at certain moments. Maybe it’s physical healing, or divine healing in a relationship, or healing from hurts of the past. What if Jesus wants to bring a greater purpose to your pain? Need a miracle prayer or a prayer for healing?What if Jesus wants to put His power on display through your circumstances? God often works in unexpected ways, but ultimately His goal is to put His power on display by seeing your life changed.
When we look at our lives, sometimes we can focus on the things that didn’t work out how we’d hoped. Then we can look ahead and worry about the outcomes in our future. But what if we’re missing the fact that Jesus is working in our lives right where we are, today? What if we could hope in His faithfulness throughout our life and see Him on the journey today? What if He has a bigger story in mind?
In this conversation with Deniel and Jeff, we explore how you process what you are seeing and respond to racism today. As you watch heartbreaking footage all around you, what do you do with your emotions? What does scripture say about the sin of racism? How can we change our hearts to align ourselves with the teachings of Jesus?
As you build your new normal, what should it look like? It’s far too easy to substitute new things that ultimately collapse for old things that collapsed and fail to satisfy you. Ultimately, Jesus, and all that he brings, is the only thing that doesn’t collapse when your life does.
So far in this series, we’ve seen that not everything you lost was worth keeping, and that trying to build a life around a kingdom without a King can crush you. This week we’ll look at what might really have been driving some of what you accumulated in your life prior to COVID, and how to allow God to reset your life around your real identity. Your real identity is one that’s received, not achieved.
There’s a story widely circulating in the culture. You were born good. Something happened, and your inner self was wounded. To find your true self is your life’s purpose and the ultimate pathway to true happiness, satisfaction and pleasure. Any form of difficulty, commitment, push back or restriction is a threat to finding who you're meant to be and your ultimate fulfillment. Throw off all limits and rise against any oppression, and you’ll find yourself.
Mark Sayers is one of the most profound thinkers and cultural commentators today. In this interview, Mark explains how the current pandemic almost instantly deconstructed and threatened both consumer Christianity and secular salvation, he shares principles on how to lead through the COVID crisis, and offers some insight into what the new post-pandemic church and world might look like.
The last 60 days have changed the world and your world like never before. Some of the things you used to put your hope and trust in crumbled overnight. So...what are you left with? Like a garage sale, you might discover in this pandemic that there are some things that used to have great value to you that you just don’t want (or need) anymore.
Does God speak to us through people? Can we know how to hear the voice of God clearly? This week, lead pastor Jeff Brodie talks about hearing God's voice by giving godly people permission to speak into your life. This is the final part to our series on how to hear God's voice.
When people say they hear from God, it can often feel like something foreign or even a bit odd. Do regular people hear from God? Who is the Holy Spirit and what does He have to do with hearing God speak? In this week’s message, we looked at the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives - specifically how the Holy Spirit can help us to hear God’s voice in our lives. Let’s continue the journey of using this time to hear God’s voice more clearly than ever before.
You get a gut feeling, you hear a whisper, you feel a desire come up in your soul...is that God speaking to you? How do you know it’s not just your own voice? Or maybe you pray and pray and never hear anything. Does that mean God doesn’t have anything to say about your life? We looked at how to start a practical approach to discerning whether God is really speaking to you and how you can know that God is speaking into your life. This week we looked specifically at how to engage scripture. Will you get ready for the next step in hearing from God and discerning whether He is speaking to you?
Need help parenting in quarantine? Well, COVID-19 has certainly brought some unique challenges for families. If you’re a parent, you’re now finding yourself trying to educate, navigate extra screen time, find space for conversations, and make sure your kids stay healthy mentally. How can you balance it all?
The world is full of noise vying for your attention every day, but you rarely think about it. Who are the voices you listen to most? What about the voice of God? Do you hear His voice at all? If He spoke, would you know it’s Him? Or maybe it’s just something you ate. We’ll be looking at what the voice of God sounds like and how you can use solitude to begin to hear it.
Do you ever wonder if it's possible to hear God's voice? We hear about it in the Bible, but does He still speak to people in a personal way today? Join Jeff Brodie as he hosts 3 other staff members from Connexus Church, as they share their real life experiences hearing from God in their day to day lives.
So if Jesus already died on Friday, why would he return on Sunday? If the resurrection even happened, why does it matter? Join us for an Easter Celebration as we discover why Easter matters so much to each and every one of us. We will be celebrating the incredible hope of the resurrection of Jesus at our Easter services and it’s going to be a powerful morning!
Do you ever wonder why Easter still matters? Or does it? Did Jesus live? If he did, did he really die on a cross and come back to life? Where’s the proof and what does it all mean? Join us for a Live Q&A and bring your questions! Jeff Brodie, is hosting Carey Nieuwhof (Connexus Founder) & Vijay Krishnan (Lead Pastor of The Well) as they tackle your toughest questions about Easter and the Christian faith. Plus, they’ll be joined by Andy Walker, worship leader at Connexus Church, as he shares the significance of Easter to him through music.
We live in uncertain times, and what happens if you find yourself in the midst of a faith crisis as a result? Walk away? Dig in? Maybe there's a way that you can lean into God even in the midst of uncertain circumstances.