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| Recognizing Satan's Strategies // Supernatural (Part 4) // Jeff Brodie | 24 Nov 2024 | 00:33:17 | |
So if evil is real, how exactly does it work? Better yet, how does it work in your life today? In this message, Jeff draws from scripture and classic theology to show how subtle and clever Satan can be in his activity. Once you recognize his strategies, you can defeat his strategies—in your life and in the world. | |||
| How To Overcome Evil In Your Life // Supernatural (Part 3) // Jeff Brodie | 17 Nov 2024 | 00:42:58 | |
So is evil real? Is there a personal power of evil at work in the world? Is it a power that you as a human being can tap into, intentionally or unintentionally? And what happens when you do? We explore those questions and more in this message. | |||
| Bonus // Practical Parenting in our Anxious Screen-Centric Culture // Jeff Brodie & Brett Ullman | 23 Sep 2024 | 00:50:36 | |
Let’s get practical about parenting. Brett shares about major cultural shifts shaping our kids and how to parent intentionally in our cultural moment. He opens up a treasure chest of thoughts on helping kids with anxiety, screen time, exposure to pornography, stages of parenting, and a host of other topics. | |||
| Trauma and Spirituality // When You're Not Okay (Part 6) // Jeff Brodie | 12 Feb 2023 | 00:53:28 | |
U.S. statistics say that 70% of people will experience a major traumatic event in their lifetime and that 20% will develop PTSD. Sadly, in our broken world, many people experience trauma and aren’t able to process it—and, in turn, they often hurt the people around them. In addition, every day our screens alone bring us to live feeds of events that can be too much for any human being to bear. What does scripture have to say about all of this? How does Jesus want to meet us in our trauma? | |||
| Navigating Mental Health with Your Kids // When You're Not Okay (Part 5) // A Conversation with Dr. Rob Meeder and Jeff Brodie | 05 Feb 2023 | 00:40:26 | |
What does the medical profession say about the connection between mental health and spirituality? And how do we handle the rising mental health crisis in the lives of the kids we love? This Sunday, we’ll hear from Dr. Rob Meeder, a pediatrician with a focus on mental health. He’ll look at how we can come alongside our kids to support them in this area, and how we can connect our spiritual life to our mental health. | |||
| Anxiety Field Guide // Bonus interview with Author Jason Cusick and Jeff Brodie | 30 Jan 2023 | 00:54:49 | |
Is anxiety owning your life? What if it didn't have to be that way? Author Jason Cusick shows you how you can triumph over anxiety in your day-to-day life in this bonus interview with Jeff Brodie | |||
| Beating Anxiety - How to Get JOY Back in Your Life // When You're Not Okay (Part 4) // Jeff Brodie | 29 Jan 2023 | 00:38:12 | |
We all know someone who is dealing with anxiety—or perhaps you yourself are dealing with it. As we survey the world around us, there are many tools and resources to help, but what about the spiritual side of anxiety? In this message, we’ll look at the practice of peace laid out by the apostle Paul. | |||
| The Key to Preventing Burnout // When You're Not Okay (Part 3) // Carey Nieuwhof | 22 Jan 2023 | 00:39:27 | |
Burnout seems to be an epidemic these days. Almost everyone seems overwhelmed, overcommitted and overworked. It’s not just killing us, it’s nowhere close to the way God wants us to live. We’ll look at why burnout is running so rampant, and how to ensure you get out of it and stay out of it. | |||
| How to Silence Your Inner Critic // When You're Not Okay (Part 2) // Jeff Brodie | 15 Jan 2023 | 00:42:02 | |
What’s the conversation you have in your head with yourself about yourself? Whether it’s on the golf course, at work, at home, or in the car, you can at times find yourself overwhelmed by this internal conversation—and in particular, your inner critic. In this message, we’ll be looking at why your internal conversation is so important, where your inner critic comes from, and what to do about it. | |||
| Is Mental Health Connected to Spirituality? // When You're Not Okay (Part 1) // Jeff Brodie | 08 Jan 2023 | 00:40:18 | |
In this podcast Jeff Brodie will dispel myths about mental health and share some of his own personal story. He’ll also share a framework for how we can handle whatever comes our way by paying attention to our soul. | |||
| Rules for the Road // Andy Stanley | 01 Jan 2023 | 00:45:01 | |
We all want to get the future right, and we all want to arrive safely at our intended destination. Follow these rules and you will get there on time and on purpose. | |||
| Christmas Eve 2022 // Jeff Brodie | 25 Dec 2022 | 00:20:56 | |
What if you could recapture the magic of the Christmas season? Could you rediscover a hope and joy that seem long lost? Could Christmas bring you back to something more meaningful? | |||
| The Joy Of Christmas // The Magic of Christmas (Part 3) // Mark Clark | 18 Dec 2022 | 00:27:43 | |
In this special Christmas message with Mark Clark, we explore how the birth of Jesus Christ teaches us about the true source of joy and how we can strive to live a life full of joy as believers. We will look at the examples of Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds in the Christmas story and how their actions and attitudes demonstrate a joy that transcends circumstances. We will also discuss the role of faith, hope, and love in cultivating joy in our own lives and how we can spread joy to those around us. Join us as we reflect on the beauty and significance of the Christmas season and learn how to live out the joy that it brings. | |||
| Parenting Healthy Kids In A Screen Driven Culture // Are The Kids Okay? (Part 2) // Jeff Brodie | 22 Sep 2024 | 00:33:21 | |
| The Magic of Humility // The Magic of Christmas (Part 2) // Mark Clark | 11 Dec 2022 | 00:27:22 | |
What is the secret magic behind the posture of humility? How can you beat pride in your life, and why does God give glory to the humble? In this message, Mark Clark shares how the magic of humility comes to life in the Christmas story. | |||
| The Power of the ORIGINAL Christmas Story // The Magic of Christmas (Part 1) // Mark Clark | 04 Dec 2022 | 00:31:47 | |
In this series called The Magic of Christmas, we’ll be talking about the real magic that fills the world and how Jesus entered history to bring us his presence, his love, his grace, his peace, his joy, and his hope. It’s a supernatural story that we want to reach into and grab hold of. | |||
| The Way of Holiness // Invisible God (Part 3) // Jeff Brodie | 27 Nov 2022 | 00:35:16 | |
You know that you need to make change in your life, but you just can’t seem to make any progress. You wish you were more loving, more kind, had more joy, were more patient, but it feels like one step forward, two steps backward. How do you leave behind the things that hinder you and move into the things that are best for you? How do you change? What if the Holy Spirit could help? You might be surprised. | |||
| BONUS EPISODE // Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts Q&A with Lead Pastor Jeff Brodie | 22 Nov 2022 | 00:38:33 | |
Why can the Holy Spirit be a divisive topic? What Spiritual Gift do YOU have? What does it mean to be filled with the Spirit? Join in for this special Q&A as Sydney Jackson interviews Lead Pastor Jeff Brodie | |||
| Baptism Sunday 2022 | 20 Nov 2022 | 00:16:51 | |
What a morning to celebrate how Jesus has changed people’s lives and their choice to follow Him. It’s amazing to see what God is doing. Baptism is also a time for all of us to reflect on the death and resurrection of Jesus, and celebrate the freedom He brings us. | |||
| Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts // Invisible God (Part 2) // Jeff Brodie | 13 Nov 2022 | 00:42:11 | |
In the Christian faith, the Spirit is often best known for acting in a supernatural way. If you’ve been exposed to that, it may have seemed weird, or manipulative, or uncomfortable. When you look at Jesus and the early church you see something different. Something powerful, something impossible made possible, but also something that was a gift for a moment. We’ll be looking at the experiential gifts that can come from the Spirit, how they might look in your world. | |||
| What is the Holy Spirit? // Invisible God (Part 1) // Jeff Brodie | 06 Nov 2022 | 00:40:33 | |
You’ve heard the phrase Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, but what is the Holy Spirit? When you investigate the Holy Spirit in the early church you realize so much more of who God is. How can you experience the Holy Spirit yourself? | |||
| Do You Want To Be Healed? // Tammy Giffen | 30 Oct 2022 | 00:33:27 | |
A man had been dealing with his illness for 38 years, sitting by a pool waiting for something miraculous to happen, when Jesus singled him out and asked him the question, “Do you want to be healed?” What initially seems like a ridiculous question provokes a deeper look into areas of brokenness in our lives that we may not even recognize are there. | |||
| How to Forgive Yourself and Stop Feeling Guilty // Jeremy MacDonald | 23 Oct 2022 | 00:31:23 | |
Have you ever struggled to know how to forgive yourself? How to manage that nagging guilt? About your job, your family or your finances? What if you could be forever released from that? | |||
| The Secret to Overflowing Generosity // Scandalous (Part 4) // Jeff Brodie | 16 Oct 2022 | 00:39:34 | |
In a time where generosity was a measured duty, the early Church followed Jesus' example of radical, overflowing generosity.
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| Bonus // Understanding Gen Z // Jeff Brodie & Chris Tompkins | 17 Sep 2024 | 00:55:16 | |
Every year Muskoka Woods leads over 400 Gen Z staff in hosting 25,000 guests. As they looked to lead these staff well, they conducted a study on the overall perspective their Gen Z staff has on life, employment, and what kind of lives they want to live. The insights are helpful to anyone who is mentoring, leading, or employing Gen Z. | |||
| A Non Anxious Presence In An Anxious World // Scandalous (Part 3) // Jeff Brodie | 10 Oct 2022 | 00:38:48 | |
Under the pressure of power in a cut throat culture, the early church leaders shared their hope through their non-anxious presence. Where you find your identity is where you look for peace. | |||
| All Grace and All Truth // Scandalous (Part 2) // Jeff Brodie | 02 Oct 2022 | 00:39:39 | |
In a time when truth was used as a weapon, and grace was seen as weak, the early church constantly challenged themselves to hold grace and truth at the same time, especially for those who were new to faith. | |||
| Loving Messy People // Scandalous (Part 1) // Jeff Brodie | 25 Sep 2022 | 00:42:37 | |
In a time when culture was polarized and turned inward, Jesus and the early church ran toward messes, reached out to the untouchable, and made space for those who wanted to follow Jesus. | |||
| Jesus and Retaliation: What is Good? // Reactions Speak Louder Than Words (Part 3) // Andy Stanley | 18 Sep 2022 | 00:37:00 | |
Just because someone claims to be our enemy doesn't mean we must return the favour. When it comes to Jesus & retaliation, how do you decide what is appropriate and good when you feel wronged? | |||
| What To Do When People Bother You... // Reactions Speak Louder Than Words (Part 2) // Andy Stanley | 11 Sep 2022 | 00:43:28 | |
Our reactions reflect our confidence or our lack of confidence in God. | |||
| Managing your Feelings (The KEY to Emotional Health) // Reactions Speak Louder than Words (Part 1) // Andy Stanley | 06 Sep 2022 | 00:42:14 | |
What is the hidden key to your emotional health? How do you manage your feelings when you start to feel out of control? Our actions rarely tell the whole story, but our reactions most certainly do. And Jesus instructs us to leverage them for good, and doing so is the key to emotional health. Andy Stanley talks you through managing your feelings and the power of complete emotional health! | |||
| Letting Go Of The Excuses That Hold You Back // Voices (Part 4) // Joseph Swan | 28 Aug 2022 | 00:36:02 | |
What if you could release the one thing in your life that is holding you back and preventing you from reaching your true potential? In this message Joseph Swan helps you discover what God has placed in your hands and what you should do with it. | |||
| True Qualities of Friendship // Voices (Part 3) // Deniel Sewell | 21 Aug 2022 | 00:30:36 | |
We all have our idea of what a good friend is. What a good friend should and shouldn't do. You would probably say a good friend is loyal, honest, present, and knows you in and out. A bad friend is just someone who takes and takes and never gives, who disappears when things get tough, and who doesn’t treat you the way they want to be treated. We all know what we want in a friend, but are you that person to someone else? Do we choose to be that person for someone else? | |||
| Experience A Prayer Breakthrough // Voices (Part 2) // Vijay Krishnan | 14 Aug 2022 | 00:28:56 | |
Your prayers halt heaven! They are heard, and seen by God. Don't miss this message on the importance of prayer by Pastor Vijay Krishnan! | |||
| Why Does God Allow Pain and Suffering? // Voices (Part 1) // Ann Voskamp | 07 Aug 2022 | 00:46:05 | |
Ann Voskamp encourages and inspires in this message as a part of the Voices series. Don't miss this incredible talk from New York Times Bestselling Author Ann Voskamp! | |||
| The Goal Of Parenting // Are The Kids Okay? (Part 1) // Jeff Brodie | 15 Sep 2024 | 00:41:23 | |
We get it—kids today are carrying around a lot of anxiety, and let’s be honest, parenting isn’t exactly a breeze either. In fact, sometimes the adults aren’t okay. What if a reason many of us aren’t okay is an ancient and timeless one? What would it mean to look at the experience of the kids around us through a Biblical lens? In this message, we’ll dive into one of the biggest traps people fall into when they care deeply about a kid. More importantly, we’ll unpack how breaking free from this trap can completely shift the atmosphere in your home and transform the way you love and support the kids in your life. | |||
| Misplaced Faith // Philippians (Part 4) // Mark Clark | 31 Jul 2022 | 00:32:51 | |
What do you do when you need a fresh perspective and times are hard? The book of Philippians brings hope where you might otherwise think there is none. Mark Clark leads us through this series! | |||
| Encouragement in Hard Times // Philippians (Part 3) // Mark Clark | 24 Jul 2022 | 00:33:44 | |
What do you do when you need a fresh perspective and times are hard? The book of Philippians brings hope where you might otherwise think there is none. Mark Clark leads us through this series! | |||
| Hope for the Hurting // Philippians (Part 2) // Mark Clark | 17 Jul 2022 | 00:37:38 | |
What do you do when you need a fresh perspective and times are hard? The book of Philippians brings hope where you might otherwise think there is none. Mark Clark leads us through this series! | |||
| Fresh Perspective in Hard Times // Philippians (Part 1) // Mark Clark | 10 Jul 2022 | 00:37:14 | |
What do you do when you need a fresh perspective and times are hard? The book of Philippians brings hope where you might otherwise think there is none. Mark Clark leads us through this series! | |||
| How To Trust Other People // I Have Trust Issues (Part 2) // Carey Nieuwhof | 26 Jun 2022 | 00:41:02 | |
In a world where spouses, kids, employers, colleagues, and friends break your trust, how can you even begin to trust people again? In this message, we’ll look at some radical teachings in Scripture and answer that question. It’s possible–more than possible. | |||
| BONUS: Why Only Trusting Yourself is a Lie and How to Trust Others Again // Carey Nieuwhof and Dan Pink | 26 Jun 2022 | 00:58:12 | |
When you only trust yourself and refuse to trust anyone else, what does that do to you over time? And what regrets does that lead to? In this special bonus episode with Dan Pink, we explore exactly that. | |||
| What to Do When You Feel Cynical // I Have Trust Issues (Part 1) // Carey Nieuwhof | 19 Jun 2022 | 00:39:10 | |
Who can you trust, really? Jesus said that the greatest commandment God has given us is to love him with all our heas and to love our neighbour as we love ourselves. Yet, given the carnage of the last few years, many of us have moved closer to trusting only ourselves. In this message, we’ll explore the staggering implications of trusting almost no one—or no one at all. | |||
| Justification and Excuses: Faith Gives You Freedom // Paper Walls (Part 4) // Andy Stanley | 12 Jun 2022 | 00:33:09 | |
Let's look at five steps to punching through the paper walls of excuses and justifications to find freedom in your life. | |||
| How to Stop Self Deception and Lying to Yourself // Paper Walls (Part 3) // Andy Stanley | 05 Jun 2022 | 00:39:33 | |
If you won't admit you're wrong, you'll be wrong you're entire life. | |||
| Does God Love You Just The Way That You Are? // Paper Walls (Part 2) // Andy Stanley | 29 May 2022 | 00:33:43 | |
It’s true that God loves you just the way you are, but he loves you too much to leave you that way. | |||
| The Power Of Conversation // Show & Tell (Part 2) // Jeff Brodie | 09 Sep 2024 | 00:40:13 | |
Discipleship is a word you hear thrown around a lot in churches, but what does it mean? In this message we’re going to look at how this word is often misunderstood and how making disciples might be very different than most people think it is. In fact, if you’ve ever been interested in Jesus, you might realize that he’s more accessible than you think. | |||
| Are Excuses Holding You Back? // Paper Walls (Part 1) // Andy Stanley | 22 May 2022 | 00:36:26 | |
Whether fueled by fear, insecurity, or a past event, many of us construct a paper wall of excuses that holds us back. | |||
| Doubting God // The Way of Jesus (Part 4) // Jeff Brodie | 15 May 2022 | 00:35:21 | |
Doubt is inevitable. Whether you are exploring faith or have been a follower of Jesus for a long time, you will face seasons of doubt. We all do. So how do you handle doubt? How do you get doubt right? How did Jesus handle doubt? In this message, we look at how doubt can actually move you forward rather than set you back. In fact, it might surprise you how Jesus changes you on the other side of your doubt. | |||
| What Did Jesus Say About Success // The Way of Jesus (Part 3) // Jeff Brodie | 08 May 2022 | 00:39:27 | |
Our western world loves the pursuit of success. From social media influencers, to brands, to lifestyles - our culture loves a certain image of success. Success is something we all measure in different ways, and it’s something we all pursue. Success and failure also have a way of revealing your heart. How do you handle success well? How did Jesus see and handle success? | |||