The TMP Podcast

Listen as Pastor Bob casts the vision of The Meeting Place for the upcoming season.

The youth have taken over the service this morning!

To grow is part of the human experience. We measure growth in pencil marks on door frames, in academic and professional achievements, and in our pleasure when we see our own emotional and spiritual development. His neighbours saw Jesus grow from a boy into a man. It is easy to understand why people reacted so strongly when Jesus in response to their challenge uttered these words, “before Abraham w...

Pain is part of the human experience. We experience this at all stages of life. We have lasting memories of injuries we received as children, and familiar with the complaints of chronic pain as people get older. In a dramatic intervention Jesus turns the deep pain of a mother and the death of a son into a celebration. This event carries deeper meaning when we then consider the pain His own mother...

Rest is part of the human experience. We prefer Jesus to be tireless and yet in His humanity he too needed to take a break. When He does finally get to sit down, it doesn’t last long. Curiously His rest is interrupted by yet another conversation with a person in desperate need of hope. Nice to know that Jesus understands the relentlessness of the pace of our lives and invites us to “Come to me, al...

Prayer is part of the human experience. This is true for people of faith and those who cry out to God only in their most desperate circumstances. There are several instances where Jesus prays. The prayer recorded in the gospel of John is powerful because here we find that He prays for us. In yet another powerful moment Jesus hears and responds to a man who in every sense had only one option left –...

With the tabernacle nearly complete, Moses pauses to give an accounting. Every offering, every piece of gold and thread is recorded. This is not bureaucracy—it’s worship. Transparency honours God. The result is not pride, but presence. What does it mean to live and serve with nothing hidden?

After failure and forgiveness, the work begins again. God invites His people to build the tabernacle—not just as an act of obedience, but as a restoration of relationship. Their giving is voluntary, their labor joyful. The sanctuary becomes a place of remembered presence. How do we respond to grace by joining God in His work?

As Moses remains on the mountain, the people below grow restless. They craft a golden calf—not to replace God, but to replace Moses, the visible leader they credit with their deliverance. In their fear, they reach for control. Yet even in betrayal, God remembers His covenant. Moses intercedes—not on merit, but on memory.

Worship is not improvised—it is instructed. As God continues to give detailed commands for the tabernacle, He focuses not only on space, but on people. Priests are clothed, anointed, and consecrated. The garments, oil, and incense speak of a holy calling. How do we remember that worship isn’t about performance—but presence prepared with reverence?

With freedom established and covenant confirmed, God invites His people to build a space where He will dwell. But first, they must offer. The tabernacle begins not with architecture, but with generosity. How does what we give shape what we carry—and how do we remember that presence is the goal?

After Sinai’s fire and voice, Israel receives something unexpected: case law. Yet these judgments are not cold—they are concrete expressions of God’s holy love. They form a people who remember both where they came from and who they belong to. How does justice shaped by remembrance form us today?

Before Israel reaches Sinai, God provides something quieter than thunder: the voice of wisdom through a foreign priest. But wisdom must be tested. Jethro’s advice appears helpful—like the serpent’s in the garden—yet it introduces a leadership structure God did not command. Are we listening for God’s voice, or only for what seems practical?

With Egypt behind and the wilderness ahead, Israel takes its first steps into freedom—and into testing. God delivers with power, but disciples through hunger and thirst. How do we remember God’s faithfulness when the path ahead looks uncertain?

God sends plagues not just to free His people, but to awaken hearts—to reveal His power over everything Egypt trusts. Exodus is not only escape; it’s confrontation. How does God confront the idols of a culture? And how do we discern His hand when He disrupts what is comfortable?

Listen as Doug talks about Exodus 6-9.

Listen as Nasser talks about Exodus 1-6.

Listen as Pastor Bob casts the vision of The Meeting Place for the upcoming ministry year.

Listen as Ryan talks about Genesis 47-50.

Listen as Nasser talks about Genesis 44-47.

Listen as Bob talks about Genesis 41-44.

Listen as Lorelle talks about Genesis 37-40.

Listen as Carolyn talks about Genesis 32-36.

Listen as Precious talks about Genesis 28-32.

Listen as Scott talks about Genesis 25-28.