Andover Community Church: Sharing Life

Ep 8 [Apprentice Series] - Special MYTHBUSTING episode! What are the common myths about following Jesus? 24.05.2024 53:29 ↓

In the season finale, Chris helps us with some myth-busting, addressing common misconceptions about what it really means to grow as a follower of Jesus.  Thank you for coming with us on this journey of figuring out what Jesus started and how we can be part of it! We hope you've been inspired to begin or continue a journey of apprenticing under Jesus in your own life. Get in touch with us at nextst...

Ep 7 [Apprentice Series] - What will it cost me to apprentice under Jesus? Some daringly brave moves! 16.05.2024 40:10 ↓

Jesus warned those eager to follow him to count the cost before they got themselves in for a ride they weren't prepared for! What does it actually cost to apprentice under Jesus? And what difference does embracing this cost and making some brave moves actually make to our faith?    Have you got a brave move story? We'd love to hear about them on the Next Steps App or contact nextsteps@andovercommu...

Ep 6 [Apprentice Series] - How Jesus makes real relationships possible 07.05.2024 43:42 ↓

Want to deepen your relational life, struggling to connect to others, or wondering whether apprenticeship under Jesus can meet the longing you have for meaningful community with others? In this episode Becky and Chris explore the impact of Jesus' teaching and his life on our relationships with one another, why the earliest apprentices under Jesus saw an intrinsic link between their following of Je...

Ep 5 [Apprentice Series] - The Mindset of Jesus' Apprentices. Why Jesus was interested in how we think and how a changed mindset results in changed living. 16.04.2024 52:06 ↓

Chris and Becky sit down for an in depth conversation on our mindsets and how they inform the way we live...and end up talking quite a lot about roast potatoes!  Jesus was and is clearly very interested in the way we think, and as we apprentice under him our mindsets make a lot of difference! We hope this episode challenges you, gets you thinking, and ultimately leads you to ask some important que...

Ep 4 [Apprentice Series] - Connection to Someone Greater Than You. What did Jesus demonstrate about a relationship with God? 27.03.2024 45:02 ↓

In this episode, Chris and Becky talk about Jesus' very real sense of connection to God - who he called his father. How did Jesus understand that relationship, what does it mean for his apprentices to be invited into that relationship, and how do we inject some life back into the practices that people typically call on to find connection with God?    If you've ever experienced a sense that there's...