Avon Church Podcast

Pastor Troy explores the Parable of the Trees and Jesus' teachings on how we navigate power in community.

Pastor Troy explores power dynamics in the story of Judges and 1 Samuel and how human beings have not changed much in 3000 years. 

Join Pastor Stephen as he explores difficult passages of violence in our Bible. 

Join Pastor Troy as he explores the roadmap of transformation for all of us, revealed in the story of Gideon in Judges 6-8.

Join Pastor Troy explore the story of Joshua's mysterious encounter with the commander of the Lord's army in Joshua 5:13-15, as well as the stories of Melchizedek and Balaam for context.

Join Pastor Troy in exploring how to engage difficult texts in the Bible. He unpacks three common filters that colour and distort our interpretive lens, hindering us from interacting with Scripture in open and fresh ways. The three filters are presentism, self-centrism, Bible-centrism. And he offers six questions we can ask to help us engage the Bible more meaningfully. What lenses am I bringing t...

Join Pastor Stephen as he reflects on Galatians chapter 5. Spoiler: Transformation doesn't happen from the rules of a distant God but from getting to know a loving God's heart.

Join Sarah Whitsed as she unpacks the story of Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah; the five faithful daughters of Zelophehad. Their story is told in Numbers 27 and 36.

Join Pastor Stephen as he unpacks The Book of Hebrews.  If you're interested in joining our discussion time during this recording, here are the verses we explored: Hebrews 1:1-3, Hebrews 7: 23-26, Hebrews 8: 8b-12, Hebrews 9: 11-14, Hebrews 9: 15, Hebrews 10: 16-18, Hebrews 10:19-22, Hebrews 10: 24-25, Hebrews 12: 1-3.

Join Troy in exploring the way of the cross, the power of powerlessness, the victory of love.

Pastor Troy unpacks the grand story of God's liberation - from Genesis to Revelation - and how God sets us free from the Adversary through Jesus' death and resurrection.

Join Pastor Troy as he explores Jesus' teachings on the need to be slow, honest, mindful and succinct when we speak. Matthew 5:33-37

Pastor Troy explores one of the primary emotions that leads to the dark side and how we develop and maintain healthy relationships by "living at the altar." Matt. 5:21-26

Join Pastor Stephen as he unpacks a challenging section of Jesus' sermon around adultery and divorce. Spoiler alter: These verses hold a deeper hidden wisdom about our entire lives. 

Pastor Troy explores Jesus' calling us salt and light - and his introducing a different kind of righteousness in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:13-20

What does it mean to be a Peacemaker? To participate in the world we live in.  Join Pastor Stephen as he explores Part 3 of the Sermon on the Mount.

Join Pastor Troy as he explores the blessing of being meek, merciful, hungry for justice and pure in heart. Matthew 5:5-8

Join Pastor Troy in exploring the meaning of Jesus blessing those who are poor in spirit and mourning.

Pastor Troy introduces the Sermon on the Mount and Jesus' Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Join Pastor Stephen as he unpacks our Avon Covenant and how to become more generous in your life. This year at Avon we are learning to become a community of generosity in our faith, our relationships and our resources.

Sarah Whitsed shares a reflection on the story of Tamar.

Margaret Smart shares a reflection on the story of Bathsheba.

Liisa Farrugia starts off our Jesus' Family HERitage series with her reflections on Rahab's story. 

Join Pastor Troy as he walks us through two ways of engaging Scripture. 1. Ignatian Imaginative Contemplation 2. Anabaptist Community Hermeneutic   Ignatian Imaginative Contemplation  Choose a Bible story from the Gospels. 1. Read it slowly:  Read the passage slowly and thoughtfully, paying attention to words or phrases that stand out to you. 2. Imagine the scene:  Close the text and imagine the s...

Join guest speaker, and Avon congregant, Brent Musser this week. Scripture is a key way for us to connect with God, and yet, for so many of us, scripture can feel overwhelming and inaccessible. Join us for 4 weeks of learning how to read scripture and actually find truth, find life, and find a connection with Christ.