Callander Christian Fellowship Podcast

Sunday 15th December 2024 - This Sunday we hear not only from Jon Connell, but from the voices of Callander Christian Fellowship! In our last week of our advent series, Jon takes us through multiple examples in the Bible of what peace means and calls on the congregation for their input as well.

Sunday 8th December 2024 - This Sunday we look at our third theme in our advent series, Joy. Pastor Nate Swisher speaks on the difference between joy and happiness, highlighting how our joy comes not from our circumstances but from God and His delight in us.

Sunday 1st December 2024 - This Sunday we are looking at the second theme in our advent series as we lead up to Christmas. Pastor Nate Swisher speaks on faith, tying it back to the topic of hope from last week. He focuses on what faith really means, highlighting the differences between it and religion.

Sunday 24th November 2024 - This Sunday we begin our four-part Advent series as we lead up to the Christmas season. Pastor Nate Swisher speaks on the hope that this season means for us as Christians. He acknowledges the pain of things hoped for that have been delayed and reiterates God's perfect timing in all things.

Sunday 17th November 2024 - This Sunday we are joined by Brian Gooding who speaks on the return of Jesus. Addressing the fact that we all might have slightly varying views on this topic, Brian encourages us to at least think about it. He also urges us as Christians to remember that in the waiting for His return, there is a job we all have to do - sharing the gospel with the world.

Sunday 10th November 2024 - This Sunday we hear from Pastor Nate Swisher on a topic we can all identify with- failure! He speaks out of John 21: 7- 19 on how failure is an inevitable part of being human and that we can never be good enough but we have a saviour who is.

Sunday 3rd November 2024 - This week we hear from Rob Westwood out of the passage 1John 4: 7-19. Rob speaks about the practical impact of agape love, challenging us on whether we are actually living out what love looks, making a difference in the world we live in because God has made such a difference in our lives.

Sunday 27th October 2024 - This Sunday we are joined again by Sam and Eva Kitalya. Sam shared from Isaiah on making change and the role that we as Christians have in bringing about change in our world today.

Sunday 20th October 2024 - This week is the last week in our Overcomers series based out of 1 John 5: 1-15. Pastor Nate Swisher speaks on the topic of heaven this week, challenging our often limited understanding of it. He talks about how heaven is not just an escape, it’s a restoration project from God and that there is so much hope to be had in that.

Sunday 13th October 2024 - This Sunday Pastor Nate Swisher continues our Overcomers series and tackles the sometimes difficult subject of spiritual warfare. He emphasises the importance of keeping our focus on Jesus rather than the enemy and highlights that the strategy of worship is the most impactful thing we can do in the area of spiritual warfare.

Sunday 6th October 2024 - This Sunday as we continue on in our Overcomers series, Pastor Nate Swisher continues to talk on what it means to have confidence in God, specifically in the area of prayer. With a re-cap of last week, again using some slides taken from the Bible Project Video, Heaven and Earth (link below), Nate really unpacks the significance of prayer and how it works. https://biblepro...

Sunday 29th September 2024 - This Sunday as we continue on in our Overcomers series, Pastor Nate Swisher sets the stage for next week as he begins to talk on what it means to have confidence in God. Using some slides taken from the Bible Project Video, Heaven and Earth (link below), Nate begins to talk about Heaven on Earth and why we can pray with confidence which he will elaborate more on next w...

Sunday 22nd September 2024- This Sunday, continuing on in our Overcomers series, Pastor Nate Swisher talks about the idea of yielding and how that can lead to new life. He focuses on verses 10-12 in the passage 1 John 5: 1-15 that this series is based on. We are also joined this week by one of our amazing members, Heather Westwood, who shares her testimony in on this topic.

Sunday 15th September 2024 - This week as we continue on in our current series, Overcomers, Pastor Nate Swisher follows on from the topic last week of water baptism by talking about what the Bible has to say on the baptism of the Holy Spirit. We are also joined by one of our amazing members, Rob, who shares his personal testimony in this area.

Sunday 9th September 2024 -This Sunday we are continuing on in our current series, Overcomers, focusing specifically on 1 John 5: 6-8. Pastor Nate Swisher talks about the often disputed topic of water baptism, explaining the importance of it and what scripture has to say about it. He also shares some of his own personal testimony of his experience with water baptism.

Sunday 25th August 2024 - This Sunday we are continuing on with our new series, Overcomers. Pastor Nate Swisher talks about what it means to be born of God, that it is the transformation that comes from our relationship with Christ that happens on both an individual and a corporate level. We are also joined by Shirley Watkins who shares what this has meant personally for her.

Sunday 18th August 2024 - This Sunday we have started our new series called Overcomers and we are super excited about this one because we will be hearing testimonies from some of the incredible people in our church as part of this! Using 1 John 5: 1-15, Pastor Nate gives an introduction to this topic and talks specifically about belief this week. We are joined by Lynne Murray who shares some of he...

Sunday 11th August 2024 - This Sunday Pastor Nate Swisher continues on from last week, speaking on what it means to be a royal priesthood. He speaks on how we are God's chosen people but still living in a fallen world which means mercy is essential. We both need to receive God's mercy and also extend it to others, as we are made to reflect His nature.

Sunday 4th August 2024 - This Sunday is the first of a two part sermon on 1 Peter 2: 9-10. Pastor Nate Swisher talks on what it means for us as Christians to be a royal priesthood, to be holy. He speaks on how we were made to reflect God, that what we worship and what we focus on, is what we will ultimately reflect.

Sunday 28th July 2024 - This Sunday we are joined by Sam and Eva Kitalya, an incredible couple from Uganda. Sam shares about the ministry Bushfire Uganda that they have established to help provide for needy children in Uganda and he also gives a message on the importance of abiding in God's presence. Unfortunately there were some photos shown in person that you obviously won't be able to s...

Sunday 21st July 2024 - This Sunday is the final one in our sermon series, People of the Kingdom. Pastor Nate Swisher continues on from last week and talks about what it looks like to be the light of the world. He talks about how being the light of the world is not something we do but something we exist as and that it can only be accomplished through the Holy Spirit.

Sunday 14th July 2024. Looking at the last part of the Beatitudes, this week Pastor Nate Swisher is focusing on the salt aspect of Matthew 5: 13-16. Highlighting all of the aspects of what salt does, Nate talks about how we as Christians can practically live as the salt of the earth.

Sunday 30th June 2024 - This Sunday as we continue on in our People of the Kingdom series, Pastor Nate Swisher talks out of Matthew 5:9 and what it means to be a peacemaker. He describes the difference between being a peacemaker and a peacekeeper and highlights how in order for us to bring peace to others, we must first be residing in God's peace ourselves.

Sunday 23rd June 2024 - This week as we continue in our People of the Kingdom series, we hear from Nate on Matthew 5:8 and what it means to have a pure heart. He unpacks the meaning of pure, that it doesn't just mean clean but also means whole and undivided.

Sunday 16th June 2024 - This week Reverend Jon Connell is back with us, continuing our People of the Kingdom series in Matthew. Focusing on how mercy is often the reaction that comes from the feeling of compassion, Jon talks about how Matthew 5:7 calls us to be merciful even when we may not feel like it.