Connexus Church Video Podcast

Guardrails are designed to keep vehicles from straying into dangerous or off-limit areas. They minimize damage by keeping us in the safety zone. But the highway isn't the only place we need guardrails.

Blame. It damages marriages, destroys partnerships, harms teams and twists relationships.  None of us like to get blamed, but somehow most of us still find ways to blame others.  Why do we do that?  What would life be like if we stopped blaming others?  What would it do to your faith, your friendships, your family? How would you get there?

In a world of outrage, it's easy to be angry. Whether your anger shows up in private, public or whether it's just something you feel but rarely show, what's underneath that? We'll look at where your anger comes from, how to deal with it, and how to replace it with a profound gratitude.

Remember when you were a kid and trusted at a level that seemed, well, childlike?  But our trust gets broken. Over time, we become suspicious of people, organizations and even God.  What happens to us when suspicion becomes our dominant view? Everything changes when you stop assuming the worst, and start believing the best.

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.

I know that true freedom is found in Jesus. It's amazing that He has made a way for us to experience a loving relationship with God. At the same time, I don't always feel like I'm living in freely in my day to day life - I give into temptation, lose my temper, fall into bad habits, get overwhelmed, etc. How do I experience this freedom as I live my life each day?

We live in a culture where we've never had more options to choose from, but in many ways, we also feel chained down by those same choices. We can feel the pressure that comes from being tied to our job, to a broken relationship, to our past, to our financial situation, to inner battles, etc. No matter how hard we try, why is it so hard to feel free in our daily lives? We'll be talking about what i...

To wrap up this series, we'll look at how you can talk with God. From ancient times, people have called this practice prayer. We'll look at how prayer is different from meditation, what prayer changes, and how prayer can become part of your daily life.

Love sees who you really are and sticks around anyway. And that's exactly what Jesus did. In the days after his resurrection from the dead, Jesus surprised his disciples by making them breakfast on the beach. To their utter shock, it was the beginning of a whole new relationship. Jesus wasn't finished with them (or with you). He was just getting started.

Love sees who you really are and sticks around anyway. And that's exactly what Jesus did. In the days after his resurrection from the dead, Jesus surprised his disciples by making them breakfast on the beach. To their utter shock, it was the beginning of a whole new relationship. Jesus wasn't finished with them (or with you). He was just getting started.

Sometimes you think you can't make a dent in the problems the world is facing. And besides, you feel like you barely have enough to live on yourself. As a result, many of us often feel indifferent toward the situation others face, and our response is usually a response of inaction. Is there another way? Can something make a difference?

Happy couples decide they owe each other everything but are owed nothing in return. But that requires effort. Every married person makes a choice every day. That choice feels more like a reaction, so most people don't think they have a choice at all. But they do. Happy couples make the happy choice.

As long as you think your spouse owes you, your marriage will be all about keeping score. That destroys intimacy. It destroys love. But what are we supposed to do about our hopes, dreams, and desires?

I owe you eliminates I love you.

One of the reasons people don't like Christianity is because of what the scripture teaches about sex. So what is the deal with sex? Why does God seem so uptight about it? Or are we just getting it wrong?

From the Christian down the road who never practices what he preaches, to witch hunts, to the crusades, what is the deal with Christians who look nothing like Jesus? You told us that the hypocrisy of Christians is one of the top problems you have with God. So let's go there.

Here's the question millions of people have asked: God is good and if God is all-powerful, why is there suffering? Every world religion and worldview (including atheism and agnosticism) has to answer that question. Christianity has an unbelievably different kind of answer that almost everyone misses.

So many people believe there's an irreconcilable tension between science and Christianity. If you become a Christian, you can't embrace science. If you embrace science, you can't have faith. What if faith and reason aren't enemies, but friends?

So maybe you think that to believe in God requires a giant leap of faith. And maybe you think that essentially, there's zero evidence for God's existence apart from the Bible. Is that true? Is there any evidence for God outside of scripture or blind belief? We'll explore those questions in part one of The Problem of God.

Why is it some people go through extraordinarily tough times and are broken, while others are not? Check out this secret to weathering the storms of life.

The Christmas story is a strange one, and for Mary, it really didn't make sense at all. Which is exactly what can give you hope when your story doesn't make sense.

Surprisingly, selfishness isn't always a product of narcissism or pure ego. Often it's the product of insecurity. The me-monster inside of you won't die because you're so worried you don't measure up, that you're not enough, and as a result, you really don't like yourself. Which is why you can't stop thinking about yourself. And it's damaging your relationships, your parenting and even your perfor...

We all dream of being rich enough to give money away, but what if that day never comes? After all, right now you have bills to pay, mouths to feed and debts to pay off. What if generous living had nothing to do with how much you make, but with what you do with what you make?

He's supposed to complete you, and she's everything you've been looking for. The power in a relationship comes from what you get from someone, right? Maybe that's exactly why you can't find the satisfaction you're looking for.

There's a monster inside most of us—a me-monster, and it's rarely satisfied. It always wants a little more, makes demands of others, wants to take, not give and thinks about what it can get out of anything. The monster screams 'feed me', so you do, but it's never satisfied. What do you do with it?