Outpost Church, McLaren Vale

We're kicking off our year by following the lectionary for the month of January. In this episode Christy shares on the consistent themes of the Voice, Spirit and water found in the passages from this week. Below is the link to the video played in this episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNNZO9i1Gjc

As we go about our days there are certain things we know and act on such as, we know the floor beneath our feet is going to hold us so we walk on it without a second thought. Or we know how long it takes to get to work so we leave a certain amount of time beforehand so that we arrive on time. There's many things that we know and then act on. In this episode Nick reminds us of some crucial trut...

I wonder how it makes you feel to know that God knows every single thing about you. Does it cause anxiety to spring up? Does it bring comfort? In this episode Nick encourages us to remember what God thinks about us because His opinion is the most important.

It's one thing to know about someone or something, but it's a different thing to know them in the way the bible speaks of knowing. In this episode Crystal shares on that distinction and encourages us to help each other discover the Lord and what He is calling us to.

Completing our readings for the week in preparation for Sunday.

Beth shares some powerful insights on Acts 19:1-7

Christy continues in preparation for this Sunday.

The concept of lamenting for so many of us is foreign because it's not a common part of our culture. In this episode we had the privilege of hearing from Lesley about some of her own experience with lament as well as being lead through a reflection process so that we could learn how to lament.

Enjoy this short devotional podcast to supplement our reading plan and preaching focus for January.

We hear about love from all sorts of sources. Whether it's reality TV or our experience of different relationships. In this episode Shane reminds us of the truth about Love as revealed in the New Testament.

So often Joy is a fleeting emotion or a feeling attached to a circumstance. In this episode Shane reminds us of the great gift of joy that God gives us in Christ. A joy that is consistent and unconditional.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. Peace and making peace is of massive importance to Jesus. In this episode Nick shares on the impact of the peace that Jesus offers and how we can partner with Him in His gospel of peace.

Shane continues our Advent series, looking again at the hope injected into the world at the birth of Jesus, and how it is distinct from the world’s understanding of hope.

Now in this hope we were saved, but hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees? Romans 8:24 In this episode Christy reminds us that the best is yet to come! What we have is amazing but what is to come we'll be even greater!

What does Jesus really mean when he calls himself the Good Shepherd? In this episode, Nick shares from John 10 and reminds us of who Jesus says he is when calling himself the Good Shepherd.

God really wants relationship with everyone and he loves to involve his kids in the story of reconciliation. In this episode Shane highlights to us the heart of our loving Father and the ways in which he brings those who don't know him yet, into relationship with him.

Divine initiative and human opportunity. Intentionally seeking to hear and obey God's voice.

We all know making disciples is important but how do we make disciples? In this episode Christy looks at the great commission and shares on the importance of being disciples who make disciples.

What does the end result of a generation formed in prayer look like? One of the major ways that we are formed is by adversity and trials. In this episode, Nick looks at how the bible teaches us to approach these difficult seasons.

Acts 3:19-20 Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out, that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send Jesus, who has been appointed for you as the Messiah. In this episode Christy helps us press in to the words we have received over the past couple of months and shares on how we can be people who absorb all that God has for us.

We are invited to be part of this generation; not formed by the world around us, not even by the church, but in the secret place with Jesus.

Hospitality literally means to love a stranger. Shane teaches into the parable of the good Samaritan and exhorts us with the words of Jesus to 'go and do the same'.

Our relationship with God can seem like an abstract concept at times. In this episode Shane shares with us about some of the simple practices that allow us to receive God's hospitality. Below is the link that will lead you to the work book Shane is referring to. https://johnmarkcomer.com/blog/unhurry

At Outpost practicing hospitality is one of our core behaviors. In this episode Christy brings before us the example Jesus set for us to follow, as being one who serves.

The life of the apostle Peter is a great narrative to study to see the ups and downs of the walk of a disciple. In this episode Scotty reminds us of Peter's life and some of the key lessons we can learn from him so that we can live out the fullness of all that God has for us.