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What does it mean when Paul writes that we shouldn't tire of doing good, and how do we make suer we're surrounding ourselves with the right people, especially during Covid? Join Paul and Dave as they chat about keeping in-line with God's purposes for work and wrap up our series on the letters to the Thessalonians.

What are they key truths are the letter to the Thessalonians trying to tell us, and how does it help us in challenging times? How do we come honestly before God with what's going on and allow these sometimes simple truths to become deeply meaningful to us? Join Brad and Dave this week as they talk about faith in Jesus as the antidote to fear.

How do we understand the picture we see of Jesus coming in blazing fire, punishing those who do not know God? What is hell, and how do we understand it within the justice and goodness of God? Paul and Dave scratch the surface on a conversation that should drive us all back into the Bible as we unpack this Sunday's sermon.

What are our attitudes (and actions) towards those in church leadership, other people in the church, and coming together to worship? How do we actively look more like Jesus as we live in the waiting? Paul and Dave wrap up 1 Thessalonians and talk about how we can thrive in the waiting.

What is eschatology and how do we care about what comes next without becoming obsessed with finding all of the answers? What is the hope that awaits us, and how do we comfort those who are grieving with love and truth? Paul and Dave dig into some big words and give some advice on how we all can find the right balance of seeking the truth when it comes to what comes next.

What is sanctification, and why does the Apostle Paul use sexuality as the key example of it? What is an understanding of sexuality as defined by the Bible, and what do we do when it's so different from the world around us? Join Paul and Dave as they scratch the surface on this important conversation.

How do we move through suffering instead of around it? Can we talk about spiritual forces that are at work in the world without things becoming too weird? Join Paul & Dave as they continue to discuss how the letters to the Thessalonians can help us live in waiting today.

How do we live connected to what God is doing instead of being distracted by our own concerns and worries? If we should care more about our responsibility to love others than our personal rights, how do we engage in the work of social justice and causes we care about? Join Paul and Dave as they scratch the surface on some of these issues that we're exploring in Thessalonians.

How do we learn to wait well, and understand what we're waiting for? What do we do in the mean time, especially when things are hard? Join Paul and Dave as they introduce the new series, and join in the challenge of reading through these two short books and sharing your questions with us!

How do we understand God's love, and how does it change us How can we reflect that love to each other, especially when we're isolated and in lockdown? Paul and Dave wrap our advent series and our last podcast of 2020!

How do we find joy in these challenging times, and what can we learn from Mary? Are we paying more attention to our circumstances, or God's big story? Join Paul and Dave as they discuss Joy in the midst of Covid.

How do we move from anxiety and being overwhelmed to the kind of peace that Jesus invites us into? What kinds of practices shape us in ways that go deeper than just putting peace on top of the chaos of life, but work from the inside out? Join Paul and Dave as we talk about Peace this advent season.

What is Advent, and why do we talk about Hope ever year? How is hope different than just optimism? Paul and Dave dive into why we pause and prepare this time of year, and how we practice reminding ourselves of the Hope found in Jesus.

How do we learn to recognize judgment in ourselves and turn to lives of humility? What can we learn from one another, and how do we embrace our differences? Join Dave and Paul (flipped this week!) as they ask and answer questions around questions around our final value, humility over judgement.

Isn't creativity only for the creative types, and what's so wrong with comfort? What role does risk and failure play in our lives, and why is Great Is Thy Faithfulness a song which should inspire creativity? Join Paul and Dave as they dig into this week's value of Creativity over Comfort.

How is it we respond when we see others receiving over-the-top generosity, and what does it reveal in our own hearts? How can we all move from self-centredness to a position of generosity with not only our money, but our gifts, time, friendships, and everything we are? Join Paul and Dave as they explore (and are convicted by!) this value that we think should mark us as followers of Jesus.

What does it look like to care more about multiplying disciples than adding to our church? How are we all called to multiplication and not just showing up and consuming services, programs, small groups, and whatever programs we feel like? Join Brad and Dave as they chat about another one of our values.

How does a little story about a soldier, athlete, and farmer help me engage with my faith? How do we move from apathy - either pushing off something important, or not being convinced it's important - to engagement, and what could our church look like a few years down the road? Join Paul and Dave as we dive into our second value in our How We Live series.

Why is it important to pray, and how does it shape us? How do we pray when we don't know what's coming next and in the face of seemingly unchangeable circumstances? Paul and Dave dive into the first (and last) of our values - Prayer over Everything.

How is it that our gatherings are a part of not only equipping us, but being the part of God's mission in the world? How can we each be a part of drawing the community together around the gospel, especially in this strange Covid world? Paul and Dave dig into our last week of the TOGATHER series around why setting time aside to come together to worship (whether in-person or online) shapes us in the...

Why do we include singing and preaching and prayer in our services, and how do they shape me? There's a reason that church is best done together and not just online watching your favourite preachers and worship artists. Dave and Paul pick up the conversation we started on Sunday morning and talk about what it is to discover God together.

In a season where it's so much harder for us to be in close proximity with people, we're forced to consider what kind of interactions we actually need with each other. Do we really need church for survival, and how do we reach out to those around us if we can't be gathered together in one physical location right now? Join Paul & Dave for this week's conversation.

Why is it important for me to gather with the church, and can I gather with people online or with a few people I like? Paul and Dave explore why the messy difficulty of gathering together is important, and why we choose to make it a priority as disciples of Jesus - even in these crazy COVID times.

COVID has us used to the new normal of digital church, but what should you be doing now that things are starting to reopen? Is the convenience of digital all good, and what about those who are higher risk? Dave dive into a conversation that will help you think through the ups and downs of whatever experience you choose in this difficult season, and why we think doing church weekly is so important.

Matthew 10 is full of all kinds of instructions for those who follow Jesus. How do we understand our rights and responsibilities, the power we've been given, the balance of word and deed, and being cunning and gentle? Join Paul and Dave as we wrestle our way through this fantastic passage.