the180 Church Podcast

The words of the Bible help us experience a relationship with God. As a church we are learning to let our lives be shaped by the Sciripture’s as God’s living words. Sometimes in life we doubt that God really cares, and struggle to grow in the things that we know are best for us. Join us this Sunday as we meditate on a verse that teaches us how God welcomes us and gives us a new identity as childre...

In today's sermon, we'll discover what makes Matthew 6:33 an important verse to return to again and again. To "seek first His kingdom and His righteousness" means that Jesus frees us to hope in and live within the big picture of what God is doing to save, heal, and redeem creation. This is illustrated in how God's kingdom frees us from the temptation to obsess and worry about our physical wants an...

In a world where the Bible can be reduced to catch-phrases or inspirational quotes to fit our own purposes, followers of Jesus are those who learn what it means to let the Scriptures, as God’s living words, shape us according to His purposes. Join us this week as we explore a verse from the Bible which shapes us in such a way that our lives bear the kind of fruit that finds its source in Jesus.

We will be exploring how Moses was transformed to be the leader he was through his own 40-year journey in the wilderness. We will look at how the deserts in our own lives serve to shape us and draw us into a more profound relationship with God.

Have you ever noticed in leadership and your spiritual life how easy it is to focus on what's wrong, even when God is doing something extraordinary right in front of you? We'll explore the surprising connection between complaining, captivity, and mission.

Sometimes we forget the most important things in life: who we are, why we’re here, how to persevere in hard moments, where we’re going. This week Rob Hogendoorn, a long-time friend of Dom and the pastor of Forest City Community Church in London will step into this conversation with some of the Bible’s best reminders of these all-important realities.

In a world shaped by easy fixes, we are all tempted to take shortcuts, even when it comes to our spiritual lives. While Jesus never promised that following Him would make our lives easier, His teachings are worth building our lives on. Join us as we wrap up our series on the Sermon on the Mount and look at the unique wisdom Jesus has for us to face the storms.

Prayer is simply talking to God, but in our busy and distracted lives it can be reduced to a private emergency line. This week we learn from Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount about how God uses prayer to change our world, change us as individuals and reveal the ways of God in a world that needs Him.

"Love your neighbour and love your enemy" - if we read these words too quickly, we could turn them into a sweet greeting card. But if we take the time to reflect on what their implications are, and how Jesus applied them in His own ministry, they may well be some of the most offensive, difficult teachings of all. Not only do we need to understand who are our neighbours and enemies, we need to unde...

In a world shaped by TED talks, advice on TikTok, and all kinds of teachings offering quick fixes and useful tips to improve our lives, the Bible offers us a different kind of teaching. Listen in as we explore Jesus’ famous teaching in the Sermon on the Mount, as He presents a radically different vision for the blessed life that comes through learning to not only hear but embody the teachings of J...

As we wrap up our Post-Easter series, we move toward a final blessing Jesus makes. Nail pierced hands will lift and bless His disciples. Knowing they were stepping into an unknown future, Jesus reminds them they would not go empty-handed. His blessing was the assurance of not only what happened, but a new strength in whatever came next. Do you believe that Jesus wants to bless you? What is He invi...

Jesus’ love for us overflows as He prepares us for the new life rooted in His resurrection. This week we continue our ‘Sightings’ series looking at Paul’s wisdom for what is ‘of first importance’. Listen in as we explore this unshakable reality: Christ died for our sins, was buried, and was raised on the third day. The resurrection is not an accessory to our faith, it is the foundation of it. As y...

After Easter, the disciples were still confused, still afraid, still unsure of what came next — but Jesus kept showing up. He did not just prove He was alive, but He stayed to prepare them for the life they were now called to live. Listen in as Pastor Dom kicks off our new series called Sightings. Our prayer is that you would believe that what the world needs now is Christians who take the resurre...

The joy at the heart of the Easter message goes beyond just the historical facts. Anyone who reads the Biblical accounts can sense that this is meant to be a life-transforming reality. Listen in as Pastor Dom helps us to embrace and understand freedom that comes from encountering the risen Christ. Our prayer is that by listening you would take a step closer to Jesus and embrace being part of what...

Good Friday is a special day to slow down before we celebrate Easter Sunday, to come to terms with the reality of the cross. Join us as we follow three different people in the Bible and learn to walk in their shoes, to see how their wrestling with the cross relates to our own wrestling, questions and confusion, as they realize that power, pride & fear have met their match.

Palm Sunday is a celebration meant to reveal that underneath the waving branches is an uncomfortable tension: Jesus is not the kind of King people were expecting. Those who had followed Him for years are now surely embarrassed. Others watching on are too stubborn to notice they have forgotten the gift of embarrassment. Listen in as Pastor Dom invites us to begin this Holy Week with a warning of ho...

In moments of pain and suffering, God wants to move us beyond easy answers to gain a new perspective and to trust Him in deeper ways. Join us as we wrap up the Story of Job series and enter the final week of Lent, exploring how what God reveals in moments of difficulty is a deeper understanding of who He is.

Suffering does more than hurt us—it tempts us. Our series on Job draws us into the spiritual struggles that often accompany pain. When life collapses, we are tempted to believe God has abandoned us. In a world where pain can pull us toward despair, Job reveals that we should take another path that leads to resisting the temptations of suffering and hold on to God—even when the answers do not come....

As we continue in Week 3 of our Lent series, we see how the impact of Job’s suffering spreads to his friends who come to join us. Pain can stress friendships to the breaking point, or reveal the endurance that God is leading us into. Join us as we learn the Biblical pattern of friendships that endure when everything falls apart.

As we step into Week 2 of Lent, we continue in our story of Job series. If you are reading along, no matter how challenging, you will have noticed there are no easy answers. In fact, Job is living proof that goodness does not guarantee protection. Integrity does not inoculate you from pain. Listen in as Pastor Dom invites us to see how God can use times of doubt and suffering to show us that just...

As Lent begins, we enter a season that lacks easy answers. Listen in as Pastor Dom introduces a new teaching series where we walk with a man named Job who goes from a blessed life to deep brokenness without clear explanations. Job’s life brings to the surface issues and questions we face today. How do we deal with injustice? Where is God when pain and suffering seem so meaningless? How should we r...

In a culture that is so shaped by the desire for the kind of success that makes our lives easier, it’s hard to know how to pray to God or to trust Him when confronted with the realities of our world. As we wrap up our series on the names of Jesus, join us as we explore Jesus’ invitation to grow in obedience to Him and to follow Him even as He goes to suffer on our behalf.

Prince of Peace is one of the names for Jesus that Christians get from the book of Isaiah. We live in a world looking for and longing for peace. But what kind of peace does Jesus - the Prince of Peace - give us and how does that guide us to pray in a deeper way? Today's sermon delves into the story of the Bleeding Woman and the Sick Girl from Luke 8 and reveals the surprising ways that Jesus gives...

What if the universe isn’t held together by force—but by a name? Listen in as Pastor Dom explores how Jesus has a special name that reminds us that in Him all things hold together. This can only mean that He is also the one we call on to hold us together through the messy challenges life throws our way. May this sermon encourage you to trust God and to pray with a desire to align your life with hi...

What if prayer isn’t about getting good advice, but about becoming whole? In this message on Jesus as the Wonderful Counselor, we will explore how His words don’t just inform us—they heal, transform, and call us into new life. Through Isaiah’s prophecy and Jesus’ encounter with a sick man in John 5, we’re invited to let go of our substitutes for healing and honestly ask: Do I really want to get we...