the180 Church Podcast

Tune in for a special online only connection time as Pastor Dom guides us through the importance of our bodies and how healthy relationships involve our place in the bigger body we call the church.

On a daily basis we hear of painful struggles related to broken relationships. The rise in loneliness, marital conflict, and the complexities of mental health all point to our longing for a better way. Christians are not immune from the things that fragment our relationships. For this reason we are wise to let the Bible guide us into the ways that lead to healing and restoration. Listen in as Past...

For the past few weeks we've asked God to help us see that Heaven is more than just a place we go to when we die. With the guidance of Matthew's gospel, we took a deep dive into the promises Jesus offers us when we embrace His vision of life and the Kingdom of Heaven. Listen in as Pastor Dom wraps up the series with a reminder that Jesus left us a meal that we should never lose our appetite for an...

When was the last time you felt really stuck or overwhelmed? Maybe like things weren’t going to change in your marriage, or business, or with your friends. When was the last time something happened that really tested your limits? What Jesus teaches us is that in those times, you may be closer to the Kingdom of Heaven than you think. In this sermon, we'll explore the first Beatitude, "blessed are t...

Jesus' favourite way to talk about His life and ministry was found in the phrase - "The Kingdom of Heaven". Just like us, the early disciples struggled to understand what this could mean for them and their future. Listen in as Pastor Dom explains what Jesus says after His disciples ask, "Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?" Our prayer is that you would be open to embrace how Jesus define...

What do your plans for 2025 reveal about your heart? Maybe this is the year we embrace that the things of heaven are not just about where you go when you die. Listen in as Pastor Dom continues our Kingdom of Heaven series and unpacks one of Jesus' most challenging parables about the Kingdom. May this be the year for a deeper commitment to the ways of the Kingdom of Heaven.

The ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ is Jesus’ favourite term in Matthew’s Gospel to describe what His life and ministry was all about. Many people only equate this theme with the place you go when you die, yet it is so much more than that. Listen in as we explore Jesus’ message that the Kingdom is unfolding around us, and the choice between His Kingdom and the rival kingdoms of this world.

At the end of 2024 and the start of 2025, it’s a natural time to reflect and make goals for the New Year. Listen in as Willy walks us through how God shows us that we can trust Him. Our hope is that your projects will be shaped by God’s goodness in 2025.

While we often call Christmas 'the most wonderful time of the year', the Bible doesn't candy coat the challenges of that first Christmas. The peace, the hope, the joy we long for requires reflecting on God's invitation to worship in a way we never imagined. Listen in as Pastor Dom walks us through three reactions we all face at this time of year. Our prayer is that by listening you'd think more ab...

"Can we Trust the Christmas Story ? "This question and others like it linger in the background. Advent is that time to explore what the Bible is calling us into even if that means wrestling with doubt. Listen in as Pastor Dom walks us through the need to get honest with these kinds of questions if we really want the hope of the season. May we never forget that at Advent people in the Bible remind...

Listen in as we celebrate with our kids and Pastor Dom shares a short message on why God is on the move among the most unexpected people because they were willing to be obedient in the chaos of this season.

In a world that bombards us with fast-paced consumerism, quick-fix solutions and other distractions, it’s almost impossible for us to by surprised by the familiar Christmas story. Christians call the season leading up to Christmas ‘Advent’ – a time that invites us to prepare with a sense of anticipation. Join us as the Bible points us to the new and surprising things God has in store for us even a...

God's gracious ways have been available to Jonah every step of the way. This week Pastor Dom wraps up our series about a reminder that Jonah's emotional responses reveal deep issues that God must address. With that we are invited to get honest about the temptation to remain emotionally immature when God offers healing and hope. We pray that you are sensitive to some next steps God is calling you t...

What makes someone worthy of being loved? This week, we’ll wrestle with this challenging question as we look at Jonah’s message to the Ninevites and Jesus’ call to love our enemies. Jonah’s story confronts us with the startling truth that God’s grace is for everyone—even those we’re quick to judge. Together we'll see how recognizing God’s love can transform the way we see both ourselves and our en...

Ron Burdock visits and takes us through Jonah Chapter 2 while updating us on the Well project in Ethiopia.

Life has a way of sending storms our way. Some, unfortunately, are created by our own disobedience. Listen in as Pastor Dom kicks off a new teaching series on Jonah exploring how his disobedience distorts God’s gracious ways.

We have been revisiting the important ways the Bible calls us to take holiness seriously. Listen in as Pastor Dom wraps up the series by guiding us to see how the gift of God’s grace is meant to shape our longing for holiness.

As we continue our series on Holiness, we ask the question, ‘How do we actually become holy’? While it’s always tempting to understand growing in holiness as something that happens away from others, the Bible points us to a kind of holiness that means a radical movement towards outsiders, the community of the church, and even those who’ve offended us.

The Bible describes God as being Holy, Holy, Holy. This is important, but just as important are God's gracious ways when He reveals His holiness to us, His frail creation. Listen in as Pastor Dom explores the doctrine of God's holiness, and the importance of our honesty when dealing with our lack of holiness and our tendency to tolerate hypocrisy.

Let’s admit holiness is a not a topic we like talking about. One reason for this is we’ve lost the rich biblical promises related to a correct understanding of holiness. If you’ve ever been tempted to pretend or have seen others act like hypocrites, you’ve wondered about holiness. Listen in as Pastor Dom introduces our new teaching series on God’s invitation to take holiness seriously.

We hope this series has helped you get honest about the temptation to trust and depend on other things instead of Jesus. As we wrap up this series, Pastor Dom invites us to listen to a story Jesus tells while hanging out at a house with some religious leaders. Shockingly, that warning is an invitation to sit where Jesus is the host offering us something we never even thought we needed.

Every day we are bombarded with ideas & products that offer us a picture of a fulfilled life. It's within this world that we must come back to the simple truth that those who met Jesus realized that HE was enough. Listen in as Pastor Dom introduces us to a person who never had enough money until the day Jesus came over for lunch. For the first time he could see that Jesus was enough.

This weekend marks eight years since the180 launch as an official church. Our roots are forever linked to a burden to help others see that Jesus could be enough no matter what life might throw their way. In the spirit of celebration, Pastor Dom teaches through a party where people don't have enough wine and the rich ways Jesus reveals that what He has is even better than what they imagined. We pra...

Life's surprises can cause us to wonder if we can trust God, if He really cares, and if Jesus and His message is really enough for us. For the next few weeks we want to consider those in the Bible who wrestled with similar challenges. Approximately nine years ago the180 began as a church committed to inspire & equip people to Love Jesus and Love like Jesus. Hope you join us to learn and embrace th...

This summer series on the Proverbs has been teaching us what it means to grow a heart of wisdom. As we wrap up the series, it is still tempting to see wisdom as something that can wait until we’re older. Join us as we explore this last proverb which teaches us how a life of wisdom is an act of worship that reflects God’s wisdom to the world.