The Assembly is a series of stand alone topics discussed with a guest. The idea is that all the perspectives of God are assembled when we bring in different people. In this episode, we are joined by Marcus Hayward to discuss how the chaos of life is settled when we make Jesus our starting place.

In our lives we face many pressures which shape us. The truth is these pressures may seem complex but they have simple principles that we can see as patterns. These patterns would leave us disfigured. The call of God though, is for us to take on the fullness of his image. In this, we find no pressure.

Worship doesn’t have to be set apart to a certain time or place. This is because we are the place in which God dwells. Everything we do and every moment we’re in can be worship. And in this, it’s all about our response to what God is doing. We can chose to react in gratitude and joy, or to focus in on something else to bring us those things.

How we approach what we do not know matters more than what we know. We can chose to approach God as an adventurer or investigator. We can be curious and discover or uncertain and cautious.

Is constant connection with God possible? It’s not only possible but a present reality. We may not always feel like it is but as we gain language and engage with God we find tools to help us experience the reality of connection.

One of the most difficult veils for us to overcome is the system we are in. We must remove the sense of certainty on our own ideas around God and begin to focus on the person of Jesus. In other words, God shouldn’t be shaped to our ideas of him but our ideas of him should be shaped around him. What we will find in this is what we have always been after. The real thing.

In this episode we cover what it means to meet with God face to face. It's all about his presence and the sustaining awareness of it. There are a lot of things that distract us and move our gaze from Him. These things give the appearance that His face is covered. So the question is, how do we recover the face?

The truth of what God is really like has often been covered in a layer of misunderstanding. The ability to see God fully was forfeited by Adam. The good news is it was returned by Jesus. In this episode we discuss some of the aspects of discovering this full access that was returned.

When the new heart is given, a new mind must come by repentance. As humanity begins to think rightly by way of a new mind, the question is begged, what now?

While a literal veil has shrouded the glory of God throughout history, a metaphoric veil now often exist in our minds. Reality is what actually is. Often times what keeps us from seeing what actually is is how we think. If we could grasp how to see the world as it really is, then a new realm of possibilities opens up.