CONNECTED Adventist

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CONNECTED Adventist episodes

  • Leaving the church for the "Highway"

    Sorry fam, MacFan decided to join the discussion and it was way louder than I thought it would be

    "Sitting on the fence" can be safer than crossing over to the wrong side. Leaving church and leaving God can become a decision that makes us live everyday, hoping we could go back. I hope you can prayerfully trust that 'the paddock' is better than the highway, until you actually believe that it is. And if you see someone wandering, say a prayer for them, they may be roaming because they're trying to find a hole in the fence so they can get back in the paddock.

    33 min
  • Algorithms are of the Devil*
    "Algorithms have a life of their own! The internet usage patterns that algorithms identify can become our worst enemy or our greatest supporter. The Devil has his own way of identifying the behaviours we choose to 'watch' or to just scroll past- its called choice! The Devil's algorithm observes our daily choices and strategically sets us up to face the temptation based on things we've chosen to 'consume'. Through our choices, we reveal our weaknesses. But fear not my CONNECTED fam, algorithm patterns are modified by making different choices to the choices that created the current algorithm. Change the choice, change the algorithm!"
    38 min
  • State of Origin- Stubborn Christianity

    OUR unique faith is made up of a collection of choices. Many of us have grown 'into' our faith journey. God showed us light (Jesus and/or Truth) and we chose to accept or reject that light. God gave us conviction, we chose to accept or reject that conviction. Choice is the the controlling power behind our faith.  However, sometimes, God calls us to evaluate some of our choices. External factors and our personal spiritual growth can at times, invite for a reassessment of some of our convictions and protected traditions. What seemed clear as day 15 years ago, may be something that today, God wants to give us a greater clarity on.   

    45 min
  • They Don't Need your Prayers

    Moses needed someone to pray for him, but no one did. Elijah needed someone to pray for him, but no one did. We often think that certain people within our church don't 'need' our prayers. We do. Every person that is breathing, needs some one to pray for them!! Check out the lyrics of these 2 hymns: For You I Am Praying &  I Need the Prayers ( 284 & 505 SDA Hymnal)

    34 min
  • Falling Out of Love
    We can't stay 'in love'. Let me explain, 'in love' is made up of so many unbiblical expectations, therefore 'falling out of love' is often attached to a lot of unbiblical disappointments. Biblical love is WAY more than flowers and your clothes been ironed for you. The example of love that God gives us is the only example we should follow and the only standard by which we should measure love.
    54 min
  • My Lonely Birthday with Justin Bieber
    Happy 2nd birthday my awesome CONNECTED fam!! On this episode I wanted to talk about how Justin's latest song 'Lonely' and my birthday, actually makes for a great CELEBRATION! In contrast to Justin's song, biblically, some of the loneliest people in the Bible, had the greatest degree of CONNECTION with God because they didn't have anything/ anyone else to depend on.
    39 min
  • Marriage, Divorce, Adultery and Remarriage
    New 'things' are always fun and exciting when they're new. However, time and familiarity makes those once highly-stimulating things 'common'. Sometimes, our contentment is disrupted when a newer version of the same thing is released. What was once fulfilling, now evokes thoughts of discontentment because there's another option. Relationships are exactly the SAME! Adultery and the prospect of remarrying can make the marriage you have, seem 'common' and dissatisfying.
    41 min
  • In the Beginning there was Awareness
    Genesis 1 had a different feeling about it when I read it the other day. A chapter that explains how the world was created and that proves God's power and the existence of the Godhead, showed me the importance of LIGHT and how the first step of creation- was give light to the darkness. Giving 'light' is also the first step that God takes when He's about to pour out His creative power in our lives.
    31 min
  • Bootleg Christianity
    I had me a decent collection of fake designer products! But I came to realise that 'fakes' are almost offensive when you own the genuine. For an outside' who can't tell the difference between the bootleg product and the genuine- they all look the same, even though they're most definitely NOT the same. The same goes for Christianity. Not all professed Christians are the same. Some of us, risk turning people away from God because we're simply carrying the name but not carrying the experience.
    22 min
  • We need Heaven
    If there was no heaven or hell, no reward for being a Christian or 'punishment' for choosing a life of sin, would you still choose righteousness? Ty Gibson asked this question at an ARISE class in 2015 and I reflected on my motives for choosing to be a Christian, and why I chose righteousness in the place of my following my own will. I realised that some of my motives for wanting to be in Heaven weren't as genuine as I had preached. Nevertheless, Heaven should still be a place Christians want to enjoy. In the face of death and suffering, we ALL NEED the comfort of Heaven. We all have a deep, psychological longing for this place where God claims there is no death, sickness and tears. Even if hypothetically there was no Heaven, we'd still need the hope that Heaven gives, in order to survive the endless suffering of this world.
    31 min

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A super organic podcast, delving into the connection Adventists have with the Holy Spirt, what Adventists think of each other and what the outside world thinks of Adventist! Welcome and thanks for…