The Gathering: Weekly Teaching Time

With the advent of the internet, the production and use of pornography has exploded. Levi explores the affects of the porn trap and considers how Jesus can enable us to experience sexual faithfulness and wholeness in a pornographic world. 

Speaker - Levi Adams

Text - Galatians 5:16-25

Irene shares some reflections on prayer and wrestles with the mystery of prayer, how we align our hearts with God's heart, and what it might mean to pray continually. 
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; James 5:16-18
Speaker: Irene Climenhaga

How is that the followers of Jesus reveal that they really do know Christ and follow Him? Jesus answered that question in very practical terms that reveal how important our relationships with each other are to our witness in the world. 

Scripture: John 13: 1-17 & 33-35

Speaker: Brian

When are you most tempted to doubt God's love and care? In this podcast we explore how it is that we can know God loves us even in suffering and struggle. 

Scripture: Romans 8:28-39

Speaker: Brian and Helena

The church is Christ's body, and yet it is so imperfect and at times does things that are very, very wrong. How are we to make sense of that?
Text: Matthew 6:13-20

Speaker: Brian

Some issues were present during recording, here is the amplified version.

How is it that the church, in all its humanness and imperfection can be called the body of Christ? And how do we experience that as a communities of Christ-followers? 

Scripture: Ephesians 1:19-23; 4: 11-16

Speaker: Brian

We live in a time in which the church is being deeply questioned and even criticized. So why church? Why bother? What did Christ have in mind when He gave His life to birth the Church?

Scripture Passage: Ephesians 2:14-22
Speaker: BW

How is it that we are called to "fear" God and yet God also instructs us, even commands us, to not fear! What can we learn from this about God, ourselves, and how He invites us to live. 
Speaker: Karen Block

Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-7, Mark 5: 21-24, 35-36 

We sometimes miss great opportunities to tell people what Jesus has done for us because we haven't thought about it for a while. In this session we explore the value of knowing our stories and being ready to share them. 
Scripture: Acts 4:16-20

Speaker: Brian

Irene shares how she experienced God, how she was changed, and what she learned through some very difficult and painful experiences. Speaker: Irene Climenhaga

Topic: Testimony