Terry Thiessen and Chris Derksen discuss Adult & Teen Challenge and how we can play a role in supporting those with addictions, through the program.

How can we re-imagine what the church could be and re-embrace the new Jesus brought? We’ll look at four concepts that need to change moving forward: identity, authority, spirituality, holiness.

In religious thinking, we start looking for loopholes, shortcuts, and workarounds. Jesus offers us a better way, a new command that brings out the best in us, helps others, and honours him.

What if one of the reasons we so often get it wrong in our relationships with others is because we haven’t fully embraced what our primary relationship with God looks like? Only when we understand that we’re one with God because of Jesus will we be able to give our attention to being one with others.

How should the world view the church? Unfortunately, we’re created an image for the church that Jesus never intended. But we have the opportunity to change people’s perspective by embracing the new that he and his followers unleashed on the world.

Today we explore the sacred pathway of creativity. Like sign language there is a whole realm of communication with God that doesn’t involve words, but rather sights, sounds, smells and tastes. There truly is no limit to the languages that God speaks and understands!

Let’s face it, most of us struggle to read our Bible’s on a regular basis, let alone read a book of Trinitarian theology, the composition of the book Chronicles, or take a course in church history. But what if we’re missing out on an amazing way to connect with God? What if we’re settling for a small view of God, His world, and our place in it? What if, through study, we could learn to hear God’s voice among the many that bombard us on a regular basis? What would happen to the Church if more Christians studied?

Is there a practice, a way of life that we can learn from Jesus that could set us up to thrive in the chaos and distractions of our modern society? Yes! The more popular, the busier Jesus got, the more he withdrew to solitude to be alone with God. Rediscover the beauty and value of having a quiet time with God.

We all know that serving those in need is a good thing to do, but can it be more than that? What if service is a way for us to not only connect with other people but also to powerfully connect us with Jesus? Discover how service can be more than a good deed, but also a sacred pathway to God.

The first thing God declares holy is rest. Sabbath is a gift we’ve been given by God to find peace and celebrate his goodness in our lives, and to declare we live for someone greater, Jesus Christ. Have you opened that gift recently?