Synopsis
This is the podcast for the weekly teaching at Church of the City in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.We are the family of God, on the mission of God, making disciples of Jesus, praying, "In Guelph as it is in Heaven."
Episodes
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Pruning (Part One): The Vine & the Branches
12/07/2021 Duration: 24minPastor Matt kicks off our series 'The Vine & the Branches' based on Jesus' teaching from John 15. In this first message, we consider 'pruning' as a necessary element to our growth in relationship with Jesus.
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Listening & Learning: New Hope Youth Centre & First Peoples in Canada
07/07/2021 Duration: 01h06minPastor Matt is joined by Tim Brown, Executive Director of Hope Story and Clarence Meekis, an Indigenous Canadian and an elder at New Hope Church in Thunderbay to listen and learn about the experience of Indigenous peoples in Canada historically and today.
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The Deceiver & The Deceived: Matthew 5v17-23
14/06/2021 Duration: 37minPastor Matt explores Jesus’ concluding remarks in the Sermon on the Mount and why they are important for disciples of Jesus today. What does it mean to follow Jesus and what must we be aware of and cautious about?
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Racism, Justice & the Gospel (Part Two)
14/06/2021 Duration: 01h18minPastor Matt interviews Raja Stone (UCC Waterloo), Albert Chunrg (Trinity Grace Church Toronto) and Michael Harris (Kingdom Life Church, Guelph) about racism, justice and the gospel. This is part two of a two part conversation.
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Ask & It Will Be Given: Matthew 7v-14
07/06/2021 Duration: 25minPastor Spencer digs into Jesus inviation to ask and his promise to provide. But what does this mean? Can we ask anything?
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Judge Not: Matthew 7v1-6
02/06/2021 Duration: 34minPastor Matt unpacks for us Jesus’ teaching on judgment, both its definition and reasons to avoid it. No matter our backgrounds we all need this teaching and the power to apply it.
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Do Not Be Anxious: Matthew 6v25-34
25/05/2021 Duration: 23minPastor Matt unpacks what Jesus means by "Do not be anxious about your life," and whether or not this is distinct from a type of anxiety or worry that is about associated with planning and responsibility.
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Treasures: Matthew 6v19-24
17/05/2021 Duration: 35minPastor Spencer unpacks for us Jesus teaching on treasures and the condition and impulse of our heart in relation to them. Do you have stuff or does your stuff have you?
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Racism, Justice & the Gospel (Part One)
13/05/2021 Duration: 51minPastor Matt interviews Raja Stone (UCC Waterloo), Albert Chunrg (Trinity Grace Church Toronto) and Michael Harris (Kingdom Life Church, Guelph) about racism, justice and the gospel. This is part one of a two part conversation.
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Prayer & Fasting: Matthew 6v5-18
10/05/2021 Duration: 06minPastor Matt leads us through Matthew 6v5-18 using the Discovery Bible Study method. This way of reading and studying the Bible can be used on a regular basis in your own devotional time and with others.
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Giving to the Needy: Matthew 6v1-4
05/05/2021 Duration: 28minCameron Ogilvie, one of our elders, helps us better understand the heart of Jesus teaching on giving to the "needy" in Matthew 6v1-4.
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Formation Workshops: Putting It All Together
29/04/2021 Duration: 54minIn our final workshop, Dr. Nadine Nyhus speaks from her medical and psychiatirc education and experience to the value and significance of regulating our autonomic nervous systems and how doing so influences the spiritual practices.
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Retaliation & Enemy Love: Matthew 5vv38-48
27/04/2021 Duration: 36minPastor Matt helps us understand and apply Jesus teaching about retalation and enemy love from the Sermon on the Mount.
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Oaths: Matthew 5vv33-37
19/04/2021 Duration: 58minJoin us as we continue in the Sermon on the Mount and Jesus' teaching on oaths.
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Formation Workshops: Sabbath
15/04/2021 Duration: 45minJoin us for our sixth Formation Workshop digging into the discipline of Sabbath. Our very own Spencer Adams teaches and guides the discussion.
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Jesus on Divorce & Remarriage: Matthew 5vv31-32
12/04/2021 Duration: 28minJoin us as we continue in the Sermon on the Mount and Jesus' teaching on divorce and remarriage.
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Easter Sunday 2021 // Luke 24vv13-35: The Road to Emmaus
05/04/2021 Duration: 28minPastor Spencer leads us through the Road to Emmaus narrative helping us understand Jesus's resurrection as good news, in the midst of confusion and pain.
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Formation Workshops: Silence & Solitude
01/04/2021 Duration: 52minJoin us for our fifth lecture in our Formation Workshops digging into silence and solitude. Our presenter was Dave Wilkinson, a Spirital Director with Soul Formation and who lives in the Northwest of the United States in Spokane, Washington.
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Good Friday 2021 // Matthew 26vv30-56: The Emotional Agony of Christ
01/04/2021 Duration: 34minThis Good Friday we rememeber and reflect on the emotional agony of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane and what that tells us about God and his heart.
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Lust: Matthew 5v27-30
29/03/2021 Duration: 38minDave Marrtunen continues our series in the Sermon on the Mount exploring Jesus teaching on lust.