Thinking About It (Grandview Church)

They explore why Scripture matters for Christian growth and how it functions to teach, rebuke, and train. Practical reading habits and tools are discussed, from study Bibles to Bible Project overviews. They cover finding original intent, meditative daily application, ways to refresh dry seasons, and building accountability and church culture around regular Scripture intake.

What does growth in the Christian life look like? It's called sanctification, we know we have the help of the Holy Spirit, but is it really possible to grow?In 2026, our Thinking About It podcast will focus on the most important aspects of living like a Christian. We hope you'll listen along, and become more like Jesus.This week, we focus on growth and sanctification.Each episode is produced at Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario. To learn more about Grandview Church, and the hosts behind this podcast, (Dr. Jon Cleland, Pastor Jeremy McQuoid, Pastor Tim Mudde, and Andrew Noble) please visit https://www.grandviewchurch.ca/.

Many set goals at the beginning of the year, but what kind of goals should you set, and how should you achieve them?In 2026, our Thinking About It podcast will focus on the most important aspects of living like a Christian. We hope you'll listen along, and become more like Jesus.Here's a link to a worksheet made by Toronto Pastor Darryl Dash to help people create a "Rule of Life." This TGC article is similar.Each episode is produced at Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario. To learn more about Grandview Church, and the hosts behind this podcast, (Dr. Jon Cleland, Pastor Jeremy McQuoid, Pastor Tim Mudde, and Andrew Noble) please visit https://www.grandviewchurch.ca/.

Answer: It reminds us that this present fallen world is not all there is; soon we will live with and enjoy God forever in the new city, in the new heaven and the new earth, where we will be fully and forever freed from all sin and will inhabit renewed, resurrection bodies in a renewed, restored creation.Each week in 2025, we will discuss a question and answer from the New City Catechism. This podcast aims to be a delightful way to learn devotionally rich doctrine amid daily life. Each episode is produced at Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario. To learn more about Grandview Church, and the hosts behind this podcast, (this week, it was Dr. Jon Cleland, Pastor Tim Mudde, and Andrew Noble) please visit https://www.grandviewchurch.ca/To learn more about the New City Catechism, as well as access related books, songs, and guides, visit: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/new-city-catechism/

(Apologies for the late upload)Answer: Christ physically ascended on our behalf, just as he came down to earth physically on our account, and he is now advocating for us in the presence of his Father, preparing a place for us, and also sends us his Spirit.Each week in 2025, we will discuss a question and answer from the New City Catechism. This podcast aims to be a delightful way to learn devotionally rich doctrine amid daily life. Each episode is produced at Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario. To learn more about Grandview Church, and the hosts behind this podcast, (this week, it was Dr. Jon Cleland, Pastor Tim Mudde, and Andrew Noble) please visit https://www.grandviewchurch.ca/To learn more about the New City Catechism, as well as access related books, songs, and guides, visit: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/new-city-catechism/

Answer: Christ triumphed over sin and death by being physically resurrected, so that all who trust in him are raised to new life in this world and to everlasting life in the world to come. Just as we will one day be resurrected, so this world will one day be restored. But those who do not trust in Christ will be raised to everlasting death.Each week in 2025, we will discuss a question and answer from the New City Catechism. This podcast aims to be a delightful way to learn devotionally rich doctrine amid daily life. Each episode is produced at Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario. To learn more about Grandview Church, and the hosts behind this podcast, (this week, it was Dr. Jon Cleland, Pastor Tim Mudde, and Andrew Noble) please visit https://www.grandviewchurch.ca/To learn more about the New City Catechism, as well as access related books, songs, and guides, visit: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/new-city-catechism/

Answer: Christ rose bodily from the grave on the third day after his death and is seated at the right hand of the Father, ruling his kingdom and interceding for us, until he returns to judge and renew the whole world.Each week in 2025, we will discuss a question and answer from the New City Catechism. This podcast aims to be a delightful way to learn devotionally rich doctrine amid daily life. Each episode is produced at Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario. To learn more about Grandview Church, and the hosts behind this podcast, (this week, it was Dr. Jon Cleland, Pastor Tim Mudde, and Andrew Noble) please visit https://www.grandviewchurch.ca/To learn more about the New City Catechism, as well as access related books, songs, and guides, visit: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/new-city-catechism/

Answer: God chooses and preserves for himself a community elected for eternal life and united by faith, who love, follow, learn from, and worship God together. God sends out this community to proclaim the gospel and prefigure Christ’s kingdom by the quality of their life together and their love for one another.Each week in 2025, we will discuss a question and answer from the New City Catechism. This podcast aims to be a delightful way to learn devotionally rich doctrine amid daily life. Each episode is produced at Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario. To learn more about Grandview Church, and the hosts behind this podcast, (this week, it was Dr. Jon Cleland, Pastor Jeremy McQuoid, Pastor Tim Mudde, and Andrew Noble) please visit https://www.grandviewchurch.ca/To learn more about the New City Catechism, as well as access related books, songs, and guides, visit: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/new-city-catechism/

Answer: No, Christ died once for all. The Lord’s Supper is a covenant meal celebrating Christ’s atoning work; as it is also a means of strengthening our faith as we look to him, and a foretaste of the future feast. But those who take part with unrepentant hearts eat and drink judgment on themselves.Each week in 2025, we will discuss a question and answer from the New City Catechism. This podcast aims to be a delightful way to learn devotionally rich doctrine amid daily life. Each episode is produced at Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario. To learn more about Grandview Church, and the hosts behind this podcast, (this week, it was Dr. Jon Cleland, Pastor Tim Mudde, and Andrew Noble) please visit https://www.grandviewchurch.ca/To learn more about the New City Catechism, as well as access related books, songs, and guides, visit: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/new-city-catechism/

Answer: Christ commanded all Christians to eat bread and to drink from the cup in thankful remembrance of him and his death. The Lord’s Supper is a celebration of the presence of God in our midst; bringing us into communion with God and with one another; feeding and nourishing our souls. It also anticipates the day when we will eat and drink with Christ in his Father’s kingdom.Each week in 2025, we will discuss a question and answer from the New City Catechism. This podcast aims to be a delightful way to learn devotionally rich doctrine amid daily life. Each episode is produced at Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario. To learn more about Grandview Church, and the hosts behind this podcast, (this week, it was Dr. Jon Cleland, Pastor Tim Mudde, and Andrew Noble) please visit https://www.grandviewchurch.ca/To learn more about the New City Catechism, as well as access related books, songs, and guides, visit: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/new-city-catechism/