Connexus Church Audio Podcast

Is God real? As we process different thoughts, concepts, and ideas to inform our own worldview and beliefs, reason​ is often considered independently from faith and faith in opposition to reason. Could it be that faith and reason aren't actually in opposition to each other, but rather complement each other? Can we find out what the Bible says about these two ideas, or will we find many Bible contradictions? Help Connexus Church reach more people by subscribing today on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2SJvyfL DISCUSSION QUESTIONS https://wp.me/a7n2nP-814 #ConnexusChurch #MarkClark #FaithVSReason

Healing is something we all look for in our lives at certain moments. Maybe it's physical healing, or divine healing in a relationship, or healing from hurts of the past. What if Jesus wants to bring a greater purpose to your pain? Need a miracle prayer or a prayer for healing?What if Jesus wants to put His power on display through your circumstances? God often works in unexpected ways, but ultimately His goal is to put His power on display by seeing your life changed.

We all have a story, which Jesus wants to be a part of. He has a purpose for each of our lives. We can sometimes view our mistakes and failures as obstacles to living out this purpose and experiencing His love and forgiveness. When Jesus sees us, He doesn't see the sin, but because of what He accomplished on the cross, He sees us as righteous, pure, clean and innocent.

When we look at our lives, sometimes we can focus on the things that didn't work out how we'd hoped. Then we can look ahead and worry about the outcomes in our future. But what if we're missing the fact that Jesus is working in our lives right where we are, today? What if we could hope in His faithfulness throughout our life and see Him on the journey today? What if He has a bigger story in mind?

In this conversation with Deniel and Jeff, we explore how you process what you are seeing and respond to racism today. As you watch heartbreaking footage all around you, what do you do with your emotions? What does scripture say about the sin of racism? How can we change our hearts to align ourselves with the teachings of Jesus? ⁠

As you build your new normal, what should it look like? It's far too easy to substitute new things that ultimately collapse for old things that collapsed and fail to satisfy you. Ultimately, Jesus, and all that he brings, is the only thing that doesn't collapse when your life does.

So far in this series, we've seen that not everything you lost was worth keeping, and that trying to build a life around a kingdom without a King can crush you. This week we'll look at what might really have been driving some of what you accumulated in your life prior to COVID, and how to allow God to reset your life around your real identity. Your real identity is one that's received, not achieved.

There's a story widely circulating in the culture. You were born good. Something happened, and your inner self was wounded. To find your true self is your life's purpose and the ultimate pathway to true happiness, satisfaction and pleasure. Any form of difficulty, commitment, push back or restriction is a threat to finding who you're meant to be and your ultimate fulfillment. Throw off all limits and rise against any oppression, and you'll find yourself.

Mark Sayers is one of the most profound thinkers and cultural commentators today. In this interview, Mark explains how the current pandemic almost instantly deconstructed and threatened both consumer Christianity and secular salvation, he shares principles on how to lead through the COVID crisis, and offers some insight into what the new post-pandemic church and world might look like.

The last 60 days have changed the world and your world like never before. Some of the things you used to put your hope and trust in crumbled overnight. So...what are you left with? Like a garage sale, you might discover in this pandemic that there are some things that used to have great value to you that you just don't want (or need) anymore.