Unpacking Sunday
Pastor Mike Perks and CRCF's Worship Minister Luke Nielsen discuss Sunday's sermon, while providing theological insight and personal stories that allow the listener to grasp a deeper understanding of the bible and see Sunday's message with a 360 degree view. The podcast will include questions from congregants and special guests to provide a deeper look into what is being discussed. Unpacking Sunday is a production of Revive City Church located in Burnaby, BC.
Episodes
225 episodes
Unpacking Sunday - Life In The Spirit | A New Beginning (Acts 2:42-47)
This week on Unpacking Sunday, Luke and Mike get real about the early church believers and what life looked like as they adapted to the brand-new reality of holding the Holy Spirit. Acts 2 might almost read like the perfect en...
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Unpacking Sunday -Cut To The Heart (Acts 2:37-41)
This week on Unpacking Sunday, Luke and Mike look at Acts 2:37–41—the people’s powerful response to Peter’s monumental sermon on the day of Pentecost. They unpack the truth that news this good demands a response, and explore what genui...
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Unpacking Sunday- This Jesus. (Acts 2:22-25)
This week on Unpacking Sunday, Luke and Mike find themselves (once again) talking about butter tarts — but this time, Mike uses the sweetest transition ever, connecting Acts 2:22–35 to “food for your spirit and sweetness for your soul....
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Unpacking Sunday - Holy Spirit Poured Out (Acts 2:14-21)
This week on Unpacking Sunday, Luke and Mike continue their journey through the book of Acts, diving into Acts 2:14–23—Peter’s famous sermon that moved the hearts of thousands. They unpack what made that moment so powerful and how the ...
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Unpacking Sunday - The Wait Is Over (Acts 2:1-13)
This week on Unpacking Sunday, Mike and Luke dive into Acts 2:1–13 and the powerful moment when the Holy Spirit was poured out on the early Church. Centered around the sermon “The Wait Is Over,” they unpack what it means to fo...
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Unpacking Sunday| Acts: The Church On Mission - Born In The Waiting
Unpacking Sunday is back for a brand new season! This week, Luke and Mike catch up after a full summer and settle into the rhythm of fall. With our church launching a new series in the book of Acts—The Church on Mission—they u...
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Is It true? Worship is more than Sunday morning?
This week on Unpacking Sunday, Mike and Luke record live with a special audience during our annual staff retreat. Continuing the conversation on ordinances and sacraments, they turn their focus to worship and liturgy.Too often, ...
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Is It True? Does God Still Heal?
This week on Unpacking Sunday, Luke and Mike wrestle with a hard but honest reality: sometimes God doesn’t answer our prayers for healing the way we hope He will. What does that mean for how we see Him at work?They talk about ho...
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Is It True? Rediscovering the Lord's Table.
This week on Unpacking Sunday, Luke and Mike dive into the meaning and significance of the Lord’s Supper—also known as communion, or in some traditions, the Eucharist. They explore how, in many evangelical and charismatic circles, we c...
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Is It True? Do I Really need to be Baptized?
Luke and Mike manage to carve out time from their shifting vacation schedules to dive into the topic of baptism. This August on Unpacking Sunday, we’re exploring the sacraments and their importance to the Christian walk — and asking wh...
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Unpacking Sunday: Is It True? - What the Bible says about same-sex marriage?
This week on Unpacking Sunday, Mike and Luke approach a topic that is both culturally charged and deeply personal: same-sex marriage. As part of the Is It True? series, they open Scripture to explore what the Bible actually sa...
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Unpacking Sunday : Is It True?: Are We Still Under The Law?
This week on Unpacking Sunday, Luke and Mike continue the Is It True? series, diving into one of the big questions believers wrestle with: what do we do with the Law? Was it only meant for Old Testament believers, or are there...
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