South Abbotsford Church Podcast
Every week, we gather as South Abbotsford Church. Someone always brings a message from the Word and unpacks how it applies in our lives. These messages are always meaningful and authentic expressions of the journey we're all on to follow Jesus. We trust the Spirit of God will continue to speak through them to you.
Episodes
48 episodes
ADVENT: Unexpected People - Ladies & Babies
Passage: Luke 1:37-57. We're up to our third story of unexpected people in the advent story. We're in a dramatic recap of all three stories as we hear it all in a fresh way. And of course, the shock is that it's ladies, babies and the hu...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 48
•
19:48
ADVENT: Unexpected People - Mary
Passage: Luke 1:26-38. Another angel with another message. This time equally surprising. A young girl. But less surprising if you read Matthew's geneology where he redeems the shame of several young women's stories. How is God healing ou...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 47
•
38:22
ADVENT: Unexpected People - Zechariah
Passage: Luke 1:5-25. Does God see me? Does He care? Can He change my situation? Zechariah's story is such a great one. Unexpected maybe as the start of the nativity story, but amazing nonetheless. We can hope because of who God is. He i...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 46
•
31:15
LUKE: New King New Wine
Passage: Luke 5:33-39. It's really part two of the conversation Jesus is having about parties and people. He's thrown everyone off by being too fun and eating too much. His response is that this is a celebration! Jubilee has come! And th...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 45
•
29:58
LUKE: Sinners Welcome
Passage: Luke 5:27-32. Nothing makes the message clear like inviting a tax collector to be your disciple. A weird move if you're trying to make an all-star team. But for us watching, we hear loud and clear that this is good news for ever...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 44
•
27:30
LUKE: Who's in Charge?
Passage: Luke 5:17-26. Jesus is healing more people, but then things go weird. People break a roof to lower the guy and instead of, "Be healed" Jesus says "Your sins are forgiven". Enough chaos ensues for a movie scene....
•
Season 2
•
Episode 43
•
29:35
LUKE: Can You Keep A Secret?
Passage: Luke 5:12-16. In one case study, we see a guy experience the reality that Jesus arrival is good news for everyone! Even lepers. Jesus is bringing healing, redemption and love to those who need it most. And this guy is s...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 42
•
31:49
LUKE: From Now On
Passage: Luke 5:1-12. Jesus shows up in Peter's work. An everyday place. And Jesus is calling him to a new way. Peter responds and nets brim with fish. People weep. And a new calling given: Fish for people. What about you? What is God in...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 41
•
29:29
LUKE: Jesus' Authority
Passage: Luke 4:31-44. Jesus moves on from Nazareth and starts demonstrating what this Kingdom Jubilee looks like. And people get set free. Others get healed. And no one wants to let Jesus go, it's so good. Clearly, ever so clearly, Jesu...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 40
•
44:17
LUKE: Thanksgiving Jubilee
Passage: Luke 4:14-30. We've begun the refrain: this is good news for everyone! Jesus comes to proclaim Jubilee is here - freedom and redemption. But not everyone will receive it. It isn't good news to everyone. The hometown crowd decide...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 39
•
41:50
LUKE: Wilderness Temptation
Passage: Luke 4:1-13. We all know the feeling of being tempted and crossing the line. It's what draws us either to give up or go hard after systems and methods to beat temptation. When Jesus tells the story of His temptation to His disci...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 38
•
33:50
Church Life: Endure in Hope
Passage: 1 Thessalonians 1:3.Do you experience the reality of a hope-filled life? Do people ask you about your hope? Are you able to endure the difficulty that comes? The challenge to become people of endurance in hope could be daunting,...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 37
•
29:02
Church Life: Labour of Love
Passage: 1 Thessalonians 1:3. So much of church life can feel like a labour. Actually so do a lot of other people's expectations. How do we navigate this? How do we serve one another (and God) out of love and not duty? With her gentle wa...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 36
•
33:05
Church Life: Work of Faith
Passage: 1 Thessalonians 1:3. What does God want from us? What is the "work of faith" that our lives would demonstrate? Surprise! It isn't what you think. Sermon Series: Church Life
•
Season 2
•
Episode 35
•
30:22
Church Life: What Are We Doing?
Passage: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-3. We all need the refresher on exactly what we're doing in this whole "being church" together. Paul's encouragement to a church he planted feels like just the thing. Faith, love and hope to mark us and becom...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 34
•
30:55
PROVERBS: Worth Praising
Passage: Proverbs 31:10-31. Don't do it! Not another sermon on a Proverbs 31 woman! Or maybe a different take, with layers, to bring us to a deeper understanding of why the book ends here. Pursuing and praising the God-fearing w...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 33
•
30:27
PROVERBS: The Wounds of a Friend
Passage: Proverbs 27:5-6. I love rebuke... said no one ever. How do we grow in the ability to give and receive trusted feedback? Because Proverbs counsels us that we would be wise to learn this. Even if it's hard. Even if we struggle. Th...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 32
•
29:52
PROVERBS: What's the Deal with Work?
Passage: Proverbs 6:1-19. Why does work matter (beyond the paycheck)? In broad strokes, we undertake to follow the wisdom of a father to impart a value and meaning for work in the everyday. Should we care for others? How much? And why do...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 31
•
43:00
PROVERBS: Get Wisdom
Passage: Proverbs 4:1-9. What's important? What should we spend our lives achieving or earning? What's worth giving everything for? The teacher says wisdom. And of course, how. This is the question. In characteristic style, Ron challenge...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 30
•
45:56
PROVERBS: Providence
Passage: Proverbs 16:1-9. What's my part and what's God's part? This is a huge human question. Is God a puppet-master holding the strings or can we just do whatever we want and God is helpless? Maybe it's a bit more in tension than we'd ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 29
•
46:57
PROVERBS: Fortress Faith
Passage: Proverbs 18:10-11. There are so many things we rely on... trust in. The wisdom of proverbs counsels us that the most reliable and trustworthy one is God. His promise is that He won't let us down even when things seem grim. ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 28
•
28:51
PROVERBS: Pursuing Wisdom
Passage: Proverbs 2:1-8. If you... then... sigh. Conditionals. It's hard not to feel like all of Christianity is somehow conditional. But Proverbs leads us into a powerful why. Why would we pursue wisdom? To know God. To live in...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 27
•
39:00
PROVERBS: Trust & Submit
Passage: Proverbs 3:5-6. Once we get to the heart of what proverbs are doing in the Bible, we can see a vision for the Kingdom life of character. And specifically, we hear the echo of all Scripture challenging us to trust and submit ours...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 26
•
30:50
