Austin Heights Church

Today, Pastor Ray, Pastor Brett and Silas recap Easter Weekend and answer your Easter-related questions. Continue to write in as we finish off 1 Corinthians over the next few weeks!00:00 Intro03:14 Austin Heights Weekend Recap05:55 Willingdon Weekend Recap 09:27 Sermon Summaries21:48 How do you prepare sermons for Easter Weekend?28:00 Timeline of these verses 32:31 Why did Jesus have to suffer such a gruesome death41:02 The wrath of God44:40 How is Jesus' death just if he was wrongfully condemned? 47:11 How do we understand the idea that God used humanity’s greatest sin for His greatest act of love?48:58 Is it biblical to say that God uses sinful and evil acts (though not causing them) to fulfill His purposes?This Podcast is a companion podcast to our Sunday sermon. Join the Pastors of Willingdon and Austin Heights each week as they dive a little deeper into each topic, answer questions, and provide a few laughs along the way. Website: https://willingdon.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinheightschurch

Today, Pastor Ray, Pastor Brett and Nat chat about the Corinthian Church, who wrote the SOS to Paul and Christian Influencers. We continue in 1st Corinthians next week for Easter, but will be starting a new sermon series, Anchored Hope. 00:00 Intro00:50 Sermon Discussion14:53 Corinthian and Western Church Similarities24:06 Christian Influencers27:36 Women as Pastors and Elders30:54 Next Steps for Using Your Gifts35:48 Revelations During the Sermon Series41:10 Anchored Hope Primer45:33 OutroThis Podcast is a companion podcast to our Sunday sermon. Join the Pastors of Willingdon and Austin Heights each week as they dive a little deeper into each topic, answer questions, and provide a few laughs along the way. Website: https://willingdon.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinheightschurch

Today, Pastor Ray Pastor Brett and Silas answer questions about the relationship between trusting God and planning well, spiritual abuse and comparing our healing journey to others we may hear. 00:00 Intro01:04 Sermon Recaps10:53 Why Ray focused on faith, healing and miracles 12:06 Understanding the story of Paul in Acts17:00 Relation between Trust In God and Poor Planning29:07 Leaders who say I'm sick because of a lack of faith or sin39:46 Comparing our stories to those of others we hear51:32 I'm nervous to use my gifts!58:47 Outro This Podcast is a companion podcast to our Sunday sermon. Join the Pastors of Willingdon and Austin Heights each week as they dive a little deeper into each topic, answer questions, and provide a few laughs along the way. Website: https://willingdon.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinheightschurch

Strap in! Today, Pastor Brett, Pastor Bryan Born and Silas share stories, answer questions, and just have a great time on this week's podcast. Hear some of Pastor Bryan's stories from ministry in Botswana, Bryan and Brett's stories about discovering their spiritual gifts, and whether we are born with spiritual gifts. 00:00 Intro02:22 Who is Pastor Bryan?03:21 Sermon Summary 08:20 Botswana Stories & Biblical Worldviews20:10 Expanding on the 1st Century Church35:42 The Standard of Faith 45:11 Are We Born With Spiritual Gifts? 50:37 How Bryan and Brett Discovered Their Giftings01:01:06 Personal Benefits While Using Your Gifts01:06:36 OutroThis Podcast is a companion podcast to our Sunday sermon. Join the Pastors of Willingdon and Austin Heights each week as they dive a little deeper into each topic, answer questions, and provide a few laughs along the way. Website: https://willingdon.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinheightschurch

Join Pastor Brett, Pastor Brody, and Silas this week as they answer questions on leadership gifts, discernment, and being active members of the church.00:00 Intro 00:47 Sermon summary 04:08 Gifts for doing vs gifts for equipping 07:51 Shepherd-teacher or shepherds and teachers? 12:22 Who should have these leadership gifts? 17:20 Who are the saints? 22:01 How to test prophecy and walk in the spirit 34:45 How to unlearn harmful teaching 45:02 Ways to become more active members of the church 53:11 Outro This Podcast is a companion podcast to our Sunday sermon. Join the Pastors of Willingdon and Austin Heights each week as they dive a little deeper into each topic, answer questions, and provide a few laughs along the way. Website: https://willingdon.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willingdon/

Join Pastor Brett and Silas this week as they answer your questions on this week's sermon! Today's topics include; Prophecy and speaking in tongues.00:00 Intro 00:48 Gold Medal Game 03:57 Are tongues and prophecy a sign of maturity? 06:25 Baptism in the Holy Spirit 10:43 How and why pray in tongues? 12:37 Brett's experience with tongues 14:19 Overcoming fear of speaking in tongues 17:22 Are live translations a gift of tongues? 21:08 Prophecy that's not future prediction 24:31 Can prophecy still predict the future? 27:54 How do we know if we have a prophetic message? 33:20 Why don't we have capital 'P' prophets? 38:16 How do we understand prophecies of warning or rebuke? 40:25 How to start practicing prophecy and tongues 44:56 Outro This Podcast is a companion podcast to our Sunday sermon. Join the Pastors of Willingdon and Austin Heights each week as they dive a little deeper into each topic, answer questions, and provide a few laughs along the way. Website: https://willingdon.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willingdon/

Join Pastor Ray, Pastor Brian and Silas this week as they answer your questions on this week's sermon! Today's topics include; Cessationism, God's love for us and Brian.00:00 Intro00:49 Who is Brian01:10 Sermon Summary07:47 God's love "clicked."13:21 How can we help students understand God's love?19:57 Childish things in your faith you had to give up26:29 Balancing loving others and loving/taking care of ourselves?35:02 Practical Tips for Keeping "love" in the right order37:43 Cessationism 48:27 OutroThis Podcast is a companion podcast to our Sunday sermon. Join the Pastors of Willingdon and Austin Heights each week as they dive a little deeper into each topic, answer questions and provide a few laughs along the way. Website: https://willingdon.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willingdon/

Join Pastor Brett and Silas this week as they go through all the definitions of Love found in 1 Corinthians 13! 00:00 Intro02:19 Sermon Summary9:19 Loves is…11:15 Patient14:20 Kind17:44 Doesn't Envy20:05 Doesn't Boast/Arrogant23:05 Isn't Rude25:01 Doesn't Insist On Its Own Way28:50 Not Irritable31:46 Keeps No Record Of Wrongs38:49 Doesn't Rejoice At Wrong Doing41:53 Love Bares All Things43:05 Believes all things46:00 Hopes all things47:10 Endures all things49:15 OutroThis Podcast is a companion podcast to our Sunday sermon. Join the Pastors of Willingdon and Austin Heights each week as they dive a little deeper into each topic, answer questions and provide a few laughs along the way. Website: https://willingdon.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinheightschurch

Join Pastor Brett, Pastor Ray, and Silas this week as they answer questions and ask questions about last week's Sermon! Today, Ray and Brett share how they deal with being in "prominent" roles in the church, encouraging those with "less prominent" gifts and more. 00:00 Intro01:14 Sermon Reflections12:33 Are All Not Gifts "Higher Gifts"?18:11 Honouring those who are "less prominent" in the Body23:40 Dealing With Spiritual Pride & Superiority 33:20 Functional Gifts and Apostles TodayThis Podcast is a companion podcast to our Sunday sermon. Join the Pastors of Willingdon and Austin Heights each week as they dive a little deeper into each topic, answer questions and provide a few laughs along the way. Website: https://willingdon.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinheightschurch

Join Pastor Brett, Pastor Jonathan, Pastoral Intern Eunice, and Silas this week as they answer questions and ask questions about last week's Sermon! Today, we discuss belonging, exercising your spiritual gifts and more. 00:00 Intro01:07 Sermon Summary05:34 Living out one’s belonging in the local church11:54 Exercising your gifts15:20 Can my spiritual gifts change over time?18:55 How can I discover my spiritual gifts?26:43 Holding back someone from using their gifts35:58 How to not overlook others and their gifts42:35 We belong because of what Jesus has doneThis Podcast is a companion podcast to our Sunday sermon. Join the Pastors of Willingdon and Austin Heights each week as they dive a little deeper into each topic, answer questions and provide a few laughs along the way. Website: https://willingdon.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinheightschurch

We're back! Join Pastor Brett, Pastor Ray and Silas each week as they answer your questions relating to last week's Sermon! Today we discuss the topic of Spiritual Gifts, Church denominations and the Holy Spirit. Have questions of your own? Don't hesitate to email us at [email protected]. 00:00 Intro00:58 Sermon Series Overview12:21 The Landry's favourite reality TV show13:30 Spiritual Gifts and what makes them different16:40 Can I desire a different gift?22:25 Quinn Hughes Trade but Spiritual Gifts?23:53 Are there elevated Spiritual Gifts in the Western Church?25:10 Understating denominational differences and what unites us42:28 Why do some Evangelical Christians see the Holy Spirit as a force?This Podcast is a companion podcast to our Sunday sermon. Join the Pastors of Willingdon and Austin Heights each week as they dive a little deeper into each topic, answer questions and provide a few laughs along the way. Website: https://willingdon.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinheightschurch

We have a Christmas Season conversation for you today with the whole Preaching Team! Join Nat and the guys as they chat about ways to read your Bible in the new year, tips on sharing the Gospel over Christmas and more. We'll be back with our regular Q&A Podcast in the new year.00:00 Intro1:09 God's Great Big Story Stories11:19 Being In Community and In The Word15:30 Engaging with Scripture 30:20 Help, I fell off my Devo Plan40:27 Sharing the Gospel at Christmas Gatherings55:41 OutroThis Podcast is a companion podcast to our Sunday sermon. Join the Pastors of Willingdon and Austin Heights each week as they dive a little deeper into each topic, answer questions and provide a few laughs along the way. Website: https://willingdon.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinheightschurch/

Today, Pastor Brett, Pastor Brody and Silas answer your questions on 1 Corinthians 11:17-34. Topics today include the relationship between baptism and communion, why we take communion once a month and more. If you have any questions for us related to next week's sermon, you can email them to [email protected], and we'll try our best to include them on the show. 00:00 Intro 01:06 Summary09:17 Relationship between Baptism and Communion16:17 Frequency of Communion23:06 Differences and Common Views on Communion31:20 Reconciliation45:32 Outro This Podcast is a companion podcast to our Sunday sermon. Join the Pastors of Willingdon and Austin Heights each week as they dive a little deeper into each topic, answer questions and provide a few laughs along the way. This Weekend's Sermon: https://share.transistor.fm/s/ae3eca0d Website: https://willingdon.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willingdon/

Today, Pastor Brett, Silas and Nat answer your questions on 1 Corinthians 11:2-16. If you have any questions for us related to next week's sermon, you can email them to [email protected], and we'll try our best to include them on the show. Topics include headship roles in the family, discerning scripture and performative spirituality. 00:00 Intro1:09 Sermon Summary07:28 Performative Spirituality15:18 Usage of "nature" in the passage and cultural understanding18:53 How are we supposed to read a passage like this and understand it?23:21 Do we need a commentary to do our devotions?24:22 Suggestions on finding a good commentary25:36 How to distinguish what are cultural vs universal issues when reading the bible? 30:00 Singleness33:33 Difference between headship roles in the family42:29 Advice for families where roles look a little different44:22 Can I tease my husband for "being a man"49:22 Outro This Podcast is a companion podcast to our Sunday sermon. Join the Pastors of Willingdon and Austin Heights each week as they dive a little deeper into each topic, answer questions and provide a few laughs along the way. This Weekend's Sermon: https://share.transistor.fm/s/e608aaf3 Website: https://willingdon.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willingdon/

Today, Pastor Ray, Pastor Brett and Silas answer your questions on 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1. Topics include buying and eating meat that is labelled halal, having gospel conversations with family members and Ray's trip to Ottawa! If you have any questions for us related to next week's sermon, you can email them to [email protected], and we'll try our best to include them on the show.00:00 Intro00:43 Sermon Summary05:30 Halal Meat16:42 The Unknown or Dining with Demons23:38 Uncomfortable conversations about an offensive Gospel without displeasing family members31:42 How do I alleviate the shame of not meeting the standard of God40:47 Ray's trip to parliament 😀46:41 Engaging in politics as Christians53:49 Dealing with the anger57:58 Outro This Podcast is a companion podcast to our Sunday sermon. Join the Pastors of Willingdon and Austin Heights each week as they dive a little deeper into each topic, answer questions and provide a few laughs along the way. This Weekend's Sermon: https://share.transistor.fm/s/2d103b6c Website: https://willingdon.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willingdon/

Today, we have a special episode featuring Pastor John Best and Ahmad. Ahmad serves with an organization called House of Ohmeed and is a partner in ministry. This is a discussion on the persecuted Church that you won't want to miss. We'll be back on our regularly scheduled Q&A Pod next week. If you have any questions for us related to next week's sermon, you can email them to [email protected], and we'll try our best to include them on the show. 00:00 Intro1:28 Get to know Ahmad6:35 Stories of Persecution14:32 Standing strong through persecution in Canada21:43 How can we respond to persecution in other places?26:29 House of Omeed36:13 Hope Partners39:50 What can youth do to grow in their faith publicly?42:25 How can we pray?48:00 Prayer This Podcast is a companion podcast to our Sunday sermon. Join the Pastors of Willingdon and Austin Heights each week as they dive a little deeper into each topic, answer questions and provide a few laughs along the way. Willingdon Sermon: https://share.transistor.fm/s/a118ebbb Website: https://willingdon.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willingdon/

Today, Pastor Ray, Pastor Brett and Silas answer your questions on 1 Corinthians 10:14-22. If you have any questions for us related to next week's sermon, you can email them to [email protected], and we'll try our best to include them on the show. 00:00 Intro00:40 Answering a Willingdon family question04:35 Sermon Summary09:29 Was there a particular verse that stood out to you while preparing? 17:29 Is partaking in Halloween festivities dining with demons? 26:21 How can we avoid sitting at multiple tables?31:52 Can I have a financial planner? How can we discern what is Godly advice/teaching? 42:06 How can we discern when something good is taking God's place in our hearts?51:46 Cultural Idols in the home56:09 Outro This Podcast is a companion podcast to our Sunday sermon. Join the Pastors of Willingdon and Austin Heights each week as they dive a little deeper into each topic, answer questions and provide a few laughs along the way. This Weekend's Sermon: https://share.transistor.fm/s/50ed1d17 Website: https://willingdon.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willingdon/