City Collective Podcast

From April 7th, the first week in our "Empire" series where Pastor Jason preaches on Acts 19:23-41.

Pastor Jason, intern Sophie, and creative director Jordan engage in a conversation about our upcoming series "EMPIRE: A Series on Sex, Love and Power." In the season of Eastertide, we consider what it means to be a resurrection people contending against false empires of power, sex, and money. Resurrection people sit at the heart of God’s mission to overtake the earth with the life of heaven. We are invited to belong to it, but that is easier said than done. Have we truly decided to have Jesus be the master of our lives? Or do the thrones of our lives remain filled with false idols promising life that Jesus claims is found in Him? Together, we confront the empires of our world by asking:Whom do I actually choose to serve?Show Notes: 1:17 - James K.A. Smith, You Are What You Love11:05 - Lecrae, “just because you get to choose your master doesn’t mean you aren’t a slave.”14:15 - Tim Keller, Every Good Endeavour16:23 - James 4:7 20:05 - Numbers 14:2-4 We’d love to have you join us through the series “Empire" (Series description on Page 67 of the City Collective Journal. (Still copies available in the lobby at church or digitally))

Easter Sunday | March 31stPastor Jason dives into John 20:11-18 and the Easter Story.

Week Six of our revisited Gospel According to Matthew series. Pastor Jason dives into Matthew 8:28-34.

Week Five of our revisited Gospel According to Matthew series. Pastor Jason explores Matthew 8:18-23.

Week four of our revisited Gospel According to Matthew series. Guest Speaker Neil Josephson shares on Matthew 8:23-27.

Week Three of our revisited Gospel According to Matthew series. Pastor Jason explores Matthew 8:14-17.

Week Two of our revisited Gospel According to Matthew series. Pastor Jason explores Matthew 8:5-13.

Week One of our revisited Gospel According to Matthew series. Pastor Jason explores Matthew 8:1-4.

Join us for a conversation on Lent. Pastor Jason and Intern Sophie dive into what this practice is and some things to ponder if you would like to practice it yourself. This year lent begins on Valentines day (February 14th). If you would like an easy to follow daily devotional for this season, we have one available starting on page 104 of the City Collective Journal. 1:06 - Quote from unknown source1:58 - Val-LENT-times meme 8:30 - Journal Page 104, "Before we can jump ahead to the celebration of Easter we must wrestle with our humanity and sin." - Rebecca David23:30 - Henri Nouwen, Show Me the Way 24:34 - Matthew 4:1-439:25 - Prayer from Henri NouwenThanks for listening!

Week 5 of our Truly Human series. Pastor Jason explores what being a bride has to do with our identity as Christians.

Week 4 of our Truly Human series, Pastor Jason explores what being a witness means as a Christian.

Week 3 of our Truly Human series. Jeremy King explores what it means to be a "worshipper."

Today we take a break from our Truly Human series and hear from Brad Juhlin on "Grace Graffiti" from the Message version of Psalm 17.

Week 2 of Our Truly Human series. Main Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-10

Week 1 - Truly Human Main Scripture: Luke 15

Join us for a conversation with Pastor Jason, Intern Stephen and special guest Ryan Guerra as they embark on a conversation about Jesus' Identity and the Old Testament. **TECHNICAL NOTE: Apologies if you listened to this early and got a cut-off version of the end of the podcast - take a listen to the last 10 min now!**• We’d love to have you join us through the series “Truly Human" (Series description on Page 45 of the City Collective Journal. (Still copies available in the lobby after church or digitally))1:55 - Quote from Soren Kierkegaard (Also on page 45 of the City Collective Journal)10:38 - Sacrifice of Isaac - Genesis 22:1-1915:01 - John 1:1, Genesis 1:130:46 - Jesus as Second Adam - 1 Corinthians 15:45A huge thank you to Ryan Guerra for joining us for this episode, if you want to hear more from him check out his guest preaching episodes from 2023 on our profile or check out his website here.

Week 3 of our "Yakhal: to Hope and to Wait for" series.

Week 2 of our "Yakhal: to Hope and to Wait for" series.

Week 1 of our "Yakhal: to Hope and to Wait for" series.

Welcome! Join us for a conversation with intern Sophie, staffer Jordan and volunteer Nef about Advent and what it means to anticipate the arrival of baby Jesus. • Do you want to learn more about Advent? Check out our overview on our website. • We’d love to have you join us through the series “Yakhal: To hope and to wait for” starting this Sunday December 3rd! • Looking for a weekly advent devotional check out the Devotional at the back of our City Collective Journal. (Starts on Pg. 100 - so easy to remember) • Join us for our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service (not ceremony as Jordan says in the episode) on December 24th, at 10:30 am at H.D. Stafford.5:31- Week 1 - Hope or Prophecy Candle 5:54 - Isaiah 9:6 “Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given…”7:57 - Week 2 - Peace or Bethlehem Candle8:28 - Phillipians 4:7 “The peace of Go, which surpasses all understanding…” 9:09 - John 14:27 “My peace I leave with you…” 11:45 - Week 3 - Joy or Shepherds Candle 15:10 - John 15:11 “ I have told you these things so that My joy may be complete.” 16:14 - Week 4 - Love or Angels Candle 18:52 - Christmas Day - Christ Candle 19:20 - Deep Dive into Hope (Yakhal: to hope or wait for) 20:00 - Reading from “The Trinity Advent Play” by Lloyd A. Arnett28:49 - City Collective Journal (pg 35) “Hopeful people in the Bible often recognize there’s no evidence things will get better, but choose hope anyway.” (Also from the Bible project word study series) 31:42 - Exodus 14:19-31 - Parting the Red Sea 31:53 - Hebrews 11:1 - “Faith is being sure of what you hope for, certain of things unseen.” 38:09 - Prayer from Henri Nouwen A huge shoutout to Neftali Tuyub for joining us for this episode (be sure to check out the Advent devotional in the City Collective journal to read Devon’s written by Nef and others!)

Week 8 of our "Upside Down Kingdom" series. Pastor Jason shares on Matthew 7:24-29.

Week 6 of our "Upside Down Kingdom" series. Stephen (one of our interns) shares on Matthew 7:15-20.

Week 5 of our Upside Down Kingdom Series.

Join Stephen, Samuel and Pastor Jason as they embark on a conversation recapping our Sermon on the Mount Series.References and timestamps: 1:28 - Eugene Peterson, from A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, "The life of faith isn't meant for tourists, it's meant for pilgrims." 2:24 - Matthew 5:5 "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth."4:11 - Matthew 5:21-26 - Murder (Anger) 7:00 - Matthew 5:27-32 - Adultery 9:07 - Matthew 6:5-15 - Prayer (The Lord's Prayer) 13:44 - Matthew 7:7-12 - Ask, Seek, Knock. 14:44 check out our previous podcast on prayer! 17:39 - Micheal J. Wilkins - "Ask, seek and knock all indicate a holy pursuit of the Father and His will. I would say in that context the prayer isn't answered because it doesn't align with His will that is being pursued." 21:22 - N.T.Wright - "But for most of us, the problem is not that we are too eager to ask for the wrong things. The problem is that we are not eager enough to ask for the right things." 22:20 - Matthew 5:27-32 - Adultery 27:30 - Job 38 - God responds to Job 31:04 - Matthew 7:13-14 - The Narrow and Wide Gate 37:33 - F. Dale Bruner - "Everybody does it will not be a very criterion in Christian ethics." 37:52 - F. Dale Bruner - "There is no need to fool ourselves by saying that Jesus ethic is not difficult. Jesus' sermon on the mount requires red blood and moral investment. It is a tough way... The succession of both secularity and super-spirituality takes the moral fibre and intellectual meaning found in life lived in obedience to Jesus demands." 43:15 - Matthew 7:15-23 - True and False Prophets/Disciples 46:06 - Luke 15: 11-32 - Parable of the Prodigal/Lost Son 47:43 - 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 - Love 49:35 - Cyril of Alexandria - "There may be some who, in the beginning believed rightly and assiduously laboured in virtue. They may have even worked miracles and prophesied and cast out demons. And yet later they are found turning aside to evil, to self assertive deception and desire. Of these Jesus remarks that He "never knew them.""53:07 - Matthew 7:24-27 - The Wise and Foolish Builders 57:18 - James 1:22-25 - Be doers of the WordThanks for listening!

Upside Down Kingdom Week 4 - October 29th, 2023

Upside Down Kingdom Week 3 - October 22nd, 2023

Upside Down Kingdom Week 2 - October 15th

Upside Down Kingdom - Week One October 8th, 2023

Teach Us to Pray - Week FourOctober 1st, 2023

Join Stephen, Samuel and Pastor Jason as they embark on a conversation on fasting.Resources: Our City Collective resource hub online. Click HERE for Prayer Resources.Bridgetown Church Podcast on Fasting and our relationship with food, featuring Bethany Allen, HERE.Notes and References: 1:16 - Samuel references a sermon that Jason hasn't preached yet. This is simply a scheduling change in the release of this episode and now you can look forward to connecting the dots between this episode and the sermon!17:26 - References to feasting: Gen. 2:9, Gen. 2:16, Rev. 19:6-9, Matt. 4:11, Matt. 26:17-3031:46 - Isaiah 58Thank you so much for listening. Love God, Love people, Be the Church. "Practicing the Way" was originated with John Mark Comer and Bridgetown Church and while we are not associated, we appreciate their resources being open and available for all.

Teach Us to Pray - Week ThreeSeptember 24th, 2023

Teach Us to Pray - Week Two September 17th, 2023

Join Stephen, Samuel and Pastor Jason as they embark on a conversation on prayer. For more resources on prayer check out: Page 18 in the City Collective Journal Our City Collective resource hub online. Click HERE for Prayer Resources.References and timestamps: 1:05 - Quote from C.S. Lewis' "The Magicians Nephew"Editor's Note: In this episode it's mentioned a few times that Digory's mother isn't healed, which is incorrect. Digory's mother is healed eventually, though Digory first goes through a time of believing she won't be. Hopefully the comments made in this episode still make sense and add to your thoughts on the practice of prayer. 11:10 - Quote from Mother Theresa "Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God's gift of Himself."11:58 - Quote from Andrew Murray "The power of prayer depends almost entirely upon our apprehension of who it is with whom we speak." 31:37 - Hebrews 11:5-633:17 - James 1:22-25 37:36 - 1 Kings 19:9b-1842:48 - John 10:2746:41 - 1 Kings 19: 12-13Thanks for listening!"Practicing the Way" was originated with John Mark Comer and Bridgetown Church and while we are not associated, we appreciate their resources being open and available for all.

Teach Us to Pray - Week One ** Technical Note - This is only part of the sermon as we had some technical difficulties with recording this week.**We have a bonus episode on the Practice of Prayer releasing September 12th. Check it out for more of a conversation on prayer!

Vision Sunday - An overview of the Church's vision for this next season.

Dear Friend... | August 13th Pastor Jason leads a discussion on victory and idols from 1 John 5.