Coastal Church Podcast

<p>Panel Discussion with Kathleen Cooke, Jenny Konkin and Laura Lynn Tyler In this session we will be interviewing 3 women who are each helping others tell their story in 3 very different ways. You can learn more about each speaker by visiting their websites: Kathleen Cooke: <a href="http://kathleencooke.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">kathleencooke.com</a> Jenny Konkin: <a href="http://wholewayhouse.ca" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wholewayhouse.ca</a> Laura Lynn Tyler: <a href="http://lauralynn.tv" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">lauralynn.tv</a></p>

<p>There is no great story without first understanding what you were put on the earth to accomplish. Author, speaker and filmmaker Phil Cooke calls that purpose your “One Big Thing.” For everyone who’s been pulled in different directions, distracted by today’s digital culture, or just wondered what to do with their lives, this session will offer real answers. You’ll discover how to focus on the one thing in your life that drives you, inspires your passion, separates you from the pack, and can launch the story of your life. Phil Cooke will help you not only discover that one thing, but will also teach you the secrets of making an unforgettable impact with your life.</p>

<p>As a creative artist, pastor, business leader, entrepreneur, or student in today’s media-driven culture, your greatest challenge is getting your voice heard. No matter how great your talent, skill, or message, if no one’s listening, then you’ve failed. But what makes you stand out? How can you connect with the people who can make a difference? In today’s cluttered, disrupted, digital world, it’s more difficult than ever to break through and get your story noticed. In this session, based on Phil’s highly acclaimed book, “Unique: Telling Your Story in the Age of Brands and Social Media,” you’ll discover the critical keys for cutting through and making an impact.</p>

<p>Drawing from his past experience in culture and media, Gordon will share more on story form. Branding is all about story, and Gordon Pennington is an international consultant to corporations, governments and institutions on this topic. Gordon is also a Trustee of The Universal Literacy Project. As a lecturer on cultural communications, Pennington has spoken at the annual International Arts Movement conference in New York, and has addressed screenwriters on the theme of “Culture and Media Influence”. He has lectured at Cambridge, Oxford, Columbia, Princeton, Yale, McGill and other universities around the world. His expertise in providing insight on story is exceptional.</p>

<p>Your story is important and needs to be told. This story writing lab that focuses on how to bravely tell your story. Whether pitching to executives on the studio lot, or sharing your business story, or your faith journey with someone you are just getting to know, the ability to verbalize and connect with others is vital to all aspects of life. This special session focuses on the key elements to make your story compelling and give you confidence to share it with your audience.</p>

<p>Drawing from his past experience in culture and media, Gordon will share more on story form. Branding is all about story, and Gordon Pennington is an international consultant to corporations, governments and institutions on this topic. Gordon is also a Trustee of The Universal Literacy Project. As a lecturer on cultural communications, Pennington has spoken at the annual International Arts Movement conference in New York, and has addressed screenwriters on the theme of “Culture and Media Influence”. He has lectured at Cambridge, Oxford, Columbia, Princeton, Yale, McGill and other universities around the world. His expertise in providing insight on story is exceptional.</p>

<p>Guest Speaker Pastor Willie George Founding and lead pastor of Church on the Move in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The same communicative skills that marked Willie George as a children’s minister have positioned him as the Senior Pastor of one of America’s most innovative churches.</p>

<p>God has designed us to live in a spiritual community, which gives us the strength we need to live in a broken world.</p>

<p>All of us want to become stronger, but how do we build our beliefs so we can help others?</p>

<p>The end of time is revealed in the book of The Revelation Of Jesus Christ. The whole Bible story leads up to a climax in this book. Here the author, the apostle John, gives us a glimpse into what heaven will be like. What began in the first pages of the Bible is accomplished in the last pages of the Bible.</p>

<p>In the lower story, there is chaos, storms, struggles, sickness, and even imprisonments. The Christian realizes, that above all this there is an upper story. God has a plan before time that will continue after this version of earth, and He uses the upper story to administrate the lower story; everything in the lower story is fitting into a perfect plan. We may not understand it, but like Paul, we can say this is for God's glory, and it's ultimately going to work out for good. While we're challenged and occasionally discouraged, we do not despair. We don't give up. We hang in there and in the process, God fashions us for His glory.</p>

<p>The Bible is divided into the Old Testament and the New Testament, and in the Old Testament, God's plan to get us back begins with a group of people called Israel. Starting in the book of Acts and continuing to the end of the Bible in Revelation, God establishes the church through the leadership of the disciples Jesus trained and the next generation of leaders. The first 12 chapters of Acts and then Paul takes the spotlight in his mission to take the message to primarily the people outside the Jewish community, the gentiles.</p>

<p>The book The Acts Of The Apostles reveals the new beginnings of the church. The early church believed and preached the resurrection of Jesus and the power of His name. The prophet Isaiah had spoken of a Child to be born whose name would be called “Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” and now the church would live and die for that name.</p>

<p>In the upper story God is watching over the ultimate sacrifice for the sins of mankind. From the book of Genesis onwards the scarlet thread of redemption was woven into The Story. It is obvious for us to look back on it from our vantage point and see the plan, but for the people at the time, it was as if their world stood still until they saw the resurrected Lord Jesus.</p>

<p>When we come to the understanding that Jesus took the penalty for our sins, we are set free from the sin and shame that goes with it. Since Jesus paid your sin debt, you are positioned "in Christ" and set free from the power of sin. You are called holy, forgiven, and free from condemnation!</p>

<p>Throughout The Story we have seen that everything points to the rescue of mankind through the Christ (Greek) or the Messiah (Hebrew). When Jesus arrives to fulfill this role, people wondered about His true identity. Who is Jesus? This is a question people have always wrestled with. but one which we all must answer.</p>

<p>The Old Testament gave us many Kingdom images. God created the world with just a word. He commanded the flood to come, commanded the Israelites to leave, commanded the sea to open, sent His children into exile, and pulled them out of exile, and pulled them out of exile. King Nebuchadnezzar encountered God and honoured Him who lives forever, for His dominion is an everlasting dominion and His kingdom endures from Generation</p>

<p>John the Apostle used two characters in this week’s chapter of The Story to “sandwich” the best-known verse in the whole Bible - John 3:16.</p>

<p>After hundreds of years and many glimpses of the Messiah, we finally arrive at the birth of Jesus. John in his gospel doesn’t give an account of the birth of the King, but rather states several key facts to introduce his readers to Christ.</p>

<p>Nehemiah served as the cupbearer for King Artaxerxes of Persia. Esther is Artaxerxes’ stepmother, and it is possible that she was instrumental in his appointment to this position. Nehemiah was granted permission by the king to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the walls. Once the rebuilding begins, so does the opposition. At stake was the promise made to King David that his royal descendants and nation would never end. To put it another way, God’s promise-keeping ability was at stake. In spite of opposition the task is completed in fifty-two days, a feat even the enemies of Israel attribute to God. With both the temple and the wall restored, the messianic line is once again protected.</p>

<p>Guest speaker Carl-Gustav Severin shares a great message for fathers!</p>

<p>Fifty years after the first group of exiles returned to Jerusalem from Babylon, the rest of the Jewish people are scattered throughout the Persian Empire. The book of Esther reveals a threat to destroy all the Jewish people, and ultimately God's divine plan to save them.</p>

<p>The time of the 70-year exile of the Israelites in Babylon had come to an end. God would use Cyrus, king of the Persian Empire, to send His people back home to rebuild the temple. This was prophesied over 150 years earlier by Isaiah, even mentioning Cyrus by name!</p>

<p>Exiled as a young man, Daniel’s wisdom and character would earn him a significant advisory role with the kings of Babylon. Daniel was committed to serving the kings without compromising his values and allegiance to the God of Israel.</p>