The Coastal Church Podcast

Renew | Week 2 | Jason Parker

Many of us want the blessings of God and the benefits of following Jesus. Fewer of us want to order our lives in the way that Jesus did. This week Jason Parker is reminding us that we cannot have the ministry of Jesus without the life of Jesus. As we step into a busy fall, we have to remember to leave margin for God to work in and through us, not out of duty or obligation, but because we need His grace everyday.
 
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Renew | Week 1 | Jason Parker

This week we are kicking off our new series called “Renew.” It’s all about renewing our vision to take Jesus into every community of South-West Nova Scotia; not changing that vision but falling in love with it again. Often, we can forget that our mission is not just for us as a church, but for us as individuals. Jason took us to John 17 where Jesus prays for his followers, which includes those of us who follow him today. There Jesus gives us a definition of eternal life, which is the very thing that we need, and thankfully, it’s what Jesus offers to us. That’s why we need to take Jesus into every community, because he is offering eternal life to anyone who would receive it.
 
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God Likes You | Tom Cann

Many of us have heard the idea that “God loves us” enough times that it can feel cliché or obvious. But something profound happens when you realize that God not only loves you, but he actually likes you too. That is the message that Tom Cann is sharing with us this week. It is the statement that drives South Church, the newest church in our network which Tom and his team planted in the South End of Yarmouth almost a year ago. Though it may only contain three simple words, the sentence “God likes you” has massive implications for you, your life, and your relationships, which Tom unpacks for us.
 
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Romans: Part 3 | Week 7 | Jason Parker

This week we are concluding the book of Romans as Jason Parker walks us through Paul’s final remarks in Romans 16. God has something to say to us even through Paul’s greetings and instructions ending this letter. There is an emphasis on the important role that women have to play in leading the church’s ministry. There is a warning against gossipers and people who want to divide the church. Finally, there is a call to be established in the gospel. Thankfully for us, it is Jesus who establishes us, empowers us for ministry, and enables us to be unified as a church. That is good news that needs to be shared.
 
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Romans: Part 3 | Week 6 | Jason Parker

As we near the conclusion of our series navigating through the book of Romans, Jason Parker taught us about God’s desire and ability to actually see his mission accomplished. We looked at Paul’s description in Romans 15 of his completed mission from Jerusalem to Illyricum and everywhere in between, and how he wanted to pursue new regions and advance the gospel further. The gospel requires us to take our focus off of ourselves and our empty pursuits and actually love and serve others the way that God does, to dream big dreams about the impact that can be made, not just in our community, but around the world.

Romans: Part 3 | Week 5 | James Murphy

This week we are diving into Romans 14. James Murphy walked us through the freedom of a clear conscience that we can have in Christ, as well of all of the cautions in this chapter about how we are to use that freedom. We should not judge other Christians for the different ways that they go about honoring God, but rather focus on how actions, even our good ones, affect others. Everything we do needs to come from a deep faith and trust in Jesus.

Romans: Part 3 | Week 4 | Jason Parker

This week we are tackling a controversial passage in Romans 13. Jason Parker walked us through the Biblical instructions for how we are to live in relation to our governing authorities who are put in place by God. He reminded us that all of our relationships are to bring glory to God and to show people what Jesus is like. We can do that, even for leaders that we don’t agree with, because we look forward to the day that King Jesus will come back and make everything right.

Romans: Part 3 | Week 3 | Jason Parker

This week we are back into Romans 12:9-21. Jason took us through verse by verse to explain how each of these short exhortations actually apply to our lives. How we navigate relationships as Christians, both with people inside and outside of the Church, should be radically different from the world around us. We are called to love authentically, to show hospitality, and to rejoice in hope. And we can do all of those things well with God’s grace as his Holy Spirit fills us with his love to then go and share in overflow to everyone around us. How the Church looks relationally should be a picture of what heaven is like.