St. Clair Community Church Podcast

  On Sunday, John-Mark wrapped up our series "The Mission Has A Church." Churches in North America (and the West more generally) have been in a period of decline for many years. The wider culture continues the project of secularism - the adoption of new ways of thinking, believing and being that are pointedly not Christian. How should Christians respond to these widespread cultural changes? Rather than reacting with fear (that leads to either fighting the culture or fleeing from it), another hopeful option is available: the recovery of the Mission of God as a way to understand the Trinity, the Bible, the Church, our relationship to culture and the nature of Christian justice and witness. Join us as we unpack the helpful ways a recovery of a missional perspective invites us into the work God is already doing in the world.   To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday, John-Mark continued our series "The Mission Has A Church." Churches in North America (and the West more generally) have been in a period of decline for many years.  The wider culture continues the project of secularism - the adoption of new ways of thinking, believing and being that are pointedly not Christian. How should Christians respond to these widespread cultural changes?  Rather than reacting with fear (that leads to either fighting the culture or fleeing from it), another hopeful option is available: the recovery of the Mission of God as a way to understand the Trinity, the Bible, the Church, our relationship to culture and the nature of Christian justice and witness. Join us as we unpack the helpful ways a recovery of a missional perspective invites us into the work God is already doing in the world. To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday, Andy continued our series "The Mission Has A Church." Churches in North America (and the West more generally) have been in a period of decline for many years.  The wider culture continues the project of secularism - the adoption of new ways of thinking, believing and being that are pointedly not Christian. How should Christians respond to these widespread cultural changes?  Rather than reacting with fear (that leads to either fighting the culture or fleeing from it), another hopeful option is available: the recovery of the Mission of God as a way to understand the Trinity, the Bible, the Church, our relationship to culture and the nature of Christian justice and witness. Join us as we unpack the helpful ways a recovery of a missional perspective invites us into the work God is already doing in the world. To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday, Matt continued our series "The Mission Has A Church." Churches in North America (and the West more generally) have been in a period of decline for many years.  The wider culture continues the project of secularism - the adoption of new ways of thinking, believing and being that are pointedly not Christian. How should Christians respond to these widespread cultural changes?  Rather than reacting with fear (that leads to either fighting the culture or fleeing from it), another hopeful option is available: the recovery of the Mission of God as a way to understand the Trinity, the Bible, the Church, our relationship to culture and the nature of Christian justice and witness. Join us as we unpack the helpful ways a recovery of a missional perspective invites us into the work God is already doing in the world. To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday, John-Mark started our series "The Mission Has A Church." Churches in North America (and the West more generally) have been in a period of decline for many years.  The wider culture continues the project of secularism - the adoption of new ways of thinking, believing and being that are pointedly not Christian. How should Christians respond to these widespread cultural changes?  Rather than reacting with fear (that leads to either fighting the culture or fleeing from it), another hopeful option is available: the recovery of the Mission of God as a way to understand the Trinity, the Bible, the Church, our relationship to culture and the nature of Christian justice and witness. Join us as we unpack the helpful ways a recovery of a missional perspective invites us into the work God is already doing in the world. To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

Introduction to Mission Series   On Sunday, John-Mark started our series on Mission, title still to come. Today's sermon talked about what it means to be missional in today's cultural moment and how the mission has a church and not that the church has a mission.   To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday, John-Mark concluded our Lent series "Praying with Jesus" with a sermon titled "What Jesus Prays for Us."   What can we learn about prayer from Jesus’ words and his example as recorded in the Gospels?  Jesus continues to be intimately involved in our experience of prayer as our Great High Priest (He 4:14-16).  Whenever and however we pray, it’s always with Jesus!  To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday, Natalie continued our Lent series "Praying with Jesus" with a sermon titled "Get to the Secret Place"   What can we learn about prayer from Jesus’ words and his example as recorded in the Gospels?  Jesus continues to be intimately involved in our experience of prayer as our Great High Priest (He 4:14-16).  Whenever and however we pray, it’s always with Jesus!  To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday, Andrew continued our Lent series "Praying with Jesus" with a sermon titled "To the Soundtrack of Glory,"   What can we learn about prayer from Jesus’ words and his example as recorded in the Gospels?  Jesus continues to be intimately involved in our experience of prayer as our Great High Priest (He 4:14-16).  Whenever and however we pray, it’s always with Jesus!  To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday, Matt P continued our Lent series "Praying with Jesus" with a sermon titled "Praying With the Father’s Heart."   What can we learn about prayer from Jesus’ words and his example as recorded in the Gospels?  Jesus continues to be intimately involved in our experience of prayer as our Great High Priest (He 4:14-16).  Whenever and however we pray, it’s always with Jesus!  To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday, John-Mark started our Lent series "Praying with Jesus" with a sermon titled "What God Wants to Give."   What can we learn about prayer from Jesus’ words and his example as recorded in the Gospels?  Jesus continues to be intimately involved in our experience of prayer as our Great High Priest (He 4:14-16).  Whenever and however we pray, it’s always with Jesus!  To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday, John-Mark closed our series "Going God Knows Where" with a sermon titled "The Warning in the Wineskins."  What should guide a faith community during seasons of transition and instability?  In times of radical change, what spiritual resources are available to disciples of Jesus?  Join us as we look at some snapshots from scripture that speak to God’s hopeful presence with his people in the midst of disruption and transition. To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

Going God Knows Where: Joseph's Bones On Sunday, John-Mark continued our new series "Going God Knows Where" with a sermon titled "Joseph's Bones."  What should guide a faith community during seasons of transition and instability?  In times of radical change, what spiritual resources are available to disciples of Jesus?  Join us as we look at some snapshots from scripture that speak to God’s hopeful presence with his people in the midst of disruption and transition. To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday we had the last of three talks from Brett Ullman. This week we will be hearing his talk called "Media - Navigating Everything" that touched on the good, the bad and the ugly of technology. (From: https://www.brettullman.com/media_navigating_everything/) Brett Ullman is a well known youth culture, media and mental health expert who has been speaking on these subjects for 25 years. People appreciate his well researched, wise and practical approach to todays issues and the way in which he captures your attention. This talk will provide you with steps to take in order to better use media for good and ways to decrease its bad effects. Social media, video games, music and TV/streaming will be addressed and strategies for boosting your wellbeing will be provided. Some examples of questions that will be answered are: how do I protect my children from pornography, predators, bullying and other content online? How much screen time should my kids have each day? Should I monitor all communications my child has

On Sunday we had the second of three talks from Brett Ullman. This week we will be hearing his talk called "Parenting - Navigating Everything" that touched on the good, the bad and the ugly of parenting and how to care for our young people today with an intergen mindset.  (From https://www.brettullman.com/navigating-everything/)  We all want the best for our kids but which parenting information do we choose? With over 75,000 parenting books produced in the past 21 years and the many voices, articles and online resources available, the task of figuring out where to turn for parenting advice is overwhelming.  Some foundational parenting questions all parents must consider:  What are Parenting Styles and which ones should I be using in my parenting? How can I gain better communication skills and use them with my children? What does spending time with my kids look like? How do I effectively discipline my children? Various aspects of home life also need addressing, with each section being a sizeable discussion on

On Sunday we had the first of three talks from Brett Ullman. This week we will be hearing his talk called "The Walking Wounded" on mental health.  (From https://www.brettullman.com/the-walking-wounded/)  When we are surrounded by these heightened emotions and feelings life becomes one that is isolated from others and we begin to be full of questions instead of answers and we do not know what will work, or where to turn. How do we begin our journey towards hope, healing, redemption, rescue, and a restoration to wholeness?  Where and when does our journey back to life begin again?  As a Follower of the Way (A Christian) What about our faith? How does our faith fit into our healing journey?  This talk has no cliches, no Christianese and does not put forward promises of false hope. Brett Ullman in The Walking Wounded begins to address how to walk back towards healing and away from our emotions, feelings and thoughts that are keeping us paralyzed in life.  No shame, fear, or hiding is required as we are safe to jo

Who Is This Guy? An Introduction of John-Mark On Sunday John-Mark introduced himself and told us his testimony. Learn more about our new interim Pastor on this week's podcast! To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday Karra told a story of her own making, a story of a family filled with different longings, and hoping to give gifts to meet the needs of their family members. This concluded our Advent series "The Heart that Seeks." The advent season often begins with awareness of longing. We sing "Come Long Expected Jesus" and remember the promises, the waiting, the hoping of a nation for salvation. Yet all that is to come in this season was born of a longing much older than a nation. A longing that is as old and as wide as the world. Christmas began with God’s longing for salvation and restoration of the world He created. Christmas began with His longing for us… To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

The Heart that Seeks: Longing for What Once Was On Sunday Natalie continued our Advent series "The Heart that Seeks" and spoke about the longing for the past, how things used to be, and recognizing what that speaks to within us. The advent season often begins with awareness of longing. We sing "Come Long Expected Jesus" and remember the promises, the waiting, the hoping of a nation for salvation. Yet all that is to come in this season was born of a longing much older than a nation. A longing that is as old and as wide as the world. Christmas began with God’s longing for salvation and restoration of the world He created. Christmas began with His longing for us… To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday Andrew continued our Advent series "The Heart that Seeks" and spoke about the longing for a home we have within us and how that home is the one God is preparing us for. The advent season often begins with awareness of longing. We sing "Come Long Expected Jesus" and remember the promises, the waiting, the hoping of a nation for salvation. Yet all that is to come in this season was born of a longing much older than a nation. A longing that is as old and as wide as the world. Christmas began with God’s longing for salvation and restoration of the world He created. Christmas began with His longing for us… To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/