Andover Community Church: Sharing Life
361 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -This podcast is for everyone everywhere. You’ll find episodes from our Sunday talks, hilarious parenting conversations and discussion on looking after our mental and spiritual health. We hope it’s helpful, inspirational and packed full of laughs!
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[Starbucks Spirituality] Love more than others think reasonable
March 01, 2020 12:00 - 18 minutes - 22 MBJesus says we are at our best when we are connected to our heavenly father and learn to love the people in our community like God does!
[Starbucks Spirituality] Risk more than others think wise
February 23, 2020 09:36 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBWhat’s the biggest risk you have ever taken? When I think of risks, I often think of extreme sports enthusiasts and the breathtakingly dangerous things they do. Faith requires us to take a risk and step into the unknown. That’s why it’s called faith.
[Starbucks Spirituality] Care more than others think wise
February 16, 2020 12:57 - 23 minutes - 17.4 MBIt’s not intentional but what we can so often get into the habit of doing is treating church as a chance to hang out with our friends, the people who are like us, the people we connect with. And instead of creating a community which demonstrates to people that life is better connected, we leave them out in the cold.
[Starbucks Spirituality] Dream more than others think possible
February 09, 2020 12:34 - 27 minutes - 20 MBWhen is a coffee shop more than just a coffee shop? When it dreams of being a "community gathering place where people come together to connect and discover new things" Howard Shultz (Former CEO of Starbucks). God designed us for community and it's so good for us all!
Deep AND Wide
February 02, 2020 10:17 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBIt is our vision here at ABC to reject the tyranny of the 'OR' and embrace the Jesus inspired genius of the 'AND'. We can't go deeper into relationship with Jesus and with God without being motivated to share that with others - to go wide.
[Starting Over] Release It
January 26, 2020 14:46 - 19 minutes - 14.6 MBAlex Pugh walks us through complicated waters and helps us unpack how "Releasing the past lets the past release you."
[Starting Over] Rethink It
January 19, 2020 11:15 - 23 minutes - 16.8 MBWhen starting over we need to break the cycle. If we keep thinking the way we used to think, we'll keep doing the things we used to do.
[IGNITE] Starting Over - Epic Fail
January 12, 2020 19:40 - 21 minutes - 30.2 MBEver had an 'Epic Fail' moment? Jonah certainly did, but he also had a 'Starting Over' moment with God's help that changed his life and many others. Chris Choules takes us on a journey of epic failures that didn't stay that way because God was involved.
[Starting Over] Own It
January 12, 2020 13:32 - 26 minutes - 36.1 MBWe all need to start over sometimes in many different areas of life. Chris helped us understand the first step of starting over, realising that "we make our peace with the past by owning our piece of the past".
[Starting Over] Three Myths
January 05, 2020 11:04 - 26 minutes - 18 MBWe all need to start over sometimes in many different areas of life. How do you break the cycle of mistakes and failed attempts? Chris helps us to bust three myths that get in the way of us making a clean start and painting a better future for ourselves.
[I'm Dreaming of a] Humble Christmas
December 17, 2019 10:24 - 22 minutes - 15.9 MB"The richness of Christmas is found in God's presence with us, not in extravagance. If you want to love like God loves, give more of yourself, not more stuff." Rob challenges us to be wise with our spending and emphasis on presents this Christmas.
[I'm Dream of a] Inclusive Christmas
December 10, 2019 09:51 - 24 minutes - 17 MBChris Porter gets us dreaming of an inclusive Christmas. "If God is for shepherds you better believe he is for you! If heaven comes for them, you better believe it comes for you. If you feel like you’re the last pick – heaven is for you and here it comes. If you feel like you’re alone – here comes heaven. If you feel like you’re a foreigner, homeless – here comes heaven. If you’re the outcast – here comes heaven to include you."
[I'm Dreaming of a] Peaceful Christmas
December 03, 2019 15:45 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBRob begins our Christmas series by drawing us together around the truth that the presence of God is with us throughout the conflict and tense situations of our lives; bringing peace in the midst of it all.
[RESET] Our Connection
November 26, 2019 14:20 - 21 minutes - 13.1 MBAlex Pugh shares with us her teenage obsession with Britney and challenges us to pause and ask ourselves "What or Who do we admire, adore or even worship in our lives?".
[RESET] Our Path
November 18, 2019 10:38 - 27 minutes - 19.7 MB"Our path is to follow Jesus so closely by walking in his footsteps that we become covered in the dust from his feet". If you want to walk more closely with Jesus and grow in your fath then taking a next step is a great way to do that, why not find one here: https://www.andoverbaptist.org.uk/nextsteps/
[IGNITE] Reset - Our Attitude
November 18, 2019 08:52 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBDo you know a human version of Grumpy cat? Chris Choules walks us through what it could look like to reset our attitudes based on some great wisdom from a guy who's life was literally shipwrecked 3 times, but still remained positive!
[RESET] Our Responsibility
November 11, 2019 16:09 - 30 minutes - 22.5 MBChris Porter leads us through the second part of this series, asking "What is the faith of the next generation worth to us?"
[RESET] Our Focus
November 04, 2019 12:59 - 30 minutes - 22.2 MBChris Porter kicks off our new series, RESET, calling us to refocus our lives around the most important thing, Jesus.
[Rediscovering Prayer] Our Guardian
October 28, 2019 13:03 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MBRob Hadfield closes out our Rediscovering Prayer series on the subject of temptation and God protecting us from evil.
[Rediscovering Prayer] Fish, Forgiveness & Freedom
October 20, 2019 09:04 - 25 minutes - 18.2 MBDuncan Banks
[Behind the Mask] The Stuggle with Loneliness
September 22, 2019 11:27 - 22 minutes - 16.8 MBRachel Noble
[Behind the Mask] The Struggle with Brokeness
September 15, 2019 11:43 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBChris Porter
[Behind the Mask] The Struggle with Acceptance
September 08, 2019 12:03 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MBChris Porter
[Behind The Mask] The Struggle With Doubt
September 01, 2019 10:28 - 46 minutes - 21.6 MBChris Porter
[Running With Giants] Joseph - Lessons For The Finish Line
August 25, 2019 10:23 - 19 minutes - 13.9 MBRob Hadfield
[Running With Giants] Abraham - Lessons For A Wrung Out Dad
August 18, 2019 10:23 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBChris Porter
[Running With Giants] Noah - Lessons For A Life In Limbo
August 11, 2019 13:24 - 27 minutes - 18 MBRob Hadfield
[Running With Giants] Moses - Lessons For A Risk Averse Life
August 04, 2019 13:03 - 23 minutes - 15.6 MBRob Hadfield
[Identity Crisis] You Are More Than Your Titles
June 16, 2019 12:44 - 31 minutes - 18.9 MBChris Porter
[Identity Crisis] You Are More Than Your Citizenship
June 09, 2019 12:19 - 24 minutes - 17.3 MBRob Hadfield
[Identity Crisis] You Are More Than Your Family History
June 02, 2019 15:21 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBRob Hadfield
[World Changers] Unleashing the Power of Compassion
May 26, 2019 10:17 - 30 minutes - 19.9 MBChris Porter
[World Changers] Passionately Committed to the Lost
May 12, 2019 09:50 - 19 minutes - 13.9 MBRachel Noble
[Ken Benjamin Visit] Where do we grow from here?
April 28, 2019 10:41 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBKen Benjamin