North Site Podcast
101 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -This is where you can find the weekly teaching from North Site Church a church in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
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Acts: To the Ends of the Earth
January 23, 2023 00:27 - 18 minutes - 17.9 MBThis week we look at the second part of Acts 8 and the story of Philip and the Eunuch.
Acts: The Way of the King
January 19, 2023 01:23 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBGreg walks us through Acts 6&7 and how the life of Stephen teaches us about the way of Jesus and how it is the way of Service: It is serving the marginalized, not taking the spotlight. Humility: It is being God’s messenger, not our own. Trust: It is seeking refuge and mercy from our King.
Advent: Listen to the song (Mary)
December 04, 2022 19:07 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBThis week during the second week we hear a great message from Ashlynn on Mary's song of prophecy and praise. In Mary we see both the contemplative and the activist in a model for us all.
Advent: Listen to the Song (Zechariah)
November 27, 2022 19:21 - 22 minutes - 21 MBThis week Greg opens up our Advent series looking at 4 songs in the Gospel of Luke. This week it is the song of Zechariah (Luke 1:67-80)
Jesus' Creative Healing
November 24, 2022 00:36 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBJulia brings a great word for all of us about Jesus who is with us and heals us.
Acts: To Boldly Go...
October 31, 2022 02:09 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBThis week Greg shows us how in Acts 4 we learn that the Spirit is with us when, our leaders hurt us, we pray for boldness and God's wonders, and we are radically generous and honest about our needs.
Acts: Elevation Worship
October 31, 2022 01:53 - 28 minutes - 26 MBGreg shows us how in Acts 3 the Gospel is 1) The exultation of the vulnerable 2) The ascension of the Messiah and 3) The resurrection of all things
Acts: A Called Church
October 11, 2022 00:33 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBThis week Lizzie did an excellent job looking at the early church and how we learn from the first Christians what it means to be the church.
Acts: Evidence of the Spirit
October 03, 2022 00:33 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBThis week we look at the evidence of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the the disciples at Pentecost and ask what does that mean for us today?
Acts: Things Get Dicey
September 28, 2022 03:02 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBGreg talks about the three things that the disciples do when they are in a time of lament and waiting, and how we too can learn from their example.
Acts: Submerison and Subversion
September 18, 2022 19:24 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBGreg kicks off our series on the book of Acts
Jesus isn't the Church
September 05, 2022 23:20 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBA pastoral word for those who are struggling with the church.
Teach Us To Pray: Save us from the time of trial
July 29, 2022 17:58 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBThis week we conclude our series on the Lord's Prayer and the last request of Jesus to save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil.
Teach Us To Pray: Forgive Us Our Sins
July 20, 2022 17:03 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBThis week Ashlynn preached an incredible sermon on the line in the Lord's Prayer 'Forgive us our sins.' This is a call to experience God's forgiveness in our lives, but also to pass on that forgiveness to others around us.
Teach Us To Pray: Tomorrow's Bread
July 11, 2022 19:17 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBThis week Greg did an awesome job leading us through the line from the Lord's Prayer "Give us today our daily bread." It was a powerful sermon and I encourage you to take the time to listen to it.
Teach Us To Pray: Your Kingdom Come On Earth As It Is In Heaven
June 30, 2022 16:03 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBWhat does it mean to pray "Your Kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven?" How does this shape the way we live and pray in the world as followers of Jesus?
Teach us to Pray: Holy Is Your Name
June 20, 2022 20:55 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBThis week we look at the second request Jesus teaches us to pray. That God would make his name holy in the world.
Pentecost
June 06, 2022 20:45 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBPentecost! What does it mean? What's happening? How does Exodus 19 parallel what is happening? How is the gift of tongues the joining of wildly different people? Lot's to explore in this weeks teaching.
Teach Us To Pray: Our Father
May 31, 2022 17:22 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBThis week we look at the opening line of the Lord's Prayer. And we realize how quickly we can get hung up on words like "God" and "Father" and how we need to unpack the meaning of these words before we can really begin. We also ask, "What was Jesus thinking when he said the word Father?"
Exodus: The Tent (Ch 25)
May 16, 2022 20:01 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBTo conclude our Exodus series we look at the construction of the Tabernacle, and how it points backwards to the garden of Eden and forward to Jesus, who will fulfill everything that the people needed a tabernacle for.
Exodus: The Law (Ch. 20)
May 10, 2022 17:09 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBThis week we look at one of the big themes of the second half of the book of Exodus: The Law. And we ask, "How are we as Christians supposed to relate to the law?"
Exodus: Test on the Mountain (Ch 19)
May 03, 2022 15:19 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBIn Exodus 19 God's presence comes to the mountain and invites the people to come and enter into the Divine Presence. But the people choose to send Moses as their mediator instead. Israel fails the test to become a nation of priests and instead chooses to be a nation with priests.
Exodus: Peace and Justice (Ch 18)
April 25, 2022 20:44 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBThis week we look at Exodus 18 and the wise advice from Jethro to Moses. In this passage we discover God's vision for justice. This is a vision that sends people home in peace, with restored relationships, not just receive a punishment for their wrongdoing.
Jehu or Jesus?
April 14, 2022 19:09 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBThis week Greg gave us an incredible sermon about the Triumphal entry of Jesus from the Gospel of Luke. The question we must ask is do we want to walk in the way of the peacemaker Jesus or the violent way of Jehu?
Exouds: Daily God (Ch 16)
April 05, 2022 17:28 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBThis last week Tyler and Lizzie did an incredible job walking through Exodus 16. In this story we see them learning to trust in God as the every day God, not just the God of big events.
Exodus: Crossing the Sea (Ch 14)
March 22, 2022 18:40 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBThis week we look at the story of Israel crossing the sea.
Exodus: When the path isn't clear (Ch 13)
March 15, 2022 16:17 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBThis week we look at the story of God's leading the people on an unlikely path by a cloud and column of fire. We ask, how do we know what God's calling/leading is like in our own lives today?
Exodus: The Passover (Chp 12)
March 08, 2022 15:46 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBThis week we look at the story of the Passover and wrestle with the apparent violence of God in this story. Did God really kill innocent babies? Who did the people need to be saved from? And how does Jesus fit in all of this?
Exodus: Battle With Yahweh (Ch 5-11)
February 22, 2022 20:25 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBGreg does a great job tackling a huge portion of the book of Exodus this week. He looks at the way Moses continues to struggle to doubt and how God provides signs and wonders as God works with Moses to bring the people out of slavery.
Exodus: Fear, Flint and Faith (Ex 4)
February 17, 2022 21:45 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBThis weeks sermon focus' on the strange second half of Exodus 4 when God apparently tries to kill Moses, and Moses' wife Zipporah saves him in a strange ritual of circumcision... I know... This story is strange... and yet, there is something important for us to learn in this story.
Exodus: God's Call (Ch 3)
February 08, 2022 15:18 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBThis week Ashlynn did an amazing job exploring the call of Moses and how that relates to each one of us today. If you have ever wondered what your calling is, then this is the sermon for you.
Exodus: Let's talk about Trucks, Politics, and how to follow Jesus
January 31, 2022 17:38 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBLot's of people are thinking and posting about the Freedom Convoy this week. But what happens when we marry our faith and our politics? What happens when we confuse the message about freedom in Jesus with our political freedom? And most importantly, how is the church supposed to act and behave in these conversations?
Exodus: 4 Verbs (Ch 2B)
January 26, 2022 17:17 - 21 minutes - 20 MBThis week we look at the last few verses of Exodus two and hear four verbs that describe God's action on behalf of those who are suffering. If you are interested in the book I mention during the sermon it is available for purchase here. https://www.amazon.ca/Why-Suffer-Where-God-When-ebook/dp/B07VXLBMMW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=V2QPAK4WI6ZA&keywords=Why+do+we+suffer+and+where+is+God+when+we+do&qid=1643215974&sprefix=why+do+we+suffer+and+where+is+god+when+we+do%2Caps%2C158&sr=8-1
Exodus: Easter Eggs (Chp 2A)
January 19, 2022 17:58 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBThis week we look at the early life of Moses and the way that the author(s) of Exodus draw on the story of Israel to help us see the ways in which God worked in the past and continues to work today.
Exodus: No Small Thing (ch 1)
January 11, 2022 16:05 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBThis week we begin our new series in the book of Exodus. We see the ways in which God is at work through the very normal and small acts of faithfulness in the people of Israel and the two Midwives of the Hebrews.
Advent: Prince of Peace
January 04, 2022 20:54 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBJulia wraps up our Advent series reflecting on Jesus the Prince of Peace who brings Shalom to us all.
Advent: Eternal Father
December 14, 2021 16:24 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBThis week Peter looks at the title Eternal Father and the way God is with us everywhere, forever, and the tender way in which God is our Father.
Advent: Mighty God
December 07, 2021 20:31 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBThis week Jaden teaches about on the title given to the Messiah in Isaiah "Might God." We see the different ways God can be seen as the mighty one, and how God also subverts some of our expectations around this title.
Advent: Wonderful Counselor
November 30, 2021 21:43 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBGreg did an excellent job teaching this week on the first of the four titles given to the Messiah (Jesus) in Isaiah 9:6. Greg gives an excellent summary of the context in which this passage was written and then challenges some of our assumptions about what the title "Wonderful Counselor" means. Hint: It doesn't just mean a nice person who gives good advice!
Mission Update (Heather)
November 24, 2021 22:07 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBOur missionary Heather is back from Berlin! This week she shared with us about what God has been teaching her over the last two years in Germany.
Walking The Valley: The Brokenhearted
November 16, 2021 19:02 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBPsalm 34 tells us that "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted." In 2 Corinthians 1 Paul describes God as the compassionate Father and the God of all comfort. When we find ourselves brokenhearted, there is an invitation to be comforted by God who is close to us in these situations.
Walking The Valley: God Hears Your Cry
November 09, 2021 21:32 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBThis week we looked at the way in which the scriptures promise that those who cry out to God will be heard. We then look at the story of Hagar, and compare her experience with God to that of the Exodus story.
Walking the Valley: Strength for the Journey
November 02, 2021 20:47 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBThis week Greg did a fabulous job walking through Isaiah 40:31. He takes this familiar passage and reminds us of the way in which God gives us strength as we walk through life's valleys. This weeks focus is on the strength and hope we can find in God, even as we journey through the dark valley.
Walking the Valley: Not Alone
October 26, 2021 14:49 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBThis week we start our new series Walking the Valley. We acknowledge that all of our lives are touched by the cold shadow of death, but also that in the midst of these shadows we have a secure promise that God will not fail us or abandon us. We never walk through the valley of the shadow of death alone.
Invitation: Love That Changes Everything
October 20, 2021 17:32 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBThis week Ashley Power shares with us about the love of Jesus that changes everything and God's invitation to us to know, experience and share that love in our own lives and in the lives of others.
Invitation: The Good News
October 12, 2021 15:21 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBThis week we look at our church's discipleship circle to serve others and proclaim the good news. And we ask, what is the Good News?
Invitation: Planet Fitness
October 07, 2021 16:50 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBThis week Jaden teaches on the importance of training in our spiritual lives and how we can be trained and train others into the life Jesus desires for us.
Invitation: Craving Community
September 27, 2021 20:05 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBThis week we start our series looking at our four discipleship steps. This week we ask why do we crave community? And what role does the church have?
Reframing Work
September 14, 2021 19:27 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MB*We apologize for the audio quality this week. We also missed the first few minutes of this weeks teaching.* This week we look at work. The average Canadian spends the largest portion of their waking day at work. So how do we need to reframe how we think about work in the broader story of God. Two big questions this week: What are the dangers in work? How does God work?