42 episodes
Ryley Heppner Podcast Ryley Heppner
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- Religion & Spirituality
My name is Ryley, and this is my podcast. I am a pastor/church (re)planter, student, and staff member at a Canadian Bible College. I am passionate about preaching through the Bible, helping people finds answers to difficult biblical questions, and exploring how the Gospel speaks to the issues and struggles of our culture. So week to week, through interviews, sermons and teachings, that is what this podcast aims to do!
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The Thrill of a Man's Heart
When I was four my parents took me into my first skateboard shop and bought me my first skateboard. I tell you all that not for no reason, but because that has a lot to do with how and why I started really following Jesus and then how and why I became obsessed with His Word.
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The Primary Purpose of the Church
The church that does not know the purpose for which it exists will inevitably misplace its focus, misuse its resources, and miss out on so much of God intended for it. The church has got to know its primary purpose. Thankfully its in Ephesians 3, and it is truly a glorious purpose with mind blowing proportions.
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The Good Good Good Shepherd (Psalm 23.1-3)
What is God like toward His children? What is the extent of His goodness? How does He give us rest? Psalm 23 has something to say on it!
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The Most Exciting Genealogy Ever! (Mat. 1.1-17)
Before reading the genealogy in Matthew chapter 1, one might expect that it would be most boring passage in Matthew's entire book. But nothing could be further from the truth. It is simply incredible how many treasures Matthew packed into just 17 verses, and how he uses a genealogy of all things to so beautifully and poetically setup the rest of the story of Jesus.
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Let the Dead Bury Their Own Dead (Mat. 8.18-22)
More hard words from Jesus, but there is no getting around it. Are we the overeager disciple or the undereager? What are the things that we have not fully surrendered; the costs we have not truly counted? What are the things we use to justify the putting off of following Jesus with our whole hearts?
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The Gospel in 3 Minutes
What is the Gospel? It seems like a simple question, yet how many of us struggle to put the gospel into words?