Friends Church Calgary Weekly Message

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This is a recording of the weekly Sunday Message presented by Friends Church, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  1. Living Life Abundantly

    4月19日

    Living Life Abundantly

    I had a bit of a moment a few weeks ago. I went through the Bible and looked up every single time the word “sin” shows up… and what I found honestly surprised me. Not in a good or bad way – just… not what I was taught. I didn’t find the clean, clear list of do’s and don’ts I grew up with. I didn’t find Jesus obsessing over defining sin or making sure people avoided it at all costs. What I did find—especially in the tradition I was handed – was a whole lot of fear. Fear of messing up. Fear of getting it wrong. Fear of hell. And I can’t help but wonder… is fear really the point? Because when Jesus talks about why he came, he says it’s about life – full, abundant life. And that doesn’t sound like fear to me. So this week, we’re going to wade into some deep water. Not to tear anything down—but to see what might be underneath all that fear. To ask what our spiritual lives could actually look like if fear wasn’t running the show. If you’ve ever felt that tension… or quietly wondered if there’s more to this than just getting it right… this one might be for you. Join us at the Spiritual Gym this week. Let’s explore what it could look like to actually live—abundantly. Donate to Friends Church To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast

    34 分钟
  2. Your Life, Recharged - A Trip to and from Mexico

    4月12日

    Your Life, Recharged - A Trip to and from Mexico

    We just watched something incredible happen. 21 people from our community showed up in Mexico and, together with local families and donated resources by you, built a home that didn’t exist before. This Sunday, we’re going to celebrate that story - but not just to look back. We’re creating space for you to step into something that can shift your life right now. Because “Taking Water” isn’t just about going somewhere far away - it’s about breaking out of the patterns that keep you stuck, isolated, or playing it safe. It’s about discovering what happens when you actually live generous, connected, purpose-filled in your everyday life.  If you’ve been feeling a little dry, a little disconnected, or just ready for something more - this is for you. Come celebrate, but also come expectant. Come ready to be inspired to step into the next phase of life Join us at the spiritual gym to be inspired and to find purpose. P.S. We are bringing a little taste of mexico to you all.  So save some room for a little Churro inspired snack after the service. Donate to Friends Church To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast

    36 分钟
  3. An Invitation to Love our Immigrant Neighbour

    4月5日

    An Invitation to Love our Immigrant Neighbour

    Speaker: Vince Klassen Happy Easter! It's the biggest celebration in the Christian calendar — and this year, we're centering it on the teaching Jesus said mattered most: Love your neighbour. Simple idea. Surprisingly hard to live out. Especially when your neighbour grew up somewhere completely different. Lived a life you can't imagine. Works every day just to feel like they belong. This Sunday, we're sitting down with a couple from our own community - immigrants from South America - to hear their story. Not to debate politics. Not to take sides. Just to know them. Because you can't love who you don't know. Right now, the word "immigrant" carries a lot of weight. We think that's exactly why it's worth showing up this week. Come learn how to love more skillfully. Come learn from the words of Jesus. See you at the Spiritual Gym. 💛 Donate to Friends Church To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast

    47 分钟
  4. How Do You Respond When You've Failed?

    4月2日

    How Do You Respond When You've Failed?

    What happens inside of you when you fail someone you actually care about? Not the small stuff—the real moments, where you try… and it still isn’t enough. Something shifts. Stories form fast—defensive, protective, extreme—and in the moment they feel true. But those same stories quietly pull us away from the very people we’re trying to love well. In this week’s Undercurrents talk, we’re going to look beneath the surface of those moments. Because if we can’t see how our unconscious Parts respond to failure, we’ll keep repeating the same patterns—hurting our relationships and missing what actually matters. Like Paul said, there are forces inside of us pulling us to do the very things we don’t want to do. Join us at the Spiritual Gym this week. Donate to Friends Church To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast

    35 分钟
  5. Do We Need Other People? Or Go It Alone?

    3月22日

    Do We Need Other People? Or Go It Alone?

    After last week’s talk, I had a bunch of fascinating emails - people starting to see where their unconscious Parts have been quietly trying to get everyone around them to see the world the way they do. And with that came the realization of just how much relational damage happens when others don’t line up… or we pressure them to. I’ve done it myself - trying to get others in my life to see the world through optimism, not realizing that my preference for optimism is just my unconscious Parts desire to not feel powerless. That awareness has been a bit staggering. This week, in our Undercurrents series, we’re going to keep going - but using a different question: Do we need other people? Or go it alone? As we wrestle with that question, you may start to see why you show up the way you do - in relationships, in community, with your friends and family, even in how you’ve engaged with church. It’s the kind of insight that can shift how you understand your own behavior in a really meaningful way. It’s going to be a fascinating one. Come out to the Spiritual Gym and let’s build a little more awareness—so we’re not getting pulled under by these Undercurrents caused by being unconscious of our Parts when we least expect it. Donate to Friends Church To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast

    33 分钟
  6. Is the World Getting Better? or Worse?

    3月15日

    Is the World Getting Better? or Worse?

    Speaker: Vince Klassen Have you ever noticed how two people can look at the exact same world and come to completely different conclusions about it? One sees everything falling apart. Another sees slow progress. And both are absolutely convinced they’re the ones seeing reality clearly. In this talk we’re going to explore how the stories we believe about the world quietly shape our emotions, our relationships, and the way we show up every day. Because when we don’t understand why certain stories pull us in – and why others make us angry or defensive – those hidden forces can start steering our lives without us even noticing. They can leave us anxious, cynical, disconnected from the people we love, and fighting battles that never seem to end. Join us as we look at the stories of our spiritual ancestors and use them as a mirror—revealing the unconscious Parts inside us that quietly pull the strings and sometimes drive our lives into trainwrecks. When we begin to see what’s happening beneath the surface, something shifts. We gain the ability to respond instead of react, to understand each other better, and to stop letting those unseen Undercurrents quietly wreck the things that matter most. Donate to Friends Church To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast

    35 分钟
  7. What Just Happened?

    3月8日

    What Just Happened?

    What if the most dangerous moments in your life aren’t the loud ones, but the quiet ones? The ones where a voice inside you starts making a very convincing case. A case to quit. To blow it up. To take the shortcut. To say the thing you swore you’d never say. To do the thing you promised you’d never do. In this talk, we’re going to explore why intelligent, thoughtful, good people still find themselves steering toward walls they never intended to hit. We’ll look at the hidden forces that shape our reactions, the stories our brains tell us in real time, and why we so often feel hijacked by something that doesn’t quite feel like “us.” If you’ve ever surprised yourself - in anger, in fear, in giving up - this conversation will give you language for what’s happening and a way to begin catching it before it catches you. This isn’t about shame. It’s about awareness. And once you see it, you won’t be able to unsee it — in your marriage, your parenting, your goals, your work, or even the cultural stories swirling around you. If you want to understand the forces quietly shaping your decisions - and learn how to stop crashing into the same wall - this one matters. See you at the Spiritual Gym (and invite someone in your life that you think could find value in this). Donate to Friends Church To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast

    30 分钟
  8. What if Miracles are Plan B?

    3月1日

    What if Miracles are Plan B?

    What if one of Jesus’ most famous stories isn’t about waiting for a miracle - but about becoming one? This week we’re stepping into the middle of the feeding of the 5,000 and listening carefully to the moment we usually rush past: when Jesus looks at his students and says, “You feed them.” Not someday. Not supernaturally. You. Together. This talk explores why we so often hope someone else - a conception of God, systems, miracles - will fix what’s broken, and what changes when we see ourselves as the Good News instead. It’s about Taking Water, caring for the people right in front of us, and rediscovering a spirituality that doesn’t opt out of the world - but leans into it. Donate to Friends Church To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast

    35 分钟
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This is a recording of the weekly Sunday Message presented by Friends Church, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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