Austin Heights Church

Silas, Pastor Ray and Pastor Brett chat about Pentecost, the Tower of Babel and the Holy Spirit! We're taking a break for our Summer Series, but please email us at ask@willingdon.org for any questions you have during the summer. 

00:00 Intro

00:52 Babel or Babel

02:25 Sermon Summary

14:42 Feat of Weeks

17:25 Gathered worship before Pentecost

19:59 Does every Human have the Holy Spirit?

32:07 Well Educated vs Gifted Teaching

40:12 Looking forward to Ecclesiastes 

45:30 Outro

Silas is joined by Pastor Brody and Pastor Richard as we finish off 1st Corinthians and answer your questions. We originally started this podcast at the start of the book, during our In-House Conversation series, and now we're here! If you have any input for us, let us know, and keep sending in your questions to ask@wilingdon.org.
 
00:00 Intro

01:15 Sermon Summary

03:33 Inconvenient Relationships

33:10 The Lord's Will

49:20 Outro

Today, Silas is joined by Pastor Ray and Pastor Jonathan! We cover topics such as tithing 10%, Preachers in Sneakers and Jonathan's love for tech! We have one more episode left in this series as we finish 1 Corinthians, so get your questions in for next week, ask@wilingdon.org.

00:00 Intro

02:24 Sermon Summary

10:50 What Are Treasures In Heaven?

15:08 Pastors Who Do Have Monetary Wealth

25:33 Advice for those outside the church who are critical about Church Spending

32:18 Does the 10% still apply today?

42:00 Time and Money

47:43 Ray's...

Today, Silas is joined by Pastor Bryan and Pastor Brody, the Biblical Education Department! They cover if there will be pets in heaven, more stories from Botswana, the new body and even ZOMBIES!

00:00 Intro 

02:08 Is there no hope for those who died before Christ came? 

05:14 Sermon Discussion 

10:35 ZOMBIES 

17:47 Will there be pets in heaven?  

19:45 Bodies in heaven 

29:18 Cremation 

34:40 Romanticizing death and the new body  

43:26 Outro 

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Today, Pastor Ray, Pastor John and Nat recap this past weekend's sermons on 1 Corinthians 15:12-19. We touch on topics such as denominational differences, wrestling with the truth of the resurrection, and more! Continue to write in as we finish off 1 Corinthians over the next few weeks!

00:00 Intro

00:58 Sermon Discussion

14:46 Have you ever wrestled with the truth of the resurrection? 

20:11 Resources for learning more about the evidence of Jesus' resurrection

23:45 Navigating the conversation of truth

29:59 Does our spirit go straight to heaven

33:18 Do people's ashes get r...

Today, Pastor Ray, Pastor Brett and Silas recap Easter Weekend and answer your Easter-related questions. Continue to write in as we finish off 1 Corinthians over the next few weeks!

00:00 Intro

03:14 Austin Heights Weekend Recap

05:55 Willingdon Weekend Recap 

09:27 Sermon Summaries

21:48 How do you prepare sermons for Easter Weekend?

28:00 Timeline of these verses 

32:31 Why did Jesus have to suffer such a gruesome death

41:02 The wrath of God

44:40 How is Jesus' death just if he was wrongfully condemned? 

47:11 How do we understand the...

Today, Pastor Ray, Pastor Brett and Nat chat about the Corinthian Church, who wrote the SOS to Paul and Christian Influencers. We continue in 1st Corinthians next week for Easter, but will be starting a new sermon series, Anchored Hope.  

00:00 Intro

00:50 Sermon Discussion

14:53 Corinthian and Western Church Similarities

24:06 Christian Influencers

27:36 Women as Pastors and Elders

30:54 Next Steps for Using Your Gifts

35:48 Revelations During the Sermon Series

41:10 Anchored Hope Primer

45:33 Outro

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Today, Pastor Ray Pastor Brett and Silas answer questions about the relationship between trusting God and planning well, spiritual abuse and comparing our healing journey to others we may hear. 

00:00 Intro

01:04 Sermon Recaps

10:53 Why Ray focused on faith, healing and miracles 

12:06 Understanding the story of Paul in Acts

17:00 Relation between Trust In God and Poor Planning

29:07 Leaders who say I'm sick  because of a lack of faith or sin

39:46 Comparing our stories to those of others we hear

51:32 I'm nervous to use my gif...

Strap in! Today, Pastor Brett, Pastor Bryan Born and Silas share stories, answer questions, and just have a great time on this week's podcast. Hear some of Pastor Bryan's stories from ministry in Botswana, Bryan and Brett's stories about discovering their spiritual gifts, and whether we are born with spiritual gifts. 

00:00 Intro

02:22 Who is Pastor Bryan?

03:21 Sermon Summary     

08:20 Botswana Stories & Biblical Worldviews

20:10 Expanding on the 1st Century Church

35:42 The Standard of Faith 

45:11 Are We Born With Spiritual Gifts?  

50:37 How Bryan and Brett Discovered Their...

Join Pastor Brett, Pastor Brody, and Silas this week as they answer questions on leadership gifts, discernment, and being active members of the church.

00:00 Intro 

00:47 Sermon summary 

04:08 Gifts for doing vs gifts for equipping 

07:51 Shepherd-teacher or shepherds and teachers? 

12:22 Who should have these leadership gifts? 

17:20 Who are the saints? 

22:01 How to test prophecy and walk in the spirit 

34:45 How to unlearn harmful teaching 

45:02 Ways to become more active members of the church 

53:11 Outro 

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Join Pastor Brett and Silas this week as they answer your questions on this week's sermon! Today's topics include; Prophecy and speaking in tongues.

00:00 Intro 
00:48 Gold Medal Game 
03:57 Are tongues and prophecy a sign of maturity? 
06:25 Baptism in the Holy Spirit 
10:43 How and why pray in tongues? 
12:37 Brett's experience with tongues 
14:19 Overcoming fear of speaking in tongues 
17:22 Are live translations a gift of tongues? 
21:08 Prophecy that's not future prediction 
24:31 Can prophecy still predict the future? 
27:54 How do we know if we have a prophetic message? 
33:20 Why don't we ha...

Join Pastor Ray, Pastor Brian and Silas this week as they answer your questions on this week's sermon! Today's topics include; Cessationism, God's love for us and Brian.

00:00 Intro

00:49 Who is Brian

01:10 Sermon Summary

07:47 God's love "clicked."

13:21 How can we help students understand God's love?

19:57 Childish things in your faith you had to give up

26:29 Balancing loving others and loving/taking care of ourselves?

35:02 Practical Tips for Keeping "love" in the right order

37:43 Cessationism 

48:27 Outro

Join Pastor Brett and Silas this week as they go through all the definitions of Love found in 1 Corinthians 13! 

00:00 Intro

02:19 Sermon Summary

9:19 Loves is…

11:15 Patient

14:20  Kind

17:44 Doesn't Envy

20:05 Doesn't Boast/Arrogant

23:05 Isn't Rude

25:01 Doesn't Insist On Its Own Way

28:50 Not Irritable

31:46 Keeps No Record Of Wrongs

38:49 Doesn't Rejoice At Wrong Doing

41:53 Love Bares All Things

43:05 Believes all things

46:00 Hopes all things

47:10 Endures all things

49:15 Outro

Join Pastor Brett, Pastor Ray, and Silas this week as they answer questions and ask questions about last week's Sermon! Today, Ray and Brett share how they deal with being in "prominent" roles in the church, encouraging those with "less prominent" gifts and more. 

00:00 Intro

01:14 Sermon Reflections

12:33 Are All Not Gifts "Higher Gifts"?

18:11 Honouring those who are "less prominent" in the Body

23:40 Dealing With Spiritual Pride & Superiority 

33:20 Functional Gifts and Apostles Today

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Join Pastor Brett, Pastor Jonathan, Pastoral Intern Eunice, and Silas this week as they answer questions and ask questions about last week's Sermon! Today, we discuss belonging, exercising your spiritual gifts and more. 

00:00 Intro

01:07 Sermon Summary

05:34 Living out one’s belonging in the local church

11:54 Exercising your gifts

15:20 Can my spiritual gifts change over time?

18:55 How can I discover my spiritual gifts?

26:43 Holding back someone from using their gifts

35:58 How to not overlook others and their gifts

42:35 We belong because of wha...

We're back! Join Pastor Brett, Pastor Ray and Silas each week as they answer your questions relating to last week's Sermon! Today we discuss the topic of Spiritual Gifts, Church denominations and the Holy Spirit. Have questions of your own? Don't hesitate to email us at ask@willingdon.org. 

00:00 Intro

00:58 Sermon Series Overview

12:21 The Landry's favourite reality TV show

13:30 Spiritual Gifts and what makes them different

16:40  Can I desire a different gift?

22:25 Quinn Hughes Trade but Spiritual Gifts?

23:53 Are there elevated Spiritual Gifts in the We...