Avon Church Podcast

Pastor Troy explores the complex and difficult task of holding people and power accountable by examining the timeless insights revealed in 2 Samuel 12 and Galatians 6:1-2

Hear from our students as they reflect on their time in Montreal. Their focus was urban poverty, gentrification, and seeing God in the everyday. 
 
Video Recap Here.

Liam McEvoy shares his faith story.

Pastor Troy explores the Parable of the Trees and Jesus' teachings on how we navigate power in community.

Pastor Troy explores power dynamics in the story of Judges and 1 Samuel and how human beings have not changed much in 3000 years. 

Join Pastor Stephen as he explores difficult passages of violence in our Bible. 

Join Pastor Troy as he explores the roadmap of transformation for all of us, revealed in the story of Gideon in Judges 6-8.

Join Pastor Troy explore the story of Joshua's mysterious encounter with the commander of the Lord's army in Joshua 5:13-15, as well as the stories of Melchizedek and Balaam for context.

Join Pastor Troy in exploring how to engage difficult texts in the Bible. He unpacks three common filters that colour and distort our interpretive lens, hindering us from interacting with Scripture in open and fresh ways. The three filters are
presentism,
self-centrism,
Bible-centrism.
And he offers six questions we can ask to help us engage the Bible more meaningfully.
What lenses am I bringing to and imposing upon the text?
What did the people in this time & culture understand, assume, believe, fear & value?
How is God meeting them where they are at and moving them closer to justice and equality, to the ethics, values and life in the KOG?
Who is this good news for?
How does this point to Christ?
How do I read this through the lens of Jesus - his life, example & teachings.

Join Pastor Stephen as he reflects on Galatians chapter 5.
Spoiler: Transformation doesn't happen from the rules of a distant God but from getting to know a loving God's heart.