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What if the reason you can't hear God isn't that He's gone quiet? What if it's just that life has gotten too loud?
In this message Taylor Adams gets honest about what it's like to run so hard you crash. The packed schedule, the constant noise, the nights you lay your head down and feel anything but peace. If that sounds familiar, this one is for you.
Drawing from Psalm 46 and the story of Elijah, Taylor lands somewhere simple and honest. God rarely shows up in the wind, the earthquake, or the fire. He shows up in the whisper. And we only hear the whisper when we get still enough to listen.
There's no three step plan here. Just an invitation to stop, breathe, and make a little room. Be still and know that He is God.
We are more connected than ever. And lonelier than ever. How does that happen?
In this honest and personal message, Spencer digs into the loneliness epidemic with a real diagnosis. The problem isn't a lack of people around you. It's what's getting in the way of actually knowing them and being known by them. Drawing from Genesis, the words of Jesus, and his own story of sharing the things he planned to take to his grave, Spencer makes the case that two things are quietly killing our friendships: comfort and convenience.
Comfort keeps us in shallow, easy relationships where nobody ever really shows up. Convenience keeps us waiting for connection to find us instead of stepping toward it. And the antidote to both requires something of us.
This one is warm, funny, and genuinely helpful. If you've ever felt alone in a room full of people, it's worth a listen.
Most of us are carrying regrets. Things we did wrong, moments we can't take back, patterns we're not proud of. And the world around us is really good at reminding us of all of it.
But Pastor Mike offers a better question. Not "why did I do that?" but "what's the best I can do today?" It's a simple shift. And it changes everything.
This message walks through Acts chapter 10 and the story of Cornelius, one of the great trailblazers of the early church. Along the way it untangles conviction from condemnation, reframes what it means to fear God, and lands somewhere genuinely warm. He's not angry with you. He's not distant. He's awfully fond of you. And he's calling you into something better than your past.
The best time to do the right thing was 14 years ago. The second best time is right now.
Have you ever felt like the life you read about in scripture is real for everyone except you? That somehow the extraordinary, purposeful life Jesus offers works for other people, but there's something about you that just doesn't quite qualify?
That feeling has a name. And Peter had it too.
This message walks through Luke chapter 5 and the story of Peter being asked to do something exhausting, inconvenient, and logically pointless. Push back out into deep water and drop the nets. And what Peter says in that moment is one of the most powerful phrases in all of scripture.
Because you say so, I will.
Pastor Mike builds this sermon around three simple but deeply difficult steps: meet Jesus, follow Jesus, live like Jesus. And the whole thing hinges on that one phrase. Not when it's easy. Not when it makes sense. Just because he said so.
You can live for pride or you can live with power. But you can't do both. You've got to pick.
Most of us have spent more time waiting for a Barnabas than becoming one. We've wanted someone to believe in us, to stand up for us, to speak life over us when everyone else was saying what we're not. And that longing is real. But this message flips it around.
Pastor Mike walks through Acts chapter 9 and makes the case that Barnabas, the guy most people overlook in the story, might be one of the most impressive people you'll ever meet in eternity. Not because of what he accomplished. Because of who he invested in. Drawing from the Proverbs, the story of a grade five teacher, and a vice principal who changed the course of his life with one sentence, this is a sermon about the kind of power that doesn't come from ego. It comes from giving yourself away.
If you want to feed your ego, live for yourself. If you want to change the world, invest in others.
What do you do when you get everything you thought would fix you, and it doesn't?
In this personal and honest message, Geoff shares the story of growing up with an insatiable need for approval, how that followed him into church, into ministry, into marriage, and how a word from an old theology textbook finally started to loosen its grip. That word is propitiation. It means a covering. And it means that at any moment, you can step out of the striving and stand under something that has already been done for you.
This one goes deep. And it's worth the listen.
Something happens to a lot of people after they've spent time in church. They go from being amazed at God's love to quietly annoyed at his low standards. From "I can't believe Jesus saved me" to "I don't really believe Jesus would save them."
It's not a new problem. It happened in the early church. It happened to Jonah. And if we're honest, it happens to us.
This message follows the story of Saul in Acts chapter 9 and asks a simple but important question: what keeps someone amazed? Pastor Mike draws from scripture, a story about twin brother maggots, and a hero of his own named Uncle Nick to remind us that grace is the whole point. It was never brains and personality. It was always Jesus.
Nothing you could do would make him love you more. Nothing you've done makes him love you less. That's the kind of love worth staying amazed by.
A pioneer is someone who goes first.
In this Father's Day message, we discover how God uses ordinary people to create extraordinary impact through simple acts of faithfulness. Looking at the stories of Stephen, the woman caught in adultery, and the life of Terry Fox, we're reminded that history often changes because one person decides to take the first step.
Most importantly, we see that Jesus is the ultimate Pioneer. He stepped into human history, faced death, conquered it, and made a way for us to experience life, forgiveness, and hope. Because He went first, we can follow His lead.
This message offers three practical ways to live as a pioneer today:
- Say sorry.
- Be kind.
- Tell the truth.
When we take these simple steps, God uses them to shape lives, families, communities, and even generations. You were created on purpose, with a purpose, for a purpose. The question is: where is God calling you to go first?
What if God wants to do something extraordinary through your ordinary life?
In this message, guest speaker Aaron Treadway explores the story of Peter and John in Acts 3 and 4 and reminds us that God has always used ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things. The early church was not built by celebrities, scholars, or spiritual superstars. It was built by people who had been with Jesus.
When the religious leaders looked at Peter and John, they saw unschooled and ordinary men. But they also saw courage, faith, and a power that could only be explained by the presence of Jesus in their lives.
This message is an invitation to wake up to what God wants to do in and through you. You do not need a special title, platform, or set of credentials. God brings the power. We bring the posture.
What does it actually look like to let God move in your life? Not just in theory, but in the real moments where trust is hard, humility feels offensive, and courage requires you to step into something unfamiliar?
This message opens part two of a journey through the book of Acts. Pastor Mike walks through three postures that position us to be shaped by the Holy Spirit: trust, humility, and courage. Simple to say, genuinely difficult to live. And he doesn't pretend otherwise.
There's a lot of honesty in this one, some good laughs, and a clear, practical challenge. God brings the power. We bring the posture. And that changes everything.
Are you tired? Not just physically, but at a soul level? Dissatisfied with where you are but scared to move? Confused about which way to go next?
You're not alone.
Pastor Mike walks through the book of Jude and makes the case that faith is the mechanism by which God's victory becomes your personal strength. This sermon cuts straight to the practical: if you're feeling defeated, go back to the last clear thing God told you to do and do it.
Whether that's forgiving someone, stepping into honesty, trusting God in an area you've been holding back, or simply saying yes to something you've been avoiding, your next step forward is closer than you think.
What if the greatest triumphs of your life have nothing to do with what you've accomplished?
This message comes from our archive, recorded by Pastor Mike in April 2017 as part of the Imagine Heaven series. Drawing from near-death accounts and the words of Jesus, it's a sermon that has stayed with people for years — and it's easy to see why.
The greatest triumphs of your life will not be about what. They will be about who. And some of the smallest moments you almost didn't notice? They're way bigger than you think.
What if the reason you can't hear God isn't that he's stopped speaking? What if it's just the noise?
Most of us aren't living dramatically sinful lives. But many of us have quietly let our phones, our screens, and the constant buzz of distraction fill every quiet moment we have. And in those moments, God is trying to reach us.
This message takes an honest look at the habits and patterns that keep us from going deeper with God. Drawing from C.S. Lewis's Screwtape Letters, the story of Elijah, and the words of Jesus in Romans 12 and Revelation 3, this is a gentle but honest wake-up call. Not to feel guilty. But to get free.
The life Jesus offers is not a distracted one. It's deep, present, and full. And it starts with the courage to put down what's keeping us from it.
What do you do when someone shows you kindness you know you haven't earned?
Most of us know what it feels like to chase something and still come up empty. To be surrounded by people and still feel completely alone. To keep looking for the thing that will finally make life feel like enough, and never quite find it.
This is a story about one moment that changed everything.
We hope somewhere in it, you catch a glimpse of Jesus too.
What if the restlessness you feel isn't a personal failing? What if it's just the result of the wrong system?
A Rule of Life isn't about trying harder. It's about trying softer. It's a simple rhythm of spiritual practices that positions you to receive what Jesus is already offering. He is the vine. You are the branches. The life and peace you're looking for comes from staying connected, not from straining.
Want to go deeper? The mid-week Step In podcast from Southside Church helps you pause, refocus, and lean into the abundant life Jesus offers. Not just as a future promise, but as a present reality. Each episode continues the conversation from Sunday and helps you take your next step.Listen at southsidelife.com/step-in
What comes out of you when life puts you under pressure?
In this message, we explore why spiritual growth is not about trying harder, but about training differently. When your moment comes, what comes out of you is who you have been becoming.
Through Scripture and real-life examples, we look at three practices that shape our lives with Jesus: prayer, fellowship, and confession. Prayer keeps us connected to God throughout the day. Fellowship reminds us that we were never meant to do life alone. And confession is where healing begins, as we step out of hiding and into freedom.
These are not obligations. They are invitations into the life Jesus has already won for us.
Want to go deeper? The mid-week Step In podcast from Southside Church helps you pause, refocus, and lean into the abundant life Jesus offers. Not just as a future promise, but as a present reality. Each episode continues the conversation from Sunday and helps you take your next step.
Listen at southsidelife.com/step-in
Why do we still celebrate Easter?
In this message, we explore a powerful truth: the end of yourself is just the beginning. Every person eventually reaches a place where their own strength, effort, or success is not enough. A place marked by failure, hurt, or emptiness.
But that place is not where the story ends.
Through the message of Easter, we see that Jesus meets us at the end of ourselves. He died to carry our past, rose to defeat death, and is alive today to restore who we were created to be. The life He offers is not just something for the future. It begins right now.
The best is yet to come.
Want to go deeper? The mid-week Step In podcast from Southside Church helps you pause, refocus, and lean into the abundant life Jesus offers. Not just as a future promise, but as a present reality. Each episode continues the conversation from Sunday and helps you take your next step.
Listen at southsidelife.com/step-in
What if the life you’re searching for is already within reach?
In this message, we explore how God invites us into a life that is not driven by striving or stuck in waiting, but powered by His Spirit. Through worship, we remind ourselves of who God is. Through evangelism, we share that reality with others. Both are simple, powerful practices that shape who we are becoming.
You don’t need to have everything figured out to live this out. God meets you where you are and works through your everyday obedience. As you begin to step into this way of life, you’ll discover a deeper strength, purpose, and connection with Him.
🎧 Want to go deeper?
Check out the mid-week Step In podcast from Southside Church. It is created to help you pause, refocus, and lean into the abundant life Jesus offers. Not just as a future promise, but as a present reality. Each episode continues the conversation from Sunday and helps you take your next step.
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What is your next step with money?
In this message, we explore three key questions that can transform how we handle finances: what is your next responsible step, your next right step, and your next radical step.
Many of us carry money wounds that shape our habits and decisions. But God cares about every part of our financial life. Not just what we give, but how we live, plan, and steward what we have been given.
Through Scripture and practical wisdom, this message invites us into a better way. Responsibility builds trust. Right decisions build consistency. Radical steps build faith. And over time, those steps lead to freedom.
You do not have to be wealthy to be generous. You just have to be willing to take the next step.
Want to go deeper? The mid-week Step In podcast from Southside Church helps you pause, refocus, and lean into the abundant life Jesus offers. Not just as a future promise, but as a present reality. Each episode continues the conversation from Sunday and helps you take your next step.
Listen at southsidelife.com/step-in
What does it actually mean to grow spiritually?
In this message, we explore two spiritual practices that shape our lives with Jesus: study and serving. Studying Scripture is not just about memorizing verses or gaining knowledge. It is about allowing God’s word to transform how we think, live, and respond to life’s challenges.
Serving works the same way. While serving others can feel good, its deeper purpose is to form humility in us. And Scripture teaches that when we humble ourselves, God meets us with grace.
As we learn to study God’s word and serve the people around us, we begin to experience the life Jesus promised. Not just getting by, but truly living.
Want to go deeper? The mid-week Step In podcast from Southside Church helps you pause, refocus, and lean into the abundant life Jesus offers. Not just as a future promise, but as a present reality. Each episode continues the conversation from Sunday and helps you take your next step.
Listen at southsidelife.com/step-in
In this message, we explore Jesus’ parable of the wheat and the weeds from Matthew 13 and what it teaches about growth, patience, and purpose.
Every seed has a place and every seed has a purpose. God intentionally plants people in specific places so their lives can grow and produce fruit. Yet in the same field, truth and deception can grow side by side. The challenge for followers of Jesus is to remain rooted in faith, continue growing, and trust God with the harvest.
Through stories, Scripture, and real-life examples, this message reminds us that adversity often deepens our roots and strengthens our faith. Growth in the field changes everything.
Want to go deeper? The mid-week Step In podcast from Southside Church helps you pause, refocus, and lean into the abundant life Jesus offers. Not just as a future promise, but as a present reality. Each episode continues the conversation from Sunday and helps you take your next step.
Listen at southsidelife.com/step-in
“The less addicted I am to the approval of other people, the more I'll be able to live my life for an audience of One.”New here? We have a $5 Starbucks e-card with your name on it! Text "HELLO" to 604 670 3040Southside Church exists as a generosity movement to bring help hope and a home to Chilliwack and beyond. Learn more at www.southsidelife.com
Storms are not optional. They are inevitable.
At the end of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives a picture of two builders. One digs deep and builds on rock. The other settles for sand. The difference is not hearing His words. It is putting them into practice.
This message explores three postures that help us build a life that stands. Fasting teaches us that food cannot fix what is broken inside. Frugality reminds us that stuff cannot truly satisfy. Sacrifice declares that money does not make us. As we trust God in these areas, He changes us from the inside out.
God brings the power. We bring the posture. And when we dig deep, we discover a life marked by strength, gratitude, and joy.
Want to go deeper?Check out the mid-week Step In podcast from Southside Church. It is created to help you pause, refocus, and lean into the abundant life Jesus offers. Not just as a future promise, but as a present reality. Each episode continues the conversation from Sunday and helps you take your next step.
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What if freedom is not just about leaving something behind, but learning how to trust God in what comes next?
In Manna Mindset, we explore the journey of Israel from slavery to promise. God brought them out of Egypt, parted the sea, and provided bread from heaven. But He was doing more than meeting their needs. He was shaping their hearts. Teaching them to trust Him one day at a time.
Maybe you are facing a Red Sea moment. Maybe you feel stuck between fear and faith. This message is a reminder that God still provides daily bread, still fights our battles, and still leads us forward. You are not forgotten in the desert. You are being formed there.
Want to go deeper?
Check out the mid-week Step In podcast from Southside Church. It is created to help you pause, refocus, and lean into the abundant life Jesus offers. Not just as a future promise, but as a present reality. Each episode continues the conversation from Sunday and helps you take your next step.
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Ever feel like you’re constantly “on” but still running empty?
In this message, we talk about God’s better plan for our lives, not just a quick fix for our circumstances, but real change from the inside out. Through the practices of solitude, silence, and rest, God invites us into a deeper kind of healing and maturity.
This sermon is for anyone who feels overwhelmed, anxious, exhausted, or disconnected. You don’t have to stay stuck in the noise. God brings the power. We bring the posture.
Want to go deeper?
Check out the mid-week Step In podcast from Southside Church. It is created to help you pause, refocus, and lean into the abundant life Jesus offers. Not just as a future promise, but as a present reality. Each episode continues the conversation from Sunday and helps you take your next step.
southsidelife.com/step-in
What if following Jesus is not about trying harder, but about living with Him?
In this message, we explore what it means to live the with-Jesus life. A life shaped by daily awareness of God’s presence, intentional practices, and steady transformation over time. Spiritual growth is not accidental. It happens when we arrange our lives around habits that allow the Holy Spirit to do what we could never do through direct effort.
Through Scripture, personal stories, and the picture of training instead of trying, this sermon invites us into a better way of living. A life marked by peace, joy, obedience, and freedom. Not perfection, but formation.
Baptism is highlighted as a spiritual practice of trust and obedience, and an invitation to step into the abundant life Jesus offers. Not as a future reward, but as a present reality.
Want to go deeper? The mid-week Step In podcast from Southside Church helps you pause, refocus, and lean into the abundant life Jesus offers. Not just as a future promise, but as a present reality. Each episode continues the conversation from Sunday and helps you take your next step.
Listen at southsidelife.com/step-in
What if following Jesus is not about trying harder, but about training differently?
In this message, we explore what real belief looks like. Belief is not just intellectual agreement. It is a deep, confident trust in Jesus that slowly reshapes who we are and how we live. The abundant life Jesus offers is not about pretending, performing, or grimacing through obedience. It is about becoming the kind of person who naturally lives with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and self-control.
Through Scripture, humor, and everyday stories, this sermon invites us into spiritual formation. Jesus saves us, He is saving us, and He will save us. That life starts now and stretches into forever.
If you feel tired of trying and ready to start practicing a better way, this message is for you.
Want to go deeper? The mid-week Step In podcast from Southside Church helps you pause, refocus, and lean into the abundant life Jesus offers. Not just as a future promise, but as a present reality. Each episode continues the conversation from Sunday and helps you take your next step.
Listen at southsidelife.com/step-in
Step In Week 3 | Who Are You?
Who are you really?
In Week 3 of the Step In series from Southside Church, we explore how identity shapes the direction of our lives. Many of us feel stuck, anxious, or unsure of who we are becoming because we are living out of stories that were never meant to define us.
Using the story of the Exodus and real-life moments, this message invites us to stand up in our true identity. Not who culture says we are. Not who our past says we are. But who God created us to be.
God did not bring you this far just to leave you here. In Christ, the old is gone and the new is here. Your best days are still ahead.
Want to go deeper? The mid-week Step In podcast from Southside Church helps you pause, refocus, and lean into the abundant life Jesus offers. Not just as a future promise, but as a present reality. Each episode continues the conversation from Sunday and helps you take your next step.
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Life leaves a mark.
In this message from the Step In series, we talk about the pain, patterns, and shame that follow us from our past. Often without realizing it, we make inner vows to survive hurt and rejection, and those vows slowly shape who we become.
Through personal stories and Scripture, this sermon invites us into the healing journey back to our true selves. Stepping out of the past is not instant, but it is possible. Jesus offers forgiveness, restoration, and an abundant life that starts now and stretches into forever.
If you feel stuck, anxious, or disconnected from who you were created to be, this message is for you.
Want to go deeper? The mid-week Step In podcast from Southside Church helps you pause, refocus, and lean into the abundant life Jesus offers. Not just as a future promise, but as a present reality. Each episode continues the conversation from Sunday and helps you take your next step.
Listen at southsidelife.com/step-in
Step In | The John 3:16 Challenge
What if this year could be a profoundly happy year. Not because life gets easier, but because you stop trying to carry it alone.
In this message, we explore what John 3:16 really means. Belief is not just intellectual agreement. It is an active, ongoing trust in Jesus with every part of life. Your past, your present, and your future.
Using personal stories and the journey of the Israelites, this sermon invites us to stop living from exhaustion and fear and start living from trust, freedom, and purpose. Eternal life does not begin someday. It begins now.
The invitation is simple. Jesus, I am in.
Want to go deeper? The mid-week Step In podcast from Southside Church helps you pause, refocus, and lean into the abundant life Jesus offers. Not just as a future promise, but as a present reality. Each episode continues the conversation from Sunday and helps you take your next step.
Listen at southsidelife.com/step-in
The storm that I was facing became less terrifying... not because it wasn't there anymore, but because He was there with me.
Pray that we would be: a house of healing, a people of connection and an army of liberation.
Can we make sure that if and when we are persecuted, we're persecuted for the same reason that Jesus was? LOVE.
Jesus is not hoped FOR, but what hope IS. A better tomorrow yes, but a better today too!
“Jesus walked into a desperate place and walked up to perhaps the most desperate person there.”
“In a moment of clarity, I come to the startling realization that my life and this world are existentially and eventually: hopeless.I need a hope that transcends.”
“You’re the reason I had to come here. I love you! And you don’t have to live this way any longer.”
“The mood began to change with the rising sun. Like joy, because you forgot what it was like to be in the presence of light.”
“The mood began to change with the rising sun. Like joy, because you forgot what it was like to be in the presence of light.”
“When you come to the end of yourself, you don’t have to yell, Jesus is closer than a whisper”
“When you come to the end of yourself, you don’t have to yell, Jesus is closer than a whisper”
You’re invited into a story called restoration and redemption, and you’re going to love it.
We’re going to be talking about something that all of us struggle with… something the is so often the root of every other struggle we face.
We’re going to be talking about something that all of us struggle with… something the is so often the root of every other struggle we face.
“If you’re new to church or to faith, Jesus wants to introduce Himself to you… and your life is going to change forever.
If you’ve been a Christian for quite some time, I’ve got good news for you and for me: Jesus is going to reintroduce himself to you”
In that moment I remember thinking to myself:
“There is no way that if any of these people really knew me that they would love me”
Having had a spiritual experience as the result of these steps, we try to carry this message to others and practice these principles in all our affairs.
We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His will for us, and power to carry that out.
We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
We made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
We had the pleasure of being able to add this message from 2021 to our 12 Steps Series - we hope you enjoy how perfectly this archived sermon sets up the rest of steps to come.
I think we have a real identity crisis on our hands. It’s a battle between who the world says we should be and who God says we are.
“People suck and you can’t kill them.” No one can hurt us like people can hurt us, and yet, we need them. That’s the paradox of people.
If you knew you had one more letter to write, because your days were numbered, who would you write to? What would you say? We’re all living to say “I haven’t been perfect, but I fought the good fight. I finished the race, and I kept the faith.”
Gandhi once said “I like your Christ but I don’t like your Christians”. The bible tells us that we’re in the last days, so what does that mean for the church, as the world watches on?
Why Easter? Love, Mercy and Grace. When we were at our lowest, and doubling down on trying to do life on our own, Jesus Christ showed up in human history on a rescue mission. He lived, died and rose again: and the world has never been the same.
We so often find ourselves in an endless cycle of wanting and wanting - a cycle that makes you settle for what you think you want and miss what you really want. So what is most important? Who is right? We’ll explore these questions together
We want to make sure that our city always knows who we are. We love this city and we will never stop reminding people that the love we have comes because Jesus first loved us.
We live in a broken world but Jesus has a plan for how to live well in a broken world. How to have the faith, discipline and vision to really make a difference in this world. Let’s lean into it together.
Jesus loved us so much that he became vulnerable and suffered for love... but would he have changed it?
How are you doing with fear? God promises us power, love and a sound mind that will overcome it.
We are all searching for purpose - for that one reason we’re here on this earth. What does knowing God mean for our lives and what does His love do for our purpose?
What at the center of your life brings peace or struggle? Pride is the predator of purpose.
Who is this God? Life with God should inspire awe, but we struggle with wonder. How do we rediscover who God is, and by extension, the wonder of the lives we get to live?
"Does God really hear and answer every prayer? God is going to answer every single prayer you will ever pray: sometimes He will change your situation. Sometimes He will change you."
“God it’s not good… and actually it gets worse”. Growth is hard but it’s better than stagnation. So what does God say to us when we come to Him and admit we screwed up?
Admit it! We are better at complaining than we are at being grateful. But what can gratitude do for your body, your mind, your soul…? Let’s commit to recognizing the goodness in our lives this year and see how God transforms us.
You’ve had quite the life haven’t you? Have you ever wondered how many people are living their lives based off of lies they’re believing about themselves? God invites us to sub ourselves out, pause, and review our days, as we look forward to a better tomorrow - with Him.
As we begin this journey of “FIVE” together, we can’t skip this crucial first step of being honest with ourselves and God! If there’s anything that could compromise your faith this year, let’s find it.
We can’t control what’s going on around us but God can restore what is happening inside of us. Let’s lean into wonder together.
“Let’s talk about ‘Home’.
Do you feel tired, lost, anxious or empty?
I want to tell you about Christmas. 2000 years ago, Jesus came to bring us home. In a world of disappointment, a world of decay, a world of brokenness: Jesus faced death to find you and me. And no matter what we’ve done or how far we’ve wandered… He came to bring us home.”
Is it the hap-hap-happiest season of all? What if you feel broken, lost, overwhelmed, anxious or discouraged? God sent us an answer to all this: good news that changed everything.
More information isn’t going to change anyone’s life, but what if we applied what we already have? Let’s take a look at what “living large” really takes here on earth.
“In the book of Timothy, Paul is writing to a church that has problems with arguing too much. Sound familiar? Let’s flip that and take a look at how we can be people other people actually want to be around.”
Do you find yourself exhausted, searching for a finish line? A finish line called “enough”, “content” or “rest”? God can pick you up and put you exactly where you long to be when you put your trust in Him.
We should always aim to be generous and effective. 1 Timothy 5 tells us how we can create an environment that invites God to get to work on us: to make us into the individuals, and the family He created us to be.
At Southside, we know that the ultimate church is filled with only two kinds of people: those who are all-in for Jesus and those who are all-out (because they haven’t met Him yet!) There is no one as miserable as a lukewarm Christian and we will do whatever necessary to never be a lukewarm church.
What are your goals? If you were honest, are you really working toward them? Let’s tell the truth to ourselves and about God, and see how truth transforms our lives.
1 Timothy 3 says that if anyone wants to be a leader… “good”! Wanting to be a leader doesn’t mean that you need to be perfect: real leadership is saying ‘follow me as I follow Jesus’. It’s an invitation to everyone and it’s a really really good one.
Someone, somewhere is following your lead. If we are all leaders, what does God have to say about leadership? Let’s talk about what influence means when you bring it to the church.
"1 Timothy 2 could be considered one of the most controversial passages in the entire Bible. What does Jesus actually show us about women: in the family, in society and in the church? And what does that mean for men?"
“You can’t out-dark the Light of the World. Whatever dark spots are in your life, Jesus shatters them as the light”
“It wasn’t safe, cool or easy. But Timothy looked at Paul and saw a man who was changing the world"
“God doesn’t care if you had a devastating comeback to that insult, if you look good in those jeans or if the people at the gym think you’re cool”
"Take those lessons from yesterday, engage in this moment and build a better tomorrow."
“I know right now there are people thinking God couldn’t love me. God could only love a Sunday School version of me, without the mistakes I’ve made. But I’d like to respectfully tell you today: you couldn’t be more wrong.”
“Cultural, surface level, and ritualistic Christianity doesn’t change hearts. The miracle of the person of Jesus does. He changes everything.”
“As Jesus changes me, my words will match the changes that are happening on the inside.”
And I remember asking myself: “If we’re not here to help her, then what on earth are we here for?”
Whether you’re married or single, this promise is for you. God’s plan for your life and your relationship is a TODAY plan. It’s always an invitation. Put tomorrow behind you and make great decisions today, to build something beautiful for tomorrow.
Sitting beside you is an angry person. YOU are an angry person, trust me! Anger is a killer and a destroyer but God has a better plan for your anger.
“The plan would be for you to live in such a way that people would stop and say ‘there’s got to be an artist behind this artistry’”
“Why do we as Christians love to put words in God’s mouth? The most powerful thing you do for someone might be an apology.”
You don’t have to choose faith over fun, or fun over faith! God is not a wrecker of fun. He’s a bringer of blessing.
“We made a decision a long time ago that we didn’t want to just talk and sing about Jesus. We wanted to exemplify Him in everything we do... and Compassion is one of the primary ways we do that here.”
“Jesus Christ is the answer to your deepest questions. The fulfillment of your deepest longings. He’s the one you’ve been waiting for your entire life!”
“All over the city, all over the world, people woke up today living a story, and every one of them matters. That’s why Easter matters. Jesus came to shine a light into your story. Jesus, the light of the world.”
“The last time I saw him, we took him to Dairy Queen. He hadn’t recognized anyone in a long time. Then all of a sudden, the fog lifted from his eyes, and he said...”
“She saved my life that day because she saved my hope. And without hope, there is no future.”
Sometimes it feels like a line separates the good people and the bad people. The worthless people and the worthwhile people. The people who matter and the people who don't.
The world is about to enter a time of revival. We are going back to BETTER than normal.
“Have you ever thought about the concept of “Home”? Because I think your soul craves it... so how do we get home?
Inside all of us at some level is a fear of being fragile, being alone and being empty. Join the conversation as we look at how these fears threaten to sideline our story, and how the truth of the gospel can offer us peace and courage.
How has shame affected the way you’re living your life? When we let shame direct our life... When we exit the arena and settle for small, we all lose. You need to step back into the arena and become the you-est version of you.
What if there’s meaning in the in-between, in the every days, in the little stuff? What if there’s beauty to be realised in the story of your life right now? And what if we wait for the big things, we we risk missing the best things?
“I know what it feels like to dig deep and find nothing inside yourself...that’s where God comes in. Love begins when the feelings of falling in love end.
True love is taking off your mask and loving what is underneath; it’s the least romantic and most beautiful thing I can think of.”
There are lies at the core of who we are that are holding us back in our lives, and specifically in our marriages.
Mike and Corinne are opening up this Sunday to look at the question: "what do I do if I hate myself?" and are sharing how insecurities impact our most important relationships .
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Southside Church exists as a generosity movement to bring help hope and a home to Chilliwack and beyond.
Maybe you’ve thought this, but it’s not something you’d easily admit. This week we’re digging a little deeper as a church into the question of boredom in our marriages. What would it take to make your marriage feel alive again? ‘Boredom isn’t an outside thing...it’s an inside thing.’
“Marriage is hard, for all of us. Mike and I are the same as you: we’re two sinful, selfish people, just trying to come together to be a team. So I just really want us to try and help each other.”
"Have you ever asked yourself what happened to the wonder? We're going to find it today."
How many of us have a small feeling that heaven will be boring, ethereal and lame? We may never admit it, but somewhere along the line, we’ve come to believe this. The truth is, heaven is a miraculous blend of the familiar and the new, and will be more real and exciting than anything we’ve ever seen. Join us this morning as we answer the question, “Where will I be in heaven?”.
“Heaven is not a bright cloudy dream with harps and old music, but rather the ‘realest’ and most vividly exciting place we will ever see. But what about us. Who do we become? Let’s talk about it this Sunday.”
“We spend our lives looking for the way to wonder. A perfect relationship, success, adventure, money, the list goes on. But what we miss is that wonder is an inside thing that changes every outside thing.”
“If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.” CS Lewis
Inside of each one of us, there is a question that never really leaves...what happened to the wonder? When did life shift from looking ahead with hopeful expectation to worrying what tomorrow might hold? Join us as we reclaim our hope for the future with God’s help and take hold of the wonder He has for us everyday. “
"There's endless wonder waiting for us someday in heaven, but we don’t want to end there. We can be gripped with awe and wonder today. Join us as we restore the wonder we were built for and grow younger together at a soul level."
I remember that deep-down feeling of “welcome home”... of being found in His faithfulness. Once I was in, I was in. And Jesus keeps showing himself faithful.
“Are you kind to yourself? Do you know how beautiful you are to God?
I love doing well, I love winning, but you know what? You are beautiful. No amount of winning or losing or striving or conquering can change that. You’re loved, so go out and achieve and succeed and create and innovate, or honestly, don’t. You are still beautiful and you are still loved.”
"The opposite of love is actually not hate, it's indifference. And when you drift, you drift incrementally from love to indifference. We can't allow our relationships to drift.”
God is inviting us into the more we’ve been looking for. We know when we pour out what God has poured into us, we live out the generosity story of the gospel.
How to Win with Your Finances | Q&A with CEO Mike Heppell and Top Wealth Advisor Gerald Goertsen: https://youtu.be/YKbkUMl06rc
Do you find yourself thinking you just need another vacation or living weekend to weekend? There’s a rest for your soul that only God can offer. Join us as we learn how to slow down and be kind to our busy souls.
We're looking back, not in despair, but to move forward. We believe God has more for us this year, and we won't give up an inch.
“God’s abundant life doesn’t start and stop when we go through troubles, it goes straight through them”
Join the conversation this weekend as we look at how to live abundantly in the midst of the storms life brings us through. We can step into abundant life and peace that starts today.
“It turns out not everything I learned about dating, marriage and sexuality on the mean streets of Alberta was true.”
God’s plan for connection is a soul-level oneness. Join us today as we discover how each of us can find this in our relationships. Whether you’re single, dating or married, this message is for you!”
What if our prayers are loud? What if our prayers are angry? What if I’m scared or doubting God?
“The God of the Bible is full of Grace and Truth. In other words, He loves you exactly where you’re at, but way too much to leave you right there. The Bible is good news first because you are saved and loved, but also because He is changing you from the inside out. “
We can be grateful, overwhelmed, sad and tired at the same time. You're doing a great work. In order to continue to do a great work, you need to be focused.
You have to step down to step up. We leverage our resources, talents and influence to do for others what they can't do for themselves.
“Please leave this place better than you found it. It’s God’s idea that we’re here, and He placed us on this planet to leave it better than when we found it.
“How many of your dreams haven’t become a reality because you haven’t asked the question? God loves you, God’s with you, ask the question.”
God looked at a world in desperate need of rebuilding and He knew the world needed you. You are the answer to someone's prayer. So thank God you're here.
Join us as we rediscover who we are in God and what that means for our world.
“We’re at a point in our culture right now where the wind has been knocked out of our sails. It’s rebuilding time. That’s the DNA of Southside: it’s rebuilding time and we’re going to help.”
When we look around the world, it’s obvious that everything is not alright. The very fact that we know the world is wrong, means that we’re longing for something that is right. The truth is, you’ve been built for better. You’ve been built for more.
I don't know what labels life has given you but I know something: Jesus sees you and you're amazing.
Join us as we look at how to live large, and take hold of everything God has to offer us to live a purpose driven life starting today.
“Will God leave me hanging?” Join us as we see what it looks like to step into God’s blessing for your finances.
“The only way to take heart in a troubled world is to take faith in the one who has overcome the world”
“Victory is not about sunshiney comfort or ease; The victory I’m talking about is a soul level victory made more powerful in the face of struggle and adversity”
Defeat is not your destiny, your birthright is victory. You have everything you need to stand because of Jesus.
You have everything you need to see a victory. Jesus doesn’t see you through the lens of your past. He sees you through the lens of your purpose and potential
When we're prideful, our hope is in us, our power comes from us, our strength is in us, and we dismiss God's protection from our lives.
This planet we live on
Here below
It’s not a playground,
It’s a battle ground
“[Jesus has] come that we might have life,
and have it to the full.”
Experts say a person can survive 40 days without food, 3 days without water, 8 minutes without oxygen, but only 1 second without hope.
“Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples—when they see the love you have for each other.” (John 13:35)
Love is not just evidence, but the key in which God's power is unlocked in your life. The power to help those who are helpless.
Hurry is the enemy of your spiritual life. It is okay to be busy, but you were never meant to live with a hurried soul.
There was nothing visually appealing about Jesus, but He’s the most beautiful person who’s ever lived. You were born to become more like Jesus. You’re becoming more beautiful.
“It is always simple to fall; there are an infinity of angles at which one falls, only one at which one stands.”
“The degree to which God's power will play out in your life is determined by your posture”
You must make a choice: Self-preservation, self-care, and self-interest OR you pick a fight. It's not both/and. It's one or the other.
"Jesus didn't come to make good people better, he didn't come to make bad people good. He came to make dead people live.”
You are a future someone's past generation. People who will have no idea who you are will be radically impacted by who you are.
"The strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack."
6 kids, 2 international adoptions, bullying, soccer practise and toast for dinner. Mike and Corinne aren't experts on parenting, but they definitely have experience.
The #1 thing that’s going to determine whether your arduous journey as a family ends in a beautiful dance or a tragic end is this: how you handle conflict.
"If we want healthy relationships that mirror the love of God, if we want to live shoulder to shoulder with the people we love, we need to learn to say "I forgive you" before we hear "I'm sorry".
"The difference between a powerless life and a powerful life is this: are you listening to His voice and are you following His lead?"
"I'm not talking about 'that' church, or 'those people'...I'm actually talking about me."
"If you want to unlock everything God has for you, you must be grateful. Grateful to God, grateful for others, grateful for you."
If you want to leave the world better than when you found it, if you want to make an impact, you MUST lead the next generation.
"The most spiritual, God-honouring thing you will ever do is the hard work of becoming exactly who you were created to be."
“God will allow you to go places you never wanted to go to become someone you didn’t know you could be.”
"God, your past performance is absolutely a predictor of the things you CAN do today and WILL do tomorrow."
"My mind was made up -I had nothing to live for. And here, through the darkness and clutter of my fallen mind I heard the voice of my God. My God that had every hair on my head numbered since I was a kid. My God that believed in me, even then, in my darkest hour. He told me this wasn't the end of my story."
"And it is this light: friends who stand by us and a God who won’t leave us, shining into all the dark corners that warms us and helps us grow. It is this light, shining through all the cracks, that chases out fear and brings us hope.”