St. Clair Community Church Podcast

On Sunday we had the first of three talks from Brett Ullman. This week we will be hearing his talk called "The Walking Wounded" on mental health.  (From https://www.brettullman.com/the-walking-wounded/)  When we are surrounded by these heightened emotions and feelings life becomes one that is isolated from others and we begin to be full of questions instead of answers and we do not know what will work, or where to turn. How do we begin our journey towards hope, healing, redemption, rescue, and a restoration to wholeness?  Where and when does our journey back to life begin again?  As a Follower of the Way (A Christian) What about our faith? How does our faith fit into our healing journey?  This talk has no cliches, no Christianese and does not put forward promises of false hope. Brett Ullman in The Walking Wounded begins to address how to walk back towards healing and away from our emotions, feelings and thoughts that are keeping us paralyzed in life.  No shame, fear, or hiding is required as we are safe to jo

Who Is This Guy? An Introduction of John-Mark On Sunday John-Mark introduced himself and told us his testimony. Learn more about our new interim Pastor on this week's podcast! To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday Karra told a story of her own making, a story of a family filled with different longings, and hoping to give gifts to meet the needs of their family members. This concluded our Advent series "The Heart that Seeks." The advent season often begins with awareness of longing. We sing "Come Long Expected Jesus" and remember the promises, the waiting, the hoping of a nation for salvation. Yet all that is to come in this season was born of a longing much older than a nation. A longing that is as old and as wide as the world. Christmas began with God’s longing for salvation and restoration of the world He created. Christmas began with His longing for us… To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

The Heart that Seeks: Longing for What Once Was On Sunday Natalie continued our Advent series "The Heart that Seeks" and spoke about the longing for the past, how things used to be, and recognizing what that speaks to within us. The advent season often begins with awareness of longing. We sing "Come Long Expected Jesus" and remember the promises, the waiting, the hoping of a nation for salvation. Yet all that is to come in this season was born of a longing much older than a nation. A longing that is as old and as wide as the world. Christmas began with God’s longing for salvation and restoration of the world He created. Christmas began with His longing for us… To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday Andrew continued our Advent series "The Heart that Seeks" and spoke about the longing for a home we have within us and how that home is the one God is preparing us for. The advent season often begins with awareness of longing. We sing "Come Long Expected Jesus" and remember the promises, the waiting, the hoping of a nation for salvation. Yet all that is to come in this season was born of a longing much older than a nation. A longing that is as old and as wide as the world. Christmas began with God’s longing for salvation and restoration of the world He created. Christmas began with His longing for us… To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday Matt began our Advent series "The Heart that Seeks" and spoke about what Advent is and how it is a time to recognize the longing within us. The advent season often begins with awareness of longing. We sing "Come Long Expected Jesus" and remember the promises, the waiting, the hoping of a nation for salvation. Yet all that is to come in this season was born of a longing much older than a nation. A longing that is as old and as wide as the world. Christmas began with God’s longing for salvation and restoration of the world He created. Christmas began with His longing for us… To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday Alison Witt closed our series on the Beatitudes: Get Used to Different, with encouraging us to see the Kingdom of God coming to us through those coming into our country. Our series will be a nine-week journey through the Beatitudes, where we will explore the profound teachings of Jesus on life and perspective in the Kingdom of God. Discover through testimonies how these unconventional blessings offer a radical perspective on what it means to live in God’s favour, challenging our traditional views and inviting us into a deeper, more authentic faith. To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday Andrew continued to lead us into our seventh week of our series: The Beatitudes: Get Used to Different. Our series will be a nine-week journey through the Beatitudes, where we will explore the profound teachings of Jesus on life and perspective in the Kingdom of God. Discover through testimonies how these unconventional blessings offer a radical perspective on what it means to live in God’s favour, challenging our traditional views and inviting us into a deeper, more authentic faith. To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/ 

On Sunday our guest speaker Alice continued to lead us into our sixth week of our series: The Beatitudes: Get Used to Different. Our series will be a nine-week journey through the Beatitudes, where we will explore the profound teachings of Jesus on life and perspective in the Kingdom of God. Discover through testimonies how these unconventional blessings offer a radical perspective on what it means to live in God’s favour, challenging our traditional views and inviting us into a deeper, more authentic faith. To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/ 

On Sunday Amanda delivered a beautiful sermon reflecting on her time in leadership at St.Clair. This is a sermon you'll want to listen to now and again in a few months as we grow and change into what God is calling us to as a community.  To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday Josiah continued to lead us into our fifth week of our series: The Beatitudes: Get Used to Different. Our series will be a nine-week journey through the Beatitudes, where we will explore the profound teachings of Jesus on life and perspective in the Kingdom of God. Discover through testimonies how these unconventional blessings offer a radical perspective on what it means to live in God’s favour, challenging our traditional views and inviting us into a deeper, more authentic faith.  To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday Amanda continued to lead us into our fourth week of our new series: The Beatitudes: Get Used to Different. Our series will be a nine-week journey through the Beatitudes, where we will explore the profound teachings of Jesus on life and perspective in the Kingdom of God. Discover through testimonies how these unconventional blessings offer a radical perspective on what it means to live in God’s favour, challenging our traditional views and inviting us into a deeper, more authentic faith.  To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday our guest speaker Robert continued to lead us into our third week of our new series: The Beatitudes: Get Used to Different. Our series will be a nine-week journey through the Beatitudes, where we will explore the profound teachings of Jesus on life and perspective in the Kingdom of God. Discover through testimonies how these unconventional blessings offer a radical perspective on what it means to live in God’s favour, challenging our traditional views and inviting us into a deeper, more authentic faith.  To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday Amanda continued to lead us into our second week of our new series: The Beatitudes: Get Used to Different and how being Poor in Spirit might look different than we've come to believe.  Our series will be a nine-week journey through the Beatitudes, where we will explore the profound teachings of Jesus on life and perspective in the Kingdom of God. Discover through testimonies how these unconventional blessings offer a radical perspective on what it means to live in God’s favour, challenging our traditional views and inviting us into a deeper, more authentic faith.  To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday Amanda introduced our new series: The Beatitudes: Get Used to Different and how the Beatitudes have been interpreted in multiple ways and how we would look at it during this series. Then Alexa shared her testimony and how God brought her back to Him! Our series will be a nine-week journey through the Beatitudes, where we will explore the profound teachings of Jesus on life and perspective in the Kingdom of God. Discover through testimonies how these unconventional blessings offer a radical perspective on what it means to live in God’s favour, challenging our traditional views and inviting us into a deeper, more authentic faith.  To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday Andrew K spoke from the book of James 5:19-20, this sermon closed our series Whole and Holy: a Study in James. What happens when one person lives out their faith? When a person lines up their actions with their faith, they become more whole as a person, and more holy as a temple of God. How does that affect their community? This integral faith affects the wholeness and holiness of our community. Journey with us in a season of preparation and anticipation: to make sure our own “house” [as in body] and our own “house” [as in “church community”] is in order. Over the next few months, we are going to take a good look in the mirror and let the Good News shape our every day lives.   It is a wonderful thing to be in a church so intentional in learning to follow the ways of Jesus. Please note that with our Community month in August there will not be an podcasts being posted on this channel until September. To see what we are doing each Sunday check out our newsletter or social media posts.   T

On Sunday Amanda spoke from James 5:13- 18, for week eleven of our series, "Whole and Holy: A Study in James". What happens when one person lives out their faith? When a person lines up their actions with their faith, they become more whole as a person, and more holy as a temple of God. How does that affect their community? This integral faith affects the wholeness and holiness of our community. Journey with us in a season of preparation and anticipation: to make sure our own “house” [as in body] and our own “house” [as in “church community”] is in order. Over the next few months, we are going to take a good look in the mirror and let the Good News shape our every day lives.  To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday Nikki spoke from the book of James 5:12, for week ten of our series, "Whole and Holy: A Study in James". What happens when one person lives out their faith? When a person lines up their actions with their faith, they become more whole as a person, and more holy as a temple of God. How does that affect their community? This integral faith affects the wholeness and holiness of our community. Journey with us in a season of preparation and anticipation: to make sure our own “house” [as in body] and our own “house” [as in “church community”] is in order. Over the next few months, we are going to take a good look in the mirror and let the Good News shape our every day lives. To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday Amanda spoke from the book of James 4: 13-5:1-6, for week eight of our series, "Whole and Holy: A Study in James". What happens when one person lives out their faith? When a person lines up their actions with their faith, they become more whole as a person, and more holy as a temple of God. How does that affect their community? This integral faith affects the wholeness and holiness of our community. Journey with us in a season of preparation and anticipation: to make sure our own “house” [as in body] and our own “house” [as in “church community”] is in order. Over the next few months, we are going to take a good look in the mirror and let the Good News shape our every day lives. To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/

On Sunday Natalie spoke from the book of James 4:11-12, for week seven of our series, "Whole and Holy: A Study in James". What happens when one person lives out their faith? When a person lines up their actions with their faith, they become more whole as a person, and more holy as a temple of God. How does that affect their community? This integral faith affects the wholeness and holiness of our community. Journey with us in a season of preparation and anticipation: to make sure our own “house” [as in body] and our own “house” [as in “church community”] is in order. Over the next few months, we are going to take a good look in the mirror and let the Good News shape our every day lives. To visit our Teaching Notes: https://stclair.substack.com/