Avon Mennonite Church Podcast

Reflection and songs in response to the discovery of an unmarked mass grave containing 215 bodies of indigenous children at Kamloops Indian Residential School. Christ have mercy.

Troy unpacks Jesus' teachings contrasting the zeitgeist of this age from the zeitgeist of the Spirit.

Brent Musser invites us to use our power to serve and care for creation.

Brent Musser invites us to join the dance of creation.

Troy talks about posers vs. the real deal. John 20:20 "the risen Christ showed them the scars on his hands and on his side. Then the disciples were filled with joy because they knew he was the real deal."

Troy unpacks Jesus' teaching on the replacement principle.

Troy dives deeper into the discernment process Jesus is inviting us to live by in Matthew 7. 

Troy explores the implications of Jesus' teachings on non-judgment and how judgment differs from discernment. 

Troy ponders a completely new understanding of what Jesus means when he says, "Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

Troy launches out from Matthew 13:52 and unpacks how to create spaciousness in our lives to receive moments of clarity.

Troy explores how we can open ourselves up to receive insight into the mysteries of the Kingdom of heaven.   

Troy explores what Jesus means by the hiddenness of the kingdom of heaven.  Matthew 13:44

Explores several strategies Jesus uses to deal with the destructive criticism and critics in his life.

Exploring two strategies Jesus uses to deal with the criticism and critics in his life. Part 1 focuses on finding the constructive elements in criticism and how to apply these two strategies to our inner critic (usually the worst critic in our lives).

Do you want to get well? Why would anyone not want to get well? Is wellbeing the true target of your life?

Like the title says, this is me thinking out loud with my Avon sisters and brothers about what Jesus' teaching about old and new wine might mean for us as a faith community. 

What does Jesus mean when he says God gives us new garments and new wine? And what does he mean when he says we need new wineskins to receive the new wine?

Troy explores three powers that we have in the Spirit - that we can use to positively impact other people's lives.

Troy unpacks why we sometimes need to revisit the sources of brokenness and shame in our lives to be made clean and whole. Mark 1:40-45

Troy invites us to celebrate the familiar Easter story while courageously venturing into the unfamiliar Easter reality.

Troy unpacks two volatile reactions to Jesus' message by two congregations revealing the difference between self-centred faith and anointed faith. (Mark 1 and Luke 4)

Troy unpacks Jesus' challenge to the conventional wisdom, categories and beliefs of the disciples in John 4:27-42.

Troy unpacks Jesus' encounter and conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well. John 4:4-26.

Troy unpacks Jesus conversation with Nicodemus about darkness, light and spiritual awakening.

Troy unpacks the third temptation of Jesus in the wilderness.

Troy unpacks the first two temptations of Jesus in the wilderness.

Exploring the story of Jesus in the Temple when he is 12 years old and his baptism 18 years later. What about this part of the Jesus' journey are we invited to experience for ourselves?

What does it mean to be a peacemaker in our 21st century world? How can we make decisions as consumers that increase our peacemaking presence and impact on other people and the environment?

What does it mean to ignite our imaginations? Why is it important for the church and Christians to have ignited imaginations?

In I Corinthians Paul warns people to not take communion in an unworthy manner. What does this mean? And what does it have to do with a poutine eating contest, nose whistling and divisive behaviour? Listen to find out.

"...and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free..."What does this mean? What are we being set free from? How does the truth set us free? What is the particular truth that sets us free? These and other questions are explored in this two part message.

"...and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free..."What does this mean? What are we being set free from? How does the truth set us free? What is the particular truth that sets us free? These and other questions are explored in this two part message.

Troy explores Jesus' teachings on honour, humility and hospitality and how all three are connected in Luke 14.

Troy discusses creation care, Jeremiah, Greta Thunberg, false gods, consumerism, stubbornness of the heart and the importance of true worship to the care of our environment.

"What do you have in your house? Why did the oil stop flowing? Why do we cling to things that hurt so good?" Troy explores these and other questions as he unpacks the story of the widow and the oil in 2 Kings 4.

"...being relatable to people in an incarnational way doesn't mean we are into the same things or have the same hobbies, it means their true self can relate to us because we are operating from our true self and fully present with them."I Cor. 9:20-23

Troy addresses the question "Who do we exist for as a faith community in Stratford?"