The Meeting House is a church that exists to grow loving communities of Jesus-followers who live and share his irreligious message. We value community, simplicity, and peace with a mission to share the gospel and care for people. To learn more, visit themeetinghouse.com.
The Meeting House - Bruxy Cavey
But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God. - Acts 20:24
Jesus teaches us what to do WHEN we give, and WHEN we pray.
God's intentions for us are good and complete!
Jesus is the new Moses, and his teaching is the new Torah.
In essence Sabbath is a day set aside to PRAY and PLAY.
We don't need to be perfect to share our faith - actually it's better that we aren't.
As with other practices, healthy spiritual friendships start with us and God.
The written word points us to the living Word.
When you Share joy and generosity - you find more of it yourself.
You don't have to become a monk to quiet your heart and listen to God.
Why does God want us to fast when nachos exist?
Spiritual Practices are not the goal - they are tools along the way.
How can we be a people who seek to live in peace and reconciliation?
Compassion is a crucial part of how we walk out the way of Jesus, moving us towards the needs of others, and transforming us as we go.
"... This is the church of the living God, which is the pillar and foundation of the truth." - 1 Timothy 3:15
What kind of a church do we want to be?
“Start with the Spirit and always end with Jesus.”
If you remember nothing else from today, remember: The gospel is good news, the gospel goes, the gospel is grace.
It's not what anyone expected, but better than anyone could imagine...
How remembering and repentance can (re)ignite spiritual passion.
Jimmy, Jen, and Christine reflect on their personal experiences of light from the past year.
How does Jesus answer the questions about having enough and being enough?
How Jesus illuminates our hearts, our homes, and our world.
Looking at the hope, trust, relationship and room held in our faith.
WWho is my neighbour? … or ... Who am I being a neighbour to?
Is following Jesus only about heaven and hell?
Jimmy, Laura, and Quincy respond to the standout questions that came up during the last five weeks of the ACTS series.
Hear about Saul of Tarsus' life changing encounter on the road to Damascus, and discover the power of story and the patience of God.
When it's okay to stay and not be okay.
Learning the importance of miracles, opportunities, and the rhythms of receiving and responding for the Early Church—how the Holy Spirit shifts everything in the best ways interrupting and reorienting our daily lives.
The church the Bible described is exciting and adventurous and wrought with sacrifice. It cost believers everything, and they still came. -Jen Hatmaker
We want to grow in our understanding that the invitation to compassion is something we are called to be, rather than something we are called to do. How can we move closer to the “least of these?”
What if connection is more important than efficiency?
As Anabaptists, Reconciliation is at the centre of our faith and practice! Reconciliation is "the capacity to recognize turning points and possibilities to venture down unknown paths and create what does not yet exist." However, Reconciliation doesn't magically happen.
"For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." - Ephesians 2:10, NIV
What could it look like to pursue a more wholesome integration between these layers of who we are in Jesus?
How being made whole connects us as a community.
Why understanding how God made us and who we were made to be is critical to our discipleship.
Reflection vs. Answers - Answers and clarity can be helpful, but questions offer the opportunity for patient reflection, discipleship, growth, and trust in Jesus.
Jimmy and Jen explore what the new reality at The Meeting House looks like in her East Toronto Community.
Ephesians 5:1-2 tells us to imitate God in all things. Okay, so then what is He like?
The beginning of wisdom is to realize your existence in the infinitude of God and creation, and your deeply loved and finite place within it.