Reality Church Vancouver Teachings Podcast

As we close our series in the gospel of John and move towards the summer season, we take a last look at Jesus around the table. While in the gospel of John, the table is portrayed as a classroom, in the gospel of Mark the table is a practice, with the vision of us extending it to our friends, family and neighbours. Recorded April 14, 2024.

As we end our series in the gospel of John, we turn our eyes to the commissioning of Jesus’ disciples in John 20. Although given 2000 years ago, Jesus’ promise to his disciples of another Advocate who brings peace is important and timely in our age of anxiety. Recorded April 7, 2024.

As we celebrate Easter Sunday, we turn to the Gospel of John's account of the resurrection of Jesus where he emphasizes three things: the evidence that invites us to stoop, the exhortation that invites us to see, and the invitation to become an endorsement of the resurrection as the people of God. Recorded March 31, 2024.

Jesus ends his longest recorded prayer with a surprise: out of all the things he could have prayed for his disciples of all time, he prays for unity. This week we end our series in the Upper Room with Jesus by looking at what unity looks like, how we can pursue it, and some examples of how to be united. Recorded March 24, 2023.

As we continue in our study of Jesus' final teaching in the Gospel of John, we look once again at the prayer for his disciples in John 17. Jesus adds to his invitation to the disciples to be sent to the world as he was sent, in vision, fluency, and practice. Recorded March 17, 2024.

Jesus continues his longest recorded prayer by praying for his disciples and he seems very concerned about their relationship to "the world". We explore what Jesus means by "the world" and the delicate tension of living as a disciple of Jesus within "the world". Originally recorded March 10, 2024.

How does Jesus approach the “hour” of distress that has arrived? Ending his longest teaching, and beginning his longest prayer, Jesus approaches this hour as a priest. Instead of trying to grab more control, or evade discomfort, Jesus offers himself to God and pleads to be glorified. This week we are invited to remember the weight of God’s glory, and to follow Jesus in ASKING

Why would Jesus go away? And why would he say it's "better" that he goes away? This week, we explore these questions as we learn what Jesus is trying to accomplish and how the Spirit ministers, specifically in spaces of persecution and sacrifice. Recorded February 25, 2024.

As we continue in our series on the Upper Room Discourse in John’s Gospel, we come to difficult words from Jesus about conflict and hatred. Looking at Jesus’ words within the language of apocalypse, we see why Jesus uses this language, whom the conflict is between and what this means for us today as people invited to sit around the table with Jesus. Recorded February 18, 2024.

We continue our study of the Last Supper in the Gospel of John where Jesus instructs his disciples and us around the table. This week, we study Jesus words in John 15 , where the God who has made us clean invites us to abide through the practices of confession and repentance. Originally recorded February 11, 2024.