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By Jeff Brodie, Lead Pastor at Connexus Church READ Luke 10-:38-42 REFLECT Have you ever had someone over for dinner, and felt exhausted afterwards? The business of cleaning the house and preparing the meal, coupled with the stress of entertaining can take so much of our focus, that we forget to prioritize the importance of our relationship…

By Carey Nieuwhof, Founding & Teaching Pastor at Connexus Church READ 1 Corinthians 12:27 REFLECT You probably grew up thinking of the church as something you go to. Like it’s an institution or organization. Like it’s something you either belong to or don’t. Well, think again. You don’t GO to church. You ARE the church. That’s…

By Jeff Brodie, Lead Pastor at Connexus Church READ Luke 10:25-37, 1 John 1:8-9 The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbour?” Luke 10:29 REFLECT I’m so excited for Connexus as we begin this journey of pursuing what it means to be FOR Barrie and FOR Orillia. Specifically, I’m…

In the second half of Ephesians 1, Paul prays a prayer for the church of Ephesus. I’ve taken his prayer for the church and personalized it so I can pray it for myself. I love it as a prayer to start the day because it reminds of me of how much power I have because…

Growing up, so often I thought of prayer as such a formal thing. I think because the idea of me talking to God seemed a little like I was “taking up His time” if I wasn’t prepared for my time with Him. To be honest, sometimes I still struggle to fully understand how I get…

If I am honest, sometimes I don’t know what to pray. Recently, my most intimate times in prayer have been when I reflect on the words that gifted writers have put together with music. Pick a favourite worship song and use the lyrics to prompt you in prayer. Allow the lyrics to teach you about…

  Sometimes I find myself asking God for a lot in my times of prayer. When I come to God in prayer, I like to start off thanking him for his goodness even when it is hard to see. Psalm 118 lifts His name up and says, “give thanks to the Lord our God and…

Thanks so much for joining us for the Galatians Challenge! As we take on this challenge together, and read one chapter of Galatians each day, we thought it would be helpful to share a little context behind the book. Check out this great overview of the book of Galatians from Insight for Living. As you…

Prayer to me is a bit mysterious. I don’t have it all figured out. I don’t want to ever assume in prayer that God wants what I want. I don’t ever want to treat God like a genie in a bottle. I don’t ever want to barge into the presence of God with my last…

There was this young man with the prophet Elisha who became terrified when enemy armies surrounded the two of them one morning (2 Kings 6:15-18). Yet Elisha prayed for the man’s eyes to be opened to see the enormous armies of the Lord that were protecting the two of them. When I have walked through…