Connexus Church Audio Podcast

For many, the Christmas season is complicated. It's a reminder of broken relationships, unmet expectations, and missed loved ones. But no matter your circumstances, Christmas can also be a reminder of the light that overcomes the darkness.

Getting married is one thing. Being married is another. The journey actually just starts when you become a Christian. There's a life together that can be deeply challenging but also tremendously rewarding. The ancients called it 'sanctification,' and this week we'll explore what it actually means to be a Christian and how that looks over a lifetime.

So what exactly happens when a couple gets married? Why is it that one minute, they can simply break up, but the next minute they have to get an annulment or even a divorce? Well, at a wedding, something permanent happens. It's exactly the same when you become a Christian. We'll look at what happens, why it happens and how to make it happen so something changes forever in your life.

So it's going well enough to make it permanent, sort of. You like her enough to stick around, but you're afraid of commitment. So you move in together. Frankly, that's what a lot of people do with Jesus. They don't want to commit, but they don't want to leave. The question is: where does that leave you?

Every relationship starts out with two people who like each other. Your emotions take over. You feel things you haven't felt before. But then you ask yourself: is this just a phase? Will it go as quickly as it came? Can it be this fun for long? The same thing happens spiritually. What begins as a curiosity about Jesus always lands somewhere else. But what do you do with that?

Don't like the church? Is that your fault or the church's? In this episode of Brand:New, Andy exposes how the church veered off course.

Want to know the one thing Jesus said you can't avoid with loopholes, shortcuts, or workarounds? Watch this episode of Brand:New.

Religion is powerful—so powerful it can shape the way we view ourselves and treat others. For more, watch this episode of Brand:New entitled 'Recycled.'

Jesus stepped into a world where religion was characterized by the Temple Model and initiated something entirely new. For more, watch this episode of Brand:New entitled "Apoplectic."

The arrival of Jesus signaled the end of the Temple Model and the beginning of something entirely new! For more, watch this first episode of Brand:New entitled Letting Go.