This episode is a response to the Heaven Bent Podcast - The Devil Himself and we talk about the reality of satan and the demonic in the here and now.  Satan is not a metaphorical being but is a created being, a fallen angel.  We discuss how we know that the demonic is real as we see throughout scripture and what power satan has in our world today.  Where we see the oppression of the demonic is in the lives of individuals, over groups and organizations.  We learn how deliverance is for every follower of Jesus, is a process and how freedom is lived out and maintained in community. 

 Episode 25 is a part 2 of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit as we continue our response to the Heaven Bent Podcast . As we focus more on the gift of prophecy, we are joined this week by Pastor Kervin Raugust as he gives us his learning and wisdom. We discuss prophesy from the lens of both the old and new testament prophets. The current teaching in the church that prophecy is mainly for encouraging is challenged as it is also needed for warning and exhortation.  We learn what is needed to become mature in the gift of prophecy and what is necessary to test a prophetic word that have been given to you. 

In this episode we explore the gifts of the Holy Spirit in response to the Heaven Bent Podcast. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are found in 1 Corinthians 12: 7-11 and areWords of wisdomWords of knowledgeFaithHealingMiraculous powersProphecyDiscerning spiritsTonguesInterpretation of tonguesAll of these are the work of one spirit and He distributes to each one as he determines. We talk specifically about healing, prophetic words and speaking in tongues.   Healing is discussed from a holistic point as we discuss how healing can occur in either the heart, soul, body and spirit and more than often a combination of these domains.We look at the prophetic from the lens of both the old and new testament prophets.  The current teaching in the church that prophecy is for encouraging is challenged as it is also needed for warning and rebuke.   We wrap up looking at speaking is tongues and clarify between praying in tongues and speaking in tongues.  We discuss how it can be for self edification, edification of the church body and even in spiritual warfare.

Episode 23 begins a series that is a response to the individual episodes found in the Heaven Bent Podcast series by Tara Jean Stevens.   This week is a response to the topic of revival as Tara Jean Stevens looks at the Toronto Blessing that began in 1994.   We talk about the questions, what is revival and how do we know we are in it?  How do you know we are not in it?We tell of our own experiences being part of conservative churches and then more charismatic churches and how Holy Spirit was taught from the pulpit and experienced in these different settings. Also in this episode we are joined by our friends Marcel and Aurelie Sondermann, Brent Carlson and Marci Muncey.  We hear their real life stories of the churches they grew up in and what these churches taught about Holy Spirit and the work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers.Each of our guests then go on to share their experiences with the Charismatic church and how the Holy Spirit was taught and experienced in these churches. 

 In Episode 22 we are beginning our True Fruits series that is a response to the individual episodes found in the Heaven Bent Podcast series. We believe that as Holy Spirit is alive and active in the Body of Christ today we experience the gifts of the Holy Spirit and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. We see miracles, healing, deliverance, and the prophetic happening today in our lives.Each week over the next while as we will be responding to each of the Heaven Bent episodes we will do that with a balanced biblical and experiential approach. We encourage you to listen to the Heaven Bent Podcast as well and let us know your thoughts and feelings on each topic.

In Episode 21 Cam and Stephanie ask What’s Love Got To Do With It? No it’s not the song by Tina Turner, the “it” in the question is conflict. So what does love have to do with conflict? It seems like the two are so opposite that they would have nothing in common.When conflict comes we can tend to believe it is the end of the relationship but it can actually be the deepening of a relationship if it is done in the right kind of love. Too often love fails because we have been taught a common love.In the conversation that Jesus has with Peter in John 21 Stephanie breaks down for us the 3 different kinds of love that is found in the original language of scripture. We go on to discuss which of these types of love is needed to not take offense so that conflict is resolved not ignited by emotion.If we have common love for each other then what happens when the thing we have in common is gone? We then need to grow in the “best interest” love which will deepen the relationship and give the other person the benefit of the doubt. This happens in marriages when just getting married and having kids is the common interest. So when the kids are grown and moved out the husband and wife feel estranged if they have not moved from the common interest love to the deeper love in their relationship.Stephanie issues a challenge and we would like to hear from you about it. We also want to remind you that there is so much more to our Broken Branches Series and if you and a small group want to go through it then contact us to find out more.

In part two of healthy conflict resolution Stephanie is joined again by Marci. They take a look at a roadmap for those who have been asked to mediate a conflict or are wanting to find a mediator for their conflict. What are the next steps if you can't come to a resolution one on one? What should be the determining factors when choosing a third person as a mediator?They discuss the roles of a mediator in conflict resolution from bringing clarity to prayer to keeping the conversation going in the right direction.The conversation warps up with the discussion around the question "what is it that causes people to avoid conflict even though the result of conflict resolution creates a healthier relationship?"To learn more contact us about our Broken Branches Series.

We talk about Paul's direction  in 1 Corinthians 5 to kick someone out of community turning them over to Satan for a time for the destruction of their flesh.We discuss what it means to repent and take our thoughts captive in order to change the way we live.Do we kick the person out of community after one offense? At what point do we kick them out of community and send them away?When an individual is sent out of spiritual community they are removed from the protective covering that is part of the community. The story of Job examples what it means when someone is moved outside of God's protective covering. Using the example of medieval kings and kingdoms we see a great example of being under the protection of the king and living in the castle and walls.We wrap up talking about when and how to bring that person back into spiritual community to fill the place only they can fill. Stephanie asks us to answer the questions:Who gains by Christians living substandard to God's way? Who gains from permanently separating the repentant sibling from our communities? 

 In the last episode we ended with the question "Who gains by Christians living substandard to God's way?" and "Who gains from permanently separating the repentant sibling from our communities?"   In part one of the healthy conflict resolution within community episode Stephanie is joined by Marci. They look at what unhealthy conflict looks like in comparison to healthy conflict.Throughout the episode they discuss what the end goal of healthy conflict is.The episode is wrapped up with the discussion about bringing Holy Spirit into the conflict and actively listening to truly hear the other person.Episode 2 takes a look at a roadmap for those who have been asked to mediate a conflict or are wanting to find a mediator for their conflict. 

In this episode Cam and Stephanie Harris talk about whether or not we are to judge.  Looking at the scripture 1 Corinthians 5 about the man who was sleeping with his fathers wife and the response of the fellowship.  The apostle Paul's taught about how to deal with someone who is in your spiritual community and being unrepentant.   He talks about not being present and passing judgement on it.We delve into the improper teaching that is in many churches that we are not to judge.  We in fact are to judge the actions of others in spiritual community but are not to judge those outside of our spiritual community.We finish off with talking about why we tend to avoid those conversations with those individuals and how it may reveal something in us that God needs to deal with.