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The Olive Branch Markham • Audio Podcast — 323 episodes
WELCOME HOME SUNDAY — "ASSEMBLY REQUIRED"
"PRAYING THE PSALMS”
"SUNRISE TO SUNSET"
"JOY AND SURRENDER"
"DON’T LOOK DOWN, LOOK UP!"
"Slippery Slope"
"HELLO? GOD, ARE YOU THERE?"
"CLIMBING TOWARD BLESSING"
“SEARCH ME, O GOD”
"BEING AN EFFECTIVE CHRISTIAN IN A COMPLICATED DAY"
"HOW TO LIVE THE BLESSED LIFE”
"THE GOD YOU NEVER KNEW YOU KNEW"
"THE QUESTION THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING"
"NO OUTSIDERS"
"I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THIS MAN MYSELF"
"MAKE UP YOUR MIND"
"OASIS IN THE DESERT"
"FORGED THROUGH THE FIRE"
“OUR GOD OF POSSIBLE"
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHURCH!
"IN OVER OUR HEADS"
"THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS..."
“YES & AMEN”
“PUT YOUR FINGER HERE... SEE MY HANDS”
“HE IS THE LAMB”
“HE IS THE KING OF KINGS”
“I AM the True Vine”
“I AM the Good Shepherd”
“The Light Eternal”
“Beyond Bread”
“Paul’s Relationship Advice (You Won’t Like It)”
“Marriage… WHY?”
“Marriage Modelled on Christ”
When Prayer Does the Heavy Lifting
“Pray In the Spirit”
Between The Cry and The Answer
The Power of Prayer
The Posture of Prayer
The Opportunity of a Lifetime!
The VOICE Among the “Voices"
God’s Christmas Gifts
Listen! God is Calling Your Name
Uncertainty Can’t Sabotage It
Unexpected to Glory—For You and Your Family
The FOREVER On-Ramp
Exits are for JOBS… NOT for CALLINGS!
I See Better When I’m Blind
Relational On Ramps
“The Way Out is the Way In”
“Entrances and Exits”
“The God Who Makes Us Laugh”
“Why?!”
“To Choose Jesus is to Choose to Forgive!”
“Is Jesus THE ONE…or not?”
This week: “Come Up Here”
THE TABLE: The Invitation to Take Your Place - Part 3
THE TABLE: The Invitation to Take Your Place - “Known at the Table”
THE TABLE: The Invitation to Take Your Place
The Pain Journals
JOY: The Secret Sauce
TRANSPARENCY: No Messing with The Truth
SERVANTHOOD: It’s Not About You!
Love: How We Treat Others Reveals Our Character
“The Life that Bows”
The Beautiful Fear: Where Holiness Meets the Human Heart
Guest Speaker: Dr. Fred Penney
Is Water Baptism Really Necessary?
Making Sense…Why Jesus Became a Man
“Responsibility: God Owns, We Manage”
Guest Speaker: Dr. Peter Chu
Helping Your Kids Make It
Faith: Nothing is Impossible with God
Walk the Line: Core Values to Live By
Blessings = Blessings
What Does it Mean to be Blessed?
Easter Sunday: “Determined to Save Us All”
Palm Sunday: No Turning Back – When Jesus Chose Us
“Become: You Can’t Do It Without Discipline”
“Believe: You Can’t Do It Without Faith”
“You Can’t Do It Alone”
“Dig Deep”
“When Jesus returns for His Church”
“The Church: NOT a building — a GATHERING”
Our Salvation is Secure
The Problem
All About the Holy Spirit
“The Records are Trustworthy"
Does it REALLY matter whether or not Jesus rose from the dead?
“Jesus is and was"
“God Is"
What We Believe, Why We Believe It, and Why It Matters
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Christmas Eve Service: Turn Off the Dark
What Are You So Happy About?
What Christmas Gets RIGHT
The Uncomfortable Part of ALL IN
ALL IN — Choosing to Love Christmas Again
The Map — Finding Jesus
Lost in a Storm of Unnecessary Fear
Did You Think You’d Never Struggle Again?
Your Weapon Won’t Help You
Do You Want to be Healed?
The Trouble with Losing the Plot
The Epitaph
I Saw You
The Bad Samaritan and the Sons of Thunder
Grace for the Spiritually Bankrupt
Loving Grace and Living Grace
Bow Before the Throne
Dethroning Idols
Broken Crowns
Fixing Broken Relationships
I KNOW I Should Forgive, But...
Do I Have a Choice?
Big Picture…Main Problem
Lessons from a Splinter
Epic Love — The Ultimate Plot Twist
WAIT, A CELEBRATION? When Good isn't Good Enough
Rags to Rejoicing — Call it a Comeback
What Would YOU Do with YOU?
Guys Don’t Do Feelings… Publicly, That Is
Anguish—The Eclipse that Just Doesn't Go Away
Here Am I… Send Aaron!
Ain’t No Flies on Me!
I Never Expected This!
How’s THAT Workin’ for Ya?
GIVE: In Between Plenty and Desperation
Serve
Good News Give Back — LOVE
Invited...Or, Uninvited?
The Grave Robber
I Am HE!
The Invitation
Words to Works
The Wedding Gift
The Rock
Jesus Loves the Little Children
Shabbat
The Chosen: Falling in Love with Jesus…Again
Top 4 in ’24: Love
Top 4 in ’24: Money
Top 4 in ’24: Health
Top 4 in ’24: Peace
Make Room for The New
Joy Just Cut Loose
Distance Can’t Prevent It!
Uncertainty Can’t Sabotage It
Invite
Your Move
Worst Enemy or Best Partner—FOREVER
What Are You Fishing For?
It’s Late!
About the End of the World
About the Church
About Following Jesus
About Salvation
About Us
About Scripture
About God
Theology of the Tough Stuff
Eviction Notice
Watch the Throne
No Bullies Allowed
Feeling Like You Never Measure Up
Life at the Intersections
Where is God When It Hurts
When Life Rocks Your World
Forget All That
Be Salt. Be Light.
Finding Rest in a Restless World
The Discipline of Being Grateful
Humility: Serving Others as Jesus Would (Happy Father’s Day!)
Giving — Breaking the Back of Greed and Selfishness
Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit
Communication: Getting to Really Know God
Seeing Things as They REALLY Are
Soar, Run, Walk, Crawl
GOOD NEWS GIVE BACK: Serve
GOOD NEWS GIVE BACK: "Give"
“Love Drives Everything"
What Now? Easter Aftermath
The Final Twist
Death Wish
Palm Sunday: Crushed Between Dreams
Breathtaking, Beautiful, Amazing Grace!
“Living the One Another’s”
“Bottle Worshippers Anonymous"
A Short History of the Good Book
Church: If Jesus Only Knew!
"So What?"
What does LOVE require of me?
What is the WISE thing to do?
"Is There a Tension that Deserves My Attention?"
“What Story Do I Want to Tell?"
"Am I Being Honest With Myself…Really?"
Before You Jump… ASK IT!
The Person I Never Recognize
PIECES-PARTS and Jesus’ Final Prayer
YOU CAN RUN... BUT GOD
Promise-Keepers and Promise-Killers
MARRIAGE VOWS: The Biggest, Best, Costliest Promise You'll Ever Make... or Break
If Your Promise Was a Plane…? — From the message series: VOWS
The Foundation: The Basis for All Promises
Uncharted Territory
Cleaning Up The Mess
"Delivering Hope"
"Connecting the Dots"
"Assembling the Cast"
“Solving the Problem"
"Everyone Wants to be Great, BUT…"
“Will the Real Disciples Please Stand Up!"
“One Miracle Away from THE COMFORT ZONE"
NEVER SAY NEVER (John 11: 1-56)
The Church Has Changed… The Mission Has Not!
So Next Time is Better Than Last Time, Pt. 2
So that Next Time is Better than Last Time, Part 1
The Cookie Monster Must Go
“Rewriting the Script of Your Life"
The Lesson in Starting Over… and the Test
Know Where You Are (Before You Pack the Car!)
The Devil’s Campground… and Forgiveness
Courage, Pt. 2
Courage, Pt. 1
Forgiving God
Forgive yourself
Forgiveness…and Fixing Broken Relationships
I Know I Should Forgive, But...
Do I Have a Choice?
The Big Picture…And the Main Problem
Water Walking 101
"Is this the End? I HOPE SO!"
“Is This The End? MAYBE!"
Is this the End? NO!
Mother's of the Bible
Is This The End? YES!
“Father Forgive Us, and Help Us to Forgive Others"
Can I REALLY Change?
Judgment Call
THE DEFENSE RESTS
Good Friday • Just One More Miracle
“Who IS this Man?"
The little ‘g’ god of ME
the pleasure and entertainment god
The little ‘g’ god of LUV
The little ‘g’ god of success
The little ‘g’ god of prosperity
The gods must be crazy
Staying on the Narrow Road
The REAL Problem with GIVING Your Money Away Is…?
Making Peace with Your Money
How Debt Sabotages Contentment
Contentment Costs... HOW MUCH?!
Build In and Build Up
Peace... When Normal Isn't An Option
Peace... When Following God Leads You to a Barn
Peace... Even When Leaders are Crazy, Evil...or Both!
Peace...When There is Chaos in Your Home
Preparing Your Heart for God's Peace
The Law of Exposure
Don't Let Anxiety Run Your Life!
Choosing Peace in your Relational World
Where's God?
You Have to Keep Pressing On!
The Imitation Game
Where does the overflow go?
Giving It Up, Trading It In, Writing It Off
Hanging Around the Right People
Stars...or Matches?
Descend into Greatness
Living Life First-Hand
Prayer that Leaves An Impact
I Do Not NEED to Survive!
Choose Joy!
What God Starts, He Finishes
A New Country – God's Country
The Letter of James, Part II
The Letter of James, Part 1
Exposed!
Spotting Counterfeits
Your Most Valuable Gift
Stop Getting Better, Start Becoming
Stop Expecting, Start Doing
Stop Pushing, Start Asking
Stop Judging, Start Discerning
How to Stay Calm on Tough Days
Heroes in Isolation
Invest it in Others
Manage It!
Beyond Belief
Beyond Despair
Beyond Happiness
When COVID-19 is Over, You Will Be Different
Take a Deep Breath, You're Gonna be Okay
How to be Weird with Your Money
Don't Give It What It Wants
The Sad, Pathetic Path of Selfie Religion
The Second Mile
Shopping for the Best Deal
So...About Love and Marriage
It Has Four Letters and Begins with L.....
The Favourite Emotion of the Third Millennium
If I Think It's Okay, It Must Be Okay
The Parable of the English Ivy
Purging the Grudge Box
Hoping for a Better Life... But I'm Anxious About the Future
Hope and fear of All the Years... Are Met in Thee Tonight
Hoping for Life and Health but I'm Afraid of Death and Loss
Hoping for Love, but I'm Afraid of Rejection
Hoping to Make a Difference, I'm Afraid of the Cost
Hoping Things Will Change / I'm Afraid It's Too Late
The Second Mile, Final Message – PEACE: Everyone Wants It... Every Happy Person HAS It
Do You Want to Be Lucky? Or Do You Want to Be Blessed?
The Second Mile, Part 7 - Saving the World with Happiness
The Second Mile, Part 6 - Who Gets the Second Mile? (Part 2)
The Second Mile, Part 5 - Who Gets the Second Mile? (Part 1)
The Second Mile, Part 4 - Happiness is Something You Plant!
The Second Mile, Part 3 - Do You Want To Be Happy?
The Second Mile, Part 2 - The Way Things are Supposed to Be
The Second Mile, Part 1 - We know... They Didn't
The Hardest Prayer You'll Ever Pray
Never Give Up Praying
Undistracted Time with God
What I Learned About Prayer