Post Script

How do we "pull up a chair" and talk with God, and what are some helpful categories to pray in? Paul, Chris, and Dave chat about why asking is important, why prayer really does change things, and how we keeping track of our prayers is a good idea.

If prayer is communication and communion with God, how can we enter into that and where do we start in developing a practice of prayer? Paul, Chris, and Dave talk about broadening our definition of prayer, why using others' words, both sung and spoken, is good, and why we're excited to dig into prayer as a communition.

Being intentional in following in the way of Jesus takes more than just effort - it requires community. Paul and Dave talk about how a rule of life different than just spiritual disciplines or what we believe, and some of the practical barriers and next steps to dig deeper and be formed in community.

Postscript is back! As we venture into the fall, we're reminding ourselves of our purpose of Aligning Lives to the Way of Jesus. This week we're looking at what it is to be image bearers instead of flag planters, and what questions we can ask ourselves to take steps towards embodying Jesus everywhere.

Dave & Paul chat about the start of our Isaiah series, where you can find our daily Encountering God podcast, and how you can set yourself up for success as we read through the book of Isaiah together this summer. We'll be back in September with more Post Script!

How do we engage in the physical and spiritual realities of poverty in the world around us, and how do we help without doing harm? How do we communicate to others about opportunities to care without being manipulative and in a way that keeps the Gospel central? Dave & Brad talk about Compass Point's new partnership with Compassion, sharing our stories, and stepping into the challenging realities around us.

What is the role of the church in identifying members of the Kingdom of God, and what does that mean practically becoming a church member? Paul & Dave dig into some big questions and wrestle with the balance of autonomy, commitment, and community as they relate to membership.

What does it mean to engage in Adoptive Ministry, and how do we navigate our difference and similarities across generations? Do young people really want to talk to people their parents and grandparents age, and how do we do that in a warm and friendly way? Dagmar joins the podcast this week and helps us all understand why we should embrace an adoptive church culture and how we can start to do it.

What things do we need to be unified about, and how to we hold that tension of unity within diversity of our local church? What did Jesus mean when he gave us a new command to love one another? Paul and Dave chat about unity; why it's significant, hard, and possible.

Wy is membership a difficult thing to talk about, and doesn't participating regularly in the church get me to the same spot? Church membership has all kinds of challenges and potential pitfalls, but it's helpful to understand who we are as individuals and as the body. Paul and Dave start the conversation around membership, and welcome any of your questions as we continue in the weeks ahead.

How would Jesus' teaching on bread in John 6 have been received to the original crowd, and how do we understand it now? Why is it good to think about eternity and how do we deal with the weirdness of the language eating flesh and drinking blood? Paul and Dave wrap up our In Focus series and dive into this key teaching that we need to keep central.

How is it better that the Spirit is with us that Jesus himself, and how do ask the right question when it comes to the power of the Spirit at work in us? Paul and Dave chat about the Spirit of truth and unity, the importance of God's presence, and what it looks like for all of us to take the next step.

How does praying in Jesus' name make a difference? How can we live in the tension of praying God's will and our desires, and should we be more bold in our prayers? Paul and Dave jump back in after a brief hiatus as we explore how resurrection puts Jesus' teachings in focus.

How does the passage we hear at every wedding - 1 Corinthains 13 - shape our understanding of community? How do we join into the work that God is doing and choose to love one another the convenience that is so easy in our world today? Paul and Dave wrap our our fully human series and wrestle with the good tensions of loving each other in our church community.

What do technology and money have in common, and how can they diminish our call to be fully human? Chris and Dave follow up on this Sunday's message and talk about how we can reflect on how we are serving Mammon or God, and how we can take steps towards using instruments more and devices less as we practice who God has created us to be.

Does our technology really know us, and what does it mean that God fully knowns us? Paul and Dave dive into our new series on what it is to be fully human, why it has a huge impact on how we understand and practice community, and why being known by God is the best starting point.

Why is confession important, and how do we practice it both as individuals and in community? How does the practice of confession lead us to repentance? Paul and Dave wrap up our series on Hosea (and even throw in a Narnia reference for good measure).

Why do we find sin easier to talk about in generic ways that apply to others, and how do we best define it? How do we know God in a way that isn't primarily about more information? Paul and Dave continue to explore Hosea and the ways in which this book helps us lean into the relational and loving ways that God speaks to us all.

The book of Hosea is intense and can leave us feeling awkward or uncomfortable - but it points us to God's deep desire for relationship with us. Join Paul and Dave as they explore a bit of why we're studying Hosea together and how we hope it will help shape us at Compass Point.

How do we practice submitting to God - trusting him as we explore the sabbath and giving over our control of things? Join Chris, Paul, & Dave as we continue to talk about this keystone habit of sabbath together.