The series will examine Paul's attitude and assumptions about the possibilities of a new kind of humanity. He was pondering these thoughts while in prison in Rome. The first century followers of Jesus were called 'People of the Way.' By this they meant a group of people exploring a new way of living in our world. Paul encouraged the Philippians...
Paul teaches us practical strategies to enable us to move forward in the middle of hardship. His ideas are especially inspirational because Paul's journey had been stopped by the Roman Empire, and he found himself awaiting death. In this series, we will examine different facets of how Paul himself moved forward despite incredible difficulty, and hopefully we will be inspired...
This series examines a mindset that centres on the truth of hope, surprise and infinite possibilities. The Apostle Paul presents this as a lifestyle for all people embracing the resurrect Christ. This series goes beyond belief in Jesus and presents life changes that should accompany faith in the Risen Christ... for all things are possible. Disc 1: End of Hostility...
When we believe the basic premise that God wants all of us to live a full life, then we become confused because there are many variables making life easy for some but difficult for others. Variables can include but are not limited to: family backgrounds, IQ, and physical abilities. These are often things that we can't do much about, but...
Few of the spiritual disciplines that all Christians are called to follow are as effective and important as prayer. Understand that there is a difference between heart-felt prayer and a merely repeating a ritual at every meal and church service. Prayer is an expression of the heart; spoken in obedience before the Father. The Apostle Paul tells his reader in...
Prayer is a word that conjures up different images for many of us: connection, boredom, intimacy, duty, power, guilt and passion. The list is probably endless, and can change for each of us on any given day. I imagine that every Christian wants incredibly intimate communion with the God that we love and serve. Yet, there are vastly different connotations to...
This series takes a fresh look at the life and way of Jesus. How did He treat outsiders? How did He respond to His enemies? What would He say to a polarized world of in and out; us and them; clean and unclean. This series will boldly empower you to recenter on the person and message of Jesus and urge...
This series examines the book of Revelation. If you read it as a future book, an apocalyptic history book, or a hybrid of the two, you will be blessed by this series attempt to apply it in the now. From marks, whores, horses, crowns, seals, trumpets, bowls, and gates. This series will invite you to say yes to the endless...
This series continues to examine the book of Revelation. If you read it as a future book, an apocalyptic history book, or a hybrid of the two, you will be blessed by this series attempt to apply it in the now. From marks, whores, horses, crowns, seals, trumpets, bowls, and gates. This series will invite you to say yes to...
This series concludes our Revelation series by going through each of the seven letters to the churches and asks the question 'how does this speak to us now?' The church has received clear thoughts from John and Jesus about how to be full of life and light. The church has a path forward to reclaim its beautiful relevance to our...
In this series Shane will take you on a journey through Paul's letter to the church in Rome where Jews and Gentiles were trying to navigate how to live together. The Gentiles had converted and were worshipping the Jewish God while ignoring some of the rules. One can imagine the problem that would have created! Paul's answer was that the...
In this series Shane will continue to take you on a journey through Paul's letter to the church in Rome where Jews and Gentiles were trying to navigate how to live together. The Gentiles had converted and were worshipping the Jewish God while ignoring some of the rules. One can imagine the problem that would have created! Paul's answer was...
The Bible is full of brave revolutionaries, amongst all of them one of the bravest is a Moabite woman named Ruth who risked everything to make a new life for herself. Ruth is a case study in bravery, inspiration, faith, manipulation, fear, racism, darkness, lust, celebration, hard work, proactivity and how the power of God uses our courage and often...
Learning His Ways, Revealing His Gifts, Unlocking The Secrets. This teaching has arisen out of two major visitations of God to Pastor Clark Taylor, the first when he was asked to leave the Methodist Ministry because of differing beliefs on the baptism of the Holy Spirit. As Clark was at the end of his known world the Holy Spirit said to...
We live in a culture where depression and anxiety are more prevalent than joyful living. With such a heavy emphasis to find our own individualism, life has become increasingly easier to surrender to the unrealistic expectations of being constantly different. People are more concerned with their unique place in this world than they are with the beliefs which unite us....
In this series we will look at the idea that the things that we think of as huge problems to society actually remove our focus from the real issues that can decimate a community. We have unrequited and uncensored vices in our heart; flaws that can’t be made illegal, such as pride, lust, envy, gluttony, greed, anger and slothfulness. It’s not possible to...
What if we lived in a world where we were not allowed to tell people we were Christians, would people know it simply from how we are living? This series examines an empowered evangelistic life strategy that requires us to demonstrate before we announce. The question is how to access the empowerment from the Lord in order to demonstrate. We know that...
God has shown Clark Taylor a wonderful secret of life - how to live with your spirit on the outside. The Spirit of God and understanding how God walks with us is the passion of Clark's life. In this series he shows us how to locate our spirits. Unless we understand 'spirit' we don't even get to first base with Christianity,...
Successfully managing all the components in our lives is critical to functioning at the highest level. We must leave room for error or risk falling off the edge. This series discusses the reality of our need for free time, and what we can do to create the necessary margin to avoid the boiling point. This 4 disc set includes the...
Have you ever felt like your life was just hype with no payoff? Have you striven for blessings that never came, and then questioned your faith because of it? How have we defined success as that which leads us to apparent failure? What are the true blessings of God? How do we obtain these blessings in our own lives? This...
Images of the cross engulf western culture. Churches, cars, decals, t-shirts, jewelry, and even candy are all sporting the fascinating image. The plentiful icon entices us to ask a question: what does the cross really mean? Why is the cross so important to our lives? This series investigates the cross by asking a question: if Heaven and Hell were not...
Do you struggle making life work? Do you live with a constant tension concerning whether or not God is pleased with you? Do you put unnecessary pressure on yourself? This series discusses the truths communicated in the book of Colossians; that the Christian life is not your life at all. Christian living is a divine exchange. Everything needed for fulfillment,...
The first chapters of the Bible describe God bringing creation into existence. The final chapters are prophesies of God for the new creation yet to come. All throughout scripture, God makes new creations in order to prepare us for His kingdom coming to earth. Yet, the main thrust of Christianity has become how to avoid hell. In this series we...
This series examines several of Jesus' specific invitations to a better life. Jesus challenged his followers to not just believe in Him but to implement all that He commanded. We need to challenge ourselves on a regular basis as to whether or not our faith has worked itself out in our life. This series will help you not only become...
