Welcome to the Connexus Church audio podcast. Whether church has been part of your life or not, these 40 minute messages can help you grow in your relationship with God. Our vision at Connexus is to create a church that unchurched people love to attend. See www.connexuschurch.com for more.
Do You Have to Earn God's Love? // Jeff Brodie // Christian-ish (Part 3)
People think you're doing great. Your career, your family, your finances, your faith. From the outside, it all checks out. But you know what's going on inside, and it doesn't always match.
So you keep performing. Keep proving. Keep trying to be the person everyone thinks you are.
In the final week of Christian-ish, Connexus Lead Pastor Jeff Brodie opens a letter from Jesus to a church with a great reputation and a serious problem. Along the way, you'll hear why Mike Tyson lost his first fight, what Jeff discovered about his neighbour's perfect flowers, and a story about a scratched kitchen chair that might change how you see God.
Then comes the question underneath it all: do you have to earn God's love?
If you've spent years trying to make a name for yourself, this message is for you. Jesus already knows your name. And there's a seat at the table with it on it.
Christian-ish is a three-week series about the faith we settle for and the relationship Jesus is inviting us into.
18 Oct 2026
Why Do I Still Feel Empty When Life Is Good? // Jeff Brodie // Christian-ish (Part 2)
Your life is working. A good job. A decent house. Maybe a Costco finally opened nearby. You have more convenience and security than any generation before you. So why does something still feel missing?
We keep thinking the next upgrade will settle us. A bigger house. More in the retirement account. A better phone. The latest health hack. But the more we get, the less settled we feel.
In Week 2 of Christian-ish, Jeff Brodie opens a letter from Jesus to one of the wealthiest cities of its day. They had everything they wanted and believed they needed nothing. Jesus saw something they couldn't. Jeff also tells the story of a hospital visit for one stitch that ended with a diagnosis he never saw coming. Then he asks: what if getting what you want is making it harder to see what you really need?
You don't need to know the Bible to get something from this message. If you've ever felt empty in a life that looks fine from the outside, this one is for you.
Christian-ish is a three-week series about the faith we settle for and the relationship Jesus is inviting us into.
11 Oct 2026
Can You Follow Jesus and Still Live Your Own Way? // Jeff Brodie // Christian-ish (Part 1)
Can you follow Jesus and still live life on your own terms? In Week 1 of Christian-ish, Connexus Lead Pastor Jeff Brodie explores the difference between a covenant and a contract, and how faith slowly shifts from "I'm all Yours" to "I'll follow You, except..."
Drawing on Jesus' letter to the church in Thyatira in Revelation 2, Jeff shows how small, reasonable-sounding compromises gave other things veto power over God. He unpacks the slippery slope of compromise, the fear that usually sits underneath it, and Jesus' words that no one can serve two masters.
This episode closes with one question to carry into your week: Jesus, where am I negotiating with You? And a reminder that when you come back to Him, His forgiveness is complete.
Christian-ish is a three-week series from Connexus Church in Barrie and Orillia, Ontario.
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