This is the podcast of Hope For Life Calgary. This platform is for telling our stories, God's story, and teaching resources that will help us mature in Christ.
HFL Speaks
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Podcast Overview
This is the podcast of Hope For Life Calgary. This platform is for telling our stories, God's story, and teaching resources that will help us mature in Christ.
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Recent Episodes
November 28, 2025
Smarter Than Tim #13 - Spiritual Gifts Part 2 With Rhys Scott
<p><strong>0:29</strong> - Intro and recap of last episode</p><p><strong>2:35</strong> - Rhys’ initial comments</p><p><strong>8:18 </strong>- A story of the difference it makes to discover your gifts</p><p><strong>14:20 - </strong>What happens to a church when you are missing gifts of over/under emphasize certain spiritual gifts?</p><p><strong>21:00 </strong>- How do you respond to the idea that certain gifts are “weird?” </p><p><strong>34:00 - </strong>How do we know when this “weird” thing is authentically a God thing?</p><p><strong>38:45 </strong>- His experience with the Toronto Blessing of 1994-95</p><p><strong>42:45</strong> - How do we test prophetic words? </p><p><strong>48:50</strong> - “Prophesy” versus “revelation”</p><p><strong>50:45</strong> - Final comments on learning through failure</p>
November 26, 2025
Smarter Than Tim #12 - Spiritual Gifts Part 1 With Rhys Scott
<p>Today Rhys Scott joins me to discuss spiritual gifts. I had a profound prophetic experience at their church in January, 2025 that spawned a friendship between us and I've learned a lot from him.</p><p><strong>0:48</strong> - Introducing Rhys Scott</p><p>Tim’s Story -<a href=" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rmmU0ZirCQ" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rmmU0ZirCQ</a></p><p><strong>3:30</strong> - What is a Word and Spirit Church?</p><p><strong>11:40</strong> - What is a Spiritual gift?</p><p><strong>15:10</strong> - Natural gifts, acquired gifts, and Spiritual gifts</p><p><strong>20:20 - </strong>How do I know my gifts?</p><p><strong>27:40 - </strong>How would you address someone who has a less “spiritually sexy” gift?</p><p><strong>32:40 </strong>- What is the gift of prophecy?</p><p><strong>38:30</strong> - How do I know this word/picture is from God or not?</p><p><strong>40:55</strong> - Final words</p><p><strong>42:42 </strong>- Bonus content on growing in confidence in knowing God’s voice, and stories of how prophesy and tongues worked in their church</p>
October 17, 2024
Smarter Than Tim #11 - Is the Bible a Good Book, is it God's Book, and how do we Know What it Means?
<p>Today I interview Professor Rikk Watts. You can access his bio from the link below. Here's an outline of the episode:</p> <p>4:58 - What is the Bible?</p> <p>9:12 - Why are there so many translations of the Bible? Which is best?</p> <p>12:30 - How confident are we that the Bible we have is the Bible that was originally written? </p> <p>16:10 - Is it God’s book and is it a good book?</p> <p>25:40 - How do we know what the Bible means?</p> <p>27:09 - How should an average person read the bible?</p> <p>30:00 - Can the average person really understand - Rikk talks about practical approaches to greater understanding</p> <p>33:04 - How do we balance the tension between the need for expertise/hard work to understand Scripture with the fact that everyone can read it and understand it?</p> <p>35:22 - Two angels or one? What do we do when the Bible seems to contradict itself?</p> <p>42:42 - The widows mite and how to handle different interpretations of the same text </p> <p>49:40 - The first verses in Mark and the significance of cross-references.</p> <p> 59:15 - What’s the difference between citations, allusions, and echoes?</p> <p>1:02:43 - What is proof-texting? Is Paul proof texting in Galatians chapter 3? </p> <p>1:07:00 - How do we handle difficult texts? Is God an abusive Father in Isaiah 9?</p> <p>1:11:00 - What is the role of the Spirit of God in reading and understanding the Bible?</p> <p>1:13:00 - Final advice on reading the Bible.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Rikk's Bio:</p> <p>https://www.regent-college.edu/faculty/research-faculty/rikk-watts</p>
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