The Ascent Podcast

God is Love

We talk a lot about love, but what if our idea of it is completely backwards? In this episode, we’ll explore what it means that God is love—a love that’s uncaused, unreasonable, and unlike anything we’ve ever known. Could redefining love through God's perspective change everything?

God is Greater Than Our Hearts

In this episode, we dive into the tension between our emotions and God’s unchanging heart for us, exploring 1 John 3's powerful truth: "God is greater than our hearts." Discover how to stay anchored in God, even when your feelings are telling you otherwise.

God is...Light

In this episode, we explore what it means that "God is light" in a world drawn to darkness. Diving into 1 John 1-2 we explore the themes of holiness, sin, and the fight for genuine joy. Join us as we uncover the path to freedom.

Growing Pains | Answering Your Questions About Adulting

We’re wrapping up our Growing Pains series with a special Q&A session, diving into your questions on navigating adulthood! Listen in as we tackle real-life challenges around decision-making, time management, boundaries, finances, and more.

Growing Pains | Boundaries

Boundaries are essential for creating order and maintaining healthy relationships. In this message, we’ll explore what boundaries are, how to set them, and how God's design for boundaries helps us protect our well-being, foster respect, and live with greater freedom. By following His wisdom, we can establish balance and peace in our lives.

Growing Pains | How to Manage Money

The young adult years can feel like a paradox: having both the most money you've ever had and it not ever feeling like enough. With bills to pay, school to fund, and countless opportunities to explore, how do you know where to spend your money? This week, we'll discuss how to manage your finances in a way that honours God and sets you up for success.

Growing Pains | Time Management

School, work, friends, family, church, romance—each demands so much from us! It can feel overwhelming to balance these expectations and decide where to invest our time, yet Jesus gives us some time management guidelines that will engage both our hearts and our minds.

Growing Pains | You're an Adult, Make Your Own Choices

Which school should I attend? Where should I work? What career path should I pursue? Should I buy or rent? Who should I ask out? How many kids should I have? The young adult years come with so many decisions, it can make our heads spin trying to figure out all the answers. Yet through biblical truths, we can learn to make these big decisions with confidence and discern where God is leading us.

Spiritual Disciplines | Brittany Petkau

We are all being formed by something. Whether our habits, other people, experiences, our upbringing, or culture, we are being influenced. The question is, are we being influenced more by Jesus or the world? In this series, we’ll explore what it looks like follow the way of Jesus and learn practical tools for practicing them in our daily lives.

Practicing The Way | Spiritual Formation | Brittany Petkau

Whether we realize it or not, all of us are being formed — by our habits, relationships, the stories we believe, and our environment. In this session we explore the six primary forces shaping individuals: habits, relationships, stories, environment, time, and experience.