Episodes

Friday Nov 29, 2019
John 15: Abiding in Jesus
Friday Nov 29, 2019
Friday Nov 29, 2019
This week, Richard, Molly and Amber ask what Jesus actually means when he tells us to ‘abide in him.’ We explore what sort of journey this is, as well as practical steps to help us grow into abiding.
Verses we mentioned: John 15, 1 John 2:6
Quotes we mentioned: “May you be covered by the dust of your rabbi.”
Resources we mentioned: Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton; Divine Conspiracy, The Spirit of the Disciplines, and Hearing God by Dallas Willard; Sacred Pathways by Gary Thomas; Practice Resurrection by Eugene Peterson; Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren
The House of Learning podcast is produced by the AJC College team for House of Learning, a ministry of Westside: A Jesus Church

Friday Nov 22, 2019
John 14: How is Jesus in us?
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Friday Nov 22, 2019
This week we respond to Jesus’ talk about being ‘in us’ by asking what on earth this really means, and how we can make sense of thinking about ‘Jesus living in our heart’ - especially whether there’s any practical fallout from thinking more clearly about this.
Verses we mentioned: John 1, John 14:20, Galatians 5, Ephesians 2
The House of Learning podcast is produced by the AJC College team for House of Learning, a ministry of Westside: A Jesus Church

Friday Nov 15, 2019
John 14: What on earth is Heaven?
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Join Richard, Molly and Tim as our return to the book of John prompts us to ask what is heaven, and where is it? We explore cultural ideas before unpacking what a biblical idea of heaven is, and speculating about other dimensions!
Verses we mentioned: 1 John 3 1-4, Revelation 21-22, John 14 , Genesis 3
Resources we mentioned: Spiritual Beings-Bible Project Series
The House of Learning podcast is produced by the AJC College team for House of Learning, a ministry of Westside: A Jesus Church

Friday Nov 08, 2019
Generosity
Friday Nov 08, 2019
Friday Nov 08, 2019
11-08-19 Generosity Podcast
Join Richard and a couple of guests as they chat about generosity - is it something we do, or something we become? Why is it so hard to grow in this in our culture, and why is it important that we do?
If you’d like to get involved in giving or serving, check out https://westsideajc.org/give and https://westsideajc.org/serve. Or, if hearing about Hear the Cry got you excited, check out how to get involved at https://hearthecry.org/
The House of Learning podcast is produced by the AJC College team for House of Learning, a ministry of Westside: A Jesus Church

Friday Nov 01, 2019
Revelation: A Class Teaser
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Friday Nov 01, 2019
11-01-19 Revelation Teaser Podcast
Join Richard, Amber and Tim as they jump into the book of Revelation and discuss why its so important for us to read if we want to understand our place in God’s story - we’ve got a class coming up on Revelation next week… https://westsideajc.org/events/hol-fall2019-revelation
The book we referred to is The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb: Searching for Jesus’ Path of Power in a Church that Has Abandoned It, by Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobel
The House of Learning podcast is produced by the AJC College team for House of Learning, a ministry of Westside: A Jesus Church

Friday Oct 25, 2019
Theology of Worship
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Notes:
Join Richard, Ryan and Jon as they unpack ‘worship’ - what is it, how we do it, and why it matters.
Bible references - Hebrews 13:15, Romans 12:1, John 20:28
Discussion Questions
What is worship on a Sunday like for you, and how could you step in more?
What opportunities do you have for worship the rest of the week?
What effect does spending time worshipping (alone or with others) have on you?
Don't forget to join us for the AJC Music Live Recording on Friday, October 25th and Sunday October 27th. You can find out more at westsideajc.org/events

Friday Oct 18, 2019
Communion: Parts 1 + 2
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Luke 22
Exodus 11-12
Luke 24
Matthew 26:29
1 Corinthians 11:17-18
Luke 22:1-38
1 Corinthians 11:20-22
Bronze Serpent Story in Numbers 21:1-9
2nd Corinthians 4:10-11
Road to Emmaus Luke 24:13-35
Discussion Questions
What are some fresh new insights youve heard from today’s podcast?
After reading Lukes account of the last supper, what are some observations you have towards Jesus’ engagement in this meal?
How will this understanding of communion shape the way you engage communion this Sunday?

Friday Oct 11, 2019
Biblical Justice
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Join Richard, Ryan and Amber as we take a quick rummage in the huge topic that is biblical justice! We’re opening up this big topic - one our city really needs us to dive into - ahead of a new House of Learning series starting next week… join us if you can: https://westsideajc.org/events/hol-fall2019-biblicaljustice-pt1
Here’s the Bible sections we pointed to:
Leviticus 25 - the year of Jubilee
Luke 19 - Zacchaeus
Luke 4:18 - Jesus quotes Isaiah to announce his mission
Amos 5 - God gets specific on justice failures in Israel
Luke 10 - the good Samaritan
Acts 4 - Jesus’ disciples share their possessions
Ephesians 2:11-22 - Jesus is creating a multi-ethnic people
Micah 6 - one of the prophets summarizes God’s heart for justice

Friday Oct 04, 2019
Baptism
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Friday Oct 04, 2019
02-06-19
Baptism Podcast Notes
Jewish Proselyte Baptism and its Relation to Christian Baptism
Acts 16 (Lydia and Philippian Jailer)

Friday Sep 27, 2019
Biblical Community
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Friday Sep 27, 2019
N.T Wrights Commentary on Philemon
Quote by N.T Wright: “I am praying that the mutual participation which is proper to the Christian faith you hold may have its full affect in your realization of every good thing that God wants to accomplish in us to lead us into the fullness of Christian fellowship, that is of Christ.”