Wayform is a topical sermon series starting in July 2022 on spiritual formation in the way of the Master—Jesus.
What sort of person are you? In this final message in the Wayform series, Jonathan Shanks unpacks and answer to that question for 1 Corinthians 13. We are "born from above, pursuing love." Love is the calling of followers of Jesus. This message will encourage you to...
Matthew 4:1-11 records the story of Jesus' temptation in the wilderness. Dealing with temptation is an enormous part of spiritual formation in the way of the Master. In this ninth message of the series, Jonathan Shanks unpacks a strategy for dealing with temptation...
The Way of Jesus requires saying 'yes' and 'no'—to set boundaries. This message by Jonathan Shanks explores the idea of boundaries in the Christian life and will encourage you to pursue holiness, humility and wholeness by saying 'yes' and 'no' to the right things....
In the Gospels, Jesus invites us into a life of apprenticeship where we learn from him how to live in the easy-yoke rhythms of The Way. This message explores Jesus' rhythms of UNHURRY, LOVE, REST and WORK.
In Philippians 4 Paul says, "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!" We can rejoice always because God is with us. We can rejoice always because God is able. We can rejoice always because God is able to save.
In this fifth message of the Wayform series, Jonathan Shanks unpacks Romans 8:28-30 and the Reframe Principle—reframing the past by thanking God for what he didn't do. Romans 8:28 says that God works ALL things for GOOD for us. By reframing the past, we can see that...
Repetition rewires the brain. It's the reason why you can easily brush your teeth, or drive a car, or play an instrument. It's also the reason why we believe lies if they repeated enough. Lies repeated enough creates ruts in our thinking, because repetition rewires...
A lie believed as truth will affect you as if it were true. Over time we can come to believe lies about who we are and what we are worth. This message unpacks 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, showing that strongholds of deception exist, but can be rooted out by the power and...
Do you know God as Father? A key part of spiritual formation is knowing and being known by Father God. BELIEVING & BECOMING BELONGING BEHAVING
Kicking off our new spiritual formation sermon series: Wayform, Jonathan Shanks introduces the concept of spiritual formation in the way of the master. Jesus invites us to an light-burden, easy-yoke life. This message will encourage you to submit your will to the Lord...