Our messages are posted for a limited time for those wishing to track back and connect with challenges from God throughout previous weeks. As a way to honor Sabbath and remind ourselves that Connection Church doesn't run on human energy or charisma, each staff member and volunteer will serve for no more than 6 consecutive weeks in his/her area. This includes how we do our gatherings and teaching, creating space for a “Special Sunday” where something alternative and fresh will occur within our church community. On these days audio may not always be available.
God made us for GREATER THINGS than what we normally settle into, but it requires following Jesus personally and collectively. His dream for your life begins with reConnection.
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So... What's Goin On?
05.04.08 - Through Christ Pt A /Pt B: Have you settled into the routine of life and assumed this is just the way it always will be? A life of bold purpose is available, but it begins with a reconnection to Jesus Christ. And by the way... part B will ruin your life in the best way possible. (Tony Myles)
05.11.08 - His Church:The Church is a gift to us... but for it to be at its fullest potential it must be fully opened. This is a special time of insight as to how that will look for Connection Church. (Tony Myles)
04.20.08 - Our Community : This message was shared through videos (Tony Myles)
05.25.08 - All Culture:
Buried beneath what's happening in the life of Britney Spears is the same thing that is buried beneath what is happening in the devastation of Asia and the pandemic in Africa. Imagine if the different new headlines and the things being produced out of Hollywood could help us find a reconnection with God. (Tony Myles & Lawrence Owino)
What do you do when life crashes? The whiplash stuns you, you feel on your own, and the hope of rescue seems far away. As your faith is put to the test, what do you do when you find yourself "failing?
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So... What's Goin On?
04.06.08 - CRASH: All is fine, and then suddenly your life gets slammed and the whiplash leaves you disoriented. Can you even begin to stand when the chaos of it all takes over? (Tony Myles)
04.13.08 - FLASHBACKS:When life slams us, we find ourselves asking the question "WHY?" a lot. Quite often we perceive nothing from God but silence... and it' gnaws away at our faith. With no where else to turn, we begin sorting through the flashbacks of our lives to try to make sense of our current and future conditions. While this is the only place we feel we have to turn, sometimes the greatest test of faith lies deep beneath the surface. (Tony Myles)
04.27.08 - RESCUE:
Will you let yourself hope for the happy ending? Is it possible that the good guys can win? Or has your faith shrunk and in need of enlarging? (Tony Myles)
Your faith doesn't
have to be blind...
nor should it be. God is constantly sharing Himself
with us through every sense possible,
but we have to learn
how to connect with Him.
Sex is not a dirty word... the confusion kicks in when we settle for a lesser version. It's time for a sexual revolution that pulls the original blueprints back out.
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So... What's Goin On?
02.03.08 - Sexy On The Inside: When most people think of "being sexy" they think of something that has to do with their outside - how they dress, swagger, or flirt. Many of us even convince ourselves that we’ve got it all figured out, but that mentality has stripped us of something basic in our lives—our humanity. Sex is internal and multifaceted... and it’s more complex than we like to admit. In this message we'll recover the freeing purity of biblical "Sexy-ness." (Tony Myles)
02.10.08 - What A Fox:You’ve turned your head once or twice to look, haven’t you? What causes us to be caught off guard by the lust that pops up in our hearts? And is there an alternative? (Patrick Davis)
02.17.08 - Pillow Talk :
God’s plan for our language with one another is breathtaking... and yet we often sidestep it with grunts and barking, missing out on the potential benefits. Whether you’re married, single, young, or old, you’ll be blessed by the concept of "pillow talk" that the Lord models and inspires us to share with one another. (Tony Myles)
02.24.08 - Modest Boasting:
It’s not an oxymoron... the Bible has much to say about the modest boasting you have been invited to take part in for all the best reasons in the world. (Tony Myles)
We can't add any more days to our lives but
we can add more Life to our days.
It's time for A New Groove.
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So... What's Goin On?
1.27.08 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For: You've been to the bars, vacationed all over, and even tried church... and yet you still haven't found what you're looking for. What are our options to scratch an elusive internal itch?
1.20.08 - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams: Life's too short to carry burdens that weigh us down. While we can't control everything that happens to us, we do have a say as to what we'll do with the weight we walk around with. Freedom is available and possible. (Bret Andreasen & Tony Myles)
1.13.08 - Workin' For A Livin':
Don't give into the daily grind where the greatest highlight in your week is Hawaiian shirt day. There is some amazing insight available that will have you loving Mondays again.
1.06.08 - Jump:
When was the last time you lept off the ground, reaching for something beyond your comfort zone? We're talking a full weight of gravity shift in an entirely new direction that takes you to new places where you are fully-alive again.
(coming soon)
By unplugging from all the things we make Christmas out to be we just might get back to what it is and how it impacts us all.
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So... What's Goin On?
12.30.07 - Pt. 6: Storyline: All human activity takes place within a great Storyline... one that gives us purpose, allowing Christmas to happen everyday.
12.16.07 - Pt. 4: Word Association: Think about the last time someone renewed your understanding of "right" and "wrong." When it happens in the midst of a hard moment, all of eternity takes note of the Word association.
12.09.07 - Pt. 3: Lord Of The Bling: Every day we choose between simplicity and stuff... one lasts and the other doesn't. By paying attention to the things that cause our eyes to light up we can begin to tell the difference.
12.02.07 - Pt. 2: Wish Lists: Wish lists can seem like a good idea because they make the season predictable. What happens when we're slammed with another option, though? Life inside a hoop of expectations may be predictable, but letting go is where life is found.
11.25.07 - Pt. 1: The Big "O" : The Savior we all need HAS COME and WILL COME in the fullness of time... when our hearts cry out "O" in ways words cannot describe.
11.18.07 - Putting Sin To Death Take a leap of faith that leaves the former life behind! (Tim VanArsdale)
Discover the significance your life can take on when it's filled to the brim with God's love, joy, and hope... and everyone around you (and beyond) gets refreshed by its splash.
10.28.07 - Pt. 2: God, You, and Your Relationships:
It's not enough to know how to change the world... it has to come from a place deep within us that overflows out. If we allow this, God will touch the lives around us... people who are already paying attention to what's really happening within our lives.
10.21.07 - Pt. 1: God and You
We go about each day, doing what's on our lists but really thinking about something else. When your relationship with God becomes that overarching, backdrop story you're a part of, not only are you continually refreshed but the splash overflows to those around you and ripples to change the entire world.
One of the most important things we can realize personally and as God's Church is forward movement through the Lord... especially when life seems to be full of roadblocks.
10.14.07 - Movement Pt. 6: The Roadblock of Wet Feet
God has an amazing step for you to take today. If you take that amazing step, your life and eternity become pretty amazing, too. Of course, it does require you getting your feet wet... a ripple that can affect generations to come.
10.07.07 - Movement Pt. 5: The Roadblock of the Past
Our past may describe us, but it doesn't have to define us. Through an unlikely source, the steps to move past this roadblock are within reach.
09.30.07 - Movement Pt. 4: The Roadblock of Preparation
When the opportunity is presented to finally walk over the line into the Promised land, will you be ready? The way we interact with Jesus Christ, His Church, our community, and all of culture right now will determine what's ahead... so let's prepare prayerfully, financially, and invitationally so that lives are forever changed.
09.23.07 - Movement Pt. 3: The Roadblock of Control
How much you feel you need to be in control of life? It's impossible, even though it seems like everyday we're trying to program our own journey. Instead of manufacturing security, imagine the difference of releasing everything to God - failures and successes - in order to discover how much God can truly be... well, "God."
09.16.07 - Movement Pt. 2: The Roadblock of Self Often we view the "nothing special" details of our lives as every reason why we shouldn't be in any real leadership role. What is interesting is what God sees, allowing everything from the mundane to the seemingly wasted years to becomem muscles He uses is breaking through roadblocks.
09.09.07 - Movement Pt. 1: The Roadblock of Fear
God desires us to move forward into the "Promised Land," and yet the most common roadblock we have in following Him in is a three-letter word called "B-U-T."
Special Sundays
09.02.07 - Beauty and Ashes The direction of our future can be reshaped when we consider the memorials of our past. In doing so, our very lives can become worship. (Bret Andreasen)
08.26.07 - Worship Jam What is the impact of two people coming back together after a hard tension with each other. By looking at God's example with us, we can raise the bar in our relationships with others. (Tony Myles & Clara Stacko)
08.19.07 - Vision Day When the family is insecure, everything gets affected. Raising the bar in your household has ripples in ways we may not even conceive. (Tony Myles)
What is your plot in a plot-filled world?
Through summer movie blockbusters we explore THE BIG PICTURE - how God's Story and our stories are more deeply connected than we often realize.
08.12.07 - The Coming Attractions: A Preview Of The Big Picture
Through the Lord's Prayer, we realize that it is possible for our lives to become a preview of the way things will one day be... as we invite God to make earth "as it is in heaven," we invite Him to use us to do it. (Tony Myles)
08.05.07 - The Classics: What Keeps Bringing Us Back?
Those favorite movies on our shelves? What is it about them and our experience in the past that can still cause us to be impacted by them in the present? Interestingly, Jesus 'remastered some classics' that have amazing impact on our lives today. (Tony Myles)
07.29.07 - The Bourne Ultimatum: Coming Home To Our Identity
There are things and people all around that can steal our identity from us... many of them as unsuspecting as the face in the mirror. What can our response be to a God who is trying to reach into it all and pull out the memories of who we really are? (Rob Murphy)
07.22.07 - The Simpsons Movie: Imperfections Galore
God has a plan for our households that we often miss out on because our imperfections create aimless drift. There are wake up calls all around us, though, from the satire the world kicks back at us to the charge from God Himself through His Bible. (Tony Myles)
07.15.07 - Harry Potter: It's All In The Glasses It's easier to cariacture and stereotype those who are not like us than it is to enter their world. Yet it is precisely when we share our "inside" info with the "outsiders" that the world recognizes us as "little Christs." The revolution of restoration begins when we build bridges instead of fences. (Tony Myles)
07.08.07 - Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye There is more to you than meets the eye... and yet some days the transformation to realize and live this out seems like a hidden ideal. (Tony Myles)
07.01.07 - Live Free Or Die Hard: Being "That Guy" Just like everyman action hero John McClane, we may often feel way in over our head and yet are invited into a situation that demands our all... even if we're wondering if we have anything to offer. (Tony Myles)
06.24.07 - Evan Almighty: Change The World Care to change the world today? Most of us fret about not knowing where to begin or assuming that someone else is more qualified. Amazingly, God is inviting imperfect people like us to do His perfect work - one humble, intentional act of kindness at a time. (Tony Myles)
06.17.07 - Pirates of the Caribbean 3: Who's Yer Cap'n, ARRR? Who really gets the steer the ship of our lives? The answer to that is often as hard to figure out as a pirate's dualistic nature and the inner compass of our souls. . (Tony Myles)
06.10.07 - Spiderman 3: Rejecting The Black Suit Every day we have the chance to clothe ourselves with a deep darkness or a rich empowerment. Which will you choose and how will you figure it out?. (Tony Myles & John Turner)
06.03.07 - Shrek 3: A Happily Ever After Marriage? Is a "happily ever after marriage" even possible anymore? Perhaps there is something to owning up to our ogre-like personalities if we ever hope to see the true beauty in our spouses. (Tony Myles)
It's easy to talk about changing your life, but what about actually following through on it? By raising the bar in six key areas you will experience growth in Christ that can spur you on toward the life you've always wanted.
05.27.07 - Raising The Bar In Your Worship The direction of our future can be reshaped when we consider the memorials of our past. In doing so, our very lives can become worship. (Connection Church Praise Band & Tony Myles)
05.20.07 - Raising The Bar In Your Relationships What is the impact of two people coming back together after a hard tension with each other. By looking at God's example with us, we can raise the bar in our relationships with others. (Tony Myles & Clara Stacko)
05.13.07 - Raising The Bar In Your Family When the family is insecure, everything gets affected. Raising the bar in your household has ripples in ways we may not even conceive. (Tony Myles)
05.06.07 - Raising The Bar In Your Finances Did you know that God doesn't need your money and yet has an amazing plan for it? Imagine raising the bar in your finances by figuring this out. (Tony Myles)
04.29.07 - Raising The Bar In Your Workplace Whether you work in a cubicle or simply shop at the supermarket, we all interact with the workplace. If we raised the bar in how we did business, how might things be different? (Tony Myles)
04.22.07 - Raising The Bar In Your Faith In what way do you expect God to reveal Himself in your life? What might it look like to raise the bar in your faith... in the middle of nowhere? (Tony Myles)
04.15.07 - Raising The Bar In Your Purpose (no audio - church movie day)
The word "hero" so frequently gets limited to a comic book definition - one influenced by caped crusaders and action heroes. In realy life, though, a hero is far more diverse, complex, and unexpected. Ordinary people... extraordinary impact.
04.08.07 - Heroes Pt.6: The Super Hero (Easter) There is something rather intriguing about Someone who is able to do things we can’t do in order to do all the things we want to do... and yet we still seem to struggle with our need for a Savior. Why? (Tony Myles)
04.01.07 - Heroes Pt.5: The Unexpected Hero The world is bursting at the seams with those who have never had their chance to stand toe to toe with life and give it their best shot. On occasion, though, such an unexpected hero rises up.
.(Tony Myles)
03.25.07 - Heroes Pt.4: The Tragic Hero What is so fascinating about someone with a fatal flaw? Might that speak into our own shortcomings even as we attempt to work for the greater good?. (Tony Myles)
03.18.07 - Heroes Pt.3: The Action Hero (no audio) Behind every heroic action there is a catalyst. In order to have purpose you have to have a healthy sense of discontentment, through which action is formed that leads to true contentment.
.(Tony Myles)
03.11.07 - Heroes Pt.2: The Starry-Eyed Hero What do you do in those moments when you have to make a huge life-changing choice and have no idea of how it will turn out? We have one life to live and can either play it safe or risk failure, get in the game, and make a difference. (Tony Myles)
03.04.07 - Heroes Pt.1: The Righteous Hero There’s something about a person who decides that the flow of the world or a certain situation in it isn’t working… and then begins to journey against the tide to right the wrong and rescue those who have been affected by it.. (Tony Myles)
Special Sundays
02.25.07 - All Worship Jam A sampling of our all worship jam, including three "My Stories" from Clint Auman, Dave Honaker, and Dawn Molner (Connection Church Praise Band)
What can you tell about the world just by looking at it? Are your perceptions of yourself and others correct or is there more going on in this moment and eternity than what we realize? Journey through the first impressions of Creation, rediscovering your Creator and who you really are.
02.18.07 - Identity Pt.6 - Family Tree We're each handed down something from those before us - a family tree that predisposes us one way or another. Might there be an alternative, though? And might not the "tree" of Christ have something to say about that? (Tony Myles)
02.11.07 - Identity Pt.5 - Fallout We all have broken cravings that can drive us in unhealthy ways... what do we gain in understanding them? Perhaps our true identity. (Tony Myles)
02.04.07 - Identity Pt.4: Identity Theft What is one of the most scandalous chapters in the Bible - not to mention our lives? The answer may surprise you... as may God. (Tony Myles)
01.28.07 - Identity Pt.3: Naked and Unashamed
Imagine having the kind of authentic relationships where we can truly be who we really are. It is possible, and it all starts with a glimpse into life in the Garden of Eden. (Tony Myles)
01.21.07 - Identity Pt.2: The Rhythm of Work and Restoration Buried deep within all of creation is a rhythm that unveils God's pattern for work and restoration. We are invited into the groove... one Sabbath at a time. (Tony Myles)
01.14.07 - Identity Pt.1: The Creative Itch Why do we feel the need to create? Does it have anything to do with the original image we were made in of our Creator? Explore how the very beginning of human history is something still happening today. (Tony Myles)
Connection Church PO
Box 327 Medina, OH 44258 330-461-3964
info@connectionchurch.org
Gathering on Sundays at 387 Medina Road
(Route 18 between State Rd & Medina Line Rd- near Pinnacle Fitness)
