Corey Kope Podcast

What if we changed the way we thought about being too busy for certain things? What if we replaced what Facebook told us about ourselves with what God says about us...? You may be Too Busy NOT to...read (your bible)!

Benefits Of Peace by Venue Church

What can you learn from a study of sheep? Maybe you'll find out that Canadians have more in common with sheep than you think!

Do you feel like you have to wear different masks depending on who you're with? We all want to live just one life, as we really are. God can change you from the inside and out so that all your masks come off and every world you live in collides!

How obsessive do you become when you lose something? Jesus is obsessed with finding the lost, so His Church ought to reflect that. For there is more joy in heaven over one lost sheep being found than over 99 who haven't strayed away!

Can people really be authentic? Our guest speaker last night, Pastor Ken Dyck, shared a powerful message about dealing with character flaws that drag us down. It all starts when we come before God as humbly and honestly as we can because God never reveals something he isn't willing to heal! Here's a link to our friends at Village Church http://www.thisisvillagechurch.com/

How do you defend yourself? The answer is...its's all in the gas mileage.

How can you use your influence to change the world around? Pastor Corey talks about how you use your influence can reveal your level of humilty.

Are you free from your past? Our pride can keep us from letting go of our old lives, even when we've been freed from sin. There's a difference between being a freed slave and a soldier who can fight. But we we practice humility - knowing our place in it all - God can actually settle our past

We all secretly think we're humble, but pride is a vampire: it can't see itself in the mirror. Humility, really, is just knowing our place in life, so that God can use us to reach people. We just have to let go of our pride first. Find out more about Venue Church and how to get involved at venuechurch.ca! Pastor Corey also writes a blog about life and relationships and other hilarious things, you can check it out at coreykope.com!

Before we get back into Pastor Corey's preaching, here's the final to the REWIND Specials! Need traction in the decision making of your life? This is perfect for you! Do you put off decisions until it's too late? Everybody procrastinates, and it hurts us in different areas of our lives. In the first part of Pastor Corey's new series, Frozen, we learned how to become great decision makers so we don't end up burying our talent. You won't want to procrastinate watching this service, for real.

We went through this series only this year, but it was so good, we thought we'd post this message again! Check out Pirate Code, on demand, on our website! Money is a tool, not a baby...so maybe we should stop having feelings about it? In kicking off our series Pirate Code, we get to hear great financial tips, Venue's philosophy on finances and Pastor Corey's personal financial stories! Our heart is that, by the end of this series, you never worry about money again!!

Over a year ago Pastor Corey preached a message about a man named Paul who has an extraordinary story of transformation! Here's part two: Does your life seem small? Maybe the smallness in your life doesn't actually come from your situation. When we fix our eyes on what is to come with single minded focus, we realize that there's more beyond. Do you want a life that has room for big things to happen?

We let go of some hammers LAST NIGHT! Cue The Immigrant Song. ****REWIND**** Who remembers our Church In The Wild series last fall?! If you're not used to church but you're used to seeing all the problems in the news and on Facebook, then you'll love this message from Pastor Corey Kope ;) Check it out below!

Here's a message from last summer! We know you still want content for your week and this message might be exactly what you need right now! "What if what you're expecting in life is only what you're seeing? Sometimes you only see what you were expecting to see. We finished off the Hard Way series with a story about a realist (Noah), a raven, a dove and a rainbow."

This past winter Pastor Corey preached a series on how to pray, really. So if you have trouble praying (hint: we all do at some point) check out this message!

REWIND...because we're not stuck to Friday's. Venue Church had a baptism for 28 Souls last night so we thought we thought we'd share a memory from last year! + We can't share the material from our next series (Night At The Movies) online, otherwise Marvel and Disney will sue us. So enjoy some classics!

There's this intangible thing that causes you to win or lose the battle before it begins. And it comes from your dad. Pastor Corey and (his dad) Pastor Richard show us what being a great dad looks like, but more-so who the best dad is! No matter your story, it's never to late for God to restore that intangible thing so you can start winning in life!

Why are Christians known for being hypocrites? Hypocrisy is the distance between who we think we are and who we REALLY are. Pastor Corey's latest sermon addresses the issue of hypocrisy in the church, but also the hypocrisy in ourselves. Because everybody hates hypocrisy...in other people. Also Pastor Corey wants to give a big thanks to Pastor's Mark Clark and Carey Nieuwhof for the resources and material that he was able to rip off for this message!

How can a loving God allow so much pain and suffering? If you're paying attention, you'll notice that something is not right in the world. In his latest sermon, Pastor Corey addresses the problem of pain and suffering that keeps so many of us away from God. What if pain could bring us closer to God instead? Also Pastor Corey wants to give a big thanks to Pastor's Mark Clark and Carey Nieuwhof for the resources and material that he was able to rip off for this message!