Music Podcast, New Hope Church Calgary

Handel's Messiah - Where is Christ today?

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:00:01 -0700

We finish our Christmas series on Handel’s Messiah by looking at where Christ is today.

Christmas Eve 2009

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:00:01 -0700

The Gospel of Luke, chapter 2 - The Birth of Jesus

Handel's Messiah, Why God came to us - Advent 2009

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:00:01 -0700

We continue our Christmas Advent series on Handel’s Messiah by looking at what Christ came to do.

Handel's Messiah, God holding us - Advent 2009

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:00:01 -0700

We continue our Christmas Advent series on Handel’s Messiah by looking at the theme of God holding us.

Handel's Messiah, Darkness and Light - Advent 2009

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:00:01 -0700

Part 2 of our Christmas Advent series on Handel's Messiah by looking at the themes of darkness and light.

Handel's Messiah, Promise - Advent 2009

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:00:01 -0700

Part 1 of our Christmas Advent series on Handel's Messiah by looking at God's promise.

Regina Spektor - laughing with God - quicktime video

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:00:01 -0700

What is God's message through Regina Spektor's hit song, "Laughing with".

Regina Spektor - laughing with God

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:00:01 -0700

What is God's message through Regina Spektor's hit song, "Laughing with".

the parable of the unheard God - quicktime video

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:00:01 -0700

A parable about listening to God. Have you ever thought about how much you miss? The parable unfolds here; Joshua Bell - metro performance

the parable of the unheard God

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:00:01 -0700

A parable about listening to God. Have you ever thought about how much you miss? The parable unfolds here; Joshua Bell - metro performance

Alicia Keys; No One (and the inseparable love of God!) - quicktime video

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:00:01 -0700

In this message we talk about the love of God as we find it described in Alicia Keys hot song "No One".

Alicia Keys; No One (and the inseparable love of God!) - audio and links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:00:01 -0700

In this message we talk about the love of God as we find it described in Alicia Keys hot song "No One".

Coldplay, Viva La Vida & Christ's Spirit of Revolution - quicktime video

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:00:01 -0700

In this message we continue our music series by looking and listening through Coldplay's Viva La Vida.

Coldplay, Viva La Vida & Christ's Spirit of Revolution - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:00:01 -0700

In this message we continue our music series by looking and listening through Coldplay's Viva La Vida.

Coldplay, knowing God - quicktime video

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:00:01 -0700

"The bad songs come from me and my knowledge of how to write songs, and the good ones come from somewhere — I have no idea where. And they tend to be sort of flying around at about 2:00 in the morning. You just have to be there to catch it. That's how I feel about the good ones." Coldplay's Chris Martin in The Jesus of Uncool, Rolling Stone interview, June 2008

Coldplay, knowing God - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:00:01 -0700

Bob Dylan on the Global Financial Crisis

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:00:01 -0700

In this message we'll look at the counter-cultural Spirit in behind Bob Dylan.

Bob Dylan on the Global Financial Crisis - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:00:01 -0700

In this message we'll look at the counter-cultural Spirit in behind Bob Dylan.

Feist, Community and Creativity - video quicktime

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:00:01 -0700

On stage in this message is Canada's very own, Leslie Feist. What's God saying through her life and music?

Feist, Community and Creativity - audio and links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:00:01 -0700

On stage in this message is Canada's very own, Leslie Feist. What's God saying through her life and music?

God Gave Me - video mp4

info@newhopechurch.ca (Brandon Harris) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:00:01 -0700

Inspiration from learningtoloveyoumore.com, saying thank you and realizing how much we have to be grateful for. Music by Mick Jagger and Lenny Kravitz. Images from learningtoloveyoumore.com

Billie Holiday - on the love of God - mp4 video

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:00:01 -0700

In this video we're going to let 1930's Jazz singer, Billie Holiday teach us about the nature and character of the love of God.

Billie Holiday - On the Love of God - audio and links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:00:01 -0700

In this podcast we're going to let 1930's Jazz singer, Billie Holiday teach us about the nature and character of the love of God.

Amazing Grace, beauty in creation - quicktime video

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:00:01 -0700

The words and music of Amazing Grace, performed by the NHC worship team, set to images to move the soul.

Seeing the Soul - Adagio for Strings, by Samuel Barber, 1936 - quicktime video

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:00:01 -0700

Journey through Samuel Barber's Adagio and glimpse a bit of a person's soul.

Voids - Adagio for Strings, by Samuel Barber, 1936 - audio and links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:00:01 -0700

Voids, the gaps in our lives. Those mysterious voids that separate us from where we want to go, how we want to live, and who we want to be.

Godopolis; City of Blinding Lights - audio and links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:00:01 -0700

In this message we’re going to talk about the city. Why an urban world God? Are we blinded by the lights of the city, do we see it's real potential?

Godopolis; City of Blinding Lights - quicktime video excerpt

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:00:01 -0700

In this message we're going to talk about the city. Why an urban world God? Are we blinded by the lights of the city, do we see it's real potential?

Ben Harper - Music and Life - Quicktime Video

robin@the-annex.ca (Robin Bailey) — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:00:01 -0700

Ben Harper is one of the most gifted guitarists alive today, having spent time with the Blind Boys of Alabama he couldn't help but develop a spirituality that calls listeners to be walking pictures of Jesus.

Ben Harper - Music and Life - audio and links

robin@the-annex.ca (Robin Bailey) — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:00:01 -0700

Amy Winehouse, Finding Real Freedom - Quicktime Video

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:00:01 -0700

In this message Amy Winehouse is in the docket. What's with this gifted musician's life? What is it about her search for freedom that rings so true and that seems so self-destructively wrong? And what is God saying through all of this?

Amy Winehouse, Finding Real Freedom - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:00:01 -0700

Ray Charles, scripture and music - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 10:00:01 -0700

Welcome to the Ray Charles Gospel Hour! This morning we're going to do church a little bit different; interweaving two, seemingly unrelated, stories into one. What do the Bible and a few Ray Charles songs have in common? Well, both were authored by God, both belong to Him, and both, rather eloquently, speak of the beauty, power and inherent brokenness of the human condition.

The Police, the message in their music - quicktime Video

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 20 May 2007 10:00:01 -0700

In this video we're going to talk about God's message using "The Police" as our discernment lens. How has the music of the "Police" influenced your life?

The Police, the message in their music - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 20 May 2007 10:00:01 -0700

In this podcast we're going to talk about God's message using "The Police" as our discernment lens. How has the music of the "Police" influenced your life?

Neil Young - God's Prophet? - quicktime Video

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 10:00:01 -0700

In this podcast we're going to talk about God's love, beauty and truth as it's found in the life and music of Neil Young.

Neil Young, God's Prophet? - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 10:00:01 -0700

In this podcast we're going to talk about God's love, beauty and truth as it's found in the life and music of Neil Young.

Eric Clapton, god or God's - quicktime Video

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 10:00:01 -0700

In this videocast we're going to talk about God's love, beauty and truth as it's found in the life and music of Eric Clapton.

Eric Clapton, god or God's - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 10:00:01 -0700

In this podcast we're going to talk about God's love, beauty and truth as it's found in the life and music of Eric Clapton.

J.S. Bach -Cantata 140, Sleepers Awake - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 10:00:01 -0700

Part Three on the life and works of J. S. Bach. Today we continue our journey into Bach with a look at his Cantata 140 - Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme. "Wake up, calls the voice" Music used in this series is from recordings by the Monteverdi Choir with the English Baroque Soloists

Communion Video - J.S. Bach Credo

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:00:01 -0700

Experience Communion in this 11 minute video from the message, J. S. Bach - Communion and Credo from Mass in B Minor , Dec. 10,2006 (quicktime .mov format 19mb) Pastor John placed communion at the mid-point of his message, we thought we would share with our online audience what we enjoyed in church during the sharing of the bread and the wine. Music used in this series is from recordings by the Monteverdi Choir with the English Baroque Soloists

J. S. Bach - Communion and Credo from Mass in B Minor - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:00:01 -0700

Part two on the life and works of J. S. Bach. This morning we'll let Bach teach us about the Nicene Creed (325 AD) - a core faith statement regarding the nature of God.

J. S. Bach - How faith shaped his life and music - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 10:00:01 -0700

Part one on the life and works of J. S. Bach. What does this greatest of classical composers teach us about the nature and being of God?
"The aim and final end of all music should be the glory of God, if heed is not paid to this it is nothing but a diabolical bawling and twanging."
- J.S.Bach-

What Freddie Mercury can Teach us about God's Love - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:00:01 -0700

Today we're going to talk about God's crazy little thing called love and we're going to use Freddie Mercury and the music of Queen as our lens! "Excess is part of my nature. To me dullness is a disease. I really need danger and excitement. I was not made for staying indoors and watching television" Freddie Mercury, to reporter Rick Sky. "Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?" From Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. "I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of." Jesus in John 10:10, MSG

Freddie Mercury Preview - CJ92 FM and John Van Sloten - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:00:01 -0700

Pastor John previews the upcoming message, "What Freddie Mercury can teach us about God's love" with the CJ92 FM morning crew, "Forbes and Friends"

Video from "Hearing God in Folk Music" with Cara Luft

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:00:01 -0700

A 7 minute video(14 mb), highlighting Cara's concert at New Hope. Hearing God in Folk Music, Juno Award winning Cara Luft goes to church! See what happens when you mix a folk concert with a Sunday morning church service. Find out more about Cara Luft at www.caraluft.com

Seeing God in Folk Music - Sunday morning with Cara Luft - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 10:00:01 -0700

Finding God in Folk Music, Juno Award winning Cara Luft goes to church! What happens when you mix a folk concert with a Sunday morning church service? Listen in and find out. After Pastor John opens the service, Cara sings 3 songs and then the two of them talk about the connections between her songs and God's. Please note this weeks podcast is produced as a higher quality 96kbps mp3 (29mb). For a smaller download please visit our web site, www.newhopechurch.ca

Walk the Line - The Gospel and Johnny Cash - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 10:00:01 -0700

Today we're going to talk about the life story of Johnny Cash. Using the film, "Walk the Line" as one of our texts, we're hoping to draw some interesting parallels between his story and the Christian gospel. Preparing for this message Watch the movie - Walk the Line Ask yourself, How did my parents treat me when I messed up? How did I respond to them? What might God be saying through this film about how he would respond to you? Read from the bible - Romans, chapter 8

Community by Moby - Audio and Links

robin@the-annex.ca (Robin Bailey) — Sun, 04 Sep 2005 10:00:01 -0700

Richard Melville Hall a.k.a. Moby got his nickname from his great-great grand uncle Herman Melville's classic novel: Moby Dick

Cold Play - Fix You - Audio and Links

robin@the-annex.ca (Robin Bailey) — Sun, 17 Jul 2005 10:00:01 -0700

Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. Looking back on life, can you see where God's Spirit has led you or directed you on your journey? Tell someone one or more of your life stories and ask them to tell you one of theirs.

Live Like You were Dying - Tim McGraw - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (Ron VandenBrink) — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 10:00:01 -0700

Country music star Samuel Timothy McGraw was born on May 1, 1967. Though he didn't know it until years later, his father was baseball player Tug McGraw, a star relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets

Green Day, Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 22 May 2005 10:00:01 -0700

We all walk that "boulevard of broken dreams" at some time in our life. To get you started - Have you ever walked that road? Felt alienated? All alone? Where do you find hope on this journey?

Green Day, CJ92 FM Calgary Interview - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Fri, 20 May 2005 10:00:01 -0700

Pastor John Van Sloten joins the CJ92 morning show with Jerry Forbes to talk about Green Day.

U2 - Vertigo and God - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 06 Feb 2005 10:00:01 -0700

There is something about U2's music that compels me to preach it. It's just so tempting, I can't help myself.

U2 Vertigo, CJ92 FM Calgary Interview - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 10:00:01 -0700

Pastor John Van Sloten joins the CJ92 morning show with Jerry Forbes to talk about U2's Vertigo.

Switchfoot - Meant to Live - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 07 Nov 2004 10:00:01 -0700

We were meant to live for so much more! More than this confused fumbling around existence that life sometimes is. More than the boredom and mediocrity we're so often forced to endure.

Switchfoot - CJ92 FM Interview - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Fri, 05 Nov 2004 10:00:01 -0700

Pastor John Van Sloten joins the CJ92 morning show with Jerry Forbes to talk about Switchfoot . We were meant to live for so much more! More than this confused fumbling around existence that life sometimes is. More than the boredom and mediocrity we're so often forced to endure.

Anger and Metallica - quicktime video

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 09 May 2004 10:00:01 -0700

Pastor John on Metallica -we're raging against who we really are as human beings, what do we do with that? Keep raging? How does metal music relate to God, the Bible,Christians and your life.

Anger and Metallica - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 09 May 2004 10:00:01 -0700

Pastor John on Metallica -we're raging against who we really are as human beings, what do we do with that? Keep raging? How does metal music relate to God, the Bible,Christians and your life.

Evanescence - My Immortal - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 15 Feb 2004 10:00:01 -0700

Pastor John explores the music of Evanescence and their message to the world, through the song - My Immortal.

Evanescence - CJ92 FM Interview - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Fri, 13 Feb 2004 10:00:01 -0700

Pastor John Van Sloten joins the CJ92 morning show with Jerry Forbes to talk about the Evanescence song - My Immortal

Music - Lenny Kravitz - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 08 Feb 2004 10:00:01 -0700

Pastor John Van Sloten reviews the life and music of Lenny Kravitz

Johnny Cash - Hurt - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 10:00:01 -0700

The life and music of Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash's final song "Hurt" captures his life, joy and pain.

U2 - Streets with No Name - Audio and Links

info@newhopechurch.ca (John Van Sloten) — Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:00:01 -0700

Pastor John reviews the band "U2", who they are and how their music touches the world.

All about New Hope Church

info@newhopechurch.ca (New Hope Church Calgary) — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 10:10:00 -0700

What is this church all about? Is it a place where I can learn about God? Are these people for real or just trying to be cool? How is it possible that God is working in all parts of our world, I don't see the evidence! Browse our archives to get the whole picture, check out Pastor John's blog, listen to audio and video. Drop us some comments and let us know what you think!