Abbotsford Pentecostal Assembly: Recent Episodes
Abbotsford Pentecostal Assembly
A church located in Abbotsford, BC, Canada. We believe that Jesus is Over Everything and He is For Everyone! For more information visit http://apaonline.ca
This Sunday we had the opportunity to hear from 5 people from our congregation who shared from their hearts about what Jesus Over Sin means to them!
This week Pastor Kim shared with us about how when you expect a label Jesus gives you acceptance, when you expect a lecture Jesus gives you affirmation, and when you expect a legacy Jesus gives you anonymity.
This week Pastor Clark explained how when fear replaces faith, remember: He's Aware, He's Alive, and He's Available!
SO AMIDST LIFE'S UNCERTAINTY - STAY AWAKE (be prayerful)!
This week Our Lead Pastors explained how we're to live "open-handed" and generously as a sizeable deposit was made in God sending us His Son. We establish that Jesus us over our finances when we reject entitlement, rival expectation and return everything.
This week Pastor Kim explained how those who follow Jesus should respond when our beliefs don't seem to align with our cultures. Together we should increase participation, inspire possibility and introduce positivity.
This week Pastor Clark taught us how our lives bear life by: Adopting Authority, Intentionally Investing, and Forgoing Fairness.
This week Pastor Kim shared with us 3 behaviours that we shouldn't settle for: Ritual Worship, Repressing Invitation, Referred Reliance.
This week Pastor Allison and Pastor Elysia showed us how we step into our purpose when we: Know Who We Are and Know The Role We Play!
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim showed us how we need to: Admit the Need, Answer the Call, and Abandon the Past.
This week Pastor Clark showed us how we personify the servant nature of Jesus when we: Walk Where Others Won't, Drink What Others Don't, and Serve While Others Strive.
This week at APA we were honoured to have Lane Cuthbert share about what it means to bring our tithes on a personal and spiritual level through the story of the Rich Young Ruler!
This week we had the privilege of hearing from a few of our students in our NextGen department! Make sure to listen to this podcast to hear their stories!
This week our lead pastoral team, Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim, took us on a journey through Mark 10:1-12 and talked to us about Divorce. From this portion of scripture they pulled out 3 points: Marriage is Hard, Marriage is Unifying, and Marriage is Covenantal. Make sure to listen to this week's podcast to hear the full message!
Today, on Easter Sunday, Pastor Kim shared with us first how in our culture, we define success by: Position, Performance, and Pleasure. However, as we know, Jesus suggests that success is found when: Our position is serving, Our performance declares Jesus' name. and Our pleasure is in success of others.
Make sure to join us on Friday March 30th at 11:00 a.m. for our Good Friday Service and on Sunday April 1st at 10:00 a.m. for our Easter Sunday Service! For more information please contact the church at 604-853-8158!
Today Pastor Kim shared with us about the Love of God shown throughout the Easter season and explained that even when we don't deserve it, the Love of God: Embraces Us, Celebrates Us, and Defends Us!
This week Pastor Clark showed us how in order to dispel ALL darkness we must: Embrace the Interruption, Expect the Extraordinary, and Eradicate the Error.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim shared how if you want to bring light into dark places, you need to: Receive Your Light From Him, Reveal Yourself To Him, and Restore Your Soul In Him.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim showed us that our answer to the question, "Who Am I to You?", will: Indicate Our Preferences, Influence Our Priorities, and Ignite Our Purpose.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim showed us how when you can't see God, you need to: Remove the obstacles, Reinforce Your Memory, and Recognize Who's Leading
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim shared with us three different perspectives on the second miracle done by Jesus to feed the crowds: 1. Captivated Crowds 2. Content Comrades 3. Calloused Critics
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Gordo walked us through Mark 7:31-37 and what it means to: Recognize the Need, Realize the Answer, and Risk the Association.
This week our Kids Pastor, Elysia, shared with us about the importance of Diversity over Division! She shared 3 points that explain what Diversity does when we apply it to our own lives! 1) DIVERSITY RELIEVES THE PRESSURE 2) DIVERSITY RELEASES YOUR IDENTITY 3) DIVERSITY REMOVES JUDGMENT
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim challenged us with 3 Questions to ask ourselves that will help us move from GOOD to GREAT: Do you preserve what you prefer?, Do you practice what you proclaim?, and Do you produce what you profess?
This week Pastor Kim shared with us how a life with Jesus, is a life in the Supernatural. Living in the Supernatural requires you to: Anticipate the Miraculous, Answer the Question, and Abandon the Expected.
This week Pastor Clark taught us about how a servant is willing to: Stand Out, Speak Up, and Sacrifice all.
This week Pastor Clark showed us 3 ways Competition can Cripple the Cause: Contempt, Comparison, and Cavaliers.
This week Pastor Clark shared with us 3 key ingredients in the recipe for restoration: Desperation, Hope and Belief.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim showed how in order to live as a victor, we need to: Identify the Presence, Illuminate the Darkness, and Interrupt the Normal.
This Christmas Eve Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim shared with us about the importance of the "Holy Night" when Christ was born!
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim showed us how when we feel alone in our journey, we need to remember that God: Indicates the Destination not the Details, Ignores the Hardship not the Human, Invites the Peace not the Panic.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Danny showed us how in proclaiming that the kingdom of God is at hand... Jesus makes known that His presence is ushering in: A Kingdom of Light, A Kingdom of Life, and A Kingdom of Legitimacy.
This week Pastor Kim and Pastor Allison showed us how our spiritual growth requires us to take responsibility of our response to: Deception, Disappointment, and Distractions.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim showed us how family is more about common purpose than common genetics! Family trusts each other's motives. Family forgives each other's mistakes. Family shares each other's mission.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim showed us how devoted disciples of Jesus experience: Invitation, Consecration, and Transformation.
This week Pastor Clark showed us through three different stories in Mark how when questioned by His critics, Jesus: Declares His Divinity, Dilutes the Delusion, and Dispels the Darkness.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Gordo shared from Mark 2 and showed us how Jesus in proclaiming the good-news of The Kingdom being at hand... Calls, Comforts, and Contends.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim showed us through the story of the paralytic man how when you're struggling to get closer to Jesus: Utilize Your Community, Use Your Community, and Understand Your Captivity.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim shared about how Jesus was a perfect example for our own lives as He was Moved to Prayer, Moved with Pity, and Moved for People.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim showed us in the book of Mark how Jesus' influence was fuelled by: Intentional Words, Identifiable Presence, and Incredible Power.
This week Pastor Clark showed us how we must: Reverse our Direction, Relinquish our Destiny, and Redirect our Desires, in order to be seen as a disciple.
This week Pastor Kim and Pastor Allison showed us how adopting our God-given identity requires us to: Abandon the familiar, Accept the Title, and Assert the truth.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim opened our Mark Series by showing us how we risk becoming self-centred when we: Forget our origin, Forgo our responsibilities, and Fracture our reputation.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim showed us how when we study the tenacious faith of Mark we can identify 3 qualities: An Observed Faithfulness, An Obvious Conviction, and An Overwhelming Passion.
Pastor Clark looks at the story of how the Israelites (God's people) got so close to the land that He had promised them but missed it because of the negativity, pessimism and lack of faith!
This week Pastor Kim finished up our Daniel series by showing us through Daniel 10-12 how when we face difficulties in our journey, never stop: Communicating with God, Contemplating the Meaning, and Clinging to Hope!
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim showed us through Daniel 9 that when Daniel recognized that God promised breakthrough for his people, we see him carry our three behaviours: Pursuing God, Practicing Confession, and Pleading for Restoration.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim showed us through Daniel 8 how when you feel a lack of control in your life, learn from Daniel's example and: Acknowledge the setbacks, Attend to your obligations, and Accept your limitations.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim showed us through Daniel 7 how the enemy wants control. However, God sits on the throne, Jesus has dominion, and in return, Humanity will bow down before our creator!
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim showed us through the second half of Daniel 6 how our trust in God: Produces Peace, Provides Protection, and Promotes Praise.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim showed us through the first half of Daniel 6 how we need to Open Our Window, Own Our Short Comings, and Offer Our Gratitude when facing adversity.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim showed us through the story of King Belshazzar in Daniel 5 how we move away from teetering on the edge of grace when we: Understand the Story, Utilize the People, and Uncover the Motivation.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim showed us through the Story of King Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4 how we can see transformation in our own lives when we: Move from Profession to Practice, Move from Ascension to Abandon, and Move from Resentment to Reconciliation.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim looked at the story of the fiery furnace by showing us how maintaining integrity when our culture doesn't match our convictions requires that we: don't get swooned by the presentation, don't get sidetracked by they competition, and don't get swayed by the emotion.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim looked at the influence that Daniel had on King Nebuchadnezzar through the power of God, when he was able to answer the meaning of the king's dream.
This week Pastor Clark and Pastor Kim laid out what the next year at APA will be focused on and how we will be an influence in our community.
Pastor Clark & Pastor Kim continued our "Inside the Lines" Series by looking at what it means to Expand our Influence.
Pastor Clark & Pastor Kim, with the help of Pastor Danny & Pastor Allison, continued our "Inside the Lines" Series by looking at what it means to Enhance Your Relationships with God and with one another.
Pastor Clark & Kim continued our "Inside the Lines" Series by looking at what it means to Embody His Character in our own personal lives and as The Church.
Pastor Clark & Pastor Kim continued our "Inside the Lines" Series by looking at what it means to Engage With God as The Church.
Pastor Kim continued our "Inside The Lines" Series by taking a look at how each of us play a vital role in the church. .
Pastor Clark & Pastor Kim kicked off our "Inside The Lines" Series by first taking a look at what the Holy Spirit means to us in our own personal lives.
Pastor Clark looks at the conversation that take place between Peter and Jesus following The Ressurection.
Pastor Kim continued our "How Can It Be?" series by taking a look at the number of GREAT things that took place on Easter Sunday.
Pastor Clark continued our "How Can It Be?" series by taking a look at the number of GREAT things that took place on Good Friday.
Pastor Clark continued our "How Can It Be?" series by taking a look at why Jesus chose to save us rather than himself on the cross.
Pastor Kim continued our "How Can It Be?" series by looking intently at the identity of Christ.
Pastor Clark continued our "How Can It Be?" series by taking a look at Jesus and His Disciples in the garden.
Pastor Kim begins our "How Can It Be?" series by unpacking the reasons why we still share communion together, as followers of Jesus.
Our Lead Pastoral team walked us through our seventh and final value in our Over & Above series, we proclaim that we are victors over victims!
Our Lead Pastoral team walked us through our sixth value in our Over & Above series, we promise restoration over rejection!
It was also a "Baptism Sunday" so listen for our celebratory noise makers being blown in the background.
Our Lead Pastoral team walked us through our fifth value in our Over & Above series, we plan for the extraordinary over the expected!
Our Lead Pastoral team walked us through our fourth value in our Over & Above series, we practice cooperation over competition!
Our Lead Pastoral team walked us through our third value in our Over & Above series, we promote servants over stars!
Our Lead Pastoral team walked us through our second value in our Over & Above series, we pursue great over good!
Over the next seven weeks we'll be unpacking our new values together on Sunday mornings. Week ones value was how "we picture diversity over division"! Pastors Kim and Clark looked at 1st Corinthians 12:12-26 and walked through the unexpected causes of division. Oh, and did we mention? We also fed everyone Chicago Mix to illustrate the value of diversity!
Pastor Kim looks at Genesis and how it's made that we've been made in God's image. It's a thought that certainly encourages us, however; it also comes with a significant measure of weight and responsibility.
Pastor Clark looks at Joshua chapter six and how their newly instated leader (Joshua) leads a ridiculous parade of sorts forward. The key being that The Lord's presence was at the centre of it all.
Pastor Clark looks deeper into the Christmas story and at the truths that are revealed to us about God, His Son and even Mary.
If you missed our Christmas Eve candle light service we've got you covered. Listen here as our Lead Pastoral team dive into Luke's account of Jesus' birth and speak to the things that He came to accomplish.
Pastor Clark looks into how Mary runs with "haste" towards Elizabeth after receiving such life changing news from Gabriel. Both Mary and Elizabeth recognized the worth and the weight of what The Lord had entrusted them with.
This was our first APA Kidserve Sunday and our APA Kids helped in a variety of ways. A baby dedication illustrarted the "worth" of a child and how they're to be seen as a gift from God!
Pastor Clark continues our "Let There Be Light" series as we look together at the conversation that took place between Gabriel and Mary. The young, soon to be teenage mother is made known of sovereign plans that initially cause a measure of fear; however, her response is one that can't go unnoticed.
Pastor Kim launched us into our new series entitled, "Let There Be Light". Over the next several weeks we'll be walking through the first chapter of Luke's gospel as we're introduced to the Light of the World! This week, Kim unpacks the patience, trust and devotion displayed by Elizabeth and her husband Zechariah.
Pastor Kim concludes our Unstoppable series by taking an in depth look at the "Armor of God" and how as believers are to adequately prepare/clothe ourselves daily for what it is that awaits.
Our Lead Pastoral team tackles this weeks portion together. Here we read as Paul makes clear God's desire for "oneness" in marriage and how it metaphorically makes clear to us, His relationship with His Church.
Pastor Clark continues our Unstoppable series as we begin to walk through chapter five of Ephesians together. In chapter five Paul speaks very clearly to the patterns and customs of the world that believers are not to "partner/associate" with.
Pastor Clark continued our Unstoppable series as we concluded chapter four together. Clark stresses the importance of "taking off" of our old selves and the renewing of our minds while clothing ourselves in the new life He has for us!
Pastor Clark continues our Unstoppable series by unpacking the "turning point" of Paul's letter found in chapter four. Here Paul shares the imperative posture that we as followers of Christ are expected to walk in.
Pastor Kim in the continuing of our Unstoppable series helps to bring chapter three to a close. Kim puts an emphasis on how God has a "better way" and how that truth should thrust us to a place of trust in Him!
Pastor Clark continues our Unstoppable series as we walk through the book of Ephesians together. In this message, Clark makes clear how Jesus is the key and how he "unlocks" a number of things that enable us personally and corporately.
Pastor Kim continues our UNSTOPPABLE series by looking at the concluding portion of chapter two following our baptismal service.
Pastor Clark continues our series entitled "UNSTOPPABLE", a study of Pauls letter to the church in Ephesus. We continue through this series to look at the confidence that's being instilled to the recipients of this letter and how today, we as His church can live with a measure of UNSTOPPABLE confidence as we press forward!
Pastor Kim kicks off our series entitled "UNSTOPPABLE", a study of Pauls letter to the church in Ephesus. Throughout this series we'll be looking at the confidence that was and is instilled to the recipients of this letter and how today as His church we can live with a measure of UNSTOPPABLE confidence in accomplishing His purpose!
Pastor Kim preached from John 8:1-11 and focused on the outrageous love and grace that Jesus extends to the woman who was apparently caught in the act of adultery.
Pastor Clark preached from Mark 5:21-34 and focused on the courage of "The Woman" and Jarius and how their faith and belief made them and others well!
Pastor Kim preached from 1st Corinthians 15:50-58 and focused on the importance of living a life that's anchored in victory.