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In Psalm 49, the writer addresses a subject that matters to "all inhabitants of the earth". Through the Psalm he addresses the issue of wealth and we see that how we view eternity will impact how we handle money. Having the right view of eternity will kill the love of money in our lives but so many Christian's fall short of this perspective.
How can we keep hope alive in our hearts in the midst of darkness? In today's message we look at Psalm 42 and 43 and take from it seven things the writer does to fight off the effects of spiritual depresson and keep his hope alive while in a difficult time.
The Lord promises to teach and instruct his people, but in order to be the one whom the Lord will do this for, we must walk before him in confession and true repentance. Looking at Psalm 32, we examine what true repentance involves and why wisdom says the Godly should be quick to confess sins before the Lord.
David's most famous psalm is a deeply personal psalm that recognizes the Lord is the shepherd of each of his people. In this weeks sermon we look at the six short verses of this psalm and reflect on what it means for the Lord to be our shepherd.
Today we shine a light on slavery, partnering with International Justice Mission and churches around the world to bring an end to slavery and human trafficking.
In Psalm 15, David asks the Lord; 'Who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill?' and then lists marks of the one whom the Lord is pleased to dwell with. From Psalm 15, we look at nine marks of a man or woman who has been saved by grace and will dwell with the Lord in eternity.
This sunday we discuss the heart behind the renewed vision and changes we are making to our ministry focus for the coming year and beyond.
NOTE: We are currently changing over our audio equipment so this sermon was recorded on an iPHONE meaning the audio quality is not as good.
In the final week of our Questions series we answer the following question: There are a lot of sources for music, literature, devotions and Christian living. How do we decide who has something valuable to offer? How careful do we need to be? Can we "eat the meat and spit out the bones"?
NOTE: We are currently changing over our audio setup so this sermon was recorded on an iphone meaning the audio quality is not as good on this recording.
In week two of our 'Questions' series, we discuss how our actions originate from what is in our hearts, either evil or good and how to protect our hearts from allowing sin to grow.
This week we begin a new series entitled 'Questions' where we answer questions submitted by you. The first question we are tackling this week is: How do we stand up for what we believe in Today’s world? Christian comments on social media often provoke very hostile responses. What subjects are worthwhile commenting on? I.e. The uniqueness of the Christian message, homosexuality, transgenderism. How do we stand for what we believe in a way that causes the most reflection and the least negative reaction?
When Jesus was arrested, Peter denied knowing him three times. When Jesus rose from the grave and met with his disciples he gives Peter three opportunities to affirm his love for him and be restored to relationship with him. This story is a story of God's grace and restoration available to sinners. John 21:15-25
Jesus' appearance to his discples on the Sea of Tiberias is a story of God's provision. In this sermon from our Gospel of John series we consider six truths about God's provision that are evident in the story. Based on John 21:1-14.
The disciple Thomas has been given the nickname 'Doubting Thomas' throughout church history, but is this a fair nickname for him to be stuck with? Faith is often charged with being devoid of reason, but is this actually a fair charge? Was Thomas doubting or was he looking for reason to strengthen the hope of faith? Based on John 20:24-29
Jesus tells his disciples 'As the Father sent me, even so I am sending you.' Today we consider the events around this commissioning and what being commissioned by Jesus involves based on John 20:19-23.
Every Fathers day we take time out from our current series to talk directly to the men of our church. This year, we look at 1 Samuel 1, the same story we unpacked with the women on Mother's day and look at some principles from Elkanah's life.
This week we continue our series through the Gospel of John with a look at John 17, the High Priestly Prayer.
Every year on Mother's day we take time out from our current series to speak directly to women in our recurring series called 'One for the Women'. In 'One for the Women 2020' we look at 1 Samuel 1, the story of the birth of Samuel from the perspective of the two women in the story, Peninnah and Hannah and we discover both are examples to us, but Hannah is the better example.
As we continue our serie through the gospel of John, we do a study of the role of the Holy Spirit as taught by Jesus in John 14, 15 and 16.
Jesus told his followers 'If you love me, you will keep my commandments.' (John 14:15). This week we look at what this means and what the overflow is of a life that faithfully keeps the Lord's commands.
Followers of Christ are called to Love One Another in a way that makes the world know the Gospel of Jesus is true.
Jesus said those who believe in him will do the works he did, as well as greater works. He also told his followers, whatever we ask in his name, he will do. The problem is, there tends to be a gap between our experience and jesus' assertions. In this sermon on John 14:10-15 we address the reasons for this gap and what is required to do these 'greater works.'
On Resurrection Sunday we celebrate that Jesus is Risen! In this sermon we consider four evidences for the resurrection and 5 reasons why we can trust Jesus in our current season as well as any season we go through. John 14:1-11
On Good Friday we commemorate the cross of Jesus Christ, the Son of God who came to serve, not to be served. Through the story of the washing of the disciples feet we consider what Jesus accomplished on the cross; why he died for us and how we benefit from his sacrifice. John 13:1-8
On Palm Sunday we celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem as the people welcomed him with shouts of 'Hosanna!', but what did they mean when they shouted this? How does Jesus become Hosanna for us? Find out in this sermon preached by Nick Trytsman.
This week for church online: What is God doing during the Coronavirus pandemic? Join us as we discuss what God is revealing, reforming and restoring during this challenging time.
We are continuing our series through the gospel of John with a look at John 12:1-10 with this sermon from Nick Trytsman entitled 'The Cost of Worship'.
The story of Lazarus' death and resurrection is rich with theological implications of how God govern his creation and works in the stories of those whom he loves. God is for God first, but this does not negate the fact that he is for those whom he loves and we must remember when we can't see him working in our story the way we hoped, he is still working and wants to take us deeper than we would allow ourselves to go.
Followers of Christ have been given the privilege of proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ to those who do not know him or have not heard about him. Jesus said, 'I have other sheep that are not of this flock.'. This is a call to go out and bring others to him, but often Christian's are hesitant to do this. In this message we look at the urgency of this message and what we must understand about ourselves in order to have the confidence to step out and proclaim this message. John 10:16, Acts 1:8
When Jesus declared 'I am the good shepherd' he was comparing himself to every 'shepherd' who had come before him and who would come after him. In this sermon based on John 10:1-18 we look at the deep historical context behind the role of shepherding in Israel and then examine why Jesus is the GOOD shepherd.
Truth has come under fire in our culture and has become viewed as subjective, rather than objective; but the reality of our world is that there is truth and it is an objective truth given from God to his creation. In this sermon, we examine Jesus' words 'The Truth will set you free' and consider, what is truth? And what does Jesus mean when he said it will set us free? Free from what? Based on John 8:30-38
'Who's Your One?' Is an initiative by the North American Mission Board to partner with churches in seeing each person engage evangelism with one person who is apart from Christ. As we launch this initiative we discuss five characteristics of a disciple of Jesus and challenge each person to choose ONE person they will pray for and share the gospel with over the coming weeks.
John 7:53-8:11 is believed not to have originally been included in John's gospel. In this message we examine what has lead to this belief and what followers of Christ should do with this section of scripture. We then unpack the scripture and use it as a diving board into the rest of God's word to examine the truths about Jesus as displayed in these verses.
On Sanctity of Life Sunday we tackle the difficult topic of abortion. This year we look specifically at the practice of eugenics; why this practice is evil and the need for the gospel in the midst of a culture that has given itself over to the killing of children. John 9:1-3
We all go through seasons of waiting. Some seasons are longer than we expect and the Lord seems to move at a slow pace. In this message based on Mary's experience, Nick Trytsman shares the importance of waiting well and what disciplines can help us to remain steadfast in long seasons of waiting.
Just because we know certain truths doesn't mean we have applied those truths to our lives. This is the difference between knowledge (knowing) and wisdom (applying). In this first message from the new year, Pastor Chad takes time to share some lessons he has learned from his own life over the past year; the importance of living according to God's rhythm and three enemies and allies to the rhythms of grace.
Many people fear where they stand with God and this fear is heard in questions and comments such as 'Can I possibly be acceptable to God?', 'Am I truly saved?', 'God wouldn't want me.'. This week we consider some of the lies that drive this fear through the lives of the shepherd's to whom the angel appeared and how the news the angel of the Lord brought is the answer to breaking this fear off our lives. Luke 2:8-11
The fear of what people think is one of the most common and difficult fears to break off of our lives. Unfortunately, as a culture, we have bought into the lie that what others think about us is important. The fear of man, as the bible calls it, will hinder us from fearing the Lord as we should and following him with deep conviction. This week, we look at the Angel of the Lord appearing to Joseph and consider how the fear of man could have caused Joseph to miss the immense blessing the Lord laid before him in the form of a son.
The Angel appeared to Mary and said, "Fear Not..." Mary was greatly troubled and tried to discern what kind of greeting this would be. Fear is a major struggle for most people. It keeps us from stepping out and stepping into all God has for us. One of those fears is the fear of the unknown; the fear of 'what if..'. This week, we use Mary's meeting with the angel to highlight this fear and how we can conquer it.
Luke 1:26-38
Jesus attends the annual Feast of Booths and shows the people of Israel how he is the fulfillment of all they are celebrating. John 7:1-24
Due to audio issues, the first 2 minutes of the sermon was not captured.
We live in a culture of offence that is quickly giving over to a culture of rage. The issue of offence is first seen in the story of Cain and Abel and has been an issue of the human heart since the fall. When Jesus speaks to the crowds after the miracle of the feeding of the 5000, the crowd found his words offensive and intolerable leading to the question: Do You Take Offence at this?
John 6:59-71
Following the Feeding of the 5000, Jesus gives a discourse to the crowd, teaching them what the miracle reveals about Him. The crowd was unable to understand and recognize Jesus correctly because they were focused on following Him for their own wants and needs and what Jesus could do for them. John 6:22-40
The feeding of the five thousand is the only miracle that is included in all four gospel accounts which speaks to the significance of it. In Part one of a two part look at this miracle we unpack John 6:1-15 and consider the disciples lack of faith leading up to the miracle and how their struggle to see past the natural limitations of their situation reflects our own.
After the healing at the Pool of Bethesda, persecution against Jesus by the Jews increased. Jesus attempted to explain his position as the son of God to the Jews in a discourse and shared four reasons why he is equal with God without threatening His authority. This week we unpack Jesus' discourse and look at the four aspects he shares of the relationship between God the Father and God the Son.
Just as Jesus confronts the Jews about the Sabbath in the healing of the man at the pool of Bethesda, he will confront us in our lives; exposing long held beliefs, traditions and activities that are contrary to his word.
Psalm 33 is a psalm of praise to God. The Psalmist gives 3 reason why we should praise the Lord. This thanksgiving we gather with all generations for a family service to consider why we can give thanks to the Lord in all situations.
Jesus' healing of the Official's son demonstrates his sovereign power, but also exposes the false motivations we sometimes have for seeking Him. John 4:43-54
Is your life sustained and satisfied by obedience to the will of God? Jesus tells his disciples, 'My Food is to do the will of the Father who sent me.' and proceeds to teach them an important principle after his interaction with the Samaritan woman, using what was happening around them as an illustration for his teaching. John 4:31-42