Christ's Church Vancouver Island: Recent Episodes
Duncan Polson
Weekly sermons from Christ's Church Vancouver Island, in Nanoose Bay, BC, Canada. A Church within the Anglican Network in Canada, and the Anglican Church of North America.
The way of Jesus, in the face of Leviathan and Behemoth and the storms that they churn.
“You say, ‘If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.’ You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.” —Charles Spurgeon
Christ the Son of God, the Author of human salvation, the fount and source of all goodness, furnished heavenly medicine, He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick. Dæmons and diseases He sent away with a word, that by these signs, and mighty works, He might show that He was come for the salvation of the human race.
"When Jesus heard this, He marvelled." Can this be what we aspire to as a Church? as a community and a people? To be something Jesus marvels at?
After a short hiatus (Apologies from Duncan) We are BACK! Exploring the way and the person of Jesus!
Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever.They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear; in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor, their righteousness endures forever; their horn will be lifted high in honour.
“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”
"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."
We are excited to launch our new series today on founding your life, family, and home on Jesus the Rock!
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me,’” (Matthew 7:21-23).
A 'Golden Rule' and the culture it produces when followed, seems almost unattainable. Even with every intention, we get in our own way; if not for the Gospel of Jesus, which not only makes it possible for us, it can restore our hearts to its natural state of following this way, His way, the way of Jesus.
Fr. Ryan continues our deep exploration of the 'Golden Rule' and asks a question perhaps we've been to apprehensive to consider- What do you wish?
A new season in The Way of Jesus - You've heard the 'Golden Rule', but just how deep and how far can Jesus' rule cover and take us? Is it the rule we've covered our own lives with, is it a better one?
How do we discern which influences to allow in our life? What are the qualities and outcomes from someones influence that we should be looking for? In this episode we look at Jesus’ teaching concerning False Prophets in Matthew 7:15-20 and the different types of “wolves” that infiltrate the life of the Christian and the Church.
How do you know when it is time to speak to someone about their sins or weaknesses? How do you have that conversation? What if they reject the Way of Jesus and lash out at you? We cover all this and more in this weeks episode.
n part 3 of our Judge Not series from Matthew 7 Fr Ryan looks at the impact that the judgements of a hypocrite have on the person struggling with sin, weaknesses, and sorrow compared with the miraculous healing that comes from the care of a friend who has received the Way of Jesus for their own sins, failures, and sorrows first.
Why not judge? In Matthew 7:1&2 Jesus begins his teaching on non-judgement with a gracious warning to his followers that the measure with which they use to judge others will be used upon them.
Why not judge? In Matthew 7:1&2 Jesus begins his teaching on non-judgement with a gracious warning to his followers that the measure with which they use to judge others will be used upon them.