The Village Church, Thorold: Recent Episodes
The Village Church, Thorold
The Village Church is built on the foundation of valuing people, celebrating life together, and learning principles that will enable us to face life’s challenges. Our vision is to be a community of faith that is dedicated to knowing Jesus Christ, serving others in His name and making Him known throughout our home community.
Our church exists beyond the walls of just Sunday morning. We’re glad to be investing in Thorold and surrounding communities!
We want to make a good city great!
Pastor Terence talks to us about the art of neighbouring and talks about Matthew 5:43-48.
Pastor Terence talks to us about “More” – a message from Mark 10:17-31; Matthew 19:16-30.
Pastor Terence of The Tables talks to us about the dark side and evil forces that are present in our every day lives and we can wrap ourselves in God to help us when we come up against these forces. Pastor Terence speaks from the Book of Ephesians 6:10-13.
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Pastor Terence talks to us about our Blue Collar God and how we can practice a life of discipline.
Pastor Mark continues our series of Church 101: Back to Basics. This morning, Pastor Mark talks about guilt and gives us two examples from the Book of Acts 2 and 3 - denying guilt and accepting guilt.
As we continue our sermon series - Church 101: Back to Basics, Pastor Terence preaches to us from the Book of Acts 2:14-21 and reminds us that God calls us to dream like children.
Continuing on the message series - Easter So What??, Pastor Mark walks us through Luke 24:13-35 and talks about dealing with disappointment with God.
This Sunday, Pastor Mark talks us through John 21: 1-23 and how the Lord talked with Peter about his love for Him after He had risen.
Terence Schilstra talks to us today about the new life Jesus gives us, referencing the book of John 20:19-31.
Pastor Mark brings us our Easter message based on Luke 24:36-48 - Look at My Hands and Feet.
This Sunday, Pastor Mark talks to us about what Jesus is doing for us right now amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic.
This Sunday, Pastor Mark preaches on not being afraid during these times of uncertainty and anxiety.
This Sunday, we'll be beginning a new sermon series for Lent: Giving it Up: A sermon series on the 7 deadly sins.
This Sunday will be a Testimony Sunday, where we will hear from several Villagers how they've grown closer to God during their 30-Day Challenge!
We continue in our UNHURRIED sermon series, with the message, 'Go After the Real Treasure', from Psalm 19:7-10.
We continue in our UNHURRIED sermon series, with the message, 'Wear Your Uniform', from Luke 10:1-12.
We continue in our UNHURRIED seminar series, with a message on Practicing Sabbath, from Mark 2:23-27.
We continue our sermon series on UNHURRIED: PRACTICING THE PRESENCE OF GOD IN AN AGE OF DISTRACTION. Pastor Mark will bring a message on Eramos, from Matthew 4:1-4.
This Sunday, Pastor Mark continues our message series Unhurried: Practicing the Presence of God in an Age of Distraction. Pastor Mark speaks on the message of practicing Friendship in the presence of God.
This Sunday, we begin a new sermon series on UNHURRIED: PRACTICING THE PRESENCE OF GOD IN AN AGE OF DISTRACTION. Pastor Mark bring our first message: The Problem.
This Sunday, we conclude our Advent series, "All I want for Christmas". Pastor Mark will share about the Good News of Christmas, from Isaiah 9:2,5-7.
This Sunday, we are continuing our Advent series, "All I want for Christmas". Pastor Mark will look at wanting God to show up from Exodus 33:14-21.
We conclude our sermon series, MOVE IN: GO WHERE THE GOSPEL IS NEEDED. Pastor Mark will share a message on "Waiting..." from Acts 1:1-12.
Nov 17 - We continue our sermon series, MOVE IN: GO WHERE THE GOSPEL IS NEEDED. Hilda Vander Klippe will share a sermon from Acts 17:24-27 called, 'Where Has God Moved You In?'
We continue our sermon series, MOVE IN: GO WHERE THE GOSPEL IS NEEDED. We have guest speaker Yaw Perbi, Director of International Student Ministries Canada, who will be sharing how the ministry is bringing the Gospel on campus to international students.
This Sunday, we continue our sermon series, MOVE IN: GO WHERE THE GOSPEL IS NEEDED. We have guest speaker, Shishye Thompson, from Dubai, who will be sharing how he has Moved In to his community.
We continue in our sermon series, FIRST THINGS FIRST: SETTING PRIORITIES FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. Jeff Lamontagne will talk about God and Friendship, from 1 Samuel 18:1-5. We will also celebrate Communion together post message.
We continue in our sermon series, FIRST THINGS FIRST: SETTING PRIORITIES FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. Pastor Mark DeVos will talk about God and our Money, from Matthew 6:19-24.
This Sunday, we continue in our sermon series, FIRST THINGS FIRST: SETTING PRIORITIES FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. Guest speaker Allan Gallant, from AGORA Network Ministries, will deliver a message on God and our mental health.
In our final message of our Wisdom series, Hilda VanderKlippe brings a message from Mark 12:28-34 called, 'Final Words of Wisdom: The Two Greatest Commandments'
We continue in our Wisdom series, with Pastor Mark DeVos bringing a message from Mark 14:1-9 called, 'Love Pours Out...Path Unknown' .
This Sunday, we continue in our Wisdom series with a message by Jeff Lamontagne from Mark 10, called Let the Little Children Come to Me.
This Sunday, we continue in our Wisdom series with a message by Pastor Mark DeVos, Jesus Calms a Storm, from Mark 4:35-40.
This Sunday, we continue in our Wisdom series with a message by Terence Schilstra from Mark 10:17-23, called Hidden Treasure.
We continue in our Wisdom series started by guest speaker John Jonathan last Sunday. Pastor Mark will bring a message from Mark 2:13-17.
This Sunday, we have guest speaker John Jonathan bring the message to start off the summer series on Wisdom. John will be discussing forgiveness.
This Sunday, Pastor Mark will continue to talk about our 3 in 5 Vision: Man on the Moon by the End of the Decade: LIFE SUPPORT ... death is at work in us, with reference to 2 Corinthians 4:12.
This Sunday, Pastor Mark will talk about our 3 in 5 Vision: Man on the Moon by the End of the Decade: Figuring out the Propulsion of Prayer, with reference to Matthew 9:35-38.
This Sunday, Pastor Mark concludes our What Brings you Joy? sermon series, with the message, 'Back to School in June: Sitting at the Feet of Paul and MacGuyver' from Philippians 4:11-13.
This Sunday, Pastor Mark DeVos will continue our sermon series on The Cross and the REST of the Easter Story by sharing REST in Freedom from the Power of Sin. The message will be based on Galatians 1:1.
Pastor Mark DeVos will continue our sermon series on The Cross and the REST of the Easter Story by delving into the question many of us have thought about in different ways - do you measure up? The message will be based on Luke 15.
This Sunday, Hilda Vander KIippe will continue our sermon series on The Cross and the REST of the Easter Story, with a message on REST From Hurts of the Past, from Genesis 25:21-28 and Genesis 32:22-30.
We will begin a new sermon series for Lent, entitled, 'The Cross and the REST of the Easter Story'. Terence Schilstra starts us off with a message on Resting in God, from Leviticus 25:8-12.
We will conclude our sermon series entitled, 'Gospel Fluency: How our adoption into the family of God impacts the everyday stuff of life' this Sunday. We believe 'the gospel' at the Village. We try to live out of the gospel. But if someone were to ask you, "What does 'the gospel' mean to you in the everyday stuff of life?", would you be ready to give them an answer? Pastor Mark DeVos will bring a message on sharing how God has changed our lives, from Ecclesiastes 1:1-11.
We will continue our sermon series entitled, 'Gospel Fluency: How our adoption into the family of God impacts the everyday stuff of life' this Sunday. We believe 'the gospel' at the Village. We try to live out of the gospel. But if someone were to ask you, "What does 'the gospel' mean to you in the everyday stuff of life?", would you be ready to give them an answer? Pastor Mark DeVos and Hilda VanderKlippe will bring a message on practical tips for sharing our story and God's story, from Acts 17:22-23.
We will continue our sermon series entitled, 'Gospel Fluency: How our adoption into the family of God impacts the everyday stuff of life' this Sunday. We believe 'the gospel' at the Village. We try to live out of the gospel. But if someone were to ask you, "What does 'the gospel' mean to you in the everyday stuff of life?", would you be ready to give them an answer? Hilda VanderKlippe will bring a message about sharing our story, from Luke 8:26-39
We will continue our sermon series entitled, 'Gospel Fluency: How our adoption into the family of God impacts the everyday stuff of life' this Sunday. We believe 'the gospel' at the Village. We try to live out of the gospel. But if someone were to ask you, "What does 'the gospel' mean to you in the everyday stuff of life?", would you be ready to give them an answer? Pastor Mark DeVos will bring a message from John 1:14.
We will continue our sermon series entitled, ‘Gospel Fluency: How our adoption into the family of God impacts the everyday stuff of life’ this Sunday. We believe ‘the gospel’ at the Village. We try to live out of the gospel. But if someone were to ask you, “What does ‘the gospel’ mean to you in […]
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We will continue our sermon series entitled, ‘Gospel Fluency: How our adoption into the family of God impacts the everyday stuff of life’ this Sunday. We believe ‘the gospel’ at the Village. We try to live out of the gospel. But if someone were to ask you, “What does ‘the gospel’ mean to you in […]
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We continue our sermon series entitled, ‘Gospel Fluency: How our adoption into the family of God impacts the everyday stuff of life’ this Sunday. We believe ‘the gospel’ at the Village. We try to live out of the gospel. But if someone were to ask you, “What does ‘the gospel’ mean to you in the […]
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For our first service of 2019, we are beginning a sermon series entitled, ‘Gospel Fluency: How our adoption into the family of God impacts the everyday stuff of life’. We believe ‘the gospel’ at the Village. We try to live out of the gospel. But if someone were to ask you, “What does ‘the gospel’ […]
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For our final service of 2018, we will spend some time looking at what God has done in in our lives in 2018, and hear a message from Pastor Mark DeVos, and Jeff Lamontagne, based on Psalm 100.
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This Sunday, Pastor Mark reviews Jesus’ family tree, as he walks us through Matthew 1:1, 3, 5, 6, 16, 17 in our final sermon in our Advent series.
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We continue our Advent sermon series, Hidden Christmas, with a message on Joy, from Jeremiah 22:28-23:6, lead by Terence Schilstra.
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Pastor Mark begins our Advent sermon series, Hidden Christmas, with a message on Hope from Matthew 1:18-23.
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Terence Schilstra continues the Teach Us to Pray sermon series with a message, ‘Prayer and Mission’, from Philippians 2:5-11.
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Pastor Mark DeVos continues the Teach Us to Pray sermon series with a message, ‘Prayer and Work’, from Romans 12:1-2. We had an ‘Open Mic’ session where our members could share their experiences with prayer and work.
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Pastor Mark DeVos continues the Teach Us to Pray sermon series with a message, ‘Unanswered Prayer’ from Lamentations 3 & Romans 11:33-36.
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Pastor Mark DeVos continues to our Teach Us to Pray sermon series with a message, ‘The Lord’s Prayer’ from Luke 11:1-4, and a panel discussion on prayer.
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Pastor Mark DeVos is back to conclude our Building Blocks of Faith sermon series with, ‘I Have Hope’, from Exodus 5:1-23. The discussion questions for this message are: Describe times when God brought you hope.
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John Heidinga brings an introduction to our upcoming Prayer sermon series, ‘Teach us to pray’, with ‘Prayer 101’, from Exodus 33.
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Pastor Mark DeVos continues our sermon series Building Blocks, with the message, “I Am Called/Equipped”, from Exodus 4:10-17. The focus of our 2020 Vision Plan at the Village is “everyone disciples one”. One way to be an active disciple is by initiating faith conversations in your unique context through questions. Our hope is that these questions will serve […]
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Pastor Mark continues our series “Building Blocks” with the message, “I Belong”, from Exodus 2:1-24.
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PENTECOST SUNDAY; Who is the Holy Spirit
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Honouring God with ALL of our Relationships
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Relating Series: Week 2-Forgiveness
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Let’s celebrate together that God is working IN us and THROUGH us to bring His love to this world! Message and testimonies
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Story of the Rich Young Man (Matthew 19)
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Easter Sunday! Mary @ The Tomb
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Encountering Jesus; Barabbas – The Guilty Set Free
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Encountering Jesus: Pilate
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Encountering Jesus: Judas
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Encountering Jesus: Peter
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