The Stony Plain Alliance Church Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to the Stony Plain Alliance Church Podcast. We are a community that is about discovering fullness of life for everyone by practicing the way of Jesus together.
Welcome to the stony plain alliance church podcast. This episode is part of our listening and learning weekend on indigenous realities in Canada with special guest Rev Dr. RAY ALDRED. Dr. Aldred joined us from Vancouver school of theology where he serves as the director of Indigenous Studies Program.
Welcome to the stony plain alliance church podcast. This episode is part of our listening and learning weekend on indigenous realities in Canada with special guest Rev. Dr. RAY ALDRED. Dr. Aldred joined us from Vancouver school of theology where he serves as the director of Indigenous Studies Program.
Welcome to the stony plain alliance church podcast. This episode is part of our listening and learning weekend on indigenous realities in Canada with special guest Rev DR RAY ALDRED. Dr. Aldred joined us from Vancouver school of theology where he serves as the director of Indigenous Studies Program.
Coralyn & Curtis Taitinger - February 21, 2021
This week a couple from our community Coralyn and Curtis Taitinger share their story with us.
Matt Kinniburgh - January 24, 2021
This week we say goodbye to the Auditorium and the land that it and the Family Centre sat on as we lift the dedication on this space. Matt explores the relationship that we have with physical space.
Matt Kinniburgh - January 17, 2021
Pastor Matt continues our series WHO WE ARE this week. In this series we are unpacking our vision of FULLNESS OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE, BY PRACTICING THE WAY OF JESUS TOGETHER. This week Matt explores what we mean by PRACTICING THE WAY OF JESUS TOGETHER.
Linda Stover - January 10, 2021
Pastor Linda kicks off our new series WHO WE ARE this week. In this series we are unpacking our vision of FULLNESS OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE, BY PRACTICING THE WAY OF JESUS TOGETHER. This week Linda explores what FULLNESS OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE means.
Jeremy & Lisa Peters - January 3, 2021
This week we are joined by Jeremy and Lisa Peters from St. Albert Alliance, by exploring the story of Jesus' mother Mary they help us to ask how do we follow Jesus in seasons of disorientation.
Graham English - December 24, 2020
On this Christmas Eve Pastor Graham shares about how God is with us in the mess of life and invites us to walk deeper into the waters of life with Christ.
Welcome back to the apprenticeship toolbox, the in house podcast where we explore the themes of our weekend messages and ask how they help us be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and do what Jesus does.
This week Graham and Matt sit down and reflect on Graham's final Sunday message to our church community, he talked about remembering who you are. Today they discuss the things that we can build our identity on, why a holiness mindset matters, the abundance of the kingdom of heaven, and the importance of advent.
In the podcast they reference Neil Anderson's Who I am in Christ. You can read it here.
If you have any questions for the podcast, reach out at matt@spaconline.com.
Grace and Peace
Graham English - December 13
This is Graham's last Sunday message and it he reflects on Ephesians 1:1-13 reminding us of who we are in Christ.
Welcome back to the apprenticeship toolbox, the in house podcast where we explore the themes of our weekend messages and ask how they help us be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and do what Jesus does.
A Quick Disclaimer: This podcast was recorded Monday, December 7 before the announcement of the new restrictions in the province of Alberta. Due to this recording date they don't refer to the restrictions at all.
This week Graham and Matt sit down and reflect on our past weekend here at the church. They discuss topics of favourite Christmas albums, filming of the Christmas Eve Service, Baptism Sunday, and the filming of Silent Night on Sunday.
The tool for your apprenticeship toolbox for the week is the prayer that Graham prayed over us this past weekend for the filling of the Spirit.
If you have any questions for the podcast, reach out at matt@spaconline.com.
Graham English - December 6, 2020
This weekend we had the joy of celebrating NINE baptisms, it was amazing to celebrate the work of Jesus in the lives of those around us. Prior to the baptisms Graham reflected on the meaning of baptism, and afterwards Graham prayed for the filling of the Spirit for those who have been baptized.
Welcome back to the apprenticeship toolbox, the in house podcast where we explore the themes of our weekend messages and ask how they help us be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and do what Jesus does.
This week Graham and Matt sit down to discuss Graham's message on Psalm 23 from this past Sunday. Their conversation includes a behind the scenes look at the tech issues from this past week, what it means for God to shepherd us, engaging deeply in Scripture, and much more.
The tool for your apprenticeship toolbox for the week is praying through Psalm 23.
If you have any questions for the podcast, reach out at matt@spaconline.com.
Graham English - November 29
This week marks the beginning of Pastor Graham's final month with us, and during this month he is giving us some final thoughts as our pastor. This week Pastor Graham explores Psalm 23 and reminds of how we are sheep of the Good Shepherd.
Welcome back to the apprenticeship toolbox, the in house podcast where we explore the themes of our weekend messages and ask how they help us be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and do what Jesus does.
This week Graham and Matt sit down to discuss the new restrictions passed down from the government, persecution in the early church, zoom fatigue, ways that we can spur one another on, and being intentional about being in community.
They also offer the tools for your apprenticeship toolbox of creatively meeting with someone else and being provocateurs for the gospel.
If you have any questions for the podcast, reach out at matt@spaconline.com.
Matt Kinniburgh - November 22, 2020
This week Matt concludes our series LIFE TOGETHER, by discussing Hebrews 10:23-25 and exploring what it means to be a community that perseveres.
Welcome back to the apprenticeship toolbox, the in house podcast where we explore the themes of our weekend messages and ask how they help us be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and do what Jesus does.
This week Graham and Matt wade into the waters of being a submitting community. They discuss how mutual submission is a byproduct of the Spirit-filled life, what happens when submission only goes one direction, and the struggle of submitting within the context of the post-modern culture we find ourselves in.
As well they discuss how a continuous contemplative examination of one's submission to Christ is essential to the Spirit-Filled life.
If you have any questions for the podcast, reach out at matt@spaconline.com.
Graham English - November 15, 2020
From the series, LIFE TOGETHER, in this sermon Graham explores what it means to be a community that submits to one another.
Graham English - November 8, 2020
From the series, LIFE TOGETHER, in this sermon Graham explores what it means to be a community that forgives one another.
Welcome back to the apprenticeship toolbox, the in house podcast where we explore the themes of our weekend messages and ask how they help us be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and do what Jesus does.
This week Graham and Matt discuss the idea of the community bearing the sin burden, and how we need to be be easing the burden for one another instead of making it heavier. We discuss things like the cancel culture, performance based religion, and a pathway of good news to our neighbours. As well we briefly propose how vulnerability and confessing one's sins to another is an important tool in the apprentices toolbox.
If you have any questions for the podcast, reach out at matt@spaconline.com.
Graham English - November 1, 2020
As we continue our series, LIFE TOGETHER, Pastor Graham shares about being a community that bears one another's burdens.
Welcome to this weeks episode of the Apprenticeship Toolbox, the podcast where we explore the themes of our weekend messages and ask how they help us be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and do what Jesus does.
Today we are going to deviate from the normal discussing of weekend messages, as there’s big news around these parts. This Sunday Graham announced that he would be taking on a new role and that he will no longer be serving as the Lead Pastor of Stony Plain Alliance Church.
Today Graham and Matt sit down to discuss the new role, to explore the process and ultimately discuss the role of apprenticing with Jesus in transition. If you have any questions for the podcast, reach out at matt@spaconline.com.
Graham English - October 25, 2020
As we continue our series, LIFE TOGETHER, Pastor Graham shares about the importance of acceptance in these culturally divisive days. He walks through the issues that the church in Rome had in accepting one another based on cultural divisions and how essential acceptance of one another differences is for the Christian community.
Welcome to season two of the apprenticeship toolbox. This is a podcast where we are going to explore the themes in our weekend messages seeking to ask how they help us to be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and to do what Jesus does.
This week Graham and Matt hop back into the podcast booth, ok its a folding table in the auditorium, and catch up on the last few weeks of our gatherings and discuss the first few weeks of our series Life Together. We go in depth into why gathering as a community (whether in person or online) matters, what it means to be a gritty community, and how our daily liturgies (or habits) shape us. Thanks for joining us.
Books Referenced
Angela Duckworth: Grit - The Power of Passion and Perseverance
https://www.amazon.ca/Grit-Passion-Perseverance-Angela-Duckworth/dp/1501111108
Graham English - October 18, 2020
This week Pastor Graham talks about how as a community we need to encourage, or add courage, to one another. He looks at the example of Barnabas in the book of Acts, and talks about how we could be this kind of community.
Linda Stover - October 11, 2020
This weekend we continue our fall series LIFE TOGETHER, with a message called Love One Another. Linda explores the ramifications of Jesus' command to "love each other as I have loved you" from John 15:12.
Graham English - October 4, 2020
This Sunday we had our first in person service back together, so you will hear some audience participation. Graham's mic was not turned on for the first few seconds so he will sound like he's talking mid sentence because he is. This weekend Graham kicked off our new series LIFE TOGETHER, and he challenged us to be a GRITTY COMMUNITY. Looking at Hebrews 10:23-26 Graham called us to be a community that draws near to God and draws near to one another.
Linda Stover - September 27, 2020
This week Pastor Linda concludes our series RENEW by inviting us to renew our commitment to Jesus.
Graham English - September 20, 2020
This weekend we are continuing to focus on what it means to RENEW our focus around fullness of life for everyone! This weekend Pastor Graham shares with us out of Mark 4 and the story of Jesus calming the storm, and he invites us to renew our trust.
Graham English - September 13, 2020
This week we continue our new series called RENEW, in which we are exploring what this fullness of life is that Jesus offers us. This weeks message Graham teaches out of Luke 5 and Jesus' calling His disciples. We too are called to apprentice with Jesus; to be with Him, to be like Him, and to do what He does.
Graham English - September 6, 2020
This week we begin our new series called RENEW, in which we are exploring what this fullness of life is that Jesus offers us. This week Graham calls us to renew our vision around Jesus and the life of fullness found in apprenticing with Him.
Matt Boda - August 30, 2020
This week we conclude our series, LIVING THE UNHURRIED LIFE, with guest preacher Matt Boda, who joins us from RockPointe Church in Calgary. In this weeks message, "Against The Grain", Matt talks about living this countercultural life of unhurrying.
Matt Boda - August 23, 2020
This week we continue our series, LIVING THE UNHURRIED LIFE, with guest preacher Matt Boda, who joins us from RockPointe Church in Calgary. In this weeks message, "Learning When To Say Yes", Matt talks about saying yes to the right things based out of Ephesians 2:10.
Matt Boda - August 16, 2020
This week we continue our new series, LIVING THE UNHURRIED LIFE, with guest preacher Matt Boda, who joins us from RockPointe Church in Calgary. This weeks message is called "Resetting Your Margins" Matt explores the life of Jesus in Mark 1-5, examining how Jesus lived his life in balance.
Matt Boda - August 9, 2020
This week we begin our new series, LIVING THE UNHURRIED LIFE, with guest preacher Matt Boda, who joins us from RockPointe Church in Calgary. This week he preaches out of Exodus 3:8-11 in a message entitled "Hurry Up and Slow Down" and shares about Sabbath.
Graham English, Ray and Cindy Perry - August 2, 2020
This week Pastor Graham sits down over Zoom to check in with Ray and Cindy Perry to hear more about their work with Encausa/Envision in Mexico City.
Graham English - July 26, 2020
This weekend marks the end of our Philippians series, where Graham speaks to us out of Philippians 4:10-23. In this sermon Pastor Graham invites us into a life of contentment which he describes as an inner disposition cultivated in Christ.
In this inaugural episode of the Apprenticeship Toolbox Weekend Edition. In this episode Graham interviews Santosh Ninan. Santosh is the associate pastor at Bethel Grove Bible Church in Ithaca, New York. Santosh has become a leading voice in his community as it relates to race relations and the church, and Graham sits down with him to discuss the role Christians can play in race relations.
You can find Santosh on twitter @NYSantosh and follow his blog at http://dreamsunlocked.blogspot.com
Welcome to the seventh episode of the apprenticeship toolbox. This is a podcast where we are going to explore the themes in our weekend messages seeking to ask how they help us to be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and to do what Jesus does. This week marks the end of our first season, we will break for August and return in fall.
This week Graham and Matt discuss being people who work towards peace, exploring how to have conversations that bring about reconciliation. We discuss how engaging in peacemaking reflects the heart and character of Jesus, and then Graham walks us through how to have peacemaking conversations. Thanks for joining us.
Books Referenced
Roger Fisher and William Ury: Getting to Yes - Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
https://www.amazon.ca/Getting-Yes-Negotiating-Agreement-Without-ebook/dp/B0051SDM5Q/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?dchild=1&keywords=William+Yuri+getting+to+yes&qid=1595439767&sr=8-1-fkmr0
Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler: Crucial Conversations - Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
https://www.amazon.ca/Kerry-Patterson-ebook/dp/B005K0AYH4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1MVHB81L88SQI&dchild=1&keywords=crucial+conversations&qid=1595445145&sprefix=crucial+con%2Caps%2C190&sr=8-1
Kim Scott: Radical Candor - Be a Kick-@$$ Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
https://www.amazon.ca/Radical-Candor-Kick-Ass-Without-Humanity/dp/1250103509/ref=sxts_sxwds-bia-wc-nc-drs1_0?cv_ct_cx=radical+candor&dchild=1&keywords=radical+candor&pd_rd_i=1250103509&pd_rd_r=c51ff643-df1c-41b7-9fe7-f21592ff71ad&pd_rd_w=Bbshk&pd_rd_wg=aQxHb&pf_rd_p=c0f6c0eb-c420-4807-9914-e1ecd6d90c31&pf_rd_r=V872KZ81W9YENCWMFTJ5&psc=1&qid=1595445245&sr=1-1-f3947b35-9c59-4d7a-9603-b751e6eed25b
Ken Sande: The Peacemaker - A Biblical Guide To Resolving Personal Conflict
https://www.amazon.ca/Peacemaker-Biblical-Resolving-Personal-Conflict/dp/0801064856/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1595445361&sr=1-1
Graham English - July 19, 2020
This weekend marks the penultimate service of our Philippians series, where Graham speaks to us out of Philippians 4:1-9. In this sermon Pastor Graham challenges us to live in peace as a community, and also to live in peace with those around us.
Welcome to the sixth episode of the apprenticeship toolbox. This is a podcast where we are going to explore the themes in our weekend messages seeking to ask how they help us to be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and to do what Jesus does. This week Graham and Matt discuss having a growth mindset when it comes to your spiritual formation. We talk about how intentional and unintentional spiritual formation, what a growth mindset is and how it can be a benefit to growing as apprentices of Jesus, positional and process sanctification, as well as further unpacking the idea of straining into the future.
The tool for your apprenticeship toolbox is to prayerfully journal through the following three questions:
- How have I had a fixed mindset in my journey towards Christlikeness
- What am I learning from my failure
- What one new spiritual discipline can I begin to explore
In our conversation we reference the book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck you can find it at
https://www.amazon.ca/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/140-1715562-8217336?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0345472322&pd_rd_r=b457b5ed-8ca1-478d-bed7-0ac59a522d5a&pd_rd_w=ZXPXf&pd_rd_wg=05h7C&pf_rd_p=5b9fb149-eaf1-46dd-9884-d34ba47b0e7b&pf_rd_r=W22MS4Q6X84F2EFWTH9B&psc=1&refRID=W22MS4Q6X84F2EFWTH9B
as a primer you can catch her TED talk on the idea at
https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improve?language=en
Graham English - July 12, 2020
The life of apprenticeship is not something that happens haphazardly, but instead is based on intention. In this weeks message, LIVING ON PURPOSE, Pastor Graham walks through four intentions that help us to live a life of purpose.
Welcome to the fifth episode of the apprenticeship toolbox. This is a podcast where we are going to explore the themes in our weekend messages seeking to ask how they help us to be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and to do what Jesus does. This week Graham and Matt discuss the theme of divesting yourself that Graham discussed in his message on Philippians 3:1-11. We explore and relate the four advantages that Paul had to divest himself of, those of his religious heritage, knowledge of the law, reputation, and outward legalistic righteousness. Topics include, summer book recommendations, deconstruction, cancel culture, curating your personal image, and unpacking your religious upbringing.
Book Recommendations
Khaled Hosseini: The Kite Runner - https://www.amazon.ca/Kite-Runner-Khaled-Hosseini/dp/0385660073/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Marilynne Robinson: Gilead - https://www.amazon.ca/Gilead-Marilynne-Robinson/dp/0006393837/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=gilead&qid=1594228445&s=books&sr=1-1
Neil Postman: Amusing Ourselves to Death - https://www.amazon.ca/Amusing-Ourselves-Death-Discourse-Business/dp/014303653X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=S9V4QPKKRFVJ&dchild=1&keywords=amusing+ourselves+to+death+by+neil+postman&qid=1594228485&s=books&sprefix=amusing+ou%2Cstripbooks%2C186&sr=1-1
John Mark Comer: Garden City - Work, Rest, and the Art of Being Human - https://www.amazon.ca/Garden-City-Work-Being-Human/dp/0310337348/ref=sr_1_2?crid=UUJU81BMCNLQ&dchild=1&keywords=john+mark+comer&qid=1594228523&s=books&sprefix=John+Mark+com%2Cstripbooks%2C191&sr=1-2
Graham English - July 5, 2020
Paul writes "whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ," and this week Pastor Graham discusses this idea, challenging us to divest ourselves of the things that our keeping us from submitting to Christ's lordship.
Welcome to the fourth episode of the apprenticeship toolbox. This is a podcast where we are going to explore the themes in our weekend messages seeking to ask how they help us to be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and to do what Jesus does. This week Graham and Matt discuss the theme of congruence and Christlikeness found in Graham's message on Philippians 2:12-18. Topics include Canada Day, congruence of life with the kingdom of heaven, the effect of our lives on others, and the joy of apprenticeship. The tool for this week is a continuance of the prayer of Examen.
Recommended Resources to go further into our discussion
N.T. Wright: Surprised By Hope - https://www.amazon.ca/Surprised-Hope-Rethinking-Resurrection-Mission/dp/0061551821/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1593709320&sr=8-1
Dallas Willard: The Divine Conspiracy - https://www.amazon.ca/Divine-Conspiracy-Rediscovering-Hidden-Life/dp/0060693339/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1593709838&sr=8-1
Gary Black Jr: Preparing For Heaven - https://www.amazon.ca/Preparing-Heaven-Dallas-Willard-Eternal/dp/0062365525/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1593709939&sr=8-1
The Bible Project: Heaven and Earth - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy2AQlK6C5k
The Bible Project: Heaven and Earth Workbook - https://bibleproject.com/view-resource/322
Graham English - June 28, 2020
What does it mean to become like Jesus? What does it mean to work out our salvation with fear and trembling? This week we continue our series on Philippians, as Pastor Graham shares with us a message, out of Philippians 2:12-18, entitled WORKING OUT WHAT GOD IS WORKING IN YOU.
Welcome to the third episode of the apprenticeship toolbox. This is a podcast where we are going to explore the themes in our weekend messages seeking to ask how they help us to be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and to do what Jesus does. This week Graham and Matt discuss the theme of church unity found in Graham's message on Philippians 2:1-11. Topics include what music we're listening to, the laying down of rights, racial injustice, and the an invitation into an adaptation of the prayer of Examen.
Albums mentioned this week include
Josh Garrels - https://open.spotify.com/artist/16QSVsPKl743hu4U5C18R8?si=hX-lcXh5S_2ZJGmVG4vzlw
John Prine: I Remember Everything (single) - https://open.spotify.com/track/5jYq5kj7kt6Iokzv7XeZhZ?si=eST5Im1rRoCM7V4U72z0MQ
Ólafur Arnalds: Living Room Songs - https://open.spotify.com/album/69Q8uDA8C7EdKUo5oveufQ?si=kuXQh6R7T_ubMK7mG_b4mA
Graham English - June 21, 2020
How do we walk in humility in the age of selfies? What does it mean to have the mind of Christ. This week we continue our series on Philippians, as Pastor Graham shares with us a message entitled LIFE IN COMMUNITY. We explore Philippians 2:1-11, examining Jesus' example of humility, of how he laid his rights down, and how this is essential to walk in unity.
Graham and Matt return for the second episode of the apprenticeship toolbox. This is a podcast where we are going to explore the themes in our weekend messages seeking to ask how they help us to be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and to do what Jesus does. This week we explore the themes found in Graham's message on Philippians 1:12-30, topics include worldview, secular humanism, and the lordship of Christ.
Books discussed in this episode are:
Charles Taylor - A Secular Age
https://www.amazon.ca/Secular-Age-Charles-Taylor/dp/0674986911/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1592345782&sr=8-1
James K. A. Smith - How (Not) To Be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor
https://www.amazon.ca/How-Not-Secular-James-Smith/dp/0802867618/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1592346027&sr=8-2
Michael W. Goheen and Craig G. Bartholomew - Living at the Crossroads: An Introduction to Christian Worldview
https://www.amazon.ca/Living-Crossroads-Introduction-Christian-Worldview/dp/0801031400/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=living+at+the+crossroads&qid=1592346114&sr=8-1
The Four Questions of Worldview that Matt and Graham Discuss are:
- Who are we – what is the nature and task of human beings?
- Where are we – what is the nature of the reality in which we find ourselves?
- What is wrong – how do we understand and account for evil and brokenness?
- What is the solution – how do we respond to brokenness in a way that brings wholeness?
Graham English - June 14, 2020
This week we continue our series on Philippians, as Pastor Graham shares with us a message entitled LIFE IN CHRIST, and walks us through Philippians 1:12-30. He discusses Paul's statement "to live is Christ, and to die is gain" and what it means to have our lives centred around Christ!
Welcome to the first episode of the apprenticeship toolbox. This is a podcast where we are going to explore the themes in our weekend messages seeking to ask how they help us to be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and to do what Jesus does. This week, Pastors Graham and Matt unpack the sermon on Philippians 1:1-11 unpacking themes of righteousness and racism, as well as the tool of praying the Pauline prayers.
Graham English - June 7, 2020
This week we begin our new series on the letter to the Philippians, in which we will explore the significance of this letter for us today. This morning we explore the idea the good work that Jesus has begun in us that he will carry about until its completion
Graham English & Matt Kinniburgh - May 31, 2020
Happy Pentecost Sunday! Today we are continuing our series “What on Earth is Jesus Doing?: An Exploration of Ascension and Pentecost” focusing on how the giving of the Spirit on Pentecost is the source of the power to live the ascended Life.
Graham English & Matt Kinniburgh - May 24, 2020
This week we continue our series, it’s called “What on Earth is Jesus Doing?: An Exploration of Ascension and Pentecost.” Today Pastors Graham and Matt discuss the Ascended Life in Christ, and what it means to walk in the authority of Christ over the world, the flesh, and the devil.
Graham English - May 17, 2020
This weekend marks the beginning of a new series, it’s called “What on Earth is Jesus Doing?: An Exploration of Ascension and Pentecost” and in it we are looking bath the significance of the Ascension of Jesus for life today.
Linda Stover - May 10, 2020
In our series Cultivate we are asking the question - what are we cultivating in our minds and hearts during these times and how can we invite Jesus in? This week we’re looking at how, as apprentices of Jesus, we have the opportunity to embrace compassion over indifference.
Graham English - May 3, 2020
In our series Cultivate we are asking the question - what are we cultivating in our minds and hearts during these times and how can we invite Jesus in? This week we’re looking at how, as apprentices of Jesus, we have the opportunity to embrace gratitude over discontentment.
Graham English - April 26, 2020
ln our sermon series, Cultivate, we are asking the question - what are we cultivating in our minds and hearts during these times and how can we invite Jesus in? This week we’re looking at how, as apprentices of Jesus, we have the opportunity to embrace courage over fear.
Graham English - April 19, 2020
We are starting a new sermon series, Cultivate, asking the question - what are we cultivating in our minds and hearts during these times and how can we invite Jesus in? This week we’re looking at how, as apprentices of Jesus, we have the opportunity to embrace peace over worry that leads to anxiety
Graham English - April 12, 2020
He Is Risen! He Is Risen Indeed! Happy Easter! This week Pastor Graham we conclude our series Life In His Name by looking at the seventh sign in the book of John where Jesus raises Lazarus (John 11:1-44). Since John records this sign to point his readers to the reality that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing we may have life in his name, we explore together how then does this sign do so.
Graham English - April 5, 2020
Jesus is asked, who sinned this man or his parents that this man was born blind. This week Pastor Graham delves into Jesus' six sign in the book of John where he heals the paralytic (John 9:1-12). Since John records this sign to point his readers to the reality that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing we may have life in his name, we explore together how then does this sign do so.
Matt Kinniburgh - March 29, 2020
What do storms and sea monsters have in common? This week Pastor Matt delves into Jesus' fifth sign in the book of John where he walks on water (John 6:16-21). Since John records this sign to point his readers to the reality that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing we may have life in his name, we explore together how then does this sign do so.
Graham English - March 22, 2020
Jesus is in the wilderness providing bread miraculously to the people of God, where have I heard that story before? This week Pastor Graham delves into Jesus' fourth sign in the book of John where he feeds the five thousand (John 6:1-14). Since John records this sign to point his readers to the reality that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing we may have life in his name, we explore together how then does this sign do so.
Graham English - March 15, 2020
What do you do when life throws you a curve ball? This week everything changed as the COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings began and we transitioned to online services. This week Pastor Graham delves into Jesus' third sign in the book of John where he heals the paralytic (John 5:1-15). Since John records this sign to point his readers to the reality that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing we may have life in his name, we explore together how then does this sign do so.
Graham English - March 1, 2020
You don't dance over grape juice. This week Pastor Graham delves into Jesus' first sign in the book of John where he changes water into wine (John 2:1-12). If John records this sign to point his readers to the reality that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing we may have life in his name, then how does this sign do so.
Graham English - February 23, 2020
We begin a new series exploring the seven signs of the book of John, which John says in John 20:31 "are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name." Today we explore the tension between faith and doubt.
Matt Kinniburgh - February 16, 2020
It's been said that "comparison is the thief of joy, and in this final message in our Breathe series, Pastor Matt talks about the necessity of practicing contentment and not comparing from Philippians 4:10-13 “I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”
Graham English - February 9, 2020
As we continue our Breathe series we question whether the pace of modern life is truly sustainable. In this message we explore the significance and value of honouring sabbath and a day of rest in our lives. Rest is a gift of God to us, a gift He demonstrates for us and invites us into in Genesis 2 and Exodus 20.
Graham & Wendy English - February 2, 2020
We continue our Breathe series in which we have been looking at what it means to follow Jesus and enter into his rest. This is a unique service, led by Pastor Graham and Wendy, where we contemplate God's invitation in Isaiah 30:15 that "in repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength." As a church family we come together for corporate worship, confession and communion.
Matt Kinniburgh - January 26, 2020
In this fifth message in our Breathe series, we explore what it means to seek first the kingdom of God and its righteousness in our lives. By exploring the parable of the soils, we ask what is the state of the soil of your soul and what is choking out its life. The relentless pursuit of more things hinders our ability to pursue more of God.
Graham English - January 19, 2020
In this fourth message in our Breathe series pastor Graham reminds us that God works in small ways and our transformation happens when we focus on the small things in and around us. He suggests that dreaming big might leave us breathless but when we’re breathless we are immobilized.
Linda Stover: January 12, 2020
In this third message in our Breathe series, pastor Linda draws from Psalm 46 and Isaiah 40 as she shares about how trusting yourself leads fear, we don’t have the resources to control our lives, and how silence, solitude, and trust help us to focus on the eternal, sovereign, all-powerful God.
Graham English - January 5, 2020
We are eager to start the year 2020 as a church family talking about Jesus’s invitation to approach and do life with him differently. Jesus promises this life will be abundant, purposeful, unhurried and not burdensome. This week’s message is titled, “Don’t Be In Charge (Let Jesus Lead You)” and is taken from Matthew 11:28 where Jesus says: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Graham English - December 29, 2019
Many of us come out of the Christmas season exhausted and with some degree of knowing that we need to change the way we live. New Year’s resolutions are an attempt to right what was wrong, fix what was broken or improve what could be improved. Yet even the process of taking stock of the past and committing to resolutions can seem burdensome. This series is an invitation to take a different approach to life with Jesus. A life that Jesus promises will be abundant, purposeful, unhurried and not burdensome.