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This week we look at a psalm of David in which he expresses his desires to imitate God's righteous reign.
This week we look at a psalm of David in which he expresses his desires to imitate God's righteous reign.
Psalm 100 is a culminating psalm following the enthronement psalms we have looked at this summer. It calls God's people to praise because he is God and because he is good.
This week we consider another enthronement psalm and the mantra "The Lord Reigns!" Psalm 99 is distinctive in how it addresses the holiness of God's reign.
Psalm 98 is a triumphant song of praise that calls God's people to celebrate His mighty acts of salvation, recognize His sovereign reign as King, and anticipate His just and righteous judgment.
Psalm 97 is a song of praise that declares God’s powerful reign as revealed through His law, His incomparable nature, and His people.
This week's psalm encourages us to praise the Lord, proclaim the Lord, and prepare for the return of the Lord because he reigns as Creator, King, and Judge.
In this week's psalm the psalmist admonishes us to joyfully worship God and to not harden our hearts.
When God's people face evil and injustice in the world, Psalm 94 instructs us to cry out to God for justice, warn others of God’s judgment, rest in God's discipline, and trust in God’s help.
This psalm considers the majestic, mighty, and relational reign of the Lord.
Psalm 92 teaches us that God’s glorious work of destroying the wicked and prospering the righteous should elicit our praise.
Psalm 91 is a psalm that considers what it means for God to be our refuge.
Psalm 90 teaches us to live our finite lives in the awareness of God's eternal glory, to acknowledge the seriousness of our sin, and to call on Him for mercy and wisdom in all our endeavors.
Psalm 89 provides a powerful example of how to sustain our faith when God’s promises feel distant, grounded in four great assurances of God's faithfulness.
This week we will be having two sermons. Nathan Dunmore will be preaching from Colossians 3:12-17. Dave DeSmit will be preaching from John 2:13-22.
This week we complete our sermon series considering the death of Saul and how that emphasizes the sovereignty of God.
This week's chapter presents God as the One who preserves and protects and prospers his faithful ones. Further, this chapter portrays David as a faithful man; a man after God's own heart.
In 1 Samuel 29, the accounts of David and Achish offer valuable insights into gaining wisdom through reflection on the believer's calling in Christ, the function of conscience, and God's gracious providence.
King Saul continues his decline as he visits a medium. His decline, and the reason he visits the medium, is seen in God's silence in the face of his troubles.
1 Samuel 27 reminds believers that, in our moments of despair, we need to anchor our trust in God's unchanging attributes, continue to mortify our sin in the power of the Holy Spirit, and persevere in our faith by clinging to Jesus.
This week we continue to see that God prepares, preserves, and provides Israel's king
This chapter focuses on God's providential preparation of David to be the covenant king of Israel. God works through a wise, godly woman.
This Easter Sunday we consider the Spirit's role in the death and resurrection of Jesus.
What was God the Father's role that first Easter? God the Father was at work fulfilling His promise to redeem His people from sin, bringing to fruition the events foretold by His prophets, revealing His love for us at the cross, and preparing His people for the day when we will be reunited with Him.
We will explore from Genesis 3 how God cares for His people in the midst of their sin and suffering, and why counselling is integral to life in God's church.
This chapter is another opportunity for the author of 1 Samuel to contrast David and Saul. One stark difference between the two is that the Lord helps David.
This week's passage emphasizes the continuing degradation of King Saul and the godly, king-like virtue of David.
This week we see how the Lord sovereignly preserves David as he becomes a permanent fugitive from Saul.
This week we consider how God sovereignly reigns over the events of David's departure from Saul's court.
David escapes death four times and the author of 1 Samuel makes it clear that it is God who delivers him.
Today we will be looking at a moment in the life of Moses as God asks him to go back to Egypt.
God continues to prosper David which results in both good and bad times for David.
The beloved story of David and Goliath demonstrates the unrivaled supremacy of God and how he uses weakness to accomplish his purposes.
This week's passage marks the beginning of the rise of David as God's appointed king.
The difficulties encountered in this passage point us to the truth that God is to be obeyed and when we fall short of obedience, we should whole-heartedly repent.
This Christmas Eve, as we gather for our Lord's Day gathering, we consider how Jesus' birth was the true light coming into the world.
This passage teaches us about making decisions by faith or other motivations through two leaders and their actions.
This week's sermon considers the inadequacy and incapability of humanity.
This week we consider Samuel's words and actions which propose a graceful God and the expected response of God's people to his grace.
First Samuel 11 recounts God's salvation of His people. Just as God empowered Saul to achieve victory for the Israelites, He has provided Jesus as the ultimate means of our salvation.
This week we consider the ascension of Israel's first king. The passage indicates that God delivers and establishes his people.
This week we look at a passage that the author of 1 Samuel uses to compare and contrast Israel's soon-to-be-king and the Lord, their covenant king.
This week we return to our sermon series through 1 Samuel. Today's passage covers Israel's request for a king and the responses of Samuel and God.
In this final sermon of our five-part series on Mission, we’ll explore our mission regarding the topic of mercy.
Today's message builds on the previous three messages about God's mission in the world, and our part in it. Today we will "zoom in" to consider one we might share in the Lord's work: Short-Term Missions.
This week we consider a biblical, practical application of the mission of the church which has as its foundation the mission of God. Church planting is clearly a means, according to the Bible, of accomplishing the mission.
Building on the Mission of God from last week, this Sunday we consider the mission of the church
This first sermon in our MISSION sermon series looks at the mission of God and how God's nature, God's purpose, and God's works inform his mission and ours.
Psalm 87 is a psalm extolling the excellencies of Zion, the city of God. Zion’s glory is that God is with his people.
The psalmist in Psalm 86 praises God as the incomparable God over all other gods and laments the affliction he faces from enemies.
This week's psalm is another psalm of lament that looks to God to restore and revive his people.
This week's psalm is both a psalm of lament and a psalm of imprecation. We consider the psalm, consider how it directs our gaze to Christ, and how we might apply it.
We continue in our series in Psalms looking at a call for judgement.
Psalm 81 is a powerful call to listen and live for our great God, as we explore the impact of embracing God's formative work in our lives.
This week we consider another lament as well as looking at what it means for God to let his face shine on us.
This week we consider a lament by Asaph that ultimately pertains to the glory of God.
This week we learn from Psalm 78 the importance of recalling and teaching the will and works of God to future generations.
This week we see how godly lament help us navigate times of chaos and crisis.
Psalm 76 is a song of victory calling all people to fear our glorious and majestic God, whose power is unmatched and unparalleled.
This week's psalm considers God as judge and God's judgment. In light of those things, it calls us to thanksgiving and praise.
This week we see the Lord helping Israel after Israel repents and returns to him. The help of the Lord encourages us to repent, to pray, and to commemorate his goodness.
This week we endeavor to understand the heart of the Father through the heart of a father.
This week's focus is on the return of the Ark of the Covenant to Israel and what the events teach us about God.
This week we look at God's judgment against Israel as he uses the Philistines to defeat them in battle and take the ark.
This week we consider the call of Samuel and how God established him as a prophet in Israel.
Genesis 3 gives the account of how sin enters God’s good creation, and of how God plans to redeem it all from sin.
This week's passage contrasts the faithfulness of the family of Elkanah with the unfaithfulness of the family of Eli.
Our sermon series in the Book of 1 Samuel begins with the incredible story of the birth of Samuel.
The culminating sermon of our Hebrews series is a prolonged consideration of Jesus in the Book of Hebrews with emphasis on his actions, his death, and his names.
In this second-to-last sermon in our Hebrews sermon series we consider the final request, final prayer, final exhortation, and final words of the author.
This week we consider several admonitions from the author of Hebrews in regard to persevering; these are practices that help us to remain faithful.
This week we consider the Easter story in a single verse from the Book of Hebrews.
This week we consider practical exhortations of what it means to offer God acceptable worship.
This week we look at how the author of Hebrews delivers the final warning to his readers and the response that is anticipated.
The author of Hebrews has been encouraging believers to endure by faith. Today's passage contrasts what they do not endure for with what they do endure for.
In this passage, believers are warned not to allow worldly priorities to distract them from their commitment to Christ, so that they may ultimately see God and rejoice in His presence for eternity.
This week we consider the perspective of suffering as God's discipline put forth in the 12th chapter of Hebrews.
Corporis speaker and Westminster Seminary professor A. Craig Troxel will be preaching on the heart and condemnation.
This week we consider Jesus as the example of enduring by faith and learn how he encourages and enables our endurance.
This week we consider the faith of the Judges, Kings and Prophets as well as faith in exploits and faith in hardships.
This week we consider the faith of Moses' parents, Moses himself, the Israelites, and Rahab.
This week we consider the faith of the Patriarchs--Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph--and expand our understanding of godly faith.
The author of Hebrews continues to discuss faith and give examples of faith that resulted in the commendation of God to Old Testament saints.
We begin our consideration of the eleventh chapter of Hebrews considering faith as we prepare for a chapter on the topic.
This week's sermon focuses on the practical admonition that is made coming out of the very serious warning that precedes it. The author of Hebrews informs the readers how they should heed his warning.
Today we will look at the four key truths that God had for Joshua that we can apply to our lives today.
This week’s Christmas sermon considers how the coming of Jesus defeats despair, disrupts silence, and dispels darkness.
This week we are warned by the author of Hebrews that the rejection of God’s Son and his sacrifice through deliberate, persistent sin, will result in judgement.
Because of Christ’s high priestly work, we are able to persevere in faith by drawing near to God, holding onto the confession of hope we possess, and live as those characterized by love for one another.
This week we conclude a major section of Hebrews. The author culminates his argument of the superiority of Jesus by presenting the testimony of the Holy Spirit in regards to Jesus and his sacrifice.
This week we compare the priests who stand with the Priest who sat down at God's right hand and what that says about their sacrifices.
This week we consider the obedience of Jesus in his self-sacrifice.
We continue to consider the sacrifice of Christ and compare it to the Old Covenant sacrifices.
This week we look at the sufficiency for salvation of the self-sacrifice of the Son of God.
Returning to the Book of Hebrews, we consider more reasons from the author concerning the superiority of Jesus and the covenant he mediates.
In our text this morning we see an example of the importance of church membership.
This week we consider what the New Testament teaches about membership through its patterns, practices, and imperatives.
This first sermon in our series on church membership looks at the foundation for membership seen throughout Scripture.
This week we look at a communal lament over the destruction of Jerusalem.
This week we look at a psalmist’s crisis of faith and learn how that teaches us in our day.
This week we look at a royal psalm initially about King Solomon but ultimately about King Jesus.
This week's psalm examines the thoughts, words, and actions of an elderly follower of God.
This week we consider an individual lament of the psalmist as he is being reproached by his opponents.
This week’s psalm considers God’s work of conquest as he led Israel into the Promised Land and how this psalm is fulfilled in Jesus.
This week’s psalm considers the blessing of God and how he uses it in our lives.
This week we’ll see in Psalm 66 how God, in his sovereignty, delivers his people from the slavery of this world, resulting in their praise.
In Psalm 65, David's song of praise provides encouragement for believers to offer praise to God as our Savior, our Sovereign Creator, and our All-Sufficient Provider.
God uses suffering to give us opportunities that produce God glorifying benefits.
Psalm 63 teaches that communion with God is what truly satisfies our souls.
This week we see that Jesus's sacrifice is superior to those of the old covenant based on the sphere, the means, the outcome, and the effectiveness.
This passage illustrates God’s accessibility to us by recounting His design for the tabernacle.
This week we consider the deficiencies of the Old Covenant and what is better with the New Covenant.
In this passage we see that Jesus' ministry eclipses all others because his divinely established throne, which is set in God's heavenly temple, is evidence of a better covenant.
This week the author of Hebrews summarizes his portrayal of Jesus as the superior priest by pointing to his perfections.
This week we consider the extent of the salvation that Christ has accomplished for his people.
This week we continue to consider how Jesus is superior to the Levitical priests.
This week we consider Jesus's superiority based on the better hope that is found in him.
Our final sermon in our Easter series “From the Dead” looks at practical implications of the resurrection of Jesus.
The resurrection of Jesus is a display of the power of God, a vindication of Jesus's saving work, and a guarantee of eternal life for God's people.
This week our passage gives us 5 charges to encourage the Jacqueline Street Alliance Church team with as they begin Sunday morning services next Sunday.
This week we begin our sermon series built on the one explicit mention of the resurrection in the Book of Hebrews. We will consider the title with which the author addresses God is his prayerful benediction: the God of peace.
This week we consider a passage which exposes the insufficiency of both the Levitical priests and the Mosaic Law and directs our attention to the sufficiency of Christ.
No matter what happens in our world, every Christian should live with certainty about their identity and their future. We should also be certain about the life we are called to live.
Today we look at who Melchizedek was and why that encourages us to think about who Jesus is.
This week’s passage focuses on the assurance and hope found in the Father’s word and in the Son’s work.
This week we welcome Pastor Kevin Rutledge as he teaches from Exodus on the Jealousy of God.
Our text this morning is the hopeful conclusion to a series of rebukes, corrections and warnings that came before. In these verses the author of Hebrews offers comfort and encouragement as he assures his audience of his confidence in their faith and his hope for their preservation.
We continue considering the warning passage that we have looked at for several weeks. This week we see that determined disregard for the Son and his salvation will result in judgment. We are admonished to not neglect so great a salvation.
This week we consider again verses that call believers to leave immaturity and move on to maturity.
In our passage today the author of Hebrews takes a break from reflecting on Christ’s high priestly office to rebuke his audience for their immaturity.
By comparing and contrasting Jesus and the Levitical priests, the author of Hebrews demonstrates that Jesus is a better priest and serves in a better priesthood.
We see in these verses the connection between Jesus as our high priest and our perseverance in the faith.
In our message today, the author of Hebrews concludes his reflection on the rest of God, with a final encouragement to enter that rest, or face the consequences of disobedience.
This week we return to our sermon series through Hebrews considering the rest of God and how believers enter into it.
This week we see that along with being born to die and being born to destroy, Jesus was also born to deliver.
This morning we will see that part of the reason that Jesus was born was to destroy the devil. At Christmas we celebrate the birth of our victorious king, the one who will destroy his enemy forever.
The first sermon in our series on the incarnation considers that Jesus was born to die.
Having discussed the nature of the warnings in Hebrews last week, we will consider the warning delivered in our passage and see how it can be applied in our day.
This week we consider how warnings function in the Book of Hebrews. We will answer the questions, “Who are they directed at?” and “What are the consequences?”
As we finish our series on the Church, we see that the hope of the church is found in the fact that God has promised to redeem his people and to dwell with them forever, and we hope and believe that he will.
In our passage today we see Paul describing what the life of the church should look like as we seek to glorify God as his chosen people.
As we spend the next 3 weeks considering the church, we begin this week looking at the very first church of the New Testament age, the church in Jerusalem. We consider how it was born, how it conducted itself, and how it expanded.
This week’s passage has the author of Hebrews focusing on the faithfulness of Christ.
In our text today we continue to see how Christ is superior to angels in every way. In this continued reflection on the humanity of Christ and his greatness, we see that he is great because he is our saviour, brother, deliverer and friend.
Jesus is not only superior to angels in his divinity, he is also superior to them in his humanity because God has crowned him with glory and honour.
The author of Hebrews culminates his discussion of Christ’s superiority over angels with a warning and an admonition.
In our passage today we see the author of Hebrews continue to make much of Jesus. He compares the angels to the Son, and shows how the Son is so much greater than the angels in every way.
This week’s passage puts forward the Son as the ultimate revelation of God.
This week we consider the prominent theme of exile in the Letter to the Hebrews.
With our first overview of Hebrews, and our first sermon in this series, we will consider the purpose of the letter.
In Psalm 62 David encourages the people of God to trust the Lord in all things, and to rest in the truth of who He is.
This week we consider a psalm of lament that was composed retrospectively in response to a military defeat and the ensuing victory.
This week we look at another psalm in which David is dealing with his enemies and praying to God.
This week we look at an imprecatory psalm in which David prays for God to judge the wicked and vindicate the righteous. We also consider how we can apply this type of psalm to our lives.
In Psalm 57 David praises God in the midst of his trial. In his response to hardship, we see that God is always a safe place for His people, and He is worthy of praise even in the midst of our struggles.
In Psalm 56 we are shown an example of how to pray when we are afraid. David shows us how we can trust in God in the midst of fear and trials, and we see how we can trust in Christ as we look to our hope in Him.
This week we consider another psalm of lament and endeavour to learn to implement this discipline in our lives.
This week we are back in the Psalms considering Psalm 54. We will look at this prayer and consider that God answers prayer according to his attributes and actions, according to who he is and what he has done.
This week we again consider the judgement of God and see that it is substantiated, severe, and conclusive. We also see that God’s salvation corresponds with His judgement.
This week we consider the nature of God’s judgements; they are specific in details as well as specific to their targets.
The truths expressed in the “Hymn of the Divine Warrior” are brought to bear in a prophecy about Nineveh and Judah.
As we see God’s glory and character revealed in Ruth chapter 2, we are challenged to properly order our affections and priorities, so that we would possess a right fear of the Lord, a greater fervency for serving Him, and a satisfaction in Christ that moves us from despair to hope.
The final sermon is our series through the Gospel of Luke considers the ascension of Jesus.
This week we consider the moment of Jesus’ death and the events that immediately preceded and followed.
This week we consider Jesus’ trial before the secular leaders Pilate and Herod.
Jesus suffered the inquisition and torture without striking back. We are called to follow in His footsteps living and loving as He did.
Though the title for this week’s sermon suggests it is about Peter and his denial, the passage in question is truly about Jesus and faith in him.
This week’s passage deals with Jesus’ betrayal by Judas which leads to his arrest.
This week we consider Jesus’ prayer on the Mount of Olives and look at some things it teaches us about prayer.
As Jesus’ death approaches, he shares a Passover meal with disciples from which he taught them and teaches us about his coming work of salvation.
This week’s passage pivots our view to the last leg of Jesus’ journey, his suffering and death.
In this final episode of Jesus’ teaching ministry, he teaches about the end time and the end, the last days and the last day.
This week we consider the angel's words at the empty tomb, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said."
This week we consider the angel’s admonition to “fear not” as heard by Joseph in a dream.
This week we consider the tidings that the angel Gabriel brought to Mary in regards to the birth of Jesus.
This week we’re looking at the story of the shepherds and the angels, and the announcement of the birth of the Saviour. In it we see that the reality of God’s birth and his coming near to us is a truth that drives fear from the hearts of the people of God and brings them to praise.
In the face of fear and uncertainty, believers can rest in God’s sovereignty knowing that He is faithful to keep His promises and His power is on display in the lives of His people.
Jesus concludes his confrontation with the religious leaders by exposing their hypocrisy to the public. What He notices causes us to consider what may be blinding us to what we’re missing out on.
This week we consider Jesus' teaching about the Messiah. Jesus wants his listeners to reflect on what sort of Saviour the Messiah would be and so he teaches them from the Old Testament.
This week we look at the confrontation Jesus has with the Pharisees concerning the resurrection.
This week we consider Jesus' famous instructions -- render to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's -- from which we will look at both implications and applications.
This week we move from examining God's grace and our abuse of it, to looking at the warning Christ gives of coming judgement, then to how Christ’s warning is loving and calls us to repentance and faithful obedience.
This week we consider a passage in which the chief priests, the scribes, and the community leaders question Jesus about his authority. Where does it come from? Who gave it to him?
This week we look at the well-known account of Jesus’ entry in to Jerusalem.
The Jewish crowd in Jericho is expecting Jesus to usher in his Kingdom any day. Before entering Jerusalem, Jesus uses the Parable of the Ten Minas to address his disciples, the crowd, and their false expectations.
In our passage today we are looking at a familiar story that displaces a simple, yet profound truth that Jesus saves. The account of Jesus and Zacchaeus shows us how Jesus moves toward the lost in order that they may be found and saved, and it challenges us to do the same thing.
This Sunday we consider the miraculous healing of the blind beggar which is likely the last miracle Jesus performed before He was crucified for us.
In this passage from Luke, Jesus speaks about the prophecies, about his suffering and his desire to see them fulfilled. We also encounter his closest disciples struggling to understand the meaning of this.
Psalm 53 is almost identical to Psalm 14. Both are psalms which powerfully describe the condition of mankind as foolish, corrupt, God-rejecting sinners. We are foolish, corrupt sinners who merit and—barring salvation—will experience the wrathful judgment of God.
This week we are looking at Psalm 51, David’s penitential prayer, and in it we are given a glorious picture of how God responds to sinners when they come to him in repentance. The Psalm points us beautifully to the finished work of Christ and how he is the embodiment of God’s mercy as he restores our relationship with God and leads us to worship him.
This week we look at God's presence with the city of Jerusalem and what that teaches us about his presence in general.
Psalm 47 encourages God’s people to praise him because he is a victorious, reigning King. Further, Jesus is clearly the fulfillment of this psalm and our response, again, should be praise.
This week we consider another passage wherein Jesus is asked about what is required for eternal life.
This week we look at Jesus’ well-known and beloved saying. “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.”
This week we consider another parable in which Jesus teaches God’s affirmation of those who are humble and his disapproval of those who exalt themselves.
What does the Bible teach us about the Kingdom of God? Join us this week as we dive into Jesus’ words to the Pharisees and to His disciples.
This week’s passage contains teaching from Jesus to the disciples instructing them to care for one another, to confront sin and forgive the repentant, to have faith, and to be dutiful.
This week we consider another parable of Jesus: the controversial parable of the shrewd manager.
This weekend we return to our series on the book of Luke. Jesus informs his large following how much it may cost to be His disciple. We are faced with the same difficult question that Jesus’ hearers were: “Is following Jesus worth the cost?”
We finish off our Easter series on Resurrection Sunday looking at the success and increase of the Servant’s saving work which can only be understood in light of Christ’s resurrection.
The third stanza of the fourth Servant Song speaks to the manner in which the Servant suffered. His suffering was a great injustice because the Servant was innocent before God.
This week we will see Jesus’ instructions in regards to anxiety and worry. His disciples are to battle anxiety by deliberating, desiring, and doing in accordance with who God is, what God has done, and what God has promised.
This second of two Christmas sermons looks at the anticipation so many experience at Christmas time and considers the expectancy and hope at the birth of the Messiah.
This week we consider the first two psalms from the second collection of psalms in the Book of Psalms. There is a longing deep within the soul of mankind which can only be satisfied by God.
The big idea of this sermon: Overcoming our _______ so that we can better embrace God's promises - all by His grace. (Ron Standish)
We return to our series in Luke's Gospel this Sunday and consider the wilderness temptation of Jesus. This episode confirms Jesus's identity as his public ministry is about to begin.
Victory is an image of Christ's atoning work drawn from the battlefield. Our victory is Christ's victory, which he won in his life, death, and resurrection. Victory is our Easter anthem.
Adoption is an image of Christ's atoning work drawn from the home. Our adoption is considered by many to be the greatest benefit of Christ's work of atonement.
Justification is an image of Christ's atoning work drawn from the courtroom. Our justification is the declaration of God that we are righteous with the righteousness of Christ.
This week we begin our Easter sermon series looking at the biblical concept of satisfaction. In fact, satisfaction is not an image of the atonement, rather it is the very foundation of humanity's need to be atoned for; if God did not need to be satisfied the atonement would not be necessary. (Rand Luka)
A detailed look at Luke's telling of the genealogy of Jesus Christ shows that Jesus is the Saviour of all and God's divinely appointed solution for mankind's greatest problem! (Chris Postma).
This week we consider Jesus's baptism and the divine endorsement that came immediately following it.
This week we revisit John the Baptist and consider how his purpose, preaching, prophesying, and punishment all pointed to the Saviour Jesus Christ.
This week we look at the angelic birth announcement of John the Baptist and consider the reaction of his parents.
This Christmas Eve day we consider the birth of Jesus as recounted by Luke. We will hear that Mary "gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger." We will look into the significance of this to our lives.
This week we look at the angel Gabriel's prophetic announcement of the birth of Jesus and Mary's reaction to the message.
Today we begin our sermon series in Luke's Gospel. We will work through this book, on and off, over the next three years. The Gospel of Luke is an inspired account of how God has provided salvation for those who humbly trust in Christ. Today we consider some of this Gospel's over-arching themes that are introduced in the first 4 verses.
Soli Deo Gloria - This week we are completing our Reformation Series on the 5 Solas by studying “Soli Deo Gloria” or, “Glory to God Alone.” What is the glory of God? How can we see the glory of God? What does it mean to glorify God in everything that we do as commanded in 1 Corinthians 10:31? We’ll be addressing these questions (and more) this morning.
We continue our celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation by looking at the fourth Sola: Solus Christus or Christ Alone. "Christ alone" reminds us that at the center of our salvation, as well as the 5 Solas of the Reformation, is sufficiently, exclusively, and pre-eminently, our Saviour Jesus Christ.
This morning we will be continuing our series on the "five solas" and looking at Sola Gratia or By Grace Alone. We will see why grace was so important to the reformers 500 years ago and why it is just as important today.
"Faith alone" is no less important to us as to the Reformers because it is one of the key points that separate the true biblical Gospel from false gospels. Getting the Gospel right is so important that earlier in Galatians Paul writes: "As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed (Gal 1:9)". Justification by faith alone, that is to say, the way we are considered right before God is fundamental to the Gospel and thus a literal matter of life and death.
This morning we begin our 5-week sermon series celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation with a sermon on one of the "five solas" of the Reformation. Sola Scriptura, or Scripture Alone, is the focus of this first sermon.
This week, Mamdouh from Trans World Radio will speak on the role of discipleship in church growth and multiplication, and what is required to build a discipleship movement.
This week we look at church membership and its relationship to discipleship. We will consider what it is, its biblical foundation, and its benefits.
In previous sermons we have seen that the Great Commission is God's mission for Jesus's disciples and that disciples fulfill the Great Commission through evangelizing or sharing the gospel. This week we see that the results of disciples being made is churches being planted.
In previous sermons we have discussed how disciples are called to make disciples. But, how does one make disciples? Today's sermon answers that question; disciples are made through evangelism!
This week we consider the critical role that God's Word plays in discipleship. The Word is the means the Spirit uses to create spiritual life, to cultivate spiritual life, and to consummate spiritual life; therefore, disciples will saturate their lives with it and employ it as they connect, grow, and go.
This morning we look forward to hearing from our own Graham Buchanan, continuing our series in Discipleship.
The time of the Judges was a period of religious degeneration for Israel. As the book of Judges winds down, we are given a picture of how their worship has gone astray, and how the people are desperately in need of a new kind of leader.
This week's sermon looks at Samson’s end. It demonstrates that Samson's downfall is to reflect to us our own weakness and to point to our need for a supernatural saviour.
This week's sermon continues in the Samson narrative and focuses on his conflict with the Philistines. The passage reveals much about Samson, the Israelites, and Yahweh.
The most famous deliverer in the book of Judges has to be Samson. Today's sermon focuses on the birth and early exploits of this Israelite judge. Below the surface of this story and its protagonist's feats of strength is a proclamation of the infinitely greater power of Israel's God.
This week's sermon focuses on the story of Jephthah and what that story teaches about the nature of salvation. In this narrative section of Judges we will see that God's salvation is far beyond humanity in every way.
This week's sermon looks at 4 different Biblical figures: Gideon, Abimelech, Tola, and Jair. The summary of all the details in these people's lives is pretty simple: Faithlessness is a terrible thing and therefore we should remain faithful.
This well-known section of Gideon’s story demonstrates the weakness of humanity and the strength of God. In today’s sermon we consider what these truths communicate to us and how they challenge us to change.
This week the sermon comes from Judges 6 in which we are introduced to the deliverer Gideon. The passage describes the events that lead up to Israel's deliverance that God brings under the leadership of Gideon. In this sermon we will see that God's way - his plan, his perspective, his preferences - are the only true and good way.
Today we are pleased to welcome Alliance International Worker Bill Lobbezoo. Bill and his wife Ilana have served with the Alliance in Cambodia for over 25 years. They have two girls who are studying in Canada. This morning, Bill will be speaking from Matthew 24:1-14 regarding completing the task of world evangelization.
This week the sermon comes from Judges 4 and 5 in which we meet the deliverers Deborah and Barak. We will see in this narrative the repetition of the theme that salvation is from God. Additionally we will see that God holds humans responsible for their participation in His salvation.
Today we look at the first two judges, Othniel and Ehud. We will see the cycle of falling away and deliverance that will continue throughout the book along with God being the continual source of deliverance.
This week we begin our sermon series in the Book of Judges. We will get ourselves situated in the book by looking at when and for what purpose the book was written. We will focus on the major theme of the book as well as some minor themes. In light of these theological ideas we will consider how these truths apply to our lives.
This final sermon in our series on biblical manhood and womanhood is an opportunity to remind ourselves what we have considered so far and to reflect on some key areas of application in regards to what we have learned.
This morning we continue our sermon series "Male and Female. He Made Them." With a sermon entitled Transgenderism and the Gospel. We will see how God's Word speaks to this current issue and consider how the gospel applies to it in specific ways.
This morning Pastor Gary Prickett from Ilderton Community Bible Church will be preaching from Ephesians 5:21-33, considering the differing roles of men and women in the home.
The past two Sunday sermons have helped us arrive at the understanding that both men and women in the church derive their value, dignity, and worth from their mutual sonship to God and that differences in roles and functions do not compromise that equality. Today, we consider the different roles and functions of men and women in the church as described in 1 Timothy 2:8 - 3:7.
This morning we welcome Pastor Nate Wright, who will continue with our new sermon series called Male and Female. He Made Them. In this series we take a very confusing and very buzzy topic in the culture and apply God’s word to it. How should we think biblically about gender roles, gender identity, marriage, sexual orientation? Has God spoken clearly into this topic that the world seems so divided on? We believe he has, and we believe there’s a lot at stake.
This morning we welcome District Superintendent Stephen Harbridge who will be preaching the first sermon in our series entitled "MALE AND FEMALE HE MADE THEM". Stephen will preach out of Galatians 3:26-29, on the sonship of all believers.
On Easter Sunday we see that, just like David, Jesus's forsaken-ness is not forever and his salvation results in God's praise.
Today we look at the first line of Psalm 22. This line, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?", was shockingly spoken by Jesus on the cross. We will consider what this line meant to David and to Jesus as we approach Easter.
In Psalm 21 we see the victory of a faithful God from a backward-looking and forward-looking perspective.
This morning, Dave De Smit will continue our series on Psalms, focusing on Psalm 20, a prayer of the people to God for the success of the Davidic king. Psalm 20 reminds us that our Lord is our protector, our strength, and our helper in difficult times. This strength is not meant for our own selfish use, but meant to enable us to build God's kingdom here on earth, wherever He has placed us.
In Psalm 19 we are informed about the revelation of God in Creation and in his Word.
Today we will see a significant change in the tone of psalm. Psalm 18, instead of requesting help, is a psalm of thanksgiving for God's help in securing victory. The victory, and the divine help given, tell us much more about God than about David.
Psalm 16 could be described as a prayer of trust. In this prayer, we see an example from David of what a life looks like when it is lived in complete trust in God. This psalm shows us that David was 'all in' with regards to his trust in God.
This morning, we are pleased to present the powerful work of the London-based ministry of Teen Challenge.
In Psalm 15 David deals with the questions "What does a worshipper look like? What is required for living in God's presence?" We will learn from the answer the psalm provides and we will consider what that means to a New Testament worshipper.
In Psalm 14 we get a clear picture of the depravity of mankind and the enormous grace of God. Despite the fact that people are depraved, some people, by God's grace, are still saved.
In this Psalm of David we see how David prays in times of difficulty and danger. We see how he prays and what he prays. We also see why he prays: In perilous times believers should prayerfully and whole-heartedly trust the love of God because he has loved them steadfastly.
Join us in welcoming Matt & Connie Russell, Alliance International Workers, who are sharing with us this morning.
In Psalm 11 David has delivered a song that helps us to battle fear by putting our faith in our sovereign God.
To start the New Year we will consider singing and the Psalms. We will consider how singing can be instructive, combative, and affective.
Today we look at Jesus, who is, among other wonderful things, the receiver and the giver of gifts.
Having looked at the problem that preceded Christ's birth, and the promises of Christ's birth, this week we consider the provision that has resulted from Christ's birth. This provision is evident as we consider that Christ is the firstborn of Mary, the first born of creation, and the firstborn from the dead.
The New Testament writer of the book of Hebrews makes clear that Psalms 45 and 110 point to the Messiah who was the Saviour that was promised. These psalms are promises that an exalted, priestly, powerful king would initiate a gracious, righteous, and eternal reign. That promise makes Christmas a joyful prospect.
In Psalm 12, David speaks of God's words, comparing them to pure silver, refined and purified. David, through the psalm, indicates that the words of God are words to live by, even in the midst of evil.
This morning our own Rob "Mags" Magwood, Canadian Director of SEND Canada, will be speaking to us about their work around the world. You can find SEND Canada at www.send.org/canada.
Psalm 10 begins with a question that many of us, if we are honest, have asked: "Why, O LORD, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?" This sermon will consider how the psalmist helps us understand how we should respond when we are in a similar situation.
This week's sermon is on Psalm 9. The reign of God, it's faithfulness and forcefulness, will be considered. We also will learn from the psalm the need we have for grace, particularly due to the effects of sin.
After sermons on several heavy psalms, this Sunday Pastor Jude will preach on a psalm of praise. Psalm 8 begins and ends with the psalmist exclaiming "O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!" The psalmist intends to excite our affections and incite our worship.
This morning, in addition to Pastor Lyall speaking on Psalm 6, it is our privilege to have Danny and Vera Kuranji with us to speak about their ministry as Alliance International Workers in Serbia.
Psalm 7 was written by David in direct response to a false witness who had risen against him to destroy him. In this Psalm we learn how David found refuge in the LORD from his false accuser.
Psalm 5 is a prayerful psalm that considers God’s graciousness and holiness, and instructs us on how we can pray in difficult situations. With it being Thanksgiving Sunday, we also look to the psalm to reflect on things for which we can be thankful.
Since in the compilation of the book of Psalms we have good reason to believe the individual psalms were arranged intentionally, we can look at Psalm 4 as rising out of the lament we encountered in Psalm 3. Psalm 4, then, can teach us about lamenting and the process of growing in our confidence and peace despite our circumstances.
This week in Psalm 3 we encounter a psalm of lament. In the North American church we have largely lost the skill of lamenting. Psalm 3 gives us direction for how we might pray in times of difficulty.
In Psalm 1 we were instructed on the importance of being found on the way and in the congregation of the righteous. In Psalm 2, we are instructed to recognize the reign of the Righteous One, The Lord's Anointed.
A major theme in the book of Psalms is the distinction between the righteous and unrighteous. Psalm 1 introduces this topic and considers the differences between the two.
This morning we begin our sermon series in the book of Psalms. Psalm 1 is considered by many an introduction to the whole Psalter and this week we will consider it as such.
Through his letter to the Colossians, Paul reminds us that being a disciple of Christ includes both an important decision and a lifelong journey of learning and obedience. As the summer of 2016 draws to a close (sigh!) let’s look together at our discipleship walk, and lay out some plans for the fall.
This week’s sermon is a summary of the entire series from Philippians. We will see what gospel partnership looks like and learn that all of gospel partnership is of grace.
Things to Celebrate! This morning, the Cambodia Team is excited to present the highlights of their trip and how God worked in and through their lives as they ministered to the people at the ESL camp.
This week, in our second-to-last sermon from Philippians, we consider Paul's words concerning the Philippian church's support of him as they partnered in the gospel.
As Paul winds down his letter to the Church at Philippi, he rejoices again over the partnership he has with the Philippians in carrying out the work of the gospel. He emphasizes how essential contentment is to doing all the things God has called him to do.
This morning we continue to look at what it looks like to live in Gospel Partnership. From Philippians 4:8-9 we see how Paul emphasizes the importance of the way we think and practice, and how it impacts our faith.
As Paul delivers his final instructions to the Philippians he produces a picture of what a life governed by the gospel looks like. The life of a gospel partner is a life of rejoicing, a life of sweet reasonableness, a life free from anxiousness, and a life of prayer.
As Paul addresses a disagreement that had developed in the Philippian church, we are informed that reconciliation resulting in a restored single-mindedness is the shared responsibility of all believers and it is the gospel that empowers this effort.
This Sunday’s passage is the conclusion of the body of Paul’s letter to the Philippians. Paul contrasts those who are enemies of the cross with those who are citizens of heaven. He concludes this section of the letter with an exhortation to stand firm.
In today's passage Paul begins to exhort the Philippians in regards to some practical applications which arise out of the previous verses. We will consider the exhortations, and how they apply to us today.
Today we look at the well-known and oft-quoted phrase that Paul employs to describe his pursuit of all that God has for him in Jesus Christ: "Press On!"
Using Paul's method of counting, anything and everything is loss when compared to Christ. In today's sermon, we will look at some of the reasons he thinks along these lines.
International Justice Mission is one of the seven locally-based ministries we partner with in the work of the gospel. Once every two years, today for example, we invite them to explain and update us about their work.
This week we will see Paul's use of comparison to contrast a life that places its confidence in Christ versus a life that is built on anything else.
This week, as we consider Paul instructing the Philippians to rejoice, we will look at biblical joy and evaluate how we can rejoice at all times.
This morning, Pastor Mike Wilkins will preach on the story of Jesus calming a storm at sea and the subject of how to prepare for the "storms of life".
In Philippians 2:19-24, what appears to be mundane at first glance is actually a challenging text with many foundational Christian ideas being displayed. This text will prove to be both inspiring and applicable to our daily lives.
This week's sermon considers a specific way that Paul instructs the Philippians to work out their salvation. Paul also indicates, through Old Testament allusions, just how significant the gospel is to the Bible's big story.
What does the resurrection of Jesus mean for us today? The staggering impact of the resurrection will be considered on this glorious Easter morning.
Why was it necessary that Jesus suffered? And what does his suffering mean for us today? We will ponder Jesus' suffering that preceded his death in this first of two Easter sermons.
Today we are celebrating the official Installation of our new Lead Pastor Jude St. John. We also welcome for the occasion our District Superintendant Stephen Harbridge, and our other special guests.
In verses 5 - 8 of Chapter 2, Paul describes what Christ has done; he humbled himself and sacrificed himself. In verses 9 - 11 Paul indicates God's response to what Christ has done.
This week Paul presents to the Philippians, and to us, the example par excellence in regards to having a mindset grounded in humility. Jesus Christ, who he is and what he did, demonstrates the humility we all should desire to emulate as gospel-partners living in a gospel-worthy manner.
In today's sermon we consider Paul's continued teaching to the Philippians in regards to what is required for a gospel-worthy life. Paul elaborates on why and how the Philippians can have the same mind thereby making his joy complete.
The verses under consideration this morning are likely the beginning of the main body of Paul's letter to the Philippians. Paul instructs them to live a life worthy of the gospel. Today we observe what a gospel-worthy life looks like and how we attain one.
This morning we continue with the Gospel perspective theme as we see how Paul applies that outlook to the future. This perspective can be summed up in the well-known verse which proclaims, "To live is Christ, to die is gain."
Today, Joel Knapp will be preaching the fourth sermon in the Gospel Partnership series which examines Paul's perspective on his own circumstances and the advance of the gospel.
The third sermon in the Gospel Partnership series from Philippians looks at a powerful promise from Scripture: "he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion".
The second sermon from the letter to the Philippians considers Paul's prayer for the Philippians, which concludes the opening of this letter.
This week we begin a sermon series from the book of Philippians. The series will have as its foundation the focus of Paul's letter to the believers in the Roman colony of Philippi: Gospel Partnership.
This Sunday we finish our sermon series on the incarnation by considering this doctrine's impact in several areas: the fulfilling of God's original purpose for man; an example for living; and finally, a pattern for our redeemed bodies. The sermon will be followed by an extended time of worship allowing us to respond to the glorious truth that God became man.
This Sunday, in our third sermon in the series considering the incarnation, we will learn how God the Son becoming a man impacts our lives day-by-day and moment-by-moment. This becomes apparent as we consider the call to "draw near to God" in Hebrews.
This Sunday, in our second sermon in the series considering the incarnation, we will learn how God the Son becoming a man provided a mediator between man and God resulting in redemption and reconciliation for those who repent and believe.
This Sunday Pastor Jude begins our Christmas sermon series focused on the incarnation of the Son of God. This first sermon is titled "The Import and Impact of God's Greatest Miracle", and it will define incarnation and demonstrate its importance to us.
This morning, Stephen Harbridge, District Superintendent of the Central Canadian District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance will be speaking to us from John 17:20-23.
The final sermon in the Dead Orthodoxy series from the book of Malachi considers the difference between dead orthodoxy and living faith. The contrast is seen by comparing the new and old covenants and seeing the living faith that Christ brings to us.
The sixth and final dispute between God and his people through the prophet Malachi is under consideration this week. God confronts his people because they are questioning the entire covenant between them and their God; "Is serving God really worth it?"
The sixth sermon in the Dead Orthodoxy series from the book of Malachi considers a dispute over God's provision, and thus dependability, for Israel. God is a dependable covenant partner and is certainly able to provide for his people.
William Tsui, Director of Chinese Ministry Development for Trans World Radio is speaking to us this morning about the important work of TWR.
Our fifth sermon in the Dead Orthodoxy series considers a dispute over God's justice. The community questions about his tolerance of evil and they even question his very existence. God, however, declares his opposition to evil and his existence as judge.
Our fourth sermon from the book of Malachi considers the third dispute between God and his people. This dispute is concerned about faithfulness. Malachi’s audience questions God’s faithfulness when, in fact, it is they who are being unfaithful.
Our second sermon from the book of Malachi considers the first dispute between God and his people. This dispute centers around the people's perception of God: In light of their circumstances, does God love Israel? God appeals to revelation, history, and the future to bolster his disputation.
This Sunday is the first sermon in the series Dead Orthodoxy. The Old Testament book of Malachi is the focus of this series. This minor prophet brings a message that challenges our religious observance with a call to living faith. This morning we look at the entire book of Malachi.
This Thanksgiving Day we look at thankfulness and, with help from Jonathan Edwards, consider what true and gracious thankfulness really looks like. We ought to be, first and foremost, thankful for God. And, on this special day of thanksgiving, we also want to thank God for Pastor Mike!
Our third sermon from the book of Malachi considers the second dispute between God and his people. This dispute centers around the priests’ perception of God and how they act in light of that knowledge. The question to answer: Is God worthy of honour.
In this final sermon of the ENDURANCE series, Pastor Jude considers the purpose of warnings in the book of Hebrews and how we ought to respond to those warnings.
This morning Graham Buchanan, our Director of Community Connections, will preach about what it looks like to be “All In“ in regards to how we daily live out our faith.
Today Pastor Jude St. John will preach the 12th sermon of the ENDURANCE series from Hebrews 12. The passage under consideration develops the writer's explanation of why we must endure; we endure because the result of endurance is being with God!
Today Pastor Lyall Mix will be preaching from Psalm 27. In this Psalm we are encouraged to "wait on the Lord". We will see together the benefits we have when we wait on Him.
This morning pastor Jude St. John will preach from Hebrews 12:15-17. We will see that enduring runners have a responsibility to keep watch over other runners and to diligently guard against failing to endure.
As an element of our endurance which honours God, Hebrews 12:14 instructs us to take some challenging steps in relation to other people and God Himself. This morning, Rob "Mags" Magwood continues with our sermon series on Endurance.
This morning, Ron Standish, one of our Elders, will continue our series on "Endurance" from Hebrews 12:9-11, which contrasts the discipline of our earthly fathers and by extension the discipline of all those in authority over us, with the discipline of our heavenly Father.
This morning, Dave De Smit, our own Director of Student Ministries will be looking at the presence of the Lord's loving, Fatherly discipline in our lives as an indicator of the authenticity of our faith.
Pastor Mike takes us on the next step in our series on "ENDURANCE" as we consider the ways in which God brings unpleasant and even painful experiences into our lives -- not in spite of but because of his love for us.
In this third sermon of the series "Endurance" we see what the race before us looks like and how we should respond to that knowledge.
This morning, our new series on "Endurance" looks at two practical instructions by which we can prepare to endure any of the challenges we experience.
This morning, we begin a series called ENDURANCE from the twelfth chapter of the book of Hebrews. Today we consider how our endurance is impacted by those believers who have gone before us.
This morning, we conclude our series from the Letter to the Hebrews: "HELP IN HIGH PLACES", considering the unique superiority of Jesus, the Son of God, and the personal implications for each one of us.
This morning's Mother's Day sermon considers the importance of seeing evidence of grace in people's lives. We focus in on mothers and their strengths and weaknesses in finding evidences of grace. Our Scripture passages are Psalm 48:12-14 and 1 Corinthians 1:4-8.
This morning's sermon is the fourth of four on the subject of HELP IN HIGH PLACES. We're looking at the specific help that Jesus offers us as our "great High Priest," and how His "Perfect Help" impacts our lives.
This morning's sermon is the third of four on the subject of HELP IN HIGH PLACES. We're looking at the specific help that Jesus offers us as our "great High Priest," and how that help can change everything!
This morning, we continue our 4-week series entitled "HELP IN HIGH PLACES," looking at the specific help that the Lord Jesus offers us as "our great High Priest."
This morning, Pastor Mike begins our new 4-week series entitled "HELP IN HIGH PLACES," looking at the specific help that the Lord Jesus offers us as "our great High Priest."
Hundreds of years before the Christ was born, the prophets of God, for example Malachi, were foretelling his great accomplishments --- and his glorious resurrection.
This week's sermon considers "Triumphal Entry" of Jesus into Jerusalem. Looking at the event in the Gospel of John, we will see that the crowds were right about Jesus, but in the wrong way. And we will ask, "Are we also right about Jesus in the wrong way?"
This morning we happily feature the important work of Youth for Christ in London, and so we happily welcome to the front of the Sanctuary our own James Coolidge, YFC's Executive Director.
The last "I AM" statement of Jesus is recorded in the Gospel of John: "I am the true vine...." This organic metaphor indicates many wonderful things about our relationship with God as well as instructions on being "branches."
For many people, one of the hardest things to believe about Christianity is that Jesus is the only way to God, but there is no mistaking what Jesus said, "No one comes to the Father except through me."
In John 11 we read the story of the raising of Lazarus in which Jesus declares himself to be "the resurrection and the life." Jesus indicates that this event is about more than life and death; it is about the glory of God.
On this "Baptism Sunday", we look at two of the biblical truths that baptism pictures.
Our study of "The WORDS OF JESUS CHRIST, According to John" continues with the words by which Jesus contrasts himself to the religious leaders of Israel: "I am the Good Shepherd".
"Teen Challenge Sunday" - We are pleased to present the powerful work of this London-based ministry. At the conclusion of both services, and in lieu of a special offering on Communion Sunday, we will take a special offering for the worthwhile work of this organization.
Our study of "THE WORDS OF JESUS CHRIST, according to John" continues with the words by which Jesus explained that he himself is the only way to get in, and to get out, to where we, "his sheep", need to be.
The second "I Am" statement, considered in this fourth sermon of the series, is Jesus' statement in which he declares that he is "the light of the world".
With the series introduced, we now come to the first of Christ's seven "I am" statements. THE BREAD OF LIFE.
A second introductory sermon preparing us for seven sermons on the "I am..." statements that Christ made about himself.
We begin a new Sunday Morning Sermon Series on the "I am..." statements that Christ made about himself.
The fourth sermon focusing on the birth of Jesus. This week we consider Paul's perspective on this greatest of gifts; the birth of Jesus Christ.
For this third sermon about Christ's birth, we consider the miracle of it all from the only entirely unique point of view.
The second of three Christmas sermons focussing our attention on the details of the first and best "Christmas gift".
The first of three Christmas sermons focussing our attention on the details of the first and best "Christmas gift".
"Church planting among the Unreached" is the core purpose of SEND International. This morning our own Rob "Mags" Magwood, Canadian Director, together with the rest of the SEND Canada Team, will unpack that expression, and celebrate how God is at work in a variety of places around the world. You can find SEND Canada at www.send.org/canada.
This final sermon on 2 Peter has us considering how Peter combats the teaching of the scoffers, which is doubting the return of Christ and encouraging sin. How should we respond in our day to these challenges?
We consider the third chapter in this letter of the Apostle Peter, in which he refutes the false teachers and their teaching. We also consider what that means for us today.
We take a second look at the second chapter of the second letter of the Apostle Peter, in which he describes the identifying marks of the false teachers of his day --- and ours.
The Apostle Peter explains that we all need protection from "false teachers" and their "false words", and how to receive that sort of protection from God.
In our fourth sermon in the series based on 2 Peter, we consider Peter's confrontation of the false teaching that was the occasion for Peter's second letter.
On this Sunday, as we study 2nd Peter for the third of nine Sundays, we consider the Apostle Peter's conclusions in light of God's grace and the call to live a godly life.
On this Thanksgiving Sunday, as we study 2nd Peter for the second of nine Sundays, we consider the Apostle Peter's instruction to supplement our faith with seven specific character traits -- and how to actually do that.
This morning Graham continues with the third and final Sunday in which we look at our six word Statement of Intention [Making Known the Greatness of God].
This morning Pastor Lyall continues with the second of three consecutive Sundays in which we look at our six word Statement of Intention [Making Known the Greatness of God]. Today he will be speaking on “By The Love We Show".
This morning, Pastor Mike preaches on this first of three consecutive Sundays in which we look at our six-word Statement of Intention ["Making Known the Greatness of God"] and our first answer to the question of how we hope to accomplish this goal.
SERMON: "Trying on Dying" Philippians 1:19-21
"For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." This morning, Pastor Wilkins (preaching for the first time since February!) leads us in a study of the Apostle Paul's personal statement about life and death.
SERMON: Foundation On Christ (Graham Buchanan)
This morning, Graham Buchanan, our Director of Community Connections, preaches from Luke 6:46-49, looking at how to build our foundation on Christ.
This tenth and final sermon in the Joshua series will cover the final three chapters of the book of Joshua. The refrain of these chapters, and one could argue the refrain of this entire book, is "Remain faithful to God, for God is faithful to you!" We will consider our own faithfulness in light of the overwhelming and undeserved faithfulness of God to us as seen in the work and person of Jesus Christ. (Joshua 22 - 24)
This week's sermon, the ninth in our series on the book of Joshua, considers the inheritance of Israel as indicated by God's promise of a land for His chosen people. We too are people of promise, and these chapters point to the trustworthiness of the Promise-giver and our need for faith in His promises. (Joshua 13 - 21)
Sermon: (Rob “Mags” Magwood) “Round Two”: The Generosity Factor
Whether we deserve it or not, modern day Christ-followers are often misunderstood. As we respond, there are many things to consider. In a follow-up to Graham’s message on Jesus’ parable of the “Good Samaritan”, today we’ll look at the Generosity Factor. (Luke 10:25-37).
The prophet Jeremiah gives a stark contrast between a man whose trust is in man, and a man whose trust is in the Lord. At the end of our service we will be taking communion together as we remember the sacrifice and death of our Lord and celebrate His resurrection and the hope He gives us of eternal life.
At the conclusion of our Communion service today, we will be collecting a special offering for our WLA Cares Fund, to meet needs within our church family and community.
This week’s sermon considers Joshua’s great prayer of expectation in which he requests that the Lord make the “sun stand still” in order to prolong the day and achieve a great victory over their enemies. From this narrative we see the power of God working to do the ‘seemingly impossible’ through faithful, expectant prayer, and we will be challenged in how we might approach the Lord in our own prayer lives.
This week's sermon considers the sin of Achan from Chapter 7 of Joshua and the salvation of Israel from Chapter 8. In this narrative we will see the seriousness of sin, the glory of God, and the pattern of salvation.
The well known story of Joshua's conquering of Jericho is the subject of this week's sermon. From the sixth chapter of Joshua we consider God's involvement in the conquering of Cannan that begins with the city of Jericho.
In this fifth sermon in the Joshua series, we return to the Israelites on the banks of the Jordan River. Chapters 4 and 5, the passages for today, describe the river crossing and focus on the goodness and might of God.
This morning, Graham Buchanan, our Director of Community Connections preaches from Luke 10:25-37 on the theme of "being a good neighbour".
The fourth installment of the Joshua sermon series looks at the theme of Renewal. Two episodes of renewal occur in the book of Joshua: chapters 5 and 24. In considering these occurrences of renewal, we will have a special focus on how they apply to fathers in this Father's Day sermon.
Our third installment of the Joshua sermon series looks at the story of Rahab. The story is found in Joshua 2:1-24 and at the center of this narrative is the confession Rahab makes about who God is and what He has done.
Joshua's Charge is the title of today's sermon, the second in the Joshua series. In the first chapter of Joshua the Lord charges Joshua to be strong and courageous. We consider three themes from God's exhortation to Joshua and identify how we can see Jesus in those themes.
Today we begin a sermon series on the book of Joshua with a sermon entitled Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament. Though the series will be based on the book of Joshua, today's passage from Luke 24:25-26 prepares us for seeing our Saviour in this epic Old Testament book.
Today's stand alone sermon is entitled Work in Christ and considers Colossians 3:22 - 4:1. Paul describes principles of work which instruct us in our vocations.
Today's stand alone sermon considers Colossians 3:18-19 and what marriage in Christ looks like for husbands and wives.
Sermon: Grave Expectations Matthew 21: 1 - 9 On this Palm Sunday we will look at Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem in our sermon entitled Grave Expectations. We will consider what the Jewish people were expecting, what Jesus himself was expecting, and what we might expect as we contemplate this "King of the Jews".
Today we will be hearing from the youth who were part of our 2014 Mission Peru Team. They will be sharing their experiences working alongside the ministries that are currently serving in Trujillo, Peru. A few members of the team will also be helping to lead us in worship this morning.
We continue with the sixth sermon in the series WALKING WITH THE KING. Building on last week's sermon, Shadows, this week we will consider Colossians 3:1-4 in our sermon titled "Seeking Things Above".
We continue with the fifth sermon in the series WALKING WITH THE KING. Building on last week's sermon, The Gospel, this week we will consider Colossians 2:16-23 in our sermon titled "Shadows".
We continue with the fourth sermon in the series WALKING WITH THE KING. Building on last week's sermon, Fullness, this week we will consider Colossians 2:13 -15 in our sermon titled "The Gospel".
We continue with the second sermon in the series WALKING WITH THE KING. Building on last week's sermon, Simple Faith, this week we will consider Colossians 2:6-7 in our sermon titled "In Him".
"IJM Sunday"
International Justice Mission is one of the seven locally-based ministries we partner with in the work of the gospel. Once every two years, today for example, we invite them to explain and update us about their work. At the conclusion of both services we will be taking a collection to support the work of this worthy organization.
SERMON: "The King of Kings and Us". Part 5: Maturity Colossians 1:24 - 29
As we reach the conclusion of Colossians 1, and our current sermon series, we read of the Apostle Paul's willingness, in fact his joy, at the ongoing prospect of pain and suffering as a part of serving our great King Jesus.
Colossians 1:20-23. An unexpected ingredient of a worthy walk is to persevere. Paul encourages the Colossians, and us, to continue in the faith.
What does it take to "live a life worthy of the Lord"? Among other things, according to the apostle Paul, it takes a very high view of Christ himself!
To acknowledge Christ as your own king is loaded with personal implications. This week we see that walking in a manner worthy of the Lord is one of those personal implications and that a worthy walk comes as we read and apply God's Word.
It's one (right) thing to acknowledge that Christ is King over all things, but to acknowledge him as your own king is loaded with personal implications. A new 5-week series begins today.
On this last Sunday of 2013 we will learn about communion and consider how the backward and forward looking aspects of the Lord's Supper help us to look back on the past year and look forward to the coming year.
Our pre-Christmas focus on Christ as "The King of Christmas" concludes today by returning to the words with which the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she was to bear a child and "that he would be great."
The third of four sermons celebrating the birth of Christ our King considers a promise to King David of a son who will reign eternally. Jesus is the ULTIMATE KING because he ETERNALLY GUARDS and GOVERNS us.
We continue our celebration of the birth of Christ, our great king, with the second of four sermons on the amazing truth that Christ is not only the ULTIMATE SOLUTION to our GREATEST PROBLEM but also the ULTIMATE SOURCE of our GREATEST PRIVILEGE.
West London begins its celebration of the birth of Christ with the launch of four Sunday sermons on the amazing truth that Christ is our great king, in fact, the King of Kings.
On this 3rd week of "The Trinity", we look at some of the ways in which our relationship with God is affected by knowing "God in Three Persons".
This week we continue with the second sermon in our series entitled The Trinity.
This week we will begin a three week series entitled The Trinity. This week's sermon, "The Reality", will consider the Scriptural evidence for the Trinity and the importance of a proper understanding of this foundational doctrine.
Our own Gerald Hayes, former Canadian TWR Director, presents its worldwide work -- and introduces us to an Iranian family who were impacted by the gospel through TWR's work. We will be collecting an offering at the conclusion of both services for the important work of TWR.
This morning, Pastor Mike Wilkins preaches a practical summary of our "Stronger Together" series from a text in the Psalms. "Integrity, Competence and Two More" Psalm 78:72
This Thanksgiving sermon will focus on how to nurture a thankful heart when life's difficulties come upon us.
The fourth sermon in the Stronger Together series looks at the comforted life from Ecclesiastes.
The third sermon in the Stronger Together series looks at the secured life from Ecclesiastes.
The second sermon in the Stronger Together series looks at the rewarded life from Ecclesiastes 4:9.
Our summer-long sermon series, "Strong in the Lord" concludes today as Pastor Mike Wilkins preaches from Ephesians 6:18.
Our Strong in the Lord series, based on Ephesians 6, continues this week as Apprentice Pastor Jude St. John leads us in a consideration of the sixth and final piece of "the whole armour of God": the Sword of the Spirit.
Our Strong in the Lord series, based on Ephesians 6, continues this week as our newly appointed Apprentice Pastor Jude St. John leads us in a consideration of the third piece of "the whole armour of God": the Shield of Faith.
Our Strong in the Lord series, based on Ephesians 6, continues this week as we consider the second piece of God's armour: the Breastplate of Righteousness.
Our Strong in the Lord series, based on Ephesians 6, continues this week as we consider the first piece of God's armour; the Belt of Truth. We will look into what it means to "fasten on the belt of truth." (Jude St. John preaching)
This morning we continue our series based on Ephesians 6, entitled: Strong in the Lord. We will be studying what it really means to "put on the full armor of God" so that we can live empowered lives of obedience to Christ
This morning we continue our series based on Ephesians 6, entitled: Strong in the Lord. We will be studying what it really means to "put on the full armor of God" so that we can live empowered lives of obedience to Christ.
This morning’s sermon, “Why Me?”, will be preached by Bill Lobbezoo, Alliance International Worker in Cambodia.
This morning’s sermon, “Why Me?”, will be preached by Bill Lobbezoo, Alliance International Worker in Cambodia.
This morning’s Father’s Day sermon will be preached by Jude St. John, who, as announced last Sunday, will serve as our next Apprentice Pastor beginning August 1. (If you missed the announcement, you can find it as an insert in this bulletin.)
JUST DARE! We conclude our series on courage with a look at thesecond half of Daniel 7 and the interpretation of Daniel’s first beastly dream.
JUST DARE! We enter the final chapter of our series on Daniel 1-7 and consider a vision of things to come that Daniel himself was given
JUST DARE,” our current sermon series from the Book of Daniel continues today as Nate Wright takes us to the lions’ den!
On this Mother’s Day, we look into God’s Word to see what we need to be and to do, as our mother’s child, according to God.
JUST DARE #5 Our study of courage from the Book of Daniel continues. Another day. Another proud king. Another dare!
GOD & THE SERVANT. #6 The Easter Sunday conclusion of this monthlong series on the Servant Songs from the Book of Isaiah.
GOD & THE SERVANT. #4 The “Palm Sunday” version of this monthlong series on the Servant Songs from the Book of Isaiah.
GOD & THE SERVANT our current series leading up to and including Easter. This morning: (Nate Wright) "The Greatest Humility"
GOD & THE SERVANT OUR CURRENT SERIES LEADING UP TO AND INCLUDING EASTER SUNDAY.
It is our honour and pleasure to welcome newly elected Alliance President David Hearn to our pulpit. Dave is a practical and powerful preacher with a compelling vision for our denomination.
“God and the Greats” looks at the greatness of God compared to the world’s “great ones.” From the Book of Isaiah.
“God and the Greats” looks at the greatness of God compared to the world's "great ones." From the Book of Isaiah.
Our current series is entitled “God and the Greats” and is a study of the greatness of God from the Book of Isaiah.
In “God & the Greats,” we let Isaiah the prophet show us the greatness of our God as compared to the “great ones” of the world in his, and our, day.
“God & the Greats” is our new series of Sunday morning sermons based on the Book of Isaiah, in which the greatness of God is contrasted with the apparent greatness of every other person and thing.
For the first two months of this new year, we will study the Book of Isaiah to see the greatness of God as revealed through his dealings with the “great ones” of the Earth.
We saw last Sunday that Paul the apostle explained to the Christians in Rome that “in Christ Jesus” we are free indeed. And the result? Life as we have never been able to live it before.
It’s one thing to dream of freedom and talk about freedom, but only God can grant true freedom of heart and mind. And he does it through Jesus Christ.
As we worship God this morning, we honour the sacrificial service of the men and women who served God and country in times of war. And we thank God for them.
This morning, we examine the 1st half of Romans 5, in which Paul unveils another beautiful aspect of the gospel: Justification provides the way that humanity may have peace with God.
This morning, [Mike Wilkins preaching] we examine the 2nd half of Romans 5, in which Paul highlights another amazing aspect of the gospel by comparing and contrasting the impact on the human race of Adam, the first man, and Christ, the last Adam.
This morning’s Worship Services provide us with the opportunity to learn about, and to celebrate, what God is doing all over the world to reach the nations for Christ through the ministry of SEND International. Our own “Mags” Magwood, Canadian Director, will deliver the presentation.
Our study of the book of Romans continues with the apostle Paul’s call to avoid becoming “conformed to the world” by being instead transformed --- in a particular way.
Our study of the book of Romans continues, as we work to get the gospel clear in our heads and clear out of our mouths in anticipation of opportunities to talk to our friends about our great God: opportunities that we hope the Lord will empower us to create.
A new series has just begun, looking into the book of Romans to get the gospel clear in our heads and clear out of our mouths.
One last time this summer, we look at the Letter of Jude, this time with the question of what hope we have of becoming genuine contenders of the faith.
“Jude” explains that God’s people need to “contend for the faith” because of the serious danger of “ungodliness.” The obvious starting point is “godliness,” which we once again consider this morning as our study continues. Today’s question: What does this have to do with the people in our lives?
Continuing the series “Always be Ready” we continue to learn what it means to proclaim the gospel by defending our faith. This morning we look at the question: “If God is good, why is there so much suffering?” How can we explain our belief in a good and loving God in a world so full of evil?
From June 29th to July 8th, a team of 21 members of our Senior CORE and five West London adult leaders travelled to Peru on a mission! This morning we celebrate and praise God with them for the fantastic time that they had and what they were able to do and learn!
Peter commands us to "always be prepared to give a defense" for our faith. How can we be ready? How do we measure whether or not we are prepared? And how do we defend objective truth in a culture that deifies subjectivity and tolerance of conflicting worldviews?
This morning we deal with the issue of the Bible. Is the Bible a book written by God for men or a book written by men about God? How do we, as Christians, defend the Word of God as authoritative and authentic to a culture that regards it as mythology or bent history?
Today, Apprentice Pastor Nate Wright begins a 4-Sunday sermon series entitled “Always Be Ready: Proclaiming the Gospel by Defending the Faith.” (July 8 & 15, August 5 & 12)
Peter commands us to "always be prepared to give a defense" for our faith. How can we be ready? How do we measure whether or not we are prepared? And how do we defend objective truth in a culture that deifies subjectivity and tolerance of conflicting worldviews?
THIS MORNING: Pastor Mike Wilkins begins a 5-Sunday sermon series entitled “Beloved Contenders.” It is based on the Letter of Jude and will be featured in the Sunday Worship Services of July 29, August 19 & 26 and Labour Day weekend.
COMPASSION CANADA (www.compassion.ca) is one of the “work-of -the-gospel” organizations that West London cares about a lot! This morning, we focus our attention on what they are doing in 26 countries, and how they are currently bringing the gospel of Christ to children and their families all over the world, in every case through the work of a local church!
As our special guest, we welcome singer/songwriter Shaun Groves. (www.shaungroves.com)
ALSO: We will pray a “Send-Off” prayer for our Missions Peru Team, who leave this Friday, June 29th!
Without a doubt, the cost of being in on the amazing grace of God is high, but the rewards are very very good! How could they not be? It is the Lord Jesus himself giving them out.
Without a doubt, the cost of being in on the amazing grace of God is high, but the cost of refusing the grace of God is higher. This morning we study the proverb with which Jesus winds down his address to his twelve apostles.
In a world that grows busier and more demanding with each passing day, today we are reminded that we serve a savior who will only hold one place in our lives: the first. [Our 10-week sermon series on Matthew 10 continues]
Today we encounter Jesus telling his disciples that he "did not come to bring peace, but a sword". What kind of declaration is this and what does it mean for disciples called to be peacemakers? [Our 10-week sermon series on Matthew 10 continues]
The 12 original followers of Christ learned some things about being a disciple when Christ sent them out as apostles. And we will too, as we follow Christ’s instructions, taking opportunities to speak about him --- and his gospel.
The 12 original followers of Christ learned some things about being a disciple when Christ sent them out as apostles. And we will too, as we follow Christ’s leading, taking opportunities to speak about him --- and creating opportunities!
Jesus sends his twelve disciples out on a mission to “proclaim the good news of the kingdom” to the lost sheep of Israel. His instructions to his followers centuries ago holds within them an urgency that applies very specifically to the work we’re all still called to today. This is the second of a 10-week series.
Costly Grace,Part 1 Matthew 9:35-10:4
Sometime after Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount, he presented another major address, specifically to his 12 apostles, before he sent them out for the first time as his messengers. In this address, we find details of what it costs a person to be, by the grace of God, a disciple of Jesus Christ. This is the first of a 10-week series.
On this glorious Easter Sunday morning, we lift up our hearts in praise and thanksgiving to our victorious risen Lord Jesus Christ.
On this Palm Sunday morning, we continue to prepare our hearts and minds for Easter by considering the Gospel account(s) of Christ’s brilliant entrance into Jerusalem.
This morning, we begin a 3-Sunday (and one Friday) series of sermons in preparation for Easter, by considering the Gospel account(s) of the Transfiguration of Christ.
International Justice Mission Canada is a human rights organization that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. IJM lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals work with local officials to ensure immediate victim rescue and aftercare, to prosecute perpetrators and to ensure that public justice systems – police, courts and laws – effectively protect the poor. Once every two years, West London invites IJM to explain to us their important work. We welcome National Director Jamie McIntosh as our guest speaker.
In starting his "Sermon on the Mount," Jesus declares that it is "the pure in heart" who are blessed and that it is they who shall see God. Our Sunday morning study of the Beatitudes continues.
This morning we have the privilege of seeing four of our youth being baptized to profess their faith in Christ and of hearing something of what the Lord our savior has done for them.
We will also hear a number of exciting updates from the world of Youth Ministry here at West London Alliance Church.
Are you a genuine disciple of Christ? This morning we look at the first of eight markers of genuine discipleship. What does Jesus mean when he calls those who are poor in spirit blessed? The more we make of our need to be saved, the more we make of our Saviour. What view do you hold of your condition? And does it prove you to be a follower of Jesus, or of yourself?
This 9th sermon in our present series, “Glory in the Face” looks at the apostle Paul’s vision for ministry and compares it to West London’s.
This morning, we begin a 3-week sermon series to introduce the 3-month sermon series that begins on September 11.
This morning, Rob Bell is preaching on the subject of hope. Rob and Christine are members of West London and have a 10-month old son, Mark.
This morning, the Word of God will be preached by Chris Postma, a member of our Board of Elders. Chris is an O.P.P officer. He and his wife Barbara have been members of West London for many years. They have seven children.
This morning is the 2nd Sunday in a short 4-week sermon series which serves as a sequel to the “MATEO” series, “Things Not Seen.” We continue our focus on the exemplary lives of some men and women of faith who are written about in Hebrews 11. What we will see is that faith sometimes (often?) compels us to make choices that we otherwise might not know (or dare) to make.
This morning, we begin a short 4-week sermon series as a sequel to the “MATEO” series entitled “Things Not Seen”, and so we continue our focus on the exemplary lives of some men and women of faith who are written up in Hebrews 11. What we will see is that faith sometimes (often?) compels us to make choices that we otherwise might not know (or dare) to make.
This year at West London, May was “MATEO” month. This morning (since it is now June!), we bring our MATEO emphasis to a conclusion with another look at Hebrews 11 to consider a person of faith, whose example challenges us to trust and obey God in the use of our Money, Abilities, Time, Energy and Opportunities (Our “MATEO”).
It's still the month of May, this year's "MATEO" month. This year we are taking a 6-week-long look at Hebrews 11, with stories and studies of men and women who trusted God enough to obey him about the use of their Money, Abilities, Time, Energy, and Opportunities (Their "MATEO"). And we're hearing similar stories from "modern-day West Londoners."
This year, May is “MATEO” month. This morning, we are in the middle of a 6-week series of sermons based on Hebrews 11, with stories and studies of men and women who trusted God enough to obey him about the use of their Money, Abilities, Time, Energy and Opportunities. Throughout the month, we’ll be hearing similar stories from “modern-day West Londoners.”
This 11th of our 12 studies of “The Revelation of Jesus Christ” reveals Jesus in the city that comes down from heaven.
We welcome the staff and students from Teen Challenge Farm to our Worship Service(s) this morning and look forward to hearing of the great things that God is doing to set men free from addiction.
This 10th of our 12 studies of “The Revelation of Jesus Christ” reveals Jesus seated on a white horse, with “a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations .”
This 9th of our 12 studies of “The Revelation of Jesus Christ” reveals Jesus seated on a white horse, with “a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations .”
This 8th of our 12 studies of “The Revelation of Jesus Christ” reveals Jesus seated on a white cloud, “like a son of man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand.”
This 7th of our 12 studies of “the Revelation of Jesus Christ” reveals Jesus as the “shepherd” of his people, protecting them from “predators” and leading them through difficulties.
Associate Pastor Lyall Mix preaches this morning from I Samuel on life lessons we can learn from King Saul.
Daniel & Vera Kuranji began the Novi Sad Christian Fellowship Church in Novi Sad, Serbia in the 1980’s and over the years have become our good friends through a number of short-term missions trips that West Londoners have taken. Today we have the opportunity to hear of how the Lord is working in their church and their city.
This 6th of our 12 studies of “the Revelation of Jesus Christ” reveals Jesus as the Lamb, both willing and able to “judge and avenge the blood of his servants.”
This 5th of our 12 studies of “the Revelation of Jesus Christ” reveals Jesus as the One worthy to break the seals on the scroll that he took from the right hand of God.
This 4th of 12 studies of the Book of Revelation reveals Jesus as the “Lamb, standing as if slain” before the throne of God --- and worthy to do the urgent and important thing that no other person in heaven or on earth was able to do.
This 3rd of 12 studies of the Book of Revelation looks at seven letters to seven actual 1st century churches and reveals Jesus as the rewarder of his churches’ perseverance.
This 2nd of 12 studies of the Book of Revelation is intended to provide an OVERVIEW of the entire book.
The 4th of four December sermons designed to keep our eyes focused on Jesus as the ultimate desire of the human heart.
HEART DESIRES Four December sermons keep our eyes focused on Jesus as the ultimate desire of the human heart.
Four December sermons keep our eyes focused on Jesus as the ultimate desire of the human heart.
HEART DESIRES, a new series of sermons for December, as we keep our eyes focused on Jesus as the ultimate desire of the human heart. THIS MORNING: “The End of Hunger”, based on John 6:35.
Our special guest this morning is Bill Lobbezoo, one of the Christian and Missionary Alliance’s “International Workers” in Cambodia.
This morning, we take the final step in “The Same Always,” our 4-Sunday series of sermons based on Hebrews 13:8. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.”
This morning, we take the 3rd step in “The Same Always,” our 4-Sunday series of sermons based on Hebrews 13:8. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.” This morning’s texts are John 13:1 and Hebrews 2:14-3:6.
Chris Postma will lead us in the second of our 4-Sunday series of sermons based on Hebrews 13:8. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.” This morning: “The Same Sympathy” from Hebrews 4:14-5:2.
We begin today a new 4-Sunday series of sermons based on Hebrews 13:8. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.” This morning’s sermon: “The Same Zeal” from John 2:12-17.
Our own “Mags” Magwood, the Canadian Director of SEND, presents to us SEND’s important work by which “the gospel gets out” to people all over the world. (www.sendcanada.org)
Pastor Wilkins is home (early) from the Men’s Weekend to give us the morning sermon, a summary of the Weekend’s theme, and an explanation of the apostle’s famous phrase, “To me to live is Christ.”
Why exactly IS thanksgiving so important to God? What IS God after when he commands us to offer “a sacrifice of thanksgiving,” as he does in Psalm 50.