Sermons
How Do I Know I’m in God’s Will?
It was just another Tuesday morning. 115 passengers boarded their flight as passengers always do: they found their seats, stuffed their carry-ons into the overhead bins, half-listened to the safety demonstration, and settled in for the journey ahead. Nothing suggested that this flight would be remarkable in any particular way. Air Traffic Control saw the... Read More →
Are we Sabotaging the Church?
It was a gorgeous summer morning as a group of vacationers boarded a flight headed for Spain. The weather in England seemed to set the perfect tone for the day’s travel to the sunny beaches of the Costa del Sol. The flight took off without incident, climbing smoothly to cruising altitude. Thirteen minutes in, at... Read More →
Is ‘Your Truth’ Really True?
Does anyone remember an old TV show called Are You Afraid of the Dark? If you grew up in the ’90s, there’s a good chance this just unlocked a core memory. For those who missed it, it was basically The Twilight Zone for tweens: campfire stories, eerie music, just scary enough to keep you watching... Read More →
What If You’re the Part That’s Missing?
It was his turn to do the day’s maintenance. This was not any ordinary maintenance, however. This particular man was an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. And maintenance meant an EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity). His second of the week and something he was looking forward to. Like every other time he suited up, checked the... Read More →
What Does the Church Need Most?
The odds weren’t just in their favour—the bookmakers called it “unfair”. Before the tournament even began, the pundits and analysts said it would be a coronation rather than a competition. One headline even boasted, “Is there any point in the other teams even showing up?” This team had 3 future MVPs, multiple scoring champions, each... Read More →
What Is the Role of the Church in God’s Plan?
They had waited years for it. The coastline was infamous—jagged rocks just beneath the surface, unpredictable currents, ships torn open in storms or dashed to pieces on clear nights when the tide betrayed them. Everyone knew the stretch of water. Everyone feared it. So when construction finally began, it felt like hope. Stone by stone,... Read More →
What Does it Mean to be Sealed by the Holy Spirit?
I want to begin with the story of Anastasia. She was born to an unremarkable family in the Czech Republic. Eastern Europe has a proud heritage of musical excellence, and her mother—Nadia—had played a little violin as a girl. So, on Anastasia’s eighth birthday, she handed her daughter a small wooden case. By nine, Anastasia... Read More →
What is my Inheritance as a Christian?
There’s an old story about a small kingdom perched high on a mountain—though “mountain” may be generous. It was really a hill, just high enough to lift its people above the valley below. From that height they could see every road and river that ran through the farmland spread beneath them. The mountain folk lived... Read More →
Why Does God Want Us to Praise Him?
There was a season of my life where I worked as a web developer for an agency based out of Kamloops. And while I was there I got to work with some amazingly talented people. One in particular always stands out to me; her name was Lea, and she was one of the greatest designers... Read More →
What Does It Mean to Be a Christian?
Gary turned 40 in 1964, and like every other man of his generation, his attention was captured that spring by the launch of the Ford Mustang. It was magical — the roar of that V8 driving 2,500 pounds of pure Americana, 271 horsepower, and a 4-speed manual transmission. He wanted it desperately, but he couldn’t afford... Read More →
Freedom in Christ
Opening Story I want to start this morning with a story about a single mom. She grew up in a small town, moved away to a big city in another country when she grew up, married a man, had a baby… then it all fell apart. Divorced, isolated, unemployed. She moved back home to be... Read More →
Justified by Faith
Opening Illustration & Setup Once upon a time in a land far, far away… The globe stands at the precipice of war. The world is watching, the people are holding their collective breath. One man, a power-hungry autocrat who thinks his nation has been cheated, wronged by the nations around him and the world at... Read More →