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Hope in the Lord - PDF
March 23, 2014 11:46 - 1.38 MB application/pdfWe continue our series on the "Promises of God" this week as we look at Isaiah 40:27-31. It's a promise for ongoing strength as we look expectantly and confidently to our Lord's return. There's a great parallel truth contained within Isaiah's prophetic words. He writes to the Children of Israel who are living in exile. Their time of captivity and bondage is coming to an end and their deliverance is at hand. This is a message for the church today – this world is not our home. We need deliv...
God Knows What He's Doing - PDF
March 16, 2014 11:29 - 1.15 MB application/pdfThis week we are looking at one of the great promises of Scripture. It has a specific context but many people have found that it also speaks to their personal situations even when those situations are widely different from the context of the believers Jeremiah had in mind when he penned these words. This is because the promise reveals some very important and often overlooked characteristics of our God. We find comfort in knowing that the God we serve knows exactly what he is doing. Jeremi...
God Knows What He's Doing - Audio
March 16, 2014 11:29 - 28 minutes - 6.59 MBThis week we are looking at one of the great promises of Scripture. It has a specific context but many people have found that it also speaks to their personal situations even when those situations are widely different from the context of the believers Jeremiah had in mind when he penned these words. This is because the promise reveals some very important and often overlooked characteristics of our God. We find comfort in knowing that the God we serve knows exactly what he is doing. Jeremi...
The Benefits of Knowing God - PDF
March 09, 2014 15:11 - 1.44 MB application/pdfThis week we are beginning a new series on the promises of God. Our direction for this series is to investigate the various benefits that the Lord has promised his followers. There are many. We will only focus on a few of them and in particular we want to ask what we should expect as followers of Jesus in regard to everyday living. In what way do the promises of God affect my family, friends, work, health, etc? In our text this week the Apostle Peter is emphasizing that the believers ...
The Benefits of Knowing God - Audio
March 09, 2014 15:11 - 33 minutes - 7.6 MBThis week we are beginning a new series on the promises of God. Our direction for this series is to investigate the various benefits that the Lord has promised his followers. There are many. We will only focus on a few of them and in particular we want to ask what we should expect as followers of Jesus in regard to everyday living. In what way do the promises of God affect my family, friends, work, health, etc? In our text this week the Apostle Peter is emphasizing that the believers ...
Grace At Work Today - PDF
March 02, 2014 11:26 - 1.37 MB application/pdfTo follow-up on our series on Grace and conclude the Initiative we are looking at the story of Zacchaeus. It is a favourite for Sunday School teachers because it is a story of transformation and the depiction of Zacchaeus as a short, curious, wealthy, scoundrel certainly adds to the drama. Luke places the story shortly after the account of the rich ruler (18:18-30). In that story the rich man is told to sell everything and give the money to the poor. The man goes away sad because he had g...
Grace At Work Today - Audio
March 02, 2014 11:26 - 26 minutes - 6.04 MBTo follow-up on our series on Grace and conclude the Initiative we are looking at the story of Zacchaeus. It is a favourite for Sunday School teachers because it is a story of transformation and the depiction of Zacchaeus as a short, curious, wealthy, scoundrel certainly adds to the drama. Luke places the story shortly after the account of the rich ruler (18:18-30). In that story the rich man is told to sell everything and give the money to the poor. The man goes away sad because he had g...
Grace Guarantees Heaven - Audio
February 23, 2014 01:00 - 32 minutes - 7.53 MBFollowers of Jesus have their "ups" and "downs." Nobody is perfect. Even Jesus' own disciples were fallible – and they lived with Jesus for three years. They saw the water turned to wine, they saw the dead raised and they knew he was the Son of God. They didn't have to walk by faith, at least when he was close by, they could walk by sight. Yet they failed him at his most urgent hour of need. And to make matters worse – Jesus knew it would happen! His prayer for his soon to be wayward sh...
Grace Guarantees Heaven - PDF
February 23, 2014 01:00 - 1.55 MB application/pdfFollowers of Jesus have their "ups" and "downs." Nobody is perfect. Even Jesus' own disciples were fallible – and they lived with Jesus for three years. They saw the water turned to wine, they saw the dead raised and they knew he was the Son of God. They didn't have to walk by faith, at least when he was close by, they could walk by sight. Yet they failed him at his most urgent hour of need. And to make matters worse – Jesus knew it would happen! His prayer for his soon to be wayward sh...
Grace Dethrones Fear - PDF
February 16, 2014 01:00 - 1.31 MB application/pdfI don't know of anybody that has a perfect life. Even those I think have a pretty easy life probably have it harder than I think; I just don't see their problems. This applies to followers of Jesus just as it does to everyone. Nobody has a perfect life; nobody. The Apostle Paul had more than his share of hardships. In the book of Acts we read of shipwrecks, beatings, and a man on the run from authorities. To top all that off Paul struggles with some sort of physical malady. Something...
Grace Dethrones Fear - Audio
February 16, 2014 01:00 - 24 minutes - 5.74 MBI don't know of anybody that has a perfect life. Even those I think have a pretty easy life probably have it harder than I think; I just don't see their problems. This applies to followers of Jesus just as it does to everyone. Nobody has a perfect life; nobody. The Apostle Paul had more than his share of hardships. In the book of Acts we read of shipwrecks, beatings, and a man on the run from authorities. To top all that off Paul struggles with some sort of physical malady. Something...
Grace is Contagious - PDF
February 09, 2014 01:00 - 1.87 MB application/pdfThe day before Jesus was crucified he had a long talk with his disciples. This is often called "The Upper Room Discourse" and it is found in John's Gospel chapters 13-17. The disciples celebrate a meal together, probably not the traditional Passover because Jesus dies at the moment the Passover lambs are killed, and so the Passover must follow the crucifixion. Normally before dinner a servant or slave would wash the guests' feet as a show of hospitality and respect. Jesus, seeing that thi...
Grace is Contagious - Audio
February 09, 2014 01:00 - 24 minutes - 5.78 MBThe day before Jesus was crucified he had a long talk with his disciples. This is often called "The Upper Room Discourse" and it is found in John's Gospel chapters 13-17. The disciples celebrate a meal together, probably not the traditional Passover because Jesus dies at the moment the Passover lambs are killed, and so the Passover must follow the crucifixion. Normally before dinner a servant or slave would wash the guests' feet as a show of hospitality and respect. Jesus, seeing that thi...
Grace Completes Your Transformation - PDF
February 02, 2014 01:00 - 1.83 MB application/pdfEvery Evangelical Christian knows Ephesians 2:8-9 perhaps even "by heart." It is a major guidepost of our faith. We are saved by grace through faith. It is not about what we have done but it is about what Christ has done for us. The First Century church also had this understanding, but where the confusion lay was "What about after salvation? Doesn't the believer have to behave in certain ways in order to please God? Doesn't the OT law prescribe that behavior?" The Apostle Paul spent a...
Grace Completes Your Transformation - Audio
February 02, 2014 01:00 - 29 minutes - 6.86 MBEvery Evangelical Christian knows Ephesians 2:8-9 perhaps even "by heart." It is a major guidepost of our faith. We are saved by grace through faith. It is not about what we have done but it is about what Christ has done for us. The First Century church also had this understanding, but where the confusion lay was "What about after salvation? Doesn't the believer have to behave in certain ways in order to please God? Doesn't the OT law prescribe that behavior?" The Apostle Paul spent a...
The God Who Stoops - Audio
January 26, 2014 01:00 - 49 minutes - 11.3 MBWeek #2 of the "Grace Initiative" reminds us of the transforming power of God's Grace. We examine a fascinating encounter Jesus had with an adulterous woman and a group of legalistic, self-righteous, rock throwing, religious leaders. Through this story, we learn that righteousness is not built on the foundation of law, but rather grace - exhibited by a God who stoops. Our city, schools, places of work, neighborhoods are filled with people, who, like the adulterous woman, are broken, wound...
The God Who Stoops - PDF
January 26, 2014 01:00 - 1.55 MB application/pdfWeek #2 of the "Grace Initiative" reminds us of the transforming power of God's Grace. We examine a fascinating encounter Jesus had with an adulterous woman and a group of legalistic, self-righteous, rock throwing, religious leaders. Through this story, we learn that righteousness is not built on the foundation of law, but rather grace - exhibited by a God who stoops. Our city, schools, places of work, neighborhoods are filled with people, who, like the adulterous woman, are broken, wound...
Christ In You: The Hope of Glory - PDF
January 19, 2014 01:00 - 1.49 MB application/pdfThis week we are beginning our Church Wide Initiative. Each year we focus for six weeks on a topic that everyone involved at CLCC can participate in. This year our overall theme is "The Grace Initiative." We are loosely following Max Lucado's book: Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Imagine. We will look at such areas as: The Hope of Glory; The God Who Stoops; Keep on Believing; Grace is Contagious; Grace Dethrones your Fear; and Grace Guarantees Heaven. To begin, this week we...
Christ In You: The Hope of Glory - Audio
January 19, 2014 01:00 - 30 minutes - 7.02 MBThis week we are beginning our Church Wide Initiative. Each year we focus for six weeks on a topic that everyone involved at CLCC can participate in. This year our overall theme is "The Grace Initiative." We are loosely following Max Lucado's book: Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Imagine. We will look at such areas as: The Hope of Glory; The God Who Stoops; Keep on Believing; Grace is Contagious; Grace Dethrones your Fear; and Grace Guarantees Heaven. To begin, this week we...
The Rich Fool - Audio
January 12, 2014 01:00 - 27 minutes - 6.38 MBIn this stand-alone sermon, Pastor Jim describes the Rich Fool's lifestyle as "practical atheism" and warns us of the dangers of filling your barns with self instead of God. We are encouraged to be rich towards God.
The Rich Fool - PDF
January 12, 2014 01:00 - 2.44 MB application/pdfIn this stand-alone sermon, Pastor Jim describes the Rich Fool's lifestyle as "practical atheism" and warns us of the dangers of filling your barns with self instead of God. We are encouraged to be rich towards God.
The Heart of Worship - PDF
January 05, 2014 01:00 - 5.19 MB application/pdfCongratulations Earl Cathers on your Ordination. Rev. Ken Russell joins us from district office for this special ordination service and message.
Teach Us to Number Our Days - PDF
December 29, 2013 01:00 - 1.81 MB application/pdfHappy New Year! Pastor Rick gives us insight into what it truly means to live a full life by numbering our days...
Teach Us to Number Our Days - Audio
December 29, 2013 01:00 - 29 minutes - 6.84 MBHappy New Year! Pastor Rick gives us insight into what it truly means to live a full life by numbering our days...
You Who Are Highly Favoured? - PDF
December 24, 2013 01:00 - 1.85 MB application/pdfMerry Christmas! Today we wrap up our Advent series with "You Who Are Highly Favoured?"
You Who Are Highly Favoured? - Audio
December 24, 2013 01:00 - 18 minutes - 4.41 MBMerry Christmas! Today we wrap up our Advent series with "You Who Are Highly Favoured?"
Mary: Rejoicing in God's Justice - PDF
December 22, 2013 00:00 - 2.09 MB application/pdfWe continue our Advent series with Mary: Rejoicing in God's Justice!
Mary: Rejoicing in God's Justice - Audio
December 22, 2013 00:00 - 27 minutes - 6.38 MBWe continue our Advent series with Mary: Rejoicing in God's Justice!
The Shepherds: Wonder at God - Audio
December 15, 2013 01:00 - 27 minutes - 6.38 MBWe continue our Advent series with the Shepherds: Wondering at God!
The Shepherds: Wonder at God - PDF
December 15, 2013 01:00 - 1.98 MB application/pdfWe continue our Advent series with the Shepherds: Wondering at God!
Simeon & Anna: Waiting for God - PDF
December 08, 2013 01:00 - 2.08 MB application/pdfThis week Pastor Jim began our Advent series for December 2014.
Simeon & Anna: Waiting for God - Audio
December 08, 2013 01:00 - 27 minutes - 6.5 MBThis week Pastor Jim began our Advent series for December 2014.
Effective Spiritual Warfare - PDF
November 24, 2013 01:00 - 1.66 MB application/pdfThis week we are concluding our series on spiritual warfare by turning to a key passage in the book of Revelation. Much of John's revelation concerns spiritual warfare as he seeks to provide encouragement to a harassed group of persecuted Christians. The genre of literature, called Apocalyptic Literature, has its own conventions. Though the visions seem bizarre to the Western reader, the highly symbolic language was intended to encourage the reader that there was more at stake than what me...
Effective Spiritual Warfare - Audio
November 24, 2013 01:00 - 31 minutes - 7.29 MBThis week we are concluding our series on spiritual warfare by turning to a key passage in the book of Revelation. Much of John's revelation concerns spiritual warfare as he seeks to provide encouragement to a harassed group of persecuted Christians. The genre of literature, called Apocalyptic Literature, has its own conventions. Though the visions seem bizarre to the Western reader, the highly symbolic language was intended to encourage the reader that there was more at stake than what me...
Spiritual Warfare in the Church - PDF
November 17, 2013 01:00 - 2.06 MB application/pdfThis week we are looking at Spiritual Warfare in the Church. We find it displayed throughout the book of Acts but I want to focus on the first occurrence from Acts 5. Luke, the author of both Luke and Acts, which were intended as companion volumes, describes the work of Jesus both in the world and in the church. Interestingly, in the Gospel, just after Jesus' baptism, he is led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness where he is tempted by the devil. In the book of Acts, just after the Chur...
Spiritual Warfare in the Gospels - Audio
November 10, 2013 01:00 - 34 minutes - 7.89 MBWe are continuing our focus on Spiritual Warfare and this week we will take a look at Spiritual Warfare in the Gospels. Jesus' life, which is detailed for us in the gospels was filled with spiritual warfare – His birth, His death, His ministry days, were filled with intense spiritual opposition. God the Father had a purpose, a plan, a story for Jesus to fulfill - Jesus came to defeat Satan and the power of sin. As such, Satan will do whatever he can to get Jesus to wander from God's stor...
Spiritual Warfare in the Gospels - PDF
November 10, 2013 01:00 - 1.88 MB application/pdfWe are continuing our focus on Spiritual Warfare and this week we will take a look at Spiritual Warfare in the Gospels. Jesus' life, which is detailed for us in the gospels was filled with spiritual warfare – His birth, His death, His ministry days, were filled with intense spiritual opposition. God the Father had a purpose, a plan, a story for Jesus to fulfill - Jesus came to defeat Satan and the power of sin. As such, Satan will do whatever he can to get Jesus to wander from God's stor...
Spiritual Warfare in the Old Testament - PDF
November 03, 2013 01:00 - 833 KB application/pdfThis week we are taking a whirlwind tour of Spiritual Warfare in the Old Testament and focusing on one of the most interesting passages on the subject in the Bible. There is not a lot of attention given to Satan and his minions in the Bible. References to his origin and power are somewhat oblique in that they seem to be referenced in passing while the authors' are dealing with a more pertinent subject. The general tone of Scripture is that we should not spend a great deal of time considerin...
Spiritual Warfare in the Old Testament - Audio
November 03, 2013 01:00 - 37 minutes - 8.57 MBThis week we are taking a whirlwind tour of Spiritual Warfare in the Old Testament and focusing on one of the most interesting passages on the subject in the Bible. There is not a lot of attention given to Satan and his minions in the Bible. References to his origin and power are somewhat oblique in that they seem to be referenced in passing while the authors' are dealing with a more pertinent subject. The general tone of Scripture is that we should not spend a great deal of time considerin...
The Armor of God - PDF
October 27, 2013 00:00 - 720 KB application/pdfThis week we are beginning a new five week series on Spiritual Warfare. This week we will be introducing the topic and then we will look at spiritual warfare in the Old Testament, Gospels and the Church. We will conclude the series with a very important text from the book of Revelation that instructs us on effective spiritual warfare. You may have heard someone say: 'I'm in a spiritual battle.' What does that mean? Our text (Eph. 6:10-18) is the most comprehensive passage in the New Testa...
The Armor of God - Audio
October 27, 2013 00:00 - 33 minutes - 7.7 MBThis week we are beginning a new five week series on Spiritual Warfare. This week we will be introducing the topic and then we will look at spiritual warfare in the Old Testament, Gospels and the Church. We will conclude the series with a very important text from the book of Revelation that instructs us on effective spiritual warfare. You may have heard someone say: 'I'm in a spiritual battle.' What does that mean? Our text (Eph. 6:10-18) is the most comprehensive passage in the New Testa...
"All Christians Are Hypocrites?" - Audio
October 20, 2013 01:00 - 27 minutes - 6.42 MBI have heard people say that the reason they would never become a Christian is because there are too many hypocrites in the Church. Some have gone so far as to suggest that the Church is full of hypocrites or that all Christians are hypocrites. Just as bad news travels fast, so the stories of false or unfaithful Christians travel far and wide. A few famous or infamous examples of phony believers result in us all being painted with the same brush. My response to the charge that all Christi...
"All Christians Are Hypocrites?" - PDF
October 20, 2013 01:00 - 213 KB application/pdfI have heard people say that the reason they would never become a Christian is because there are too many hypocrites in the Church. Some have gone so far as to suggest that the Church is full of hypocrites or that all Christians are hypocrites. Just as bad news travels fast, so the stories of false or unfaithful Christians travel far and wide. A few famous or infamous examples of phony believers result in us all being painted with the same brush. My response to the charge that all Christi...
"All Religions Lead to the Same Place?" - Audio
October 13, 2013 14:28 - 28 minutes - 6.67 MBOur talk this week centers around the common idea that all religions lead to the same place. It examines that stone in the cultural soil that says it doesn't really matter which religion you choose, they all lead to God in the end. We will start by examining some of the reasons this thinking is so popular today and we will end by looking at what the Bible has to say. Our text is one of the strongest and most straightforward assertions in Scripture that emphatically state that only Jesus tr...
"All Religions Lead to the Same Place?" - PDF
October 13, 2013 14:28 - 215 KB application/pdfOur talk this week centers around the common idea that all religions lead to the same place. It examines that stone in the cultural soil that says it doesn't really matter which religion you choose, they all lead to God in the end. We will start by examining some of the reasons this thinking is so popular today and we will end by looking at what the Bible has to say. Our text is one of the strongest and most straightforward assertions in Scripture that emphatically state that only Jesus tr...
"Christians Are Bound By Rules?" - Audio
October 06, 2013 14:27 - 28 minutes - 6.56 MBThis week we are looking at another big rock in the soil of people's hearts that prevents them from clearly understanding the Gospel. It is the perception that Christians are not really free to be themselves. The notion that Christians are bound by rules imposed by the Church or God or some ideology that sucks the life out of them and leaves them without a real life. It leads nonbelievers to wonder why anyone would willingly impose such a burden upon themselves. They might say: "You have ...
"Christians Are Bound By Rules?" - PDF
October 06, 2013 14:27 - 202 KB application/pdfThis week we are looking at another big rock in the soil of people's hearts that prevents them from clearly understanding the Gospel. It is the perception that Christians are not really free to be themselves. The notion that Christians are bound by rules imposed by the Church or God or some ideology that sucks the life out of them and leaves them without a real life. It leads nonbelievers to wonder why anyone would willingly impose such a burden upon themselves. They might say: "You have ...
"Christians Are Bigots and Hate Gays?" - PDF
September 22, 2013 14:27 - 1.37 MB application/pdfIn this series we are talking about the receptivity of our culture to the Gospel message. Last week we concluded that part of our role as followers of Jesus is to be concerned about soil preparation. We are not just to spread the Gospel seed but to take care to improve the soil conditions so that the seed has an optimal opportunity for germination and fruitfulness. We have become aware there are some stones in the soil that need to be removed. One of the big rocks in our culture is the w...
"Christians Are Bigots and Hate Gays?" - Audio
September 22, 2013 14:27 - 30 minutes - 6.95 MBIn this series we are talking about the receptivity of our culture to the Gospel message. Last week we concluded that part of our role as followers of Jesus is to be concerned about soil preparation. We are not just to spread the Gospel seed but to take care to improve the soil conditions so that the seed has an optimal opportunity for germination and fruitfulness. We have become aware there are some stones in the soil that need to be removed. One of the big rocks in our culture is the w...
Remove the Stones - Audio
September 15, 2013 14:27 - 31 minutes - 7.21 MBThis week we are beginning a new series entitled “Stone Picker Theology.” The title comes from a comment my friend and colleague, Dr Michael Wilkinson, made to me when we were talking about the Church and Culture. As a sociologist he said that what the church seems not to realize is that there are cultural reasons why our message (the Gospel) is not being well received in Western Canada. If we ignore those cultural issues we may have a very good church with excellent ministries; but if we ...