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How Does God Grow Your Faith? When We Serve
May 29, 2022 13:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBHow Does God Grow Your Faith? Sermon: When We Serve 1 Peter 4:10-11 Pastor Jim Lucas Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that our faith grows when we serve one another. Serving others is the way that God’s gifts are distributed to the world. In this series we are discovering how the Lord grows our faith. This week we will be exploring the idea that when we use our gifts to serve others we are administering his grace. That’s right, in other words, whatever the Lord has given to...
How Does God Grow Our Faith? When We are Generous
May 22, 2022 13:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBHow Does God Grow Our Faith? Sermon: When We are Generous Luke 6:38 Pastor Phil Juthman Sermon Summary: The Big Idea is that Generosity is a practice that forms us toward Christlikeness. When we give of ourselves towards God and people, we become formed by God as he pours back into our lives. Jesus wisely said ‘Where our treasure is, there our heart lies.’ So much of what forms our life is a byproduct of what we invest our resources in. Jesus challenges us in this week’s text that we s...
How Does God Grow Your Faith? Miracles
May 15, 2022 13:00 - 19 minutes - 18.4 MBHow Does God Grow Your Faith? Sermon: Miracles John 2:1-11
How Does God Grow Your Faith? When We Experience the Supernatural
May 15, 2022 13:00 - 19 minutes - 18.4 MBHow Does God Grow Your Faith? Sermon: When We Experience the Supernatural John 2:1-11 Pastor Jim Lucas Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that our faith grows when we experience the “signs” that Jesus is the Son of God and that we can have life in his name. While our Western World downplays the existence of the supernatural, Jesus continues to reveal himself and his power in creation. From the very beginning of the Church the people of God have experienced the manifestation...
How Does God Grow Your Faith? Through Trials
May 08, 2022 13:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBHow Does God Grow Your Faith? Sermon: Through Trials James 1:2-4 Pastor Troy Neilsen Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that we need to realize that trials in our lives are opportunities for growth. Through everyone’s life there will be tough times. Jesus even promised us “In this world you will have trouble.” John 16:33. This is not a promise we repeat to ourselves for encouragement, but it is a promise. We should expect them to come our way. The important thing that we sho...
How Does God Grow Your Faith? When the Word Lives in Us
May 01, 2022 13:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBHow Does God Grow Your Faith? Sermon: When the Word Lives in Us Colossians 3:16-17 Pastor Jim Lucas Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that we need to allow the word of Christ to penetrate our hearts so that we grow spiritually. The Word of God is powerful. Hebrews 4:12-13 “(12) For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. (13)...
Change Before You Have To: Not Alone
April 24, 2022 13:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBChange Before You Have To Sermon: Not Alone 2 Kings 6:8-24 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this message is that often when we find ourselves in a situation or have to make a change, we feel like we are all alone. Sometimes we feel like we are the only ones who have ever experienced what we are facing. This is the last week of our series on Elisha. This week we looked at a story of Elisha and his assistant thinking that they were outnumbered by their enemies. The assistant was looking at ...
Easter 2022: He Is Risen Indeed!
April 17, 2022 13:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBEaster 2022 Sermon: He is Risen Indeed! Luke 24:1-8; 1 Corinthians 15:14,16-19 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that the Resurrection of Jesus is essential to Christianity. Without it, our faith is in vain. The resurrection of Jesus is essential to Christianity. Either it happened or it didn’t. There is no third option. If it didn’t happen, our faith is in vain. As Paul in 1 Cor. 15 says “we are to be pitied more than all men.” But if it did happen and we accept that reality...
Change Before You Have To: Humility Helps – The Healing of Naaman
April 10, 2022 13:00 - 19 minutes - 18.5 MBChange Before You Have To Sermon: Humility Helps – The Healing of Naaman 2 Kings 5:1-19 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that humble obedience is key to the change Jesus expects in his followers. The Children of Israel are the poster children to warn us to change before we have to. They failed to change. They were warned about the consequences of worshipping foreign gods and neglecting their role as God’s chosen people. They ended up in captivity and it is only there that th...
Change Before You Have To: The Widow’s Son – Everything is Fine
April 03, 2022 13:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBChange Before You Have To Sermon: The Widow’s Son – Everything is Fine 2 Kings 4:8-37 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that our faith will be tested; it is the only way to grow our faithfulness. 1st and 2nd Kings are books that are written to exiles. They are directed to the Jews who had been taken captive by the Babylonians and were living in a foreign country. The books are intended to help the Jews understand why calamity had fallen on Judah and Israel. They were explaini...
Change Before You Have To: Start With A Little
March 27, 2022 13:00 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBChange Before You Have To Sermon: Start With A Little 2 Kings 4:1-7 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this message is that when we are looking for change, God often asks us to start with something small. Small decisions, small changes. We know that when we do an act of faith God is faithful. This is our second week of our series on Elisha. This week we told a story of a poor widow who found herself in a tough situation. She was in a situation that if she didn’t get some help quickly someth...
Change Before You Have To: Burn Something
March 20, 2022 13:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBChange Before You Have To Sermon: Burn Something 1 Kings 19:19-21 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this message is that God often asks us to change and move on, but to move on we often have to let go of the past. This week we started a brand-new series on Elisha. Elisha was a prophet who was willing to take big risks to see change happen. Change is always hard. But for us to be where God wants us to be, we often have to leave some activities, ideas, habits and even some people behind. In...
You in 5 Years: You – Completely Secure
March 13, 2022 13:00 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBYou in 5 Years Sermon: You – Completely Secure Romans 8:35-39 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that in spite of the challenges that we face in life we can rest assured that God loves us and is actively working on our behalf. In the final lesson on this series from Romans chapter 8 we hear the Apostle sum up what he is trying to help us understand. God is for us. God loves us. Nothing can separate us from his great concern for our wellbeing. Remember, love in this context is...
You in 5 Years: You – In Good Hands
March 06, 2022 18:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MBYou in 5 Years Sermon: You – In Good Hands Romans 8:31-34 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that we are in good hands. We should feel secure in knowing our life today and our eternal destiny are cared for by a God who at great personal cost has proven he has our welfare in mind. The Apostle Paul in our text this week intends to evoke a response from his readers. He uses a series of rhetorical questions to prompt us to come to the conclusion that we are entirely secure both in...
You in 5 Years: You – A Transformed Life
February 27, 2022 18:00 - 20 minutes - 19.4 MBYou in 5 Years Sermon: You – A Transformed Life Romans 8:28-30 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that God works toward a specific purpose in our lives. He works every circumstance toward that end. We will be like Jesus. Our text this week is one of the most well-loved verses in the Bible. But it is often misunderstood and misquoted. Paul does not say “all things are good.” In fact bad things happen. We will have trouble in this life (John 16:33). He does not even say “all thi...
You in 5 Years: You – A Great Future
February 20, 2022 18:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBYou in 5 Years Sermon: You – A Great Future Romans 8:18-24 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this message is that everything that we experience is temporary. For us to have a better future, it is important for us to remind ourselves that whatever we are facing right now isn’t here forever. Our world is full of sin and suffering, but Paul is telling us about a future that is without sin and suffering. This week the Apostle Paul takes some time and compares the situation that we find ourselv...
You in 5 Years: You – No Fear
February 13, 2022 18:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBYou in 5 Years Sermon: You – No Fear Romans 8:12-17 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that we can live without fear. If we are children of God then the wonderful outcome of our lives is assured. Fear and uncertainty go hand in hand. When our future is ambiguous we are tentative and afraid. We fear negative outcomes. This is a common and even prevailing response to the times in which we live. I believe from everything I have been reading recently that anxiety, even among child...
You in 5 Years: You – Living in Freedom
February 06, 2022 18:00 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBYou in 5 Years Sermon: You – Living in Freedom Romans 8:5-11 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that we need to trust God’s action in us. When we focus on ourselves we are bound to fail but when we turn our attention to the Holy Spirit at work in us we find freedom, life and peace. This week in our text the Apostle Paul gets more specific in telling us about life in the Spirit in contrast to life in the Flesh. When the Spirit is in us, he changes our focus: off of self and o...
You in Five Years: You – Guilt Free
January 30, 2022 18:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBYou in Five Years Sermon: You – Guilt Free Romans 8:1-4 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that Jesus has set us free from condemnation. We are free to live according to the Spirit and we are no longer at the mercy of our disorderly fleshly desires. This new series is a deep dive into Romans chapter 8. A chapter which many theologians believe is the greatest chapter in scripture. It has so many important ideas. One way of looking at this series is to think: “If this is tru...
You in 5 Years: You – Guilt Free
January 30, 2022 18:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBYou in Five Years Sermon: You – Guilt Free Romans 8:1-4 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that Jesus has set us free from condemnation. We are free to live according to the Spirit and we are no longer at the mercy of our disorderly fleshly desires. This new series is a deep dive into Romans chapter 8. A chapter which many theologians believe is the greatest chapter in scripture. It has so many important ideas. One way of looking at this series is to think: “If this is tru...
Bless Your Neighbour: Words are Important: Share Your Story
January 23, 2022 18:00 - 20 minutes - 19.4 MBBless Your Neighbour Sermon: Words are Important: Share Your Story Romans 10:12-14 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that we need to learn to share our story of how we came to know Jesus. The Apostle Paul encourages us by saying this is the way people come to believe in Jesus. Question of the Day: 1. What was your life like before you met Jesus? (Or if you have been a believer since childhood: What is your life like when you forget to rely on Jesus?) 2. How did you meet Jes...
Bless Your Neighbour: Jesus Came to Serve
January 16, 2022 18:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBBless Your Neighbour Sermon: Jesus Came to Serve John 13:3-5 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that serving others is essential to Kingdom of God living. This requires a radical change in how we perceive the role of leaders. Jesus modelled this for us. Question of the Day: “What can you do this week to serve your neighbour? What might you have to give up or lay down in order to do so?”
Bless Your Neighbour: The Sacred Practice of Sharing a Meal
January 09, 2022 18:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBBless Your Neighbour Sermon: The Sacred Practice of Sharing a Meal Matthew 9:9-13 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that sharing a meal with our neighbours is a great way to bless them. Sharing a meal is more than just eating together, it is a sacred practice. Jesus modelled this for us. Question of the Day: “What would it take to plan a neighbourhood barbeque this Summer?”
Bless Your Neighbour: Listen
January 02, 2022 18:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBBless Your Neighbour Sermon: Listen Luke 18:35-42 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is to understand that we have been blessed to be a blessing. Through this series we are talking about 5 ways that we can love our neighbors and change the world. Today we talk about what it would look like to really listen to those around us. Question of the Day: Think of a time when you felt heard by someone else. What did that other person do to make you feel like that? How can you do that fo...
Bless Your Neighbour: Begin with Prayer
December 26, 2021 18:00 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBBless Your Neighbour Sermon: Begin with Prayer Genesis 12:1-3; Luke 6:12-16 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that we should begin every new adventure with prayer. We pray for our neighbours so that our hearts are ready to bless them. Question of the Day: “Will you consider fasting and prayer as a way to prepare your heart for what the Lord wants to do in your neighbourhood?”
Get Ready: Get Ready to Tell
December 24, 2021 21:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBGet Ready: A Season of Preparation Sermon: Get Ready to Tell Luke 2:16-20; Matt. 10:26-27 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that God expects us to share the Good News. He whispers to us in the dark and we are to proclaim his praise in the light. Question of the Day: “While we should be careful not to be obnoxious about sharing our faith, there is a time to speak up and let our voice be heard. Do you err on the side of caution?”
Get Ready: Get Ready for Jesus
December 19, 2021 18:00 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBGet Ready: A Season of Preparation Sermon: Get Ready for Jesus Matthew 1:18 - 21 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that Jesus not only came as our Saviour but also our King. Saviours get you out of trouble and Good Kings keep you out of trouble. Question of the Day: What is it in all of us that has trouble taking direction from someone else? What have you been avoiding thinking about because you think that Jesus will lead you somewhere you don’t want to be?
Get Ready: Get Ready for God to Be Involved
December 12, 2021 18:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBGet Ready: A Season of Preparation Sermon: Get Ready for God to Be Involved Luke 1:1-4, 26-38, 46-56 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that even when we feel like we have random events happening around us, God is with us and involved in our lives. Question of the Day: Do you believe that God can work everything for His purpose in your life?
Get Ready: Get Ready for a Test
December 05, 2021 18:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBGet Ready: A Season of Preparation Sermon: Get Ready for a Test Matthew 2:13-18 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that our faith will be tested. God already knows us so this kind of testing is not for God to understand us, but for us to understand ourselves so that our faith will grow. Question of the Day: “When in the midst of a test of your faith would it help to remember that the Lord is allowing you to test His faithfulness? What is really on trial here: your faith or ...
Get Ready: Get Ready for a Miracle
November 28, 2021 18:00 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBGet Ready: A Season of Preparation Sermon: Get Ready for a Miracle Luke 1:11-17 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that God still works miracles. We are all in need of his supernatural intervention in our lives. Question of the Day: When was the last time God did a miracle in your life? Where do you need His supernatural presence right now? Talk to Him about that.
Made for Mondays: Creating With Your Co-Workers
November 21, 2021 18:00 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBMade for Mondays: Work and the Glory of God Sermon: Creating With Your Co-Workers Romans 12:9-11 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that while we are made for Monday, we do not always find Mondays easy. Work was interwoven into the story of creation and right from the very first chapter of Genesis we see God working. Right from the beginning we see God separating the waters from the heavens from the waters from the earth. Right from the beginning God created and invited us to ...
Made for Mondays: Work and Sabbath
November 14, 2021 18:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBMade for Mondays: Work and the Glory of God Sermon: Work and Sabbath Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy 5:12, 15 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that Sabbath rest is a reminder or our identity as image bearers and our freedom from slavery. Yes, work is God’s good idea for us. It is to bring him glory. But every six days we are supposed to stop work and rest. There are two texts which help us understand why work combined with rest is so important. Each gives us different but complem...
Made for Mondays: Work and Justice
November 07, 2021 18:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBMade for Mondays: Work and the Glory of God Sermon: Work and Justice Isaiah 59:3,6-9a Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that justice issues are very important to the Lord. We can’t be in a right relationship with him without caring for those he cares about. Those of us who have been around for a while can remember when we put a great deal of trust in institutions and corporations. It was shocking to hear of an organization that betrayed the trust of its employees, or customer...
Made for Mondays: All For the Glory of God
October 31, 2021 17:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBMade for Mondays: Work and the Glory of God Sermon: All For the Glory of God 1 Corinthians 10:31 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that we need to see our problems and disagreements through Gospel glasses. Knowing the Gospel story and identifying the real problem is essential to bringing glory to God at work, home and in the church. In my lifetime I have pastored through many disagreements in the church. The current Covid controversies are just the latest in a long line of i...
Made for Mondays: Idols at Work and the Gospel Solution
October 24, 2021 17:00 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBMade for Mondays: Work and the Glory of God Sermon: Idols at Work and the Gospel Solution Exodus 20:4-5 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that while work is God’s good idea there are aspects of work that lead to pitfalls in our spiritual lives. Any good thing can become an idol in our hearts. The Biblical view of idols is that they can be anything that takes the place of God in our lives. Even good things can become idols if they are taken too far. Ezekiel 14:3-7 talks abou...
Made for Mondays: Called For Work
October 17, 2021 17:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBMade for Mondays: Work and the Glory of God Sermon: Called For Work 1 Corinthians 7:17, Genesis 37, 39-41 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that while we are made for Monday, we do not always find Mondays easy. We live in a world where people seem to be on a happiness quest. They get in relationships to make themselves happy, buy cars to make them happy and some even take a job to make themselves happy. What if we are shooting for a target that doesn’t exist? We’ve all bo...
Made for Mondays: Problems at Work
October 10, 2021 17:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBMade for Mondays: Work and the Glory of God Sermon: Problems at Work Genesis 2:15-17; 3:17-19 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that while we are made for Monday, we do not always find Mondays easy. Something is wrong with both work and the workers. But fear not, the Gospel has a solution. The original sin messed up creation. Both humankind and the rest of the created order are tainted by the fall. Adam and Eve hide from God, thorns and thistles begin to grow. The results of...
Made for Mondays: Work and the Image of God
October 03, 2021 17:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBMade for Mondays: Work and the Glory of God Sermon: Work and the Image of God Genesis 1:26-27 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that as image of God bearers we reflect God’s image in the way we work. We work to bring orderliness to creation and work is about service, love and worship. What it means to be made in the image of God has occupied theologians, both Jewish and Christian, since the beginning of time. It is probably best to think of a constellation of characteristics...
Made for Mondays: Work is God’s Idea
September 26, 2021 19:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBMade for Mondays Sermon: Work is God’s Idea Genesis 2:1-3, 15 The Big Idea of this study is that work is God’s good idea; we are Made for Monday. While work cannot provide our self-fulfillment or our identity (only Jesus can) it is a way God continues his work on Earth. Question of the Day: Knowing what you now know about Identity and Self-Fulfillment, what would you say to yourself 10 years ago?
Listen Like Jesus: Listen for Opportunity to Make a Difference
September 19, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 27.6 MBThe Big Idea of this week is that Jesus listened for an opportunity to make a difference, not just to make a point. Jesus followers often come across situations where we can help and make a difference, and all that we do is tell them that we are praying for them and wish them well. We have to learn to look for these opportunities. We know that God is working in lives around us. This story encourages us to look for where he is working and helping in areas that we can. Love is an action. We s...
Kick Off Sunday: Pick Up a Shovel
September 12, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 28.5 MBThe Big Idea of this study is that often the Lord invites us to participate in his miracles. Faith and obedience are required. Question of the Day: Can you determine to pray for your neighbours? When will you do that? What’s your plan?
Listen Like Jesus: Jesus Asked Great Questions
September 05, 2021 20:00 - 17 minutes - 24.6 MBThe Big Idea of this study is that in order to listen like Jesus we need to learn to ask great questions. Good listeners are curious. Question of the Day: Can you determine to ask clarifying questions in your next conversation?
Listen Like Jesus: The Samaritan Woman
August 29, 2021 20:00 - 19 minutes - 35.7 MBThe Big Idea of this study is that in order to listen like Jesus we need to hear more than words. Good listeners are detectives. Question of the Day: Think back to your last conversation. Did you pick up on any nonverbal clues? How might you improve your listening skills?
Listen Like Jesus: Listen for Opportunity
August 22, 2021 20:00 - 19 minutes - 36.3 MBThis is week 3 of our sermon series "Listen Like Jesus" and this week Pastor Troy dives into John chapter 3 looking at Nicodemus and some of the questions he asked Jesus.
Listen Like Jesus: Listening with Discernment
August 15, 2021 19:00 - 24 minutes - 45.4 MBIn our message today we look at Jesus’ first miracle – turning water into wine. Our focus is not so much on the miracle as it is on the conversation Jesus had with Mary. When Mary brought the problem to Jesus – ‘they’ve run out of wine’, Jesus listened with discernment. He was aware of Mary’s concern but he was also aware of His priorities. He understood the embarrassment and guilt that could come upon the wedding party if they run out of wine – but he also understood what was most imp...
Listen Like Jesus: Listen to Know
August 08, 2021 19:00 - 18 minutes - 33.8 MBThe Big Idea of this study is that for us to truly listen to other people it is more than hearing them, we need to know them. Question of the Day: What one thing can you do to show people that you are listening to them by seeing them?
I Used to Think…But Now I Know: Selective Hearing
August 01, 2021 19:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MB“I Used to Think that God Didn’t talk to me, Now I know that I have selective hearing”
I Used to Think…But Now I Know: Practice Makes Perfect
July 25, 2021 20:00 - 20 minutes - 36.6 MBThe Big Idea of this study is that Jesus warns us that unless we put in practice his teaching on the Kingdom of God we will crash during the storms of life. He doesn’t want people to just study his words, he wants us to hear and do what he says. Question of the Day: What is one thing you can focus on this week to build a solid foundation?
I Used to Think…But Now I Know: True Religion
July 18, 2021 20:00 - 16 minutes - 29.5 MBThe Big Idea of this study is that fake religion leaves a bad taste in people’s mouths. In our speech, care of others and Jesus honouring lifestyles we have the opportunity to cause people to instead, have a hankering for Jesus and his community of friends. Question of the Day: Would someone be attracted to Jesus and his community of friends by getting to know you?
I Used to Think…But Now I Know: Just Say “Yes”
July 11, 2021 22:00 - 19 minutes - 18.5 MB“I Used to Think I Had to Be Special for God to Use Me, Now I Know I Just Have to Say Yes” - Bob Goff •Series Prompted by Several Quotes in His Book: Love Does