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Church 21 Montreal

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Church 21 is a family of congregations in the Greater Montreal Area focused on forging followers of Jesus to centre their lives on the gospel, participate in community, live on His mission, contribute to planting churches, and share ministries and resources to serve one another and the city.

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Pastor Jesus as Prophet

March 25, 2024 17:01 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB

Pastor Jesus | Pastor Jesus as Prophet Sunday, March 24, 2024 Brian Stegner Mark 1.9-11, 14-15, 21-22; 9.2-8; Acts 3.12-26 The people of God were used to listening to prophets who spoke to them on behalf of God. But now, there is one greater than the prophets. He comes with authority and uses His words to draw people into the blessing that He has brought for them.

Pastor Jesus as Sacrifice

March 18, 2024 18:47 - 46 minutes - 43.1 MB

Pastor Jesus | Pastor Jesus as Sacrifice Sunday, March 17, 2024 Dwight Bernier Hebrews 10.1-18 For the people of God, sacrifices were a regular part of life. But when Jesus came, it was said of Him that He was the “Lamb of God” who came to take the sins of the world. He came to be a willing sacrifice. What does His sacrifice have to do with us?

Bigger Church

March 11, 2024 15:49 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MB

Unpolished Church | Bigger Church Sunday, March 10, 2024 Jordan Weeks 1 Corinthians 16.1-24 Paul ends his letter by helping the Corinthians see that they are part of something much larger than themselves. There are saints hurting in other places. Paul is travelling to help start new gospel outposts. Their faithfulness locally contributes to global health. We are part of something bigger than our little local reality!

Resurrection

March 04, 2024 14:08 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

Unpolished Church | Resurrection Sunday, March 3, 2024 Peter Smith 1 Corinthians 15 Everything rests on the fact that Jesus rose from the dead. 

Prophetic Gifts

February 26, 2024 16:39 - 49 minutes - 45.9 MB

Unpolished Church | Prophetic Gifts Sunday, February 25, 2024 Dwight Bernier 1 Corinthians 14 Paul takes a lot of time to describe the gifts of tongues and prophecy and how they are to be used within the church. This is extremely important as both of these gifts are often misunderstood and misused within the gathering that is intended to be orderly and intelligible for those inside the church and for those who visit.

Love Gifts in body of Jesus

February 19, 2024 16:14 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MB

Unpolished Church | Love Gifts in body of Jesus Sunday, February 18, 2024 Jordan Weeks 1 Corinthians 13 This is a text typically used for weddings. While not completely inappropriate, this text has to do with how the gifts within the church are to be used. Gifts should not be used for the attention to be given to the individual, but rather to build the church up in love. Love endures all things!

Abusing Communion

February 12, 2024 16:06 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MB

Unpolished Church | Abusing Communion Sunday, February 11, 2024 Peter Smith 1 Corinthians 11.17-34 Jesus instituted a way to remember Him each time that the church gathers. This involves food and can be done in a number of ways. For the church in Corinth, they had meals together - but they didn’t wait for everyone to come. Before everyone could arrive, much of the food and wine was gone. In fact, people were getting drunk in their “remembrance” of Jesus. How does this passage impact us t...

Diverse Gifts in Body of Jesus

February 05, 2024 16:13 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MB

Unpolished Church | Diverse Gifts in Body of Jesus Sunday, February 4, 2024 Dwight Bernier 1 Corinthians 12.1-31 God has given His church everything that she needs for growth. This sermon is intended to showcase the variety of gifts given because of what Jesus has done and wants to do for His Church in the world.

Church Dress Codes

January 29, 2024 16:00 - 58 minutes - 54 MB

Unpolished Church | Church Dress Codes Sunday, January 28, 2024 Brian Stegner 1 Corinthians 11.2-16 Why does Paul spend time dealing with what men and women should or should not have on their heads? Is this teaching for us? Are we out of line if we don’t obey these rules? Or is there something more that needs to be explored from this text?

Winning at Life

January 22, 2024 15:29 - 51 minutes - 48 MB

Unpolished Church | Winning at Life Sunday, January 21, 2024 Dwight Bernier 1 Corinthians 9.19-27 What does it mean to “win” in this life? Paul goes into great detail in this text about how he views winning and how he rearranges his life to be able to consistently win. And this calling to win is for us as well!

Food, Culture & Idols

January 15, 2024 16:16 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MB

Unpolished Church | Food, Culture & Idols Sunday, January 14, 2024 Trenton Walker 1 Corinthians 8.1 - 11.1 The church in Corinth had practices and questions around engaging with the culture that Paul addressed. Though we don’t necessarily have the same issues today as it pertains to food, we have the same temptation to include idolatry into our lives. We desire to live the way we want without a thought of others.

Christmas Impacts our Family

December 26, 2023 05:15 - 41 minutes - 38.7 MB

Impact of Christmas | Christmas Impacts our Family Sunday, December 24, 2023 Peter Smith For some of us, the idea of spending Christmas with our family is amazing. For others, it is a horrible thought. Jesus came to give us something better than a biological family, which ultimately will end. He came to make a family of many diverse people all united around Him.

Christmas Impacts Our Hope

December 18, 2023 17:35 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MB

Impact of Christmas | Christmas Impacts our Hope Sunday, December 17, 2023 Jordan Weeks Hopeless situations are everywhere. Jesus comes to bring possibility into the hopeless. He desires to bring light into the darkness. This week, we look at some accounts of hopelessness that Jesus changed.

Christmas Impacts our Money

December 11, 2023 16:59 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MB

Impact of Christmas | Christmas Impacts our Money Sunday, December 10, 2023 Evan Walker For many, Christmas requires us to think about money. We are encouraged to be generous, buy gifts for others, and potentially go into debt to impress others with our version of celebration. But how does Jesus impact the way we view money? We will encounter several individuals who met Jesus and were challenged by Him regarding their resources. 

Divorce & Remarriage

December 04, 2023 19:17 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

Unpolished Church | Divorce & Remarriage Sunday, December 3, 2023 Jordan Weeks 1 Corinthians 7 Is it okay to divorce? Can someone remarry? Why does Paul address this here? These questions and more are handled in this passage.

Marriage

November 28, 2023 15:55 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MB

Unpolished Church | Marriage Sunday, November 26, 2023 Peter Smith 1 Corinthians 7 This sermon looks at God’s intentions for marriage as Paul highlights them for the church.

Disagreements

November 20, 2023 16:36 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB

Unpolished Church | Disagreements Sunday, November 19, 2023 Brian Stegner 1 Corinthians 6.1-11 Imagine church members taking one another to court. You don’t have to imagine because that is what is happening in this passage. Paul tells them that this is a matter of forgetting who they are as followers of Jesus. Their identity informs their actions.

Together & Undivided for the Gospel

November 13, 2023 19:36 - 54 minutes - 50 MB

All Church Gathering | Together & Undivided for the Gospel Sunday, November 12, 2023 Dwight Bernier Romans 16 As Paul finishes his letter to the church in Rome, he goes to great length to address many of the people who he loves and ministers with. His example indicates the importance of the together-ness and undivided-ness of the church for the demonstration and proclamation of the gospel.

Sexual Immorality & Church Discipline

November 06, 2023 17:26 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MB

Unpolished Church | Sexual Immorality & Church Discipline November 5, 2023 Dwight Bernier 1 Corinthians 5.1-13; 6.12-20 Sexual immorality is a catch-all phrase. It encompasses anything that is bent from God’s intention for sex. In this passage, Paul addresses sexual immorality in the church and helps them see that even the world does not applaud what is happening! He guides them through how they are to interact with those living in such a way both inside and outside the church.

Leaders

October 30, 2023 15:36 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MB

Unpolished Church | Leaders Sunday, October 29th, 2023 Jordan Weeks 1 Corinthians 4.1-21 Paul has been accused of a lot from the church. In this passage, Paul helps them see that leaders are intended to serve, pursue humility, and care for the church. He highlights that his ministry has not been one of ease and that it has been for the glory of Jesus and the good of the church.

Wisdom from the Spirit

October 23, 2023 16:19 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MB

Unpolished Church | Wisdom from the Spirit Sunday, October 22, 2023 Peter Smith 1 Corinthians 2.6-16 The wisdom being sought after in the city was not the wisdom that God was giving through His Spirit. Paul wants to help the church submit to the wisdom that is going to bring real life to the church and those around them.

Gospel is Enough

October 16, 2023 15:26 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MB

Unpolished Church | Gospel is Enough Sunday, October 15, 2023 Dwight Bernier 1 Corinthians 1.18-2.5 Paul went into Corinth with the gospel. He believed that was enough for the church and for the city. Though the church wanted to pursue wisdom according to the world, Paul fixed them on the gospel as the only way to actually move forward.

Ungodly Divisions

October 10, 2023 15:41 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MB

Unpolished Church | Ungodly Divisions Sunday, October 8, 2023 Peter Smith 1 Corinthians 1.10-17; 3.1-23 There were divisions in the church at Corinth that had come from ungodly devotion to specific leaders and ideas. Paul helps the church understand the role of leaders and how they are given to help the church mature, not divide.

Riches of the Church

October 02, 2023 15:46 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MB

Unpolished Church | Riches of the Church Sunday, October 1, 2023 Jordan Weeks 1 Corinthians 1.1-9 Despite what Paul is going to address with them, he begins by reminding the church of what is most true about them. They are saints. Beloved by God. And Paul is thankful for them. He spends some time in these verses to help them understand just how rich they are in Christ!

Digital & Virtual Porneia

September 25, 2023 14:41 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MB

Sextember | Digital & Virtual Porneia Sunday, September 24, 2023 Brian Stegner Genesis 39 Porneia is an all-encompassing term to describe sex outside of God’s intentions. We are in an age where many spend a significant portion of their lives in a virtual or digital world. Sex is there as well. How do we navigate this new world we find ourselves in?

Poly Relationships

September 18, 2023 14:36 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MB

Sextember | Poly Relationships Sunday, September 17, 2023 Dwight Bernier Genesis 29:15-30 God made a diverse amount of variety in His creation. But did He create sex to be had with a variety of people? This sermon looks at polygamy, polyamory and even polytheism as we examine God’s design for sex and marriage.

Abuse

September 12, 2023 19:17 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

Sextember | Abuse Sunday, September 10, 2023 Brian Alton Genesis 34 Like any good gift, sex has been abused. But the extremely difficult thing with abusing sex is that it involves another human being. This will be a delicate sermon that is aimed to bring attention to the issue and God’s offer of healing for those who have experienced it.

Origin of Sex

September 05, 2023 15:28 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MB

Sextember | Origin of Sex Sunday, September 3, 2023 Dwight Bernier Genesis 2.15-25 There are competing views out there on who we can have sex with and how we can have sex. But who is the authority on sex? Who gets the final say? Is it us? Is it society? Is it God? Listen in as we start our 2023 Sextember series on the topic of the origin of sex.

Born Again

August 28, 2023 18:44 - 1 hour - 71.5 MB

Born Again Sunday, August 27, 2023 Tim Hull John 3.1-21 Jesus encounters a religious official who sincerely wants to know why Jesus came. This sermon will unpack that question and walk through what Jesus meant when He said that in order to follow Jesus, one must be born again.

Repentance & Restoration

August 21, 2023 16:30 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MB

Summer of Loss | Repentance & Restoration Sunday, August 20, 2023 Trenton Walker Job 42 After hearing from God, Job repents completely. He turns wholeheartedly toward God. God rebukes Job’s friends and tells them to ask Job to pray for them. Then the Lord restored his fortunes after he had prayed for them. In fact, what he had after the period of intense suffering was much more than he had in the beginning. But that was irrelevant, for He had God. And though Job did not know what happene...

Lord always present

August 14, 2023 15:08 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MB

Summer of Loss | Lord always present Sunday, August 13, 2023 Peter Smith Job 38-41 Though Job was a man of integrity, he seemed to hide behind self-righteousness during the conversations with his friends. He became accusatory of God and demanded a trial. So, God comes and sets Him straight. When God speaks, Job is no longer speaking. He is quiet and receives all that is coming from the Lord. As the Lord goes after Job’s accusations, He is preparing Job to receive the righteousness that o...

Loss of respect

July 31, 2023 18:47 - 47 minutes - 44 MB

Summer of Loss | Loss of respect Sunday, July 30, 2023 Brian Stegner Job 32-37 Job and his friends were regarded as wise men. But Elihu, a young man, had been listening to the conversation. He steps up and rebukes them all. His role in particular in the overall scheme of the book. He is not rebuked by God, Job, or the three friends. He speaks from the posture of humility, but clearly is no respecter of persons. He worships the Almighty God and will carefully correct what is wrong about w...

Loss of innocence

July 24, 2023 17:40 - 1 hour - 59.4 MB

Summer of Loss | Loss of innocence Sunday, July 23, 2023 Peter Smith Job 29-31 Job is desperately trying to find his justification. He is defending himself, and by doing so is also going against his friends (rightfully), but also God. He is desiring God to give an answer for why He is doing this against Job.

Loss of wisdom

July 17, 2023 17:37 - 1 hour - 63.6 MB

Summer of Loss | Loss of wisdom Sunday, July 16, 2023 Evan Walker Job 28 Job has not found wisdom in his friends. He says that wisdom can not be found in the land of the living. Only God knows where wisdom is and unless He reveals it to us, we will be at a loss for our days.

Loss of Friends

July 04, 2023 15:35 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MB

Summer of Loss | Loss of Friends Sunday, July 2, 2023 Dwight Bernier Job 2.11-13; 4-27 Thankfully, in the midst of Job’s crisis, his three friends come to comfort him. But after listening to him, things quickly get out of hand. They all take their turns at beating Job down with the retributive principle. They point their fingers at Job for his wrong doing and tell him to change. Job consistently responds by declaring his integrity and his astonishment that his friends would come to him i...

Loss of health & peace

June 26, 2023 18:30 - 45 minutes - 42.4 MB

Summer of Loss | Loss of health & peace Sunday, June 25th, 2023 Brian Stegner Job 2.1-10; 3 In another account between God and the Accuser, Satan asks for Job’s health. God allows it and Job goes through intense and unbelievable physical pain. What was the advice of those around him, specifically his wife? How does he respond to this loss? And what role does evil and suffering play in a world controlled by a sovereign God?

Loss of Family & Property

June 20, 2023 15:09 - 55 minutes - 51.8 MB

Summer of Loss | Loss of Family & Property Sunday, June 18, 2023 Trenton Walker Job 1 In this text, we get to see into the heavenly court. We overhear a conversation between God and the Accuser, Satan. Satan asks to destroy Job. Job experiences an inconceivable report from his servants. In one day, he loses his property and children. What would he feel? How does he respond?

Changed by the Church

June 12, 2023 15:35 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MB

Ingredients for Change | Changed by the Church Sunday, June 11th, 2023 Dwight Bernier 1 Corinthians 12 Paul uses the meta example of a body to showcase what God’s intention for the church is. In order for the body to function as it is supposed to, each member must belong, serve, gather and multiply according to how the Lord wants. The Lord made this unique local grouping and intends for it to build itself in maturity by using the gifts given by Him.

Wisdom

June 05, 2023 15:25 - 49 minutes - 46.3 MB

Ingredients for Change | Wisdom Sunday, June 4, 2023 Peter Smith James 3:13-18 Wisdom is usually where people start when they want to change. They go to the “self-help” section or to a counsellor. While that is not necessarily bad, this should be lower on the priority list. The question then is how should we use wisdom on our journey to change? The Bible gives us a framework for how wisdom should be discerned - is it from the Lord or the world? And how then should we apply it?

Family (City Group)

May 29, 2023 17:29 - 1 hour - 77.7 MB

Ingredients for Change | Family (City Group) Sunday, May 28th, 2023 Dwight Bernier Mark 3:31-35 God rescues us into His family and then showcases His work to the world. The church was meant to be something more than a Sunday gathering. It is meant to show and tell of the good news of who Jesus is and what He has done for us. Therefore, we organize our church into City Groups, where we get to be the church in the life of the city.

Friends (Change Group)

May 23, 2023 19:22 - 47 minutes - 44.3 MB

Ingredients for Change | Friends (Change Group) Sunday, May 21st, 2023 Trenton Walker Friends are not given to occupy time and space. They are given to know another and ultimately to point them to Jesus. Though there is sin and adversity that wants to choke out life, real friends help us fight sin and worship our Saviour. This sermon should go into details about change groups and utilize the forms that we have in order to help people understand how to participate. 

Gospel, Worship, and Listening

May 15, 2023 16:41 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB

Ingredients for Change | Gospel, Worship, and Listening Sunday, May 14, 2023 Brian Stegner Colossians 1.3-14 We can’t grow without the gospel. It is the gospel that bears fruit. The gospel is the power of God to salvation! There is no other power for rescue or change. The desire of God is not that we would just hear the gospel once and be saved, but the two would continue to hear it and let it lead us to worship Him! In order to keep hearing the gospel, we need to learn to listen to God....

Feasting

May 08, 2023 18:00 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MB

F[e]asting | Feasting Sunday, May 7, 2023 Dwight Bernier John 6 Feasting was a regular occurrence in the Old Testament. The people of God would stop their regularly scheduled lives to remember what God has done. As the church, we have a meal as well, which Jesus instituted on the night that He was betrayed. But, He spoke about the type of feast that He desired for His people earlier than this. It was at a speaking event in the wilderness where people forgot to bring food.

Fasting

May 01, 2023 18:56 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MB

F(e)asting | Fasting Sunday, April 30, 2023 Jordan Weeks Matthew 4.1-11 Fasting is not merely the absence of food, but intentionally focusing our appetite on God. We choose to go without so that we can re-orient ourselves around the one that we really need. This is a practice we want to grow in as a church so that we might have more of Christ!

Jesus is Coming Soon

April 24, 2023 17:18 - 51 minutes - 47.9 MB

Victory | Jesus is Coming Soon Sunday, April 23, 2023 Peter Smith Revelation 22.6-21 Jesus is coming back for His people. He is coming back to enact all that we read in Revelation. He sent us this word so that we could be ready for Him and not surprised. Knowing all that we know, how do we change how we live? Do our hearts say, “Come,” as the Spirit and rest of the Bride say? Jesus is bringing eternal blessing with Him and invites us to witness to a world that does not know that it wants...

Generous for the Nations

April 17, 2023 20:22 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MB

Church Planting Sunday | Generous for the Nations Sunday, April 16, 2023 Dwight Bernier 2 Corinthians 8-9 Jesus has been supremely generous to His people. We have been blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Him. Why? That we might worship Him in every way, especially through the resources that He entrusts to us.

Transfer of Power

April 11, 2023 18:26 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MB

Transfer of Power Sunday, April 9th, 2023 Brian Stegner Matthew 28:5-6 Jesus is alive and that has changed the course of everything.

All Things New

April 04, 2023 14:14 - 55 minutes - 51 MB

Victory | All Things New Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 Dwight Bernier Revelation 21.1-22.5 In the beginning, God created everything. Now, He is making all things new. He is removing death and all her friends. The dwelling place of God will forever be with His people. And where God is there exists eternal security, life, love, and joy for us.

Jesus the Judge

March 27, 2023 15:42 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MB

Victory | Jesus the Judge Sunday, March 26th, 2023 Jordan Weeks Revelation 20 There are many opinions about this text and the millennium. But the main point of the text is that Satan, the dragon, will ultimately be judged and sentenced to an eternity of torment. And the same is true for all those whose names were not written in the Lamb’s book of life. There is a real sober nature to this text. Evil is officially ending.

Jesus the Victor

March 20, 2023 18:24 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MB

Victory | Jesus the Victor Sunday, March 19th, 2023 Dwight Bernier Revelation 19.11-21 This picture of Jesus is intimidating. He is dressed as a warrior who is going to battle. All those who are not with Him are against Him. And He captures them all - the beast, the false prophet, and all those who worshiped the beast were captured. The beast and false prophet were thrown into the lake of fire. And we are with Him. We get to participate in His victory over evil as followers and worshiper...

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