Temple Cambridge
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Holy Together in the Gospel - Instructions for the Married and Unmarried | April 21, 2024
April 21, 2024 16:08 - 41 minutes - 27.8 MBIf you are single, should you get married? If you are widowed, should you get remarried? In light of all the troubles in the world and Jesus coming back soon, how are we to now live whether married or single? These are some of the questions we will be addressing this Sunday as we study 1 Corinthians 7:25-40. I love how the Bible has practical answers for everyday life while showing us that there is more to live than just living for today. Do you?
Holy Together in the Gospel - Live as You Are Called | April 14, 2024
April 14, 2024 16:11 - 46 minutes - 31 MBOne of the great things about following Christ is that we are to be future-oriented. We cannot change the past. Christ cleanses us from our past, then He calls us to move forward with Him. This is part of the reason why we are to live as we were when we were called, especially in regard to whether we were single or married, or widowed. Furthermore, if we were married to an unbeliever at the time of our conversion to Christ, we are to stay with that person as long as they will have us. We lea...
Holy Together in The Gospel - Who Owns You? | April 7, 2024
April 07, 2024 16:30 - 55 minutes - 36.6 MBDue to the cost of housing, more and more family members and friends are moving in together to share costs and have a sense of community post-COVID when we are all lonely. Multi-generational homes and joint-ownership is not a new concept. In fact, living by ourselves or with just our immediate family may be a more recent phenomenon that has been predominantly practiced in the West due to affluence and rugged individualism. Certainly the Bible describes multi-generational living arrangements ...
Holy Together in the Gospel - The Resurrection for Our Future | March 31, 2024
March 31, 2024 15:54 - 30 minutes - 20.5 MBChrist has risen! Those three words may be the most life-changing in history. As we celebrate Christ’s death, burial and resurrection, this weekend we are going to focus on how Christ deals with our past and Christ also gives us a future from 1 Corinthians 15. That future includes our own resurrection. We too will rise! As a picture of what Jesus did for us, is doing for us and will do for us, we also have baptisms this Sunday planned for the end of the service. If you have not been baptized...
Good Friday | March 29, 2024
March 29, 2024 16:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBGood Friday | March 29, 2024
Holy Together in the Gospel - Avoid Lawsuits and Hell | March 24, 2024
March 24, 2024 16:06 - 39 minutes - 28.2 MBOne of the big differences I have noticed over the nearly three decades of ministry is that Christians are now more prone to sue one another. This should not be as we will discover from 1 Corinthians 5! Why not leave room for God’s justice? Why not leave room for God to work and change a person’s life? As we will discover, God can change the heart of the vilest offender of sin. Has He changed yours and mine?
Holy Together in the Gospel - Keeping the Church Holy | March 17, 2024
March 17, 2024 16:18 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBI recall having a conversation with a person outside of the faith who wanted to encourage the church to be tolerant by quoting Jesus’ words, “Judge not, that you be not judged!” Of course, those words ripped from their context do not tell the whole story. What Jesus said in Matthew 7:1 is missing from what Jesus goes on to say in Matthew 7:2, “For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.” Jesus then talks about getting the l...
Holy Together in the Gospel - Wait for God's Judgment | March 10, 2024
March 10, 2024 16:08 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MBMaybe not all of us don a robe and pick up a gavel, but we often play the role of judge. We judge people’s appearances, their actions, their attitudes, and their aptitudes. Why do we do that? Is it because God gave us human beings the responsibility to take dominion over the earth as Genesis 1:26-28 describes? Or is it because when we humans ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil that we have wrongly seen ourselves as being a pretty good judge of character and ot...
Holy Together in the Gospel - How to Build up the Church Rather than Tear It Down | March 3, 2024
March 03, 2024 17:09 - 43 minutes - 29 MBAre you building your life on what will last? There is going to come a Day when each person’s work will be shown for whether it has lasting value. That Day will be when we see Jesus. Are you building what will last? Is that building contributing to God’s construction project called the Church? This is what we learn about from 1 Corinthians 3:1:18 this Sunday. I leave you with an awesome promise by God from 1 Corinthians 3:22, “ … all are yours, and you are Christ’s and Christ is God’s.” All ...
Holy Together in the Gospel - Wisdom Comes from the Holy Spirit | February 25, 2024
February 25, 2024 16:55 - 36 minutes - 24.4 MBWhere do you get wisdom? Want to know the secret to getting wisdom? Well, I’m not telling! Pastor Aaron will be this Sunday as he preaches from 1 Corinthians 2:6-16. See you Sunday!
Holy Together in the Gospel - Preaching Christ Crucified | February 18, 2024
February 18, 2024 16:59 - 38 minutes - 25.7 MBEver struggled with not being able to say the right thing or you feel you stumble over your words, especially when you are trying to tell others about Jesus? Join the club! Moses, Jeremiah and even the Apostle Paul struggled with not being able to speak God’s Word eloquently. I too feel this way when I am speaking and preaching. However, there is great encouragement because not only does God make up for our weaknesses, but we only need to preach one thing - Christ crucified. We don’t need to...
Holy Together in the Gospel - The Power, Wisdom, and Boasting of the Cross | February 11, 2024
February 11, 2024 16:57 - 30 minutes - 20.6 MBDid you know that the Bible says it is okay to boast? I know most of the boasting that we encounter is an immediate turn off. The exception may be grandparents who get away with boasting about their grandkids as long as it is not overdone. However, there is one type of boasting that is good, godly, and permitted in Scripture - boasting in the Lord for what He has done for us through the gospel of Jesus Christ. We can boast of God’s wisdom and grace. Let’s boast about what Christ has done. Th...
Holy Together - No Divisions Among You | February 4, 2024
February 04, 2024 16:53 - 37 minutes - 24.9 MBDo you recall when you were old enough to be left alone at home not needing a babysitter? Your parents might go out to run an errand or go out on a long-awaited date without the extra cost of babysitting fees. What did your parents tell you before leaving you alone? Probably they gave a lot of instructions including phone numbers to call. I don’t remember all the instructions, but I recall my parents telling my sister and I not to fight with each other. It is at the heart of every parent - l...
Holy Together in the Gospel - Not Lacking Any Gift | January 28, 2024
January 28, 2024 16:48 - 28 minutes - 18.8 MBWe tend to lack lots of things - friends, money, time, and affection - to name a few. However, do you realize that we as a church do lack any gift to do the assignments God has given us? Everything we need to complete the task before us, God has empowered us to do. This is what we will discover in 1 Corinthians 1:4-9 this Sunday. Now whether we use those gifts in another question altogether, but we lack no gift.
Holy Together in the Gospel - Christ's Church and Calling | January 21, 2024
January 21, 2024 17:01 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBWho owns the church? As much it may seem that we have ownership, the church belongs to her Husband who won her hand by shedding His own blood. The church belongs to Jesus Christ. This is what we will learn this Sunday as we begin a new series in 1 Corinthians entitled Holy Together in the Gospel. Our leadership team has had a desire to teach on 1 Corinthians and particularly spiritual gifts for years, but other pressing matters like COVID took precedence. We are excited to study this letter ...
Living Wisely through Family Discipleship | January 14, 2023
January 14, 2024 17:05 - 37 minutes - 24.6 MBHow are you discipling your family? Don’t know how? This Sunday Pastor Kyle will help us learn how to live wisely by discipling our family.
How to Live a Spiritually Disciplined Life | January 7, 2024
January 07, 2024 17:19 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBWe are called to be like Jesus! That is what Christian means “little Christs.” We become like Christ as we are united to Christ, but also by living like Christ. This Sunday Pastor Jason will unpack how to live like Christ through the spiritual disciplines.
Live Wisely | December 31, 2023
December 31, 2023 17:09 - 32 minutes - 21.7 MBHappy New Year! Let’s conclude this year by coming and telling some stories of how God worked in our lives this year. Come ready to tell your God story! We will conclude the service looking ahead to 2024 with our theme of living wisely.
BLESS - Share the Story of the Messiah | December 24, 2023
December 25, 2023 00:20 - 22 minutes - 14.9 MBMerry Christmas! We have two services this Sunday with different themes. The first theme will be serving the need of others in the morning service at 10:30 am. Jesus came to serve our ultimate need as we will learn from Luke 2:8-14. Then come back at night to our Christmas Eve service at 6 PM as we share the story of Jesus from Luke 2:15-20. It will be a great time with special music from our choir and end with a candlelight musical reflection on Christ. Please invite a friend to share the s...
BLESS - Serve the Needs for the Messiah | December 24, 2023
December 24, 2023 16:52 - 27 minutes - 17.6 MBMerry Christmas! We have two services this Sunday with different themes. The first theme will be serving the need of others in the morning service at 10:30 am. Jesus came to serve our ultimate need as we will learn from Luke 2:8-14. Then come back at night to our Christmas Eve service at 6 PM as we share the story of Jesus from Luke 2:15-20. It will be a great time with special music from our choir and end with a candlelight musical reflection on Christ. Please invite a friend to share the s...
BLESS - Eat With One Another | December 17, 2023
December 17, 2023 17:03 - 42 minutes - 28.6 MBOne of our strengths is that we like to eat. This is a great strength because people feel loved when you eat their food with them. As we continue our Advent theme of B.L.E.S.S. (Begin with prayer, Listen to the need, Eat with others, Serve the need, Share the story of Jesus), we will be focusing on eating with others. Now, eating with others has a broader context of hospitality. What does this have to do with Christmas? Remember, Mary and Joseph travelled to Bethlehem (lit. “The house of bre...
BLESS - Listen To The Need for the Messiah | December 10, 2023
December 10, 2023 17:03 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBHearing aids are amazing inventions. They enable people to hear things that they wouldn’t otherwise. My son-in-law recently got hearing aids because he had experienced hearing loss from birth. At first, it was mind-blowing as he heard so many sounds. It took him a while to filter out some of those sounds. In fact, they only put his hearing aids at 80% capacity because it was too overwhelming. This reminds me of how loud and noisy our lives are and begs the question - are you able to truly l...
BLESS - Begin With Prayer for the Messiah | December 3, 2023
December 05, 2023 19:48 - 46 minutes - 31.3 MBAs we begin the advent season, our aim is to B.L.E.S.S. (Begin with prayer, Listen for the need, Eat with one another, Serve the need and Share of the story of Jesus) others. We think B.L.E.S.S. fits perfectly with advent because advent has the idea of "the arrival of a notable person, thing or event.” The notable person was Jesus, the thing was the Kingdom of God and the event was Christ's birth. Jesus was sent by God for us. Jesus was God’s ultimate missionary. And we are called to be miss...
Loving God with all Our Strength | November 26, 2023
November 26, 2023 17:07 - 44 minutes - 29.3 MBWhat is in your hand? A ball? A tool? A pen? A phone? How are you using what God has given you? How are you loving God with your talents and abilities? God gives some of us more talents than others, but He gives each of us at least one talent as we will discover from Exodus 17. This Sunday I want you to bring that object to church if you can, as an act of surrender and dedication. Trust me, you will get it back! See you Sunday!
Your Time Is Not Your Own | November 19, 2023
November 19, 2023 17:12 - 46 minutes - 41 MBGod is going to give you 168 of these this week. What are “these”? Hours! You have 168 hours. How are you going to spend these 168 hours this week serving and loving God? When you go to work and provide for your family with integrity by not overworking or underworking - you love God! When you work hard on your school assignments - you love God! When there is a blessed interruption and you stop and help someone - you love God. When you read your Bible, spend less time looking at a screen and...
The Battlefield of the Mind: Practicing Biblical Worship with our Thoughts | November 12, 2023
November 12, 2023 17:23 - 29 minutes - 16.9 MBDid you know that your mind and intellect is a gift from God? Some of you might be worried because like me, you feel like at times you are losing your mind and cannot keep track of everything. However, your minds are a gift from God and one of the main ways we can love God. We steward our minds for God as we study, thank and praise Him. When we use our minds in our lives to serve God and our families as workers and students that too is good stewardship. This Sunday Duane Friesen will be pre...
Loving God with all Our Hearts | November 5, 2023
November 05, 2023 17:04 - 39 minutes - 25.7 MBHave you ever gone to one of those blood pressure machines at a pharmacy to check how your heart is doing? You have sit there perfectly still while the cuff seems to cut off all circulation to the lower half of your arm and just before your arm dies from lack of blood flow, you are rewarded with seeing if your blood pressure and heart rate are normal or not. Though annoying for a moment, the information is helpful. This Sunday we will NOT be asking you to put on blood pressure cuffs. Howeve...
Global Outreach Weekend | October 29, 2023
October 29, 2023 16:30 - 1 hour - 37.1 MBWelcome to our Global Outreach Weekend! This is one of my favorite weekends of the year when we have a concentrated time on what God is doing around the world. This year's theme is Gospel Boldness for the nations and our speaker is the Fellowship president Steve Jones. I can't wait for you to hear all that God is doing through our Fellowship ministries both nationally and globally. Many are becoming saved and baptized! Don't forget the weekend starts at 5:30pm on Saturday with our Internatio...
Understanding the End of the World | October 22, 2023
October 22, 2023 16:10 - 43 minutes - 28.6 MBHow much time do we have left? As a time-oriented person, this has always been a question in my mind. I would want to know the answer to that question when it came to test, “How much time do we have left to take the test?” Or I would want to know how much time we had left until work was done when I worked as a young man in the cornfields. Aged Daniel in Daniel 12 wanted to know how much there was left until the end of the world? As we will find out from Daniel 12, he got a heavenly and frien...
The Kings of the North and the South | October 15, 2023
October 15, 2023 16:07 - 40 minutes - 27.2 MBAre you amazed at the accuracy of the Bible? If not, open your minds and hearts to God’s Word this Sunday as Dr. Wayne Baxter preaches from Daniel 11. We will study and read a prophecy that is very precise about what would happen in Persia and Greece in the days after Daniel. It is a reminder that God is in control of history because it is His story. And if God is controlling history, we do not have to fear. We can take great comfort and have hope for the future. Jesus is reigning! See you S...
Strength from God's Word | October 8, 2023
October 08, 2023 16:12 - 45 minutes - 29.3 MBHappy Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving is one of my favourite holidays because of its four “f’s” - family, fellowship, food, and football. And yet, I realize for some of you that another word can characterize Thanksgiving - fear. Fear of family having another fight. Fear of a lack of fellowship. Fear of the food not turning out right. Fear of getting hurt playing football in our Annual Turkey Bowl on Monday morning or fear of your football team losing once again. Fear was the experience of Daniel ...
Persevere in Prayer | October 1, 2023
October 01, 2023 16:12 - 36 minutes - 25.5 MBI have to confess that when I was young, I thought prayer was boring. I would much rather "do something" than sit around and talk to God about it. I have since learned that talking to God about a situation is doing something about it - it is joining Him in His work. This weekend, starting tonight at 7 PM is our Prayer Summit, will be a time where we praise God and seek what He wants to say to us personally and as a church. It is a can’t miss event. Tomorrow starting at 9 am, we will have an ...
God is in Control Over History | September 24, 2023
September 24, 2023 15:57 - 38 minutes - 21 MBWhat bad news would make you sick to your stomach and overwhelm you so that you would not be able to get out of bed? Would it have to do with family? Would it have to do with your financial portfolio? Would it have to do with losing all of your save work on your computer? Or maybe something to do with your house you have been working so hard to fix up to become your dream house? This Sunday we will be studying Daniel 8 and find out what made the prophet Daniel sick to the point that he lay s...
Love God, Connect with Others, and Serve the Community | September 10, 2023
September 10, 2023 15:51 - 27 minutes - 14.3 MBLove God, Connect with Others, and Serve the Community
Work and Rest in God | September 3, 2023
September 03, 2023 15:55 - 33 minutes - 17.1 MBDo you feel burdened, heavy, tired, or worn out? Caught in a cycle of busyness? Are the demands of life getting you down? We live in a fast paced culture, that at times, can feel overwhelming. This can be true of our relationship with Jesus as well. If we are not careful, our walk with Jesus can quickly turn into a list of do’s and don'ts. This Sunday we will receive an invitation from Jesus in Matthew 11:28-30 to find rest for our souls. Come prepared to RSVP to his invitation.
Seek the Welfare of God's People | August 27, 2023
August 27, 2023 16:01 - 33 minutes - 16.9 MBWhat legacy will you leave behind? A good legacy? A bad legacy? It is an important question, especially since none of us know when we will see Jesus. This Sunday as we wrap up our summer series on Esther, we are going to not only see the legacies of King Ahasuerus and Mordecai, but also discover the Lord’s legacy for us, which at first is not apparent. Come, find out the Lord’s legacy for us in the morning and then come back at 6:00pm as we will have an information night on the End Times fo...
God's War on Evil | August 20, 2023
August 20, 2023 16:01 - 41 minutes - 21 MBGod is at war with evil. It has been a dragged-out war for millennia, not because God doesn’t have the superior power to win, but because He is winning hearts one-by-one at the same time. It is also part of reversing the curse that occurred at the Fall. Esther 8 is a snapshot of God overcoming evil whereby the roles have been reversed. The violence and impending genocide proclaimed against God’s people in Esther 3 is now turned and God’s people can defend themselves. This was not a case of v...
Justice Prevails | August 13, 2023
August 13, 2023 16:01 - 36 minutes - 18.7 MBWill we ever fully have justice on the earth? Probably not! But there are times when we come close. Esther 7 is one of those times. We love those times because it seems evil wins so often. Pastor Kyle will unpack this passage and remind us once again that God is always working, even if it is behind the scenes and seemingly at the last minute to rescue the oppressed.
Deferred Reward | August 6, 2023
August 06, 2023 16:02 - 42 minutes - 22.3 MBEver had trouble sleeping? What if that troubled sleep is for a divine purpose? Maybe to pray? Maybe to recall a task or situation that you forgot about and now it is God’s timing for you to act upon? This is what happened to King Ahasuerus (aka King Xerxes). He forgot to reward someone. The timing wasn’t right when the righteous act was performed. Now it is. Often rewards are deferred for a divine purpose. That is certainly true of our heavenly rewards. So, whether you are having insomnia a...
Being Reckless vs. Being Courageous | July 30, 2023
July 30, 2023 15:54 - 33 minutes - 17.1 MBImagine you are at a feast with lavish decorations and your favourite food. For some of you who have the gift of hospitality and love to cook, maybe you prepared some of your favourite dishes? Can you picture it? Now imagine that a king is there and he loves all the food and wants to show his gratitude. He promptly asks you this question, “What can I do for you? I will give it to you, even if it is up to half my kingdom?” What would you ask for? This is the situation Esther finds herself in ...
For Such a Time as This | July 23, 2023
July 23, 2023 15:55 - 36 minutes - 17.9 MB"For such a time as this..." We do not want to create and overinflated sense of self, but God has you in that workplace, that home, that community, or that challenging relationship to complete the assignment He has for you. Would that help you persevere? Would that give you an extra sense of courage? Would it cause you to be bold in your faith and share the gospel? This week as we study Esther 4, we will be reminded that God has given us each an assignment and we are to do it completely in ...
Watch For Evil Plots | July 16, 2023
July 16, 2023 16:08 - 49 minutes - 25.5 MBEver been bullied? Ever felt attacked like there was a plot against you? It seems that the most peaceful course of action is to do what they say and bow to their wishes. Esther 3 teaches us the exact opposite. Come this Sunday and hear one of our Elders Dr. Wayne Baxter explain further what our response should be to when there are evil plots against us. And remember, your Heavenly Father can beat up a bully any time of the day if you just call out to Him!
Selected For Significance | July 9, 2023
July 09, 2023 16:07 - 51 minutes - 26 MBHave you ever been selected for a job, task, or assignment that you didn’t want to do? Probably we all have. However, none of us have experienced what Mordecai did when he was captured, taken to Babylon, lost his uncle, and then had to take care of his cousin in a hostile environment. Also, none of us have experienced the assignment of being forced to marry an evil king and become part of his harem. That is what Mordecai’s cousin Esther had to do after the former queen, Vashti, refused to be...
Refusing the Powerful | July 2, 2023
July 02, 2023 16:00 - 33 minutes - 17 MBHappy Canada Day weekend! One of the freedoms I cherish in our country is the freedom of speech that we can peacefully disagree and not have reprisals by those in government (at least for now.) This was not true for Queen Vashti in the days of Persian Empire. As we begin our summer series through the Book of Esther, we are going to learn about refusing the powerful and sticking to our convictions. May God give us great wisdom and be faithful as we live in an ever increasing culture!
Courage Over Cowardice | June 25, 2023
June 25, 2023 15:53 - 38 minutes - 18.3 MBThis week we will be studying Daniel and the Lion’s Den from Daniel 6. This is one of the most beloved stories in the Bible, but let’s remember that it probably wasn’t for Daniel. This 80+ year old man getting to spend a night in lion’s den would not have been on or completed his bucket list. And yet, it shows a cyclical nature of prayer and courage - prayer builds courage and courage invokes more prayer. As we continue to lose our religious freedoms here in Canada, it may not be lions that ...
Contentment Over Corruption | June 18, 2023
June 18, 2023 16:02 - 44 minutes - 22.8 MBHappy Father’s Day! As a dad, I confess I worry about the future. I worry and wonder whether my children will walk with God. To fight this worry I need to remember that God is in control of the future and has a plan for my family’s life. We see how God was in control of the future in Daniel 5. He even writes it on a wall. What do you think God would write on the wall to you?
Consistency Over Conceit | June 11, 2023
June 11, 2023 16:11 - 47 minutes - 23.2 MBHave you ever been on top? Top of the class? Top of the standings? Top of the heap? Have you noticed how high it is up there and how long the fall is? This Sunday we are going to learn from Daniel 4 about how King Nebuchadnezzar was on top of the world and how God brought him low. Remember, God can quickly humble those with the biggest egos! May those egos never be ours! No wonder the Bible often repeats God gives grace to the humble, but opposes the proud.
Convictions Over Compromise | June 4, 2023
June 04, 2023 15:58 - 37 minutes - 18.3 MBWhat are your convictions? Do you know them? Have you written them? There will come a time when you will be pressed to compromise your convictions as we will learn from Daniel 3. Daniel’s 3 friends Hananiah (aka Shadrach), Mishael (aka Meshach) and Azariah (aka Abednego) had to bow to a king’s idol or face the fiery furnace. What will do you when you face your fiery furnace? Will you trust God for rescue or reward?
Confidence Over Confusion | May 28, 2023
May 28, 2023 15:52 - 40 minutes - 20.5 MBWhat is your dream? As we will learn from studying Daniel 2 this week, God has used dreams like the one He gave King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to show His power over the powerful. I find this very encouraging because there are many in power today who are opposed to God and His ways. They are confusing many about their God-given identity.
Character Over Conformity | May 21, 2023
May 21, 2023 16:05 - 38 minutes - 18.2 MBHappy Victoria Day weekend! This is the unofficial kickoff for summer and we thought it would be a great time to kickoff a new sermon series that we are very excited about. We are entitling it Bold in Babylon and will be studying the Book of Daniel. Studying Daniel will continue to help in our goal of keeping our eyes locked on the Lord and remaining faithful to Him in an ever-increasing hostile world. In order to help you understand Daniel, please find this attached Background to Daniel. We...