Wellspring Church Weekly Sermon

3 Stories about God's Heart for the Lost | Investigating Jesus | Week 10

This week's message is a little bit different. Pastor Shane briefly talks about God's heart for the lost using the 3 well known parables from Luke 15.  However, we also heard from Lorna Dueck and her passion and heart for the Alpha course as well as a few testimonies about what God has done in and through the course here at Wellspring.

Surprised by Hope | Investigating Jesus | Week 8

Hope is Alive! Jesus is Alive! Today Pastor Shane talks about the the life changing hope that we have in Jesus because he rose from the grave! 

Surprised by Hope | Investigating Jesus | Week 8

Hope is Alive! Jesus is Alive! Today Pastor Shane talks about the the life changing hope that we have in Jesus because he rose from the grave! 

Jesus Delivers | Investigating Luke | Week 7

In this week's sermon, Pastor Shane tackles the subject of 'demonic deliverance' as is seen in Luke 4:31-37.  This text is a great example of the power of Jesus and how nothing can stand against him! 

Jesus Delivers | Investigating Jesus | Week 7

In this week's sermon, Pastor Shane tackles the subject of 'demonic deliverance' as is seen in Luke 4:31-37.  This text is a great example of the power of Jesus and how nothing can stand against him! 

Are You in the Family Line? | Investigating Jesus | Week 4

In this week's sermon, Pastor Shane takes a look at the exciting passage of Scripture known as the genealogy of Jesus that can be found in Luke 3:23-38.  Most people simply skip this portion of Luke, but as will discover, there is a lot in there that can rock your life for the better! 

How is your Fire? | Investigating Jesus | Week 3

In this week's sermon pastor talks about the difference between the baptism of John and the baptism of Jesus.  Do you need a fresh baptism of the fire of God in your life?  If so, this message is for you!

Who is this Kid? | Investigating Jesus Series | Week 2

We are in week 2 of our new series called Investigating Jesus in the gospel of Luke, and In this week's message, Pastor Joel walks through the amazing story of 12 year old Jesus in the temple and looks at the earliest recorded words of Jesus that we have in the Bible!  Get ready!

How Do You Imagine Heaven? | Hope Unveiled | Week 22

In our final message, Pastor Shane takes a few minutes to talk about the subject of heaven and how we as believers need to live each day with heaven and eternity in mind.

The Book of Life - 3 Myths about Heaven | Hope Unveiled | Week 21

Our culture is fascinated with the idea and subject of the "After-Life."  In today's message, Pastor Shane talks about 3 common myths surrounding the "After-Life" that we can see in our culture and then weighs it against what we find in the Scriptures, and in particular, Rev 20.

A Marriage Made in Heaven | Hope Unveiled | Week 20

The book of Revelation is more about staying true to Jesus than it is about predicting the future.  Revelation ends with the announcement of a wedding reception celebrating Jesus being united with his people after a long period of waiting, as a bridegroom is united with his bride after a long engagement.  This is both a beautiful picture and reminder of what our relationship with Jesus is all about!

Where is Water Getting into Your Boat | Hope Unveiled | Week 19

In this week's message Pastor Shane talks about the important topic of what as believers to "Be in the world, but not of the world."

God doesn't Share | Hope Unveiled (Week 18)

This week Pastor Joel is going to talk about the topic of Idolatry and how God is a jealous God who doesn't not want to share the "wall of your heart" with anyone or anything!  Something to think about as you listen... IS there something or someone on the wall of your heart that should not be there? 

God is a Righteous Judge | Hope Unveiled (Week 17)

God our Deliverer | Hope Unveiled (Week 16)

Traits of a Follower | Hope Unveiled (Week 15)

Don’t Be Deceived | Hope Unveiled (Week 14)

 In Rev. 12, God pulls back the veil to reveal an epic spiritual battle going on in heaven that Satan loses. John then sees Satan and his demonic entourage take their fight to earth. Chapter13 shows how in revealing what commentators call a counterfeit “Unholy Trinity”: the Dragon, the beast coming out of the sea, and the beast arising from the earth. In Rev. 12, the dragon is identified as Satan. In ch. 13, the first beast has come to be considered the “Anti-Christ,” and the second the “Fal...

The Devil’s Defeat | Hope Unveiled (Week 13)

 G.K. Beale writes, "Revelation 12 has always been, consciously or not, considered as the center and the key to the entire book.” Revelation 12 explicitly casts the dragon as the great accuser of God’s people, that ancient Serpent, the Devil. The kingdom of God was inaugurated by Jesus’ ministry, bringing the body of Christ, the Church, into existence. The dragon’s role as the accuser is completely undermined because there is no condemnation for those in Christ (Rom 8:1). The dragon thus see...

Jesus Wins! | Hope Unveiled (Week 12)

 At chapter 11, we reach the half-way mark in Revelation — and again, though chapter 11 is another chapter of difficulty, it is a chapter of hope that tells us ahead of time that in the end Jesus wins! As the 7th trumpet is blown, it’s declared: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah”(v.15). In this chapter, John is shown a contrast between the earthly temple in Jerusalem and “God’s temple in heaven”(v.19). Just as John prophesies, Jerusalem — “the ho...

Why Read Revelation? | Hope Unveiled (Week 11)

Chapter 10 brings us to a pause in the dramatic storyline of the outpouring of God’s judgements symbolized by the 7 seals and the first 6 trumpets. But before the 7th and final trumpet is blown, ch. 10 opens with John seeing a giant angel representing God’s sovereign control, declaring there will be ’no delay’ to God plans being accomplished. We are not shown the details, represented by the contents of the scroll in the angel’s hand not being revealed. But John is instructed to take and eat ...

The Underworld | Hope Unveiled (Week 10)

 In chapter 8 we were introduced to the first 4 trumpet judgments. Now in chapter 9 we see the fifth and the sixth trumpet judgments being released on the unbelieving world! John describes terrifying locusts unleashed upon the unrepentant oppressors for five months. As with the horses in the latter half of the chapter, the descriptions are meant to terrify and alarm the unrepentant. The imagery describing these creatures is borrowed from various portions of the Hebrew Bible. This vision shoe...

When Heaven Went Silent | Hope Unveiled (Week 9)

 Revelation ch. 7 was a break as the writer John pauses talking about Jesus breaking the 7 seals of the scroll to talk about his vision of the Great Commission being fulfilled. But now the break is over, as John picks up where things left off at ch. 6. With the opening of the 6th seal, more judgement is released, leading to the final seal, which does not complete God’s judgement but leads to a 7th seal. But when we read the 7th seal being opened in Rev. 8:1, John says all of heaven became qu...

The Great Commission Completed | Hope Unveiled (Week 8)

 Chapter 7 forms a parenthesis or interlude between the sixth seal and the seventh seal and seeks to answer the question posed at the end of chapter 6, “who can stand?” There is much debate and controversy surrounding the “Great Tribulation” and the identity of the 144,000. But regardless of how you interpret these two things, the underlying message is that no matter how much suffering we endure, there is an extremely large number of people that God is going to seal/ mark with his presence, ...

The Road to Jesus’ Return | Hope Unveiled (Week 7)

 We reach now the pivotal turning point in the book of Revelation. Up to now, things have moved along nicely. We have seen John describe his amazing visions of the risen Christ, of the Lamb, and of God’s throne. We have also seen Jesus’ interaction with the seven churches and how these mini-letters impact us today. But now things are going to get more and more intense. In chapter 6, Jesus releases the ’seal judgements’, which are the first of 3 sets of 7 trials, or tribulations to prepare th...

The Road to Jesus’ Return | Hope Unveiled (Week 7)

 We reach now the pivotal turning point in the book of Revelation. Up to now, things have moved along nicely. We have seen John describe his amazing visions of the risen Christ, of the Lamb, and of God’s throne. We have also seen Jesus’ interaction with the seven churches and how these mini-letters impact us today. But now things are going to get more and more intense. In chapter 6, Jesus releases the ’seal judgements’, which are the first of 3 sets of 7 trials, or tribulations to prepare th...

It's all about perspective | Hope Unveiled (Week 5)

Pastor Shane continues the sermon series Hope Unveiled on the book of Revelation. This week he is breaking down chapter 4 of Revelation, and how our behaviour will always follow our perspective. The bigger we see God, the smaller our problems become. Visit our website www.wellspringburlington.com to watch the full service, find more resources for this weeks sermon and to get connected at Wellspring Church.

Jesus - Saviour of the World | Hope Unveiled (Week 6)

 There is an old English legend called “The Sword in the Stone.” It's a tale of how the great King Arthur came to be king. The basic premise is that there was a sword that appeared in a stone and only the true king would be able to pull it out. Many tried but were unsuccessful, that is until a young boy named Arthur, the true king, came along and pulled it out. Revelation 5 continues the throne-room vision initiated in Rev 4. Here, the glorified Christ is reintroduced as the slain Lamb, the ...

Can You See Him? | Hope Unveiled (Week 2)

 While on the island of Patmos, John has an incredible experience where he comes face to face with the risen Christ! In this encounter with Jesus, John is instructed to write down all that he sees into a book that he is to then give to seven churches. Not only are there specific letters written to each of the churches (ch. 2-3), but the entire letter as a whole was to be given to and received by each church. Jesus makes it very clear that He is and has been walking among them and that there ...

Tactics of the Enemy | Hope Unveiled (Week 3)

 One of the more significant themes in the book of Revelation is the ‘Unseen Realm.’ Whether we want to admit, or think about it or not, the reality is there is a spiritual world that is real that effects our everyday lives. The Bible talks about how we as believers have an enemy that plans and schemes different ways of trying to trip us up and distract us in our walk with God. In our text today, we see Jesus instructing John to write 7 mini-letters to 7 churches about the ways the enemy has...

A Revelation from Jesus Christ | Hope Unveiled (Week 1)

 Few books of the Bible trigger as much intrigue, confusion, or even fear as the book of Revelation. Some can’t get enough of Revelation, while others shy away from it – let alone preach on it! If you are part of the second group, don’t feel bad; you are not alone. And yet, Revelation is the only book of the Bible that directly promises a blessing to those who read it, listen to it, and take its message to heart (1:3). Yes, there are some disturbing things in Revelation, but our desire is th...

The Conquering Church | Hope Unveiled (Week 4)

 Last week we looked at the reality that as believers we have a an adversary, an enemy called the Devil, or Satan, who wants nothing more than to distract, disrupt, and ultimately destroy your relationship with God. However, even though we are engaged in a spiritual battle, as believers we know how the story ends. We know that on the cross Jesus conquered sin, death, and the grave, and that He is soon coming back to put down the final hammer on the devil — a powerful truth that should impact...

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