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God Became King: “Unveiling the King”

Who do you say Jesus is? The self-contradicting heart of our problem is that we want life on our own terms. We want to live without God. This is impossible. […]

God Became King: “Uncluttering the Kingdom”

We should never confuse religion with the kingdom. Religion assures us that there are things that we can do or not do that will make us good people, acceptable to […]

God Became King: “The Irresistible Kingdom”

The kingdom is within us. This is true because the kingdom is God’s rule, so there’s something very hopeful that as it is implanted in us it is sure to […]

God Became King: “The Kingdom Is Crazy”

Because the kingdom is fundamentally changing the world we live in as well as ourselves, the kingdom is disruptive. It says ‘no’ to the status quo and confronts our view […]

God Became King: “The Mercy of the Kingdom”

It’s not just the world that’s flawed. We are flawed. We all suffer with ignorance, error, sickness, death, and sin. We want the world put right but we’re part of […]

Faithful Presence: “Children”

Because so much of our Christian expression is around ideas, Christianity can seem to be for adults. Whereas, we focus on morals for kids. But Jesus and Scripture elevates the [...

Praxis: Witnessing About an Odd God

God seems determined to remain hidden. Where we would expect powerful revelation to motivate belief, we follow three kids onto a mountainside who come away with a secret. This p...

Kingdom Seeds: Growing

Too often the church talks about our building the kingdom of God on earth. However, Scripture reminds us that any kingdom we build becomes Babylon. Jesus’s Parable of the Growin...

Come Away

As Pastor David prepares to leave for his sabbatical, he looks at the biblical roots. Sabbatical is not for pastors alone. Each of us is called to a rhythm of […]

We Are Missionally Minded

We believe that mission is the reason for the church’s existence. Scripture describes God’s great mission to redeem and renew all of his creation, particularly humanity. God has...

We Are Scripture Centred

Being Scripture Centred is important for our church life, but if we are not putting Scripture at the centre of our personal lives then the value doesn’t mean much.

We Are…Prayer Dependent

We believe that prayer is essential to following after God. Like Jesus, we need frequent times when we are seeking God for a reaffirmation of our identity as God’s people [&hell...

We Are…Community Oriented

We believe the community called church is a new family. This means we intentionally invite people to become a part of our life together. As well, we foster an environment [&hell...

Healing the Whole Person

God is not a service provider. As a result he is not interested in only healing a foot, curing cancer, or any other one-off act. God is about restoring all […]

Things that Prevent Healing

Divine healing isn’t magic. We do not wield Jesus’s name like an incantation, guaranteeing a prescribed result. Healing is a part of our relationship, rooted in the grand story ...

Theology of Divine Healing

There are two extremes to avoid in this topic: that God always heals and that God never heals. However, we cannot look at healing in and of itself. The act […]

Work as Vocation