Sermons

Back to Basics

In many coming of age stories, the protagonist is taken to a different land or world in order to learn something about themselves. This self-knowledge and character development ...

An Unusual Christ for Unusual Times

What does God do when the life of his people is in utter chaos? Does he leave them to reread His word, written long ago? No, He draws close to […]

Acceptable Offering

Often the church approaches the topic of giving by summarizing the biblical mandate to give 10% of our income. This teaching focuses on duty which mars the heart of what […]

The Church as Martyr

Fear can hold us back from stepping out of our churches and homes with the good news of the kingdom. Prayer and the Spirit are key to us taking up […]

The Church as Healer

What is service to God? Often the evangelical church equates serving in the church with service to God. This is certainly one way to serve God, but ultimately it can […]

The Church as Outpost

In Christendom, it was assumed that Jesus resided inside the church building. If people wanted to encounter the holy they should go to the church. In post-Christian society, Jes...

The Purpose of the Church

How is a world that has rejected God supposed to know God? The church is God’s icon. Through the church, the world receives a taste of the kingdom of God. […]

The Action of the Church

Too often we put the activity of the church into an “either/or” situation. Either we preach the gospel of Jesus or we care for the poor and the marginalized. But, […]

The Science of Church

During Christendom, it was assumed that the mission of the kingdom of God was complete. Therefore, all that was left to do was worship. However, we are now in a […]

Eye On the Prize

Actively Responding

We have engaged in the holy discipline of listening to the other. Now we want to discern how to respond. Faith without works is dead says James and Jesus say […]

Identity

How the world views us and how we view the world is shaped by a number of factors with one of them being race. We will explore the discrimination and […]

When Did We See You…? Don’t You Wanna Know What I Think?

In Matthew 25 Jesus compares two kingdoms, the one ruled by Satan and the other by God. Jesus always went to where the pain is and identifies with the least […]

Finding the Light of the World Within a Sacred Worldview

Pastor Nick will help us to understand better why Indigenous people are so hostile to the (colonial) gospel. Then he will move us through the context of John’s Gospel to […]

Thou Shalt Not Other

For many, the George Floyd video finally and irrefutably revealed the ugly face of anti-black racism. And it’s not just a US issue. What is a biblically-appropriate respon...

Peace Isn’t Passive

Like it or not we are living through a time where issues of continued racism in Canada and the U.S. have come to the fore. The church cannot turn a […]

World’s Yoke Vs. God’s Yoke

Amid COVID-19 our denomination, the Free Methodist Church in Canada, has sensed the need for her pastors to find some rest. So, they have put together a service to allow […]

Hold On To Your Pearls

In our Facebook culture, we have learned to publish our opinion on almost every subject—whether we are qualified or not. Jesus calls us to practice a different way, holding back...

Frankie Says Relax

Life is stressful. It seems like we have to work constantly to get ahead and to get what we want. As a result, we live stressed lives that break down […]

What’s In Your Wallet?

In our culture, it is common to be asked if we are making our money work for us. Jesus flips the question. Are we working for our money? That is, […]