Category: <span>Sermons</span>

Satan’s second temptation of Jesus in the wilderness was not far off from the first. Satan had tempted Jesus to provide for Himself, to turn stones to bread because He was hungry. Jesus refused this temptation making it very clear that the desires of His flesh were not greater than His desires for the will and...

In I Thessalonians 5, the Apostle Paul wrote that we are to “Give thanks in all circumstances”. He goes on to write that this is the will of God for us in Christ Jesus. It is amazing how clear the Scriptures are about the importance of gratitude and yet how prone we are to murmuring and complaining. When...

The first temptation that Jesus faced in Matthew 4 appears to be about bread, but the reality is that the temptation to turn stones into bread was much more than that. From this temptation comes all sexual sin, all greed, all gluttony, all manipulation, all control and all selfishness. This is the temptation to give...

This message is the beginning of a four week series on the temptation of Christ found in Matthew 3:16-4:11. After Jesus’ baptism, Scripture says that the Holy Spirit led Him into the wilderness to be tempted by Satan. The last thing that happened before He was led into the wilderness was that God spoke “This is...

In John 15:2 Jesus said, “Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” As branches in the Vine, God is always working, training and disciplining us to produce more fruit in and through our lives. The branches,...

This week we had the opportunity to hear from Melissa Kulynych, our worship pastor. In Ephesians 1:17-19 the Apostle Paul prays that we would have the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of God. True worship is dependent upon intimate knowledge. Jesus’ statement in John 4, that the Father desires worshippers that will worship Him in...

In our current Sabbath series we are considering three aspects or callings of this transition season: reflection, rest and rebirth. Today’s message deals with rest. In Matthew 11:28-30 Jesus invites, even calls all that are weary and over-burdened to come to him and He will provide rest. There is an imperative in this invitation, we must...

We have defined this Sabbath season of transition as a time to reflect on God’s goodness, to rest in our dependence upon His grace and to experience the rebirth created by God’s merciful pruning. This week our message is focused on reflection. In Exodus 19 God told Moses to tell the people of Israel “You...

We are currently in a time of transition. These times can appear daunting from a distance but I believe that all of our transitions have great purpose, they are not random or caused by the actions of others, they are a part of God’s ordering of our steps. This time of transition is a time...

The greatest battles of our lives are found in our minds. We have a tendency to attempt to focus on the exterior rather than the interior. We attempt to change habits and behavior without allowing God to show us the reality of what is going on in our hearts and our minds. True change, in fact, transformation...