Genesis | Created in His image Sunday, September 22, 2024 Jordan Weeks Genesis 1.26-27; 2.4-25 The pinnacle moment in creation is when God makes humanity in His image. There is uniqueness to how God created His people unlike anything else He fashioned. Being human carries a dignity and responsibility that was not given to any other creature.…

Genesis | Origins Sunday, September 15, 2024 Peter Smith Genesis 1:2-2:3 God makes everything! Though there is some disagreement upon the date, duration, and specifics, what the Bible makes abundantly clear is that God is the author of all life.

Genesis | Originator Sunday, September 8, 2024 Dwight Bernier Genesis 1:1 Before everything, God was. In order to grasp the significance of creation, we must understand the Creator.

Jesus' Playlist | The blameless live in the city of God Sunday, September 1, 2024 Jordan Weeks Psalm 101 When God brings us into His family, He calls us to live holy lives. For those who refuse Him, He gives them what they want - rejection. This is a song that only makes sense when we grasp the beauty, grace, and mercy of the one offering out an in…

Jesus' Playlist | He provides for His creation Sunday, August 25, 2024 Peter Smith Psalm 147 It is easy to struggle to trust when we don’t see the provision or the process. This is what Jesus was speaking about in Matthew 6.26. This song reminds us that the Lord provides for everything in His creation. Because He provides like that, He will not for…

Jesus' Playlist | Bless the Lord Sunday, August 18, 2024 Evan Walker Psalm 103 When we meditate on who God is and what He has done, it leads to an explosion of worship. But even when we don’t feel it, we preach to our hearts that they are to bless the Lord for what He has done. The prayer of Jesus was influenced by this song.…

Jesus' Playlist | Sharing what God has given Sunday, August 11, 2024 Jordan Weeks Psalm 112 Worshiping the Lord brings a blessing that is not intended to be contained but shared. This blessed to bless principle makes its way into all of life - even how we treat our enemies. This song was intended to influence the people of God to be great distribut…

Jesus' Playlist | Tell of the God you experience Sunday, July 28th Peter Smith Psalm 48 Though Jesus is speaking about oaths in his sermon, the song is speaking about everything belonging to Him and how incredible He and His place is. We experience Him and tell of His works to the next generation that they may worship the only One worthy.…

Jesus' Playlist | Face to face with glory Sunday, July 21, 2024 Jordan Weeks Psalm 24 Temptation to live for our glory is everywhere. We are told and often feel that our hearts need to watch out for ourselves and live from a position of scheming. But as God’s people, we can live as the pure in heart because the only pure One ascended a hill that no…

Jesus' Playlist | He satisfies His people Sunday, July 14, 2024 Peter Smith Psalm 42 There is a hunger and thirst that nothing in this world seems to satisfy - especially a longing for righteousness. But there is a song in the Old Testament that promises that God will satisfy his people that pant and long for him.…

Justice For All | Promise of protection, provision, and permanence Sunday, June 30, 2024 Dwight Bernier Amos 9.1-15 Justice is like a two-sided coin. One of them is destruction and the other is restoration. God is going to bring justice. So the question is what side of the coin will we choose? The promise is that justice is coming - and He offers r…

Justice For All | True justice often isn’t what we want Sunday, June 23, 2024 Jordan Weeks Amos 7.1-8.14 We have our ideas of what justice is - but when it comes in fullness, we don’t necessarily like what we hear, see, or experience. But when we are messengers of God, we do not have any choice but to speak precisely what He wants.…

Justice For All | Hearing God’s Voice Sunday, June 16, 2024 Geoff Wright Amos 6.1-14 What are you not hearing from God? To a proud heart God resists to speak. In a distracted world we refuse to listen. Only through Jesus can our hearts and ears hear the voice of God in the Gospel.

Justice For All | Pure justice coming Sunday, June 9, 2024 Jordan Weeks Amos 5.18-27 The reality of pure justice coming is both terrifying and welcomed. God will not stop until all things are right - even though we might not understand what is happening today. He invites us into His work of bringing justice into this world.…

Justice For All | Life offered to you Sunday, June 2, 2024 Brian Stegner Amos 5.1-17 Despite the rebellious hearts of His people, He offers life. This offer is not being made as a reward for good behaviour. They are not being invited to life because of how impressive they are. They are receiving this offer because of God, which invites the question…

Justice For All | Refusing to return to God Sunday, May 26, 2024 Peter Smith Amos 4.6-13 God gave His people many opportunities to turn back to Him. Some of the circumstances were enjoyable while others were difficult. But all were given so that His people might return to Him. But they refused. And often, so do we.…

Justice For All | The motions of religion & metrics of a disciple Sunday, May 19, 2024 Dwight Bernier Amos 3.1-4.5 Religion can provide all sorts of benefits for an individual - but religion does not impress God. His people are missing the “why” behind God’s calls to live as His people. They continue to go through motions of religion, but there is …

Justice for All | Justice through judging God’s people May 12, 2024 Jordan Weeks Amos 2.4-16 "The people of God” can easily look down on others for not living according to God’s standards. But in these verses, God brings to light what is off in the people that are claiming to be His followers. God does not turn a blind eye to injustice for anyone. …

Justice for All | Justice through judging nations Sunday, May 5, 2024 Dwight Bernier Amos 1.3-2.3 History does not know a true nation of God. Every people group has had different practices that qualify as unjust according to the only one who is perfectly just. In these few verses, God reveals to several nations why He is bringing judgment against t…

Justice for All | God’s roaring for justice Sunday, April 28, 2024 Peter Smith Amos 1.1-2 God sees everything that happens and He will bring perfect justice for every wrong that has ever been committed. His words toward injustice are likened to the roar of a lion. He makes those words known through messengers that He empowers to share what is comin…

Pastor Jesus | Pastor Jesus as our Friend April 21, 2024 Jordan Weeks John 15.1-17 Pastor Jesus loved us before we loved Him. He has been a friend to sinners - all the way to death. He invites His people into all that is His and to remain and abide in Him. He doesn’t merely desire to pastor his people - but to befriend them. Friendship with Jesus i…

Pastor Jesus | Pastor Jesus as our Priest April 14, 2024 Evan Walker Hebrews 4.14-16 As our priest, Jesus knows what we are experiencing. He ministers to us from a place of experience and compassion. It is on the basis of who He is and what He has done that we can draw near to God with confidence through Jesus, our priest.…

Pastor Jesus | Pastor Jesus as Shepherd Sunday, April 7th, 2024 Dwight Bernier John 10.1-18 Jesus is the Chief Shepherd of His Church. He cares for His flock. In doing this, He often uses other shepherds that He enlists to partner with Him and entrusts to care for His people by the power of His Spirit.…

Pastor Jesus | Pastor Jesus as King (Easter) Sunday, March 31, 2024 Peter Smith Matthew 28.1-10 Who is your king? This Easter sermon aims to help us see the good news of Jesus as king and the benefits we receive by submitting to this reality.

Pastor Jesus | Pastor Jesus as Prophet Sunday, March 24, 2024 Brian Stegner Mark 1.9-11, 14-15, 21-22; 9.2-8; Acts 3.12-26 The people of God were used to listening to prophets who spoke to them on behalf of God. But now, there is one greater than the prophets. He comes with authority and uses His words to draw people into the blessing that He has b…

Pastor Jesus | Pastor Jesus as Sacrifice Sunday, March 17, 2024 Dwight Bernier Hebrews 10.1-18 For the people of God, sacrifices were a regular part of life. But when Jesus came, it was said of Him that He was the “Lamb of God” who came to take the sins of the world. He came to be a willing sacrifice. What does His sacrifice have to do with us?…

Unpolished Church | Bigger Church Sunday, March 10, 2024 Jordan Weeks 1 Corinthians 16.1-24 Paul ends his letter by helping the Corinthians see that they are part of something much larger than themselves. There are saints hurting in other places. Paul is travelling to help start new gospel outposts. Their faithfulness locally contributes to global …

Unpolished Church | Resurrection Sunday, March 3, 2024 Peter Smith 1 Corinthians 15 Everything rests on the fact that Jesus rose from the dead.

Unpolished Church | Prophetic Gifts Sunday, February 25, 2024 Dwight Bernier 1 Corinthians 14 Paul takes a lot of time to describe the gifts of tongues and prophecy and how they are to be used within the church. This is extremely important as both of these gifts are often misunderstood and misused within the gathering that is intended to be orderly…

Unpolished Church | Love Gifts in body of Jesus Sunday, February 18, 2024 Jordan Weeks 1 Corinthians 13 This is a text typically used for weddings. While not completely inappropriate, this text has to do with how the gifts within the church are to be used. Gifts should not be used for the attention to be given to the individual, but rather to build…

Unpolished Church | Abusing Communion Sunday, February 11, 2024 Peter Smith 1 Corinthians 11.17-34 Jesus instituted a way to remember Him each time that the church gathers. This involves food and can be done in a number of ways. For the church in Corinth, they had meals together - but they didn’t wait for everyone to come. Before everyone could arr…

Unpolished Church | Diverse Gifts in Body of Jesus Sunday, February 4, 2024 Dwight Bernier 1 Corinthians 12.1-31 God has given His church everything that she needs for growth. This sermon is intended to showcase the variety of gifts given because of what Jesus has done and wants to do for His Church in the world.…

Unpolished Church | Church Dress Codes Sunday, January 28, 2024 Brian Stegner 1 Corinthians 11.2-16 Why does Paul spend time dealing with what men and women should or should not have on their heads? Is this teaching for us? Are we out of line if we don’t obey these rules? Or is there something more that needs to be explored from this text?…

Unpolished Church | Winning at Life Sunday, January 21, 2024 Dwight Bernier 1 Corinthians 9.19-27 What does it mean to “win” in this life? Paul goes into great detail in this text about how he views winning and how he rearranges his life to be able to consistently win. And this calling to win is for us as well!…

Unpolished Church | Food, Culture & Idols Sunday, January 14, 2024 Trenton Walker 1 Corinthians 8.1 - 11.1 The church in Corinth had practices and questions around engaging with the culture that Paul addressed. Though we don’t necessarily have the same issues today as it pertains to food, we have the same temptation to include idolatry into our liv…

Unpolished Church | Dating & Singleness Sunday, January 7, 2024 Dwight Bernier 1 Corinthians 7 Though dating is not a biblical concept as we understand it today, Paul is helping individuals within the church understand how to pursue Jesus in the relationship status they currently hold. He does not see singleness as “second-class”, but instead highl…

Impact of Christmas | Christmas Impacts our Family Sunday, December 24, 2023 Peter Smith For some of us, the idea of spending Christmas with our family is amazing. For others, it is a horrible thought. Jesus came to give us something better than a biological family, which ultimately will end. He came to make a family of many diverse people all unit…

Impact of Christmas | Christmas Impacts our Hope Sunday, December 17, 2023 Jordan Weeks Hopeless situations are everywhere. Jesus comes to bring possibility into the hopeless. He desires to bring light into the darkness. This week, we look at some accounts of hopelessness that Jesus changed.

Impact of Christmas | Christmas Impacts our Money Sunday, December 10, 2023 Evan Walker For many, Christmas requires us to think about money. We are encouraged to be generous, buy gifts for others, and potentially go into debt to impress others with our version of celebration. But how does Jesus impact the way we view money? We will encounter sever…

Unpolished Church | Divorce & Remarriage Sunday, December 3, 2023 Jordan Weeks 1 Corinthians 7 Is it okay to divorce? Can someone remarry? Why does Paul address this here? These questions and more are handled in this passage.

Unpolished Church | Marriage Sunday, November 26, 2023 Peter Smith 1 Corinthians 7 This sermon looks at God’s intentions for marriage as Paul highlights them for the church.

Unpolished Church | Disagreements Sunday, November 19, 2023 Brian Stegner 1 Corinthians 6.1-11 Imagine church members taking one another to court. You don’t have to imagine because that is what is happening in this passage. Paul tells them that this is a matter of forgetting who they are as followers of Jesus. Their identity informs their actions.…

All Church Gathering | Together & Undivided for the Gospel Sunday, November 12, 2023 Dwight Bernier Romans 16 As Paul finishes his letter to the church in Rome, he goes to great length to address many of the people who he loves and ministers with. His example indicates the importance of the together-ness and undivided-ness of the church for the dem…

Unpolished Church | Sexual Immorality & Church Discipline November 5, 2023 Dwight Bernier 1 Corinthians 5.1-13; 6.12-20 Sexual immorality is a catch-all phrase. It encompasses anything that is bent from God’s intention for sex. In this passage, Paul addresses sexual immorality in the church and helps them see that even the world does not applaud wh…

Unpolished Church | Leaders Sunday, October 29th, 2023 Jordan Weeks 1 Corinthians 4.1-21 Paul has been accused of a lot from the church. In this passage, Paul helps them see that leaders are intended to serve, pursue humility, and care for the church. He highlights that his ministry has not been one of ease and that it has been for the glory of Jes…

Unpolished Church | Wisdom from the Spirit Sunday, October 22, 2023 Peter Smith 1 Corinthians 2.6-16 The wisdom being sought after in the city was not the wisdom that God was giving through His Spirit. Paul wants to help the church submit to the wisdom that is going to bring real life to the church and those around them.…

Unpolished Church | Gospel is Enough Sunday, October 15, 2023 Dwight Bernier 1 Corinthians 1.18-2.5 Paul went into Corinth with the gospel. He believed that was enough for the church and for the city. Though the church wanted to pursue wisdom according to the world, Paul fixed them on the gospel as the only way to actually move forward.…

Unpolished Church | Ungodly Divisions Sunday, October 8, 2023 Peter Smith 1 Corinthians 1.10-17; 3.1-23 There were divisions in the church at Corinth that had come from ungodly devotion to specific leaders and ideas. Paul helps the church understand the role of leaders and how they are given to help the church mature, not divide.…

Unpolished Church | Riches of the Church Sunday, October 1, 2023 Jordan Weeks 1 Corinthians 1.1-9 Despite what Paul is going to address with them, he begins by reminding the church of what is most true about them. They are saints. Beloved by God. And Paul is thankful for them. He spends some time in these verses to help them understand just how ric…

Sextember | Digital & Virtual Porneia Sunday, September 24, 2023 Brian Stegner Genesis 39 Porneia is an all-encompassing term to describe sex outside of God’s intentions. We are in an age where many spend a significant portion of their lives in a virtual or digital world. Sex is there as well. How do we navigate this new world we find ourselves in?…