This week special guest speaker Rae-Anna Hedlin shares about the mission work that she is doing, along with others, in Japan. She also encourages us to live in God’s grace and follow in His ways, for His ways are always best for us. (Psalm 119

Didn’t See It Coming 7: Emptiness

Apr 21st, 2019 20m 13s

Emptiness is the lack of meaning or purpose we experience when we fail to accomplish our dreams. By spending time reading the Bible, we can see that Jesus is always with us and at work around and through us to bring us hope in the midst of our

Didn’t See It Coming 6: Burnout

Apr 14th, 2019 27m 12s

When we are compassionate and conscientious and placed in an environment that is stressful and frustrating, we are at risk of experiencing burnout. But Jesus invites us to retreat with him, reset in his love, repent of the lies that are leading

Didn’t See It Coming 5: Pride

Apr 7th, 2019 22m 34s

Everyone has a blind spot, things about themselves which they cannot see, and often pride is in our blind spot. Pride is toxic because it will destroy the things we care about and harden our hearts against God. Jesus invites us to open our eyes

Didn't See It Coming 4: Irrelevance

Mar 31st, 2019 30m 40s

When we are younger, we tend to keep up with the pace of change. But eventually, we set down roots in our personal preferences and let change pass us by. But we become irrelevant, we cannot share the infinite treasure of life with God with othe

Didn’t See It Coming 3: Disconnection

Mar 24th, 2019 22m 25s

With rapid changes in technology & our fast pace of life, we easily become disconnected from the people around us. Confession helps us to get real with God and ourselves and that can help us to become people of integrity who build rich, full an

Didn’t See It Coming 2: Compromise

Mar 17th, 2019 17m 20s

When the temptation to compromise hooks into one of our heart’s desires, we can find ourselves doing things that are destructive to ourselves and others. But the Good News is that God’s love for us is infinite and unconditional and Jesus came i

Didn’t See It Coming 1: Cynicism

Mar 10th, 2019 16m 50s

Sometimes when we get hurt, we choose to stop trusting, hoping and believing and become cynical. But cynical hardens our heart against the people around us who love us most and against God. Our world is messed up but with Jesus there is always

Irresistible Community 3: Gracious Love

Feb 24th, 2019 26m 25s

We can think of ourselves as a kind, gracious person, but the grace that we extend toward others usually has limits or conditions or is reciprocal. But Jesus’ love covers a multitude of sins and he has grace for all people. There is no barrier

Irresistible Community 2: Selfless Love

Feb 17th, 2019 20m 2s

Human life tends to be a self-centred enterprise. But God calls us into community, which we need and which forces us to become more selfless. As we remain in Jesus and his love, he saves us and fills us with his love so that we have no need to

The Call to Joy: Rejoicing in the Lord is Our Strength

Feb 10th, 2019 24m 33s

Sometimes we equate happiness with joy. But joy is a much greater and different thing. When our joy is centered in the Lord, we will find that it will make a huge difference in our lives, from the inside out, for faith chases away darkness. (Ph

Irresistible Community 1: Serving Love

Feb 3rd, 2019 20m 33s

The early Christian Church was an Irresistible Community, but today’s Church has become very resistible. By making ourselves vulnerable to Jesus and letting Him challenge & re-orientate our values, He will help us to be people that help others

Hope Revealed 4: Bringing Freedom for the Captives

Jan 27th, 2019 21m 20s

We need to receive favor from God to have hope when facing the big challenges of life. But what do we do when our circumstances threaten to crush us and it seems like all favor has left us? We continue to have faith in God, for the assurance of

Hope Revealed 2: Cleansing for Our Stains

Jan 13th, 2019 26m 9s

In those times when we are confronted with what we have done wrong, we can become overwhelmed with guilt. But Jesus, God the Son, was born and baptized to become one of us so he could pay the full cost of cleansing us from all our sin. Through

Hope Revealed 1: Jesus is God

Jan 6th, 2019 24m 37s

Sometimes we put God in a box and think that he cannot be for us because of our faults, failures and weaknesses. But the wise men who visited Jesus when he was a small child show us that God is for us and for all people.(Mt. 2:1-12)

Courage 5: God Came to Restore Me

Dec 30th, 2018 25m 42s

There are times in life when it seems like the really important things are being taken away from us. But we need to remember where we are in the new story that God has given to us through Jesus. Jesus has not only given us a new, rich, full, ab

Courage 4: God Came to Bring Heaven to Me

Dec 24th, 2018 13m 22s

Fear is what rises up inside of us when we live in uncertain times & the things we value are at risk of being lost. But Jesus gave us a great treasure which can never be lost when he came to bring heaven to us. Therefore we have courage. (Luke

Courage 3: God Came to Be With Us

Dec 23rd, 2018 33m 17s

All of us have times when we find ourselves in the middle of a mess. But the Good News of Christmas is that Jesus came to not only save us from our messes, He came to safe us for a life with Him that will last forever. Today's podcast contains

Courage 2: God Came to Strengthen Us

Dec 9th, 2018 30m 48s

All of feel fear when we face an overwhelming task. But God has given us the unconditional promise of his presence. When we admit our own inadequacy, we are then able to receive the promise of God’s presence with us and move forward, not in our

Courage 1: God Came to Claim Us

Dec 2nd, 2018 22m 37s

Fear is not something that we can avoid. But we need to have a game plan for dealing with fear or our fears will drive us to make decisions that we will later regret. The remedy to fear is courage and the foundation for courage is a sure and ce

30 Years of Blessings

Nov 18th, 2018 32m 24s

30 Years of Blessings: Thankfulness for the Past, Confidence in the FutureThirty years of blessings in our church testify to the love, mercy and grace of God. Because, through Jesus, he has set us free, we continue to share the message of lif

No Regrets 2: With Our Relationships

Nov 11th, 2018 21m 12s

As we open ourselves up to receive more of God’s love, we are better able to love others more fully. By focusing our love on those whom God has placed closest to us, God’s love will flow through us and others throughout our homes, community and

No Regrets 1: With My Self

Nov 4th, 2018 28m 48s

None of us are getting out of this life alive. But how can we live our one and only lives in a way that will result in us having no regrets when we come to the end of our life? Jesus will help us to live in a continual state of repentance. Rest

The Dance 5: The Glory of the Dance

Oct 28th, 2018 21m 54s

Tough times can drain our hope. But there is more going on in reality than what we can sense with our physical senses. The sure and certain promise of glorious worship in the presence of God with countless others encourages us to faithfully end

Good News or Fake News? It makes a difference

Oct 21st, 2018 23m 58s

The introduction of the internet has made it possible to easily spread fabricated stories around the world. When we share fake news, we undermine our personal credibility, making it less likely that a skeptic will believe us when we share the G