Elevation Waterloo Sermons

We're looking at Psalm 85 in our Summer in Psalms series. This Psalm is a Psalm of new orientation, moving us toward a picture of goodness and shalom.

In the continuation of our Summer in Psalms, Steve opens up Psalm 46 for us.   These three stanzas are jam-packed with goodness for us, and they offer us a timely reminder: stop fighting and trust; be still in the awareness that God shows up in times of trouble.

We're spending the summer in the Psalms..  Join Christin in a dive into Psalm 82, considering the heavenly dominion of God, the Circle of Security theory, and how our God is bigger, stronger, kinder, and wiser. Our prayer is that it's a good word for your soul, no matter what season of life you're in.   Note: due to the internet and cellular outage this week, we were unable to pre-r...

We continue in our series on the Disruptive Spirit in Acts 2, this time turning our focus to the ways the Holy Spirit disrupts a culture of exclusion. If God is a wall-breaker, breaking down the barriers that get in the way of our relationship with God and with one another, are we joining Him in breaking down walls or are we building them up?

In our second week looking at the Disruptive Spirit, we turn to Acts 2 and Ezekiel 37. The Holy Spirit confronts and disrupts a culture of death.

It's Pentecost Sunday. For the month of June we'll be looking at the holy disruption of a Holy Spirit. The Spirit comes as wind and violent storm in Acts 2, and we see a pattern of wind and storm all throughout the book of Acts. Perhaps we're guilty of putting the Spirit in a box, or believing the Spirit is only ever like a gentle breeze. God shows up like a disrupting wind in our culture, in our...

We've been locating ourselves in the wilderness for the month of May, looking at the stories in Exodus 15-17 as we embark on a journey of transition and change together. In this last Sunday of the series, Christin invites us see the ways in which God is present with us.

In our second week of locating ourselves in this season of change, join Steve as we turn to the story in Exodus 16 of longing for Egypt. We'll be exploring the purgative way, recognizing that this season is both gift and grief, and asking reflective questions of what it is God is calling us to bring with us, and what it is we are being asked to let go of.

This month, we start a new series themed 'Locating Ourselves in a Season of Change'.  This week's sermon is titled, 'Crossing Over' with the scripture coming from Exodus 15.

He is risen! He is risen, indeed!  On this Easter Sunday, Christin speaks to us through her sermon titled, 'A Tale of Two Gardens'.

This week, we look forward to hearing from the newest member of our Pastoral Team, Steve Coupland. The key verses are Psalm 1:1-3 and Matthew 13: 1-9.

Through this journey of Lent, we've been sitting with the passages from the Revised Common Lectionary.  We encourage you to read along, and we look forward to digging deeper into Psalm 126 as we hear from Christin Taylor this week.

On this, the fourth Sunday of Lent, guest speaker Mark Dettweiler continues our journey through the Common Lectionary.

This week, we look forward to hearing from Devon Wagler, who is newer to our Elevation community.  He will be continuing our Lenten series through the Lectionary.

This first Sunday of Lent we are dipping into Luke's gospel to talk about the significance of the temptation of Jesus.  Ron Kroeker will be leading us in this conversation.

This week, guest speaker Erv Wiens speaks to us about how Jesus calls ordinary people, including us, to be his followers.

This week, guest speaker Erv Wiens speaks to us about how Jesus prepares for his ministry with natural and very human practices.

Once a week or so, our collective worlds intersect at the Elevation worship service and we hear this invitation in the call to worship:  “Imagine a world infused with the presence of God”. This week, Mark Dettweiler spends some time reflecting on these words.

This week, we are looking forward to worshipping together and hearing from Susan Fish as she shares from Psalm 19. Susan will be using readings from the Revised Common Lectionary.

We're looking forward to gathering together from our homes once again on Sunday morning! In the second of a two-week series themed 'Why Church?', Christin Taylor is speaking on about the Greek term 'Koinonia'.

In the first of a two-week series themed 'Why Church?', Christin Taylor is speaking on about the Greek term 'Ekklesia'.

It's hard to believe we are approaching the fourth Sunday of Advent. This week we look at the theme 'Gratitude' as we move forward from 'Anticipation'. The story is unfolding quickly now, as we move toward the arrival of the infant Jesus. The Light of the World. And in these darkest days of the year, we need that Light!

As we move from Preparation toward Anticipation on this Advent journey, may we be open and attentive to God's movement in our lives and in the world.

A fitting preparation for Advent is to focus on the reality that Christ, as the Word, came to the world to effect a new creation in those who receive him.

As we move into Advent, we want to recognize the season of transition we are in as a community.  We know that there are a variety of emotions and feelings, and we want to recognize those, but we also feel that moving forward through Advent can be a really hopeful and redemptive experience for us, especially this year. The word Advent means ‘arrival’ or ‘appearance’.  It’s a gentle season...