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Welcome to this week's podcast, where Justin Sytsma and Grant Vissers talk about Levi and Matthew (what’s up with the name change?) and a sprawling conversation around personal and congregational changes and how we navigate through generational shifts and changes.  Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to listen if you want to go deeper into the passage! If...

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: Mixing Old & New – Luke pt. 13 Speaker:  Grant Vissers Passage: Luke 5:33-39 Sometimes it’s interesting to mix old and new things, new music done in an old style for example. But there are times when trying to mix the old with the new can lead to undesirable results. Episode 25-0013: © 2025 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: Tax collectors & Sinners Speaker:  Grant Vissers Passage: Luke 5:27-32 It has often been said that we are known by the company we keep. But what about the company that Jesus kept? This week Grant looks at Jesus calling the tax collector Levi and what happened when he had dinner at his place. Episode 25-0012: © 2025 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Welcome to this week's podcast, where Justin Sytsma and Grant Vissers talk about Levi's repentance as a tax collector, as well as the role of the Pharisee, as well as clarifying the role of Pharisees in Jesus time. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to listen if you want to go deeper into the passage! If you have questions that you're curious abou...

Welcome to this week's podcast, where Allison Pinches and Grant Vissers have a conversation about the paralyzed man who was healed in Luke 5, the faith of his friends, and some practical implications for our lives today. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to listen if you want to go deeper into the passage! If you have questions that you're curious ab...

Series:  The Gospel of Luke Message:  Leveling Up Speaker:   Allison Pinches Passage:  Luke 5: 17-26 Have you ever had a busting through the roof kind of friend? Have you ever been a busting through the roof kind of friend? As Allison Pinches takes us through the next passage in the Gospel of Luke, she helps us to understand the nature and consequences of spiritual healing and how our community pl...

Editor's Note: The last few minutes of the audio recording were cut off, so we had to use the camera audio, which will lack clarity. Our apologies! Welcome to this week's podcast, where Justin Sytsma and Grant Vissers discuss Jesus' compassion and empathy for the plight of the man with leprosy, as well as how the good news (gospel) spreads as a result of this miracle. Feel free to use...

Series:  The Gospel of Luke Message:  Not Just the Physical Speaker:   Grant Vissers Passage:  Luke 5:12-16 If you have ever gone through a serious health issue, maybe a disease or surgery with a lengthy healing process, then you know that there is more to healing than just the physical. In this episode of our series in the book of Luke Grant helps us to see how Jesus’ approach to healing is about...

Welcome to this week's podcast, where Justin Sytsma and Grant Vissers discuss Simon Peter's conversion experience as it relates to our own, and what it looks like in our world today to leave everything behind and follow Jesus. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to listen if you want to go deeper into the passage! If you have questions that you're...

Series:  The Gospel of Luke Message:  Call to Discipleship Speaker:   Grant Vissers Passage:  Luke 5:1-11 Starting a new chapter in Luke Grant takes us through the ramifications for these Galilean fishermen to leave everything and follow Jesus. It also has ramifications for us. Episode 25-009: © 2025 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Welcome to this week's podcast, where Justin Sytsma and Grant Vissers discuss Jesus withdrawing to quiet places (and how we should do likewise), how to approach Sabbath in a healthy way, and how our desire to keep Jesus contained can get in the way of people participating in church community. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to listen if you want to go...

Series:  The Gospel of Luke Message:  Dealing With Demons Speaker:   Grant Vissers Passage:  Luke 4:31-44 As we finish up Luke chapter 4 grant guides us through Jesus' visit to Capernaum where he cast out an unclean spirit. Episode 25-008: © 2025 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Message: Our Mission - Where are we Going Speaker:  Grant Vissers Passage: John 17 On the Sunday we Hold our AGM (Annual General Meeting) Grant takes a look at our Mission Statement and asks us to consider how it drives us going forward. Episode 25-007: © 2025 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Welcome to this week's podcast, where Justin Sytsma and Grant Vissers discuss the relationship between Jesus and the Holy Spirit (and the Trinity more broadly!) as well as a discussion on our call to love and care for the oppressed. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to listen if you want to go deeper into the passage! If you have questions that you're curiou...

Welcome to this week's post-sermon podcast, where Justin Sytsma interviews Grant Vissers about how we define the Gospel, the function and importance of jubilee, and how we cultivate a heart for justice. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to listen if you want to go deeper into the passage! For a deeper look at the concept of Jubilee, check out the following r...

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: What is The Gospel? Speaker:   Grant Vissers Passage: Luke 4:14-30 You have 60 seconds to answer the following question: “What is the Gospel”? What would your response be. This week, with most of Ontario snow-bound, Grant asks us to give this some thought as we examine Jesus first stop in her ministry – his home town. Episode 25-007: © 2025 Kortright Presbyteria...

Welcome to this week's post-sermon podcast, where Grant Vissers interviews Justin Sytsma about trials, suffering, evil, power, misuse of Scripture, and more. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to listen if you want to go deeper into the passage!

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: Chasing After Signs andWonders Speaker:  Justin Sytsma Passage: Luke 4:1-14 Have you ever been to an event that was really big on spectacle but kind of short on spirituality and depth? Why do we persue after experiences over growth? We continue our examination of the book of Luke with Pastor Justin Sytsma guiding us through Jesus time in the wilderness and askin...

Welcome to Kortright's second post-sermon podcast, where this week Allison Pinches interviews Grant Vissers about Jesus' baptism, our baptism, and the importance of the family tree that Luke outlines at the end of chapter 3. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to watch or listen if you want to go deeper into the passage!

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: Who are You? What are You? Speaker: Grant Vissers Passage: Luke 3:21-38 When someone asks “Who are you?” or “What do you do?” how do you respond? How do you think of yourself? This week Grant asks us to consider the importance of this question in the story of Jesus. Episode 25-005: © 2025 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Welcome to Kortright's first post-sermon podcast, where Justin Sytsma interviews Grant Vissers about John the Baptist, how he handles power, judgement, and his role as a prophet and baptizer, as well as implications for us today. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to watch or listen if you want to go deeper into the passage!

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: Who Was John? The Baptist? Speaker: Grant Vissers Passage: Luke 3:1-20 We tend to think of John, the cousin of Jesus as John the Baptist, because that what he does. However, Luke wants us to understand that first and foremost John is a Prophet . This week grant helps us to understand why this is an important distinction. Episode 25-004: © 2025 Kortright Presbyte...

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: Why Were You Searching for Me? Speaker: Allison Pinches Passage: Luke 2:39-52 Do you remember being 12 years old? What was it like for you? What was it like for your parents dealing with 12 year old you? This week Allison Pinches returns to KPC’s pulpit and asks us to consider what it might have been like for a 12 year old Jesus and his parents in 1st century Is...

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: Keeping Our Eye on the Ball Speaker: Grant Vissers Passage: Luke 1:5, 13-17 Pastor Grant continues our series in Luke. This week he asks us to think about who are the major players and what is the focus of this biography. Episode 25-002: © 2025 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: Why Write Another Gospel? Speaker: Grant Vissers Passage: Luke 1:1-4 This week Pastor starts us off on a new series taking us through the gospel of Luke. He starts by askig a simple question, “Why write another gospel?” Episode 25-001: © 2025 Kortright Presbyterian Church