St. Albert Alliance Church

Something we say often at St. Albert Alliance Church is that Jesus is First in everything. As we continue in our series, Simply Jesus, Pastor Lisa shares from Colossians 1:15-20. These six verses are widely regarded as the “pinnacle” of all the New Testament teaching concerning Jesus. This beautiful passage is central to who we are at St. Albert Alliance and continues to compel us to live a “Jesus...

When we hear the word ‘hope,’ we often associate it with wishful thinking, something akin to a wish - that our desired outcome will become a reality. Unfortunately, that kind of hope doesn’t have much staying power in the face of uncertainty and disappointment. Join us as Pastor Mike continues our series, Simply Jesus, and we explore the Confident hope Paul commends and how it can form the hope we...

What do we truly need to experience the kind of life Jesus intends for his followers? At the opening of his letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul shares three gifts that result in our spiritual growth, a joyful life, and unshakeable security. They’re also crucial for us here at StAAC as we prepare for a new chapter in our church’s story. Join us as Carl Waldron continues our new series, Simpl...

“Who’s in charge anyway?” It’s a question that often gets asked on teams, in organizations and workplaces. In seasons of uncertainty, the desire to know who is in charge often intensifies. We look for someone to have the right answers, to know the direction and help us feel a sense of certainty. Join us on Sunday as we start our new series, Simply Jesus, looking at Christ as Head of the Church.

So many things in the Christmas season are filled with a sense of nostalgia. Whether it is your favourite Christmas baking or traditions with family and friends, each of these has the ability to take us back to times of joy and wonder. After a 19-month pandemic roller coaster ride, it can feel like the nostalgia is a little harder to experience this year. Join us as we reflect on the Good news, of...

Joy is something we all want to experience. However, it seems like life often wants to rob of us that joy. So, we do our best to manufacture it - we try to find it in a gift, a relationship or by distracting ourselves from our circumstances. What if joy isn’t something you create but something you choose? What if, no matter what season of life you find yourself in, Jesus is inviting us to choose j...

In our lives, we will inevitably face difficulties and go through storms, and it can be difficult to have hope in the midst of these storms. Join us as we begin our Advent series, God With Us, and Pastor Bob speaks about how we can find hope, even when we face the most difficult storms in life.

Sometimes the Bible can be hard to understand, can’t it?  Often passages from scripture that are difficult to understand can be real tripping hazards for us because misunderstanding God’s word can lead to misunderstanding His heart.  Join us as Pastor Lisa concludes our teaching series in the book of James, More than a Hashtag by addressing some potential tripping hazards with a fresh invitation f...

Have you ever gone through a hard time, and you said something like, that was one of the hardest things in my life, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything? Hopefully, we can look back and say the same about COVID sooner rather than later. God would not have us see only the short-term view of what’s going in life, but to have our sights on the long-term view and have a greater hope of eternity with J...

It's easy to look at the rich and famous and think that you aren’t very wealthy. It can even grow a sense of envy in our hearts as we live out of comparison, thinking if we just had a little more, the peace we are looking for would be ours. What if instead of peace, wealth actually brings anxieties. Join us as we continue our series more than a hashtag exploring our views on wealth and what it mig...

Who controls your life? It is a question that we face throughout our lives. We fight others for control in our lives whether it is not eating our vegetables at supper as a child, breaking curfew as a teen, or boasting of all our plans as an adult. We fight anything that may seem to challenge our sense of control even though, time and again, we are reminded that we aren’t in control.  Join us as we...

We all make hundreds of judgements every single day.  This food tastes delicious.  That cashier is having a bad day.  My kid is having a bad day even though I’ve prepared delicious food!  We do this all time – making judgments without any concern of being judgmental.  What makes the difference?  How do we live wisely and with discernment without slipping into being unfairly critical and judgmental...

Though the letter from the Apostle James was written two millennia ago, it is strikingly relevant to our current cultural moment. Speaking to the church, he asks, “What causes fights and quarrels among you?” and proceeds to challenge followers of Jesus about whether they are truly friends of God, or whether they are friends of the world; about whether they are resisting the devil or resisting God....

We all want our life to matter, don’t we?  At our core we desire to know that we’re living a life that is bigger than ourselves…a life of significant meaning and purpose, that actually makes a difference in a good way for the people and even world around us.  Join us as we continue on in our sermon series, More Than a Hashtag, studying the book of James, as Pastor Lisa shares some key insights fro...

Growing up as kids we learn quick cliches like Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me. These are supposed to be our first line of defence against the power of words spoken against us. We can all probably attest no matter how many times we recited those cliches, the words spoken actually did hurt. Join us Sunday as we take a look at the power held in one the smallest pa...

Have you heard the statement “Talk is Cheap?” We often associate it with those who say one thing and do another. It reveals in us a desire for people to follow through on what they say. To live in a way that words and actions are congruent, that words become more than what we say, but are lived in what we do. Join us as we explore what it means to have faith that is put into action, that our faith...

Have you ever been excluded, judged unjustly, or ignored because you didn’t measure up to someone’s standard? Ever been guilty of doing it to others? There’s good news for you. This week our guest speaker, Carl Waldron continues our More than a Hashtag series.

The book of James is an immensely practical book, addressing so many real-time issues in our human experience and one of the questions that is framing this series is ‘how do we move beyond hashtag awareness to holy, Jesus-directed action?’ Central to answering this question lies in how we relate to the Bible as the Word of God, and James has some important insight for us in this regard. We look fo...

Jesus was not kidding when He said, “in this world you will have trouble, but take heart, I have overcome the world”.  Difficulty or trouble is something that we experience on a regular basis and in his letter to the early church, James encourages us to consider trials as an opportunity for great joy!  What does he mean by this?  Join us as we begin an exciting new sermon series studying the book...

Many things impact our lives - some are beneficial, others can be detrimental; some are out of our control, and others are the results of our choices and decisions. Each one plays a role in shaping the way we engage with the world around us. What does a life shaped by faith look like when it feels like the world is on fire? What can we learn from those who have gone before us as they walked by fai...

This week, one of our Young Adults, Dylan Overdyk, continues our Hall of Faith series and we discover the relevance of the people of Israel’s faith as they walked in the promises of God. Join us as we learn how we may also walk in God’s promises and the reward that comes from our obedience.

We all have moments in our life that feel significant, moments that define us. Often we feel most significantly defined by moments we are not proud of and would much rather forget. But here is some very good news, in His inestimable and unconditional love for us, God does not define us by these things! As we continue our Hall of Faith series, join us as Pastor Lisa shares how the story of one unli...

For anyone familiar with the Bible, it will be no surprise to see that Moses shows up in the Hall of Faith in Hebrews 11. But the reasons Moses is commended for his faith may not be what we’d expect to find as his life confronts some of the most common ideas about what it means to have the good life. Pastor Jeremy continues our sermon series Hall of Faith.

"Who am I?" This is a question we can spend our whole lives searching for an answer to, and often, come up short because we look in all the wrong places. Even Jacob, someone in the Bible’s Hall of Faith, asked this question. But where do we find the answer? Knowing who you are can bring peace and contentment, while not knowing, or trying to be something you're not, can lead to heartache and a sens...

Have you ever wondered about your certainty of who God is and if you can trust Him? Join us as Pastor Bob continues our series, Hall of Faith, and we learn about how Abraham trusted God in the greatest test of his life and through it, learned his greatest lesson of faith.