St. Albert Alliance Church

John Bloom has written: "There’s nothing wrong with a little aesthetic, nostalgic Christmas romance. God made us sentimental beings to increase our enjoyment of and gratitude for his many past graces. But if the romance and nostalgia become the substance, the pursuit of our Christmas celebrations, then they become deceptive - mirages of joy that disappear as soon as we reach for their illusive pro...

In 1984, pop group Foreigner had a worldwide hit with the song “I Want To Know What Love Is.” Too many of us think we know the answer to that question. We fall in and out of love with people and things, not realizing that what we call love is actually we an insipid imitation of the real thing. In this Christmas week Pastor Matt will look at the meaning of love and how the baby born in Bethlehem la...

The arrival of Jesus was heralded hundreds of years before he was born in a stable in Bethlehem. These predictions were parcelled with language and descriptions of peace like no one had ever experienced before. What kind of peace could this be and how does this baby's birth usher in it's reality - into our lives and into eternity?

Have you ever wondered what the word Hope really means? We see it everywhere we go this time of year, but what does it really mean to have hope. In a world where Hope is hard to find, Jesus is wanting us to know that there is so much more to hope than in what we see. This world will disappoint. People will let us down. But in this advent season, there is a hope in Jesus Christ that will never disa...

We live at a unique time in human history. For the first time, anyone with an opinion can communicate with the whole world. Through the U.S. Election we have seen the very nature of how we know what is true brought into question. This week Pastor Matt will be exploring what it means to be able to find our bearings in a confusing world through the Bible which is the word of God.

How did Jesus view prayer? What was the prevailing framework that He operated from and that He invites His apprentices to live out of? John 10 gives us great insight into these questions. Listen in as Pastor Lisa and Pastor Jeremy invite us to consider the heart of Jesus as it relates to prayer.

"Faith". It is sort of a buzzword in the human experience. The question is - do Billy Graham, George Michael and Donald Trump all mean the same thing when they use it? Interestingly, one of the best understandings of faith that Jesus came across in his life was from a cultural and religious outsider

If God loves us so much, why can’t He just forgive us? Why is death required in order for us to experience forgiveness? And why does it matter that Jesus was raised from the dead? Pastor Jeremy follows a common thread from Genesis to Revelation as he responds to these questions about why Jesus had to die.

There has not been another human being who has influenced the whole world in the same way this first century Jewish Carpenter continues to do. Even the way we divide history into B.C. and A.D. was defined by his life. Over 2 billion people today claim to follow him. Pastor Matt will explore who Jesus was, what he thought he was doing, and why the world changed so dramatically because of this one p...

No strand is more core to the human experience than the desire to live a life that has meaning and significance. History has seen countless attempts at satisfying this craving through various social systems, religious structures and world views. In our present day, the general cultural sentiment seems to reside in the perspective that our lives are only given the meaning that we, ourselves, choose...

Pastor Jeremy will be teaching on a fascinating section in Mark 11 that involves both a real-life parable and a violent one-man demonstration - all pointing to the high standard that Jesus calls his church to. Pastor Lisa makes reference to this sermon in her April 2, 2017 sermon

There are some gifts that everyone needs but no one gets too excited about. Instead of the gift that you had been hoping for, you find socks and underwear – a gift that you really need, but not necessarily the one you were hoping for. We hope you and your family will be able to join us at one of our Christmas Eve services (11:00 am, 2:00 & 3:30 pm) for a fun and meaningful reflection on the greate...