Grandview Church Sunday Sermons

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, April 18, 2025. Jesus — The Crucified (Mark 15:1-39). In this message, “Jesus – The Crucified,” we will zoom in on the references to time and the various places where the final events of Jesus’ life took place. By tracing what happened, when it happened, where it happened and why it happened, we will gain a greater understan...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Jacob Elliott, April 13, 2025. Jesus -- The Misunderstood Messiah (Mark 11:1-11). On the cusp of the most significant week of Jesus’ life and ministry, we find Jesus riding into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey with the shouts of “Hosanna” ringing in His ears. It’s Palm Sunday and the excitement is palpable. The events that took place on...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by James Bast, March 30, 2025. Jesus -- The Prophet Without Honour (Mark 6:1-6). Following the miracle of raising a young girl back to life, Jesus returns to His hometown of Nazareth. You might expect a hero's welcome, but He receives something far different. The crowd is marked by unbelief. In Mark 6:1-6, we find Jesus revealed as Proph...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, March 23, 2025. Jesus -- The Conqueror of Disease and Death (Mark 5:21-43). In this Sunday’s message, “Jesus – The Conqueror of Disease and Death”, we will learn about a woman with an incurable disease and a man with a dying daughter. These two incredible stories interwoven into one will give us insights into the nature of t...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, March 16, 2025. Jesus -- The Master of Demons, Part 2 (Mark 9:14-29). After Jesus’ transfiguration Mark records one of the most heart-wrenching and heart-warming stories in the Gospels – the demonization and deliverance of a little boy (Mark 9:14-29). In “Jesus – The Master of Demons, Part 2,” we will wrestle with an unwelco...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, March 9, 2025. Jesus -- The Master of Demons, Part 1 (Mark 5:1-20). After calming the winds and the waves with a single command, Jesus was then confronted with another equally violent storm – a storm raging within a broken man tormented by a legion of evil spirits. In “Jesus – The Master of Demons, Part 1,” our Interim Preac...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, March 2, 2025. Jesus -- The Lord of Waves (Mark 4:35 -41). When Jesus was awakened by His disciples in the midst of a raging storm and then suddenly calmed the wind and the waves with a simple command, He revealed something about Himself that shocked and shook the disciples like no other miracle He had done. In “Jesus – The...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Chris Middleton, February 23, 2025. God's Plan. Our Purpose (2 Corinthians 5:16-21). Reconciliation is a powerful word – one that speaks of restoring what was broken, healing deep divisions and making peace where there was once separation. But true reconciliation is more than just resolving conflicts; it requires something deeper. Wha...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, February 16, 2025. Due to severe weather, our in-person services were cancelled and John delivered his sermon in this video. Jesus -- The Storyteller (Mark 4:1-20). One of the perplexing questions we often struggle with is the mystery as to why some people respond positively to the gospel message and enter the kingdom of God...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, February 9, 2025. Jesus -- The Friend of Sinners (Mark 2:13-17). One of the most controversial and misunderstood things that Jesus did is recorded in Mark 2:13-17 when he attended a party where the majority of guests were the social pariahs of his day. In “Jesus – The Friend of Sinners,” our Interim Preaching Pastor, John Ma...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, February 2, 2025. Jesus -- His Authority to Forgive Sins (Mark 2:1-12). The story of the paralytic who was lowered down through a roof into the presence of Jesus is one of the most loved of all the events in the life of Christ. In “Jesus – His Authority to Forgive Sins” from Mark 2:1-12, our Interim Preaching Pastor, John Ma...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Jon Cleland, January 26, 2025. Jesus -- The God-Man (Mark 1:21-45). Who is Jesus? And how does who Jesus is shape how we should respond to Him? Early in Mark’s Gospel, the people around Him routinely misunderstand who He is. They accept Him as a good teacher and even one who can do miracles, but they do not recognize Him as God. This Sunda...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, January 19, 2025. Jesus -- The Invading King (Mark 1:14-20). What was the heart of the message that Jesus preached throughout His three plus years of public ministry? Is there a line, phrase, or slogan that captures the focal point of all Jesus taught and preached? In this Sunday’s message, “Jesus – The Invading King”, from...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, January 12, 2025. Jesus -- His Baptism and Temptation (Mark 1:9-13). One of the most frequently asked questions about Jesus among Christians is why he needed to be baptized. In this Sunday’s message, “Jesus – His Baptism and Temptation,” our Interim Preaching Pastor, John Mahaffey, will answer this question and explore deepe...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, January 5, 2025. Jesus -- The Baptizer in the Holy Spirit (Mark 1:1-8). One of the most incredible titles given to Jesus that is hardly ever talked about or is the most misunderstood is that he is the Baptizer with the Holy Spirit. With the start of “Who is this Man?”, a new teaching series for the new year, our Interim Prea...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, December 29, 2024. Christmas Characters – The Unnamed Christmas Character (Revelation 12). In the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, which give us the most information on the first Christmas, there is no direct reference to the character who is the subject of this next and final message in the Christmas Character series. This “Unn...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, December 8, 2024. Christmas Characters – The Virgin Mary (Luke 1:26-38). Next to the infant Jesus, the most important person in the Christmas drama was His mother Mary. No other woman has experienced or can experience what she experienced. No other human being experienced the miracle and the mystery of Christmas in the way t...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, December 1, 2024. Christmas Characters – Jesus the Saviour (Matthew 1:18-25). All Christians acknowledge the truth spoken by the angel to Joseph, "You shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21). On this first Sunday of Advent our new Interim Preaching Pastor, John Mahaffe...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr Rick Reed, November 24, 2024. Final Encouragements (1 Thessalonians 5:12-28). Encourage. Anticipate. These two words capture the theme of Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonian Christians. This week, we’ll wrap up our series in 1 Thessalonians with some Final Encouragements (1 Thessalonians 5:12-28). If you want to be encouraged and wa...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr Rick Reed, November 17, 2024. Getting Ready for the Big Day (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11). Encourage. Anticipate. That’s the series title of our study in 1 Thessalonians. This Sunday at Grandview, we’ll see these two themes merge in a powerful way. This week, we come to a passage (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11) that encourages us to anticipate the...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Pastor James Bast, November 10, 2024. What God Expects of You (Micah 6:1-8). Justice & Compassion Sunday 2024. Micah 6:8 is one of the famous coffee mug verses of Scripture. How can this verse move beyond the mug? On Justice & Compassion Sunday, we will go to and explore Micah 6:1-8 and see how God's idea of worship requires m...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr Rick Reed, November 3, 2024. Grieving with Hope (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). Grief doesn’t discriminate; it comes to all of us sooner or later. Although no one gets a pass from tasting the salty tears of grief, it is still possible to find hope in the midst of loss. That’s the good news we’ll discover this week in our journey through 1 Th...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr Rick Reed, October 27, 2024. What Christians Should Be Known For (1 Thessalonians 4:9-12). What kind of reputation does God want Christians to have in society? What should we be known for? We’ll get answers to some of these important questions this Sunday as we continue our series in 1 Thessalonians. This week, we’ll explore 1 Thessalon...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr Rick Reed, October 20, 2024. Purity that Pleases God (1 Thessalonians 4:1-8). How do you stay pure in a world that promotes and celebrates impurity? How do you follow the Bible’s teaching on sexuality in a culture that sees those teachings as outdated and oppressive? We’ll find answers to these important questions as we continue our stu...