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Jeremiah challenges the people of God to rely on the security that comes from a relationship with God Almighty. Rather than be deceived by performing rituals, the people of God should seek to pursue righteousness through repentance and obedience by the power of the Holy Spirit.

For many Christians, the New Covenant with God is like the disclaimers at the end of an App install, ?"I have read it, I agree..." and we have no clue on what the benefits are, the responsibilities, the clauses, etc. This is one of the reasons why the church struggles so much between legalism and liberalism, between the security of the believer or whether salvation can be lost, between grace and w...

As hopeless as our circumstances might seem, the God of revival and hope will bring life from death through the power of his Word and Spirit.

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-4 Ezekiel's vision of the valley of dry bones and parallel New Testament passages show us that just as the Spirit of God gives life to the dead and vanquished nation of Israel through the prophetic word, so the indwelling and controlling Holy Spirit confers the life on the child of God.

Scripture: Daniel 9:1-23 When faced with dire circumstances - ones of your own making, what do you do? Deny responsibility? Dig in your heels? Denounce any involvement or wrongdoing? ... Daniel models a proper response when, in confession, he makes a desperate plea to The One who can change everything.

There are some passages in the Bible that are just difficult to understand. However, that doesn't mean we should ignore them, but rather work to understand what God is trying to communicate. The picture of God in Ezekiel is one of those passages and it is well worth all the effort it takes to see the sovereign mercy of our God.

Scripture: Isaiah 40:12-31 When we are going through difficulty we are often confused about what God is up to or wonder why God seems silent. This text reminds us that God is not the hands-tied, finite God we tend to make Him out to be but rather can be trusted because nothing can thwart the promises of our God who made and rules and reigns over all things.

Jonah 4:1-4:11 | It's easy for us as believers to become calloused to the spiritual needs of those around us. At other times we wonder how God might use someone as broken and messed up as me. This less known ending to a popular Sunday School children's story reminds us of God's great grace for both those who don't know him and for those struggling to serve him well.

Scripture: Ezra 5:1-2, Haggai 2:1-9, Zechariah 1:1-6 Have you ever found yourself becoming apathetic about serving Jesus, believing the glory days are over? A couple of obscure prophets will help shake us out of apathy and remind us about what remains and what's to come.

Scripture: Malachi 1:6-14 When the exiles returned from Babylon they had ceased to worship idols but that didn't mean they had begun to worship God rightly. The same heart issues that caused them to turn from God had simply come out in new ways. God calls us to give him our best, not because he wants the gift, but because we value him above all things!

Scripture:: Amos 5:18-27 Through the prophet Amos, God calls his people to a lifestyle of faithful worship. More than a song or a service, this is an act that is made possible through the transformed heart that Christ offers every believer.

Scripture: Habakkuk 3:17-19 One of the biggest obstacles to faith is suffering, injustice and oppression. Yet it is most often in the midst of suffering, struggle and hardship that God meets us and gives us hope as we respond in the right way. In fact, it is often the people who have gone through the greatest suffering who have the strongest faith as they testify to the presence of God with them,...

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8 Today's message can be best summarized within the text itself: ?"And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart." (Luke 18:1) Learn what it takes to persist in prayer as you discover who you pray to, what you should pray for, and how you should pray.

Today we'll learn about the greatest deception that could ruin our lives for eternity, a deception so subtle that can go unseen even by those closer to us and more dangerous than anything under the sun. We need to learn how to recognize it and cling to a foundation for life.

Scripture: Psalm 67:1 Chilliwack's median household income places us in the wealthiest 1.2% of people in the world. Of all the G7 countries, Canadians have the highest percentage of consumer debt. We have extravagant wealth, extravagant debt, and as followers of Jesus we have encountered the extravagant gospel. But has it resulted in extravagant generosity on your part? Are you being shaped more b...

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14 We often forget that Jesus ministry often called out the religiously self-righteous, yet is this what concerns us in the church today? Jesus parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector will remind us of God's upside down kingdom

Scripture: Revelation 19:7-8 It's not so much that our culture's view of sex is antithetical to the Christian vision of sexuality as it is woefully inadequate. Our culture makes romance, our sexuality and sexual freedom the destination itself rather than a signpost to the greatest love of all: The covenant love of God displayed through His Son Jesus in the gospel.

Scripture: Luke 12:35-48 We don't know when but Jesus is coming again. How will He find us living when He returns? In the Parable of the Watchful Servant Jesus instructs us to 'be awake' and found going about His work when He returns.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:14-27 Individualism is the one the most common things we almost never talk about. It defines so much of how our culture operates and yet we don't often take a step back to assess and think about what it promises and how the Bible responds to it. The gospel shapes our understanding of both the individual and community in a beautiful way to showcase the glory of God!

Scripture: Luke 12:35-48 We don't know when but Jesus is coming again. How will He find us living when He returns? In the Parable of the Watchful Servant Jesus instructs us to 'be awake' and found going about His work when He returns.

Scripture: Luke 16:1-13 It seems incredible that Jesus would tell a story where the dishonest person is the one being commended, yet that is exactly what he does. But he is not praised because he was dishonest but because he used his limited time and resources well. Likewise, as Christians we are called to use our temporary gifts and resources in order to make an impact on eternity.

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:4 Politics is one of the subjects you're not supposed to talk about at the dinner table? or in the pulpit. Yet, 1. The Bible talks about it, and 2. It is one of the most polarizing issues of our moment. So how can followers of Jesus think Christianly about politics? And how can we see engaging the political structures of our city, province, and country as opportunities to lo...

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-9:6 In light of the recent ?"black lives matter" demonstrations that took place around the world and the more recent tragic news from Kamloops about a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School that uncovered the remains of 215 children buried at the site, the issue of racism i. now centre stage on our community/country and needs to be addressed!...

Scripture: Matthew 13:44-46 Jesus tells two short parables about the gospel as a treasure in a field and pearl of great price. The two men in the parable recognized the value of what they found, were determined to have it, sold everything they had to make the purchase, and acquired the treasure. Do you recognize the infinite worth of Jesus? Are you determined to have Jesus? Do you desire Jesus mor...

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-16 What did you want to be when you were young? Did you want to be a firefighter, doctor, or police officer? Often as kids we can dream about what we want to be, but as we get older the reality of that question can become daunting. Its especially true of teenagers who are not only trying to figure out what they want to do, but who they are going to be. The culture around th...