Centre Church

In this text we'll explore the uniqueness of the christian call and opportunity in moments of disruption. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: March 22, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 4:1-7 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

As we step into this unique season together we're reminded of the essential nature of the church. Specifically, what it means that we're the temple of God. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: March 15, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

In this sermon we discover that we are uniquely gifted by Christ to build the church and asked the simple but hard question: Are you? Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Cliff Ursel Date: March 8, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

In this sermon we'll explore the empowered, released, rewarded, and glorified life that Jesus invites us into. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: March 1, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 3:5-9 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

In this sermon we'll explore the difference between merely being saved by Jesus and living a life abiding in Him. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: February 23, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 3:1-4 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

This morning we'll look at Paul's description of 'The Wisdom of God', discuss how this wisdom should affect our lives, and address some of the things that threaten our engagement with it. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Josh Dool Date: February 16, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

In this sermon we'll unpack the reality that to abide in Jesus and live full of His Spirit we'll need to embrace our weakness. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: February 9, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca.

In this passage Paul will address the first error in the church of God at Corinth. As he does we'll be confronted with one of the most deadly diseases in Jesus' Church today. A sickness that threatens to stifle the power of God. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: February 2, 2020 Text: 1 Corinthians 1:10-31 To connect with us or find more resources visit us at...

This sermon will close out Paul's greeting to the Corinthians with one primary question: How could he be so thankful for such a messed up and broken church? We'll examine the movements of the Living God among His people both then and today; movements that come together in the form of an invitation for us all. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: January 26, 2020...

In this sermon we will begin our series entitled 'True Power' by examining the cultural pressures of worshipping Jesus as Lord in ancient Corinth or modern day Vancouver. We'll see that there are forces at work more powerful than culture and that only one Lord can follow-through on an offer of grace and peace. Series: True Power - 1 Corinthians Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: January 19,...

Speaker: Josh Dool Date: January 12, 2020 Text: Psalm 23 As we examine the shepherding motif of Psalm 23, we'll see how The Lord is my Shepherd provides comfort to us through our valleys and mountaintops, and how we use this psalm as a prayer for our journey.

Speaker: Aaron Boswell Date: January 6, 2020 Text: Psalm 96 In this sermon, we discuss Psalm 96; why it was written, how it points us to Jesus, and how can use this Psalm to pray God's heart for the nations.

Speaker: Norm Funk Date: December 29, 2019 Text: Psalms 42 & 43 Although lament is one of those practices often spoken of in the Scriptures there is much confusion and hesitancy surrounding it. In this message kicking off the series, Praying the Psalms, we look at four features of psalms of lament and discover why lament is important for us all.

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: December 24, 2019 Text: Matthew 2:1-12 In this sermon we will unpack Matthew's account of Jesus' birth announcement in Jerusalem. We'll see why the people who longed most deeply for a new Kingdom weren't ready when the King was born and how we can build our lives on the hope of Jesus' return.

Speaker: Josh Dool Date: December 22, 2019 Text: Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12 In this fourth servant song of Isaiah we'll unearth the gospel in vivid clarity by beholding Jesus - the servant that God sent! We'll then examine the prophesies of the service that he would perform and the salvation that he would purchase for mankind.

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: December 15, 2019 Text: Isaiah 50:4-11 In this sermon we'll unpack the third Servant Song from Isaiah. We'll see that Jesus has been given a word for weary people; a word for those living in a world riddled by the constant threat of shame. We'll see how this word was given to Him and what word He offers to speak over our lives to set us free.

Speaker: Mark Burch Date: December 8, 2019 Text: Isaiah 49:1-13 In this sermon we'll unpack one of Isaiah's ancient prophecies of Jesus. We'll see that God's vision for restoration is far broader than just the Jewish nation of Israel - but a beautiful mosaic of all peoples, languages, and nations! May it be in Vancouver as it is in heaven!

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: December 1, 2019 Text: Isaiah 42:1-9 In this sermon we'll unpack one of Isaiah's ancient prophecies of Jesus. We'll see that God intends to totally restore all things including us. We'll see how Jesus has already ushered this restorative justice into our world and left us here to be people of renewal until He comes again!

Speaker: Josh Dool Date: November 24, 2019 Text: Psalm 16:5-11 In this final week of our 'Become' series we'll look at how the purpose of the disciplines is that they would lead us to deeper joy in Christ, and how God's desire is that this joy would manifest itself through the discipline of Celebration.

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: November 17, 2019 Text: Psalm 51:1-19 In this sermon we will unpack confession, a classical spiritual discipline that Jesus had no need of but invited us to practice for our own joy. We will see that the ongoing practice of confession is a path to true freedom, a way to walk out our hope in Jesus, and a doorway to our God-gifted purpose in life.

Speaker: Josh Dool Date: November 10, 2019 Text: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 As we examine the Spiritual Disciple of Service we'll see how God uses it to remake us so that we are more oriented around God and others than ourselves. We'll take a look at how service overflows from the heart as a result of feasting more on the treasures of eternity than the treasures of today, and examine how/why w...

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: November 3, 2019 Text: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 In this sermon we will unpack one of the faulty stories of our culture that has many of us living for attention from others instead of relationship with God. Jesus invites us to live out of a better story (the Gospel) and cultivate new desires through the spiritual practice of secrecy.

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: October 27, 2019 Text: Psalm 150:1-6 In this sermon we'll unpack the nature of true worship and explore why we should hunger to worship in spirit and truth.

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: October 20, 2019 Text: Luke 12:22-34 In this sermon we will explore Jesus call to seek his Kingdom before anything else. What does that mean in a world as obsessed with accumulation as ours? What truths are Jesus' followers meant to build their lives on to show the world what real life looks like?

Speaker: Aaron Boswell Date: October 13, 2019 Text: Acts 2:42-48, 1 Timothy 4:7b In this sermon, we are continuing the Become series and exploring the spiritual disciplines of study and meditation. These disciplines primarily focus on the Bible's central role in the life of a Christian and how we might continue to train ourselves for the purpose of godliness as we leverage our lives to know t...