Centre Church

Speaker: Lawrence East 12/30/07 Text: Romans 12:9-21 Summary: Living a

Speaker: Norm Funk 12/23/07 Text: Hebrews 1:1-3 Summary: People enjoy Christmas for a lot of reasons: gifts, family, decorations, holidays, and so on. However, even all those things are good and enjoyable they are not what Christmas is all about, Christmas is all about Jesus - God coming down in flesh bringing good news of great joy, the Savior has come. The writer of Hebrew says that the coming o...

Speaker: Norm Funk 12/16/07 Text - I Timothy 6:5-21 Summary: Blurb: Teaching through I Timothy in 2007 has been a wild ride to say the least. There are so many topics and issues within this great letter that butt up against current thoughts and trends that its tough to know where to start, however, Paul may have saved his best for last. Not best because of its importance but best because of pertin...

Speaker: Norm Funk 12/09/07 Text: I Timothy 6:1-5 Summary: Like all things God created or ordained work, like marriage, kids, and so on, has greater importance than simply earning a buck or passing the time but instead is a tool used to help us become more like Jesus.

Speaker: Norm Funk 12/02/07 Text: I Timothy 5:17-25 Summary: False teaching is such a pandemic in the church today that we are all susceptible to being dooped, this is certainly the case now but it was also the case in the early church, with even Timothy - the Apostle Paul's child in the faith - susceptible to its deceptiveness.

Speaker: Norm Funk 11/25/07 Text: I Timothy 5:1-16 Summary: James, the half brother of Jesus, in his letter wrote that real religion - or faith - is evidenced in part by how one takes care of the orphan and widow. This message explores our individual and corporate response to the plight of the most needy in the church and city.

Speaker: Lucas Aube 11/18/07 Text: 2 Timothy 1: 3-14 Summary: The next time we find ourselves going through a rough patch, let us remember all the good things God has already done for us and through us. Just like Timothy, we need to be reminded of our purpose and calling. Being reminded of this will shed some important light on our current struggles whatever they may be.

Speaker: Norm Funk 11/04/07 Text: I Timothy 4:1-8 Summary: Satan is called a lot of things in the Bible, and none good: a liar, murderer, deceiver, accuser, blinder, devourer, and so on. The problem with all of this is that Satan is also a master of disguises, he doesn't come as advertised but instead wraps himself up in men and women who through their deception lead people away from Jesus.

Speaker: Norm Funk 10/21/07 Text: I Timothy 2:11-15

Speaker: Norm Funk 10/28/07 Text: I Timothy 3: 1-16 Summary: What and Why? Two important questions regarding the offices of the elder and deacon. What do they do, what are the qualifications but in the midst of that is the necessity of answering the question why. Why do we need them? What is it about the church and the call she has that necessitates the need for elders and deacons?

Speaker: Norm Funk 10/14/07 Text: I Timothy 2: 8-10 Summary: So here is what was going on in the church at Ephesus: the men were scrapping and the women were flaunting - it was like a boxing match with round card girls. Paul's instruction: tell the men to stop fighting, tell the women to stop parading and get them back to worshipping Jesus in their prayers and with their lives.

Speaker: Norm Funk 10/07/07 Text: I Timothy 2:1-7 Summary: Prayer in the church is a bit of a paradox - most hold high the value and importance of prayer but many also confess they don't pray enough. In bringing instruction to Timothy regarding the life, function and health of the church he was pastoring/ trouble-shooting, Paul begins first by emphasizing the call, role, purpose and foundatio...

Speaker: Norm Funk 09/30/07 Text: I Timothy 1:12-20 Summary: how me! Last week we discussed the glorious gospel, a gospel that transforms, a gospel that changes, a gospel worth contending for - this week we look at an example of that changing power, Paul himself.

Speaker: Norm Funk 09/23/07 Text: I Timothy 1:3-11 Summary: Legalism in the church, prevalent certainly today, has a long history. Legalism can produce a lot of things and none of them are good - arrogance, defeatism, or in the case of the church at Ephesus, division, arguments factions and so on. Paul's desire was something else entirely: love stemming from a pure heart, a sincere faith and...

Speaker: Norm Funk 09/16/07 Text: 1 Timothy 1:1-2 Summary: A common question posed by many today regarding the Bible is,

Speaker: Norm Funk 09/09/07 Text: John 9 Summary: In this final message within this series we look at an event where Jesus brings physical, and more significantly, spiritual sight to a man born blind. In this event we are challenged in regards to our participation in the mission of Jesus but encouraged at the same time in that even if all we can say

Speaker: Norm Funk 09/02/07 Text: John 20:19-23 Summary: Few words bring more fear to the average church goer than words like missions and evangelism however the great and exciting fact is, Jesus has called, equipped, empowered and entrusted each of His followers with the great and life-changing gospel story.

Speaker: Norm Funk 08/26/07 Text: 1 Thessalonians 1 Summary: If you are an attender of a church, what is your church known for. Most churches are known for something and most of the time it's good - teaching, musicals, kid's programs, missions, etc. However, what Paul highlights about the church in Thessalonica is that it's reputation is founded on its culture - ethos - of faith, ho...

Speaker: Norm Funk 08/19/07 Text: Various Summary: Even in a city like Vancouver where most, at best, are resistant to anything religious there is still an opening and respect of Jesus. However, even though most are generally respectful even complimentary of Jesus - Jesus is a

Speaker: Norm Funk 08/12/07 Text: Ephesians 4, II Timothy 3 Summary: It can seem at times that there are as many ideas about how the church is to run as there are churches. However, based on Ephesians 4 and II Timothy 3, every church, regardless of place or time, are called to to the same thing - equipping God's people for works of service.

Speaker: Paul Enns 08/05/07 Text: Psalm 150 Summary: Psalm 150 not only concludes the book of Psalms but it is also the culmination of the progression that began in Psalm 1 and continues through the whole Psalter. The call is to sheer delight in praise of God.

Speaker: Norm Funk 07/29/07 Text: Psalm 55 Summary: One of the key elements of the book of Psalms are the words of cursing found in them. A difficulty arises however from the seeming incongruity of the words of cursing in light of Jesus' teaching that we should love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. So how do we reconcile this and is it possible to read the Psalms of cursing as...

Speaker: Norm Funk 07/22/07 Text: Psalm 55 Summary: One of the signatures of the Psalms are the rawness and authenticity found within them, with few more so than Psalm 55. David, the author of Psalm 55, highlights his plight: wickedness, betrayal and angst surround him. What we see in this Psalm is David's response to those things when everything inside of him wants to simply run away.

The fact of the matter, I think most of us would agree, is we all sin. We may not call it that; we may use all sorts of words instead of sin, but without a doubt, we all mess up. The question is, what do you do in light of it? This message deals with that question in the context of David's sin with Bathsheba.

Speaker: Norm Funk 07/08/07 Text: Psalm 10 Summary: One of the more oft asked questions in the Bible is the question