Church of the City

Guest speaker Bechara teaches on A Woman of Great Faith.

Pastor Spencer teaches on Ehud from Judges 3 v12-30, from our new series, Judges!

Pastor Matt introduces for us the book of Judges, as we study it over the coming months. 

Pastor Spencer invites us to consider the concept of home and finding home in Jesus. 

Pastor Matt invites us to consider the story of Jesus birth through the lens of God's love. 

Pastor Matt unpacks the theme of joy in Luke 1 and 2, identifying a pattern that leads us to respond. 

Pastor Spencer explores the concept of peace in the Scriptures and how Christ has the power to become our peace in every circumstance. 

Pastor Matt introduced and lead us through readings based on hope as we begin this Advent season. 

Pastor Matt concludes our Seven Churches series and unpacks Jesus' word to the church in Laodicea. 

Pastor Matt interviews George Sinclair for a special accompaniment podcast to our Seven Churches series.  George Sinclair has served in a suburban and in a rural “multi-point” church. He is currently the Rector of Church of the Messiah in the heart of urban Ottawa. He was the Chair of Essentials Canada and founding Chair of his denomination (ANiC). He currently serves as the Chair of the ANiC...

Cameron Ogilvie, one of our Elders, unpacks for us Jesus' word to the church in the ancient city of Philadelphia. 

Pastor Matt continues The Seven Church series and unpacks for us Jesus' word to the church in Sardis. 

Pastor Matt unpacks for us Jesus' word to the church in Thyatira. 

Pastor Spencer unpacks for us Jesus' word to the church in Pergamum. 

Pastor Matt unpacks Revelation 2 v8-11 and Jesus' word to the church of Smyrna. 

Dave Marttunen, one of our elders, unpacks Revelation 2 v1-7 and Jesus' word to the church in Ephesus.

Listen to week one of our new series titled, "The Seven Churches: Responding to Jesus in the 21st Century." Pastor Matt provides an introduction to Revelation and helps us begin asking questions that will be answered over the next two months. 

Pastor Spencer concludes our Vision series by highlighting our third value: Mission.  

Pastor Matt teaches week two of our Vision series exploring who we are and what we want to be about in the next season.  In this episode, we explore one of our new values: Formation.

Pastor Matt teaches part one of our Vision Series, clarifying who we are and where we want to go in our desire to see our communities look more like heaven, so every person has a relationship with Jesus. 

Pastor Matt concludes our series in John 15 v1-11 exploring a fourth characteristic of relationship with Jesus: pleasure.  

Pastor Matt continues our summer series in John 15 v1-11 looking at the promises Jesus makes to those who attach to Him.  

Pastor Matt is joined by Tim Brown, Executive Director of Hope Story and Clarence Meekis, an Indigenous Canadian and an elder at New Hope Church in Thunderbay to listen and learn about the experience of Indigenous peoples in Canada historically and today. 

Pastor Matt interviews Raja Stone (UCC Waterloo), Albert Chunrg (Trinity Grace Church Toronto) and Michael Harris (Kingdom Life Church, Guelph) about racism, justice and the gospel.  This is part two of a two part conversation. 

Pastor Matt explores Jesus’ concluding remarks in the Sermon on the Mount and why they are important for disciples of Jesus today. What does it mean to follow Jesus and what must we be aware of and cautious about?