Cobourg Alliance Messages

Speaker - Tyler Tavares You’ve probably been there. Someone in the room tells a joke and it goes right over your head. Punch line missed. Jesus encountered people who missed the point pretty often, but in his case the stakes were higher. Join us this Sunday at CAC as we go on a few of our own adventures in missing the point.

Speaker - Tyler Tavares A good magic show leaves us wanting more. The mystique, amazement and big reveal all come together to create something incredible and, most of the time, inexplicable. But when the show is over, we go about our lives, only drawn back to the magician if we can see another eye-popping trick. Some people approached Jesus like an intriguing magician, but Jesus wanted them to exp...

Speaker - Tyler Tavares The gospel of John is all about the journey of faith — exploring and deepening faith in Jesus as he reveals himself through stories, signs, teaching, miracles, and more. Join us in week one of our series, S7NGS, as we uncover who Jesus is through his first significant sign: water to wine.

Speaker - Darryl Buckle Eugene Peterson wrote, “we live in a society in which crowded schedules and harassed conditions are evidence of importance.”  In week 4 of Beating Burnout Pastor Darryl is talking about how to tame the lion of ambition, so that “Hustle and Grind “doesn’t become “Burnout and Brokenness”.

Speaker - Abby Langlois When we are in the midst of crazy schedules and busy seasons, it can feel that we don’t have time to rest. However, from the beginning of time, rest is something that God has gifted us as a way to restore our souls.  This week at Cobourg Alliance Church, we will look at how God intended rest as part of a regular rhythm and why it is important, regardless of our situati...

Speaker - Tyler Tavares A good cry can work wonders, right? Maybe you're not known for tears, or perhaps you   are — whatever the case, a good cry helps us process grief and sorrow. Even if tears don't flow, there's a word for passionately expressing that feeling — it's lament. And the Bible is full of these moments. Join us as we explore how lament can help us beat burnout.

Speaker - Marshall Davis Recent years have been full of challenges, and many people have been left feeling burned-out. The prolonged stress of the pandemic, uncertainty, change, and loss has taken a toll on all of us. This four-week series helps us understand burnout and invites us to trust the Bible’s promises, wisdom, and practical insight to help us beat it.

Speaker: Pastor Darryl Buckle --- When you look back on this year, along with many wins and victories and successes, You’re going find all sorts of times when you fell, and when you failed. This week at Cobourg Alliance Church we’re talking about what to do after you fall.

Speaker: Pastor Darryl Buckle --- Poet and Philosopher Henry David Thoreau wrote that "Most men live lives of quiet desperation." This week at Cobourg Alliance Church, we're talking about finding true joy and living a life of renewed purpose.

Speaker: Pastor Darryl Buckle

Speaker: Pastor Darryl Buckle --- When we look ahead to New Year's Day, we often see it as a fresh start, an opportunity to begin anew. However, it's not uncommon to go from determined to deflated as time wears on. Over the next four weeks, we're looking at the gospels of Jesus for secrets and strategies to make 2022 a year when anything is possible!

Speaker: Pastor Darryl Buckle --- It's not a contest!! - but some of you are better than others of us when it comes to decking the halls and making Christmas memorable. This much is for sure, it's worth it.

Speaker: Pastor Tyler Tavares

Speaker: Pastor Tyler Tavares

Speaker: Pastor Tyler Tavares

Speaker: Pastor Abigail Langlois --- How do we experience joy in the midst of unpredictable circumstances? The Bible gives us great hope that we can have joy that is sustainable through all circumstances. In part one of our Advent series, we are going to dive into the ways that God invites us into sustainable joy.

Speaker: Pastor Darryl Buckle Ever notice the battle seems harder on Monday Morning? In the final part of our series, Deliver Us from Evil, we’re talking about how we can rediscover or reawaken the vision to see that the size of our problems cannot compare to the size of our God!

Speaker: Gloria Peters

Speaker: Pastor Darryl Buckle --- I think most people have experienced the fight or flight or freeze reflex? It’s normal to feel paralyzed when things are going crazy all around you, but I want you to know, you’ve got options. This week we’re going to talk about one of the greatest tools that Jesus gave us to prepare us for days when the battle around you is fierce.

Speaker: Pastor Darryl Buckle --- People are often surprised to discover that there is a battle going on around us. The real enemy is not people or culture, but something more sinister.

Speaker: James Bisson --- In our Final Week of Is God Good? James Bisson explores the calculus of suffering in the experience of the Goodness of God as he shares his own journey to Christ.

Speaker: James Bisson --- In week 2 of our series, Is God Good, James Bisson wrestles with the question, If Jesus was God's son, why on earth would he allow him to be crucified?

Speaker: James Bisson --- This week we’re kicking off a brand new series called Is God Good?: Finding Faith when questions are piling up. For the next three weeks, our very own James Bisson will be leading us through a study on the character and nature of God that makes sense even when stacked against a world that feels sometimes like it’s spinning out of control.

Speaker: Tony Posthumus --- In Week 4 of our series called Next Door, Tony Postumus brings us to Luke 5 and shows us how Jesus command to love our neighbour as ourselves means being FOR our community and is the only way to heal the brokenness in our community and in our world.

Speaker: Chris Bebbington --- Ever notice that the reason reality TV shows are so addictive is that we all love watching how other people navigate conflict? Wish your life wasn't so much like reality TV? This week Pastor Chris from Sherbrooke Heights Alliance Church teaches us the calculus for how to build community in a divided world.