Elevation Waterloo Sermons

Series: Here's What We See A Culture of Invitation At the start of a new year, Elevation's leadership would like to help paint a picture of what our community could look like down the road. We'll be unpacking four opportunities that, once embraced, will lead us into a season of healthy growth and maturity. While this isn't quite a "five-year-plan," we definitely want to start building some five-ye...

Series: Here's What We See "A Place to Call Home" At the start of a new year, Elevation's leadership would like to help paint a picture of what our community could look like down the road. We'll be unpacking four opportunities that, once embraced, will lead us into a season of healthy growth and maturity. While this isn't quite a "five-year-plan," we definitely want to start building some five-yea...

Advent Three: Walking Humbly Advent is a time we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Jesus' birth has endless implications for humanity but perhaps the most significant is his introduction of the coming Kingdom of God. During the four weeks of Advent, we will focus on this slow kingdom coming. This week we look at humility as a key ingredient of that kingdom. Luke 2:1-7; Philippians 2:5-7

Advent Two: Loving Mercy Advent is a time we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Jesus' birth has endless implications for humanity but perhaps the most significant is his introduction of the coming Kingdom of God. During the four weeks of Advent, we will focus on this slow kingdom coming. This week we look at mercy as a key ingredient of that kingdom. Luke 1:39-55; 1 Timothy 1:15-16

Advent One: Doing Justice Advent is a time we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Jesus' birth has endless implications for humanity, but perhaps the most significant is his introduction of the coming Kingdom of God.  During the four weeks of Advent, we will focus on this slow Kingdom coming. And we begin this week with justice as a key ingredient of that kingdom.   Micah 6:1-8

Series: Old School Bible Fights Title: Foreskin vs No Foreskin Today, few of us could even imagine getting into an argument about the spiritual value of circumcision, but for the Early Church, this was the hottest of all hot topics. We can learn a lot from these first followers of Jesus as we pay attention to how they wrestled with what it meant for them to honour God. Acts 15:1-11

Series: Old School Bible Fights Title: Right vs Wrong Job was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. And yet, despite all of this, his life fell apart in an instant. In this ancient story, we get to listen in on a group of friends arguing back and forth with one another as they sought out an explanation for Job’s sudden misfortunes. Job 1:1-22

Series: Old School Bible Fights God vs King The nation of Israel wanted to be like all of the nations around them.  They didn't want to follow God's lead; they wanted a flesh-and-blood king.  The argument between Samuel and the people might have been short-lived, but the consequences reverberated for generations to come.  1 Samuel 8:1-22a

Series: Old School Bible Fights Fruit vs Fat In the early chapters of Genesis, our origin story, we find ourselves a classic sibling rivalry. You've got Abel tending his flocks and Cain working the soil, but when they come to present their respective offerings to the Lord, things go sideways very quickly.   Genesis 4:1-16

Series: Things Jesus Didn't Say "Max Out Your RRSP Contributions" In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus had a lot to say about how his followers should orient their lives, but sometimes we mix in our own aspirations with his words, which is bound to make a mess of things. Let’s see if we can’t figure out which is which and keep ourselves moving in the right direction. Matthew 6:19-34

Series: Things Jesus Didn't Say "Post Only Your Best Photos" In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus had a lot to say about how his followers should orient their lives, but sometimes we mix in our own aspirations with his words, which is bound to make a mess of things. Let’s see if we can’t figure out which is which and keep ourselves moving in the right direction. Matthew 6:1-18

Series: Things Jesus Didn't Say "Look Out For Number One" In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus had a lot to say about how his followers should orient their lives, but sometimes we mix in our own aspirations with his words, which is bound to make a mess of things. Let’s see if we can’t figure out which is which and keep ourselves moving in the right direction. Matthew 5:21-48

Series: Things Jesus Didn't Say   "Life Should Be Easy" In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus had a lot to say about how his followers should orient their lives, but sometimes we mix in our own aspirations with his words, which is bound to make a mess of things. Let’s see if we can’t figure out which is which and keep ourselves moving in the right direction. Matthew 5:1-20

Series: Welcome to Elevation Imagining the Kingdom People come to church for different reasons, but regardless of why we walk through the doors, we are all invited to stand together and imagine a world infused with the presence of God. What does that world look like, and how can we learn to live so that this world of ours begins to look more like the one we imagine? Acts 1:1-14

Series: Welcome to Elevation A Restlessness in Your Soul Luke 8:22-32 Why do people continue to walk through the doors of a church? For some, it’s a restlessness in the soul that pushes them to seek out help, support, or guidance from a community of faith. What about you? When life is overwhelming or disappointing, could the church be a place of refuge? Could you find peace and hope here?

Series: Welcome to Elevation Longing for Community Luke 8:1-3; Acts 2:42-47 Why do people continue to walk through the doors of a church? For some, it’s a longing for community that inspires them to find others who they can journey alongside through all of life’s ups and downs. What about you? What do you hope to receive from (and what do you hope to give to) the people sitting around you?

Why do people continue to walk through the doors of a church? For some, it’s a spiritual curiosity that draws them to one of the few places where questions about the meaning of life are welcomed and where faith is still encouraged. What about you? What questions do you have? What answers are you waiting for? Luke 19:1-10

Series: Reading Between the Lines The Bible is filled with so many great stories, so why does one tend to get so much air play (think: David and Goliath) while another would make even the most faithful church attender check the pages of their Bible to make sure it was really there? Well, we’re going to flip the script this summer and give a few of these lesser-known stories some serious air play!...

Series: Reading Between the Lines The Bible is filled with so many great stories, so why does one tend to get so much air play (think: David and Goliath) while another would make even the most faithful church attender check the pages of their Bible to make sure it was really there? Well, we’re going to flip the script this summer and give a few of these lesser-known stories some serious air play!...

Series: Reading Between the Lines The Bible is filled with so many great stories, so why does one tend to get so much air play (think: David and Goliath) while another would make even the most faithful church attender check the pages of their Bible to make sure it was really there? Well, we’re going to flip the script this summer and give a few of these lesser-known stories some serious air play!...

Series: Reading Between the Lines The Bible is filled with so many great stories, so why does one tend to get so much air play (think: David and Goliath) while another would make even the most faithful church attender check the pages of their Bible to make sure it was really there? Well, we’re going to flip the script this summer and give a few of these lesser-known stories some serious air play!...

Series: Reading Between the Lines The Bible is filled with so many great stories, so why does one tend to get so much air play (think: David and Goliath) while another would make even the most faithful church attender check the pages of their Bible to make sure it was really there? Well, we’re going to flip the script this summer and give a few of these lesser-known stories some serious air play!...

Series: Reading Between the Lines The Bible is filled with so many great stories, so why does one tend to get so much air play (think: David and Goliath) while another would make even the most faithful church attender check the pages of their Bible to make sure it was really there? Well, we’re going to flip the script this summer and give a few of these lesser-known stories some serious air play!...

Series: Reading Between the Lines The Bible is filled with so many great stories, so why does one tend to get so much air play (think: David and Goliath) while another would make even the most faithful church attender check the pages of their Bible to make sure it was really there? Well, we’re going to flip the script this summer and give a few of these lesser-known stories some serious air play!...

Series: Reading Between the Lines The Bible is filled with so many great stories, so why does one tend to get so much air play (think: David and Goliath) while another would make even the most faithful church attender check the pages of their Bible to make sure it was really there? Well, we’re going to flip the script this summer and give a few of these lesser-known stories some serious air play!...