Elim Chapel - Winnipeg, MB

In the midst of persecution, the first century church chose to pray and seek God's help in continuing to fulfill His purpose here on earth- to share the good news of Jesus. We are encouraged to pray for boldness to witness and to share the truth in this generation too.

The story of Paul's experience on the Damascus road, and his transformation thereafter clearly show the impact of Christ's Resurrection on individual lives in the first century. His resurrection continues to transform lives as we trust and obey. By trusting and obeying we will experience this Big transformation in our own lives and in our churches even today, but are we ready to take ris...

As humans with free will we have the choice to choose between life or death, following Jesus or others, and heeding the message of the Gospel or ignoring it. Jesus has promised us a rich and satisfying life- a life of forgiveness, reconciliation and hope. What would you choose?

As Jesus entered Jerusalem, the crowd greeted him as "Messiah" and shouted 'Hosanna". Many among the crowd soon became disappointed when they realized that he was not the political Messiah who would free them. Do we become disappointed with Him,  when He does not meet our expectations? How do we continue in faith in the midst of doubts and disappointments? Listen to find out mo...

This message is part of the All or Nothing sermon series, is based on John 12:1-8, and looks closely at our motives for serving Christ- not just what we do but why we do it. The stark contrast in motivations is reflected  in Judas' and Mary's interactions with Jesus. Mary shows how we can trust Jesus so we can be generous in our service to Him and to others. For Judas, it was all about h...

Based on Luke 15:11-32, this message tells how we have been separated from God by two ways: ours sins and our righteousness. There is only way to the Father, through Jesus Christ, the true elder son.

All or Nothing Series (Part 3) Based on Luke 9, this message focuses on how God has placed eternity in the hearts of people. We have been provided glimpses of eternity here on earth, and it reminds us to trust in Jesus in this journey, knowing he will lead us to eternal life. 

In this second part of the lent series "All or Nothing", we focus on trusting God's plan even when it does not make sense to us. Jesus demonstrated His trust in God by being obedient and being willing to die on the cross, so that the Father's will would be fulfilled. His example prompts us to say, "not my will, but your be done", as we trust in Him and in His plans.

This is the first sermon in the "All or Nothing- Trusting God in the journey" series. It introduces us to the season of Lent, and the importance of not just fasting or giving up things, but also finding time to prepare by studying the Bible. Jesus was severely tempted in the wilderness, far beyond our imagination, but He was able to overcome the temptation by trusting God. We are encoura...

This concluding sermon of "This is Us" sermon series encourages us to continue doing good, because whatever we do in Christ is not useless since we have the guarantee of resurrection.

Based on 1 Corinthians 15, this message focuses on the hope of resurrection and attainment of an incorruptible body for those believe and follow Jesus. 

The resurrection of Christ assures us the resurrection of our own bodies, and makes us cling tightly to the the promises of the gospel, and to live our lives as those who believe in the resurrection of the dead. The influences of the culture often distract us from this truth, but by focusing on Christ we can continue to live out this truth. Listen to this message to find out more about this truth....

We are vessels of Christ, called to fulfill his purpose in the world, and to be partners in the ministry of reconciliation. Listen to this sermon to find out more.

Message: John Botkin Based on 1 Corinthians 13, this message speaks about the importance of love in all our spiritual practices and acts of services. Without love, all we do or give amounts to nothing. So what is love? And how do we love? Listen to find out more.

Based on 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, this sermon talks about the different roles we have in the church, and how our spiritual gifts enables us to fulfill these roles.  We all have a role to play, and we all need each other; these roles and gifts helps us be united and glorify God as a community. 

Based on 1 Corinthians 12, this sermon focuses on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. It defines spiritual gifts as supernatural ability given by the Holy Spirit to believers to reveal God to other people. These gifts are given for the common good for the glory of God. 

God equips us to engage in this world to fulfill His purpose through His Holy Spirit. Who is the Holy Spirit and how can we be equipped?

This is the first part of the "This Is Us" sermon series, where we look at the Epistles (primarily Paul’s letters to the Corinthians), to rediscover the ways God equips us and uses us to reveal Jesus to the world in which we live. In this sermon, we are encouraged to accept our role in God’s plan to share this good news by embracing and engaging others, and recognize the obstacles that p...

This sermon talks about the source and purpose of christian Unity, and how it is essential for us to fulfill God's mission in th church and the world outside. 

The good news of Jesus Christ is the best news of Christmas. Just as the shepherds were the bearers of that good news for the first Christmas, we have been called to speak about this good news to all, not just in our words, in our actions too. 

This year for advent we are looking at some of the characters that took part in that first Christmas story. This sermon looks at the courage that Joseph demonstrated in the face of doubt and fear. Where did his strength come from? How did he overcome his fear and doubts? Courage overcomes fear by focusing at the purpose of our life. Courage overcomes fear by embracing God’s plan for our life.

This is the concluding sermon on the book of Hebrews, and urges us to finish the race by drawing near, holding fast and considering ways to encourage one another . Let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting Him. Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts...

Based on the book of Hebrews, this sermon compares the mediator, message, method and motive of the old way and the new way. This is indeed a better way, but just as Christian believers in the first century were tempted to give up their faith in Jesus Christ, the great mediator, we are also often tempted to do the same. This message exhorts us to continue on in the new way by feeding on God's...

Based on Hebrews 9:11-14 , this sermon speaks about the new covenant that we have in Jesus Christ. It is a better covenant that spurs us to forgive and love as Christ himself as demonstrated. 

Based on the book of Hebrews, this sermon encourages us to keep on going in our Christian faith because there is no greater sacrifice or high priest than Jesus Christ.