Forward City Church Messages

In a world that doesn't expect a lot from men, and seems to encourage everyone to indulge their desires (good or bad), God calls us to something higher, better and glorious. This Father's Day message takes us through the life of Samson, so that we can learn from his mistakes. It also urges us to bask in the grace God poured on us at the cross, and the power given to us through the Holy S...

This podcast episode is a message from our "Made for More" series (June 2019), inspired by Ephesians 2:10: For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Like David (of David and Goliath), you have unique abilities, experiences and passions, and God has incredible plans for you. We pray you would know and lov...

This podcast episode is a message from our "Made for More" series (June 2019), inspired by Ephesians 2:10: For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. As followers of Christ, we know that loving Jesus, does not mean we are void of sinful desires and inclinations. However, God gives us an abundance of grace...

This message series is called "I Choose..". We are looking to God's word to help us navigate some of the choices that we face today, as we set our hearts on Christ and eternity. History tells us that humans favour and harm people for various reasons, but the book of James, commands believers to put favouritism aside, and see people as God sees them. Will you make the choice to be fa...

This message series is called "I Choose..". We are looking to God's word to help us navigate some of the choices that we face today, as we set our hearts on Christ and eternity. This message begs us to examine how we spend our time, as we study a story about Jesus’ friends Mary and Martha. "So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What w...

This message series is called "I Choose..". We are looking to God's word to help us navigate some of the choices that we face today, as we set our hearts on Christ and eternity. In this message, we hear from two of our own Forward City Family — a story of some things that come when God's people step out with the message of Jesus. Make no mistake — when we choose not to step out...

This message series is called "I Choose..". We are looking to God's word to help us navigate some of the choices that we face today, as we set our hearts on Christ and eternity. In this message, our own Matt Charron challenges us to choose obedience to God's call on His people to make disciples. Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and o...

This message series is called "I Choose..". In this message, we are going to look at our options when our will and God's will are at odds, as well as the bondage to disappointment, bitterness, anxiety and worry we step into when we try to control things or people that aren’t ours to control. The good news is this: when you surrender control to God, you find freedom and peace. Discus...

This message series is called "I Choose..". We are looking to God's word to help us navigate some of the choices that we face today, as we set our hearts on Christ and eternity. This message is about valuing God's plans for your life over the opinions of man; choosing purpose over approval. It was by faith that Moses, when he grew up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s d...

This message series is called "I Choose..". Over the next few weeks we will look to God's word to help us navigate some of the choices that we face today, as we set our hearts on Christ and eternity. This message is about having a right perspective on discipline, and valuing what God produces in and through us, when we submit to it. Hebrews 12:7-10 As you endure this divine discipli...

The Apostle Paul had the privilege and burden of pastoring a group of new Christians in Corinth — an international hub and metropolis, filled with people of different backgrounds, where idol worship was prominent.  God's people there had had their lives changed by Jesus, but they were still learning how to live as "new people" in this diverse culture, that very much opposed the mess...

Psalm 13 O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever?     How long will you look the other way? How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul,     with sorrow in my heart every day?     How long will my enemy have the upper hand? Turn and answer me, O Lord my God!     Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die. Don’t let my enemies gloat, saying, “We have defeated him!”     Don’t let them r...

Hebrews 10:19-24 And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place. And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences...

In this message, Marc shares the good news of Jesus Christ, and what He accomplished for us on the cross.  Stop stressing to atone for mistakes and stop grinding to be "good enough".  Come to Jesus and truly live.

"David was actually a very, very flawed individual...Yes, he had a lot of victories, but he had a lot of moral failures." The Bible calls David "a man after God's own heart", which seems to line up with the David we know from the story of David and Goliath. However, by the end of David's life, his "rap sheet" includes a ton of sexual sin, the murder of a loy...

Some nations boast of their chariots and horses,     but we boast in the name of the Lord our God. Psalm 20:7 David is outraged to hear the name of God mocked. He is surrounded by warriors, both more mature and experienced than he is, but they are cowering away from this giant named Goliath who is taunting and challenging the Lord — the one true God. You know the story. You know the outcome. David...

As we study 2 Kings 4, we want you to ask the question, "WHAT BLESSING IS GOD GOING TO POUR OUT THROUGH US WHEN WE PUT OUR FAITH INTO ACTION?" We are not saying we are not living out our faith now, but we also know that there are commandments God has given us that we neglect because our time and energy go into other things that seem more sensible or important to us moment by moment. We o...

We cannot make the most of Christ alone. We were not made for isolation and we've been commanded into community. As fellow believers, we are a gift to one another. Missing out on relationships with the family of God will stunt your growth. Enjoy the gift of one another, church! Ecclesiastes 4:7-11 I observed yet another example of something meaningless under the sun. This is the case of a man...