Grandview Church Sunday Sermons

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Jon Cleland, July 27, 2025. Resting in the Shadow of the Almighty (Psalm 91). This Sunday, we will be continuing our Summer in the Psalms series as we look at Psalm 91. This psalm expresses our trust in God for His protection in our lives. The psalm tells us that those who “rest in the shadow of the Almighty,” those who find their refuge a...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Jacob Elliott, July 20, 2025. A Story for the Generations (Psalm 78). Everyone loves a good story. People pay money to go watch a good story on a big screen. They buy subscriptions to have access to stories. People walk through bookstores and libraries in search of a good story. Others will sit around a campfire for hours just to listen to...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by James Bast, July 13, 2025. A Prayer for King and Kingdom (Psalm 72). As we look at our current government leaders and the state of the world, we often find ourselves longing for something better. Do you want to pray for something more, something bigger than our personal requests? How should we pray for God's kingdom to manifest here,...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Jon Cleland, July 6, 2025. Jesus, Son of God, King (Psalm 2). This Sunday, we will be starting our Summer in the Psalms series. We will be looking at Psalm 2. This Psalm helps us to see that God is in control over all things and that He has set His Son in place as King. While David and those who followed him were kings, they did not live u...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr. Rick Reed, June 29, 2025. Groaning on the Way to Glory (Romans 8:18-39). This Sunday at Grandview, we finish our journey through Romans 6-8 and come to the end of our "Good Riddance" series. From the majestic summit of Romans 8:18-39, we’ll be able to clearly see that although life has its share of groaning, we’re headed towa...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr. Rick Reed, June 15, 2025. The Spirit's Help with Stinkin' Thinkin' (Romans 8:1-11). This week in our Good Riddance series, we come to the life-changing truth found in Romans 8. In this powerful chapter, we’ll learn how the Holy Spirit changes us for the better. The Holy Spirit provides the power we need to get rid of sin...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr. Rick Reed, June 8, 2025. Why Getting Rid of Sinful Baggage is So Hard (Romans 7:1-25). No one likes a painful surprise, but that doesn’t keep them from coming our way. This week in our “Good Riddance” series, we’ll run into a painful surprise. Just when we were gaining spiritual momentum in Romans 6, we hit the harsh realities of Roman...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr. Rick Reed, June 1, 2025. Offering Yourself to God (Romans 6:12-23). How do you get rid of the sinful baggage in your life? We’re discovering the Bible’s answer to this important question in our “Good Riddance” series. This week, we’ll discover another important step we must take to get rid of the sins that hold us back spiritually. In...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr. Rick Reed, May 25, 2025.  Are you familiar with the phrase “Good Riddance”? It’s an expression of relief when something unwanted is finally gone. When spring seems slow to arrive, we long to say “Good Riddance” to winter. When an illness lingers, we’re eager to say “Good Riddance” to sickness. When we struggle with negative attitudes a...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Pastor Jeremy McQuoid, May 18, 2025. Don’t Let Your Hearts Be Troubled (John 14:1-14). We all face major transitions in life that can produce excitement but also doubt and fear about what’s next. Certainly, Grandview as a church family faces that reality right now, but perhaps you are also facing it with a job change or house move, or conc...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Peter Behnke, May 11, 2025. The Zeal of Phinehas (Numbers 25). On this Youth Sunday we are reminded of how many faithful, passionate young people are part of Grandview Church. For young people, zeal comes naturally – they are easily excited and filled with passion. This is a great thing, but it can often be misdirected. For others of us wh...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr. Rick Reed, May 4, 2025. Following Jesus with Unanswered Questions (Luke 7:18-28). In our recent series from the Gospel of Mark, we received clear and compelling answers to two important questions: Who is this Man? “What does it mean to follow Him?” This morning, we will consider how we can keep following Jesus when we don’t understand...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, April 27, 2025. Jesus — The Servant (Mark 10:32-45). In this final sermon of the “Who is this Man?” series, Interim Preaching Pastor, John Mahaffey, will take us to the core passage and key verse which summarizes the Gospel of Mark “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ra...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, April 18, 2025. Jesus — He’s Alive! (Mark 15:42-16:8). The words of the angel to the women at the empty tomb, “He has risen! He is not here,” are the key to understanding who Jesus is. In “Jesus – He’s Alive!," our Interim Preaching Pastor, John Mahaffey, will show that the women’s response of trembling and astonishment...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, April 18, 2025. Jesus — The Crucified (Mark 15:1-39). In this message, “Jesus – The Crucified,” we will zoom in on the references to time and the various places where the final events of Jesus’ life took place. By tracing what happened, when it happened, where it happened and why it happened, we will gain a greater understan...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Jacob Elliott, April 13, 2025. Jesus -- The Misunderstood Messiah (Mark 11:1-11). On the cusp of the most significant week of Jesus’ life and ministry, we find Jesus riding into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey with the shouts of “Hosanna” ringing in His ears. It’s Palm Sunday and the excitement is palpable. The events that took place on...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by James Bast, March 30, 2025. Jesus -- The Prophet Without Honour (Mark 6:1-6). Following the miracle of raising a young girl back to life, Jesus returns to His hometown of Nazareth. You might expect a hero's welcome, but He receives something far different. The crowd is marked by unbelief. In Mark 6:1-6, we find Jesus revealed as Proph...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, March 23, 2025. Jesus -- The Conqueror of Disease and Death (Mark 5:21-43). In this Sunday’s message, “Jesus – The Conqueror of Disease and Death”, we will learn about a woman with an incurable disease and a man with a dying daughter. These two incredible stories interwoven into one will give us insights into the nature of t...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, March 16, 2025. Jesus -- The Master of Demons, Part 2 (Mark 9:14-29). After Jesus’ transfiguration Mark records one of the most heart-wrenching and heart-warming stories in the Gospels – the demonization and deliverance of a little boy (Mark 9:14-29). In “Jesus – The Master of Demons, Part 2,” we will wrestle with an unwelco...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, March 9, 2025. Jesus -- The Master of Demons, Part 1 (Mark 5:1-20). After calming the winds and the waves with a single command, Jesus was then confronted with another equally violent storm – a storm raging within a broken man tormented by a legion of evil spirits. In “Jesus – The Master of Demons, Part 1,” our Interim Preac...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, March 2, 2025. Jesus -- The Lord of Waves (Mark 4:35 -41). When Jesus was awakened by His disciples in the midst of a raging storm and then suddenly calmed the wind and the waves with a simple command, He revealed something about Himself that shocked and shook the disciples like no other miracle He had done. In “Jesus – The...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Chris Middleton, February 23, 2025. God's Plan. Our Purpose (2 Corinthians 5:16-21). Reconciliation is a powerful word – one that speaks of restoring what was broken, healing deep divisions and making peace where there was once separation. But true reconciliation is more than just resolving conflicts; it requires something deeper. Wha...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, February 16, 2025. Due to severe weather, our in-person services were cancelled and John delivered his sermon in this video. Jesus -- The Storyteller (Mark 4:1-20). One of the perplexing questions we often struggle with is the mystery as to why some people respond positively to the gospel message and enter the kingdom of God...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, February 9, 2025. Jesus -- The Friend of Sinners (Mark 2:13-17). One of the most controversial and misunderstood things that Jesus did is recorded in Mark 2:13-17 when he attended a party where the majority of guests were the social pariahs of his day. In “Jesus – The Friend of Sinners,” our Interim Preaching Pastor, John Ma...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, February 2, 2025. Jesus -- His Authority to Forgive Sins (Mark 2:1-12). The story of the paralytic who was lowered down through a roof into the presence of Jesus is one of the most loved of all the events in the life of Christ. In “Jesus – His Authority to Forgive Sins” from Mark 2:1-12, our Interim Preaching Pastor, John Ma...