Grandview Church Sunday Sermons

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Jon Cleland, January 26, 2025. Jesus -- The God-Man (Mark 1:21-45). Who is Jesus? And how does who Jesus is shape how we should respond to Him? Early in Mark’s Gospel, the people around Him routinely misunderstand who He is. They accept Him as a good teacher and even one who can do miracles, but they do not recognize Him as God. This Sunda...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, January 19, 2025. Jesus -- The Invading King (Mark 1:14-20). What was the heart of the message that Jesus preached throughout His three plus years of public ministry? Is there a line, phrase, or slogan that captures the focal point of all Jesus taught and preached? In this Sunday’s message, “Jesus – The Invading King”, from...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, January 12, 2025. Jesus -- His Baptism and Temptation (Mark 1:9-13). One of the most frequently asked questions about Jesus among Christians is why he needed to be baptized. In this Sunday’s message, “Jesus – His Baptism and Temptation,” our Interim Preaching Pastor, John Mahaffey, will answer this question and explore deepe...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, January 5, 2025. Jesus -- The Baptizer in the Holy Spirit (Mark 1:1-8). One of the most incredible titles given to Jesus that is hardly ever talked about or is the most misunderstood is that he is the Baptizer with the Holy Spirit. With the start of “Who is this Man?”, a new teaching series for the new year, our Interim Prea...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, December 29, 2024. Christmas Characters – The Unnamed Christmas Character (Revelation 12). In the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, which give us the most information on the first Christmas, there is no direct reference to the character who is the subject of this next and final message in the Christmas Character series. This “Unn...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, December 8, 2024. Christmas Characters – The Virgin Mary (Luke 1:26-38). Next to the infant Jesus, the most important person in the Christmas drama was His mother Mary. No other woman has experienced or can experience what she experienced. No other human being experienced the miracle and the mystery of Christmas in the way t...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by John Mahaffey, December 1, 2024. Christmas Characters – Jesus the Saviour (Matthew 1:18-25). All Christians acknowledge the truth spoken by the angel to Joseph, "You shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21). On this first Sunday of Advent our new Interim Preaching Pastor, John Mahaffe...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr Rick Reed, November 24, 2024. Final Encouragements (1 Thessalonians 5:12-28). Encourage. Anticipate. These two words capture the theme of Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonian Christians. This week, we’ll wrap up our series in 1 Thessalonians with some Final Encouragements (1 Thessalonians 5:12-28). If you want to be encouraged and wa...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr Rick Reed, November 17, 2024. Getting Ready for the Big Day (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11). Encourage. Anticipate. That’s the series title of our study in 1 Thessalonians. This Sunday at Grandview, we’ll see these two themes merge in a powerful way. This week, we come to a passage (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11) that encourages us to anticipate the...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Pastor James Bast, November 10, 2024. What God Expects of You (Micah 6:1-8). Justice & Compassion Sunday 2024. Micah 6:8 is one of the famous coffee mug verses of Scripture. How can this verse move beyond the mug? On Justice & Compassion Sunday, we will go to and explore Micah 6:1-8 and see how God's idea of worship requires m...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr Rick Reed, November 3, 2024. Grieving with Hope (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). Grief doesn’t discriminate; it comes to all of us sooner or later. Although no one gets a pass from tasting the salty tears of grief, it is still possible to find hope in the midst of loss. That’s the good news we’ll discover this week in our journey through 1 Th...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr Rick Reed, October 27, 2024. What Christians Should Be Known For (1 Thessalonians 4:9-12). What kind of reputation does God want Christians to have in society? What should we be known for? We’ll get answers to some of these important questions this Sunday as we continue our series in 1 Thessalonians. This week, we’ll explore 1 Thessalon...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr Rick Reed, October 20, 2024. Purity that Pleases God (1 Thessalonians 4:1-8). How do you stay pure in a world that promotes and celebrates impurity? How do you follow the Bible’s teaching on sexuality in a culture that sees those teachings as outdated and oppressive? We’ll find answers to these important questions as we continue our stu...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Steve Jones, October 13, 2024. Gratitude for God's Guidance (Proverbs 8:30-35, 2 Timothy 3:14-16). On this Thanksgiving weekend, we pause to give thanks to God for His written word, the Bible. Grateful for the doctrinal, instructional and correctional direction it provides to all who want God’s guidance and blessing in their lives. St...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr Rick Reed, October 6, 2024. Godly Concern (1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13). What does it look like to be concerned about others in a godly way? That’s what we will discover this Sunday as we continue our series in 1 Thessalonians. We’ll see the Apostle Paul open wide his heart and reveal what a godly concern for others looks like. If you car...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr Rick Reed, September 29, 2024. Receiving the Gospel (1 Thessalonians 2:13-16). Grandview is a joyful place. Joy spills over as we gather to worship the Lord and fellowship with one another. Our joy increases when we see more people receive the good news of the gospel and put their faith in Jesus. This Sunday as we continue our series in...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Pastor Jacob Elliot, September 22, 2024. An Effective Ministry and a Purposeful Life (1 Thessalonians 2:1-12). Time is fleeting. Tomorrow is not guaranteed. Task lists are seemingly never-ending. We don’t want to waste a second. And yet as time passes, we can often look back at a day, a month or a year and wonder, Was there any purpose in...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr. Rick Reed, September 15, 2024. Model Believers (1 Thessalonians 1:1-10). This Sunday at Grandview, we’ll begin to explore the fascinating book of 1 Thessalonians. In the opening chapter, we’ll meet the people who make up the church in Thessalonica. We’ll see why Paul says they are a “model” for us to follow. We’ll be challenged to foll...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr. Rick Reed, September 8, 2024. Starting and Sustaining a Healthy Church (Acts 17:1-9). This week at Grandview we launch into a new series – a journey through 1 Thessalonians. We’ve entitled the series Encourage. Anticipate because those two words capture major themes in this letter. This Sunday, we’ll look at the start of this church an...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Steve Adams, September 1, 2024. Preparing for the Prize (2 Timothy 1:7-12). One of the most hopeful experiences we have in the Christian life is to watch a Godly person follow Jesus with joy, sacrifice, fruitfulness and faithfulness. We have all had these people in our lives who finish well. We can rejoice in the reward that will be theirs...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Jon Cleland, August 25, 2024. A Psalm of Repentance (Psalm 32). This Sunday, as a part of our Summer in the Psalms series, we will be looking at Psalm 32. This Psalm contrasts the way of the repentant with the way of the unrepentant. It calls us to find our forgiveness, direction, and joy in God alone. Sermon Notes: https://files.constantc...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr. Rick Reed, August 18, 2024. A Psalm to the One Who Knows You Best (Psalm 139). This Sunday in our Summer in the Psalms series, we come to Psalm 139. This psalm helps us reflect on the truth that God knows us inside and out. He knows us in a way no one else does. He knows us better than we know ourselves. We’ll see how this truth can ma...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr. Rick Reed, July 7, 2024. A Psalm about Two Roads (Psalm 1). Our Summer in the Psalms series begins this Sunday with the very first psalm, one that serves as an introduction to the entire collection. Psalm 1 tells us about a choice we all must make. A choice between two roads. We’ll see why only one of these roads leads to a desirable d...

Grandview Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Message by Dr. Rick Reed, July 14, 2024. A Psalm When Life Gets Troubled (Psalm 42). What do you do when life changes in a big way and you don’t like the change? How do you respond when life gets troubled? This Sunday in our Summer in the Psalms series, we’ll get answers to those questions as we explore Psalm 42. In this well-loved psalm, we learn ho...