In the Way with Charles St-Onge

Text: Matthew 11:25-30. Jesus tells the weary that in him they will find rest. What does he mean?  Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

Text: Matthew 10:34-42. Jesus sends the apostles out, and prepares them for how they will be received. The people of the world will be forced to choose a side: are you for the coming of the kingdom of God, or against it?  Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

Jesus' work of restoring the harassed and helpless sheep encounters opposition, because it upsets both families and societies.  Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

"When [Jesus] saw the crowds,he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd." (Matthew 9:36). The question is, who were harassing them and leaving them helpless? How does the Lord show compassion today? Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

The Lord is holy, and we are not. What does that look like? Who does the Lord seek: those who think they are holy or those who know that he alone is?  Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

To know there is a God is not the same thing as knowing the Lord, the uncreated Father, who sends his Son to live among us as a human being, and who draws us to himself by sending his Spirit to live in us. This, the one true God, is who saves and heals us every day by his Word. Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

The Holy Spirit is a destructive force... because death must be cleared away to make room for life.  Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

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Peter the Apostle, first to lift a sword for Jesus, now urges gentleness and respect in giving others a reason for our hope in Jesus. How does that work?  Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

In the 23rd Psalm, King David writes that the Good Shepherd "prepares a table before me in the presence of my enemies." What does he mean? Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

The question raised by Jesus' encounter with the disciples on the road to Emmaus is not whether Jesus abides with us, but whether we recognize that he already is. Luke 24:13-35 Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

Peter says that the apostles must obey God rather than men, in response to the religious leaders call to stop speaking about Jesus. What does he mean, and when does this apply? Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

Before Easter was a joyous holiday, it was terrifying real-world event that made no sense.  Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

War overseas, war in our communities, war in our own hearts: who will deliver us from this body of death, if not Christm, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world?  Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

In 1 Corinthians 11 Paul, apostle of Christ, urges us to discern the body at the Lord's Supper. What, and where, is the body of Christ?  Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

We know what it looks like when someone comes itching for a fight. But what does it look like when someone comes in peace?  Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life. Do we believe this? Is so, that sets our lives off in a whole new direction.  Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

When Jesus heals a man born blind, he is opening our eyes to the impact of sin on the world, and on why bad things happen and who should get credit for the good.  Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

A Samaritan woman and a Jewish Rabbi walk up to a well - no joke, but rather a sign of God's presence even with those who believe they've been God-forsaken. Come and receive Living Water from Jesus.  Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

We call John 3:16 the Gospel in a nutshell. But when we say that God "so loves the world," what exactly does that mean? When things go wrong, how do we see and know God's love?  Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

When we feel strongly about a certain course of action, even led to it, do we know whether it's Satan or our Saviour who's encouraging it?  Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

"It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart." Ecclesiastes 7:2. Rev. Charles St-Onge, St. John Lutheran Church, Pembroke, Ontario.  Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

Rev. Charles St-Onge's last sermon at Ascension, Montreal, Quebec. Matthew 5:12-20.  Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

February 1, 2026 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31.  Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org . 

January 25, 2026 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18.  Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org .