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Series:  The Gospel of Luke Message:  Dealing With Demons Speaker:   Grant Vissers Passage:  Luke 4:31-44 As we finish up Luke chapter 4 grant guides us through Jesus' visit to Capernaum where he cast out an unclean spirit. Episode 25-008: © 2025 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Message: Our Mission - Where are we Going Speaker:  Grant Vissers Passage: John 17 On the Sunday we Hold our AGM (Annual General Meeting) Grant takes a look at our Mission Statement and asks us to consider how it drives us going forward. Episode 25-007: © 2025 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Welcome to this week's podcast, where Justin Sytsma and Grant Vissers discuss the relationship between Jesus and the Holy Spirit (and the Trinity more broadly!) as well as a discussion on our call to love and care for the oppressed. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to listen if you want to go deeper into the passage! If you have questions that you're curiou...

Welcome to this week's post-sermon podcast, where Justin Sytsma interviews Grant Vissers about how we define the Gospel, the function and importance of jubilee, and how we cultivate a heart for justice. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to listen if you want to go deeper into the passage! For a deeper look at the concept of Jubilee, check out the following r...

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: What is The Gospel? Speaker:   Grant Vissers Passage: Luke 4:14-30 You have 60 seconds to answer the following question: “What is the Gospel”? What would your response be. This week, with most of Ontario snow-bound, Grant asks us to give this some thought as we examine Jesus first stop in her ministry – his home town. Episode 25-007: © 2025 Kortright Presbyteria...

Welcome to this week's post-sermon podcast, where Grant Vissers interviews Justin Sytsma about trials, suffering, evil, power, misuse of Scripture, and more. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to listen if you want to go deeper into the passage!

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: Chasing After Signs andWonders Speaker:  Justin Sytsma Passage: Luke 4:1-14 Have you ever been to an event that was really big on spectacle but kind of short on spirituality and depth? Why do we persue after experiences over growth? We continue our examination of the book of Luke with Pastor Justin Sytsma guiding us through Jesus time in the wilderness and askin...

Welcome to Kortright's second post-sermon podcast, where this week Allison Pinches interviews Grant Vissers about Jesus' baptism, our baptism, and the importance of the family tree that Luke outlines at the end of chapter 3. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to watch or listen if you want to go deeper into the passage!

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: Who are You? What are You? Speaker: Grant Vissers Passage: Luke 3:21-38 When someone asks “Who are you?” or “What do you do?” how do you respond? How do you think of yourself? This week Grant asks us to consider the importance of this question in the story of Jesus. Episode 25-005: © 2025 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Welcome to Kortright's first post-sermon podcast, where Justin Sytsma interviews Grant Vissers about John the Baptist, how he handles power, judgement, and his role as a prophet and baptizer, as well as implications for us today. Feel free to use this as a launching pad for your small groups, or simply to watch or listen if you want to go deeper into the passage!

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: Who Was John? The Baptist? Speaker: Grant Vissers Passage: Luke 3:1-20 We tend to think of John, the cousin of Jesus as John the Baptist, because that what he does. However, Luke wants us to understand that first and foremost John is a Prophet . This week grant helps us to understand why this is an important distinction. Episode 25-004: © 2025 Kortright Presbyte...

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: Why Were You Searching for Me? Speaker: Allison Pinches Passage: Luke 2:39-52 Do you remember being 12 years old? What was it like for you? What was it like for your parents dealing with 12 year old you? This week Allison Pinches returns to KPC’s pulpit and asks us to consider what it might have been like for a 12 year old Jesus and his parents in 1st century Is...

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: Keeping Our Eye on the Ball Speaker: Grant Vissers Passage: Luke 1:5, 13-17 Pastor Grant continues our series in Luke. This week he asks us to think about who are the major players and what is the focus of this biography. Episode 25-002: © 2025 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Series: The Gospel of Luke Message: Why Write Another Gospel? Speaker: Grant Vissers Passage: Luke 1:1-4 This week Pastor starts us off on a new series taking us through the gospel of Luke. He starts by askig a simple question, “Why write another gospel?” Episode 25-001: © 2025 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Message: A Reflection for the New Year Speaker: Grant Vissers Passage: Variouos New Years resolutions, or do you prefer the word ‘goals’? Pastor Grant asks us to consider this annual task from a different perspective. Episode 24-050: © 2024 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Series: Advent 2024 Message: The Christ Candle Speaker: Grant Vissers Passage: Luke 1:8-16 For our Christmas Eve service pastor Grant asks us to consider how comfortable we are with silence. Episode 24-049: © 2024 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Series: Advent 2024 Message: The Candle of Love Speaker: Konnie Vissers Passage: Luke 2:22-40 On the 4th Sunday of Advent Konnie Vissers, seminary professor and wife of Pastor Grant Vissers, guides us guides us through the story of Simeon and Anna as Mary & Joseph present Jesus at the Temple. Episode 24-049: © 2024 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Series: Advent 2024 Message: The Candle of Peace Speaker: Justin Sytsma Passage: Luke 1:23-66 On the 3rd Sunday of Advent Grant Vissers guides us as we focus on the subject of Joy, and the story of Elizabeth. Episode 24-048: © 2024 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Series: Advent 2024 Message: The Candle of Peace Speaker: Justin Sytsma Passage: Luke 1:26-45 On the 2nd Sunday of Advent Justine Sytsma guides us as we focus on the subject of Peace, and the story of Mary and Elizabeth. Episode 24-047: © 2024 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Series: Advent 2024 Message: The Candle of Hope Speaker: Grant Vissers Passage: Luke 1:5-25 It’s the first Sunday of Advent! What else are we going to talk about. Grant Vissers take on an examination of Hope, and the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth. Episode 24-046: © 2024 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Series: Philippians Message: On the Secret of Being Content Speaker: Grant Vissers Passage: Philippians 4:10-23 Our society is not real big on contentment. In fact, our society seems to be driven by the fact that we are discontent with something and we must strive to acquire whatever is needed to relieve our discontent. But Paul says he knows the secret. Episode 24-045: © 2024 Kortright Presbyteri...

Series: Philippians Message: On Standing Firm Speaker: Grant Vissers Passage: Philippians 4:1-8 A good friend is not just someone who will tell you have awesome you are. They are a person who will not just encourage you, but will challenge you as well. They will call you out on the things you need to work on and stand firm in challenging times. In this episode Grant takes us through three of these...

Series: Philippians Message: On Participating in Christ's Suffering Speaker: Justin Sytsma Passage: Philippians 3:10-21 Suffering, we all experience in differing degrees, in different ways. And we react to it differently as well. But how much is our daily suffering just about us, and how much of it is about something more? In this message Pastor Justin examines what it means to share in Christ’s s...

Series: Philippians Message: On Practicing the Art of Joy Speaker: Grant Vissers Passage: Philippians 3:1-14 What is Joy? How do we experience it? This morning pastor Grant Vissers continues our series on Paul’s letter to the Philippians by asking us to engage in the act of delighting in God’s grace. Episode 24-042: © 2024 Kortright Presbyterian Church

Series: Philippians Message: On Working Out Your Salvation Speaker: Grant Vissers Passage: Philippians 2:12-18 This morning pastor Grant Vissers continues our series on Paul’s letter to the Philippians by addressing an important question. When Paul says “work out your salvation with fear and trembling” is he talking about earning our salvation by works? Episode 24-041: © 2024 Kortright Presbyteria...