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What do you do when you're all alone? What do you spend time doing when you're all by yourself? When God, who sees everything, looks down at you in secret, what does He see? What are you doing in those moments? Do you acknowledge that He's there? Do you believe that He's watching? Do you believe that He cares? These questions aren't stemming from a place of judgement. I&ap...

Our habits often tell a story of who we are, more than what we do. If I habitually consume alcohol, I'm on my way to becoming an alcoholic. If I habitually eat carbs and sugars, I'm on my way to becoming obese, and I might be a glutton. If I habitually stream video games, movies, or social media, I'm on my way to becoming lazy and lonely, and at risk of becoming anxious and depresse...

Thanksgiving is a wonderful time when many of us take a moment to celebrate family, friendship and good food. It’s a time to count our blessings and enjoy what we have. This is great, and we should all appreciate these blessings in our lives but do we ever really consider the God that provides all good things?  We thank God for what he has given us but how often do we just offer praise to him for...

This is the second annual national day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. Depending on your background, you may be deeply, personally and profoundly impacted by the legacy of residential schools in Canada's history. For others, you may come to this day and simply not be able to relate to the experiences of residential school survivors, families that are still mourning lost loved ones bec...

According to Psychology Today, self-control is "the ability to manage one's impulses, emotions, and behaviors to achieve long-term goals". But where does this ability come from? What motivates this ability to control one's self? Consider the multi-billion dollar self-help industry. So much of it centred around controlling, managing and maintaining what Psychology Today describe...

You may not know this, but there's a huge divide between the word gentleness in our modern English language, and the word gentleness found in ancient language, including in Biblical literature. To be gentle is not a matter of simply being kind, tender, or mild-mannered. There is a deeper level to gentleness; one that requires action as well as temperance. This week, as we continue our Cultiva...

When was the last time you heard someone talk about faith? Over the past few years, the word faith seems to be connected with negative statements. We hear people voicing their lack of faith in government, institutions, or the church. Some proclaim, “I’ve lost faith in society!” or even,  “I’ve lost faith in humanity!” These statements shouldn’t surprise us. They all stem from misplaced faithfulnes...

Hello, how are you? How are you doing? Was your reply, "I'm good"? Or perhaps you simply said, "Good." Why did you automatically reply that way? Are you really good? And if you are good, what does it mean to be in a state of goodness? Maybe the deeper questions are, who taught us to do to reply that way, and where did that little greeting come from? More importantly, what...

Kindness is easily shown to friends and family members, or perhaps coworkers and neighbours whom we get along with. We might show kindness for strangers to be polite. We might even show kindness to an enemy, to keep them at bay or avoid a conflict. What’s our motivation of those acts of kindness? To often, kindness is shown if we feel like showing it. How our day went, how we feel about a particul...

What does it mean to live a life marked by peace? If you're searching for peace, where would you go to find it?  Today we'll be looking at how the Spirit of God cultivates peace in the hearts of His people, while we also try to identify and expose some wrong ideas we might have about the nature of peace. #Peace #Cultivate #HolySpirit #Fruit #Scripture #Church #Galatians Mountainview Chur...

Today we look at Patience. Not just the willing to waiting in line kind of patience but a deeper more loving kind of patience. Patience with people.  This is another fruit of the Spirit and with Gods help we can grow into deeply patient, loving, and humble people who will reflect Christ’s light in a dark world. #Patience #People #Spirit #God #Lord #Church #Christ #Loving #Humble #Cultivate  Mounta...

Join us this week as we dive into Joy! We'll learn how the Holy Spirit cultivates the fruit of joy in our hearts. Even in times when it's difficult, even when we don't feel like, even in tough scenarios.  Join us online at www. MountainviewWhitehorse.ca/WATCH or in-person at 2060 2nd Ave., Whitehorse, YT. #Joy #Cultivate #HolySpirit #Fruit #Hearts #Difficult #Tough #Scripture #Churc...

To “Cultivate” means preparing the ground and soil for planting. It also means the process of planting, raising and growing the plants, and caring for them along the way. In the end, if we cultivate well, fruit is produced. We can’t simply snap my fingers for fruit to appear. We have to do the hard work of cultivating first. Did you know our hearts work in a similar way? We can’t simply snap our f...

We are not the first to face challenges. Many churches throughout history have faced challenges, and God has always provided direction. In fact, God has been directing his people for millennia! Consider the People of Israel, crossing a raging Jordan River, as they made their move into the Promised Land. As we enter our final week of our “Leaving the Wilderness” series, we'll see that God prov...

It's been two years. We have loads of evidence and information about infection (and reinfection for that matter). But there's a residual health crisis that lingers. It's a mental health battle stemming from fear and anxiety, and we have to break free. Although the future may be challenging, we have to make a choice to lean into God, be strong and courageous, because the future is pr...

Welcome to week two of our series, “Leaving the Wilderness” where we’re studying the Israelites wilderness journey and the lessons they learned, as a parallel for our journey through the wilderness over the past two years. As a reminder, our goals for this series are to… - Acknowledge the pain of the past two years. - Allow God to heal our wounds. - Assess the road ahead of us. - Aim for a healthy...

This week, we’re starting a new series titled “Leaving the Wilderness” studying the Israelites exit from the wilderness, the hard lessons they learned as a parallel to lessons we can learn, leaving our wilderness experience. This is an important moment for our church and for you. Over the next month we will acknowledge the pain of the past two years, allow God to heal our wounds, so that we can as...

Join us as we listen and watch David Horita, Regional Director from FEB Pacific give a sermon on the strange ways that God works and some of the reasons why that might happen. #Bible #Sermon #God #Jesus #Lord #Father #John #Gospel Mountainview Church carries the necessary Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) license to play and perform the contained Christian worship songs. And all t...

Happy Father’s Day! Join us this week as we delve into some of the responsibilities that God has set before all the dads out there. We will look at examples in scripture that highlight four of the many tasks dads have in the raising of children and also touch on what today’s dads face on the job. Children are a blessing from God and dads have a huge role to play in seeing those children through to...

Many of us read Scripture and pray, and even build in time for reflection. But how often to we embrace extended silence for God to speak? We might be missing a deeper level of spiritual encounter with the Holy Spirit. God’s voice speaking to our hearts and minds within the silence. And this deeper encounter is available to everyone…even you! This Sunday, we tackled our 20th and final message in ou...

"Who’s your hero? Who do you look up to and admire? This week’s Hero of Faith (from Hebrews 11) is a man by the name of David. David's faith and courage consistently pointed people to the One True God. And David's life and legacy points us to the Son of God, Jesus Christ." #Hero #Heroes #HeroOfFaith #FaithHeroes #Hebrews #Hebrews11 #David #Jesus #Lord #Jesus #Christ #Admire #Co...

"Have you ever been rejected or wrongly mistreated? How does it feel? It stings doesn't it? It hurts! It wounds us and we experience anger, frustration, and sorrow. If not dealt with, that wound can fester into bitterness, and that bitterness can grow into a grudge. As we continue in our Heroes of Faith series, we come to a man by the name of Jephthah. Although he was rejected and treate...

Many temptations begin with a want. We see something or someone that looks attractive and enticing. That want, if we let it linger unchecked, can grow into lust; lust for status, lust for power, or lust for pleasure. If we don’t stop this progression, our lustful desires will become lustful decisions, leading to a loss of legacy. As we continue our Heroes of Faith series, from Hebrews 11, we’ll ex...

You’re at a crossroads in life. You're facing a decision to make, a conversation to have, a direction to take. Maybe, it's been initiated by the call of God. Internally, what happens next? Most of us go looking for affirmation and advice. In that moment, who will we seek out to join us at the crossroads? This Sunday, we'll study the Hero of Faith, Barak. A man who was at a major cro...

Moms! They are so important and don’t get nearly enough credit for the efforts they give in carrying a child and then raising that child. Our Western culture sets aside one day a year to celebrate them but they deserve more. They deserve to be recognized every day because they are giving of themselves every day and often their efforts go unnoticed. Today we attempt to honour Mothers and give glory...