Ottawa Valley Community Church Sermons

In this series, we take a look at the last week of Jesus' life in the book of John, and the crucial information that he wanted to convey to his disciples before he was crucified. In this talk, we look at who the Holy Spirit is, and what He does, and how we can be filled with the Holy Spirit.

In this series, we take a look at the last week of Jesus' life in the book of John, and the crucial information that he wanted to convey to his disciples before he was crucified. In this talk, Matt discusses Christ's humility, and how we must recognize who we are before God, and live life humbly towards one another.

In this series, we take a look at the last week of Jesus' life in the book of John, and the crucial information that he wanted to convey to his disciples before he was crucified. In this talk, Jake discusses clinging to our lives versus yielding our lives and following Christ, and how we must strive to maintain a right perspective regarding the rest of God.

In this series, we take a look at the last week of Jesus' life in the book of John, and the crucial information that he wanted to convey to his disciples before he was crucified. In this talk, Ahren shares how our heart-felt worship can leave a beautiful fragrance, that will impact those around us for Christ.

What is required of us to grow spiritually? What are the important parts of our diet that will help us mature? This week in part 6 of the Five Essential Nutrients series, Ahren discusses catalytic circumstances, and how we can become more Christ-like through painful and difficult circumstances.

What is required of us to grow spiritually? What are the important parts of our diet that will help us mature? This week in part 5 of the Five Essential Nutrients series, Ahren discusses serendipitous relationships, and how the people we surround ourselves with our so important to help us become more like Christ.

What is required of us to grow spiritually? What are the important parts of our diet that will help us mature? This week in part 4 of the Five Essential Nutrients series, Ahren discusses spiritual ministry and service and how it forms us into people more closely resembling Christ.

What is required of us to grow spiritually? What are the important parts of our diet that will help us mature? This week in part 3 of the Five Essential Nutrients series, Ahren discusses Personal Spiritual Disciplines and how engaging in them can be a freeing, intimate and joyful experience.

What is required of us to grow spiritually? What are the important parts of our diet that will help us mature? This week in part II of the Five Essential Nutrients series, Ahren discusses Practical Biblical Teaching, and why it is important, and how best to take it in.

Guest speaker Larry Levy from Metro Vineyard Halifax unpacks Romans 12:1-2 for us, and he and 5 other leaders from Halifax share and encourage us in our walk with the Lord.

What does spiritual maturity look like? How do we grow deeper in our relationship with Jesus? Ahren discusses the process of coming to know Christ in a way that is characterized by enduring faith which propels us forward into a radical commitment to imitate Christ in His love, and join Him in His mission.

The book of Jeremiah prophesied, hundreds of years before Jesus came, that God would establish a covenant with His people where they all would know Him, personally (Jer. 31:34). That covenant is available to everyone in Jesus - what are we waiting for? "for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest"

The Christmas Story is an Epic Glorious Adventure, echoing in many ways the life God calls all of us to. In this abbreviated message, Ahren talks about the bond between people that Christ advocated - seeing everyone as your brother and sister. This Adventure is not meant to be one done alone!

The incredible, supernatural story of Christmas begins focused on a young girl who said "yes" to what God offered. God empowers this "unlikely" hero in the world's eyes to raise the Son of God incarnate! Ahren talks about the significance of Mary being a human being, like you and I, and the amazing things that God can do as we say "yes", and walk in His empowerment.

Rather than thinking of the Christmas story as fairy tale, we must deal with the claims it has of being an account of real things that happened. This in mind, Ahren teaches on supernatural living. The call of every Christian to walk and adventure, following Jesus - and all that that entails. For Mary, Joseph, Zechariah and Elizabeth, their adventure following God was pretty crazy.

The New Testament is filled with messages of encouragement to persevere and stand firm. What does this actually mean? How do we "Fight the good fight of the faith" (see 1 Tim. 6). Jake unpacks the essence of who we are in Christ, and teaches on not fighting the battle Christ already won against sin and shame, but about fighting the battle for our minds and hearts.

Who are we in Christ ? Ahren talks about having security in our identity in Him

What does it look like to be financially secure? What does the bible have to say about that ? Is it wrong to have money? Ahren shares

What does it mean to have security, despite our circumstances? What does this mean for our jobs and calling? Ahren walks us through the Bible's teaching

Kicking off our new series on Security - Ahren gives us an overview of where we are going in the coming weeks of teaching, and begins with a lesson on finding security in marriage with some "upside down" teachings on relationships from the book of Ephesians.

The Trinity was the first small group - being a Christian means being in community. Ahren talks about our vision for small groups. Click below for more details on Home Churches and small groups currently meeting ! https://ovv.ca/what-we-do/ovvconnect-small-groups

Vince talks about 2 of the inward spiritual disciplines from "Celebration of discipline" by Richard Foster, focussing on Prayer.

There are 3 key feasts that we are invited to in the New Testament. Ahren unpacks the invitation to each of us

The "Expiation" of the cross of Jesus Christ has a lot to do with the guilt and shame many of us carry around each day, and how we deal with sin against us. Ahren explains

What does "Imputed Righteousness" mean for our daily lives? The Cross gives us the free gift not JUST of being made clean from our sin, but to be clothed with the Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus Himself. When we answer for our lives before God, we stand on His righteousness and life, not our own. The truth is that if we try to stand on our own righteousness or good deeds, we will fall short....