Ottawa Valley Community Church Sermons

Paul teaches on the covenant relationship God has with people. What has changed between the Old Testament and New Testament? What hasn't? What is our part in this covenant God has extended us through Jesus?

The Bible teaches us that love is the most important thing. What does this mean for your life, big picture? What does it mean for your every-day life? Matthew 22:36-40 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is...

Andrea shares from the book of Philippians on the biblical model given by Paul for us taking risks and trusting God when it's hard.

If God loves us and has the ability to prevent our pain, why does it happen? Why do we suffer? Ahren shares what he feels is the biblical call to responding to suffering.

Psalm 18 was written by David as he was on the run from Saul (the king of Israel at the time - you can read this story in the book of 1 Samuel). In this concluding portion of our series on Psalm 18, we read about David as he exalts and praises God for delivering Him from his adversaries. God is still a deliverer today. What do you need to be set free from, and what can you praise God for already d...

Psalm 18 was written by David as he was on the run from Saul (the king of Israel at the time - you can read this story in the book of 1 Samuel). We will be looking at this Pslam over a 3-week sermon series. This week we looked at David's journey of understanding God as a God who walks with us, not simply a religious God rewarding the correct behaviour.

Psalm 18 was written by David as he was on the run from Saul (the king of Israel at the time - you can read this story in the book of 1 Samuel). We will be looking at this Pslam over a 3-week sermon series. This week we looked at how God responded to David's cry for help in a desperate place. Are we this honest with God as we struggle in our own lives? How does God respond to us?

Doug spoke this week on Matthew 14:22-33, when Peter cries out to God "Lord, save me!". He shared personal experiences of being in dark places when he felt like all he could do was cry out to God, and looks at how this passage portrays God's character, and how He relates to us in times of struggle.

Ahren and Anna share about the struggle all parents have with perfectionism. What does Jesus say to the perfectionist in all of us that feels like we aren't good enough?

How do our body and spirit connect? If God calls us to life in the full, what does this mean for spirit and body? Ahren walks us through the biblical picture of full life in Jesus.

Who am I when I am born again in Christ? What does it mean if I stumble? How do we become secure in who the bible says we are as sons and daughters of God? Jake shares his journey learning these things

Why Is the resurrection relevant? It's an amazing story, but what does it really mean?

With the waving of palm branches and filled with hope they celebrated Jesus' entry into Jerusalem and proclaimed him to be King... the one who would set them free from the tyranny of Rome. He had a freedom much richer and deeper in mind... something SO much better!

Doug shares his journey understanding the gospel and learning who Jesus is through his personal experiences. What does it mean that we have died to ourselves, with Christ? What does this mean about the guilt and shame we feel?

Doug shares his journey of growing in faith and his experience seeking understanding in verses like 2 Corinthians 5:14 and 15 which say: For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.

We need more of the Spirit in our lives. In conflict, in everything. Ahren talks about how that comes about -  and what it means to have more of the Spirit as a whole, rather than approaching it like isolated 'gifts' or 'fruit'.

Heaven and Earth are only 3 feet apart, but in thin places that distance is even shorter - Celtic Saying How close is God? How does he reveal himself? Vince shared this past Sunday on how God does this, and how we experience it.

"The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne" Revelation 3:21 How do we as Christians "conquer"? Ahren spoke this week on the weapons of spiritual warfare that Christians use in conquering the enemy's strongholds.

Looking at one of our core values - valuing the supernatural, well explained. Christians can get culturally whacky about the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Ahren discusses the value and practice of walking in the supernatural gifts of the Spirit, without being fake. For more on our core values, visit: http://ovv.ca/who-we-are/story-beliefs

What does Jesus mean when He tells us to stay awake and to conquer? Why do these phrases seem to carry so much importance in the Bible?

God wants to be our guide, how do we communicate with Him and receive guidance?

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful.

What does it mean to be "salt and light" in our culture? How does that look? Simon shares an encouragement from what he is learning and his own experience in the practice of this.

Change is uncomfortable to everyone. Ahren spoke this week about why allowing God to do that is in our best interest, and how the scriptures describe this change God brings in us.

Doug Sprunt unpacks one of OVV's core values distinguishing between a religion, and what Christianity claims to be.