Sanctuary Church

In her final sermon as pastor of Sanctuary Church, Alynne delivers a timely and essential message about the history of the church and how that informs the way we engage in our church communities today.

In this week's instalment in our series on prayer, Greg reminds us that our prayers are intended to draw us closer to God.

As we continue our series on prayer, Mike examines the petitions embedded in The Lord's Prayer.

On Mother's Day, Hannah shares about how motherhood taught her the rhythms of prayer.

In the second instalment of our series on prayer, Scott invites us to examine our understanding of prayer. 

Hannah Mackie leads us through the stations of Resurrection, and sheds a profound light on the bread and wine of communion.

Alynne Shinness introduces our new series on Prayer.  She explains how we structure our sermon series, and opens the topic with a discussion of Ephesians 1:15-17.

Scott Gaglardi concludes our series on the Farewell Discourses of Jesus found in the book of John chapters 13:31 to chapter 17.  At the Last Supper, Judas leaves the dinner.  Jesus then turns to his eleven remaining disciples and gives them his last instructions before his crucifixion.  Then he prays for his disciples - us included - that we would be a united and loving community.

Based on John 17:1-8, Ken teaches us about the glory of God, and how we can reflect that glory into our world.  Ken reminds us "It is so easy to read the passages about God's love; it's an entirely different thing to experience the love that God has for you."

"There's battles going on.  That doesn't mean the world stops hurting, but it does mean hurt doesn't get the last word.  Pain isn't the final chapter."   "Jesus didn't promise the absence of trouble, but He did promise victory over it."

Greg Smith shows us how we can experience the 'peace that passes understanding' especially in difficult times. 

In this episode, Mike talks about the painful of experience of feeling all alone, and how God dwells with us so that we are never alone.  This episode also includes our communion time and closing hymn, so that you, the listener, can be a part of our worship service. 

Guest speaker Graham McMahon uses the comparison between digital and analog in comparing the Kingdom from above to the kingdom of this world.  In his gripping personal story we understand how pain and joy are both part of the birth of a new life and a new kingdom.

It's not about the hate that the world sends our way; it's about the love of God that we are privileged to reflect to the world. In this season of division and weaponization of words, Jesus gives us a better way.

"Chilliwack doesn't need a church that mirrors the divisions that exist in it already. It needs a church that mirrors the cross." May we love well.

The Farewell Discourses is the title given to Jesus' remarks to his eleven remaining disciples, after Judas left the Last Supper.  Hannah examines the New Commandment, and how that affects the disciples of Jesus from that day until this.

In John 14, Jesus comforts his disciples as he reminds them (and us) that He is the Way, the Truth and the Life as he comforts and challenges his disciples just before his betrayal and crucifixion.

Based on John 16:1-11, Jesus tells his eleven remaining disciples that he must go to his father so that the Holy Spirit can come and establish the Kingdom of God on earth.  Jesus particularly named three pillars of this Kingdom: to prove the world is in the wrong about sin (belief) and righteousness (justice) and judgment (decision making). This recording cuts out too early so Alynne's remark...

In this introduction, pastor Alynne Shinness explores the life of John, author of the Gospel of John, and discusses how John's life can inspire us in our walk with Jesus.

Using examples from her own life and practice as a clinical counsellor, Christina Lueck how Jesus teaches us to be human; that trauma, our bodies, faith and psychology belong together in our healing journey.

David Shinness uses visual images to challenge our perspectives.  We need to allow God to change our perspectives to become more compassionate life long learners.

Ruth Maccan traces her journey as a child born in Africa to missionary parents to becoming a woman growing in grace and understanding of God's love. Ruth also examines the powerful meaning in the bread and wine that represent Christ's sacrifice for us.

Dave describes some of the difficulties he has gone through, how he discovered the teachings Jesus gave to overcome fear and anxiety, and how he experienced freedom through obedience to God's word.

We kick off our Summer Sermon Series this week with Greg Smith, a former Southern Baptist pastor from Virginia, USA. This sermon shows us how the many names for God reflect how we interact with God on a personal level.  Greg ends this sermon with a beautiful example from his own life.

This sermon by pastor Alynne Shinness wraps up our series on the founding values of Sanctuary Church.  Keeping it simple, Alynne goes back to basics, examining how Jesus explained the Holy Spirit to his own disciples, and how that applies to us today.