Sanctus Church Audio Sermons

Welcome to Week Six in our series out of the book of Galatians. This letter was written to a group of churches that were being tempted to give in to a false gospel and to walk away from the true gospel. The law shows all of us our sin and need and moves us to a Saviour. You will not be made right by any form of religion, spirituality, mindfulness, kindness, wealth, power, gender, race or family ba...

Welcome to Week Five in our series on the book of Galatians. No amount of hard work, prayer, religious duty or hustle will help you grow and walk with Jesus. Jesus work alone, grace alone, faith alone. This is the gospel. Nothing needs to be added. You can believe the right gospel, but still act like you believe the wrong one. Holy Spirit, come empower us to see Jesus, understand Jesus and to live...

Welcome to Week Four in our series on the book of Galatians! As we have seen week in and week out, this letter was written to a group of churches that were being tempted to give in to a false gospel and to walk away from the true gospel. The story picks up when Paul confronts Peter and Barnabus, who begin to let fear drive them and their theology right to hypocrisy and sin, even after learning fro...

Welcome to Week Three in our series on the book of Galatians. It has been 14 years since the end of chapter one and the false teachers have made their way back to the birthplace of the movement, to Jerusalem itself. Paul returns to re-affirm that the gospel of Jesus Christ is the only one that saves and it is for everyone! There is no culture that is not touched by sin, the world and the devil, ev...

Welcome to Week Two in our series on the book of Galatians. This week, Pastor Jon discusses how we like Paul can use our story of transformation to share the gospel with those around us. It is always grace alone, faith alone, in the work of Jesus alone that we are saved. God does not love you because you are moral, kind, religious or the opposite. God does not want you because you are rebellious o...

Welcome to Week one in our series on the book of Galatians. Written so soon after the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, this book from the beginning helps build the case for the real historical resurrection. Paul reminds us of the Grace (undeserved mercy) and Peace (Shalom, restored relationship with God) that we receive from God, in and through Jesus. Only Jesus can be our true Saviour, the On...

As we wrap up our series, Fully Devoted, Pastor Jon shares about some key aspects of the last two dimensions of our discipleship worldview, share the work and engage in mission. Behind growing generosity, behind joyful gift based ministry there is something that is the spring that feeds all of this, it is one of the quintessential markers of Christianity. it is the spiritual discipline of service...

This morning Pastor Jon takes through our annual “check-up”, taking a moment to unpack what it really means what we say “fully devoted followers of Jesus.” Throughout this sermon we explore the importance of spiritual disciplines, spiritual gifts, guaranteed places of encounter and more, in the life of a believer. Our 5 discipleship dimensions were created as a way for our community to genuinely m...

As we launch into another ministry year here at Sanctus Church, we are getting back to our foundations. This series, Fully Devoted, is all about equipping each of us in our own discipleship journey as followers of Jesus. This week, Pastor Jon will be discussing one of our 5 discipleship dimensions, Engage in Mission.  In a landscape that is post Christian, post modern and post social, one way we c...

As a church community that began in the 1970s, one of the things that has always defined us is a desire to change, grow, and adapt to our surroundings and changing needs. On June 2nd we revealed Plan 2, our Strategic Plan for the next 5 years, and with that came a real prompting that we needed to change our name for the next chapters of our church. As we prayerfully sought the Lord in the past few...

Welcome to week eight in our series of the “I am” statements of Jesus. This week, Pastor Jon is wrapping up our series discussing Jesus’ statement “I am the true vine”. Jesus used the reference of a vine to not only reaffirm that He is God, but also that He is the better Israel. He is the one each person must connect to, to be part of God’s people. Just like how a gardener would tend to the vines...

Welcome to week seven in our series on the I AM statements of Jesus. This week Pastor Ben is sharing about the radical inclusivity of Jesus’ statement in John 14:6 “I am the way, the truth and the life.” In a world that encourages everyone to find their own way, Jesus’ audacious claim leaves many uncomfortable. But who else can show us to God, but God. God is the only one that can lead us to Himse...

Welcome to week six in our series on the I AM statements of Jesus. When Jesus says in John 11:25, “I am the Resurrection and the Life” He was adding something so significant to what the Jewish people believed about their hope of being resurrected after death. Against all odds, the irreversible will be reversed. Jesus has the power to give eternal life but as if that isn’t enough, He says whoever l...

Welcome to week five in our series on the I AM statements of Jesus. This week we are diving into Jesus as the Good Shepherd. As Pastor Ben shares, Jesus is not just good in our understanding of the word…but is actually the True, Authentic Shepherd that would lay down His life for His sheep. Jesus, knowing that like sheep we are helpless in dealing with our sin, comes to do it for us. When we choos...

Welcome to week four in our series on the I AM statements of Jesus. With more and more doubts and questions arising about this man who claims to be God, Jesus continues into what would be His last public address. Sheep, a very common animal of the day, were noticeably limited in their intelligence and ability to stay the path. Jesus boldly states that we are like sheep, who have gone astray. Becau...

Welcome to Week Three in our series on the I AM statements of Jesus. In John 8, right on the temple grounds, at the heart of the Jewish faith, Jesus himself states, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” This claim is shocking, not only to those in his midst as he said it, but for us today as well. Jesus says that they only w...

Welcome to week two in our series on the I AM statements of Jesus. God knows that we all long for eternity and the things that are eternal. This is one of the reasons that Jesus came to His day, and our day; to reveal how defective our view of life, existence, things and eternity really are and to FREE us from it. Jesus comes to give food from heaven, He comes to reveal who He is and what He has t...

Welcome to week one of our series on the I AM statements of Jesus. This Sunday we are discussing Jesus, the WORD. Before time, space and matter; in the beginning and at the root of the universe was the Word. As we are about to see, Jesus was the Word at the beginning, but also took on flesh and made His dwelling among us. Listen in as Pastor Jon shares how this audacious and life-changing statemen...

This week we are finishing up our series on the Ten Commandments with the 10th commandment, ‘You shall not covet’. We will discuss what coveting look like in our day-today life, why it’s important for us to take it seriously and how breaking it will often leads to directly breaking many of the other commandments. Listen in as Pastor Dave shares more about God’s antidote to coveting, practicing con...

This week we are diving deeper into the 8th & 9th commandments on lying and stealing. While these commandments are easy for us to understand on the surface, Pastor Jon will be challenging us to take an honest look at our lives and the way we may be lying and stealing in our relationships, work environments and more. Series Description:  This series is on the 10 Commandments. We are exploring - are...

This week we tackle the 6th and 7th Commandments: do not murder, and do not commit adultery. These are heavy topics, so to address them we need to understand the true meaning of the Old Testament texts where these commandments are found, and then explore the implications for what they mean for daily life. In both cases, Jesus himself takes these commandments and expands upon them in the Sermon on...