St. Albert Alliance Church

How do you say I am sorry? In the Christian faith there is an expectation that we have encountered or understood the forgiveness that is offered to us through Jesus. But what does forgiveness look like as we walk out relationship with others? Living forgiveness is the hard work of community; there is a cost to it and yet it brings freedom to the life of an apprentice of Jesus. Join us Sunday as we...

In Mark 4:16, Jesus explains what he means: Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. Watch now as Pastor Jeremy unpacks this more in this week's Seed Thought video!

In Mark 4, Jesus uses the language of seed and soil to help illustrate how people respond to the Word of God. The Seed represents the WORD of God, and the Soil represents the condition of the hearts of people in response to the availability of the Kingdom of God. As powerful as seed is, it is always at the mercy of the SOIL it finds itself in. We have been tasked with the gift and responsibility t...

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is not addressing material for religious soap boxes and matters of cultural irrelevance. Rather he tackles head on the real stuff of life – anger, lust, divorce, manipulation, enemy opposition – all with the intent to show us the way to a full experience of Kingdom life. This week Pastor Jeremy helps uncover Jesus’ direction on how to overcome anger and it’s deadl...

In Mark 4, Jesus uses the language of seed and soil to help illustrate how people respond to the Word of God. The Seed, Jesus tell us, represents the WORD of God. And John 1, makes it clear that Jesus Himself, is the living WORD of God and 2 Tim 3:16 tells us that All Scripture is God-breathed…that the Bible is his very WORD to us. The Seed Project – the name we’ve given to our Building Redevelopm...

Churches are dying and closing at alarming rates across Canada. Clearly the Church is no longer mainstream and now must operate from the margins of society. How do we rethink church from the location we now find ourselves? What does it mean today to be God’s people, on mission, making disciples, in a post-christian and oft times resistant culture? Join us as we explore what God has to say to the C...

Jesus in his life was often misunderstood; the same is true today. If you were to ask who he was and what he stood for, the responses would vary greatly. So as we seek to understand what it means to be an apprentice of Jesus, where do we go for our information? How does the scripture move beyond a list of rules full of do’s and don’ts? Join us Sunday as we continue to explore the Jesus Manifesto.

The Sermon on the Mount begins with a list of Blessings, or Beatitudes. Understanding these Blessings and their significance to this Jesus Manifesto is critically important for us today because they set up the framework through which we understand the entire sermon. So the question lingers… have I understood what Jesus is saying through them? Come and share the beautiful truth of the Beatitudes wi...

Join us we kick off our new sermon series ‘The Jesus Manifesto’ exploring Jesus’ greatest teaching, The Sermon on the Mount (found in Matthew 5-7). This great sermon is Jesus’ Manifesto – his public declaration of his intentions, beliefs, and vision for life in the Kingdom of God. This week Pastor Jeremy will lay the foundation for our journey together over the coming year.

Even though we live in a time when we have never been more connected, the reality of loneliness and disconnection has never been greater. Each one of us has been created with the need for community. So where do we begin and why would we make the choice to be linked together with others. Join us as we explore why we are better together.

God has created in each one a desire to know Him… but sometimes, first there are barriers that need to be broken down or overcome. Pastor Bob shares stories of their move to the community of St. Albert, and why they are so passionate to see the community work through these barriers and meet Jesus.

In their book, “Slow Church,” Christopher Smith and John Pattison write: “Spiritual formation occurs primarily in the context of community. Long term interpersonal relationships are the crucible of genuine progress in the Christian life. People who stay, grow. People who leave, do not grow. It is that simple but profound biblical reality that we both grow and thrive together or we do not grow much...

In John 17 Jesus prayed that we, the Church, would be one as He is one with the Father. This is no small request! On Sunday morning Pastor Lisa will unpack this beautiful passage and share how Jesus Himself is the key to the fulfillment of His own prayer. It is possible for us to be one together… but only in Christ.

The non-negotiable key to 'going and being the church' is to learn to be with Jesus in our every day life. 'Going and Being' will not first be about external behaviour or activity, but will flow from a life that is meaningfully connected to God. This week Pastor Jeremy will be describing what 'one day with Jesus' can look like and some practical steps we can take to grow in this.

Every week we send each other out with our corporate benediction to "Go and Be the Church in the places where we live, learn, work and play..." It sounds great. For those of us who have been around for a while, it would likely feel a little weird to end the service without it (sort of like having a Thanksgiving Turkey dinner without pumpkin pie for dessert!). But what does it mean? Many people ass...

In our pragmatically-minded world, we can often look at examples of Jesus moving in relationships and communities and try to dissect the exact methods that “produced results”. Unfortunately, Jesus has not set up the work of disciple-making and gospel proclamation as “follow these steps” process. It is, rather, an incarnation process - meaning, it is about embodying Christ. Pastor Nathan shares wha...

As humans we are wired for connection in community. How does the church function as a worshiping community? What characterizes our corporate worship? What happens when we meet together as the body of Christ? Join us Sunday as we explore the significance and power of corporate worship in the presence of our Creator and Saviour.

We live in a world that sees many things, even people at times, as disposable. The culture of the world would say that the older the things are the less value they have. Come and hear Pastor Lisa speak on the how the Kingdom of God is different from the culture of the world and how we, as the church, have the blessing and privilege of Honoring Up.

No one would argue that being a teenager these days must be tough. In a time when as a society we have more access to information and experiences than ever before, we're expecting adolescents to filter everything they hear. And for those in the church, we hope that they are filtering it through a biblical world view. But what are we doing as the body of Christ to see this happens? What part do we...

No one would argue that being a teenager these days must be tough. In a time when as a society we have more access to information and experiences than ever before, we’re expecting adolescents to filter everything they hear. And for those in the church, we hope that they are filtering it through a biblical world view. But what are we doing as the body of Christ to see this happens? What part do we...

Core to our vision as a church family is living together as apprentices of Jesus. It is impossible to live life in the Kingdom of God in isolation from others. We all need people in the journey with us who are ahead of us, those with whom we are in mutual relationship, and those whom we are investing in. Listen in as Pastor Jeremy provides practical insight into how to be purposeful in relationshi...

The bread and cup of the Lord’s Supper are powerful symbols inviting us to deeper union with Christ and fellowship with other believers. This mysterious and profound celebration of Christ’s work, His presence and future return has been a hallmark of Christian worship throughout history. Join us on Sunday as we reflect on and celebrate the realities signified at the communion table.

There is perhaps no other symbolic act that more powerfully reflects the reality of a new chapter, of new life, than that of baptism. Why is that? What is baptism and why does it matter? Why is it so important in the life of an apprentice of Jesus?

As our Stepping into your Story series draws to an end Pastor Matt will preach about what it means to trust that our story is in God’s hands, even when it doesn’t make sense to us. As part of his final message Matt will be reflecting on his own journey and sharing what he has learned through Serving at St. Albert Alliance that has prepared him for the next step on his journey.