Teachings from Unionville Alliance

Barnabas was a unique figure in the early church whose character was marked by distinct Christlike qualities which were revolutionary for the early church. He stands as an exemplary example of what it means to follow Christ and be empowered by the Spirit. Given the nickname Barnabas which means "son of encouragement," his support, prayers, and leadership encouraged others to be all they could be i...

What is God like? What is prayer? What do I do now?

In this time of uncertainty and unrest both locally and globally, we will look at Psalm 23 as we pray to our Good Shepherd to lead and guide us!

When things get turned upside down in our lives, we often are desperate for them to return to normal as soon as possible, but often that isn’t what happens. What should we expect? What does the Bible teach? We will be exploring the story of Nehemiah and the role of prayer in moving us through the challenges into the new that God has for us.

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Moses, the leader of Israel, speaks to God face to face, entering into God's presence and glory. What might God offer us today?

The High Priestly Prayer of Jesus is one of the most powerful, revealing, heartfelt, emotional prayers that Jesus ever prayed. On the eve of the crucifixion, as Jesus prepared himself to face death and be reunited with his Heavenly Father, we get a glimpse into what he felt was truly important and meaningful for the disciples to know. His prayer teaches us about the character of God and how we als...

As we focus on Prayer and Missions, we turn to the book of Ephesians where the Apostle Paul concludes his letter in 6:10-20 with Four Calls and Four Alls. Yes, included in this section is the Armour of God. No worries, we will look at that too.

The disciples didn't know how to pray. Can you relate to that? Sometimes we are at a loss for words or we don't know how to approach God. The disciples asked Jesus how to pray and he taught them what we call the Lord's Prayer. Through this simple prayer we learn how to approach God, understand his character and will, and relate to him as our Heavenly Father who cares for us.

David and Daniel both prayed prayers of repentance and confession to God. David repented and confessed his personal sin and failure while Daniel repented about the corporate sin and failure of the children of Israel. In these days, the Lord is calling us to both a personal and corporate repentance as we seek his presence and will in our lives, our families, our church, our community, and our natio...

Jesus Christ is our Sanctifier and Coming King. As we continue to grow in our faith and walk with the Lord, there is a work of sanctification that the Lord does as he transforms us into his image and likeness through the work of the Spirit. He also fills us with joy and anticipation as we eagerly await the Blessed Hope: the coming of the Lord. As we maintain this hope, we will seek to live a pure...

Jesus Christ is our Saviour and Healer. The angel announced that his name would be Jesus because he would save his people from their sins. However, part of salvation is also holistic healing. There is power in the name of Jesus to bring physical healing to our bodies but he also wants to heal us spiritually and emotionally. Because of his stripes we can experience healing today!

The President of the Christian & Missionary Alliance in Canada, Dr. David Hearn shares his heart on how we can sustain a mission-focused passion in a global pandemic and continue to embrace the awe-inspiring Jesus.

As we focus on who we are as a church within the Christian & Missionary Alliance, our District Superintendent Curtis Peters shares with us as we launch a new season at UAC.

As our Senior Pastor, Kevin Rutledge, retires after 7 years of leadership at UAC, here is his parting message.

The early church in Acts made a huge impact on its world. To have this kind of impact we have to have a big view of God. Join us as we discover to make an impact in our world.

All of us can probably think of people who we see as long shots for coming to faith in Jesus. As bad as those odds are they are not as bad as Saul of Tarsus. God did something that should encourage us with our impossible people.

The church started with spectacular success, but that exuberance was short lived as the church was subject to much opposition. However, God is not thwarted by those attacks and we don’t have to be either.

As we continue on our studies into the book of Acts, we learn the music and lyrics of the gospel.

The church can be a powerful force for good in the world, but not all churches are accomplishing that. Luke shows us a picture of a church that was turning its world upside down in Acts.

Jesus’ ministry was able to touch only so many lives personally. His exodus from this earth would not be the end of his influence. Rather, Jesus’ ministry was multiplied thousands and millions of times.

While Jesus conquered death the disciples wondered where things would go from there. They had hoped that Jesus would establish a physical kingdom. Instead he gave them a mission and left them. This would be a crucial step in fulfilling the mission.

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Palm Sunday was the ushering in of a new King. The Jews wanted a King who would reign over Israel and bring them back to their glory days, but Jesus said that his Kingdom was not of this world. This new King was unlike any King the world had ever seen. And he calls us to be part of that new kingdom!