Temple Cambridge

Ever been bullied? Ever felt attacked like there was a plot against you? It seems that the most peaceful course of action is to do what they say and bow to their wishes. Esther 3 teaches us the exact opposite. Come this Sunday and hear one of our Elders Dr. Wayne Baxter explain further what our response should be to when there are evil plots against us. And remember, your Heavenly Father can beat...

Have you ever been selected for a job, task, or assignment that you didn’t want to do? Probably we all have. However, none of us have experienced what Mordecai did when he was captured, taken to Babylon, lost his uncle, and then had to take care of his cousin in a hostile environment. Also, none of us have experienced the assignment of being forced to marry an evil king and become part of his hare...

Happy Canada Day weekend! One of the freedoms I cherish in our country is the freedom of speech that we can peacefully disagree and not have reprisals by those in government (at least for now.) This was not true for Queen Vashti in the days of Persian Empire. As we begin our summer series through the Book of Esther, we are going to learn about refusing the powerful and sticking to our convictions....

This week we will be studying Daniel and the Lion’s Den from Daniel 6. This is one of the most beloved stories in the Bible, but let’s remember that it probably wasn’t for Daniel. This 80+ year old man getting to spend a night in lion’s den would not have been on or completed his bucket list. And yet, it shows a cyclical nature of prayer and courage - prayer builds courage and courage invokes more...

Happy Father’s Day! As a dad, I confess I worry about the future. I worry and wonder whether my children will walk with God. To fight this worry I need to remember that God is in control of the future and has a plan for my family’s life. We see how God was in control of the future in Daniel 5. He even writes it on a wall. What do you think God would write on the wall to you?

Have you ever been on top? Top of the class? Top of the standings? Top of the heap? Have you noticed how high it is up there and how long the fall is? This Sunday we are going to learn from Daniel 4 about how King Nebuchadnezzar was on top of the world and how God brought him low. Remember, God can quickly humble those with the biggest egos! May those egos never be ours! No wonder the Bible often...

What are your convictions? Do you know them? Have you written them? There will come a time when you will be pressed to compromise your convictions as we will learn from Daniel 3. Daniel’s 3 friends Hananiah (aka Shadrach), Mishael (aka Meshach) and Azariah (aka Abednego) had to bow to a king’s idol or face the fiery furnace. What will do you when you face your fiery furnace? Will you trust God for...

What is your dream? As we will learn from studying Daniel 2 this week, God has used dreams like the one He gave King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to show His power over the powerful. I find this very encouraging because there are many in power today who are opposed to God and His ways. They are confusing many about their God-given identity.

Happy Victoria Day weekend! This is the unofficial kickoff for summer and we thought it would be a great time to kickoff a new sermon series that we are very excited about. We are entitling it Bold in Babylon and will be studying the Book of Daniel. Studying Daniel will continue to help in our goal of keeping our eyes locked on the Lord and remaining faithful to Him in an ever-increasing hostile w...

Happy Mother’s Day! Thank you to all our mothers for giving us life and all you have done good in our lives. Though we can be thankful for our mothers and biological family, God has adopted us to become a part of His forever family. As we conclude our study in 1 Peter, we will be remembering our spiritual family all around this hostile world. Praise be to Jesus our Saviour and Brother!

Who do you cast your cares upon? Your friends? Your family? Your social media “friends”? 1 Peter 5:6-11 reminds us that we should be seeking to cast our cares upon God. Why? Because He cares for you. I feel that I need to say that again. Cast all your cares upon God because He cares for you! We need to cast our cares upon God because He cares for us, especially when we are under attack by the Evil...

What do you look for in a leader? Is it different that your expectations for you as a follower? This Sunday we are going open God’s Word and learn from 1 Peter 5:1-5 what God expects of both Elders and young alike and what we should expect from a leader. In a world, when we are so often disappointed with our leaders, God has given us the characteristics of leaders and followers.

The most dangerous creature on the planet is the white Christian male.” Who said this? A communist party member? An ISIS fighter? No! It was written by a present Waterloo Region Catholic School Board Trustee and Registered Psychotherapist Wendy Ashby. As reported by Jonathan Kay on Twitter (https://twitter.com/jonkay/status/1641778329031254017), Ashby goes on to attack Christian women as well , “W...

Now that Christ has died for our sins and risen from the grave, how are we to best steward God’s grace to us? How should we best spend our time living out the gospel rather than living for our flesh? (NOTE: Be vigilant as the devil loves to attack after a spiritual high like Easter!) How do we use the gifts God has given us to glorify God and serve one another? These are some of the questions we w...

Good Friday | April 7, 2023

Easter Sunday | April 9, 2023

Do you speak before thinking? Are you action-oriented? Then you probably can relate to the Apostle Peter. This week we are going to hit the pause button on our study of 1 Peter and actually study the life of Peter in the Gospel John and how he went from a disciple to a denier to a disciple-maker of Jesus. I think you will find it super-encouraging.

How you ever suffered for doing good? It could be a kind deed that was rejected. It could be telling the truth and people didn’t appreciate the truth. It could be doing the right thing and getting mocked for it. Maybe you have never seen a positive outcome for doing good. Hang on! Come this Sunday morning as we will learn from 1 Peter 3:13-17 that there is a purpose that God in suffering for doing...

Maybe you know someone married to a beloved unbeliever or you find yourself married to a beloved unbeliever? It is challenging! When our number one affection - Jesus Christ - is not shared by our other half, it can feel like you are pulled in two different directions. From 1 Peter 3:1-7, we are going to find hope - a living hope. This is true for those married to believers as well because rarely a...

Are you serving and suffering like Jesus? Maybe you are being mistreated at work or some other area of your life? How should you respond? Peter makes it clear how we are to respond in 1 Peter 2:18-25 - look to Jesus! He suffered at the hands of wicked men. Pastor Jason will unpack this further for us.

How do you use your freedom? You are free, right? I am not just talking about the freedom we enjoy under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, you have been ransomed and bought by His precious blood so you are free from the law of sin, from death’s grip and Satan grip. You are free! You are free to live as servants of God. And out of that freedom you c...

On this Family Day weekend, one of the questions we should be asking ourselves is how do we build a spiritual household? Pastor Kyle will walk us through 1 Peter 2:1-12 and show us how from God’s Word. This is important not just for our biological families, but our spiritual family - the church. It is especially true as we see new people saved and baptized like we will witness this Sunday. Let’s b...

Be holy as God is holy! When I was growing up, other people would sometimes confuse holiness with separation from the world or keeping their man-made rules. There has been a shift from legalism (though legalism is still alive and well) to license. We think we can do what we want now that we have experienced “freedom” from the man-made rules. Neither legalism nor license are God’s plan for you. Ins...

Building a good foundation is critical for a structure to last. Recall as we recreated our building and the rebar our crew pounded into the hard soil. Who did God use to pound into the soil of people’s hard hearts and lay the foundation for the gospel? The prophets! Think about early prophets and prophetesses - Moses, Deborah, Samuel, Nathan, Elijah and Elisha; the major prophets - Isaiah, Jeremia...

One of the things that I am convinced of and I sure hope doctors and medical personnel believe this too, “While there’s life, there’s hope.” It was a phrase from Roman times. If a person still has breath, they still can be saved. This is what Peter talks about at a spiritual level in verse 3, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. According to his great mercy, He has caused us to...