The Harbour

Today, as we resume our "I Am..." series, we welcome our friend Jared Erhardt as he teaches on Jesus being the light of mercy. In the teaching, Jared quotes American pastor and theologian Brian Zahnd: "To be on the wrong side of mercy is to be on the wrong side of God." Zahnd continues, though: "...no matter how many Bible verses you pile up." Please find the slide de...

This morning, we celebrated the launch of The Harbour with a Chili Cook-Off party and a teaching from Colin McCartney, the leader of Connect City, our new church partner. Colin shared what it means to be a wounded healer and how, at The Harbour, nobody is perfect but everyone is welcome . Home Church Questions: 1. What are you celebrating as we launch The Harbour? 2. What is something that you hav...

This week, we pause our current "I Am..." series to mark the final Sunday of our association with The BIC Church Collective (formerly The Meeting House) before moving on to a new partnership with Connect City. Sarah Lyew is joined by Jimmy Rushton in conversation about gratitude, mourning, and marking significant moments in a community's history. Just a brief programming note that,...

This morning, Will Dyer takes a look at Jesus's claim to be "the way" in chapter 14 of the Gospel of John. To understand what that means, though, we take a trip through first through philosophy and then through a three-part principle from Hinduism. Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here . Home Church Questions: 1. What stood out to you from Sunday’s teaching?...

Today, Sarah Lyew kicks off our new series entitled "I Am..." where we will be looking at a variety of "I am..." statements that Christ offers in the Gospel of John. To start us off, though, we look back to the story of Moses and the burning bush in the early chapters of Exodus. Song: "Great I Am"  Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here . Home C...

This morning, Sarah Lyew wraps up our study of the book of Proverbs with a bit of a bird's-eye view of what it means to guard our hearts and grow in wisdom. Please note two things: we were using a different microphone this morning so if you detect a bit of a tinny ring, it's just you, it's on the recording. We'll work to sort that out in the future. Secondly, there were two vid...

Today, Jacqueline Lo lead us deeper into the book of Proverbs by encouraging us to connect our bodies and our minds in our quest for wisdom. Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here . Home Church Questions: 1. Describe a time during your childhood when your downstairs brain (survival brain/big feelings) got you in trouble. 2. What stood out to you from Sunday's teaching?...

This morning, Sarah Lyew continues in the book of Proverbs with a teaching on the the fear of the Lord. What does it mean? Why does it matter? How can it make us more wise? Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here . Home Church Questions: 1. If you had coffee with someone who is wise, how would you describe them? What do they look like? What would they talk about? 2. What stoo...

Today, we kick off 2025 with a four-week series on the book of Proverbs. Sarah Lyew begins with a look at the nature of wisdom and how we can both seek to have it and grow within it. Just a reminder that, if you would like to join the WhatsApp group for Proverbs in January, you can do so here . Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here . Home Church Questions: 1. What mental im...

This morning, we enjoyed our children's Christmas Pageant. As a result, Sarah Lyew's teaching on Joseph is a bit abbreviated to make space for the kids and their dramatic production. Three brief programming notes prior to the slide deck link and Home Church questions:  Our final Advent meeting will take place on Tuesday, December 24th at 4:30PM in the Bethel CRC building (333 Davis Drive...

Today we welcome the senior pastor of the Be In Christ Church Collective, Judith McCartney, as she shares on Mary's hope in the unexpected. You may notice that the first part of the recording has little to do with Mary. That's alright! Judith begins the formal part of her teaching at around the 9:00 mark. Prior to that point, she has some kind words of affirmation for our community, many...

This morning, Dave Blow considers the story of Zechariah, father of John the Baptist, and the hope that can be found within our doubt. This builds upon the story of Elizabeth from last week. Please excuse the brief moments at 5:39 and 26:01 where the mic cuts out temporarily. Don't panic! Dave returns shortly. We apprecaite your patience with us as we figure everything out. Please find the sl...

Today, Sarah Lyew helps us start the Advent season by sharing about the hope in the disappointment found in the story of Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist. Please excuse the brief moment at 19:38 where the mic cuts out. Don't panic! Sarah returns 10 seconds later. Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here . Home Church Questions: 1. What’s the most disappointing meal o...

This morning, Sarah Lyew concludes (for now) our series on the Gospel of Mark by taking a look at the account of Jesus's transfiguration. This event obviously has much to say about Jesus's divinity, but what we can learn about his humanity through this story? Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here . Just a quick programming note: we will begin our Advent series nex...

Today, Will Dyer teaches on the parable of The Workers in the Vineyard as we take a break from our on-going Mark series (which will return after our Town Hall meeting next week). Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here . Home Church Questions: 1. What stood out to you from Sunday’s teaching? 2. Read Matthew 20:1-16 (in multiple translations, if possible). What stands out to y...

This morning, Dave Blow revisits Mark 10 to focus on the story of Jesus speaking with the Rich Young Ruler and the cost of discipleship. How are we to understand material wealth in light of the Kingdom of God? Many thanks to Brooklyn for reading our scripture today! Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here . Home Church Questions: 1. How are you navigating the AI world? Do you...

Today, Sarah Lyew takes us through Mark 8. What did Jesus mean when he told us to take up our cross? What does it mean that if we want to save our life we will lose it? Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here . Home Church Questions: 1. What’s the first thing you say when introducing yourself? What is the most significant thing about you? OR... Have you ever had expectations...

This morning we welcome Colin McCartney of Connect City to our community to share a teaching on Mark 10, specifically the portion about Jesus welcoming the children. There is also a brief Question-and-Response portion after the teaching with Colin and Sarah Lyew. You may notice that we've gone out of order again. That's alright! We'll come back to Mark 8 and Mark 9 in subsequent wee...

Today, Sarah Lyew takes us through Mark 7 paying special attention to the strange story of the syrophoenician woman. Why did Jesus initially decline to heal her daughter? What can we learn about our own callings through this story? Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here . Home Church Questions: 1. When you hear the word “purpose” what do you think of? 2. Can you think of a c...

This morning, Sarah Lyew takes us through Mark 6. While there are lovely stories in this chapter about Jesus walking on water and feeding thousands of people, Sarah instead helps us sift through the messiness of King Herod's life decisions. Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here . Home Church Questions: 1. If you have favourite reality show, what is it? If you had to be...

This morning, Brian Waugh takes us back one chapter into Mark 4. PLEASE NOTE: we had some technical issues with the microphone early on so you'll please excuse the poor recording quality in the early going of this sermon. Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here . Home Church Questions: 1. Read Mark 4 . What stands out to you from this passage? 2. The parables are similes...

This morning we welcome Jimmy Rushton to our community to share a teaching on Mark 5. If you are thinking, "Hey, wait a second. What happened to Mark 4? I really like those parables!" Never fear. We will hear from Brian Waugh next week on Mark 4 before moving on to Mark 6 the following week. Home Church Questions: 1. What stood out to you from this week's teaching? 2. Read Mark 5 ....

This morning, Sarah continues into chapters 2 and 3 of Mark. Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here . Home Church Questions: 1. What TV show Character do you think of when you think of a snitch or a ruler lover? Did you like them? Why or why not?  2. Read Mark 2:23-3:6 . What stood out to you?  3. How do you feel about rules? Are you someone who appreciates them? Struggles w...

As we open a new season as a church community, we will be spending this fall working through the Gospel of Mark. Today, we dive into Mark 1. Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here . Home Church questions: 1. Have you ever had a situation where it started really well? How did that impact your experience? What about the opposite - from the start it was a hot mess? What made it...