Willingdon Church Podcast

We all want our lives to matter. We long for identity, belonging, and purpose. In Romans 12:3–8, the apostle Paul shows us that the gospel reshapes how we see ourselves, how we see the church, and how we use our spiritual gifts. Instead of measuring our worth by performance or comparison, we are called to measure our lives by Christ himself. The Gospel Reshapes how we see Ourselves  The Gospel Res...

The year 2033 will mark the 2000-year anniversary of Jesus’ resurrection, which we will celebrate four weeks from now. 2033 is only seven years away! Today, March 8, 2026, Metro Vancouver is among the most non-religious urban areas of North America. In 2021, according to Statistics Canada, 47% of the Metro Vancouver area self-identified as non-religious, 48% of Burnaby, 55% of Vancouver, and 52% o...

Join Pastor Brody, Pastor Brett, and Silas this week as they answer questions on leadership gifts, discernment, and being active members of the church. 00:00 Intro  00:47 Sermon summary  04:08 Gifts for doing vs gifts for equipping  07:51 Shepherd-teacher or shepherds and teachers?  12:22 Who should have these leadership gifts?  17:20 Who are the saints?  22:01 How to test prophecy and walk in the...

We've all been gifted by God as we follow Jesus. But how do we know the right way to discover and practice our gifts? Jesus, the giver of the gifts, has given certain leadership gifts to help organize and empower his church. As we learn to practice our gifts together, we mature to be like Christ and find stability and assurance in our faith. The source of the gifts The shape of the gifts The stren...

Join Pastor Brett and Silas this week as they answer your questions on this week's sermon! Today's topics include; Prophecy and speaking in tongues. 00:00 Intro  00:48 Gold Medal Game  03:57 Are tongues and prophecy a sign of maturity?  06:25 Baptism in the Holy Spirit  10:43 How and why pray in tongues?  12:37 Brett's experience with tongues  14:19 Overcoming fear of speaking in tongues  17:22 Ar...

Our mission is “to know Jesus Christ personally and to carry on his ministry.” To live out the mission Jesus has called us to we must be anointed, gifted, and empowered by the Spirit. All who follow Jesus would agree. I believe we would also all agree with Paul’s words, 14:1 Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts. In chapter 13, the chapter prior to today’s text, Paul highlights lov...

Join Pastor Ray, Pastor Brian and Silas this week as they answer your questions on this week's sermon! Today's topics include; Cessationism, God's love for us and Brian. 00:00 Intro 00:49 Who is Brian 01:10 Sermon Summary 07:47 God's love "clicked." 13:21 How can we help students understand God's love? 19:57 Childish things in your faith you had to give up 26:29 Balancing loving others and loving/...

What is FOR NOW and what is FOREVER? Candy?  Homework?  Being a baby?  Being a student?  Selfies? In 2025, more than 2 trillion photos were taken. For some age groups, 1 in 3 photos was a selfie! Come to think of it, I should take a selfie right now. ☺ Tons of self-love!! What is FOR NOW and what is FOREVER? God’s love? ❤️ Our love for God? ❤️ Loving others? ❤️ Love Never Ends Spiritual Gifts Will...

Join Pastor Brett and Silas this week as they go through all the definitions of Love found in 1 Corinthians 13!  00:00 Intro 02:19 Sermon Summary 9:19 Loves is… 11:15 Patient 14:20  Kind 17:44 Doesn't Envy 20:05 Doesn't Boast/Arrogant 23:05 Isn't Rude 25:01 Doesn't Insist On Its Own Way 28:50 Not Irritable 31:46 Keeps No Record Of Wrongs 38:49 Doesn't Rejoice At Wrong Doing 41:53 Love Bares All Th...

We are back in 1 Corinthians after a short break. This year Pastor Ray led us through 1 Corinthians 12  in our series ‘United in the Spirit’. Pastor Ray showed us how God’s spiritual gifts were at work in the Corinthian church. Some with more visible gifts began to feel superior, while others with less visible gifts inferior. We were reminded that gifts were never meant to elevate some or diminish...

With the growth of atheism and widespread secularisation in the West, many have predicted the death of Christianity. But there’s an alternative story to be told. A new conversation on faith is emerging in our culture along with signs of a religious re-awakening among the younger generation. Justin Brierley has been at the forefront of charting 'The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God’. He’ll expla...

Join Pastor Ray, Pastor Brett, and Silas this week as they answer questions and ask questions about last week's Sermon! Today, Ray and Brett share how they deal with being in "prominent" roles in the church, encouraging those with "less prominent" gifts and more.  00:00 Intro 01:14 Sermon Reflections 12:33 Are All Not Gifts "Higher Gifts"? 18:11 Honouring those who are "less prominent" in the Body...

When I was a child, the repository of human knowledge was placed on a bookshelf. The World Book Encyclopedia, first published in 1917, was the AI search engine of many families across North America for many decades. What was the most fascinating part of the whole collection? The clear pages of the human body! You could move from the outer skeleton to the inner organs, or go from the inner organs o...

Acts 12 is broken up between three death sentences: James – Peter, and Agrippa. Each teaches us something essential about trusting the Bible: James’ martyrdom shows the Bible was written early. Peter’s imprisonment shows the Bible was written accurately Herod’s death teaches us that we need to trust the Bible with our lives.

Join Pastor Brett, Pastor Jonathan, Pastoral Intern Eunice, and Silas this week as they answer questions and ask questions about last week's Sermon! Today, we discuss belonging, exercising your spiritual gifts and more.  00:00 Intro 01:07 Sermon Summary 05:34 Living out one’s belonging in the local church 11:54 Exercising your gifts 15:20 Can my spiritual gifts change over time? 18:55 How can I di...

How many thoughts do you have every day? The Cleveland Clinic, a non-profit academic medical center and leader in research, education and health information, did a massive study on human thought. It discovered that the average person has 60,000 thoughts per day. What percentage of your 60,000 thoughts are negative? The Cleveland Clinic discovered that 80% of our thoughts are negative. 48,000 negat...

We're back! Join Pastor Ray, Pastor Brett and Silas each week as they answer your questions relating to last week's Sermon! Today we discuss the topic of Spiritual Gifts, Church denominations and the Holy Spirit. Have questions of your own? Don't hesitate to email us at ask@willingdon.org.  00:00 Intro 00:58 Sermon Series Overview 12:21 The Landry's favourite reality TV show 13:30 Spiritual Gifts...

Today we begin our new winter sermon series: “United in the Spirit: One God at Work in One Body.” The series is based on 1 Corinthians 12-14. The fact that Paul devotes three chapters to spiritual gifts indicates that understanding how the Spirit of God works in and through the body of Christ is of great importance! Sometimes people are afraid or hesitant to have this conversation. Some will say,...

The Gospel of John was written by John the Apostle who had a very close relationship with Jesus. Due to his close relationship with Jesus John’s Gospel is also written in a very relational way. John’s states his purpose for writing the Gospel in Jn 20:31 where he says he wrote it “so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name....

Around the world today, there is a significant longing for good leadership. In our uncertain times, we seek leaders marked by integrity, compassion, and wisdom. In a world of false narratives, we want leaders who are trustworthy.   In our complex times, we want leaders who lead with vision, understanding, and clarity.   In a world where so many seem to be self-serving, we want leaders who serve wi...

We have a Christmas Season conversation for you today with the whole Preaching Team! Join Nat and the guys as they chat about ways to read your Bible in the new year, tips on sharing the Gospel over Christmas and more. We'll be back with our regular Q&A Podcast in the new year. 00:00 Intro 1:09 God's Great Big Story Stories 11:19 Being In Community and In The Word 15:30 Engaging with Scripture...

Yet in the dark streets shineth the everlasting light; the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight. Those simple lines from a familiar Christmas carol speak powerfully of what humanity needs, what we long for. Fear requires a Mighty God to defeat it. That’s the promise the prophet Isaiah delivered to the people of Judah so long ago. It’s the promise that the Jews under Roman rule...

This morning we continue in our Christmas Advent series, “That’s My King.” As Pr. Vinh reminded us last week, we remember, during Advent, that Jesus has come and we remember that He is coming. We live in the “in between” time, where we still see the darkness, we still experience sorrow, and we still feel compressed by evil forces at work around us. We ask ourselves questions like: Will God ever in...

Today, Pastor Brett, Pastor Brody and Silas answer your questions on 1 Corinthians 11:17-34. Topics today include the relationship between baptism and communion, why we take communion once a month and more. If you have any questions for us related to next week's sermon, you can email them to ask@willingdon.org, and we'll try our best to include them on the show.   00:00 Intro  01:06 Summary 09:17...

It’s always great to share a meal with friends, and even better when you’re invited to a special dinner by an honorable host. Jesus invites us to share in his Table – but in order to do that, we need to sit next to other believers, some of whom we might not be so warm toward. What does Jesus have to say about how our unity with one another reflects the unity we have with him? And what can be done...