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Sunday, April 5, 2026 | Easter Sunday Resurrection Responses Jordan Weeks John 20 The resurrection of Jesus was initially met with responses that anyone would have upon hearing something that is seemingly impossible. In John 20, we see four unique responses to the possibility of resurrection. But in each situation, Jesus uniquely ministers to each of these responses. He is not only interested in t...

Galatians | Boasting in the Cross Sunday, March 29, 2026 Peter Smith Galatians 6.11-18 The letter ends with a warning and strong invitation to boast only in the cross of Christ. Don’t find your life or identity in how religious you can be, but allow for your boasting to be in the work that Christ has done for you.

Sunday, March 22, 2026 Galatians | Doing Good Jordan Weeks Galatians 6.1-10 The letter begins to wrap up with Paul paying attention to the needs within the community. If we understand the gospel well, it will lead us to truly living as a family that cares for one another by taking every opportunity to do good for one another, especially when it feels like a burden. Burdens are usually rejected… bu...

Galatians | Desire for the Spirit Sunday, March 15, 2026 Peter Smith Galatians 5.16-26 There is a real battle that occurs inside each and every follower of Jesus. There is old way of operating and a new opportunity presented by the Spirit of God. Paul outlines the deeds of the flesh and fruit of the Spirit and appeals to the reader to desire the Spirit and what He wants to do in our lives. There i...

Galatians | Freedom & Flesh Sunday, March 8, 2026 Dwight Bernier Galatians 5.2-15 Is the freedom that we have been given by Christ for the purposes of focusing on satisfying ourselves however we want? No. Paul helps us see that we have been given freedom so that we can lay it down for the good of others. He reminds us that we are now free to be able to love our neighbours and give ourselves to...

Galatians: No Longer Slaves Sunday, March 1, 2026 Jordan Weeks Galatians 4.8-5.1 Christ has set us free! Because Jesus has done this for us, we should not return to a prison cell of slavery. We are free to live as He desires for us as He has fulfilled the law for us. We are children of the promise made to Abraham.

Galatians : Anchored in the Gospel | Law & Adoption Sunday, February 22, 2026  Peter Smith Galatians 3.15-4.7 This text shows a comparison between what the law can do and what God has done for us through His Son. The apostle Paul helps the reader to see that an adoption has occurred because of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Therefore, we are no longer slaves or law-keepers, but we...

Galatians : Anchored in the Gospel | Gospel Living Sunday, February 15, 2026  Jordan Weeks Galatians 2.15-3.14 Those who have been made right by God must continue to live by faith in Him. This is one of the giant themes in Scripture that is revisited here. The Galatians have been tricked to return to a way of living based on rules and regulations. Paul is helping them see what true gospel living l...

Galatians | Together for Mission Sunday, February 8, 2026  Brian Stegner Galatians 2.1-14 Paul recounts how he and some of his team joined up with the apostles on a mission to see all the nations reached with the good news of Jesus. But in pursuit of this end, some go astray and fall back into old beliefs and actions. Paul makes a strong appeal to the apostles, readers, and to us that we must only...

Sunday, February 1, 2026 All Church Gathering | One More Dwight Bernier Luke 15:1-7 Jesus cares about each person. He tells a story of a shepherd who leaves the majority of his flock in order to seek out the one lost sheep. This is told to display the heart of Jesus for the lost and forgotten. Since we are His people, His heart for others should be growing in us as well. So, how do we reach the on...

Galatians: Anchored in the Gospel | Testimony Sunday, January 25, 2026  Galatians 1.11-24 Peter Smith Paul wants for the church in Galatia to be reminded of his story, which included a turn away from the things that many of them are turning toward. When the gospel became clear, Paul turned toward Jesus and away from his advancement in religion through his own performance. He finds himself needing...

Galatians : Anchored in the Gospel | No Other Gospel Sunday, January 18, 2026 Dwight Bernier Galatians 1.6-10 The apostle Paul is surprised at how quickly the Galatian believers are turning away from the good news that they banked their lives upon and have turned to a different “good news”. In this short passage, Paul is adamant about the reality that there is no other good news and that they shou...

Anchored in the Gospel | Grace in Galatia Sunday, January 11, 2026  Peter Smith Galatians 1.1-5 & Acts 13-14 In writing this letter to the Galatians, Paul is reminding them of the grace that they received when they first understood who Jesus was. The accounts from Acts show us how the Spirit of God was moving through Paul in the region of Galatia with salvation and in hardships. It is abundant...

Rhythms of the Way | Sabbath Sunday, January 4, 2026 Jordan Weeks Genesis 2:1-3 Most people desire the new year to be productive and full of great moments. Few probably carve out intentional regular time to practice rhythms of rest. But this is part of what it means to follow the way of Jesus. He calls us to a life of rest, letting Him do all the hard work that we could never do. The work we do is...

Sunday, December 21, 2025 Jordan Weeks Exclusive Christmas | Jesus is THE life John 14:6-7; 11:17-27 Jesus announced himself as THE life. He didn’t say that He could introduce people to what life really is, but rather centres true life on Himself. Jesus is what it means to really live. During His life, one of His close friends died, which gave Jesus the opportunity to not only raise Him from the d...

Exclusive Christmas | Jesus is THE way and THE truth Sunday, December 14, 2025 Peter Smith John 14:6; 8.31-47 Jesus tells His disciples that He is the way and the truth. Previously, Jesus helped the religious leaders of His day understand that the truth will set people free… especially them. They went back and forth around what the truth really is, which is just as common today as it was back then...

Sunday, Dec 7, 2025  Move of God | Repentance Dwight Bernier Ezra 9-10 In the final movement of this book, Ezra discovers that the people have been living against what the Lord has commanded. He begins by being impacted personally and bringing it before the Lord. Then he brought it to the people and upon hearing where they had misaligned their lives, they responded in repentance, which included si...

Move of God | Structure Sunday November 30, 2025  Peter Smith Ezra 7-8 Sixty years after the first group of exiles returned, now Ezra is coming with a whole new group of people to bring structure according to God’s Word. His primary desire is to teach according to what the Lord has said and to help the people respond in submission.  

Move of God | Celebration Sunday, Nov 23, 2025  Tim Hull Ezra 6.13-22 As the temple was finished, the people responded by celebrating Passover. They remembered the good news of a God who called a people to Himself and established His covenant with them. This was an event that included people who had come to believe in God through the ministry of His people. God desires to invite as many as will co...

Sunday, November 16, 2025  Jordan Weeks Move of God | Opposition Ezra 4.1-6.12 The work of rebuilding was opposed by some and formally stopped by a king. But a prophetic word given to His people made them continue on with the tasks given by God. People had to determine which king they were to listen to. And God’s work will be accompanied by opposition.

Sunday November 9, 2025 Big Church Gathering | The Essential Baptism Dwight Bernier Mark 1:9-13 The baptism of Jesus was essential and instrumental for His ministry. It was through this act that an important proclamation and power entered the scene. And because of Jesus, that same proclamation and power are available for us as well!

Move of God | Worship Sunday November 2, 2025  Tim Hull Ezra 3.1-13 One of the main tasks carried out upon return was rebuilding the altar and the temple for the purpose of worship. After making some progress, many people shouted with joy, but others wept because the building was not like what it used to be. But worship isn’t only dependent on how God did things in the past but what He is doing no...

Move of God | Freedom Sunday, Oct 26, 2025  Jordan Weeks Ezra 2.1-70 This is a passage filled with names and numbers, which shows us that God is interested in precisely knowing who and how many are present. Each one of these people have a story of freedom that they are experiencing. Most of them would have been born in exile, not having Jerusalem or Israel as their homeland. But God is committed t...

Move of God | Rebuilding Sunday, October 19, 2025 Peter Smith Ezra 1:1-11 After the Persians defeated the Babylonians, King Cyrus allowed and encouraged the people of God to return back to their homeland in order to rebuild their lives and the house of their God. He provided them with resources in order to accomplish this task. God used this leader to give all that was needed for the physical proj...

Body Image | Incarnation & Resurrection Sunday, October 12, 2025 Jordan Weeks Philippians 2.5-11; 1 Corinthians 15 When Jesus came to minister, He came in a body. When Jesus rose from the grave, He did so in a physical body. Body, spirit and soul are all important. As we think about how Jesus lived in His body, empowered by the Spirit, we find out how God desires for us to use our body while w...