After 400 years of utter silence from God. After 400 years of the world getting darker and more corrupt and more broken. We suddenly hear God's voice, once again. But it isn't through a prophet and it isn't through a burning bush. It isn't one of judgement or condemnation as one would expect after hundreds of years of unmitigated human sin and spiritual destruction. It's the voice of love, of comfort, of hope. And it comes to us through a young, unmarried girl, who has not a penny to her name an...
Dec 02, 2024•37 min
So what is the final answer? After weeks of studying "the book of questions" we wrap up this week with The Final Answer.
Nov 27, 2024•40 min
It's pretty easy to spend the 1.5 hours we sit in church thinking about everything but God. So many of us fall into a routine of going to church that we sit and hear the words coming out of our pastors mouth aren't actually fully listening. Despite our best intentions, our internal dialogues are pretty insistent that we focus on anything but the gospel that is being preached. But we need to check ourselves here. God is the Most High God, the Holy of Holies and He deserves our utmost and fully pr...
Nov 18, 2024•32 min
When we give to someone else, it's always nice to know that there will be a return on our investment. It could be as simple as getting a 'thank you' from someone you let go ahead of you in line, to a promise of a favour returned. It could be your bank account grows a little faster with interest earned or it could be that the child you sponsored ends up becoming a doctor and becomes integral to the area they live in. But none of this is guaranteed. Not a single bit of the investment you put out i...
Nov 11, 2024•36 min
One of the most common questions regarding God and the problem of evil is: if God is a loving God, why does He allow evil in this world? It's a legitimate question, one that is asked by believers and unbelievers alike. This week, we dive into the topic of evil and injustice and what it means to live in a world where tragedy befalls us and despicable people seem to get away with doing despicable things.
Nov 04, 2024•44 min
We don't have a single ounce of control over our own lives. No matter how much we try and fight the fact, the reality is that everything that happens in our lives - from our first breath to our last - is ordained by God. A loving God who loves and cares for us, despite what it may look like from our earthly perspective some days. Join us for this beautiful sermon on God's Providence as we look at Ecclesiastes 3:1-14.
Oct 28, 2024•39 min
"Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions." - Jesus Is money the root of all evil? How are we to think about the resources that have been given to us? Join us this week as we unpack the Question of Money.
Oct 21, 2024•43 min
This week we take a break from our Ecclesiastes series and look at the story of the 10 lepers that Jesus healed. It first glance the message of the story seems fairly obvious, but upon closer study, we learn there are more layers to this story than meets the eye. Join us to hear more!
Oct 15, 2024•26 min
Everybody's workin' for the weekend. But is the weekend worth it? Is anything actually worth working for? God thinks there is and it's definitely not "the weekend". Take stock of what you are working for in your every day to day tasks and responsibilities. Whether you're a student, or you work at home with your kids or you build complex computer systems for multinational companies, we're all working towards something. But only one thing is worth our focus and priority and that is how to fulfill ...
Oct 07, 2024•34 min
The problem isn't that we can't get no satisfaction. The problem is that we can't keep no satisfaction. There is nothing on this earth that will ever completely fulfill us and even if it does, it's going to pass away or decompose anyways. Fun, right? But human beings are created to have a desire for endless happiness and comfort and neverending goodness. That's why we find ourselves perpetually chasing after things that we think will make us feel content. New cars, big houses, super fit bodies, ...
Sep 30, 2024•34 min
What gives life its meaning? Is everything really meaningless? Why do we even bother getting up in the morning? The whole book of Ecclesiastes is like listening to a professor who is having a major existential crisis. But the author asks very valid, very hard questions and they are ones we can all certainly relate to. Join us as we begin our new sermon series on the book of Ecclesiastes, beginning with the big question: what gives meaning it's meaning? ~KT
Sep 23, 2024•33 min
So many of us live like we are standing in God's courtroom, waiting for Him to catch our next bad move. Waiting to show Him that we are worthy of His love. Waiting to prove we've earned our keep for the day. But this attitude grieves the heart of our loving Heavenly Father, whose only desire is to bring His children close to Him, without condemnation and without the judgement we deserve. Jesus died on the cross so we could enter into a loving, comfortable relationship with God as adopted sons an...
Sep 16, 2024•33 min
In order to love eachother well, we must make sure that our hearts are aligned with God's heart. We are quite literally created to worship, but what we worship will ultimately take over our hearts. When we worship food, our health can suffer. When we worship work, our family lives can suffer. But when we worship God, our whole lives will change. Aligning our heart with what God teaches is the only way to have a fruitful life, He designed us that way. Join us this week as Pastor Paul preaches fro...
Sep 09, 2024•37 min
Shame had been poured into this woman's soul. For 12 years, all she saw was disgust in their eyes and heard judgment on their lips. In an act of desperation, she reached out her hand to her last hope - and was healed. Her very soul was healed by a simple word: daughter. Her body was healed from the bleeding disease she had suffered with for so long. Jesus loved her and accepted her and welcomed her into His arms, into His family, with no hesitation. Just as He does for you, and me and everyone w...
Sep 03, 2024•20 min
These days, the concept of the devil has been relegated to cheesy halloween costumes and forgotten fairytales. But Jesus beleived in the devil and as Christians, so should we. The devil is a being who exisists and who is active and intent on destroying our spiritual lives and often our physical lives as we are tempted to indulge in things that take us far away from our Creator. If we take God at His word, and we take Him seriously, then we must also take the devil seriously. We must also do what...
Aug 26, 2024•44 min
Do you have a pervasive sense of apprehension and anxiety that just seems to permeate your whole life? If so, you're not alone. Many Christians struggle with baseline anxiety that is the ground note to their life. They know that their feelings are opposite to how God wants them to live and yet feel powerless to stop it. But Jesus offers hope. Jesus does offer a better way. He invites us to lean into Him at every thought, every palm sweat or sleepless night, every wave of dizziness or panicked, r...
Aug 19, 2024•36 min
We've all heard stories of people being seriously wounded by poor leadership in the church. Maybe you're someone who has experienced this yourself. The place that is supposed to be a place of spiritual rest and comfort turns into a place you've been spiritually manipulated or even physically or sexually abused. The heart of God rages with righteous anger at elders and pastors who lead their flocks astray and who take advantage of their positions of power to prey on the vulnerable people in their...
Aug 12, 2024•43 min
It is becoming increasingly obvious to both Christians and non-Christians alike that our culture has gone past the tipping point of turning our backs away from God. We are rushing headlong into the acceptance of lifestyles and values that are in direct opposition to how God has created humans to flourish. We see the consequences of this everywhere. In the generations of children who are growing into confused and apathetic young adults, in the collapse of the family structure, in the increasing r...
Aug 06, 2024•43 min
In 1 Peter 4:7-11, the apostle Peter teaches us to be stewards of grace. To be instruments of peace and hospitality instead of contributing to the chaos of an already fractured world. Join us this week as Pastor Mark walks us through this passage and we begin to wrap up our series on 1 Peter. www.gracevalleychurch.ca
Aug 06, 2024•41 min
Join us this week as Kevin deJonge takes us through 1 Peter 4:1-6. The topic of suffering is never easy, especially when we are talking about the inevitability of it. But as a soldier arms themselves for battle before the war begins, so should we arm ourselves for battle before our own wars begin. ~KT www.gracevalleychurch.ca
Jul 22, 2024•39 min
You know those weird passages in the bible that are kind of confusing? Well, 1 Peter 3:18-22 is one of them. Tune in this week as Pastor Paul unpacks this passage and helps us gain more clarity.
Jul 15, 2024•36 min
July 7th, 2024 | The Triumph Of Christ by Grace Valley Church
Jul 09, 2024•40 min
June 30th, 2024 | On Doing Devotions by Grace Valley Church
Jul 08, 2024•44 min
What does it mean to suffer well? What does it mean to suffer as a Christian? Suffering is a part of this life and for some folks, it can feel like that's all there is. Listen in this week as Pastor Paul unpacks the implications of 1 Peter 3:13-17. ~KT
Jun 24, 2024•38 min
1 Peter 3:9 sure is a wake up call after reading 1 Peter 3:8. We can all imagine ourselves being compassionate, loving, humble and sympathetic (v.8) . But can you imagine yourself repaying evil with good? Like really, really horrendous evil? I personally can't. But in Peters letter to the Church, he is calling new Christians to live completely counter culturally. Even though these Christians were exiled from their homes and suffered under a government who openly and actively made their lives as ...
Jun 17, 2024•38 min
We are made to be in community. As humans, we thrive when we have a sense of belonging and camaradarie because we are created to be in relationship with one another. This week, Pastor Paul walks us through 1 Peter 3:8-12, focusing on verse 8. We learn what true Christian community looks like and how it is an honour to both celebrate and weep with one another. ~KT
Jun 10, 2024•45 min
Pastor Paul Vanden Brink walks us through one of the tougher passages in the bible, 1 Peter 3:1-7. After a few weeks of talking about biblical submission in different contexts , we land on the topic of biblical submission in marriage. But there are a few things to remember when we are reading a passage like this and any passage in the bible for that matter, the main one being context. And one of the biggest takeaways for us this week is this: God will never ask you to do something that will spir...
Jun 03, 2024•44 min
Here it is again, that word: submission. A few weeks ago, Pastor Mark preached on submitting ourselves to the government (and when that's appropriate or inappropriate) But in this passage, the apostle Peter is upping the ante by teaching us that we should submit to our bosses, even unjust ones. Yikes. What do we gain by doing this? Do we grow in our dependence on the Holy Spirit? Do we lean harder on the God who judges all things and will not let one soul pass through this life without giving a ...
May 27, 2024•36 min
Listen in this week as Pastor Paul led us through Acts 2:1-41. The Holy Spirit is often referred to as a mystery and with good reason. There is so much we don't know about the Holy Spirit, and yet we learn so much about Him in the book of Acts. Tune in and discover more about the Holy Spirit as we observe Pentecost Sunday.
May 21, 2024•39 min
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May 13, 2024•43 min
