These days, our culture is obsessed with ridicule and judgement. But there's also a misunderstanding of love. Pastor Jon breaks down what God's promise means, how it ensures that justice ultimately wins, and how it should affect our behaviour today and every day.
Are you experiencing loss, severe health issues, or maybe injustice? We all do, at one time or many. Today, guest pastor Dwayne Cline tells us about the incredible promise of God to be near the brokenhearted with His peace and love. Speaker: Dwayne Cline Publication: June 22, 2025
People make and break promises all the time. God doesn't. Pastor Jon starts our summer series on God's promises with a look at Salvation -- unearned, undeserved, un-inherited, but given by God through Jesus. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: June 15, 2025 Table Talk: https://youtu.be/dGj85UG6zt0
As Pastor Jon closes our journey through Ruth, he invites us to anchor our lives in the truth of God’s sovereignty. No matter what we face, God’s redemptive plan is unfolding, bringing restoration, purpose, and hope. In Ruth 4:13-17, we witness God’s sovereign hand bringing hope and new life out of hardship, pain, and uncertainty. The story culminates in a joyful birth—a baby who secures a family line and a future, pointing forward to Jesus, our Redeemer. This passage reminds us that God is at w...
We make and break promises all the time. Even those of us who try our hardest not to, eventually fail. Pastor Jon uses Boaz's efforts to rescue Ruth and Naomi to illustrate how Jesus, the better Boaz, bought and paid for us not because he had to, but because he loves us. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: June 1, 2025
Ruth 3 opens with Ruth and Boaz alone for the first time. In a moment of vulnerability and temptation, they choose obedience, worship, and integrity. Pastor Jon unpacks how their faithfulness points us to Jesus, our ultimate Redeemer, and calls us to pursue purity—even when no one is watching. This moment, though quiet, is part of God’s bigger plan. We’re reminded not to live just for the moment, but beyond it—because our daily faithfulness can impact generations, and only in heaven may we see i...
How do you think about the people in your world who are 'others'? Do you welcome them as loved neighbours towards whom you can show the same generosity God has given you? Pastor Jon looks at Boaz's response to Naomi - a foreigner and a widow's daughter-in-law - and how his understanding of God's mercy and care shape how he treats her. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: May 18, 2025
What “only” statements have you believed? What limited labels have you let define you? In Week 3 of our Ruth series, Pastor Lucas highlights a powerful moment in Ruth’s story when she says, “I’m only a foreigner.” He reminds us that, like Ruth, we can sometimes believe the lie that we are “only” what our circumstances or past say we are. But our true identity is rooted in God—we are children of the King, and we can find refuge and strength in Him. Through Scripture and powerful reminders, this m...
What are you committed to? Maybe it's your family, your job, or a charity you volunteer for. Pastor Ange takes us another step deeper in to the book of Ruth and looks at God's hesed - his faithful and eternal love for us, a commitment so much more radical than anything we are capable of. Speaker: Angela Mason Publication: May 4, 2025 Table Talk: https://youtu.be/0Run0mu5tv4
It's so easy to get caught up in our daily experiences and stop seeing the incredible work of God in our lives. Pastor Jon begins our journey through the book of Ruth with a focus on the providence of God - the very real impact the living God has on our lives - whether we acknowledge it or not. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: April 27, 2025
He is risen! He is risen indeed! Welcome to our Easter 2025 celebration of the risen Christ. Pastor Jon focusses on the hope that Christ's death and resurrection offer to us, even when things seem at their darkest. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: April 20, 2025
None of us really have this thing called life figured out. Don't we all need someone to help us? Pastor Sam uses the remembrance of Jesus's sacrifice on Good Friday to explain how he paid our debts so we might have life to the full. Speaker: Sam Mills Publication: April 18, 2025
Welcome to our 2025 Palm Saturday celebration! Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: April 12, 2025
Pastor Jon finishes up the Spiritual Gifts series with a look at revival. He walks through what it is, what it feels like, what comes before, and what comes after. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: April 6, 2025
Pastor Jon and Pastor Angela take the questions sent in by the congregation, and cover a whole host of questions about spiritual gifts. Speaker: Jon Thompson and Angela Mason Publication: March 30, 2025
Pastor Jon wraps up discussions of individual spiritual gifts with an examination of intercession and miracles and how they can go right, how they can go wrong, and they are meant to work within the church. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: March 23, 2025
Pastor Jon continues discussing the spiritual gifts with healing, words of knowledge, and words of wisdom. He explains each gift, and walks through key connections in scripture. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: March 16, 2025
Pastor Jon continues discussing spiritual gifts with tongues and the interpretation of tongues. He walks through a Biblical description of them and how they should -- and shouldn't -- be used. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: March 09, 2025 Table Talk: https://youtu.be/Pb3p3cIZ2Tw
Pastor Jon continues discussing spiritual gifts with the a close look at the spiritual gift of prophecy: what it is, what it isn't, and its role in today's church. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: March 02, 2025 Table Talk: https://youtu.be/kijuFbFHjRg
Pastor Jon starts a different conversation about spiritual gifts, diving into the grace we need for each other as we learn to use our different gifts well, and the rest and satisfaction we can have when we come to accept God's No for us in our walk. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: February 23, 2025 Table Talk: https://youtu.be/LuTSEEIYbCM
Pastor Jon continues discussing spiritual gifts with the a close look at a two power gifts - faith and discernment of spirits - and how they look, feel, and serve the church. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: February 16, 2025 Table Talk: https://youtu.be/PjvUi8k0NFo
Pastor Jon continues discussing spiritual gifts with the second lesson on word gifts - leading, pastoring, & evangelizing - and how they look and act in Christ's church. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: February 9, 2025
Pastor Jon continues our series on spiritual gifts with the first lesson on the word gifts - teaching, exhortation, & apostleship - and how they clarify the nature, action, and purposes of God. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: February 2, 2025
Pastor Jon continues explaining the love gifts - Mercy, Celibacy, and Martyrdom - and how they are crucially important gifts for the benefit of the entire church. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: January 26, 2025
Pastor Jon explains the love gifts - Administration, Helps, and Giving - and how they are the practical expression of God's love. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: January 19, 2025
Have you ever been to a Christian wedding service and heard 1 Corinthians chapter 13 read aloud? Most of us have. Pastor Jon unpacks how the context for that chapter within Paul's larger explanation of spiritual gifts. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: January 12, 2025
Have you ever wondered why the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus at his baptism? Pastor Jon looks at how Jesus was led by the Spirit through his earthly ministry, and how he is a model for our service to the kingdom of God. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: January 5, 2025
We all like to spend time with the people who get us, who are most like us. Pastor Sam looks at how we, as Christians, need to live our life outside our comfort zone to spread the Good News of the hope and love of Jesus Christ. Speaker: Samuel Mills Publication: December 29, 2024 Select music provided by https://www.soundstripe.com Building Legacies - Cody Martin: ZJ7BYITH9PVH2XCQ
Who were the three wise men that visited Jesus? What was that star they were following? When did they actually get there and what did they do then? Pastor Jon looks at their journey and, more importantly, their destination in the Christmas story. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: December 24, 2024
What is your family like? Loving? A little dysfunctional? Difficult to get along with? Pastor Jon looks through the human genealogy of Jesus's earthly family to help us understand how even we can be accepted at the table this Christmas. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: December 22, 2024
