Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 4:11, 1 Timothy 4:16, Romans 12:8, 1 John 2:1, Acts 1:12-14 Sermon Description: Teaching, exhortation, and apostleship are three of the word-oriented gifts of the Holy Spirit. Teaching as a role that informs, trains, prepares, disciples, and equips. Exhortation as a coming alongside with encouragement as well as confrontation if necessary, a gift that touches on the internal life of other followers of Jesus. Apostleship which is a pure...
Feb 17, 2019•36 min•Ep. 373
Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12 Sermon Description: When it is a gift there is a greater ease, there is a frequency and power, there are great results, there is more joy, and worship and Jesus feels closer, it’s a supernatural sweet spot! The Love gifts (Administration, Helps, Mercy & Giving) are key to the church working right and Love gifts are secondary in the sense that they are all about supporting, building up what God has and is establishing through the leadership of...
Feb 10, 2019•36 min•Ep. 372
Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12 Sermon Description: The spiritual gifts must access a place of every growing character, a deep deep reservoir of love. The gifts of the Spirit must be undergirded by the Fruit of the Holy Spirit which is first and foremost love. We all as Christians get at least one gift and the gifts are given for one thing and one thing alone the common good. To build up, to rebuke, to encourage, to challenge to bring life to the community! They are not given f...
Feb 03, 2019•43 min•Ep. 371
Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12, Romans 12 Sermon Description:We at C4 believe every Christ follower is called to impact those around them through loving, joyful, gift-based service. We know that when we give God glory there is joy, we know that when we work in the areas God has gifted us we experience such powerful joy and we know purpose is given when we serve in our God given assignments. But what if you don't know your Spiritual gifts? Or what if you have never been able to...
Jan 28, 2019•38 min•Ep. 370
Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture: Hebrews 12:14 Sermon Description: Always in January we take a small pause, a Sunday to stop and be reminded about what we are as a church, what we are becoming, what we are about to do and what the Holy Spirit might be saying to us in this very moment as we prepare to step out in this next major leg of our journey as a church. We need to be reminded of what we are and where we are going. Vision lacks in the best of times and the busyness of life causes all of us ...
Jan 20, 2019•37 min•Ep. 369
Speaker: Dave Adams Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:5 We must never lose sight of the fact that God is a giver. God has shown us the example of how to give (John 3:16). When I give, I'm becoming more like God, I'm acting more like God. This means that I'm growing in Godly character. You can give without loving, but you can't love without giving! Series Title: Fully Devoted: Engage in Mission Series Description: One of our discipleship dimensions here at C4 is Engage in Mission. Finding out what God i...
Jan 13, 2019•38 min•Ep. 368
Dec 30, 2018•32 min•Ep. 366
Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture:Matthew 1 Description: Matthew is saying yes Jesus family tree was mixed, the people around the Christmas moment are mixed and now the after effects are the same. God is stitching us as a human family back together through Jesus. Jesus is the only that can make this patchwork beautiful! Series Title: The Genealogy of Jesus - Woven into God's family Series Description: Jesus Christ, God with Us, was born into a family and woven into the fabric of humanity. His fami...
Dec 23, 2018•40 min•Ep. 364
Speaker: Joel Penney Scripture:Matthew 1 Description: One of the last people mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus is Joseph—an average person who did an incredible thing: he welcomed Jesus into the world. With immediate obedience, Joseph shows us how we too can welcome Jesus into the world, and live knowing God is always with us. Series Title: The Genealogy of Jesus - Woven into God's family Series Description: Jesus Christ, God with Us, was born into a family and woven into the fabric of humanit...
Dec 16, 2018•35 min•Ep. 363
Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture:Matthew 1 Description: Series Title: The Genealogy of Jesus - Woven into God's family Series Description: Jesus Christ, God with Us, was born into a family and woven into the fabric of humanity. His family tree is full of colourful characters - just like our own family trees. Some are beautiful, and some broken, yet all these branches were used to bring us to the moment when Heaven touched Earth and began to stitch us into the story. The Genealogy of Jesus - Woven...
Dec 09, 2018•42 min•Ep. 362
Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture:Daniel 6 Description: In the lions’ den, Daniel shows us the power of prayer and necessity of Spiritual disciplines, He prayed knowing God is in control, God is with him, God can change the situation or help him though it. Daniel is a model for us as we encounter the lions’ den in all aspects of our lives. Series Title: Daniel: Thriving in Exile Series Description: Free though locked in chains, wise in the age of folly, unflinching in the face of a lion, influence...
Dec 02, 2018•42 min•Ep. 361
Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture:Daniel 5 Description:We are truly living between two kings and the church is Daniel. Our families, friends, neighbours, our nation has not fully yet decided which we they will go, but we are to be Daniel to Nebuchadnezzar and Belsharazzar. We are not at the time of final judgement, the writing is not not yet on the wall, we do not yet know if the days are numbered. And so we personally and we as a church get to be Daniel to all our neighbours, friends, family, nei...
Nov 25, 2018•43 min•Ep. 360
Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture:Daniel 4:19-37 Description: Should we be hanging out with all sorts of people and not worry about what people think and say? This story in Daniel says yes - be salt and light. Association does not mean agreement, it means you are there to show them light. The only rule is if you cannot handle a person and situation because you might go back into sin then don’t. See how Daniel's presence over time humbled a King. Series Title: Daniel: Thriving in Exile Series Descr...
Nov 18, 2018•43 min•Ep. 359
Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture:Daniel 4:1-18 Description: Our culture loves hear when the other sides loses, we love when famous people mess up, we love the suffering, misfortune of others and the online world is full bragging, gloating, lying and killing. But Daniel shows us that he cares for his chief enemy, he loves God and loves his neighbour. Series Title: Daniel: Thriving in Exile Series Description: Free though locked in chains, wise in the age of folly, unflinching in the face of a lion...
Nov 11, 2018•38 min•Ep. 358
Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture: Daniel 3:19-30 Description: Series Title: Daniel: Thriving in Exile Series Description: Free though locked in chains, wise in the age of folly, unflinching in the face of a lion, influencer of kings and kingdoms, steadfast through fiery trials, empowered by the spirit of God.
Nov 04, 2018•42 min•Ep. 357
Speaker: Sunder Krishnan Scripture: Daniel 3:1-18 Description: Examining the faith of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who even in the midst of insurmountable odds. Their response “Our God is able….but if not…”defines what worship really is: a conviction that shapes all of life’s choices so as to declare to everyone who might be aware that God is our ultimate good. Series Title: Daniel: Thriving in Exile Series Description: Free though locked in chains, wise in the age of folly, unflinching in th...
Oct 28, 2018•42 min•Ep. 356
Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture: Daniel 2:24-49; Psalm 18:2; Luke 20:17-19; 1 Peter 2:6-8; Isaiah 9:6-7; Revelation 20:11-12; Acts 17:22-32 Description: In a post christian culture it feels like there's no bridges left to our culture, but Daniel shows us that they are everywhere. Daniel uses the dream as a bridge to witness about God, and there may be opportunities for us to do the same. Series Title: Daniel: Thriving in Exile Series Description: Free though locked in chains, wise in the age of ...
Oct 17, 2018•37 min•Ep. 355
Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture: Daniel 2:1-16 Description: How do we thrive in exile? How do we be salt and light? It is when prayer is at the centre of our personal life and church life. The world changes because they called out to the Lord in Prayer! Daniel 2:1-16 shows the power, the priority and place of prayer. Series Title: Daniel: Thriving in Exile Series Description: Free though locked in chains, wise in the age of folly, unflinching in the face of a lion, influencer of kings and kingdo...
Oct 14, 2018•39 min•Ep. 354
Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture: Daniel 1:8-21; Psalm 137:1-4; 1 Peter 2:13-17; Matthew 5:13-16 Description: How do you continue to love a country and city when it's going in one direction, and you're going in another. Can you love and disagree? Series Title: Daniel: Thriving in Exile Series Description: Free though locked in chains, wise in the age of folly, unflinching in the face of a lion, influencer of kings and kingdoms, steadfast through fiery trials, empowered by the spirit of God....
Oct 07, 2018•42 min•Ep. 353
Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture: Daniel 1:1-8 Description: In this sermon, we learn from the faith of our fathers who lived in babylon exile where their culture and their faith did not match up. Series Title: Daniel: Thriving in Exile Series Description: Free though locked in chains, wise in the age of folly, unflinching in the face of a lion, influencer of kings and kingdoms, steadfast through fiery trials, empowered by the spirit of God.
Sep 30, 2018•42 min•Ep. 352
Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-3,8-10; 1 Peter 2:16; Matthew 11:28-30; Ephesians 6:7-8; Deuteronomy 26:1-10 Description: In this sermon we look at the biblical understanding of "volunteering" and what it means in light of The Gospel. Fully Devoted Booklet: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rl0HMlemQHc52Tf-j52mmcyc7fot0nyH -- Series Title: Fully Devoted Series Description: Everyone at C4 is on a spiritual journey, whether it’s your first Sunday or you’ve followed Jesus for years. ...
Sep 23, 2018•36 min•Ep. 351
Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture: 1 Peter 2:21, Romans 1:16, 1 Corinthians 12:11, Psalm 22:3, Matthew 18:20 Description:Are there places where we can always encounter Jesus? In this sermon we theologically examine Communion, Baptism, The Gospel, Worship, Scripture, and Suffering Fully Devoted Booklet: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rl0HMlemQHc52Tf-j52mmcyc7fot0nyH -- Series Title: Fully Devoted Series Description: Everyone at C4 is on a spiritual journey, whether it’s your first Sunday or you’...
Sep 16, 2018•37 min•Ep. 350
Speaker: Jon Thompson Key passage: 2 Chronicles 5, 2 Corinthians 5, Zechariah 8 Description: Looking at the unique promises given by God to our church that help define us, shape us, plan, and move forward. -- Series Title: Fully Devoted Series Description: Everyone at C4 is on a spiritual journey, whether it’s your first Sunday or you’ve followed Jesus for years. There can be great highs, and challenging lows in our life of faith. But what does a fully devoted follower of Jesus really look like?...
Sep 09, 2018•43 min•Ep. 349
Speaker: Jon Thompson Key passage: Luke 5:1-11; John 1:43-51 Description: In this sermon we hear about the importance of calling in the calling of Peter, Philip, and Nathaniel by Jesus. -- Series Title: Heart and Soul Series Description: Stories of conversions focusing on a person in the bible and how they truly encountered God for the first time. Our preachers and teachers will also share their own story of crossing the line of faith and how they met Christ.
Sep 02, 2018•36 min•Ep. 348
Speaker: Joanna la Fleur Key passage: Luke 5:1-11 Description: In this sermon we hear Joanna's story of coming to faith and how she had to Practice saying "Yes" to Jesus. -- Series Title: Heart and Soul Series Description: Stories of conversions focusing on a person in the bible and how they truly encountered God for the first time. Our preachers and teachers will also share their own story of crossing the line of faith and how they met Christ.
Aug 26, 2018•35 min•Ep. 347
Speaker: Lorie Hartshorn Key passage: Luke 7:36-50 Description: In this sermon we hear Lorie's story of coming to faith and about the woman anointing Jesus and being forgiven. -- Series Title: Heart and Soul Series Description: Stories of conversions focusing on a person in the bible and how they truly encountered God for the first time. Our preachers and teachers will also share their own story of crossing the line of faith and how they met Christ.
Aug 19, 2018•40 min•Ep. 346
Speaker: Sunder Krishnan Key passage: Luke 5:1-11 Description: In this sermon we hear Sundar's story of coming to faith and about The Call of Peter by Jesus. -- Series Title: Heart and Soul Series Description: Stories of conversions focusing on a person in the bible and how they truly encountered God for the first time. Our preachers and teachers will also share their own story of crossing the line of faith and how they met Christ.
Aug 12, 2018•41 min•Ep. 345
Speaker: Dave Adams Key passage: Luke 15:11-32 Description: In this sermon we heave Pastor Dave's conversion story through the lens of The Parable of the Lost Son. -- Series Title: Heart and Soul Series Description: Stories of conversions focusing on a person in the bible and how they truly encountered God for the first time. Our preachers and teachers will also share their own story of crossing the line of faith and how they met Christ.
Aug 05, 2018•44 min•Ep. 344
Speaker: Danielle Strickland Key passage: Mark 1:9-10; Matt 10:8; Matthew 24:14 Description: In this sermon we look at the spiritual alignment of surrender, generosity, and mission. -- Series Title: Heart and Soul Series Description: Stories of conversions focusing on a person in the bible and how they truly encountered God for the first time. Our preachers and teachers will also share their own story of crossing the line of faith and how they met Christ.
Jul 29, 2018•39 min•Ep. 343
Speaker: Dwayne Cline Key passage: Luke 23:32-43 Description: In this sermon we look at the the story of the criminal on the cross and the misrepresentation of who Jesus was then, and the misrepresentation of who Jesus is now. -- Series Title: Heart and Soul Series Description: Stories of conversions focusing on a person in the bible and how they truly encountered God for the first time. Our preachers and teachers will also share their own story of crossing the line of faith and how they met Chr...
Jul 22, 2018•43 min•Ep. 342
