One of the hardest things we may ever need to do is forgive someone else after they have hurt us. Pastor Ange uses Joseph's life to examine the difference between forgiveness as releasing the offence back to God, and reconciliation as restoration of relationship, the way God pulls us back into reconciliation through Christ. Speaker: Angela Mason Publication: May 12, 2024 In The Waiting: Formed Over Time - Week 6 - Table Talk https://youtu.be/7g1M2ShEfRE
May 12, 2024•41 min•Ep. 650
When you plan a trip, you take time and care to plan out the nicest routes, the best rest stops, and the most exciting destinations. Pastor Sam explores how a young Joseph never would have planned for the suffering he had to endure through his earlier life, but reinforced by hope in God, he persevered until he was given great things later in life. Speaker: Sam Mills Publication: May 5, 2024
May 05, 2024•38 min•Ep. 649
The world encourages us towards striving ambition; to make more of ourselves and rely on nothing else. Pastor Jon speaks about God's provision and blessing in Jacob's life, even after a life of deceitful self-sufficiency, illuminating how weakness is the true place where the power is found. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: April 28, 2024 In The Waiting: Formed Over Time - Week 4 (Table Talk) https://youtu.be/-3lh6j94kmI
Apr 28, 2024•41 min•Ep. 648
Humans have a desire to control outcomes in our lives, but we ignore our inability to know what the wise decision is from a heavenly perspective. Pastor Jon looks at the struggle between Jacob and his twin Esau to explore how we can trust in God's divine mercy alone to administer justice, so it's to God we have to go for answers to our prayers. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: April 21, 2024 In The Waiting: Formed Over Time - Week 3 (Table Talk) https://youtu.be/5WXrHW_Wt0g...
Apr 21, 2024•39 min•Ep. 647
Humans make and break promises all the time. Pastor Jon continues our look at Abraham and Sarah and the promise of a son to them to remind us that God's promises are sure and eternal, and encourage us to have faith in God's guarantees. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: April 14, 2024 In The Waiting: Formed Over Time - Week (Table Talk) https://youtu.be/jLZgqrU32b4
Apr 14, 2024•39 min•Ep. 646
What does righteousness look like? The world tells us we are righteous when we are kind or religious. Pastor Jon starts the new series by looking at God's sovereign choice to call Abram and declare him righteous even when Abram didn't deserve it. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: April 7, 2024 In The Waiting: Formed Over Time - Week 1 (Table Talk) https://youtu.be/uRHCq7X24Rk
Apr 07, 2024•40 min•Ep. 645
He is Risen - He is Risen, Indeed! Happy Easter! Join Pastor Jon as he examines the experience of the disciples on the road to Emmaus and the eternal hope we have in Jesus's resurrection. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: March 31, 2024
Mar 31, 2024•39 min•Ep. 643
Fear is a powerful reason we avoid doing things that we know we really should. Pastor Sam looks at how Jesus suffered to fulfil the Father's plans out of obedience and His love for us. Speaker: Samuel Mills Publication: March 29, 2024
Mar 29, 2024•28 min•Ep. 644
As we enter the final stretch of the lenten season, Pastor Jon focuses Jesus's declaration about the foundation of His church, and who Jesus himself is. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: March 17, 2024 Matthew 16 Select music provided by https://www.soundstripe.com Resurrection - Cody Martin: WAK08OU0SPZYCV1Y Easter at Sanctus - Week 1 (Table Talk) https://youtu.be/SrUrEwuDHxM
Mar 17, 2024•40 min•Ep. 642
What do you imagine your legacy will be? For how many generations do you think you will be remembered? Pastor Jon looks at the end of Paul's ministry to explore how legacy for Christians is not found in the here and now, but in eternity as remembered by God. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: March 10, 2024 The Book of Acts - Week 18 (Table Talk) https://youtu.be/7yhJfPYGRIE
Mar 10, 2024•42 min•Ep. 641
Sanctus Church is located in one of the most multi-cultural centres of the world, the Greater Toronto Area. What does that mean for a Christian looking to share the Gospel? Pastor Jon looks to Acts and uses Paul's behaviour in Athens as a model for us in the modern era. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: March 3, 2024 The Book of Acts - Week 17 (Table Talk) https://youtu.be/L3CEjaQOAzo
Mar 03, 2024•40 min•Ep. 640
The pathway to freedom from our sins can sometimes feel so far away from where we are. Pastor Jon speaks about the ways Jesus uses prayer, worship, and the scriptures to reach us a draw us towards His gift of life-giving freedom. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: February 25, 2024 The Book of Acts - Week 16 (Table Talk) https://youtu.be/-wrBo0PpC5c
Feb 25, 2024•41 min•Ep. 639
There is nothing so obvious in the rest of the world than the polarization and disunity that runs rampant through our politics, our workplaces, and even our families. Pastor Sam looks closely at the real plan for Christian unity in Christ, rooted in our identity in Jesus. Speaker: Sam Mills Publication: February 18, 2024
Feb 18, 2024•41 min•Ep. 638
Miracles happen all the time and people from all walks expect the spiritual real to affect them in one way or the other. Pastor Jon acknowledges this and explores how deeply we need prayer and discernment to identify the source of the powers we interact with so we are not deceived. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: February 11, 2024 The Book of Acts - Week 14 (Table Talk) https://youtu.be/FWxTIHpuW3w
Feb 11, 2024•42 min•Ep. 637
The troubles and tensions of everyday life can be overwhelming, and it can hard to have hope. Pastor Jon looks at the different stories of the lives of James and Peter and uncomfortable truth that when God moves, there will be resistance and insecurity in the now. But also that we are assured that God will always win. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: February 4, 2024
Feb 04, 2024•41 min•Ep. 636
This week, Pastor Jon hosts a special panel of voices from around Sanctus who have experienced transitions through different life stages. Each member speaks about how it has impacted their walk with Jesus and where they found joy and hope in the transition. Speaker: Jon Thompson, Efuaye Abu, Angela Mason, Bill Lippman, Robin Djokoto, Adam Hoskins Publication: January 28, 2024
Jan 28, 2024•43 min•Ep. 635
What do we think we know about the "rules" of marriage, divorce, and singleness for a Christian? What is Biblical and what is cultural? Pastor Angela gets to the heart of the matter, clearly describing God's plan for marriage and singleness, and discusses how we as Christians can hold fast to our faith in any circumstance. Speaker: Angela Mason Publication: January 21, 2024 Firm Faith - Week 2 (Table Talk) https://youtu.be/g9OadliWOnU
Jan 21, 2024•39 min•Ep. 634
What does it mean that God has no grandchildren? How do we pass on the faith to the next generation? Pastor Jon looks at biblical representations of multi-generational faithfulness and how we can live it out practically. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: January 14, 2024
Jan 14, 2024•40 min•Ep. 633
It's common for us to look back over our pasts as we turn the page on a new year. Pastor Jon's first message for Sanctus in 2024 looks far back into the early years of the Christian church at how we can use the early model of the church at Antioch in our work to build Sanctus church. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: January 7, 2024
Jan 07, 2024•37 min•Ep. 632
What is the right way to respond to God in times of rejection, loss, and disappointment? Pastor Sam uses the example of Mary and her response to trouble with genuine worship as a model for us to follow. Speaker: Samuel Mills Publication: December 31, 2023
Dec 31, 2023•39 min•Ep. 631
Christmas can be about so much more than presents and food. Pastor Jon connects the entrance of sin into the world through the first Eve to the death of sin through the son of the second Eve, Jesus, and how the gift of life is freely given to all who believe. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: December 24, 2023
Dec 24, 2023•21 min•Ep. 630
The Christmas story is so familiar to us we can forget that Mary and Joseph really lived through it without knowing the ending. Pastor Jon takes us through Joseph's experience of Mary's pregnancy and how he chose to be obedient to God and respond to Mary with trust and acceptance. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: December 17, 2023
Dec 17, 2023•40 min•Ep. 629
What should Mary the mother of Jesus mean to us? Pastor Jon works through the role of Mary as an example to Christians, beginning with Mary's experience with the angel Gabriel and how she responded to God's calling. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: December 10, 2023
Dec 10, 2023•37 min•Ep. 628
Most of the time, we'd probably say we look forward to new things, and new experiences. But Pastor Jon takes us to Peter's experience of God's new movement, that of including all nations of the earth in His salvation plan, and explores how sometimes what God asks us to do is both unexpected and uncomfortable. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: December 3, 2023
Dec 03, 2023•41 min•Ep. 627
We all know people that, if we're being honest, we don't think are worth any effort. But Pastor Jon reminds us that Jesus can redeem anyone, even the worst sinner, and that we are all sinners in need of the radical forgiving redemption of Jesus. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: November 26, 2023
Nov 26, 2023•42 min•Ep. 626
Baptism is an outward sign of the inward commitment we have made to follow Jesus. Pastor Jon looks at Philip's baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch, and how it had rippling effects even into the present day. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: November 19, 2023
Nov 19, 2023•42 min•Ep. 625
Everyone experiences difficult periods in their lives, times when the struggle increases and we feel the pressure of this broken world. Pastor Sam offers a perspective that encourages us to see the joy of God's mercy even then while proclaiming God's faithfulness and spreading the news of His kingdom. Speaker: Sam Mills Publication: November 12, 2023
Nov 12, 2023•42 min•Ep. 624
Where are our Biblical role models of today? It can feel impossible to find people who demonstrate the patterns of a faithful Christian life. Pastor Jon turns to the life and death of Stephen who modelled the common faithfulness and fearless walk of a Christian who truly knows Jesus as their saviour. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: November 05, 2023
Nov 05, 2023•42 min•Ep. 623
All churches go through repeated times of change, but it doesn't need to cause traumatic upheaval. Pastor Jon looks at the implementation of Biblical gift-based ministry -- grounding one's work in the gifts given by the Holy Spirit -- and how it can provide strength and continuity throughout the life of the church. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: October 29, 2023
Oct 29, 2023•42 min•Ep. 622
Appearances can be deceiving. Even when something appears to be working well, it might be hiding some nasty surprises inside. Pastor Jon uses the example of Ananias and Sapphira to illustrate how even Christians are capable of harbouring darkness, even while we are owned by Christ. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: October 22, 2023
Oct 22, 2023•41 min•Ep. 621
