The Faith of Thomas
Join us this week for the second week of Easter! This week, Alastair Sterne preaches from John 20.24-29, and has us consider how Thomas encountered the risen Christ.
Apr 11, 2021•25 min
St. Peter's Fireside
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Three Questions
Join us this Easter Sunday as we celebrate Jesus' resurrection! This week Alastair Sterne invites us to consider Jesus' three questions as we finish our journey with Simon Peter.
Apr 04, 2021•26 min
Three Denials
Join us this Good Friday as we continue in our week at the fireside and remember the story leading up to when Jesus went to the cross. As we continue in the journey of Simon Peter, Rob Collis preaches from John 18.15-27 and considers why we should sorrowful and thankful because of the cross.
Apr 03, 2021•24 min
Three Statements
Join us this Palm Sunday as we begin a week at the fireside, as we remember the story leading up to when Jesus went to the cross. This week Lloyd Lee preaches about Peter's three statements
Mar 28, 2021•37 min
The Third Temptation
Join us this Sunday as we continue in our series through the Gospel of Luke. This week, Preston Gordon preaches from Luke 4.1-13 and considers Jesus' third temptation.
Mar 21, 2021•28 min
The Second Temptation
Join us this Sunday as we continue in our series through the Gospel of Luke. This week, Alastair Sterne preaches from Luke 4.1-13 and considers Jesus' second temptation.
Mar 14, 2021•23 min
The First Temptation
Join us this Sunday as we continue in our series through the Gospel of Luke. This week Lloyd Lee preaches from Luke 4.1-13, and considers Jesus' first temptation, and the significance of knowing who we are in the face of temptation.
Mar 07, 2021•32 min
Family Lines
Join us this Sunday as we continue in our series through the Gospel of Luke. This week Preston Gordon preaches from Luke 3.23-38, and considers Jesus' genealogy, and the significance of our identity in the face of temptation.
Feb 28, 2021•34 min
Temptation & Identity
This week Alastair Sterne preaches from Luke 3.21-22. He invites us to consider the significance of Jesus' baptism, and the importance of our identity in the face of temptation.
Feb 21, 2021•33 min
The Cost For John
Ash Wednesday marks the start of the Lenten Season. Lent is a time where we ponder our mortality, brokenness, and sinfulness. We do this to be freshly reminded of our need for God's redemption. Lent prepares us for Easter by making us deeply mindful of the need for Jesus to save us. Because of this, Lent is known as a period of "bright sadness." Just as the dark days of winter give way to the increased sunniness of spring, so too does the mess of our condition as broken people give way to someth...
Feb 18, 2021•20 min
The Expectation of John
As we continue in our series through the Gospel of Luke, Alastair Sterne preaches from Luke 3.1-20 and considers the expectation of John the Baptist.
Feb 14, 2021•31 min
The Message of John
John the Baptist was meant to prepare the way for the Lord. But how did he do that? People journeyed long and far across the wilderness to see him. So what did he say once they finally arrived? As we continue in our series in Luke’s Gospel, Lloyd Lee preaches from Luke 3.7-14. As he looks at John the Baptist’s ministry, he invites us to consider John’s mission, manner, and message, and how this message of repentance is preparing the way for the good news about Jesus.
Feb 07, 2021•33 min
The Ministry of John
John had grown up, and had moved off into the wilderness – but not a wilderness filled with forests and mountains, but of barren deserts. There, in the desert, the word of God came to John. It was in the wilderness that John began to prepare the way. As we continue in our series in the Luke’s Gospel, Alastair Sterne preaches from Luke 3.1-20. As he looks at John the Baptist’s ministry, he invites us to see how the wilderness fostered John’s ministry of preparation, and helps us see how God is at...
Jan 31, 2021•31 min
The Humanity of Jesus
Why does it matter that Jesus came as a human? Why did God need to come and walk among us? The fact that God became human is one of the most important beliefs in the Christian faith. As we continue in our series in the Gospel of Luke, Lloyd Lee has us pause to consider the humanity of Jesus. Looking at Luke 2.6-7, 21, 40, 50-52, he invites us to consider the wonder of how, in the person of Jesus Christ, God became human, and he helps us to see how, in meeting us in our humanity, Jesus reveals wh...
Jan 24, 2021•31 min
Jesus' One Thing
If you could name the one thing that you are about, what would it be? As we continue in our series in Luke, Preston Gordon preaches from Luke 2.41-52, where we see Jesus, at the age of twelve, articulate his identity and purpose in one concise statement. By unpacking Jesus’ one thing, Preston helps us to help us to consider how we can live each day resting in God’s love.
Jan 17, 2021•27 min
Simeon & Anna
They had been waiting all their lives for God to move. Worshiping in the temple day and night, Simeon and Anna had spent their entire lives waiting on the promises of God. And their waiting was not wasted or in vain. As we continue in our series in Luke, Alastair Sterne explains how Jesus comes to reveal our hearts, and how a life spent waiting on the promises of God is never a wasted life.
Jan 10, 2021•27 min
Shepherds & Angels
On a quiet night, when shepherds were fighting to stay awake as they watched over their sheep, their understanding and lived experience of reality seismically shifted when an angel appeared to them. At the start of this new year, we return our series in the Gospel of Luke as Rob Collis preaches from Luke 2.1-21, and helps us to hear the good news of the angels.
Jan 03, 2021•31 min
The Humble and Gentle God
Roughly 2000 years ago, a town crier arrived in a small backwater town named Nazareth. An envoy of Rome, he unrolled his scroll and pronounced the decree of the Emperor – on that day, at the sound of those words, everyone’s life was put on hold. This Christmas Eve, Alastair Sterne preaches from Luke 2.1-7, and shows us how the measures in place for our collective well-being during this pandemic can help us to experience and engage with the true story of how Jesus came into the world.
Dec 25, 2020•18 min
Light in the Darkness
In the fourth week of Advent we light the candle of love. We are people redeemed and sustained by God’s unfailing love. As we receive this love from Christ, his love in us, by the power of his Spirit, spills over to light a dark world. On the last Sunday before Christmas, Alastair Sterne preaches from John 1.1-9, and invites us to reflect upon light and darkness. As he draws our attention to the darkness in our own lives and in the world around us, he helps us see that the true light is coming i...
Dec 20, 2020•30 min
Trees, Fruit, & Leaves
In the third week of Advent we light the candle of joy. In the midst of a weary world, God has planted the seed of joy in our hearts. Our vision for the future, our hope for coming peace promised through Christ’s return, causes this joy to grow and flourish and spill over to bring beauty to the world around us. As we continue in Advent, Rob Collis takes us on a journey through Genesis, Acts, and Revelation, and invites us to consider the three trees that emerge in the salvation story of Scriptur...
Dec 13, 2020•30 min
A Place For Tears
In the second week of Advent we light the candle of peace. But our world is not peaceful – it’s full of conflict, shattered relationships, and discord. How can we delight in peace when our world and our lives are so broken? As we continue in Advent, Preston Gordon preaches from Matthew 2.1-23. As he considers the brutal account of Herod’s atrocities, he explores why Matthew would choose to include this as he told us about Jesus coming into the world. He helps us see that God is active even in th...
Dec 06, 2020•35 min
Space For Lament
In the first week of Advent we light the candle of hope, and dare to express our longing for peace, for healing, and the well-being of all creation. We long for Jesus’ return so desperately because we recognize that all is not right with the world—we live in a world of difficulty and darkness, of pain and hardship, of affliction and tears. As we enter the season of Advent, Lloyd Lee preaches from Isaiah 64.1-12 and Psalm 80. He grounds us in the heritage of the Christian calendar, and as we star...
Nov 29, 2020•28 min
Politics of the Kingdom
The New Testament is politically surprising. Ancient political leaders wielded their power in messy and brutal ways as they sought to civilize the world, build cities, and even declare themselves gods. But Luke’s gospel makes it clear that this wasn’t how God chose to work in his world. As we continue in our series in the Gospel of Luke, Alastair Sterne takes us on a tour of some of the ancient leaders in Jesus’ day, and invites us to think about them in light of Christ the King.
Nov 22, 2020•37 min
Zechariah's Prophecy
Zechariah hadn't been able to speak for nine months - but suddenly his lips were opened and he could speak! Not having been able to speak for so long, what would he finally say? As we continue in our series in Luke 1.67-80, Preston Gordon invites us to consider Zechariah's words, and helps unpack the story which is giving him so much hope.
Nov 15, 2020•30 min
His Name Is John
It’s been nine months since Zechariah went into the temple. Now as Elizabeth gives birth to their son, it’s time to give him a name. The neighbours and family want to name him after his father, but Elizabeth wants to call him John. Everyone turns to Zechariah to see what he thinks – and how he responds amazes them all! As we continue in our series in Luke 1.57-66, Lloyd Lee explores how we can open our hands to God in surrender to his love, and how God’s hands will never let us go.
Nov 08, 2020•34 min
Mary's Song
In response to the news of what God was getting ready to do, Mary burst into song! But the news she heard wasn’t normal news – so why would she burst into a song? As we continue in our series in Luke 1.46-56, Alastair Sterne considers how Mary’s song shows us how she cultivated her faith, and invites us to sing with Mary.
Nov 01, 2020•32 min
Elizabeth's Greeting
After her visit from Gabriel, Mary rushed to see Elizabeth. But before she could even take off her shoes and coat to tell her about what the angel said, Elizabeth burst into song! But how could Elizabeth already know that Mary is pregnant? As we continue in our Luke series in Luke 1.39-56, Lloyd Lee considers the role of the Holy Spirit, and invites us to see ourselves within the five-act drama of Scripture.
Oct 25, 2020•28 min
Mary's Story
Six months after Gabriel first appeared in the temple, God summoned him again for a very different assignment. This time, he was delivering a message to a young woman in a small town out in the countryside - and his news was unlike any other. As we continue in our series in Luke, Preston Gordon preaches from Luke 1.26-38 and invites us into the story of how Mary was visited by the angel Gabriel, and the news he delivered to her about what God was about to do.
Oct 18, 2020•23 min
The Gospel For The Barren
Luke’s gospel begins with Elizabeth: a woman who was stigmatized because she was barren. In the ancient world not having children was a sign of someone who God had overlooked. And is where Luke’s gospel starts. This is the gospel for the stigmatized, the barren, the supposedly overlooked. As we continue in our series in Luke, Alastair Sterne preaches from Luke 1.5-25, and considers how the Gospel speaks to those who are hurting, and feeling overlooked by God.
Oct 11, 2020•34 min
What Is Faithful Waiting?
Zechariah had waited on God for his whole life. He had waited with his wife, Elizabeth, praying for a child. He had waited with all of Israel, praying for God to move. And after a lifetime of waiting, an angel appeared. As we continue in our series in Luke, Lloyd Lee preaches through Luke 1.5-25, and considers what it looks like for us to wait faithfully on God.
Oct 05, 2020•31 min
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