Sermons by Series
Avoiding Traps [Series 85]
The Path of Wisdom [Series 84]
- Learning to Live Well
- The Pursuit of Wisdom
- Wisdom, Rewards, and Failure
- What Wisdom's Worth
- Family
- Work
- God's Plans and Our Plans
- Poverty
Journey to the Cross [Series 83]
- Repenting of Religion
- Our True Condition
- Alone in the Hour of Darkness
- Before Jesus
- They Don't Know What They're Doing
- Good Friday
- Eyes Are Opened
The Advent Conspiracy [Series 82]
What's Wrong With the World? Sin and Grace in the Book of Judges [Series 81]
- What's Wrong With the World?
- Breaking the Cycle of Idolatry
- God and Messes
- When God Uses People
- More Than History
- When Good People Go Bad
- Knowing God
- The Danger of Strengths
- A Mess from Top to Bottom
- Where Did Things Go Wrong?
- Ordinary People and Loyal Love
Missional Living in a Post-Christian World Part Two (1 Peter) [Series 80]
Restoration [Series 79]
(re)learning Prayer [Series 78]
The Radical Cross [Series 77]
- The Power of the Cross
- The Price of the Cross
- The Provision of the Cross
- The Paradox of the Cross
- The Promise of the Cross - Strength to Get Through Anything
The One Thing [Series 76]
A Subversive Christmas [Series 75]
(inspired by the series "A Revolutionary Christmas" by Rob Bell)
Missional Living in a Post-Christian World Part One (1 Peter) [Series 74]
- What Keeps Us Going
- Don't Just Do Something
- Living the Gospel
- No Ugly Betty
- Passing the Sniff Test
- When You Don't Like Who's In Charge
- One Good Reason
The Kingdom's Like This [Series 73]
Based on a True Story [Series 72]
The Jesus Creed [Series 71]
- Abiding in Jesus - Part One
- Abiding in Jesus - Part Two
- Forgiveness
- When You Feel Unworthy
- On the Mountain with Jesus (Transfiguration)
- The Lord's Supper
- Palm Sunday
- Easter Sunday
Questioning God [Series 70]
Christmas 2006 [Series 69]
Follow Me [Series 68]
- Private Battle
- Follow Me
- The Peter Principle
- Invitation to Outsiders
- Putting Religion in Its Place
- Kingdom Values
- Kingdom Love
- I Will Follow
The Prayer That Jesus Taught [Series 67]
- Where to Begin
- Your Kingdom Come
- Daily Bread
- Forgive Us As We Forgive
- Lead Us Not Into Temptation
- The Temptations of Prayer
Church Reloaded [Series 66]
- Blessed to be a Blessing
- The Mission of God
- More Ready Than You Realize
- Secrets of Salt and Light
- Lifestyle Adjustments
- It Takes a Church
All That You Need [Series 65]
- How to Pray for Others
- All about Jesus
- All That We Need
- Don't Settle for More
- Living What Jesus Has Already Done
- Taking Faith Home
- Portrait of a Church
Who Is He? [Series 64]
Toolkit for Living [Series 63]
We Care [Series 62]
Lies I've Believed [Series 61]
- If it feels good, and doesn't hurt anybody, do it
- Our Lives are Supposed to be Comfortable [preached by Matthew Lortie; external link]
- First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage
- I Deserve More than I'm Getting [preached by Matthew Lortie]
- My faith is a private matter [preached by Ed De Freitas; external link]
- Carpe Diem [preached by Matthew Lortie]
- Success is found in things like money, power, and achievement [preached by Ed De Freitas; external link]
- A decision makes me a Christian
- We Do Church the Right Way
Easter 2004 [Series 60]
Origins [Series 59]
- Going Radical
- All Things New
- Essence of God
- Rediscovering Sabbath
- God 101
- And God Created Woman
- Good without God
- Cain's Story
- Not Another Geneology [preached by Matthew Lortie; external link]
- Re-creation
- God's Kingdom, Where Love Matters Most [preached by Ed De Freitas; external link]
- Our Plans, God's Plans
God as a Man [Series 58]
Living with Purpose [Series 57]
- What on Earth Am I Here For?
- God-Walkers
- Rediscovering Fellowship
- Rethinking Spiritual Transformation
- The Call
- Kingdom's Here
- More than a Mess
Worship [Series 56]
I am Gomer [Series 55]
Radical Jesus [Series 54]
- Lessons from a Winemaker
- Return of the Evil Spirit
- Secret Seed
- Kingdom Snapshots
- Figure the Cost
- My Two Sons
Rx for Families [Series 53]
When You Run from God [Series 52]
He Did This Just for You [Series 51]
Seven Signs [Series 50]
- New Wine
- Why Do You Ask?
- Jesus vs. Rules
- When You Want More
- God Sightings
- Spiritual Eyesight
- Jesus vs. Death
Neither Poverty Nor Riches [Series 49]
The Other Christmas Story [Series 48]
How to Have Joy [Series 47]
- Deep Impact
- Developing a Purpose
- The Path to Greatness
- A Life of Service
- Nothing More
- How to Grow
- About That Check...
Famous Bad People of the Bible [Series 46]
Family - God's Way [Series 45]
New Me [Series 44]
Church: Family at its Best [Series 43]
Christmas for Real People [Series 42]
Something Worth Living For [Series 41]
- How to Live a Life of Vision
- Preparing for Vision
- Sharing the Vision
- Protecting the Vision
- Dealing with Distractions
Why I Came to Jesus [Series 40]
Ten Values for Strong Families [Series 39]
- The Foundation of a Strong Family
- Taking God Seriously
- Honoring My Parents
- God's Word to Workaholics
- Let There Be Life
- Prospering With Integrity
- Telling the Truth
Seeing the Unseen Christ [Series 38]
- Worship with Genuine Enthusiasm
- Maintaining Moral Purity
- God's Purpose for My Life
- Using the Bible to Make Decisions
- How to Connect with God
Essentials for 21st Century Living [Series 37]
Figuring Out Your Finances [Series 36]
Building for Life [Series 35]
Margin: Restoring Balance to Overloaded Lives [Series 34]
Hot Potatoes [Series 33]
Joseph: Life of Integrity and Strength [Series 32]
The Ultimate Lifestyle [Series 31]
Get Connected [Series 30]
- How to Connect with People
- How to Be Good and Mad
- When Christians Disagree
- The Art of Encouragement
- How to Protect Your Church
Good News About Grace [Series 29]
Solemn Assembly [Series 28]
What God Can Do Through Ordinary You [Series 27]
Richview - Five Reasons Why [Series 26]
Forgiveness [Series 25]
How to Handle Weakness [Series 24]
Stewardship [Series 23]
1 Timothy [Series 22]
- Let's Talk About the Pastor
- A Good Church Fight
- If This Doesn't Light Your Fire
- First Things First
- Does Gender Matter in Ministry? Part One
- Does Gender Matter in Ministry? Part Two
- Two Lost Arts
- A Leader's Qualifications
- Deacons
- Pictures of the Church
- How to Serve with Excellence
- Godly Confrontation
The Case for Christ [Series 21]
- The Credibility of the Bible
- The Credibility of Christ's Claims
- The Reality of the Resurrection
- The Relevance of the Resurrection
What Christ Thinks of the Church [Series 20]
- The Heartless Church
- The Tested Church
- The Compromising Churches
- The Coasting Church
- The Church of the Open Door
- The Lukewarm Church
The Millennium [Series 19]
- Part One - Introduction; Amillennialism
- Part Two - Postmillennialism
- Part Three - Premillennialism (Historic and Dispensational)
- Part Four - Coming to a Position
Making Christmas Meaningful: Avoiding Trivial Pursuits [Series 18]
- Follow the True Star of Christmas
- Follow the Stable-Born King
- Christmas for All the People
- Bethlehem or Bedlam?
- Good News and Great Joy
Lay Ministry [Series 17]
- Everyone's a Minister
- God's Will for Your Life
- What Are Spiritual Gifts?
- Looking at the Gifts
- Discovering Your Ministry
- Giving God Your Best
1 Peter [Series 16]
- Everything to Live For
- A Life of Holiness
- A Life of Love
- A Life of Submission
- How to Handle the Heat
- Four Commands - One Goal
- Tested and Tried
- Shepherdology
Spiritual Disciplines [Series 15]
- The Truth about Spiritual Disciplines
- Celebration
- Slowing
- Servanthood
- Confession
- Secrecy
- Prayer and Scripture
Great Goodbyes [Series 14]
Knowing God [Series 13]
- Knowing God
- The Flip Side of Knowing God
- The Sufficiency of God
- The Holiness of God
- The Sovereignty of God
- The Omnipotence of God
- The Omnipresence of God
- The Omniscience of God
- The Goodness of God
- The Justice of God
- The Love of God
- The Grace of God
- Responding to God
Christmas 1997 [Series 12]
The Joy of Belonging [Series 11]
- No Longer an Outsider
- Living Stones in God's Portable Temple
The Church You’ve Always Longed For: What You Can Do to Make It Happen [Series 10]
- Becoming a Church that Cares
- Capturing the Heart of the Community
- Stretching Your Comfort Zone
- Empowering Each Individual
- Modeling Integrity
- Serving a Broken World
- Encountering God at Church
- Our Church Has a Great Future
A Bottom-Line Look at Life - Ecclesiastes [Series 9]
- Is Life Worth Living?
- Living in Circles
- Disgusted with Life?
- Time and Justice
- Confessions of a People-Watcher
- Daylight Robbery
- Catching Breath and Taking Stock
- Suffering and Sin
- Wise Up
- How to Live Before You Die
- What Did You Expect?
- Living Life to the Fullest
- What Life's All About
Holy Week 1997 [Series 8]
The Promise of the Spirit [Series 7]
- The Promise of the Spirit
- The Spirit's Baptism
- The Spirit's Filling
- The Spirit Purifies
- The Spirit Illumines
- The Spirit Empowers
- The Spirit Preserves
- The Gifts of the Spirit
- The Fruit of the Spirit
The First Christmas Story [Series 6]
- Answering Our Doubt
- When God Comes Calling
- The Significance of the Insignificant
- Glory to God in the Lowest
- Aging Grace-fully
Unmasking the Cults [Series 5]
- Unmasking the Cults: Introduction
- Mormonism
- The New Age Movement
- The International Church of Christ
- Jehovah's Witnesses
- The Swedenborg Movement
- Satanism
In the Light of Grace [Series 4]
50 Days for Christ to Visit My Community [Series 3]
- The Cost of Following Jesus
- The Zacchaeus Factor
- Recovering Our Saltiness
- Acting Our Faith
- We Need Each Other
- Piercing the Darkness
- Take a Stand
- Follow at All Costs
Reasons to Believe [Series 2]
- Reasons to Believe in God
- Reasons to Believe in the Bible
- Reasons to Believe in Christ and the Resurrection
- Reasons to Believe in Heaven and Hell
Get a Grip [Series 1]
- Get a Grip on Your Body
- Get a Grip on Your Finances
- Get a Grip on Your Relationships
- Get a Grip on Your Devotions
Miscellaneous
Leadership Training
Communion Devotionals
Individual Messages
- Fall Kick-Off
- The Church's Power
- What Failure Teaches Us
- A Church's New Year's Resolution
- Give to God
- The Holiest Thing You Can Do (Canadian Thanksgiving)
- Consider Carefully How You Listen
- International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
- Why Do Men Hate Going to Church?
- The Micah Challenge
- What Shall We Do?
- Father's Day
- Lost and Found
- The Best I Have to Give
- Surprised and Changed
- The Holiest of Days, for Not-So-Holy People
- Why Jesus Died
- Why Jesus was Buried
- Focus on the Persecuted Church
- The Great Invitation
- The Source of our Help
- When God's Promises Seem Impossible
- When You Don't Feel Like Praying
- Bring Them Down
- The Most Surprising People, in the Most Surprising Way
- Unplanned and Interrupted
- The Dying Church
- Mother's Day
- Audacious Prayer
- A Thankful Heart
- Rekindle the Flame
- The Pastor's Most Valuable Player
- The Main Thing
- How to Handle Tragedy
- Running the Race
- Saving Grace
- What Jesus Finished
- How to Prepare for a New Year
- Four Habits of Highly Uncompassionate People
- Facing Failure
- How to Refocus Your Life
- When God Disappoints
- God's Answer to My Doubts
- Did Jesus Really Say That?
- Infiltration
- What Difference Does Christmas Make?
- Y2K Discovery Service
- Gary Sharpe Commissioning
- Lemmond Farewell
- Canceling the Code
- My Part in God's Kingdom
- Where the Battle Will be Won
- Baptism
- Work Hard at Unity
- The ABC's of Evangelism
- Creating a Powerful Church
- The Spirit Empowers
- The Pastor's Most Valuable Player
- The Ministry of Motherhood
- The Pain of the Cross
- Clean Slate
- Let's Talk about the Pastor
- A Tribute to Women
- Strategy for Ministry
- Measuring Your Heart
- Eternal Perspectives