How do we know that God loves us? These days, the emphasis lies on God’s nearness, or God’s protection, or God’s care. But the biblical emphasis lies on the cross. The cross is both the fullest manifestation of God’s wrath against sin and the most beautiful expression of God’s love for sinners. Listen as Pastor Josh explains how contemplating the cross is meant to lead to a deeper experience of God’s love.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 5:6-8
Series: Romans
Christians will suffer just like anyone else in this world. We get sick. We grieve broken relationships. We ultimately die. What should be distinct about Christians is not whether we suffer. It should be how we suffer. Listen as Pastor Josh explains how it can be that Christians suffer with joy, hope, and love.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 5:3-5
Series: Romans
Is Jesus worth it? Worth all the self-denial, the social ridicule here on this earth? Listen in as Pastor Timon gives us a renewed vision of Who awaits us in glory.
Speaker: Pastor Timon
Passage: Revelation 19:1-9
Series: Eating with Jesus
One of the most important things that the Bible teaches us about fatherhood is the essential role of compassion. It is essential to how our Heavenly Father relates to His children, and it is essential to how earthly fathers should relate to their children. Listen as Pastor Josh teaches on where compassion comes from and how it changes how we raise our children.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Psalm 103:1-14
Series: Standalone
Fanny Crosby’s classic hymn “Blessed Assurance” expresses the confidence that Christians are meant to have in the gospel benefits that Christ has won for us. It was her attempt to capture the assurance that God intends to communicate to us in verses like Romans 5:1-2. Listen as Pastor Josh unfolds the blessed assurances in this wonderful text.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 5:1-2
Series: Romans
Have you ever been overwhelmed by a fatal flaw in a friendship? What would Jesus do? More importantly, what did Jesus do? Listen in as Pastor Timon shows us how Jesus deals with our shame.
Speaker: Pastor Timon
Passage: John 21:9-19
Series: Eating with Jesus
What are the essential elements of faith? The Reformers identified three: knowledge, belief, and trust. But what does that look like in day-to-day life? In this text, the Apostle Paul gives us a powerful illustration of faith in the life of Abraham and calls us to imitate his faith as we trust God’s promise of salvation. Listen as Pastor Josh explains.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 4:18-25
Series: Romans
Many young Canadians are placing their financial hopes in receiving a family inheritance one day. But when the amount is unknown, the assets could be illiquid, and the estate could be drained because of health care costs, how certain is that hope? In this sermon, Pastor Josh will teach us that the Christian has a supremely better hope that is not uncertain. It is guaranteed, and it is glorious.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 4:16-17
Series: Romans
Knowing our family history is important in helping us understand where we come from and who we are. It shapes our sense of identity and purpose as we build off of what we inherited from our ancestors. But what about our spiritual family history? How is that relevant to our lives? Listen as Pastor Josh teaches on the family blessing that every Christian has inherited through faith.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Romans 4:9-15
Series: Romans
Speaker: Pastor Myles Holmes
Passage: Philippians 1:6
Series: Standalone
