We can often over-value characteristics like strength, toughness and self-confidence, and see gentleness as weakness or timidity. Yet Jesus, despite his obvious power and status, describes himself as gentle and humble. This is what makes gentleness so countercultural in an oftentimes harsh world.

We’ve all felt the disappointment as we’ve witnessed political, business, sports or religious leaders “sell out” their core values and beliefs in compromise. Yet, if we’re honest, we’re guilty of compromise too. In this message, we look at the virtue of faithfulness as an expression of our love for God and others: what does it mean and how do we practice it in our daily lives?

When we are kind to others, what is our motive? Often we are kind not for the pure motive of helping an other, but so that we feel better about ourselves. But that is not the way God has shown His kindness to us. In this message we look at what it takes to really be kind and practical ways we can express that pure type of kindness to others.

In this message, guest speaker Gabe Bouch reminds us we cannot do what God has called us to do without the power of the Holy Spirit. So, how do we cooperate with the Holy Spirit?

Impatience is on the rise and it seems to bring out the worst in us. Resentment is often a signal of unmet expectation. In this message, we look at 4 ways Scripture talks about patience and how we can become more patient with others and within our circumstances.

Though worry and anxiety are nothing new, in the past few years they seem to be on the rise in Canada and around the world. God’s desire for us is that we would cast our cares on Him. So how do we live like this? How does peace  grow and flourish in our lives?

As we continue in our Counterculture series, we look at the virtue of joy being the disposition or inclination to see things from God’s perspective, and a weapon to combat despair.

When God’s Spirit is active in our lives we can produce wonder attributes called the fruit of the Spirit – love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, gentleness and self control. However, there is always a battle between other desires. In this message we look at how the fruit of love can overcome fear.

As we kick off our Fall teaching series, we dive deep into the countercultural way of life Jesus invites us into towards a life of true freedom, fulfillment and flourishing, the result of which bears fruit of God’s transforming power in us.

As we close out our REAL HOPE series, we look at the close and vital  relationship between faith, hope & love as well as what the key is to growing in them despite tough times.