There are forces that actively sow discord and bring about unrest in our lives. Why? Because it's profitable. Moreso than sex, even, according to some marketers. The response to these forces that we're offered at Advent is Jesus, our Peace. Through Jesus, the walls of hostility between us crumble. How do we tap into that and what does it look like in our day to day lives, practically? Join Pastor Steve as he unpacks this for us.

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Algorithms are everywhere, forming us in ways we're not even aware of. The season of Advent serves as a "training ground" for Jesus followers to push against these forces and to wake us up to a God who is good, who loves us deeply, and who is faithful in his work of redeeming this creation. This is why despair never gets the last word - in Christ, all things are being made new.

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Guest speaker John Peace helps us zoom out to the big story behind our “Glimpses of the Kingdom” series. Echoing Acts 1:1, John reminds us that the mission of the Church today is a continuation of what Jesus began — God’s Big Plan unfolding through ordinary people who stumble forward in faith. Through personal story and gentle invitation, John explores how each of us discerns our place in that story: by paying attention to who we are, listening to the Spirit and to others, and stepping toward the frontiers God puts in front of us — whether that’s befriending a neighbour from another background or showing up in places we’d normally avoid.

John offers a hopeful reminder that the Kingdom didn’t start with us and will not end with us. God has been faithfully at work for thousands of years, and we get to play our small part as the Good News continues to reach every corner of the earth.

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Following last Sunday's introduction to the idea of the Kingdom of God coming into our world and our role as a church to encourage each other of this reality in our own lives, this week chairs were pointed toward each other and opportunity was given for community members to share simple and profound moments where this reality was witnessed in our lives. It's a beautiful montage of glimpses that you won't want to miss!

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What's the purpose of church? One thread throughout the NT is the need to mutually edify each other - why do we need to be encouraged? Because the world is dark and despairing. So then how do we encourage each other? One answer is by reminding each other of the breaking in of God's Kingdom into this present realm here and now.

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In the final message in this series on spiritual maturity, Pastor Steve provides a recap of the series followed by a look at what reward, what pay-off, awaits those who pursue maturity in Jesus. The two-fold answer, he suggests, are the very things needed in our world today: stability and unity.

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Visiting speaker Dr. Samuel Sarpiya from Redwood Park Church offers a challenge to discern what God is doing in a deeply polarized world and to respond with faith, wisdom, and courage. Drawing from 1 Chronicles 12:32 and the example of the Tribe of Issachar—who “understood the signs of the times”—Samuel calls followers of Jesus to be spiritually awake, culturally aware, and biblically grounded, offering timely leadership in an age of division and uncertainty.

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Guest speaker Scott Baker shares some Anishinaabe teachings centred around Sweetgrass and how it can help us treat each other with kindness. This was an interactive activity - hopefully some of what we learned comes across in the audio.

To learn more you can go to www.sweetgrassteachings.com.

This message was originally delivered on October 19, 2025.

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Being a mature follower of Jesus means cultivating a posture of forgiveness in our lives - such that forgiving becomes a reflex. This is not easy but in Part 5 of our series on maturity, Pastor Steve walks through Matthew 18 to demonstrate how we can begin to do this today.

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In Part 4 of our series on Spiritual Maturity, Pastor Steve moves into the necessary outcome of empathy: love in action. Without it, empathy is mere sentiment. In his first epistle, the elder John reminds the church of the need for love to be more than words and speech. Our profession of love of God (vertical love) is expressed through our tangible acts of love toward one another.

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