Pastor Steve opens the 1st Sunday of Advent by exploring how Christians are able to hold the reality of the world's despair while simultaneously putting our hope in a God who promises restoration. Both are realities and the Christian is asked, against all odds, to uphold hope because of the faithfulness and trustworthiness of the God who makes the promise in the first place.

Pastor Steve facilitates a conversation with 3 Grassrooters (Matt Denis, Robin Peace and Bill Ulrich), discussing some practical, real-world experience and perspective on the topic of sharing faith. This is a rich and, at times, vulnerable discussion you won't want to miss.

Many of us cringe when we think about evangelism. That's because many of our experiences with evangelism have been full of cringe. That sucks because you'd think the greatest hope we have and the source of our joy would be something we'd share freely and generously. But what if it doesn't have to be cringe? What if evangelism was as simple as our story? In a post-church, post-truth, cynical world, our story's intersection with the gospel may just be the most effective and authentic tool we could use to share our faith.

Pastor Steve ends the series on rediscovering the gospel using a "tool" called "The Gospel in Chairs" in which 2 versions of the gospel are presented - a legal gospel and a restorative gospel. This presentation was developed by Orthodox priest Anthony Carbo and made popular by pastor/theologian Brad Jersak among others. You can check out Brad's version of the Gospel in Chairs here: The Gospel in Chairs with Brad Jersak

Scott Wiebe shares an honest and vulnerable take on why he's still a committed follower of Jesus and why the life of the church is so valuable to him.

We all believe that Jesus died for our sins but exactly HOW that works is the stuff of theology. Pastor Steve explores the main atonement theories that have emerged over the past two millennia that have sought to understand the mechanics of the cross, ending with a particular strong challenge of what it means to follow Jesus in light of the cross.

Sin is not good news. It leads to hurt and wounding and ultimately to death. But we can be free from sin through Jesus, and that is good news. In the 5th message in this series on rediscovering the gospel, Pastor Steve looks at how sin fits into the redemptive story of Jesus.

This message was originally delivered on October 20, 2024.

In the 4th message in this series on rediscovering the gospel, Pastor Steve shares a "course" of the dinner party that speaks to our longing for meaning and purpose, suggesting that the gospel is ultimately good because it invites us to find our vocation in joining God in his work of restoration and reconciling of all things.

Jesus is working to restore and reconcile all creation, including humanity. That's good news! In this sermon, Pastor Steve looks at what this means for Christians and the Church.

Want to read the full "Weight of Glory" sermon by C.S. Lewis, where the closing quote of this week's sermon comes from? Click here!

This sermon was originally delivered October 6, 2024.

Pastor Steve continues the series on rediscovering the good news of great joy for all people by focusing on how Jesus reveals God perfectly, once and for all putting to rest any doubt of the goodness, the merciful, compassionate, gracious and generous God that the serpent first tried to instill in the Garden.  .