"I think I'm basically a good person." You've probably heard it, thought it, said it. And if that were true then why would anyone need a saviour? But in Romans 3, starting with verse 9, Paul makes it abundantly clear: none of us are righteous. This week Pastor Josh explores this passage and shows why the world needs the gospel of Christ...

Light is always brighter when it's contrasted against darkness. The same can be said of God's power and faithfulness – it's so much more clear when contrasted against evil. So, why not say “Let us do evil that good may result”? That's the hypothetical question Paul poses in Romans 3. And for a moment it makes a kind of sense. But as today's message shows, that moment can't hold up in the light of God's truth.

Is there any advantage to being a Christian in Canada? Paul asked a similar question of his fellow Jews in the Book of Romans. After all, if we're part of God's family and have been handed the truth, shouldn't we have a great advantage?

Can you really be saved by God if your heart isn't in it? In Romans Chapter 2, Paul is addressing his fellow Jews of the day and asking a very similar question of them. Many of them believed that because they were God's "chosen people" and had the covenant of circumcision they were above others and automatically saved. And Paul basically flips that on its head by saying that, no, it's all about the heart and that even gentiles who love and obey God are actually true "Jews". So again it begs the question of us: are we saved because we said the right things, or because we truly believe them in our hearts...

"Christians are a bunch of hypocrits." Sadly it's a statement we've heard too many times. And since for years we have stood in judgment of the sins of the world all while becoming blind to our own, is it really any surprise? Pastor Josh challenges us this week to look deep in our hearts, confess our sins to God and commit to ending this culture of hypocrisy...

This Thanksgiving we were very blessed to hear testimony of what God is doing in Liberia, Africa – the sixth poorest country in the world. Pastor, Missionary and close friend of Kingsview, Joe Amaral joined us to share a new ministry that God has charged him with and how, in a moment, his heart was broken for a country that virtually everyone else had forgotten. 

If it wasn't already obvious, the Book of Romans is not an easy book to study. Take Romans 1:18, "18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness". The thing is, while there is context to understand this verse within the point Paul is making, there is also a larger context to understanding the nature of God. While culture tends to view Him as either "a God of love" or "a God of wrath", Pastor Josh shows us that without a clear picture of both you won't understand who God really is.

This service marks a very significant moment in the history of Kingsview Church. By becoming mortgage-free, this liberates us to move forward in a practical sense. But more than that, this marks the end of one season of growth and faith and the beginning of another. Join us as we celebrate the greatness, goodness and faithfulness of God and what He has done.

As we continue to dig into Romans 1:16-17 – the "thesis" of the entire book – Paul says that the Gospel reveals the righteousness of God "from faith to faith". So what exactly does he mean by that? Pastor Josh walks us through that statement and shines some light on the nature of faith itself and how it needs to grow and mature.

This week in our Book of Romans series Pastor Josh starts examining Chapter 1:16-17 – what might well be considered the "thesis" of the entire letter Paul is writing. And to begin a thesis with "For I am not ashamed of the gospel" is a bit... weird. It's like, "Yeah we know that Paul." But as Pastor Josh shows, there is a big difference between 'embarrassment' and 'shame' and in this context that is key.