Pastor Ken takes us back to the first century and the ancient practice Mikvah - ritual bathing. Ken then looks at the early church in Ephesians 2 exploring the beautiful expression of God's creativity and grand love through the invitation of baptism.

In Revelation 2 verses 1 to 3, when Jesus says, Repent, to his first disciples, he was calling them to change the direction in which they were looking for happiness. Repent is an invitation to grow up and become a fully mature human being.” Where is Jesus inviting you grow?

This story in the life of Jesus is significant to reinforce the scope of Jesus’ mission and the reach of his Gospel. The actual location of this story and the nationality of the woman are very important: Getting to Tyre and Sidon was not easy, long history with Israel but Gentiles, stronghold of idolatry.

Farzam shared from God's word that following Jesus would actually require suffering and asked a very good question: If Jesus was perfect, why did he have to ‘learn’, and how did he ‘learn’? He said that to learn here was not to go from lack of knowledge to knowledge but rather to experience and practice through testing and use.

"Act Like Men 2-2: Pastor Brett continues teaching from 1st Corinthians 16:13-14 and asked us all to examine how love is defined in 1 Corinthians 13. 

""Love has boundaries! Love has a ‘moral compass’ that is fixed and is informed by the Will of God! It acknowledges that there is good and evil in the world. That there is truth and there is falsehood. Love will not indulge or delight in evil. It won’t entertain it or minimize its impact – but will speak truthfully about its consequences. Love rejoices with the truth – and will resist deception. It will dismantle the lies that we are holding onto & have warped our lives!""

Act Like Men 1-2: Using the Greek word 'andrizo' (to act courageously), the apostle Paul, in first Corinthians 16 verses 13 to 14 reminds us that we are created by God with a divine purpose - for majesty. The challenge, we have a spiritual adversary who wants to distract us leading us into mediocrity. Instead, Paul equips us with practical tools to be vigilant to our divine purpose.

We Are Family!? 4-4: "The first step in Christian discipleship is to know that we are God's beloved." Reverend Doctor Ray Aldred shares about God’s family from an Indigenous perspective, and the ways to restoring family and creating communities where unity can flourish.

We Are Family!? 3-4: Mark Glanville, associate professor of pastoral theology at Regent College, Vancouver, an Old Testament scholar and jazz pianist unpacks the significance of biblical law and how it shapes missional communities today.

We Are Family!? 2-4: All significant monents in life and the life of the Church begin with prayer. On our first Sunday of Global Mission Conference 2024, we will follow Jesus’ framework for prayer that begins with ‘Our Father’. Join our global mission partners as we unite our hearts and minds in prayer to the […]

We Are Family!? 1-4: When Jesus says, "...whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.” in Mark 3:35 it seems inappropriate and even offensive. What was Jesus's invitiation and challenge to his birth family, the disciples and to us today?