While human beings tend to complicate things, God keeps things pretty simple. For example, the church. We build grand cathedrals and mall-like mega-churches on sprawling campuses. We create hierarchies of…
Sermons from Todd Dugard
Lead Pastor at Harvest Bible Chapel Barrie
Todd and his wife Cheryl and their three (now adult) children came to Barrie in 2001 to plant Harvest Bible Chapel with a group of eight local families.
Todd became a Christ-follower at the age of 15 through the ministry of The Salvation Army and Youth for Christ. A few years later, he was baptized at Faith Baptist Church where he would later serve as the adult ministries pastor and be ordained to pastoral ministry. He is a graduate of London Baptist Bible College and Heritage Seminary.
Born in Montreal, Todd continues to enthusiastically support the Habs, and is also a diehard Dallas Cowboys fan because he only cheers for classy teams.
He has a deep passion for the church and the preaching of God’s Word. and he knows through his more than 20 years of pastoral ministry that what counts most is finishing well. Based on Galatians 2:20, his life mission is to, “Live and lead others to live by faith in Christ.”
We will be in the next section of our series in the Book of Acts. With Peter having finished his sermon (we actually have only a summary of the sermon…
In Acts 2:22-36, the Apostle Peter moves into the second part of his great sermon on the Day of Pentecost. Having addressed the matter of the miraculous signs that had taken place, he turns his listeners' attention to the central message and the central figure, Jesus Christ and his gospel. The focus in this section is on the person of Jesus as the one and only Lord and Saviour of the world as Peter points repeatedly to, “This Jesus.”
I had a man in my office this week who had a dream about three years ago and, as a result, became a follower of Christ. He had no Christians…
There’s nothing like coming to a controversial passage of Scripture and tackling it head-on. Our commitment at Harvest to preach verse-by-verse through books of the Bible means that we don’t…
At first glance, our text for this message seems like a simple housekeeping matter—the kind of thing that happens at church business meetings when the officers for a new ministry…
I wonder what comes to your mind when you think of “church”? Religious institution might be the #1 answer. Maybe you’d say it’s a social justice agency (e.g. help the poor, feed the hungry,…
When Jesus sent out the Twelve on their first mission to preach the kingdom of God, he told them that they would face opposition, saying to them, “I am sending you…
There’s a lot of talk these days of the church in Canada being persecuted. With the surrounding culture having moved far from the Judeo-Christian values that once defined our country,…
“Get your eyes off of people and onto Jesus.” I’m sure you’ve heard that before. It is the one-line retort to the Christian who is upset because of what someone…
If you were to look at the lives of many Christians in North America, you would assume that the mission they’re on is to have a comfortable life, amassing wealth,…
Grace is all around us. Both believer and unbeliever benefit from the undeserved blessings of God. Common grace benefits everyone regardless of their faith. Special grace is the saving work…
I recall my mom saying that the words justification, sanctification, and glorification were being freely used at a bible study she attended in her 30's, and she had no idea what…
Our God has been so generous and kind toward us. I should say is being so generous and kind toward us. Every second of every day, God is showering us with…
Some people feel worthless. It’s usually because someone close to them, a “friend,” sibling, parent, teacher, boss, made them feel that way, and they succumb to the lie. When reinforced…
What keeps us going in the face of challenges, setbacks, and defeats? Where do we find the strength and resolve to push through difficulties? Beyond that, even when life is…
What do you need God’s power to accomplish? Maybe it is to overcome an addiction, survive a difficult season you’re in, to parent your children well, or to lead a…
It is one of the most stirring episodes in the Bible. In the hours following the resurrection, a couple of disciples were walking along a road outside of Jerusalem. They…
On the third day, Sunday morning, his most devoted friends, a group of women, were told at his tomb, “He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told…
I don’t need to convince anyone. We live it every day of our lives. The darkness around us brings burdens, sorrows, brutality, and anger. Our news sources are filled with…