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…
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,…
Don’t you sometimes wish you knew what God knows? Especially about the future! More importantly for us is to know what God wants! What is God’s will? This focuses on the future…
Maturity is increasingly hard to come by in our society. Whether it’s the foolish behaviour we observe at work or at school or even in our own families, or whether…
I think it’s realistic to say that our culture obsesses over the idea of being strong in one way or another. Having personal strength—whether physical, mental, or emotional—is pushed on…
“God, bless me with _________.” “God, help me do _________.” “God, give me _________.” When you pray, how do you fill in these blanks? What if prayer is meant for…
Mike Armstrong, senior pastor at Harvest Newmarket, was with us this Sunday to bring God's Word. Mike and Angie and their kids, Wyatt and Karis, were part of our church family…
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…
Perhaps you, like me, have heard people say, “Man, you’re just like your father!” or “Oh, you’re so much like your mom!” Or maybe, as a parent yourself, you’ve observed…