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It’s been at interesting summer at Wellington Street Pentecostal Church. We’ve spent our Sundays going back to the basics of what the Christian life is all about. Now that the series has ended, I thought I’d collect all the messages in one post. You can find individual write-ups along with the resources I used in [...]

We just wrapped up another series of messages this past Sunday at my church. For the past seven weeks we’ve been looking at Paul’s letter to the Colossians. Here’s the messages in one convenient post. If you’d like, you can find the direct links on my Sermons page. I’m So Glad I’m a Part (Colossians [...]

We’ve spent the last three or four months at my church looking at the life of Elijah from start to (fiery) finish. I collected all the messages in this one post for the sake of convenience. You can find the download links to these messages on the Sermons page. You can find the original posts [...]

The parable of the Sower truly is the mother of all parables. It occurs in all three gospels (plus Thomas), and is interpreted in all three gospels. Jesus even gave this parable a title. In once sense, the parable of the Sower is a parable about parables. It is a story about how to hear [...]

When I arrived in Bracebridge about a year ago, I began preaching on the four parables Jesus taught about discipleship. This fall it seemed appropriate to return to Jesus’ parables, particularly his two stories about grace: The Unmerciful Servant (Matthew 18:23-35) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Who Are You? (Luke 7:36-50) [Audio clip: [...]

During the month of August we looked at what makes a healthy church. It all boils down to strengthening our relationships: with God, with each other, and with the world outside the church. Here are the messages (the download links are on my audio page): Strengthening our Relationship with God [Audio clip: view full post [...]

Our church just finished a 15 message series on the book of Ecclesiastes. I regularly post the messages I’ve preached on the audio page of this site. However, I thought it would be good to collect all the messages in one place. Without further ado: How to Hide an Elephant (1:1-2) [Audio clip: view full [...]

I’ve interrupted our church’s series on Ecclesiastes to slip two Easter message into the mix. Instead of “Life and Death”, these are stories of “Death and Life”. You can listen to the messages here, or download them from my audio page. Revenge is a Dish . . . [Audio clip: view full post to listen] [...]

Last Sunday at WSPC, we wrapped up our series on “Our Role in God’s Kingdom”. We looked at the Kingdom of God, the role of the local church, and the role that each person contributes to the whole. The core of this series was a detailed look at the seven gifts that Paul listed in [...]

Just so you know, I haven’t given up on 1 John yet.  I have spent some time on other priorities, though. One of those priorities is my church’s website.  Check it out at wspc.ca. I’ve also spent some time collecting the message I’ve preached since moving to Bracebridge.  They’re not all up yet, but I’ve [...]