Hospitality is more than just a kind gesture—it's a command and a reflection of God's love for us. As God in Christ opened His arms and heart wide on the cross, giving us access to Himself and His home in heaven, we too should open our hearts and homes to ...

Can we learn how to be better leaders by implying ancient wisdom? The Book of Acts provides a detailed account of Apostle Paul’s leadership journey. His mission-driven mindset enabled him to stay focused on his calling and triumph over adversity. Apostle Paul used what the enemy meant for evil to ...

Prayer changes things, changes us and changes history! Paul prayed for prisoners and soldiers on the ship, and they were saved. Who are we praying for today whose lives will be changed by Christ in the future?

The gospel must first be clear in our own mind before we can confidently share it. This is true not only for speaking with kids, but with anyone, any age. The key difference with kids is that you will need to use language/vocabulary that they know or are familiar with ...

Vancouver is one of the world's most beautiful cities, but it suffers from so much loneliness and isolation. The answer to the problem is the church. That's why we spend so much time emphasizing the need to join one of our small groups. You need to surround yourself with spiritually ...

In Acts 19, Paul arrives in Ephesus, and ended up staying there for well over two years, building a church community, to whom he would later write one of his letters. We learn much in this chapter about how important it is to know your authority in Christ Jesus.

A great example of partners in ministry that we see in Acts 18 is a husband-and-wife team named Aquila and Priscilla, who supported the work of Paul first in Corinth, and then in Syria and Ephesus. Here are 3 principles from their example that you can learn to apply immediately ...

The words to help you find your way are found in God’s Word – the Bible. You must be familiar enough with it to recognize when something is leading astray. Even if something makes you feel good or makes sense – the ultimate test is if it agrees with the ...

As a Christian endeavouring to follow God’s leading and His plan for your life, how do you navigate the open and closed doors - the unforeseen events or perceived setbacks? How do you respond when facing disappointment with people or strained relationships? Most importantly, how can you recognize God’s leading ...

In today's world, the concept of "honor" seems like it's lost its true meaning. We talk about it a lot, but do we know what it means, especially when it comes to honoring the people who are still here with us?

Who is comfortable with relationship conflict? The truth is that we all experience differences and disagreements in our relationship with others because God has created us with unique personalities. As we grow in the likeness of Jesus, we will always be sharpening each other and God uses differences to teach ...

Encouragement is powerful. More than that, as Christians, we are instructed to encourage each other until Jesus returns (Hebrews 10:25), and we want our community to foster and perpetuate a culture of encouragement. It's so much better than the alternative! I want to be in an environment where people are ...

Many people aspire to leadership in the church when they see the Pastor preaching, or the Praise and Worship team leading us in our public services, but looking at Acts 13, we can see a very natural progression that happened in the lives of Paul and Barnabas before they were ...

Recently I have been asked by parents for suggestions on how to raise their children in our “New Canada”. What do they mean? They’re referring to the secularization of a nation that was once called Christian. When a nation moves away from having God above country, the country inadvertently takes ...

How do we encourage others on their mission for Jesus? We can follow the example of Barnabas: we do this by seeing them as Jesus sees them, by pointing them to Jesus, and by looking for ways to go together! Fulfilling the Great Commission was never meant to be solo ...

Everyone who comes to faith in Jesus has a different story. Your spiritual journey probably started differently than others at your church. I often think of my testimony as being quite ordinary and not as remarkable as those dramatic tales of conversion that feature supernatural healing or include miraculous signs ...