Messages from the Walnut Grove campus of North Langley Community Church in Langley, BC, Canada.
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Jesus journey to Jerusalem (Luke 9-19) culminates here with his Triumphal Entry into the holy city. In his royal procession, Jesus rides into the city on a borrowed donkey, symbolizing his meekness and humility. The disciples sing Gods praise while the religious leaders feel threatened. Jesus is the humble servant king who alone brings true peace t…
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There are situations or seasons where we feel hard-pressed. Where we know that life has not gone the way we have wanted it to. Where we wish for a different way for it to go. And in these times we truly wonder where to turn. Part of the beauty of the Bible is that it is brutally honest and vulnerable. As we get closer to Easter, we find that Jesus …
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As we practice this new covenant meal, may it stir within us hope for hisreturn and thankfulness for who he is and what he has done.Oleh Kevin Schultz
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Facing opposition in the form of the temptation of selfish ambition, the dangers of Satan's aggression, and the challenge of worldly antagonism, followers of Jesus can trust in Jesus as our Servant King, our Advocate, and our Saviour.Oleh Tim McCarthy
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Jesus tells his followers that the temple in Jerusalem will be destroyed. He lovingly prepares them to face that horrific moment in history. As we see the destruction of the temple- we see the new house, the new building, the new temple that God was building. The people of God- the church- would become a temple of living stones filled with the very…
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Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEIjkgFZy9cOleh Tim McCarthy
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Jesus knows that He has to bring a transformation to Israel. One of the key pieces to transformation will be new leadership among God's people. Jesus is establishing a new leadership team to care for God's vineyard- His people.Oleh Matthew Price
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Ron Davis brings us practical tools to get inspired & organized with our finances, walking us through 6 principles of stewardship.Oleh North Langley Community Church
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Jesus celebrates the actions of a poor widow as she gives 2 copper coins to God. Jesus is calling each of us to practice a sacrificial generosity that sets our hearts free!Oleh Matthew Price
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Jesus tells some men who are trying to trap Him that they are to "give back to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's'. So in this sermon, we are asking the question: 'How do we spend, save, and give in a way where we fully give God what is God's?Oleh Matthew Price
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Ron Davis reminds us that every day we get a myriad of messages about money: from financial professionals to commercial advertisers to Facebook friends. But what does God have to say about money? It just may surprise us how much the Bible has to say about money. One such passage is the parable we are looking at today from Luke 19.…
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Our journey of apprenticeship to Jesus begins as we open up our hands and surrender our money to Jesus our King. Freedom, generosity, and joy are experienced as we surrender every penny we have to Jesus who invites us into His fullness of life.Oleh Matthew Price
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Jesus' question toward the blind beggar--"What do you want me to do for you?"--reflects the core message of the gospel. That is, the good news is about who God is--that He is the One who is delighted in working for us in His mercies and power. It, however, is easy for us to fall into the temptation of Religion that makes us work for God for whateve…
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In this passage, Jesus turns our understanding of the world upside down. The people who get to Heaven are not the smartest, the most spiritual, or those who avoid doing really bad things. Rather, it is those of us who acknowledge our desperate need for Him. Jesus responds to our deep need with mercy, grace, and an invitation to the Kingdom of Heave…
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Bethlehem is a word that means 'house of bread'. From this house of bread comes a child who will feed a word starving for hope, love, forgiveness, purpose, and meaning. Jesus is the Bread of Life and this Christmas we are invited to taste and see that Jesus satisfies our hungry hearts.Oleh Matthew Price
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In great love, God has chosen to come near. This is the hope of Christmas. When we feel like God is pulling back away from us- Christmas is the reminder that God longs to come near and has come near in Jesus.Oleh Matthew Price
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We are invited into the joy of being children of God! As we receive and believe in the name of Jesus- Jesus offers each of us the joy of being born of God- of truly seeing our identity as children of God!Oleh Matthew Price
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The cross of Christ has everything to do with the birth of Christ because light has come in the flesh. Light has walked on this world. And the Light, Jesus, the Word – offers us peace today.Oleh Jeff Renaud
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Do we have hope that Jesus can make all things new? John, the disciple of Jesus, tells us that Jesus is the Logos (Word). He was the one through whom all creation was formed, he is the logic at the center of the universe- and He is God. He has all power to give us hope. He has all power to speak into the darkness of our life- 'let there be light'.…
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One of the enemys greatest tactics is to isolate us and to cut us off from others. But when we were baptized we died to a life of individualism and we were born again into a family of faith. And the church, in its life together, is the epicenter of the victory of Jesus over the darkness. It's together that we fight the schemes of the enemy and expe…
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We are set free and delivered from darkness by Jesus- and that deliverance is not just a deliverance from darkness but a deliverance to God. It is not enough to be set free- we are called to be filled. True freedom is to be filled with the Holy Spirit.Oleh Matthew Price
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In our world, we see the constant cycle of evil giving rise to more evil. Jesus and the writers of the New Testament claim that the only way to end them is by doing good in response. As the enemy seeks to produce evil in the world, this is Jesus weapon against the evil schemes of the enemy: do good.Oleh Janet Thiessen
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The kids join us for this sermon as we dive into the truth that God is bigger and God is stronger! On this Sunday we learn that I am safe in the Fathers love" and that I am protected by the Armour of God.Oleh Matthew Price
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The enemy of our souls traffics in lies. He uses false ideas about God and life to lead us to death. But the Holy Spirit wants to speak truth to us so that our minds are filled with life and peace! Our prayer is that the King of truth would speak life and set us free!Oleh Matthew Price
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In his testing by the devil, Jesus teaches us how to face temptation, and becomes our gracious helper when we face temptation.Oleh Tim McCarthy
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We are not unaware of the schemes of the enemy. He uses temptation, deceit, accusation to lead us to death. As we explore Genesis 3 we see how the enemy wants to keep us chained, and we take great hope in Jesus- the One who has come to free us from all accusation through His finished work on the cross.…
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We begin a new series on Jesus' victory over all dark powers and over the evil one. The world, the flesh, and the devil are actively moving against Jesus and His good purposes for the world. We look to the cross and see Christ's victory over the darkness (Christus Victor) and we take hope that 'The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the …
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Our friends who are new to Jesus need to see the good news changing us. They need to see the good news shaping us & forming us & reordering our loves. So what we need, as Thomas Chalmers put it, is 'the expulsive power of a new affection'. Like Zacchaeus, we need to be evangelized! When this happens in us then we are sharing with our friends someth…
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Our love for one another is our greatest evangelism. Jesus knew that the way a lonely and broken world would know His love- was when they witnessed His love in His people. 'By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another'.Oleh Matthew Price
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Jesus' plan for the world to know His love is that you and I would be the light of the world. In our workplace, home, school, and friendship circle we have the opportunity to shine His light. People will be drawn to Jesus through the Jesus they see in each of us. They will be drawn to the Light of the World through the light we display in our own l…
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Jesus has given us the joy of sharing his love and light with the world. What would it look like to extend an invitation to our loved ones to connect with Jesus? We dive into the story of Phillip inviting his brother Nathanael to "come and see" Jesus. We want to catch a vision of what it looks like to grow a culture of invitation- seeing many new p…
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The Parable of the Persistent Widow and the Unjust Judge.In this parable, Jesus teaches his disciples about the importance of persisting in prayer for his Kingdom to come, and for God's justice to be done on earth. He leaves them, and us, with the question - Will the Son of Man find faith on the earth when he returns in glory?…
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Jesus is clear that the Kingdom of God has come, but it is not here yet in its fullness. He teaches his disciples to be prepared for the day of his second coming. He wants each of us who are His apprentices to be ready to receive Him as King!Oleh Matthew Price
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The fitting response to God's mercy to us is to look beyond the gift to the Giver and embrace Jesus as Saviour and King.Oleh Tim McCarthy
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Jesus is clear that we are called to forgive one another. When we have been wounded, harmed, persecuted, and sinned against, Jesus gives us a way to move from a place of bitterness to a place of reconciliation. Even with a faith as small as a mustard seed, we can see powerful healing of relationship!…
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Jesus tells a parable about a Rich Man that challenges each of us to grapple with how we use our money to love the poor. Jesus makes it clear that we will be judged by how we love the poor among us. The cross inspires us to love and to will the good of one another as we see Jesus- who was rich and yet became poor so that we through his poverty migh…
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We have all been entrusted with resources on loan from God to manage wisely in our lifetime. What opportunities is God giving you to be faithful by giving generously and demonstrating mercy to others? Use what you have been given to impact people for eternity by being devoted to God, instead of our money---and be truly rich.…
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The religious leaders in Jesus day thought they had the right picture of God - one who is holy and who never - ever - associates with unholiness. But Jesus shares this well-known parable to confront that picture and turn it on its head. The Fathers heart welcomes ALL people. If you have ever felt away from home, for whatever reason that perhaps onl…
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Jesus tells the story of two lost sons. In this message, we focus on the older son. He is always the obedient son who does the right thing but slowly moves further and further from the Father's love. One day, when confronted with what feels like an injustice, he will have to decide whether or not to receive the love of His Father.…
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Jesus tells 3 stories that describe the heart of the Father. Our Heavenly Father is like a shepherd seeking his lost sheep, a woman who dusts her home looking for a lost coin, and a Father who goes out searching for His two lost sons.Oleh Matthew Price
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Jesus is not a fan of crowds. He knows that a crowd can have a mob mentality and lead people astray. He calls His followers to make a choice about whether they are prepared to fully surrender to Him. Using images of the cross, building construction, war, and salt he challenges all of us to total surrender.…
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Why would we ever turn down an invitation to a banquet? God has prepared a banquet and Jesus is reminding people of their invitation, but there is a group of religious leaders who are not interested in attending. Jesus is aware that many of us have idols and distractions that keep us from wanting to be in God's banquet. Our invitation is to taste a…
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True humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less. - C.S. LewisOleh Dane Smith
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Jesus looks at the city of Jerusalem and wishes that he could drawn them close to Himself as a mother hen gathers her chicks. We, like Jerusalem, are ignorant of the danger around us and stubborn in our refusal to come to Jesus and find life. Jesus' arms are open to the weary and burdened and offers us rest, refuge and hope.…
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As we are apprenticed to Jesus in worship, the reality that God has chosen to come near to us with relentless love, rescuing and redeeming his children, fulfills his primary promise: I will be with you! The gift of Holy Spirit indwelling us can give us great confidence to draw near to God with open, honest worship and full confidence that despite f…
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As Christians, we don't often worship through lament. We fear that it will be disrespectful if we are too honest, open, and real with God. But God is a good Father who wants to hear the honest thoughts of His children. Rather than turning away in bitterness, He welcomes us to share our true feelings and fears with Him in worship.…
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As we learn to worship we must grasp the reality that we are the temple of God. We- his followers- are the building that God is delighted to dwell in by His Spirit. As He comes to dwell in us He fills us with His love by His Spirit. The songs we sing are now filled with a love for Him.Oleh Matthew Price
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Worship involves a sense of awe, or what the Bible calls the fear of God, a response to the greatness of God displayed in all he has done. The fear of God frees us to walk in fearless obedience.Oleh Tim McCarthy
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Once we were enemies of God, rebels against our rightful king. But when we lay down our weapons and raise the white flag of surrender to Jesus, we are restored to our proper posture of worship before the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.Oleh Ben Frederiksen
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In this message, we explore the topic of thankfulness in worship. We see Jesus heal 10 lepers, but only one returns to thank Jesus. Why is it that one returns? Why is it so hard not to complain and grumble? We look to the cross, the resurrection, and creation itself and are given so many reasons to thank God. Worship is the best place to practice a…
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