Counter Culture
Refuting Assisted Suicide
This sermon examines why assisted suicide is prominent in Canada and continues to gain approval. After examining the ideas underlying medical assistance in dying (MAiD), we consider the truth of God’s word. Here is a call to think Christianly about this important social and ethical issue. Passage: Genesis 1:27
Pluralism and the Bible
What does it look like to live and speak in a pluralistic culture where this is no absolute truth? How do we respond and tell the truth as the church of Christ? It is so important to answer these questions from the Scriptures so that we are being faithful to Jesus and to his truth.
Racism and the Bible
Why is racism wrong? Where does it come from? How is it overcome? These questions guide this sermon as we reflect on the great diversity and harmony in the body of Christ. Here we receive a solid biblical foundation for seeing racism as sinful and finding the cure in the truth of Scripture. We’re left with 5 practical ways we can make changes today to move forward in Christlikeness in regard to relationships across ethnic lines.
Transgenderism and the Bible
The push for people with gender dysphoria to become transgender is an attempt to deny Genesis 1, that only affirms Genesis 3. What is really needed is a Revelation 21 transformation by way of the cross of Jesus Christ. This is the essence of what is argued here from Scripture. There is hope for all of us in a sin cursed world and it is found in the gospel of Jesus Christ. NOTE: Be sure to watch to the end…
Evolution and the Bible
Is it even conceivable to believe in a literal six day creation just thousands of years ago rather than millions of years ago? How can we reconcile Genesis with what we’re told is a scientific consensus on an old earth and evolutionary progress. What we see is that the Bible tells us of that the Creator God made this earth just thousands of years ago by the word of his power and he promises to do the same in the…
Islam and the Bible
Does the Bible teach us how to behave and think in a world with increasing violence in the name of religion? This sermon looks at Romans 13 to see that government is supposed to punish the evildoer, not the church. As Christians we should support our government, military, and police as they work in our country and abroad to rescue the vulnerable and punish those who do evil. For the church, our aim is different. Our answer to violent Islam…
Abortion and the Bible
Abortion has been happening for a long time and God’s people have always been against it. How can we support this position from the Bible? How can we defend this view from the slogans we hear today? This sermon looks at the biblical witness and then addresses a number of objections before reminding us that our God is an adopting God. The world’s answer to unwanted children is abortion, the Christian answer is adoption.
Gay Marriage and the Bible
Did Jesus address homosexuality? Many say no. Jesus did, however, clearly define marriage and the bounds of sexual intimacy between one man and one woman in a one flesh union. This is not “traditional” marriage or Jewish custom. Jesus said that this is how God designed male and female and society at the beginning, in the garden of Eden. What we see today, divorce, adultery, same-sex marriage, is a result of sin. From the beginning it was not so.
Homosexuality and the Bible
What does the Bible say about homosexuality? To be upfront, the Bible says it is sinful. This sermon goes through a variety of text to show that and then reflects on a number of objections that are common when such an issue is discussed. What we all need, since we are all sinners, is the forgiveness and mercy of God in the Lord Jesus Christ. Denying sin will not lead to forgiveness, rather denying self, taking up our cross and…