Move Church

This week, Steve and Pastor Chad share their experience from their mission trip to Nepal.

Guest Speaker: Pastor Guy Brown

As we close our series through the Letter of James, we unpack James 5:13-20 and consider, what is the 'Prayer of Faith' as well as three thoughts on the conclusion of James' letter.

Can riches save you? The Jews believed if you were rich, you were blessed by God. Our culture believes wealth can save us from pain, difficulty and the angst that we feel in our hearts. Money has always been a lure for the human heart, but when we mistakenly think it is the answer to our felt needs, we can make obtaining riches our end goal and forsake the greatest thing for a lesser thing.

When we make plans for our comfort; especially with the purpose of enjoying the fruits of our labour in retirement it shows an arrogance and self-confidence that wrongly believes we are in control. Followers of Christ must make plans in submission to the Lord according to his will, not our own. This week we unpack James 4:13-17 together.

This week we dig back into our series through the letter of James by looking at James 4:1-10. James warns followers of Christ against fighting and quarrelling for the sake of achieving worldly desires. As eternal beings our deires cannot be fulfilled by transient things and can only find fulfillment in a deep relationship with our Heavenly Father.

Freedom Sunday is all about shining a light on the dark reality of modern-day slavery which is rampant in our world. This week we joined thousands of churches around the world to highlight this issue and consider how followers of Christ are called to respond to injustices out of an understanding of the Imago Dei and a reflection of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

In week two of our vision series we look at Paul's exhortation in Ephesians 4 to 'walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called' and unpack how this applies to our vision as a church as we Engage Deeper and Impact Greater.

The word Church is often used to describe a physical building, or an outing you go to on Sunday morning, but Jesus’ definition of church is much different. This week, as we launch into a new ministry year we take time to answer some important questions about church: Who are we? What is our purpose? And, how do we accomplish the purpose we have? This is week one in a two part series.

There are many things in our culture that are touted as wisdom, but scripture makes it clear true wisdom comes from God. This week, we unpack James' words in James 3:13-18 and consider what is the difference between true and false wisdom and how to discern who is truly wise.

James echos Jesus' teachings that the tongue is a mirror into the heart. Each person struggles with controling their tongue which can be a "world of unrighteousness" if left unchecked so this week we unpack these words from James and consider the importance of speaking life as a reflection of our heavenly father.

Be a doer and not just a hearer, faith without works is dead. James emphasizes heavily in his letter the importance of works as evidence of saving faith in Jesus Christ. This week, we unpack james 2:14-26 and talk about the significance of works as a result of faith the faith we have in Jesus.

In week 6 of our series through James we focus on James 2:1-13 and the sin of partiality. The sin of partiality is one of those sins that tends to remain hidden in Jesus' church, but is something that each of us struggle with. This week we talked about the importance of killing this sin in our lives.

In week five through our series on the Letter of James we tackle one of the most challenging scriptures in the word of God. What does it mean to be a doer and not just a hearer of the word? James says, we deceive ourselves when we think we have faith, but we do not respond to the word of God. In this message, we examine four important steps to becoming a doer of this word.

In week 4 of our series through the letter of James we look at James 1:19-21 where James tells us to be quick hear, slow to speak and slow to anger. James directs us in these things because our tendency is the exact opposite. Often we are slow to hear, quick to speak and quick to anger. Join us as we delve into these verses and their implications in our lives.

In week 3 of our series through the letter of James we focus on James 1:12-18. In this section James talks about the importance of remaining steadfast in trial in order to receive the crown of life and warns how a trial can become a temptation if we respond incorrectly. He warns us that when we are tempted we must never blame God who gives only good gifts, but recognize that temptation comes from the sinful desires within.

Description When we ask God for wisdom He gives it generously; but we must trust that His wisdom is right and true. In week two of our series through James we unpack James 1:5-8.

Description We are beginning a new series through the book of James and we begin by highlighting who James is, who he wrote his letter to and his purpose for writing it.

Description We have much to celebrate on Canada Day because of the nation we live in and all the blessings we live with; but at the same time; as followers of Christ, we recognize the continuing shift in the moral landscape of our country. More and more the counsel of Paul in Romans 13:1-7 of how to live under authority is relevant for our lives. We must understand the responsibility we have to submit to governing authorities all the while remaining steadfast in our responsiblity to submit to our ultimate authority, God.

Description This week we wrapped up our series through the book of Acts as we looked at Jesus' words to Paul which he recounted to King Agrippa II in Acts 26:16-18 and consider how these words echo through time ot inform us of our purpose as followers of Christ.