“It’s not a stand of what we’re against. It’s a stand for Christ, and it’s a stand for His good news.” Today we started a new series called Here I Stand. In part one Mark Vanderwier reminds us about the benefits of taking time to walk in someone else’s shoes. Give a listen and think about who needs you to walk in their shoes today?
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Lockdown Living
“I love our church family more than our government does.” Today Mark Vanderwier talks about the absence of touch, monitoring the relationships in our lives, monitoring the information that is coming in, and ultimately monitoring what is coming back out as a result. If you or someone you know is in need today, please reach out to us (or reach out to them). Email mark@kingswaychurch.ca
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New Year / No Fear
“When the lights come on, we find out that our fears were unwarranted.” In today’s message our “fearless leader” Mark Vanderwier talks all about fear, making decisions with logic and wisdom, and what life is like for those who fear the Lord. We also wanted to give you a quick update and a big thank you! The family Mark mentioned in this message ended up only needing a new washing machine. It was generously paid in full within minutes of this service airing by a number of caring people from our Kingsway family! Thanks for being the church!
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Carriers of Joy
“Joy is not happiness… true joy is this inner gladness and inner strength regardless of outward circumstance or situation.” In today’s message Mark Vanderwier talks about the true, historical, story of good news of great joy (to the world) found in the Bible. We do not have to live in fear. You do not have to live in fear! Have a listen and find the source of joy that never runs out, never gives up, never grows tired, and never lets you down today.
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Super Spreaders of Hope
“A constant diet of bad news erodes at something we need desperately, and it’s this word called hope.” Today Mark Vanderwier looks at the thrill of hope promised, presented, paid for, proved, and now proclaimed in and through Jesus. There is freedom for you today through this hope. Will you join us in becoming super spreaders of this hope?
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The Stats and the Facts
“We’re not just called to the highest law of the land, we’re called to a law even higher than that and that’s the law of Christ.” Today is a little different; Mark Vanderwier discusses the official stats of the Coronavirus and the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms. Mark challenges us to closely consider these statistics in how we are making decisions and embrace truth for our selves. Click Here to Email Mark Here are links to all the sites mentioned today: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ https://health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/dashboard/ https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/45-28-0001/2020001/article/00087-eng.htm https://covid-19.ontario.ca/data https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/data-and-analysis/infectious-disease/covid-19-data-surveillance/covid-19-data-tool https://www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/documents/ncov/epi/2020/covid-19-daily-epi-summary-report.pdf?la=en https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/56688/ontario-significantly-expands-hospital-capacity-to-prepare-for-any-covid-19-outbreak-scenario
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Obey (Part 3)
“Living as Jesus teaches is definitely the wise thing to do, but it is very often not the easy thing to do.” Gary Watson is back today continuing his Follow, Believe, Obey series. In part three Gary talks about being hearer and doers of the word, how and why we should obey Jesus’ teachings, and building our foundation on the Solid Rock to face the storms that are always approaching.
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Hall of Fame: The Promise Keeper (Part 2)
“Abraham didn’t just camp out on the land, he was camped out on the promise.” In part two of the Hall of Fame series Mark Vanderwier looks at the life of Abraham; a nobody whom because God kept His promises to we still see the results today. Give this message a listen and be encouraged that God deserves our praise and our trust.
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Hall of Fame: Trust (Part 1)
“God might not give you a new start, but He’ll give you a new end.” People make promises and will sometimes let you down. In part one of the new Hall of Fame series Mark Vanderwier talks about trusting God’s promises above anything else. Looking at examples of some of the heroes of faith and examining God’s order on display in creation, Mark challenges us to get to know God first and we’ll come to trust Him. Will we trust the one who is completely trustworthy?
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We’re Going to Need a Bigger Box (Part 4)
“There’s tons of quotes you can find online about forgiveness, you can read all about it, but it doesn’t make it any easier to actually forgive.” In part four of the We’re Going to Need a Bigger Box series Mark Vanderwier talks about learning, experiencing, and sharing forgiveness from Peter’s example in the scriptures. Jesus came to make what was unforgivable, forgivable. Where am you on this forgiveness journey? How big is your forgiveness box?
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We’re Going to Need a Bigger Box (Part 3)
“When you’re tempted to think that God doesn’t love you, you need to get a bigger box.” In part three of the We’re Going to Need a Bigger Box series Mark Vanderwier describes God’s limitless love the way the scriptures tell us it is. Mark challenges us to not lose focus on this unlimited love and not to believe the lie that you can’t be loved by God. Just be loved.
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We’re Going to Need a Bigger Box (Part 2)
“Sometimes we think the heroes of faith are the ones who get all of their prayers answered. Those aren’t the heroes. The heroes are the ones who in spite of everything else keep their eyes on God knowing He’s bigger.” In part two of the We’re Going to Need a Bigger Box series Mark Vanderwier challenges us to move all the little boxes cluttering our lives aside. Instead, we should focus further down the road and see what is bigger, see what’s greater, begin to see just how great God is. He’s not going to fit in a box.
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