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Sharing Faith, Sparing Cringe Part 1: It's as Simple as Your Story

Many of us cringe when we think about evangelism. That's because many of our experiences with evangelism have been full of cringe. That sucks because you'd think the greatest hope we have and the source of our joy would be something we'd share freely and generously. But what if it doesn't have to be cringe? What if evangelism was as simple as our story? In a post-church, post-truth, cynical world, our story's intersection with the gospel may just be the most effective and authentic tool we could use to share our faith.

Hey! Come for Dinner Tonight Part 7: The Gospel in Chairs

Pastor Steve ends the series on rediscovering the gospel using a "tool" called "The Gospel in Chairs" in which 2 versions of the gospel are presented - a legal gospel and a restorative gospel. This presentation was developed by Orthodox priest Anthony Carbo and made popular by pastor/theologian Brad Jersak among others. You can check out Brad's version of the Gospel in Chairs here: The Gospel in Chairs with Brad Jersak

Why am I Still Here? with Scott Wiebe

Scott Wiebe shares an honest and vulnerable take on why he's still a committed follower of Jesus and why the life of the church is so valuable to him. 

Hey! Come for Dinner Tonight! Part 6: The Mechanics of the Cross

We all believe that Jesus died for our sins but exactly HOW that works is the stuff of theology. Pastor Steve explores the main atonement theories that have emerged over the past two millennia that have sought to understand the mechanics of the cross, ending with a particular strong challenge of what it means to follow Jesus in light of the cross. 

Hey! Come for Dinner Tonight Part 5: Here’s the Bad News…

Sin is not good news. It leads to hurt and wounding and ultimately to death. But we can be free from sin through Jesus, and that is good news. In the 5th message in this series on rediscovering the gospel, Pastor Steve looks at how sin fits into the redemptive story of Jesus.

This message was originally delivered on October 20, 2024.

Hey! Come for Dinner Tonight! Part 4: The Gospel of Purpose

In the 4th message in this series on rediscovering the gospel, Pastor Steve shares a "course" of the dinner party that speaks to our longing for meaning and purpose, suggesting that the gospel is ultimately good because it invites us to find our vocation in joining God in his work of restoration and reconciling of all things.

Hey! Come for Dinner Tonight! Part 3: The Great Reset

Jesus is working to restore and reconcile all creation, including humanity. That's good news! In this sermon, Pastor Steve looks at what this means for Christians and the Church.

Want to read the full "Weight of Glory" sermon by C.S. Lewis, where the closing quote of this week's sermon comes from? Click here!

This sermon was originally delivered October 6, 2024.

Hey! Come for Dinner Tonight! Part 2: God Revealed

Pastor Steve continues the series on rediscovering the good news of great joy for all people by focusing on how Jesus reveals God perfectly, once and for all putting to rest any doubt of the goodness, the merciful, compassionate, gracious and generous God that the serpent first tried to instill in the Garden.  . 

Hey! Come for Dinner Tonight! Part 1: Jesus the Gospel

When Jesus was born, the angel announced that this was "good news that will cause great joy for all people." We call that good news the gospel. But what exactly is that good news? How can we set aside those distorted versions of the gospel we may have heard growing up?

Join Pastor Steve Bill as he outlines the beginning of a sermon series which will lead us to discover the truth about the gospel: that the good news is the person Jesus.

To see an image of the "bridge" metaphor very close to the one Pastor Steve refers to you can click here.

This sermon was originally delivered on September 22, 2024.

You're Gonna Serve Somebody: The Move from Death to Life

Pastor Steve shares from Psalm 115, reflecting on the nations that turn to lifeless idols and the warning that those do so become like the idols themselves (lifeless). He explores a few examples of idols in our lives and the tendency for a form of 'death' to occur in our worship of them, where worship here means to ascribe worth. Or, in John Mark Comer's terms, to become an apprentice of.