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Today is the second Sunday of Advent, but because of last week's All Members Meeting, it contains our first Advent message. Dave Blow shared on the Advent theme of Hope. There will be three more Advent messages on the next two Sundays and Christmas Eve. Please join us in person for these meetings if you are able. Next Sunday we will be having Communion together (which is ordinarily on the first Sunday of each month). All are w...

Isaiah 2:2-5 (NIV)

In the last days,

the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established
    as the highest of the mountains;
it will be exalted above the hills,
    and all nations will stream to it.

Many peoples will come and say,

“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
    to the temple of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
    so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law will go out fr...

Due to this week's All Members Meeting, which is happening during our regular service time, there will not be a teaching posted to the podcast feed on Sunday. For more information on the All Members Meeting, please consult recent newsletters (which are sent out on Friday afternoons) or reach out using the contact information below.

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1 Peter 1:3-5 (NIV)

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

Be in ...

This morning, we welcome Will Dyer, leader of the Monday night Andrew Street Home Church, as he touches the lightning rod that is the intersection of faith and politics. On Christ the King Sunday, we ask: to whom do we owe our allegiance?

Five Iron Frenzy, "Anthem": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq_aHfct6Po 

Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here.

Home Church Questions:

1. Do you have a favourite spor...

Psalms 89:1-2,5-6 (NIV)

I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever;
    with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known
    through all generations.

I will declare that your love stands firm forever,
    that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.

The heavens praise your wonders, Lord,
    your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones.

For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord?...

This week, Dave Blow returns with part two of his "Following Jesus" teaching which he started on during the Community Sunday on November 2nd. God has a plan for each of us. Jesus does not compare us with others, so neither should we compare ourselves with others.

Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here.

Home Church Questions:

1. Have there been any 'Ikea moments' in your life where it just fel...

Matthew 15:10-14 (NIV)

Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand. What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”

Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. Leave them; they are blind ...

Today, Sarah Lyew concludes her series entitled "By the Edge of the Water" with a look at Jesus's healing by the pool. This is Sarah's final teaching for us here at The Harbour. We thank her and wish her all the best in her next chapter. Apologies to those who were not in the theatre for service this morning as we did not capture all of Rick's address at the end of the teaching, which is why it ends abruptl...

Psalms 56:1-4 (NIV)

Be merciful to me, my God,
    for my enemies are in hot pursuit;
    all day long they press their attack.

My adversaries pursue me all day long;
    in their pride many are attacking me.

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.

In God, whose word I praise—
in God I trust and am not afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?

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This morning, we welcome Dave Blow as he shares a brief reflection on a well known passage from the book of Jeremiah. God's plans and purposes are always long-term, even if the situation you're in doesn't feel hopeful.

Just a reminder that the first Sunday of each month is a Community Sunday. This is why the teaching this morning is so brief. In addition to our usual times of musical worship and teaching, we take time...

Revelation 1:5-8 (NIV)

To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.

“Look, he is coming with the clouds,”
    and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;
    and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.”
So shall it be! Amen.

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,”...

This week, Sarah Lyew shares about the importance of solitary rest and reflection in tandem with what it means to trust Christ despite our own bewilderment.

Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here.

Home Church Questions:

1. Have you ever tried something you didn’t think you could do and succeded? What was it?

2. What stood out to you from this week's teaching?

3. Read Matthew 14:22-33 (in multiple translations...

1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 (NIV)

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God—even as I try to please everyone in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved. Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.

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Today, Sarah Lyew continues in our new series about encountering Christ near the water and importance of being still to know that he is God. Do we believe that God is good even when they waves are roaring?

Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here.

Home Church Questions:

1. Are you someone who likes storms? What’s been the coolest or scariest storm you’ve been in?

2. What stood out to you from this week's teach...

This morning, Sarah Lyew beings a new series centered on the experience of Christ's followers encountering Christ on and near water. To begin, we look at Jesus calling Peter to leave his nets and pick up his cross.

Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here.

Home Church Questions:

1. When is a time someone told you to do something you thought was pointless? How did you react?

2. What stood out to you from this w...

This week, as it is the first Sunday of October, was a Community Sunday. On a Community Sunday, we take time to partake in communion with one another as well as have some time to mingle and check in with one other over some snacks and warm drinks. Sarah Lyew provided the teaching this morning and, as we are approaching Thanksgiving, the theme of the teaching was gratitude.

Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching her...

Today, Sarah Lyew continues our new series with a teaching about mission.

Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here.

Home Church Questions:

1. When you hear the term "mission", what’s the first thing that comes to mind? 

2. What stood out to you from this week's teaching?

3. Read Matthew 28:18–20, 2 Corinthians 5:17–21, and Luke 4:16–21. What stands out to you from these passages?

4. What stands out to ...