The Harbour

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.

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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 ...

This morning, Sarah Lyew continues on in our new series "We Are Here" with a message about being people of the good news. 

Just by way of a brief housekeeping note: scripture passages are always linked in the show notes and when you see multiple passages (as we have today), all of them are available through the same link. You just need to scroll down to see each passage in order.

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This week, Sarah Lyew kicks off a new series about understanding the basics of who we are as a Christ-following community, that we are centred on Christ and led by the Spirit. Stay tuned for a closing thought from Rick Baker after the teaching.

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

Home Church Questions:

1. Of all the places you been, which is your favourite? 

2. Read Colossians 1:15-20. What stands out to you ...

Today, we welcome you back to a new year here at the Harbour with our first Community Sunday. The focus of this month's Community Sunday is kids and youth with a short teaching from Sarah Lyew on what it means to have a child-like faith.

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

Home Church Questions:

1. As a child, what were your impressions of God?

2. Read Luke 18:15-17, John 6:1-14, and Matthew 18:2-4. What...

This morning, Sarah Lyew concludes our summer series on Ruth.

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

Home Church Questions:

1. What is your weirdest rejection story?

2. Read Ruth 4. What stood out to you from this passage? 

3. Why do you think it was important that the elders witnessed this? 

4. If you were in Ruth's place in this situation, how would it make you feel? 

5. When was a time you had to move from ...

This week, Sarah Lyew continues our summer series on Ruth. Apologies for posting this so late; summer has a different rhythm, doesn't it?

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

Home Church Questions:

1. Read Ruth 3. Is there a phrase or a verse that stands out to you? Take a moment and sit with it. What is it that engages you about it? Take a moment to pray; ask Jesus what he would say to you today.

2. What...

This morning, Sarah Lyew begins our summer series on the story and book of Ruth. We will be working through this book during our four weeks in the theatre this summer. Our next in-theatre meeting will be on July 27th. Please note that we had an issue with the recording this morning so the quality is a bit on the low side of things. 

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

Home Church Questions:

1. Read Ruth 1. W...

This week, Sarah Lyew teaches from the story of Rahab of Jericho. This teaching anticipates our summer series on the Book of Ruth. Please note that there will not be any teachings again until mid-July. Your podcast feed isn't broken; we're just shifting into a summer rhythm.

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

Home Church Questions:

1. When was a time you had to do something that you were...

Today, we welcome Josiah and Daniel from the Connect City ministry known as Unity!. Our teaching time this morning consisted of a conversation with them about what their ministry is and how we can partner with them in their mission.

If you would like to see the video that is shown approximately halfway through the conversation, you can see it here.

For more information about Unity! and how to get involved as a volunteer or to support...

This morning we welcome Jared Erhardt back for part 2 of his two-week mini-series on the final chapter of the Gospel of Luke. In in this part, Jared offers a one-point sermon: walking like Jesus means being a person of peace.

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

Home Church Questions:

1. What stood out to you from Sunday's teaching?

2. Read Luke 24:33-53. What stood out to you from this passage?

3. What do...

This week, we welcome Jared Erhardt for the first of two teachings. Jared will be challenging us to walk with Jesus so that we can learn to walk like Jesus. What does it mean to read the scriptures through the lens of Christ? What is the difference between knowing about Christ and inviting him to walk with us?

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

Home Church Questions:

1. What stood out to you from Sunday&apo...

Today, Sarah Lyew provides us with a bonus "I Am..." teaching based on the story of the Samaritan woman at the well found in John 4. To view the video that will be played roughly halfway through the sermon, please click here. Just as a brief programming note, there will be no podcast episode next week as Rick Baker and his band will be leading us in a Worship Sunday during our meeting time. All are welcome to join us in p...

This morning, Sarah Lyew wraps up our "I Am..." series with a teaching on Jesus being the bread of life. How should we understand his instruction to eat his flesh and drink his blood? How can we learn to rely on him as our sustenance?

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

Home Church Questions:

1. When was a time you had to make a choice without knowing the end result?

2. What stood out to you from Su...

This week, Sarah Lyew jumps back into our "I Am..." series with a teaching on Jesus declaring himself to be the true vine. Am I growing Jesus-shaped grapes? 

As a technical note, you will notice that the sound quality for this recording is quite poor. The explanation is simple: the device (phone) used to record the teachings did not recognize the input from the sound board and, so, recorded the entire thing through the pho...