Sanctus Church Audio Sermons

Speaker: Dave Adams Scripture: Exodus 20:17 Sermon Description: This week we are finishing up our series on the Ten Commandments with the 10th commandment, ‘You shall not covet’. We will discuss what coveting look like in our day-today life, why it’s important for us to take it seriously and how breaking it will often leads to directly breaking many of the other commandments. Listen in as Pastor Dave shares more about God’s antidote to coveting, practicing contentment in all areas of our life. Series: 10 Commandments Series Description:  This series is on the 10 Commandments. We are exploring - are they relevant, are they useful, how do they help us see God, how do they drive us to God’s mercy and can they become life-giving laws after you have met Jesus?

Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture: Exodus 20:15-16 Sermon Description: This week we are diving deeper into the 8th & 9th commandments on lying and stealing. While these commandments are easy for us to understand on the surface, Pastor Jon will be challenging us to take an honest look at our lives and the way we may be lying and stealing in our relationships, work environments and more. This week we are exploring Commandments 8 & 9  Series: 10 Commandments Series Description:  This series is on the 10 Commandments. We are exploring - are they relevant, are they useful, how do they help us see God, how do they drive us to God’s mercy and can they become life-giving laws after you have met Jesus?

Speaker: Joel Penney Scripture: Exodus 20:13-14 Sermon Description: This week we tackle the 6th and 7th Commandments: do not murder, and do not commit adultery. These are heavy topics, so to address them we need to understand the true meaning of the Old Testament texts where these commandments are found, and then explore the implications for what they mean for daily life. In both cases, Jesus himself takes these commandments and expands upon them in the Sermon on the Mount. The bottom line: we are all more sinful than we could ever imagine, yet at the same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope (Tim Keller). Series: 10 Commandments Series Description:  This series is on the 10 Commandments. We are exploring - are they relevant, are they useful, how do they help us see God, how do they drive us to God’s mercy and can they become life-giving laws after you have met Jesus?

Speaker: Sunder Krishnan Scripture: Exodus 20:12 Sermon Description: Welcome to the 5th Commandment! This commandment is given to help you remove roadblocks to freedom and enjoyment, regardless of what kind of parents you may have had. Join us as we study what it truly means to 'honour your father and mother'.   Series: 10 Commandments Series Description:  This series is on the 10 Commandments. We are exploring - are they relevant, are they useful, how do they help us see God, how do they drive us to God’s mercy and can they become life-giving laws after you have met Jesus?

Speakers: Jon Thompson & Dave Adams Sermon Description:   Over the next 5 years, we're committed to Enhance, Expand & Ensure across 4 keys areas to help impact our community, our nation, and beyond. For all the details, visit c4church.com/plan2

Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture: Exodus 20:8 Sermon Description: Welcome to the 4th Commandment, Sabbath keeping! What does it mean? Is it even relevant? Is it optional? Is it a duty?   We invite you to listen and find out why this is one of the greatest gifts God gives us as followers and also challenges us not to believe that we are stronger or more in control than God. Series: 10 Commandments Series Description:  This series is on the 10 Commandments. We are exploring - are they relevant, are they useful, how do they help us see God, how do they drive us to God’s mercy and can they become life-giving laws after you have met Jesus?

Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture: Exodus 20:7 Sermon Description: Welcome to Week 3.  This week we look at the 3rd Commandment; ‘Do not take the Lord’s Name in vain.'  Though this command may seem to have an obvious application in our lives, it’s actually more pervasive than any of us may want to admit. It’s a helpful conversation for us to have so we can love God and love our neighbour better. Series: 10 Commandments Series Description:  This series is on the 10 Commandments. We are exploring - are they relevant, are they useful, how do they help us see God, how do they drive us to God’s mercy and can they become life-giving laws after you have met Jesus?

Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture: Exodus 20:3-6 Sermon Description: What is idolatry in 2019? Why does it matter? Does it effect my everyday life? We will also be discussing why freedom from idolatry can be one of the most life-giving gifts from God to all of us. Series: 10 Commandments Series Description:  This series is on the 10 Commandments. We are exploring - are they relevant, are they useful, how do they help us see God, how do they drive us to God’s mercy and can they become life-giving laws after you have met Jesus?

Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture: Exodus 20:1-3 Sermon Description: This is the introduction to the 10 Commandments.  We will be exploring what they are, what they are not and how they will help all of us. Series: 10 Commandments Series Description:  This series is on the 10 Commandments. We are exploring - are they relevant, are they useful, how do they help us see God, how do they drive us to God’s mercy and can they become life-giving laws after you have met Jesus?

Speaker: Jon Thompson Scripture: Matt 28; Mark 1:10; Acts 8:36-38; John 14:6; 1 Cor 6:11; Eph 1:13-14; Rom 6:1-5 Sermon Description: Christian Baptism is a way of demonstrating your faith in Jesus Christ. It demonstrates a new identification with Jesus as your Saviour and the leader of your life. The symbol of water baptism is profound and beautiful. When a person is immersed in water, the action is an expression of the death to your former way of life, and a resurrection to your new life in Christ. Simply going through the ritual of baptism does not make you a Christian. Only one thing makes a person a Christian - faith in Jesus Christ. Water baptism is simply the “outward and visible sign” of God’s "inward and invisible" work. It is a step of obedience after trusting in Christ. Nor does the ritual of baptism produce instant spiritual maturity. Being baptized is a step of obedience, but only one step in a lifelong pursuit of obedience to God. Spiritual maturity is the gradual development of the character of Christ over time, the result of a seasoned walk with Christ. Baptism reminds us all that sin no longer own us, since we share in Jesus resurrection power we can say no to sin. And it also publicly and personally reminds us that this great symbol says one day we all be physically risen from the dead!   Series: Easter 2019 Series Description:  All of us want purpose, all want meaning, all want peace in the end. Which of course is part of being human, part of the human experience. And this leads all of us today seeker and skeptics, believers and unbelievers to ask where can one find these identity giving moments. Can it last more than a moment or is it always fleeting? Some of us trust in wealth, many chase beauty and youth, others follow power. Most want promotion. Some demand likes and status. We clamour around certain  movements, systems of thinking found in books and podcast or other people or ourselves to find purpose to escape it all. Politics, video games, sex, money, jobs, friendship, food, travel, religion, Netflix, spirituality, mindfulness, control, manipulation the list goes on and on. And it is here  in this ongoing search that 3 people in the story of Jesus just before his death bring so much of this home. One is the best expression of political power and self-reliance, another the best that family connections and religious power hold and the last is what rebellion and brut force can bring,  a Pilate the Roman leader and there is Caiaphas the high priest, and Barabbas the insurrectionist. We enter the Easter moment just before Jesus is confronted by Pilate and the Barabbas And as we look at each historical person the question to all of us if we truly allow this to happen will be who do you trust in, who do we do want, who can give us real purpose, peace and meaning, identity?