Before Pentecost, God’s Spirit came upon specific people at specific times. But now, His presence is available to all. No matter your background, your past, your age, or your status, God invites us into a life empowered by His Spirit.
Non-denominational Christian Church in Ottawa
Sermons on Thread
In the final hours before the cross, an unexpected character takes center stage—a rooster. While Peter wrestles with fear and denial, God uses something as ordinary as a bird’s crow to reveal truth, expose the heart, and remind us that He is present even in life’s most ordinary moments. In John 21 we discover how…
Jesus invites us into more than obedience; he calls us into honest, loyal friendship with him. As we abide in that relationship, God transforms us and helps us become a blessing to others.
In “Basin, Towel, and Spirit,” Jesus’ call to love is revealed through humble service, courageous forgiveness, and deep connection with others. Through the basin that cleanses, the towel that restores, and the Spirit that empowers, this message highlights how Christ’s transforming love changes lives and flows outward to a world in need.
We explore what it means to live in friendship with God through worship, discipleship, and lordship. Looking at Mary’s costly worship, Jesus’ call to die to ourselves, and the meaning of communion, we are reminded that following Jesus is not a solo journey but a life of love, surrender, and community.
In John 8:1–11, Jesus meets a woman caught in sin with both grace and truth. This powerful passage invites us to reflect on the kind of community Jesus calls us to become: one where sin is not hidden or ignored, but brought into the light with dignity, compassion, honesty, and hope.
Jesus came to transform empty religion, self-focused living, and hidden shame into joyful relationship with God. Through the stories of the wedding at Cana, Nicodemus, John the Baptist, and the Samaritan woman, we are invited to become less like caterpillars clinging to the old life and more like butterflies made new by God’s love.
Whenever God wants to do something new, he begins with his Word. Jesus, the eternal Word, brings life, light, and a new beginning for all who turn toward God.
When life leaves us saying, “We had hoped,” the good news of Luke 24 is that Jesus still comes near, even when pain has made us too discouraged to recognize Him. He does not merely offer religion or quick fixes; He opens the Scriptures, reveals Himself in relationship, and uses community to help us see clearly again. And because He is risen, our disappointment is not the end of the story—our hearts can burn again, our hope can live again, and we can get up and walk forward in faith.
Rituals are meant to shape us over time. And honestly—because they’re repeated—rituals can also go stale. Not because they’re bad, but because we get overfamiliar, distracted, or simply tired. Big spiritual moments are amazing, but it’s the steady “daily bread” that sustains faith. In this sermon, we’ll do something healthy and biblical: we’ll examine the ritual.