Sanctus Church Audio Sermons

The Christmas story can feel so incredible that we can forget it isn't just a fairy tale - it actually came true! It is the most wonderful reality that Jesus was delivered to us, and that He alone can free us from our sins. Pastor Jon spends this second week of Advent looking at the prophecies around Jesus's birth and how waiting can be a gift in itself. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: December 4, 2022

Our culture is at war with the Biblical truth that people are born sinful. We want so badly to believe that cute babies are perfect and it's the horrible world that corrupts them. But Pastor Jon gives us insight into the reality of original sin and the incredible, Earth-shattering gift of grace through Jesus - the Second Adam - that God has given us. Speaker: Jon Thompson Published: November 27, 2022

We are all walking through lives that encounter so much difficulty and suffering. It can be difficult to see the hope of Christ when we're in the midst of so much struggle. But Pastor Jon Thompson takes us on the journey that sees suffering turn into hope, fueled by the persistent love of God in which we can find the rest and relief we need.  Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: November 20, 2022

Sometimes we fall into the trap of thinking that if we just try harder, do better, say the right things or follow the right traditions, that it will make us right. And when time after time we fail ourselves, it can be hard to have hope that things will ever get better. Pastor Joel Penney explores how faith in God's promises - realized through Jesus - is the only thing that will ever give us what we need to keep going. And as we walk in faith, we'll find Him guide us to where we are meant to be.  Speaker: Joel Penney Publication: November 13, 2022

We may know perfection is impossible, but we keep trying. We keep seeking solutions in things around us, like our jobs, our social lives, or our families, but none of it works. This week, Pastor Jon Thompson delivers the good news of Jesus's ultimate gift to us: complete atonement, redemption, and true liberation.  Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: November 6, 2022

What is it that we truly need to be good? Money? Education? Time? Pastor Jon Thompson discusses the uncomfortable truth of the fundamental brokenness of all humans and the perfect salvation we can only find through Jesus.  Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: October 30, 2022

Sometimes it can feel like every day is a battle. And when we feel defeated, we turn to quick fixes and distractions to escape. But they never work for long. Instead, as Pastor Jon Thompson reminds us, Jesus has offered us a persistent joy that even on our darkest most difficult days offers us rejoicing freedom. Speaker: Jon Thompson Verse: Philippians Publication: October 23, 2022

Where are you in relation to the church, today? Have you considered how your gifts or resources might contribute to the rebuilding of God’s house? Pastor Jon Thompson offers a challenge to Sanctus church members to examine priorities during this rebuilding moment.  Speaker: Jon Thompson Verses: Ezra Publication: October 16, 2022

Do you feel the pull of busy-ness, of anxiety, of fear, drawing you away from church? How do we keep up our discipline of evangelism when it's just easier and seemingly safer to keep our faith hidden. Pastor Jon Thompson pushes us to explore some of our faith-centred questions through the video series, Alpha. Watch or listen as we hear how Alpha can help you refocus on your church community, and give you an opportunity to invite others to hear and understand the incredible good news of the Gospel.  Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: October 9, 2022  

It's easy to look around and judge others -- and ourselves -- by superficial standards, and think we're doing alright and don't need God. Even for those who call themselves Christians. But when we don't look deeper, we risk pasting a fake veneer of proper living over a whole pile of spiritual junk. We end up self-congratulating and self-satisfied. Pastor Sam Mills illuminates how a genuine love and desire for God prompts us to clean out the spiritual junk of pride and hypocrisy that keeps us from walking in humility and compassion.  Speaker: Sam Mills Verse: Romans 2-17:29 Publication: October 2, 2022