Sanctus Church Audio Sermons

This week, Pastor Jon hosts a special panel of voices from around Sanctus who have experienced transitions through different life stages. Each member speaks about how it has impacted their walk with Jesus and where they found joy and hope in the transition. Speaker: Jon Thompson, Efuaye Abu, Angela Mason, Bill Lippman, Robin Djokoto, Adam Hoskins Publication: January 28, 2024

What do we think we know about the "rules" of marriage, divorce, and singleness for a Christian? What is Biblical and what is cultural? Pastor Angela gets to the heart of the matter, clearly describing God's plan for marriage and singleness, and discusses how we as Christians can hold fast to our faith in any circumstance. Speaker: Angela Mason  Publication: January 21, 2024 Firm Faith - Week 2 (Table Talk) https://youtu.be/g9OadliWOnU

What does it mean that God has no grandchildren? How do we pass on the faith to the next generation? Pastor Jon looks at biblical representations of multi-generational faithfulness and how we can live it out practically.  Speaker: Jon Thompson  Publication: January 14, 2024

It's common for us to look back over our pasts as we turn the page on a new year. Pastor Jon's first message for Sanctus in 2024 looks far back into the early years of the Christian church at how we can use the early model of the church at Antioch in our work to build Sanctus church.  Speaker: Jon Thompson  Publication: January 7, 2024

What is the right way to respond to God in times of rejection, loss, and disappointment? Pastor Sam uses the example of Mary and her response to trouble with genuine worship as a model for us to follow.  Speaker: Samuel Mills  Publication: December 31, 2023

Christmas can be about so much more than presents and food. Pastor Jon connects the entrance of sin into the world through the first Eve to the death of sin through the son of the second Eve, Jesus, and how the gift of life is freely given to all who believe. Speaker: Jon Thompson  Publication: December 24, 2023

The Christmas story is so familiar to us we can forget that Mary and Joseph really lived through it without knowing the ending. Pastor Jon takes us through Joseph's experience of Mary's pregnancy and how he chose to be obedient to God and respond to Mary with trust and acceptance.  Speaker: Jon Thompson  Publication: December 17, 2023

What should Mary the mother of Jesus mean to us? Pastor Jon works through the role of Mary as an example to Christians, beginning with Mary's experience with the angel Gabriel and how she responded to God's calling.  Speaker: Jon Thompson  Publication: December 10, 2023

Most of the time, we'd probably say we look forward to new things, and new experiences. But Pastor Jon takes us to Peter's experience of God's new movement, that of including all nations of the earth in His salvation plan, and explores how sometimes what God asks us to do is both unexpected and uncomfortable.  Speaker: Jon Thompson  Publication: December 3, 2023

We all know people that, if we're being honest, we don't think are worth any effort. But Pastor Jon reminds us that Jesus can redeem anyone, even the worst sinner, and that we are all sinners in need of the radical forgiving redemption of Jesus.  Speaker: Jon Thompson  Publication: November 26, 2023