Sanctus Church Audio Sermons

It is very uncommon for anyone to joyfully submit to any one or any thing. These days, fierce independence and self-dependence are touted as virtues. Pastor Jon looks at Paul's obedience and submission to the direction of the Holy Spirit even when it meant his persecution and even death, all for the glory of God. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: May 17, 2024 Select music provided by https://www.soundstripe.com Building Legacies - Cody Martin: ZJ7BYITH9PVH2XCQ The Book of Acts - Week 19 - Table Talk https://youtu.be/FVJsTnKww6s

One of the hardest things we may ever need to do is forgive someone else after they have hurt us. Pastor Ange uses Joseph's life to examine the difference between forgiveness as releasing the offence back to God, and reconciliation as restoration of relationship, the way God pulls us back into reconciliation through Christ.  Speaker: Angela Mason Publication: May 12, 2024 In The Waiting: Formed Over Time - Week 6 - Table Talk https://youtu.be/7g1M2ShEfRE

When you plan a trip, you take time and care to plan out the nicest routes, the best rest stops, and the most exciting destinations. Pastor Sam explores how a young Joseph never would have planned for the suffering he had to endure through his earlier life, but reinforced by hope in God, he persevered until he was given great things later in life.  Speaker: Sam Mills Publication: May 5, 2024

The world encourages us towards striving ambition; to make more of ourselves and rely on nothing else. Pastor Jon speaks about God's provision and blessing in Jacob's life, even after a life of deceitful self-sufficiency, illuminating how weakness is the true place where the power is found. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: April 28, 2024 In The Waiting: Formed Over Time - Week 4 (Table Talk) https://youtu.be/-3lh6j94kmI

Humans have a desire to control outcomes in our lives, but we ignore our inability to know what the wise decision is from a heavenly perspective. Pastor Jon looks at the struggle between Jacob and his twin Esau to explore how  we can trust in God's divine mercy alone to administer justice, so it's to God we have to go for answers to our prayers.  Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: April 21, 2024 In The Waiting: Formed Over Time - Week 3 (Table Talk) https://youtu.be/5WXrHW_Wt0g

Humans make and break promises all the time. Pastor Jon continues our look at Abraham and Sarah and the promise of a son to them to remind us that God's promises are sure and eternal, and encourage us to have faith in God's guarantees.  Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: April 14, 2024 In The Waiting: Formed Over Time - Week  (Table Talk) https://youtu.be/jLZgqrU32b4

What does righteousness look like? The world tells us we are righteous when we are kind or religious. Pastor Jon starts the new series by looking at God's sovereign choice to call Abram and declare him righteous even when Abram didn't deserve it. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: April 7, 2024 In The Waiting: Formed Over Time - Week 1 (Table Talk) https://youtu.be/uRHCq7X24Rk

He is Risen - He is Risen, Indeed! Happy Easter! Join Pastor Jon as he examines the experience of the disciples on the road to Emmaus and the eternal hope we have in Jesus's resurrection.  Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: March 31, 2024

Fear is a powerful reason we avoid doing things that we know we really should. Pastor Sam looks at how Jesus suffered to fulfil the Father's plans out of obedience and His love for us.  Speaker: Samuel Mills Publication: March 29, 2024

As we enter the final stretch of the lenten season, Pastor Jon focuses Jesus's declaration about the foundation of His church, and who Jesus himself is. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: March 17, 2024 Matthew 16 Select music provided by https://www.soundstripe.com Resurrection - Cody Martin: WAK08OU0SPZYCV1Y Easter at Sanctus - Week 1 (Table Talk) https://youtu.be/SrUrEwuDHxM

What do you imagine your legacy will be? For how many generations do you think you will be remembered? Pastor Jon looks at the end of Paul's ministry to explore how legacy for Christians is not found in the here and  now, but in eternity as remembered by God.  Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: March 10, 2024 The Book of Acts - Week 18 (Table Talk) https://youtu.be/7yhJfPYGRIE

Sanctus Church is located in one of the most multi-cultural centres of the world, the Greater Toronto Area. What does that mean for a Christian looking to share the Gospel? Pastor Jon looks to Acts and uses Paul's behaviour in Athens as a model for us in the modern era. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: March 3, 2024 The Book of Acts - Week 17 (Table Talk) https://youtu.be/L3CEjaQOAzo

The pathway to freedom from our sins can sometimes feel so far away from where we are. Pastor Jon speaks about the ways Jesus uses prayer, worship, and the scriptures to reach us a draw us towards His gift of life-giving freedom.  Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: February 25, 2024 The Book of Acts - Week 16 (Table Talk) https://youtu.be/-wrBo0PpC5c

There is nothing so obvious in the rest of the world than the polarization and disunity that runs rampant through our politics, our workplaces, and even our families. Pastor Sam looks closely at the real plan for Christian unity in Christ, rooted in our identity in Jesus.  Speaker: Sam Mills Publication: February 18, 2024

Miracles happen all the time and people from all walks expect the spiritual real to affect them in one way or the other. Pastor Jon acknowledges this and explores how deeply we need prayer and discernment to identify the source of the powers we interact with so we are not deceived.  Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: February 11, 2024 The Book of Acts - Week 14 (Table Talk) https://youtu.be/FWxTIHpuW3w 

The troubles and tensions of everyday life can be overwhelming, and it can hard to have hope. Pastor Jon looks at the different stories of the lives of James and Peter and uncomfortable truth that when God moves, there will be resistance and insecurity in the now. But also that we are assured that God will always win. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: February 4, 2024

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