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Elevation Waterloo Sermons
by Elevation Waterloo Church
Elevation is a young, vibrant church where students, families, and people of all ages gather to celebrate God and the journey of life. Come journey with us!
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October 18, 2026: Simply Mark, Part 4: The GOSPEL of THE GAPS
If you’ve ever felt like you were doing faith wrong because you couldn’t make all the pieces fit - this space is for you. This Sunday, as we continue our series through the Gospel of Mark, we’re looking at what happens when even the closest disciples get things completely upside-down (Mark 8–9)....
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October 03, 2026: Simply Mark, Part 3
As we continue our journey through the gospel of Mark, we begin to ask questions about the very nature and purpose of biblical story. Mark has long been viewed as a concise, journalistic description of Jesus' life, demanding biblical certainty and historical consistency. This week we hope to...
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September 27, 2026: Simply Mark, Part 2
What happens when rules meant to protect and guide us become more important than the people they’re meant to serve? As we continue in our Simply Mark series, we explore Jesus’ encounters with religious leaders and his willingness to challenge rules when compassion and human flourishing are at...
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September 20, 2026: Simply Mark, Part 1
As we begin our Simply Mark series, we'll explore our own relationship with the Gospel of Mark and the Bible, while considering what it might mean to see the wilderness—and our faith—differently. We will invite you to reflect honestly with us on where we are in our journey and what we bring with…
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August 30, 2026: Summer Series: '26: Noticing God, Part 7
This week, we will close our Noticing God Summer series by hearing from one of our Elevation community members who is no longer able to join us in person regularly. Keith Martin will share with us about the health journey that he has been on over the last few years, and how he is finding...
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August 23, 2026: Summer Series: '26: Noticing God, Part 6 - Seeking God in the Ordinary Mundanity of Everyday Life
If you believe God created the world and believe in God's omnipresence, then why not look for God EVERYWHERE? The practice of paying attention and being aware of God's Holy Spirit and what God may be trying to teach us does not have to be contained to 'Christian' places or content. What if we...
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August 16, 2026: Summer Series '26: Noticing God, Part 5: Pursuing Rest, Imperfectly
With many spiritual practices, it's easy to fall into trying to do them perfectly. When it comes to seeking rest, this can happen as well. Together, we'll explore the ways that we can pursue rest as a spiritual practice while finding ways to honour our own needs and to be gentle with ourselves.
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July 26, 2026: Summer Series '26: Noticing God, Part 4: “Alone in Your Room”
This Sunday we will continue our Noticing God sermon series by looking at “alone time”. In his ministry, Jesus taught and demonstrated the importance of spending time alone with God. We will look into the benefits and practices of silence and solitude. Resources: Contemplative Outreach...
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July 19, 2026: Noticing God, Part 3: Rethinking Fellowship
“Fellowship” is an outdated term that doesn't get used much unless you are working at a University or are really into Hobbits. But it was a concept tightly woven into much of church life in past generations. Join us as we examine the concept of Fellowship, unpack how it has been used for harm in...
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July 5, 2026: Summer Series: Noticing God, Part 2 - The Unseen Presence.
This Sunday, we’re continuing our series on Noticing God, and this week we’re exploring the most challenging – yet rewarding place to encounter the Divine. It’s a practice that moves us beyond simple observation and into a way of living that can change the very fabric of how we interact with the...
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June 21, 2026 - 'Future of Africa' Update
This week, we are excited to welcome TK and Nikki from Future of Africa to come and share with us. Future of Africa has been one of our partners for many years, and are continuing as our Global Partner as part of our Peace in Action Team. TK, Nikki and their family live and work in Ghana, but are...
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June 07, 2026: Summer Series 2026: Noticing God, Part 1 – An Introduction.
As time goes on we can sometimes feel as if we have been missing God in our day to day. You may have learned practices you were told would guarantee a happy and flourishing spiritual life, but these practices now feel distant or simply never served you well. In our upcoming summer series…
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May 31, 2026: Youth Takeover Service
They’re doing it again! This week, our Youth will take over the Sunday gathering at 22 Willow. From the welcoming, worship, announcements and connection time, to the message/teaching, they’re in control!
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May 24, 2026: The Unfolding Gospel, Part 5: Mysteries Old and New
The Gospel of Jesus continues to unfold, and there is still more to be revealed. We do not fully know or understand all that is to come, but scripture provides encouragement that we are participating with God in the continuing unfolding of the “very good Gospel”. This Sunday we will look at the...
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May 17, 2026: The Unfolding Gospel, Part 4
What does Jesus have to do with the gospel? This may sound like a ridiculous question. The answer may feel irritatingly obvious. But are we able to explain our ideas around the gospel from the story of Jesus? Are we able to explain what we mean by 'the gospel' without Paul, or Peter, or John?...
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May 03, 2026: Unfolding the Gospel, Part 3: The Beautiful End - A Hope-Filled Judgement
What if the most terrifying parts of our tradition are actually the most hopeful? This week, we’re looking at the “destruction” promised in the Gospel. Not the destruction of people, but the destruction of everything that prevents us from truly experiencing and extending the love we were made for...
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April 26, 2026: The Unfolding Gospel, Part 2
We are continuing with the second week of our “Unfolding Gospel” series this Sunday. We began last week by spending some time reflecting on the goodness (Shalom) that God intended for all of creation, and how that dream extends to even today. However, we don’t have to look long and hard to see…
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April 19, 2026: The Unfolding Gospel, Part 1: It Was Good
This week we begin our new series, The Unfolding Gospel, by exploring Shalom—the goodness God created and is drawing us back into.
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April 05, 2026: Easter Sunday
Join us this Easter Sunday as we will explore the story of Jesus' resurrection. On the heels of our Lenten series about The Justice of Jesus, we ask how this justice informs the resurrection story. With a look at Jesus' teachings, life lived, and how everything ties together, we hope to widen and...
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March 22, 2026: Lent 2026: The Justice of Jeasus, Part 5: Palm Sunday: The Original No Kings Day!
How do we understand Palm Sunday in the original historical and scriptural context of Jesus, Justice & Empire? And how does the example of Jesus in Palm Sunday inspire us to live in ways that peacefully resist the ways of the empires of our day in 21st century Southern Ontario today? This Sunday,...
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March 22, 2026: Lent 2026: The Justice of Jeasus, Part 4: Holy Proximity: Moving from Sympathy to Solidarity
How do we move from feeling overwhelmed by the world’s needs to actually participating in its healing? This Sunday, we continue our Justice of Jesus series by diving into the practical architecture of the Kingdom. We will explore four essential disciplines that sustain any movement for…
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March 15, 2026: Lent 2026: The Justice of Jeasus, Part 3: Justice Through Decolonization
The Church as we know it in our Western culture has become intertwined with the dominant colonial systems and power structures. These systems and structures do not reflect the ministry or the justice of Jesus, and can perpetuate inequity and harm on the marginalized. This Sunday’s sermon will…
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March 01, 2026: Lent 2026: The Justice of Jeasus, Part 2: Costly Justice
In a world of "Thoughts and Prayers" and performative social media posts, what does it mean embrace the cost of Justice? Join us this week as we dig into the story of the Good Samaritan as we continue with our lenten series on The Justice of Jesus.
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February 22, 2026: Lent 2026: The Justice of Jesus, Part 1
This Sunday, we invite you to join us as we begin this season of Lent together as a community. As we consider the path that Jesus walked on earth - showing us the way of love, justice and peace - we are invited to examine the ways that our faith, worldview and understanding of Jesus have been...
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February 15, 2026 - Names of God, Part 5 - Emmanuel, God With Us.
Despite 100 other names or titles for God, the writers of the New Testament want us to hear that God is safe and God is good and God is right here, right now — and that makes all the difference.
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February 01, 2026: The Names of God, Part 4: The Sound of Silence: When Faith Gets it Wrong
We’ve always been told that Abraham’s silent obedience on the mountain was the ultimate act of faith. But what if his silence was actually the problem? This Sunday, we’re digging into one of the Bible’s most disturbing stories to ask: Does God want our blind submission, or does God want our holy...
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January 25, 2026: Names of God, Part 3: The Holy Advocate
This Sunday we continue in our “Names of God” sermon series by looking at a name that Jesus gives to the Holy Spirit: The Advocate. We will look at how Jesus describes the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the lives of those who follow him. We will also look at the role of the Holy Spirit in the...
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January 18, 2026: The Names of God, Part 2
The story of Hagar is filled is a difficult read, filled with dark undertones of slavery, misuse, oppression and desperation. This Sunday we continue our series on the names of God, by looking at this story of Hagar, as she becomes the only person in the Old Testament to assign a name to God, El...
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January 11, 2025: Service and Learning: Recap & Reflections
Join us for our Service and Learning Recap and Reflection gathering. Rather than dividing up around the region like we normally do on Service and Learning weekends, we gathered in the Sanctuary for some singing together, updates from the Peace in Action Team, and some videos that both look back…
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January 11, 2025: Service and Learning: Recap & Reflections
Join us for our Service and Learning Recap and Reflection gathering. Rather than dividing up around the region like we normally do on Service and Learning weekends, we gathered in the Sanctuary for some singing together, updates from the Peace in Action Team, and some videos that both look back…
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January 04, 2026: The Names of God, Part 1: The Personal Name of God.
Does God have a name? Sometimes it is translated in English as Yahweh, sometimes as Jehovah but most translations of the Bible instead render it LORD. Why is this so confusing and what can we learn about God from this name recorded in the story of Exodus.
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December 21, 2025: Advent, Week 4: Joy
Advent, Week 4: Joy – Resilient Joy: The Lord is Near. As we are nearing the end of Advent, we look forward to the “good news of great joy for all people” that the angels proclaimed in Luke 2. But joy is sometimes elusive, and it can ebb and flow with the ups and downs of life. This week we will...
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December 07, 2025: Advent, Week 2: Peace
This week we continue the Advent season by lighting the candle of Peace. In this act we recognize our longing for peace to come fully to this world, often gripped in the horrors of violence and hatred. We will be exploring the calling to peacemaking in Jesus teachings, and how scripture guides us...
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November 30, 2025: Advent, Week 1: Hope
As we enter into the season of Advent we light the candle of Hope. What does hope look like in a world that seems to be unravelling around us? Is it just a feeling or is there something more practical to it? Join us as we examine how to have defiant hope in a chaotic world.
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November 23, 2025 - Bodies Matter (Heather Morgan)
This Sunday we are excited to have Heather Morgan join our gathering to teach on the theme of Disability Justice and the Church, and invite us into a conversation to grow in our understanding and practices as a community. Heather shares her time between co-pastoring at Vox Community Church in...
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November 02, 2025: Romans, Part VII: Lament: Our Sacred Sigh
We’re coming to the end of our journey through Romans, and we’re not offering easy answers or skipping ahead to a happy ending. In a world of political polarization, climate anxiety, and systemic injustice, we often feel a sigh too deep for words—a feeling the first followers of Jesus in the…
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October 26, 2026: Romans, Part VI: Resisting Empire, Embracing the WAY
The book of Romans is a letter given to a community searching for peace in the midst of a world caught in the grip of violence, hatred and division. This week we will be asking questions about how this first century church in Rome wrestled with their identity in their social and political...
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October 19, 2025: Romans, Part V: The Kin-dom of Subversive Love: Where Our Shared Belonging is Our Power.
What if the point isn’t to endure pain, but to dismantle the things that cause it? This week, we’re revisiting Romans 5-8 through the lens of Subversive Love. This is an invitation to resist the world’s broken logic by embracing the counter-cultural way of Christ that leads to mutual liberation…
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October 5, 2025: Romans, Part IV
This week we continue our exploration through the book of Romans. Continuing out of order, we will explore the first two chapters of Romans. We will ask how the ideas we have talked about so far in this series can inform these earlier chapters. We hope to look at this passage with compassion...
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September 28, 2025: Romans, Part III: A Tale of 2 Churches
The reason Romans was written was to address the conflict within the church of two factions, both of whom had complicated relationships with the Roman Empire. Join us this week as we gain a deeper understanding of this conflict and ponder how we handle church conflict and our relationship to…
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September 21, 2025: Romans, Part II; Be Transformed
In our introduction to Romans on September 7th, we saw that this letter was delivered in person through Phoebe to a multi- ethnic group of believers that included Jews and Gentiles, women and men, slaves and free. This week we will study Romans 12 and see that this eclectic group of individuals…
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September 07, 2025: Romans, Part I
The book of Romans has had an incredible impact on the history and theology of the church over the centuries. This week we will begin our series on the book of Romans by looking to the end of the letter. Here we find one of the longest lists of names in the New Testament. What can be learned from...
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August 24, 2025 - Parables: Then and Now, Part 5: Irresponsibly Unrestrained
This week we conclude our series Parables: Then and Now with Jesus' stories about two people who go all-in on discovered treasure. We'll explore our objections to such foolhardy behaviour and invite Jesus to guide us toward unrestrained love.
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August 17, 2025 - Parables: Then and Now, Part IV
This week we continue our series Parables: Then and Now with a look at the parables of watching and waiting. What does it mean to watch and wait for Jesus? What questions sparked these parables? Together we will delve into how Jesus runs against the grain of the very question he’s asked,...
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July 27, 2025 - Parables: Then and Now, Part III
We are in the third week of our summer series on Parables, and this week we will spend some time with a familiar parable found in Luke 15 describing a lost sheep and a shepherd who notices, cares and takes action for the sake of the sheep. As we consider the values that Jesus is inviting us to...
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July 20, 2025 - Parables: Then and Now, Part II
Drawing from Indigenous teachings, and Jesus’ words in this parable and Matthew 17:20, we’ll explore how the tiny mustard seed mirrors the sacred interdependence of the Three Sisters (corn, beans, and squash) — plants that thrive only when woven together in reciprocity. Just as they depend on one...
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July 06, 2025 - Parables: Then and Now, Part I
Does Jesus endorse Workplace Embezzlement? A quick read of The Parable of the Dishonest Manager sure makes it seem like it does! Join us as we kick off this summer series Parables: Then and Now as we sit with one of the most challenging parables and discuss how we read difficult passages of...
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June 22, 2025: What To Wear As Church
For our teaching time this week, we will be studying a part of Paul's letter to the Colossians. Interestingly, Paul wrote this letter to a group of people he had never met, but he invited them to embrace their identity and live fully as dearly loved followers of Jesus. We are hoping that this...
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June 15, 2025: Future of Africa
We're excited to welcome TK and Nikki from Future of Africa to come and share with us this Sunday! Future of Africa has been one of our partners for many years, and are continuing as our Global Partner as part of our Peace in Action Team. TK, Nikki and their family live and work in Ghana, but are...
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June 01, 2025: Atonement Theories, Part IV
This Sunday we will wrap up our atonement series as we explore one more theory together: Christus Victor. Although this is one of the oldest recorded theories around the atonement, it may offer us new or fresh ways to approach this mystery of at-one-ment. We’ll also spend some time thinking about...
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