St. Paul's Leaskdale Weekly Sermons
by St Paul's Leaskdale
Welcome to the St. Paul's Leaskdale Church audio podcast. These 25-30 minute messages are intended to help you grow in your relationship with God and others. Whether church is new to you or not, our hope is that you will experience a life that is fully alive! Check us out at www.saintpauls.ca
Episodes
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Unshakeable | Walk in the Light (Andrew Allison)
Isaiah 50 - Isaiah continues to paint graphic pictures to let God's people know how God is experiencing their relationship. These are strong images. They accused God of walking away, but He saw what has actually happened: they walked away from Him. What do you do when you are rejected and blamed...
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Unshakeable | A Pool in the Desert (Andrew Allison)
Isaiah 35 - Through Isaiah, God paints pictures for his people. This passage begins with a parched desert. It's a picture of our lives. We go through dry seasons and hard patches. And then, out of nowhere, crocuses. For one or two months each year, crocuses pop up on the floor of the Judean...
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Unshakeable | Future (Lynnita Weber)
Isaiah 25:1-9 - The prophet Isaiah used pictures and images to announce God's hope to people living in an uncertain, anxious time. These pictures are meant to remind us that God loves us and is trustworthy. One day he will right every wrong and renew the world, including us.
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Unshakeable | End of War (Andrew Allison)
Isaiah 2:1-5 - Hundreds of years before Jesus, walked the earth, God started talking about what was going to happen. One of the prophets he spoke to was a guy named Isaiah. He spoke in pictures and images that were intended to get inside people's heads and get them dreaming about a different kind...
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Unshakeable | Forgiveness (Drew Warkentin)
Isaiah 1:15-20 - This week we start a new series titled "Unshakeable," exploring the epic images God gave His people (including us!) in the book of Isaiah. The book begins with a call to repentance. Get honest about what you're doing. Get honest with God. Make things right with the people you've...
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Slingshot | Go (Andrew Allison)
1 Samuel 24:1-22 - David had a clear shot at making his life a whole lot easier. The problem was that his easier life would have cost King Saul his life. Just about everyone was okay with that trade-off except Saul, obviously, and, remarkably, David. David saw something in Saul that no one else...
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Slingshot | Give (Andrew Allison)
2 Samuel 24:18-25 - David had at least 2 colossal fails in his life. This story is the aftermath of his second failure. The short story is that God called David to make a sacrifice, and David, wisely, decided he wouldn't cheap out; he'd pay full price. God accepted David's sacrifice and ended the...
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Slingshot | Grow (Lynnita Weber)
1 Samuel 23:14-18 - Using the life of David, we're taking four weeks to look at four essential practices that Christians have devoted themselves to for two thousand years: Gather, Grow, Give and Go. These practices are what Jesus has always called his church to do. This week we're talking about...
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Slingshot | Gather (Andrew Allison)
1 Samuel 17:32-53 - This Sunday, we begin a 4-week series on the Vision of St. Paul's. Using the life of David, we're going to look at 4 essential practices that Christians have devoted themselves to for 2000 years. Gather, Grow, Give and Go. These practices are what Jesus has always called his...
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Where's The Hope? | Pray! (Andrew Allison)
Colossians 4:2-9 - Paul's brief letter to these believers finishes with a call to pray. God wants to hear from us! And, for those of us who can fall into a rut with praying or fall out of praying altogether, he offers good direction. Devote yourself to this, which means prioritizing it and…
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Where's The Hope? | Community (Andrew Allison)
Colossians 3:18-4:1 - As Paul brings his letter to a close, he takes the time to talk about how the truth of Jesus as Master and King plays out in our everyday relationships. Wives and husbands, kids and parents, employees and employers. The consistent point he makes throughout is how Jesus makes...
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Where's The Hope? | The New Life (Andrew Allison)
Colossians 3:12-17-Sometimes Christianity gets known for the things we don't do. That's part of the story, but not the biggest (or best) part of the story. Paul lays out the Christian code of conduct in this passage. How do we be us? How do we deal with each other? What are the markers of a…
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Where's The Hope? | The Old Life (Andrew Allison)
Colossians 3:5-11 - The Colossian believers were figuring out what needed to stay and what needed to go in their lives. Paul, under the leading of the Holy Spirit, picked out two areas that needed special attention: sex and speech. These things reveal who we are at the deepest level. Thankfully…
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Where's The Hope? | Lost Connection (Andrew Allison)
Colossians 2:20-3:4 - The believers in Colosse were struggling. We can't avoid it; we bring religious baggage with us when we come to trust Jesus. In our day it's more likely that people go to church and think God should be chill and adjust to their thinking and preferences. 2000 years ago it was...
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Where's The Hope? | Live Free (Lynnita Weber)
Colossians 2:13-19 - Humans have a problem that we can't save ourselves from—not through secular programs or religious systems. The good news of Jesus is that on the cross, Jesus dealt with it all. In him we are alive, forgiven, and free!
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Where's The Hope? | Jesus Is Enough (Lynnita Weber)
Colossians 2:8-12 - The Colossian Christians were in danger of losing their freedom in Jesus because of teaching that told them they needed to supplement faith in Jesus with religion or spiritual experiences. Paul warns them not to get tricked by this, because Jesus is more than enough.
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Where's The Hope? | Grow (Darcy Rumble)
Colossians 2:1-7 - The way forward for the first Christians had its bumps and tumbles. Not everyone who claimed to be a teacher had their story straight, and some were downright deceptive and wrong. One of the reasons Paul wrote this letter was to speak directly to the false teaching that was…
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Where's The Hope? | Christ In You (Drew Warkentin)
Colossians 1:24-29 - Suffering is the hardest thing for human beings. Why do we have to go through so much pain? One might think that getting on God's 'team' would mean you wouldn't suffer anymore or at least you'd suffer less. That's not the case. Jesus suffered, and he was very clear that his...
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Where's The Hope? | Settled And Secure (Andrew Allison)
Colossians 1:21-23 - Last week, Paul went into great detail about Jesus, how sovereign and supreme he is and all that he did in pursuit of us. This week, we, Christians, enter the story. Paul only uses 2 words to describe our side of the story: alienated and reconciled. Again, Jesus did all the...
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Where's The Hope? | Jesus Is (Andrew Allison)
Colossians 1:15-20 - In his letter to the Colossians, Paul quickly gets down to 'majoring on the majors'. Not surprisingly, the Major of all majors is Jesus. Instead of talking about Jesus' powerful miracles or profound teachings, Paul backs the story all the way to the beginning, Creation. Jesus...
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Where's The Hope | Prayer (Andrew Allison)
Colossians 1:9-14 - Paul continues his message of hope by telling the Colossians what he's praying for them. He doesn't pray that they'll be healthy or wealthy or have an easier go of it. What he wants most for them, and so what he asks God for them, is that they would know God's will, that they...
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Where's The Hope? | True Hope (Lynnita Weber)
Colossians 1:1-8 - The church in Colossae faced cultural pressures that challenged their hope in Jesus. When Paul heard about this from prison, he wrote this hope-filled letter to encourage these new believers that Jesus is all they need. Gospel hope is true, certain, life-changing, and unstoppable.
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Vision Sunday | The View From Here
Acts 28:30-31-At various points in the Church's history, Christians realized they were at a crossroads. Decisions had to be made, new opportunities considered and familiar surroundings left to meet fresh challenges. St. Paul's Leaskdale has its own stories of crossroads, none bigger than leaving...
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Holy Spirit Come | How Does It All End? (Andrew Allison)
Revelation 22:12-21 - The Bible ends with an exchange between lovers: the Groom, Jesus, saying that he's coming soon, and the Spirit and the Bride - believers worldwide- saying "We can hardly wait!". The whole Story of the Bible has been a romance! The longing of God's heart brought to…
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Holy Spirit Come | The Sign of the Spirit (Lynnita Weber)
1 Corinthians 13 - In his letter to the church at Corinth, Paul writes a lot about the Holy Spirit and his gifts to the church. The main thing he wants to talk about is love. Love, not gifting, is the benchmark for spiritual maturity. Love is a way of life, not an emotional experience. And love…
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Holy Spirit Come | What's My Gift? (Andrew Allison)
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 - Paul wrote to the church in Corinth so they could understand some basic stuff like leadership, sex, married life and self-discipline. As part of 'basic training', he also taught about spiritual things. How does the Holy Spirit help us sort out the spiritual realities of...
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Holy Spirit Come | Can People Change? (Andrew Allison)
Galatians 5:16-26 - The Holy Spirit caught everyone off guard, both the convinced and the curious. The early Church was thrilled by stories of healings and rescues. Over time, as they paid attention to what was going on in each other's lives, they realized that they were each becoming more like...
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Holy Spirit Come | Can God use ordinary people? (Andrew Allison)
Acts 2:1-21 - The long-awaited gift of God's Spirit given to ordinary women and men finally touched down! A few unlikely believers huddled together in an upstairs room were the first recipients. This story unlocks the plan that the Spirit of Jesus has for us all.
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Holy Spirit Come | Where Did Jesus' Power Come From? (Lynnita Weber)
Luke 4:14-21 - Jesus announced that the Spirit of the Lord was on him to proclaim the good news. The Holy Spirit empowered Jesus for his mission. And Jesus gives us the same Spirit for the same mission.
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Holy Spirit Come | Are We Missing Something? (Andrew Allison)
Joel 2:28-32 - This week, we begin a seven-week study on the person and work of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit shows up in the first verses of the Bible, "hovering over the waters," in the last verses of the Bible: "The Spirit and the Bride say 'Come'". The Spirit shows up in many of the verses...
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The King Is In The Room | What's The Deal With Easter? (Andrew Allison)
Mark 16:1-8 - The story of Jesus' Resurrection means the rest of the Bible makes sense. That morning, Jesus redeemed every story from the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden forward. You might be surprised how understated the event is, particularly in Mark's biography. But even in Mark, the hope,...
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The King Is In The Room | Why Did Jesus Come? (Andrew Allison)
Mark 11:1-11 - We're just touching down as Mark's biography of Jesus moves towards the Cross. The Triumphal entry seems anticlimactic and insignificant to us, but for those in the know, those who had waited for hundreds of years, there was electricity in the air. A perpetual bone of contention in...
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The King Is In The Room | Who Is Jesus? (Darcy Rumble)
Mark 9:1-13 - We've hit fast-forward in the Jesus Story! In one week, we've shuttled from the mountain where the 10 commandments were given, over to the mountain where Jesus shows his true colours. This story is a shout-out to everything that has happened to this point in the Bible, and at the…
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Roots | How Salvation Works - How Close Is God? (Andrew Allison)
Exodus 40:34-38 - The Book of Exodus ends with God's tent, the Tabernacle, furnished and fully operational. The job of exiting, leaving Egypt, is done. Now it's time to change focus from getting out of slavery to getting into the Promised Land. This is the ultimate road trip because God is on it,...
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Roots | How Salvation Works - A Heart-to-heart With God (Lynnita Weber)
Exodus 33:12-23 - The book of Exodus unfolds the growing friendship between God and Moses, one conversation at a time. Moses' honest exchange with God is a picture of how we can talk with God, too.
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Roots | How Salvation Works - What Do Christians Do? (Andrew Allison)
Exodus 19:3-8 - God is seeking a community to join Him in His mission to bless and save the world. Israel was out of Egypt, where their purpose had been clear: make bricks! What was their purpose now? At the foot of Mount Sinai, before they take another step, God has a proposal.
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Roots | How Salvation Works - When Is Enough, Enough? (Andrew Allison)
Exodus 16:2-16 | The story of our roots continues. As in all relationships, things have shifted from near daily drama of the epic and spectacular to settling into daily routines. What will God do about their need for food every day? How much can we trust God? How much control do we have? So many...
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Roots | How Salvation Works - Why Does God Take So Long? (Drew Warkentin)
Exodus 14:5-31 - The story of God's rescue is not without drama! God's people left Egypt only to come against a new opponent, the Red Sea! They were trapped between an angry Pharaoh and, at least as bad, an angry Sea. They cried out, expressed their terror, and God made a way. Of course, it did...
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Roots | How Salvation Works - Blood On The Door (Lynnita Weber)
Exodus 12:1-14 - The story of Exodus is the story of Jesus. The God we get to know in Exodus is the God who comes to us in the person of Jesus: a God who judges, who saves, and who renews.
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Roots: How Salvation Works | Burning The Bridge With God (Andrew Allison)
Exodus 3:1-14 - The Rescue begins! And as God always does, he goes looking for a person to lead the charge, a fallible, often unwilling person. God chose Moses and picked up on a relationship that God started years ago, when Moses may not have been paying attention. He started paying attention…
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Roots | How Salvation Works - Why Is Life So Hard? (Andrew Allison)
Exodus 1:6-14 - This Sunday we begin a new teaching series called "Roots" based on the book of Exodus. You can't fully understand the life, death and resurrection of Jesus without studying Exodus. Chapter 1 lays the foundation of a people in desperate need of rescue.
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Generous: Living Open-Handed | How Much Can You Take With You? (Andrew Allison)
Exodus 36:1-7 -God gave Moses a huge project. Moses already had a huge assignment in guiding the Israelites through the wilderness, but now God wanted an ornate Tabernacle built. It would require great skill and a pile of gold, silver and precious gems. Providentially, these very recently freed...
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Generous: Living Open-Handed | The Grip of Greed (Lynnita Weber)
Luke 12:13-21 - Jesus tells us to watch out for all kinds of greed. The challenge is, greed is sneaky—it hides in our hearts. So Jesus tells a story illustrating three attitudes towards money that are symptoms of greed: I deserve it. It's all for me. I'm better off with more.
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Advent 2025: Go | Joseph & Mary Go To The Temple (Andrew Allison)
Luke 2:22-40 - This week, we continue our Advent series, Go, by reflecting on the quiet faithfulness of Joseph and Mary as they bring Jesus to the temple. In this moment of ordinary obedience, God meets them with extraordinary hope through Simeon and Anna.
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Advent 2025: Go | Joseph Goes With The Plan to Marry (Andrew Allison)
Matthew 1:18-25 - This week's story is God's call to Joseph. Joseph would have hoped to lead an ordinary life, work a job, have a family, and contribute in some small way to the community. God had bigger plans.
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Advent 2025: Go | Mary Goes To Elizabeth (Lynnita Weber)
Luke 1:39-45: Unexpectedly pregnant before she was married, Mary's life was in upheaval. God sent her to Elizabeth, who would encourage her with a blessing.
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Advent 2025: Go | Gabriel Goes To Mary (Andrew Allison)
Luke 1:26-38 - It's Christmas, and everyone is GOING! For starters, it's Gabriel who goes first to Zechariah (last week) and now to Mary in Nazareth. Christmas has God on the move, and God chose to include humans as key players in the best story ever. Mary's involvement in this story will prove...
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Advent 2025: Go | John Goes Before Jesus (Andrew Allison)
Luke 1:5-17 - The first Christmas was hopping! God was fulfilling promises made centuries earlier and now he needed the right people to be in place and ready to go. His first stop was Jerusalem to talk to an old priest about he and his wife having a baby. There was excitement in the air! And so…
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Practicing The Way | True Family (Andrew Allison)
Mark 3:32-35 - The most important practice of all is Community, because, in part, we can learn every other practice as we walk with other Jesus people. In this week's passage, Jesus clarifies the kind of community we need to be surrounded by: those who do the will of God.
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Welcome to the St. Paul's Leaskdale Church audio podcast. These 25-30 minute messages are intended to help you grow in your relationship with God and others. Whether church is new to you or not, our hope is that you will experience a life that is fully alive! Check us out at www.saintpauls.ca
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