The Gate Church

Pastor Greg continues our sermon series through Proverbs 6:16-19 and describes God's righteous hate for murder and the harming of innocents, and then encourages us with the good news that Jesus willingly shed his own innocent blood to pay for our sin.

Pastor Blair continues our sermon series and explains why lying is destructive, but overcome and undone by the truth of the living Word.

Pastor Greg continues our sermon series through Proverbs 6:16-19, encouraging us to find freedom from our pride through Christ, who humbled himself to the point of death on the cross to set us free and give us a new heart and a new mind.

Pastor Greg begins our new sermon series through Proverbs 6:16-19, which highlights seven wicked things that God hates, why he hates them, and how He works in love to redeem us from them.

Pastor Greg encourages us on Easter Sunday with the truth of Jesus' resurrection and how it invites us to stop returning to the tomb and all those things that lead to death, so that we can turn our eyes to Christ--to the living One--in order to live out our lives in His victory!

Pastor Greg teaches about Jesus' Triumphal entry on that first Palm Sunday and discusses what it means to actually proclaim or follow Jesus as the King!

One of our Elders, Henry Boersma, finishes up our sermon series through 1 and 2 Thessalonians, encouraging us to work as unto the Lord for the benefit of our church and to avoid the snares of idleness.

Pastor Greg begins the last chapter of our sermon series through 1 and 2 Thessalonians and encourages us to place our confidence in the Lord!

Pastor Blair continues our sermon series through 1 and 2 Thessalonians and encourages us to stand firm in our faith; on the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

Pastor Greg continues our sermon series through 1 and 2 Thessalonians by encouraging us to hold on to the truth so that we as followers of Christ will not, as Paul writes, be deceived by anything.

One of our congregants and worship leaders, Dave Mackie, tackles the first part of Paul's second letter to the Thessalonians; a reminder and an encouragement that God's judgment is right!

Pastor Brad continues our sermon series through 1 and 2 Thessalonians as he finishes up 1 Thessalonians by encouraging us to not quench the Spirit.

Pastor Greg continues our sermon series through 1 and 2 Thessalonians, explaining who we are meant to be as the church in Christ, and what dynamic and loving responsibilities we have both towards one another in the church and towards those outside the church.

One of our church members, David Melara, with his insider experience growing up as a pastor's kid, expounds on what it means and why it's important to honour and esteem the leaders in the church who labour among us for our sake!

Pastor Greg continues in our sermon series through 1 and 2 Thessalonians and encourages us to live in light of Jesus' second coming with hope, joy, and by modelling the Kingdom of faith and love that Jesus is coming to establish in full on that day!

Pastor Greg continues our sermon series through 1 and 2 Thessalonians by taking Paul's advice and encouraging us with the word of the Lord which gives us a sure hope in life after death in Christ for both, ourselves and our brothers and sisters in Christ who've gone before us.

Pastor Greg continues our sermon series through 1 and 2 Thessalonians with an encouragement to live our live's outside of the church toward outsiders in a way that worships God and displays the love and character of the God who works through our own good work.

Pastor Greg continues our sermon series through 1 and 2 Thessalonians with an encouragement for the congregation to continue to grow in their desire to live in a way that pleases the Lord.

Pastor Blair continues our sermon series through 1 and 2 Thessalonians by sharing about the importance of overcoming the forces of darkness and discouragement through genuine relationships with God and within the body of Christ.

Shane Mattenley, a missionary and member of our congregation, invites us to ponder Jesus' willingness to lay down his life for us because of the joy set before him, so that we too can take hold of that joy and lay down our lives for others in his name!

Pastor Greg continues our sermon series, Love and Endurance, through 1 and 2 Thessalonians by encouraging the church to embrace the example of Paul and the Thessalonians in embracing a culture of evangelism.

Pastor Greg continues our sermon series, Love and Endurance, through 1 and 2 Thessalonians and encourages us to learn from the example of the church in Thessalonica and why Paul called them an example for other churches.

Pastor Greg begins our new sermon series through 1 and 2 Thessalonians and encourages us by expounding on the total Gospel transformation of the new believers in Thessalonica who were evidently changed by both God's Word and God's Power.

Pastor Greg concludes our sermon series, Words of Life, and encourages us to learn and grow in the word, not just for our own benefit and personal relationship with the Lord, but for the benefit of everyone within the body of Christ!

Pastor Brad encourages us to engage and grow in the Words of Life so that we can use it effectively in evangelism.

Pastor Blair, who is also an English Major, gives us a much needed lesson on the literary forms found in the Bible; how to recognize them, why it is important to read the Bible in light of them, and how they reveal so much more about God than we often realize.

Pastor Greg continues our sermon series, Words of Life, by encouraging us to live our lives and be guided by the light and lamp of scripture.

Pastor Greg continues through our sermon series through Psalm 119, Words of Life, and encourages us to wield the Word of God as the Sword of a Spirit--a weapon of defence and offence against the true enemy.

Pastor Brad continues our sermon series through Psalm 119, encouraging and teaching us to meditate on God's word.

Continuing through our sermon series in Psalm 119, Pastor Greg encourages us to study the words of life and gives us some tips on how to do that effectively.

Pastor Greg continues our sermon series through Psalm 119 by giving a brief overview of how we got the Bible as we know it today and what the implications are for the Bible being the inspired Words of God.

Pastor Greg returns from his sabbatical and as he begins our new sermon series, Words of Life, he invites us to read and engage with the Bible because it contains the Words of Life!

Pastor Frank closes out our sermon series, Stronger, and encourages us to be intentional in abiding with Christ by doing spiritual disciplines through creating a rule of life. (Also makes use of a video clip by John Mark Comer)

David Melara leads us through an exploration of the spiritual discipline of Stewardship, highlighting the importance of stewarding the gifts that we've been given.

Dave Mackie leads us through an exploration into understanding the spiritual discipline of Worship.

Pastor Brad leads us through unpacking the beauty and power of approaching gathering as a community as a Spiritual Discipline.

Pastor Blair gently leads us into a deep exploration of the disciplines of Solitude and Silence.

Mitchell Muizelaar, Family Pastor at One Life Church, delivers an encouraging word on hope at our annual joint "Church in the Square" service.

Pastor Frank introduces us to the short series that we will be going through for the rest of the summer, exploring Spiritual Disciplines. He invites us over the next few weeks to explore how spiritual disciplines can help us live a more fully integrated spiritual life, that has the power to unlock the truly "abundant life" that Jesus promises us.

In our final sermon in our series through the Gospel of John, acclaimed sociologist and professor James Penner unpacks for us the beautiful healing and restoration that Jesus leads Peter through after his denial, and invites each of us to a similar journey with Jesus to discover healing from our shame and pain.

Pastor Brad continues our sermon series through the Gospel of John, unpacking the beautiful moment that Jesus had with Peter and some other disciples over breakfast at the beginning of chapter 21, focusing on Jesus' power to redeem memory.

Pastor Frank continues our series through the Gospel of John, this week exploring the story of Peter's denial found in John 18, and the age-old battle between fear and love that lies beneath it.

Pastor Blair continues our series through the Gospel of John, leading us through the moment of Jesus' arrest found in John 18.

We continue in our series through the Gospel of John: Follow. Pastor Frank shares on the powerful prayer of Jesus found in John 17, encouraging us that pursuing oneness in the Church, in our diversity, is a critical key to the world being able to see who Jesus is. Our love for one another demonstrates the power of Jesus' love.

Pastor Greg continues our sermon series through the Gospel of John on Pentecost Sunday, encouraging us to rely on the Holy Spirit as our source and strength to effectively live and be Jesus' disciples in the world today!

Pastor Greg continues our sermon series through the Gospel of John, encouraging us with Jesus' word to his disciples when he tells them that as they go into the world in His name, the world may hate them, but that it's still worth it!

Pastor Blair encourages us to abide in Christ so that we can go and bear good fruit.

Pastor Greg is joined by Pastor Geoff, the Executive Director of SAIL - Supportive Accommodation for Independent Living - and together they discuss Jesus' lesson to the disciples as he washed their feet and how we can go and do likewise in our context today.

Pastor Greg continues our sermon series through the Gospel of John and encourages us with Jesus' encouraging promise to his disciples: that He will send the Holy Spirit to dwell within them so that he can be with them and so that they can accomplish His commandments on earth for the glory of the Father!

Pastor Greg expounds on what Jesus means when he says he's the Way, the Truth, and the Life and why that's so encouraging and empowering for us today as the Body of Christ in the way we're commanded to love one another.