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  • Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer Meeting
    • “Sermon on the Mount": Winter 2021 Mid-Week Series
    • "The Majesty of Christ": Winter 2020 Mid-Week Video Series
    • “A Time for Confidence: Trusting God in a Post-Christian Society”: Fall 2020 Mid-Week Bible Study
    • "When World's Collide": Fall 2020 Mid-Week Video Series
    • "The Book of Job". Spring 2020 Mid-Week Video Series.
    • "Suffering Is Not For Nothing": A Teaching Series by Elisabeth Elliot
    • "The Basics of the Christian Life": Winter 2020 Mid-Week Video Series
    • "Recovering the Beauty of the Arts": Fall 2019 Mid-Week Video Series
    • "The Odyssey of St. Paul: Summer 2019 Mid-Week Video Series
    • Acts 28 11:15. “Leaving Safe Haven” Congregational Meeting Devotional
    • “Knowing Scripture”: 2019 Mid-Week Series
    • 1 Timothy 3:8–13. “Called to Serve the Church”
    • “The Great Commission”: 2019 Mid-Week Series
    • “Marks of a Healthy Church”: 2018-2019 Mid-Week Series
  • Sermons
    • 1 Peter: “Alive in the Spirit”: 2021 Sunday Morning Series >
      • 1 Peter 1:1–2. “Chosen”: The Elements of Election.
    • "Revival": Winter Sunday Morning Series >
      • Ezra 9:5-9. “When Revival Comes”.
      • Psalm 145:1-21. “The Revival of Praise & Worship”.
      • Ezekiel 37:1-14. “Revival”.
      • Psalm 85:1-13. “Revive us Lord”.
    • "Anticipate": Advent 2020 >
      • Micah 5:2-5a. “Anticipate the Coming”
      • Zephaniah 3:14-20.“Anticipate the Prophecy”
      • Malachi 3:1-4 "Anticipate the King"
      • Jeremiah 33:14-16. “Anticipate the Promise”.
    • "Trust God & His Provision": Ephesians Sunday Worship Series >
      • Ephesians 6:18. "Prayer Warrior"
      • Ephesians 6:16-17. "Armor of God".
      • Ephesians 6:14-15. "The Armor of God".
      • Ephesians 6:10-13. "Strong in the Lord".
      • Ephesians 6:5-9. "Christianity on the Job"
      • Ephesians 6:4. “The Call of a Father”.
      • Ephesians 6:1-3. "Real World Parenting"
      • Ephesians 5 25-33. “The Glorious Church”.
      • Ephesians 5:22-24. "An Excellent Wife".
      • Ephesians 5:20. "Give Thanks"
      • Ephesians 5:19-21."Spirit Filled".
      • Ephesians 5:18a. "Intoxicated?"
      • Ephesians 5:15-17. "Discovering God's Will".
      • Ephesians 5:1-7. "Walk in Love"
      • Ephesians 4:25-32. “Give Grace”
      • Ephesians 4:20-24. "Putting on the New Self"
      • Ephesians 4:17–19. "Leave the Old"
      • Ephesians 4:12-16. "The Body of Christ"
      • Ephesians 4:7-11. "Gifts from the Lord".
      • Ephesians 4:1-6. "Walking Worthy of Your Calling"
      • Ephesians 3:14-21. “Recharge”.
      • Ephesians 3:1-13 "Mystery Unravelled"
      • Ephesians 2:13-18. "One in Christ"
      • Ephesians 2 11-12. "The Promise"
      • Ephesians 2:1-10. "Alive in Christ"
      • Ephesians 1:15-23 "God's Plan for Growth"
      • Ephesians 1:11-14. “Our Inheritance”
      • Ephesians 1:6b-10. “The Road to Redemption”
      • Ephesians 1:3-6a. "Why were you Chosen?"
      • Ephesians 1:1-2. "The Way of Grace & Peace".
    • Exodus 2:1-10. "A Mother's Faith"
    • Holy Week 2020 >
      • Mark 16:1-7. "Resurrection: A Theology of Hope"
      • Holy Week, Day 8: Resurrection Sunday Sunday, April 5, AD 33.
      • Holy Week, Day 7: Saturday Saturday, April 4, AD 33.
      • Good Friday: "Messiah in the Passover"
      • Holy Week, Day 6: Friday Friday, April 3, AD 33.
      • Holy Week, Day 5: Thursday Thursday, April 2, AD 33.
      • Holy Week, Day 4: Wednesday Wednesday, April 1, AD 33.
      • Holy Week, Day 3: Tuesday Tuesday, March 31, AD 33.
      • Holy Week: Day 2: Monday: March 30, AD 33
      • John 12:12-16 "Hosanna to the King"
    • Matthew 14:22-33. "That Sinking Feeling"
    • Psalm 46:1-11. “A Mighty Fortress is Our God”
    • "Light for the New Year": Winter 2020 Worship Series >
      • 1 John 1:5-7. “Walking in the Light”.
      • Matthew 5:13-16. “Salt & Light Living”.
      • Psalm 88:1-18. Prayers that Light Darkness.
      • Ephesians 5:8-14. "Living in the Light".
      • Acts 26:16–32. From Darkness to Light
      • 1 John 2:7–11 "An Eternal Truth in a New Light"
      • Psalm 36:5-11 "The Gospel of Light"
      • Psalm 119:105-112 "Light for the Path"
      • Acts 9:10-20 "The Light of His Presence"
      • Acts 9:1-9 "The Light of His Presence"
      • James 1:17-27 "Father of Lights"
    • Mark 13:1-8. “The End is Near”
    • "The Gifts of Christmas": Advent 2019 Worship Series >
      • "The Gifts of Christmas": Christmas Eve
      • Malachi 3:1-4 "The Gift of Love"
      • Isaiah 12:1–6 “The Gift of Joy”
      • Isaiah 2:1-5 "The Gift of Peace"
      • Luke 1:26-33. "The Gift of Hope"
    • "Encountering Evil": Fall 2019 Sunday Worship Series >
      • Acts 8:1-8. "How God Uses Evil for Good"
      • Matthew13:24-30, 34-43. "Weeds & Wheat"
      • Matthew 10:7-8. "Confronting an Evil World"
    • "The Thanksgiving Spirit" Developing a Thankful Spirit. Fall 2019 Sunday Worship Series >
      • 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. “Thanks for Everything”
      • Nehemiah 8:1-12. "The Season of Celebration"
      • Psalm 103:1-5. "5 Reasons to Give Thanks"
    • "God is Big Enough..." Fall 2019 Sunday Morning Series >
      • Mark 4:35-41. "God is Big Enough to See me Through the Storm"
      • Colossian 2:11-15. "God is Big Enough to Conquer my Sin"
      • Luke 24:36-49. "God is Big Enough to Remove my Doubts"
    • "The Road Ahead": Summer 2019 Preaching Series >
      • Matthew 11:28-30. "The Road to Recovery"
      • Mark 8 27-38 “The Road Less Traveled”
      • Matthew 21:23-32. "What the Road to Hell is Paved with"
      • John 21:15-25. “Following the Master.”
      • Luke 9:51-62. "Journey to Jerusalem"
    • Mark 2:1-5. "Who are you Bringing to Jesus".
    • Ephesians 2:19-22. "Unity of the Body"
    • John 6:41-51 . Jesus: “I AM the Bread”.
    • Colossians: "Incomparable Christ" >
      • Colossians 1:1-8. "Gospel of Life"
      • Colossians 1:9–11. "Walk in a Manner Worthy"
      • Colossians 1:12-14. "Rescued from Darkness”
      • Colossians 1:15-19. “Our Sovereign Lord”
      • Colossians 1:20-23. “Reconciled in Christ”
      • Colossians 3:18 "Reinventing Motherhood"
      • Colossians 3:19-21. "A Father & His Family"
      • Colossians 1:24-29. “The Supreme Ministry”
    • Matthew 26:26-29. " The Last Supper "
    • Matthew 21:1-11. "Hosanna"
    • Luke: "Loving our Neighbors" >
      • Luke 10:25-37. Are you a Good Neighbor?
    • Galatians: "God in the Gospel" >
      • Galatians 1:1-5. “The Gospel” .
      • Galatians 1:6-9. “Defection, Deception & Destruction of the Gospel”.
      • Galatians 1:10-12: “The Gospel & Who We Are”
      • Galatians 1:13-24. “Proof of Gospel Conversion”.
      • Galatians 2:1-10. “Affirmed in the Gospel”
      • Galatians 2:11-13. “Deviation from the Gospel”.
      • Galatians 2:14-21 “Response to the Deviation from the Gospel.”
      • Galatians 3:1-5. “Justification through the Gospel by the Triune God”
      • Galatians 3:6-14. “Justification by Faith”
      • Galatians 3:15–18. “The Promise of Justification”
      • Galatians 3:19-22. “Why then the Law”
      • Galatians 3:23-4:3. "Freedom is Never Free"
      • Galatians 4:4-7. The Coming of the Messiah
      • Galatians 4:8-11. “Leave the Old”.
      • Galatians 4:12–20. “The Potter’s Hands”
      • Galatians 4:21–31. “A Fresh Start for a New Year”
      • Galatians 5:1-6 "Free at Last"
      • Galatians 5:7–12. The Character of False Teachers
      • Galatians 5:13-15. “Called to Freedom”
      • Galatians 5:16-18. “Spiritual Warfare: The Flesh vs. The Spirit”
      • Galatians 5 19-20a. “The Awfulness of Sin”
      • Galatians 5:20b-21. "Struggling with Sin"
      • Galatians 5:22-23. "The Fruit of the Spirit"
      • Galatians 5:24-6:5. “Bear with One Another”.
      • Galatians 6:6-10. “Lessons from the Soil” : Sowing & Reaping
      • Galatians 6 11-13 “Artificial Righteousness”: Glorifying in the Flesh.
      • Galatians 6 14-18. “Boast in the Lord”
    • "Celebrate": Advent 2018: >
      • Matthew 24:36-44. "Prepare His Coming"
      • Zephaniah 3:14-17. “Love from Above”
      • Matthew 11:2-11. "Prepare His Kingdom"
      • Matthew 1:18-25. "Joseph's Obedience: The Message of Peace"
    • Colossians 3:15-17. "The Purpose of Thanksgiving"
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 "I have no greater joy
​ than to hear that my children walk in truth."
-3 John 4
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​Our great team of Christian volunteers (each of whom has been cleared by criminal background checks) help weave faith into the lives of children at our weekly Nursery, Sunday School, Wednesday Kid's Klub, and March Break and Summer Vacation Bible Schools. 

Winter 2019 Sunday School

The Pre-School - Grades 2 (ages 3-7) will be in the Green room in the Martin Family Centre.
Teachers for this class include:
 Gerrie Vanderknokke & Karen Schatz
Haley Vanderknokke, Rachel Vanderknokke & Sarah Schatz
Erica Hayman & Grace Boden
Jackie Czegledi & Marva Gilkes

Grades 3-6 will be in the Blue room in the Martin Family Centre.
Teachers for this class include:
Jamal Baptiste
Gwen Vanderknokke & Lisa Kratz
Norfely Lee & Garret Kratz

The Teen class, ages 12-16, will be moving to the former pre-school Yellow classroom here in the main building.
Presently this class will be meeting every other week.
Teachers for this class include:
Ron Vanderknokke
Matthew Fawcett

​All of our volunteers are police checked and love children.  Our desire with our Sunday School is to impart the Word of God to the children, have the families interact weekly with the lesson, and to see the families grow together in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ!

​​All classes will be using material suited for their age group from The Gospel Project. The Gospel Project teaches the Bible in chronological order from beginning to end over a 3 year period and relates every story back to the Gospel. Please feel free to visit www.gospelproject.com to check out the student material for their Sunday School class.
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Sunday School - 10am

PictureWednesdays (7pm-8pm)
Our Shining Light Kidz Klubz are exciting times of praise, games, crafts and Bible stories!  Our groups for the fall are still being determined.  .  All of our leaders are police checked and many of them are also First Aid/CPR/AED certified.  Shining Light meets during the fall, winter and spring.  Kidz Klubz will begin again on September 12 at 7pm.  The younger grades meet in the Martin Family Centre just behind the main church building.  All parents should sign in their children first in the Martin Family Centre.  We would love to have your children join us each week!  I pray we will see you over the summer and at various children's events!  


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  • Home
  • Our Permanent Home
  • About
    • Congregation Directory
    • Beliefs >
      • Purpose/Vision/Mission
    • Leadership & Staff >
      • Pastor Matthew Kratz
    • Discipleship Process: "Steps of Faith"
    • Missionary Work
    • Location & Contact Information
  • Connect Online
    • Weekly Church Bulletin
  • Groups & Special Events
    • Children
    • Youth Ministry Overview
    • Young Adults
    • Adults & Seniors >
      • Tuesday Morning Men's Bible Study
      • Tuesday Morning Ladies Bible Study
    • Home Groups >
      • Christianity Explored
  • Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer Meeting
    • “Sermon on the Mount": Winter 2021 Mid-Week Series
    • "The Majesty of Christ": Winter 2020 Mid-Week Video Series
    • “A Time for Confidence: Trusting God in a Post-Christian Society”: Fall 2020 Mid-Week Bible Study
    • "When World's Collide": Fall 2020 Mid-Week Video Series
    • "The Book of Job". Spring 2020 Mid-Week Video Series.
    • "Suffering Is Not For Nothing": A Teaching Series by Elisabeth Elliot
    • "The Basics of the Christian Life": Winter 2020 Mid-Week Video Series
    • "Recovering the Beauty of the Arts": Fall 2019 Mid-Week Video Series
    • "The Odyssey of St. Paul: Summer 2019 Mid-Week Video Series
    • Acts 28 11:15. “Leaving Safe Haven” Congregational Meeting Devotional
    • “Knowing Scripture”: 2019 Mid-Week Series
    • 1 Timothy 3:8–13. “Called to Serve the Church”
    • “The Great Commission”: 2019 Mid-Week Series
    • “Marks of a Healthy Church”: 2018-2019 Mid-Week Series
  • Sermons
    • 1 Peter: “Alive in the Spirit”: 2021 Sunday Morning Series >
      • 1 Peter 1:1–2. “Chosen”: The Elements of Election.
    • "Revival": Winter Sunday Morning Series >
      • Ezra 9:5-9. “When Revival Comes”.
      • Psalm 145:1-21. “The Revival of Praise & Worship”.
      • Ezekiel 37:1-14. “Revival”.
      • Psalm 85:1-13. “Revive us Lord”.
    • "Anticipate": Advent 2020 >
      • Micah 5:2-5a. “Anticipate the Coming”
      • Zephaniah 3:14-20.“Anticipate the Prophecy”
      • Malachi 3:1-4 "Anticipate the King"
      • Jeremiah 33:14-16. “Anticipate the Promise”.
    • "Trust God & His Provision": Ephesians Sunday Worship Series >
      • Ephesians 6:18. "Prayer Warrior"
      • Ephesians 6:16-17. "Armor of God".
      • Ephesians 6:14-15. "The Armor of God".
      • Ephesians 6:10-13. "Strong in the Lord".
      • Ephesians 6:5-9. "Christianity on the Job"
      • Ephesians 6:4. “The Call of a Father”.
      • Ephesians 6:1-3. "Real World Parenting"
      • Ephesians 5 25-33. “The Glorious Church”.
      • Ephesians 5:22-24. "An Excellent Wife".
      • Ephesians 5:20. "Give Thanks"
      • Ephesians 5:19-21."Spirit Filled".
      • Ephesians 5:18a. "Intoxicated?"
      • Ephesians 5:15-17. "Discovering God's Will".
      • Ephesians 5:1-7. "Walk in Love"
      • Ephesians 4:25-32. “Give Grace”
      • Ephesians 4:20-24. "Putting on the New Self"
      • Ephesians 4:17–19. "Leave the Old"
      • Ephesians 4:12-16. "The Body of Christ"
      • Ephesians 4:7-11. "Gifts from the Lord".
      • Ephesians 4:1-6. "Walking Worthy of Your Calling"
      • Ephesians 3:14-21. “Recharge”.
      • Ephesians 3:1-13 "Mystery Unravelled"
      • Ephesians 2:13-18. "One in Christ"
      • Ephesians 2 11-12. "The Promise"
      • Ephesians 2:1-10. "Alive in Christ"
      • Ephesians 1:15-23 "God's Plan for Growth"
      • Ephesians 1:11-14. “Our Inheritance”
      • Ephesians 1:6b-10. “The Road to Redemption”
      • Ephesians 1:3-6a. "Why were you Chosen?"
      • Ephesians 1:1-2. "The Way of Grace & Peace".
    • Exodus 2:1-10. "A Mother's Faith"
    • Holy Week 2020 >
      • Mark 16:1-7. "Resurrection: A Theology of Hope"
      • Holy Week, Day 8: Resurrection Sunday Sunday, April 5, AD 33.
      • Holy Week, Day 7: Saturday Saturday, April 4, AD 33.
      • Good Friday: "Messiah in the Passover"
      • Holy Week, Day 6: Friday Friday, April 3, AD 33.
      • Holy Week, Day 5: Thursday Thursday, April 2, AD 33.
      • Holy Week, Day 4: Wednesday Wednesday, April 1, AD 33.
      • Holy Week, Day 3: Tuesday Tuesday, March 31, AD 33.
      • Holy Week: Day 2: Monday: March 30, AD 33
      • John 12:12-16 "Hosanna to the King"
    • Matthew 14:22-33. "That Sinking Feeling"
    • Psalm 46:1-11. “A Mighty Fortress is Our God”
    • "Light for the New Year": Winter 2020 Worship Series >
      • 1 John 1:5-7. “Walking in the Light”.
      • Matthew 5:13-16. “Salt & Light Living”.
      • Psalm 88:1-18. Prayers that Light Darkness.
      • Ephesians 5:8-14. "Living in the Light".
      • Acts 26:16–32. From Darkness to Light
      • 1 John 2:7–11 "An Eternal Truth in a New Light"
      • Psalm 36:5-11 "The Gospel of Light"
      • Psalm 119:105-112 "Light for the Path"
      • Acts 9:10-20 "The Light of His Presence"
      • Acts 9:1-9 "The Light of His Presence"
      • James 1:17-27 "Father of Lights"
    • Mark 13:1-8. “The End is Near”
    • "The Gifts of Christmas": Advent 2019 Worship Series >
      • "The Gifts of Christmas": Christmas Eve
      • Malachi 3:1-4 "The Gift of Love"
      • Isaiah 12:1–6 “The Gift of Joy”
      • Isaiah 2:1-5 "The Gift of Peace"
      • Luke 1:26-33. "The Gift of Hope"
    • "Encountering Evil": Fall 2019 Sunday Worship Series >
      • Acts 8:1-8. "How God Uses Evil for Good"
      • Matthew13:24-30, 34-43. "Weeds & Wheat"
      • Matthew 10:7-8. "Confronting an Evil World"
    • "The Thanksgiving Spirit" Developing a Thankful Spirit. Fall 2019 Sunday Worship Series >
      • 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. “Thanks for Everything”
      • Nehemiah 8:1-12. "The Season of Celebration"
      • Psalm 103:1-5. "5 Reasons to Give Thanks"
    • "God is Big Enough..." Fall 2019 Sunday Morning Series >
      • Mark 4:35-41. "God is Big Enough to See me Through the Storm"
      • Colossian 2:11-15. "God is Big Enough to Conquer my Sin"
      • Luke 24:36-49. "God is Big Enough to Remove my Doubts"
    • "The Road Ahead": Summer 2019 Preaching Series >
      • Matthew 11:28-30. "The Road to Recovery"
      • Mark 8 27-38 “The Road Less Traveled”
      • Matthew 21:23-32. "What the Road to Hell is Paved with"
      • John 21:15-25. “Following the Master.”
      • Luke 9:51-62. "Journey to Jerusalem"
    • Mark 2:1-5. "Who are you Bringing to Jesus".
    • Ephesians 2:19-22. "Unity of the Body"
    • John 6:41-51 . Jesus: “I AM the Bread”.
    • Colossians: "Incomparable Christ" >
      • Colossians 1:1-8. "Gospel of Life"
      • Colossians 1:9–11. "Walk in a Manner Worthy"
      • Colossians 1:12-14. "Rescued from Darkness”
      • Colossians 1:15-19. “Our Sovereign Lord”
      • Colossians 1:20-23. “Reconciled in Christ”
      • Colossians 3:18 "Reinventing Motherhood"
      • Colossians 3:19-21. "A Father & His Family"
      • Colossians 1:24-29. “The Supreme Ministry”
    • Matthew 26:26-29. " The Last Supper "
    • Matthew 21:1-11. "Hosanna"
    • Luke: "Loving our Neighbors" >
      • Luke 10:25-37. Are you a Good Neighbor?
    • Galatians: "God in the Gospel" >
      • Galatians 1:1-5. “The Gospel” .
      • Galatians 1:6-9. “Defection, Deception & Destruction of the Gospel”.
      • Galatians 1:10-12: “The Gospel & Who We Are”
      • Galatians 1:13-24. “Proof of Gospel Conversion”.
      • Galatians 2:1-10. “Affirmed in the Gospel”
      • Galatians 2:11-13. “Deviation from the Gospel”.
      • Galatians 2:14-21 “Response to the Deviation from the Gospel.”
      • Galatians 3:1-5. “Justification through the Gospel by the Triune God”
      • Galatians 3:6-14. “Justification by Faith”
      • Galatians 3:15–18. “The Promise of Justification”
      • Galatians 3:19-22. “Why then the Law”
      • Galatians 3:23-4:3. "Freedom is Never Free"
      • Galatians 4:4-7. The Coming of the Messiah
      • Galatians 4:8-11. “Leave the Old”.
      • Galatians 4:12–20. “The Potter’s Hands”
      • Galatians 4:21–31. “A Fresh Start for a New Year”
      • Galatians 5:1-6 "Free at Last"
      • Galatians 5:7–12. The Character of False Teachers
      • Galatians 5:13-15. “Called to Freedom”
      • Galatians 5:16-18. “Spiritual Warfare: The Flesh vs. The Spirit”
      • Galatians 5 19-20a. “The Awfulness of Sin”
      • Galatians 5:20b-21. "Struggling with Sin"
      • Galatians 5:22-23. "The Fruit of the Spirit"
      • Galatians 5:24-6:5. “Bear with One Another”.
      • Galatians 6:6-10. “Lessons from the Soil” : Sowing & Reaping
      • Galatians 6 11-13 “Artificial Righteousness”: Glorifying in the Flesh.
      • Galatians 6 14-18. “Boast in the Lord”
    • "Celebrate": Advent 2018: >
      • Matthew 24:36-44. "Prepare His Coming"
      • Zephaniah 3:14-17. “Love from Above”
      • Matthew 11:2-11. "Prepare His Kingdom"
      • Matthew 1:18-25. "Joseph's Obedience: The Message of Peace"
    • Colossians 3:15-17. "The Purpose of Thanksgiving"
  • Contact