Sanctus Church Video Sermons

Rooted: The Book of Romans - Week 5 - No Excuses Left

What is it that we truly need to be good? Money? Education? Time? Pastor Jon Thompson discusses the uncomfortable truth of the fundamental brokenness of all humans and the perfect salvation we can only find through Jesus. 

Speaker: Jon Thompson
Publication: October 30, 2022

Rebuilding the House - Week 2 - The Imperative of Joy

Sometimes it can feel like every day is a battle. And when we feel defeated, we turn to quick fixes and distractions to escape. But they never work for long. Instead, as Pastor Jon Thompson reminds us, Jesus has offered us a persistent joy that even on our darkest most difficult days offers us rejoicing freedom.

Speaker: Jon Thompson
Verse: Philippians
Publication: October 23, 2022

Rebuilding the House – Week 1 – Out of the Joy and Weeping

Where are you in relation to the church, today? Have you considered how your gifts or resources might contribute to the rebuilding of God’s house? Pastor Jon Thompson offers a challenge to Sanctus church members to examine priorities during this rebuilding moment. 

Speaker: Jon Thompson
Verses: Ezra
Publication: October 16, 2022

Alpha Sunday 2022

Do you feel the pull of busy-ness, of anxiety, of fear, drawing you away from church? How do we keep up our discipline of evangelism when it's just easier and seemingly safer to keep our faith hidden. Pastor Jon Thompson pushes us to explore some of our faith-centred questions through the video series, Alpha. Watch or listen as we hear how Alpha can help you refocus on your church community, and give you an opportunity to invite others to hear and understand the incredible good news of the Gospel. 

Speaker: Jon Thompson
Publication: October 9, 2022

Rooted: The Book of Romans - Week 4 - Throwing Out Spiritual Junk

It's easy to look around and judge others -- and ourselves -- by superficial standards, and think we're doing alright and don't need God. Even for those who call themselves Christians. But when we don't look deeper, we risk pasting a fake veneer of proper living over a whole pile of spiritual junk. We end up self-congratulating and self-satisfied. Pastor Sam Mills illuminates how a genuine love and desire for God prompts us to clean out the spiritual junk of pride and hypocrisy that keeps us from walking in humility and compassion. 

Speaker: Sam Mills
Verse: Romans 2-17:29
Publication: October 2, 2022

Rooted: The Book of Romans - Week 3 - No Safe Hiding Place

What could "good enough" possibly mean when measured against perfection? Pastor Jon Thompson guides us through Paul's words in Roman on humanity's crisis of sinfulness and how we cannot stand up to God's absolute goodness. Join as he discusses the unbound importance of repentance and the incredible gift of God's grace and mercy.

Speaker: Jon Thompson
Publication: September 25, 2022

Rooted: The Book of Romans - Week 2 - God’s Loving Justice

The word "Good" is only four letters long and is still an enormous word, far too big for humans. We all fail to be good and break away from the perfection that was designed by our Creator. This week, Pastor Jon Thompson continues through Romans to learn about how we humans fail but also how God had a plan to heal our broken relationship with Him through the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus. 

Speaker: Jon Thompson
Publication: September 18, 2022

Rooted: The Book of Romans - Week 1 - A Resurrection Promise

We all need a refreshing season, one that builds back our hopes and renews our energies. For Sanctus, the word that sums up the next season for us is resurrection. Join Pastor Jon Thompson as we begin a study of the Book of Romans, one of the best books to resurrect, to bring back the essence, the beauty, the power, the hope, and the ongoing day-in and day-out life changes promised in Jesus.

Speaker: Jon Thompson
Publication: September 11, 2022

Why is Life Unfair?

Have you ever felt that life is unfair? We are currently living in a time of failing leadership, economic uncertainty, and governmental instability. All the while we see good people going through unfair hardships and bad people using unethical means and methods to prosper without any consequence. How could life be this unfair? This morning we want to dive into Psalm 73 for some answers.

Verse: Psalm 73
Speaker: Samuel Mills
Published: August 28, 2022

A Seat At The Table - Week 9 - A Dangerous Breakfast

Unlike the many other meals we listened to this summer, this last meal is the one where Jesus does not invite someone to get to know him, or invite them to see his true identity but to rebuild and restore someone that already knows him more than most. Again Jesus is going to help this person, midpoint in the journey, keep going. This is where Jesus restores Peter.

Speaker: Jon Thompson
Publication Date: August 21, 2022

A Seat At The Table - Week 8 - The Best Party Invitation

God's inviting you to His party. What's your response? Guest speaker Lorie Hartshorn explores a party with several awkward moments and one particularly awkward party guest.

A Seat At The Table - Week 7 - Trading Wages for Grace

Are you a "pretty good person"? What if "pretty good" isn't good enough? Or what if you're not a "good person"? Then there's some news you need to hear: you're a sinner just like everyone else. And sinners are exactly to whom Jesus extends His grace, mercy, forgiveness, and love. We all -- every last one of us -- needs Him than anything else in this life. We just need to recognize it and run to Jesus.

Verse: Luke 7:36-47 
Speaker: Samuel Mills
Publication: August 7, 2022

A Seat At The Table - Week 6 - Choose the Better Portion

There's nothing so radical, so counter-cultural, or so important as love. How do we shut down the worldly distractions that drag us away from focussing on Jesus's love for us? Joel Penney looks at the incredible upside-down lessons of Christ's visit with Mary and Martha. Jesus's wisdom in pointing to the eternal matters and away from the worldly ones challenges our daily assumptions about what our responsibilities are. How can we avoid the worried, upset, and distracted life for one of calm, content focus on Jesus?

Speaker: Joel Penney
Publication: July 31, 2022

A Seat At The Table - Week 5 - 5 Loaves, 2 Fish, 1 Basket

An anonymous boy gave his lunch: 5 loaves, 2 fish, and Jesus multiplied it to feed 5000. Can Jesus do the same with whatever is in your basket? Pastor Sam Mills takes us through the multiplicative miracle of Jesus feeding 5000 men with the anonymous donation of two loaves and five fishes from a boy in the crowd. It's a reminder that God has a purpose to be accomplished and created each of us with specific talents/gifts/abilities so that when we invest our time and resources, God will increase the return on that investment in abundance.

Speaker: Sam Mills
Publication: July 24, 2022
Verses: Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:31-44; Luke 9:12-17; John 6:1-14

A Seat At The Table - Week 4 - The Last Supper

Join guest speaker Pastor Anne Miranda as she takes us through the transformation that happens when people are sitting at the table with Jesus.

A Seat At The Table - Week 3 - Love for the Unloveable

Today, Lucas Prado talks about a time when Jesus shared not only a meal with the lost sinners of his time but also parables about lostness and discovery. Through them, Jesus tells us that even though we are surrounded by loss and immersed in lostness, His love offers a path of repentance and a joyous homecoming. 

Speaker: Lucas Prado
Publication date: July 10, 2022
Verse: Luke 15

A Seat At The Table - Week 2 - Late Night Lattes

In a quiet nighttime conversation with Nicodemus, Jesus shares some Earth-shattering truths. Hear what He has to say about the difference between traditional religion and the real regeneration and relationship possible with and through the Son of Man.

Verse: John 3

Publish date: July 3, 2022

Speaker: Jon Thompson

A Seat at the Table - Week 1 - Collaborators in the Faith

This week we start a new series reflecting on how we can be encouraged this summer to gather each week as a Jesus people. As we do so, we seek a fresh vision around the need for and power of hospitality by examining meals that Jesus shared with others.

Publication date: June 26, 2022
Speaker name: Jon Thompson

Vision Sunday - Week 3 - What’s Next for Sanctus Church?

Pastor Sam and Pastor Jon take some time to talk about what rebuilding and regrouping really look like on the ground in the coming year. In a post-pandemic world, so much is up in the air. What will the church look like in this new digital-physical space? Though we don’t have all the answers, there are some key steps to move forward as a church in this new world.

Publication Date: June 19, 2022

Speakers: Samuel Mills and Jon Thompson

Vision Sunday - Week 2 - Refocusing Discipleship on Jesus

Why does Sanctus Church exist? Why do all that we do? We need to be vividly reminded of Jesus's direction for us as we consider what we are and what we want our future to still look like.

Date: June 12, 2022
Speaker: Jon Thompson

Rocks Don’t Move (Until They Do) - Week 7 - Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy theories abound about Jesus' death and resurrection. Was the idea of physical resurrection borrowed from other myths? Maybe Jesus was only in a coma? Maybe someone stole the body, or it was the wrong tomb, or the authors just made the whole thing up. Join us as Pastor Jon analyzes and debunks each theory.

 

Speaker: Jon Thompson

Date: 05/15/22

Rocks Don’t Move. (Until They Do) - Week 9 - Reconstruction

How does Jesus respond when we doubt Him, walk away, or completely abandon Him? Walk with us through John 21, where we see Jesus "reconstruct" Peter for commission and ministry.

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Date: May 29, 2022
Speaker: Joel Penney

Rocks Don’t Move. (Until They Do) - Week 8

Date: May 22, 2022
Speaker: Jon Thompson

Rocks Don’t Move. (Until They Do) - Week 6 - Is All of This Just Smoke and Mirrors?

Can a rational, intellectual, and logical person really believe the fundamental claims of the Christian faith? Did Jesus exist, did Jesus really die, and did He really rise from the dead? Does anyone else beyond the Bible talk about this? Can it be proven? And even if it's true ...is it helpful?

Date: May 8 2022
Speaker: Jon Thompson

Rocks Don’t Move. (Until They Do) - Week 5

Date: May 1 2022
Speaker: Jon Thompson
Scripture: John 20:24-29

Rocks Don’t Move. (Until They Do) - Week 4

Rock Don’t Move. (Until They Do) - Easter Sunday - Fear, Loss, and Hope

Loss and fear are real experiences that can either sidetrack or move us closer in faith. How did Jesus' followers move from this to hope on the first Easter?

Date: April 17, 2022
Speaker: Jon Thompson

Rocks Don’t Move. (Until They Do) - Week 3 - The Rejected Stone

Date: April 15, 2022 (Good Friday)
Speaker: Samuel Mills
Scripture: Luke 24:1-12, 36-49

Rocks Don’t Move. (Until They Do) - Week 2 - Wrong Turns & Right Focus

Using the story of the crowd calling to stone the adulterous woman in John 7, Pastor Jon outlines 4 wrong turns that — if taken — will land you in the wrong place.

Date: April 10
Speaker: Jon Thompson
Scripture: John 7:53-8:11

Darkness and Light - Christmas at Sanctus - Week 3

Christmas at Sanctus - Week 3

The Wisemen

 

Speaker:

Jon Thompson

 

Scripture:

Matthew 2

Darkness and Light - Christmas at Sanctus - Week 2 (Christmas Eve)

Christmas at Sanctus - Week 2 (Christmas Eve)

Jesus presented in the temple

 

Speaker:

Jon Thompson

 

Scripture:

Luke 2:31-32

Luke 2:22-38

Rocks Don’t Move (Until They Do) - Week 1 - Welcome to The Journey

Many of us are in different places in our faith: trying to navigate doubt, unbelief, skepticism, deconstruction. Others haven't crossed the line of faith yet, but still struggle with the same questions from a different vantage point. What does the story of Jesus' temptation show us about how to "journey well" and not get lost on the way? 

Speaker: Jon Thompson
Date: April 3 2022
Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Vision Sunday - March 27

Date: March 27, 2022
Speaker: Samuel Mills

This Vision Sunday, Pastor Sam shares some updates on our 2022 - 2023 Vision Fund and explores elements of the theology of generosity. 

Revelation - Week 12 - What (and where) is Babylon?

Date: March 6 2022
Speaker: Jon Thompson
Scripture: Revelation 15 - 18

Revelation - Week 11 - Christ Standing on Mount Zion with His Redeemed People

Date: February 27 2022
Speaker: Jon Thompson
Scripture Reference: Revelation 14

Revelation - Week 10 - What Is The Mark Of The Beast?

Theories abound as to what the mark of the beast could be. Is it connected to microchips? The UN? Vaccines? Something else? In studying Revelation 13 within the context of what we’ve learned about the rest of the book, we learn that it’s something quite different.

Speaker: Jon Thompson
Date: February 20, 2022

Revelation - Week 9 - Christ Overcoming the Devil and His Allies

Date: February 13, 2022 
Speaker: Jon Thompson 

Revelation - Week 8 - Persecution of the Two Witnesses

In this 8th episode of our series on Revelation, we explore persecution of the church, Revelation's two witnesses, and how we as the Church keep going during the "in-between".

Speaker: Jon Thompson

Deliverance - Week 3 - Allegiance, Truth, and Power

Revelation - Week 7 - Christ Calling the World to Repentance

Speaker: Angela Mason

Date: December 05, 2021

Deliverance - Week 2 - Upstairs & Downstairs Battles

Deliverance - Week 1 - The Unholy Trinity

Speaker: Jon Thompson

Date: January 16, 2022

Darkness and Light - Christmas at Sanctus - Week 1

Darkness and Light

Christmas at Sanctus

 

Speaker: Jon Thompson

Date: December 19, 2021

Revelation - Week 3 - Jesus Oversees His Churches on Earth

Speaker: Darrell Johnson

Date: November 7, 2021

Revelation - Week 6 - Christ Calling the World to Repentance

Speaker: Jon Thompson

Date: November 28, 2021

Revelation - Week 4 - Jesus Sharing God’s Throne in Heaven

Speaker: Samuel Mills

Date: November 24, 2021

Revelation - Week 5 - Christ Controlling the Course of History

Speaker: Jon Thompson

Date: November 21, 2021

Revelation - Week 2 - Jesus Christ at the Centre of the Church

Speaker: Jon Thompson

Date: October 21, 2021

Revelation - Week 1 - First and the Last and the Living Jesus

Speaker: Jon Thompson

Date: October 24, 2021

Faith and Fullness - 2nd and 3rd John - Week 4

Speaker: Jon Thompson

Date: October 17, 2021