The Harbour

This week, Sarah Lyew teaches from the story of Rahab of Jericho. This teaching anticipates our summer series on the Book of Ruth. Please note that there will not be any teachings again until mid-July. Your podcast feed isn't broken; we're just shifting into a summer rhythm.

Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here.

Home Church Questions:

1. When was a time you had to do something that you were...

Today, we welcome Josiah and Daniel from the Connect City ministry known as Unity!. Our teaching time this morning consisted of a conversation with them about what their ministry is and how we can partner with them in their mission.

If you would like to see the video that is shown approximately halfway through the conversation, you can see it here.

For more information about Unity! and how to get involved as a volunteer or to support...

This morning we welcome Jared Erhardt back for part 2 of his two-week mini-series on the final chapter of the Gospel of Luke. In in this part, Jared offers a one-point sermon: walking like Jesus means being a person of peace.

Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here.

Home Church Questions:

1. What stood out to you from Sunday's teaching?

2. Read Luke 24:33-53. What stood out to you from this passage?

3. What do...

This week, we welcome Jared Erhardt for the first of two teachings. Jared will be challenging us to walk with Jesus so that we can learn to walk like Jesus. What does it mean to read the scriptures through the lens of Christ? What is the difference between knowing about Christ and inviting him to walk with us?

Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here.

Home Church Questions:

1. What stood out to you from Sunday&apo...

Today, Sarah Lyew provides us with a bonus "I Am..." teaching based on the story of the Samaritan woman at the well found in John 4. To view the video that will be played roughly halfway through the sermon, please click here. Just as a brief programming note, there will be no podcast episode next week as Rick Baker and his band will be leading us in a Worship Sunday during our meeting time. All are welcome to join us in p...

This morning, Sarah Lyew wraps up our "I Am..." series with a teaching on Jesus being the bread of life. How should we understand his instruction to eat his flesh and drink his blood? How can we learn to rely on him as our sustenance?

Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here.

Home Church Questions:

1. When was a time you had to make a choice without knowing the end result?

2. What stood out to you from Su...

This week, Sarah Lyew jumps back into our "I Am..." series with a teaching on Jesus declaring himself to be the true vine. Am I growing Jesus-shaped grapes? 

As a technical note, you will notice that the sound quality for this recording is quite poor. The explanation is simple: the device (phone) used to record the teachings did not recognize the input from the sound board and, so, recorded the entire thing through the pho...

Today is Easter Sunday. He is risen! Sarah Lyew finishes our series on the Gospel of Mark this morning by taking a look at the account of the resurrection in Mark 16. You might be wondering: did The Harbour meet on Good Friday? We did! We had a time of scripture reading, worship, communion, and sacred activities. Not everything we do week-to-week can make it into the podcast. If you are able to join us in person at the Newmarket Si...

This morning, Sarah Lyew's Palm Sunday message comes from Mark 11 and asking a good question that each of us could reflect on: how are we keeping others from God's grace?

Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here.

Home Church Questions:

1. Have you ever expected something look a certain way but, disappointingly, was not that way in reality?

2. Read Mark 11:12-25. What stands out to you from this passage? D...

This week, Sarah Lyew jumps back into our series on the Gospel of Mark in anticipation of Easter. In chapter 12, Jesus invites us to see how we often miss the point in service of our own power. How is Christ calling us to lay down our individual power and to follow him instead?

Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here.

Home Church Questions:

1. Who’s your favourite hero (movie/book or in history)? What about them ...

Today, Sarah Lyew explores what it means for Jesus to be the good shepherd. Though, like sheep, we go astray (Isaiah 53), there is a shepherd willing to lay down his life to bring us back into his fold. As a brief programming note, next week we will be returning to our series on the Gospel of Mark which we paused back in November for Advent. We will return to finish the "I Am..." series after Easter Sunday.

Please find the...

This morning, Sarah Lyew continues the "I Am..." series with "I Am the Life". There is a fascinating connection between God's breath and the life that he gives us which she explores here. Also, you might be tempted to get Mike's side of the story of their proposal.

Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here.

Home Church Questions:

1. When is a time in your life you felt fully alive? Wha...

This week, Sarah Lyew explores what Jesus meant when he said "I am the truth". Truth is a loaded and contentious topic these days with many people claiming it as their own or even building social media platforms in its name. When Jesus claimed to be the truth, he was making a huge and contentious claim. How are we to understand the truth and our relationship to the truth in the light of Christ?

Home Church Questions:

1. How...

Today, as we resume our "I Am..." series, we welcome our friend Jared Erhardt as he teaches on Jesus being the light of mercy. In the teaching, Jared quotes American pastor and theologian Brian Zahnd: "To be on the wrong side of mercy is to be on the wrong side of God." Zahnd continues, though: "...no matter how many Bible verses you pile up."

Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching her...

This morning, we celebrated the launch of The Harbour with a Chili Cook-Off party and a teaching from Colin McCartney, the leader of Connect City, our new church partner. Colin shared what it means to be a wounded healer and how, at The Harbour, nobody is perfect but everyone is welcome.

Home Church Questions:

1. What are you celebrating as we launch The Harbour?

2. What is something that you have gone way out of your way for?

3. Read ...

This week, we pause our current "I Am..." series to mark the final Sunday of our association with The BIC Church Collective (formerly The Meeting House) before moving on to a new partnership with Connect City. Sarah Lyew is joined by Jimmy Rushton in conversation about gratitude, mourning, and marking significant moments in a community's history. Just a brief programming note that, as much of the morning's teach...

This morning, Will Dyer takes a look at Jesus's claim to be "the way" in chapter 14 of the Gospel of John. To understand what that means, though, we take a trip through first through philosophy and then through a three-part principle from Hinduism.

Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here.

Home Church Questions:

1. What stood out to you from Sunday’s teaching?

2. Throughout Church history, many tradi...

Today, Sarah Lyew kicks off our new series entitled "I Am..." where we will be looking at a variety of "I am..." statements that Christ offers in the Gospel of John. To start us off, though, we look back to the story of Moses and the burning bush in the early chapters of Exodus.

Song: "Great I Am" 

Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here.

Home Church Questions:

1. Do you have a spot t...

This morning, Sarah Lyew wraps up our study of the book of Proverbs with a bit of a bird's-eye view of what it means to guard our hearts and grow in wisdom. Please note two things: we were using a different microphone this morning so if you detect a bit of a tinny ring, it's just you, it's on the recording. We'll work to sort that out in the future. Secondly, there were two video clips shown during the sermon. L...