Willingdon Church Sermons

It is most important, according to the wisdom of Proverbs, that a person know how to relate properly to his Creator. This vertical relationship precedes all horizontal ones: we need to learn to look...

The Scripture passage today talks about fulfilment of God's promises. Promises to Abraham, but also promises to us. And we see right away that God's promises become reality through faith.

Normally, we fathers have an intimate connection with our children. If someone threatens or harms our children, we have an instinctive, visceral reaction. In a similar manner, we children usually...

The first human beings, Adam and Eve, were born into privilege. They enjoyed all of the wonders of being people created in the image of God. They walked with God in His garden. They enjoyed the ample...

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Our text today speaks to outward signs and inward realities. What are some signs familiar to us? A wedding ring symbolizes the oneness of marriage. If I don’t wear my ring, my wife will soon ask me...

Gwen and I have 3 boys who are close in age. We had our share of disputes to settle. The boys didn't always appreciate our judgements and accused us of being unfair in our discipline. We learned a...

When Paul wrote the letter to the Romans, he had already preached the Gospel for more than 20 years in Jewish synagogues, city halls, and market squares. He knew how people would respond to his...

Admittedly, these verses are hard to read. We are parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, singles, and married who wrestle with the meaning of the passage. We may be hearing some things in...

We live in a beautiful province. With the ocean, the mountains, the valley, the forests – nature is incredible. But we stop at nature itself, we miss the point of nature altogether. The majesty of...

What would you want to hear from another follower of Jesus today? Would you want to hear that the person was thinking of you? Would you want to hear a word of af rmation for persevering in a dif cult...

In Paul’s letter to the Romans, we have the most sustained, comprehensive exposition of the great truths of the Gospel set out in logical fashion: the human condition, justi cation by faith alone,...

Do you want to know what’s going to happen in the future? I know I do. People have always wanted to know the future. We’re insatiably curious and anxious about the future. We want to know how things...

We live in a world where there are promises all around us, and so many of the choices we make in life revolve around the promises we believe. It feels pretty great when promises are kept, and things...

Jesus concludes his Sermon on the Mount with these words: “The house fell with a great crash!” Boom! Over! Wiped out! Total collapse! Why does Jesus end his sermon this way? Those before him, on a...

As Jesus draws His Sermon on the Mount to a close, He speaks of two gates, one narrow and the other wide; there are two kinds of prophets, some true and others false; two kinds of disciples,...

Robert Frost penned the famous poem “The Road Not Taken,” rst published in 1916. The last verse of the poem reads;I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged...

Guest Speaker: Dr. Bryan Born

How do we pray if we think God may give us what we do not need? How do we pray if we believe God may give us harmful gifts? How do we pray if God is not completely trustworthy?

Why does Jesus talk about specks and planks? Let’s set the context. In his sermon, Jesus has been talking about what it looks like to live the culture of heaven on earth.