Discovery Church Bowmanville

The sovereignty of God is strength and comfort for every Christian amidst the storms of life. Beyond intellectual and human questions, there are so many blessings to the sovereignty of God. God's sovereignty inspires us, gives us comfort in the midst of trials temptations and sorrow and provides encouragement and joy. Series: The Crown Title: Our Sovereign Scripture: Hebrews 7:25; 2 Timothy 1:12; 2 Corinthians 9:8: Heb 2:18: Eph 3:20: Phil 3:21; Jude 24-25 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca @Discovery Church ​ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

Do you approach Scripture looking for contradiction and development, or do you approach the Bible as if it was written by God, allowing one passage to throw light on another? The Bible has one author who is God, given to us through human channels for the purpose of leading us to an obedient and worshipful knowledge of God, through the power of the Holy Spirit at work within us. Series: The Crown Title: How To Interpret The Bible Scripture: Leviticus 6:5; John 1:29; 1 Peter 1:18-19; 1 Corinthians 2:12-13 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca @Discovery Church ​ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

The Bible is a book that understands us individually. It affects us like no other book. It changes us. We become different as a result of encountering it. The object of the Bible in each of its parts is to point to Jesus, to tell us about our sin and our need for a saviour and a God who acts in love to redeem sinners. Series: The Crown Title: The Authority Of Scripture Scripture: Luke 24:13-32; Genesis 12:1-3; Galatians 3:13-16 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca @Discovery Church ​ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

Can we trust the Bible? Is the Bible truly the word of God? With the words in the Bible and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we are able to learn who God is, what he has done for us, and how we can respond to him and live our lives in relationship with him. Series: The Crown Title: How True Is The Bible? Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:21; Luke 4:18-19 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca @Discovery Church ​​ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

One of the striking similarities between White and Indigenous communities today is the breakdown of intergenerational relationships. With this in mind, one of the most important opportunities we have in the church is to recover the lost art of mentoring, which Paul encourages in Titus 2:1-8. Ben will share thoughts on why and how we should do this, based on this and other passages as well as his own experience. Title: The Lost Art of Mentoring Scripture: Titus 2:1-8 Speaker: Dr. Ben Peltz www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca @Discovery Church ​ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

Check out this past Sunday's sermon from Pastor Martin on the Abuse of Power and Authority. One life is drifting further and further into disobedience; the other is drawing closer and closer to God in obedience. One is a heart that is after his own heart; the other is a heart that is after God's own heart. Series: God's Anointed Title: Two Different Lives, Two Different Hearts Scripture: 1 Samuel 31:1-8; 1 Chronicles 10:13-14 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

One life is drifting further and further into disobedience; the other is drawing closer and closer to God in obedience. One is a heart that is after his own heart; the other is a heart that is after God's own heart. This message also shows the relationship between the abuse of power and submission to God through obedience. Series: God's Anointed Title: Two Different Lives, Two Different Hearts Scripture: 1 Samuel 31:1-8; 1 Chronicles 10:13-14 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

Seeking answers and guidance apart from God is a form of disobedience. Even when you don't hear from God right away, dig deep into your faith, accessing God through the Word of God, prayer and worship. Series: God's Anointed Title: Saul And The Witch Of Endor Scripture: 1 Samuel 28:5-22; Deut 18:10-11 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one else is looking, while recognizing God always has eyes-on! When push comes to shove, how will we react when given the opportunity to right a wrong? Will we retaliate, or will we obey God and heed His ways? We learn from David that there's a difference between striking back and holding someone accountable. Series: God's Anointed Title: The Way Of Integrity Scripture: 1 Samuel 24 Speaker: Andrea O'Farrell www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

What is God looking for in a follower of his son Jesus? Obedience! It's far too easy to compromise and only half obey, to try and hedge your bets or to rush ahead. How we look in front of others and how we see ourselves leads us to pride. Series: God's Anointing: A Study of Saul and David Title: Pride or Obedience Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:1-30; 1 Samuel 16:6-13; Mark 12:28-34 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca @Discovery Church --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

What is God looking for in a follower of his son Jesus? Obedience! It's far too easy to compromise and only half obey, to try and hedge your bets or to rush ahead. How we look in front of others and how we see ourselves leads us to pride. Series: God's Anointing: A Study of Saul and David Title: Pride or Obedience Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:1-30; 1 Samuel 16:6-13; Mark 12:28-34 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca @Discovery Church ​ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

There is new life and purpose under the anointing of God's Spirit. There is a relationship between God's hand in our lives and the influence of his Spirit in changing our character. When we allow the Spirit of God to work, we can see God changing us and the authority of God's Spirit at work within us. Series: God's Anointing: A Study of Saul and David Title: God's Anointing Scripture: 1 Samuel 9-10; Luke 4:14-21 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca @Discovery Church ​ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

If you want good friends, then run a race together, build a house together, cook a meal together, or live for the greatest mission together a human can have: giving God away together. Be on a mission. God gives us a shared purpose and gifts that require dependence on each other to accomplish it. We have got to get dirt under our fingernails together. Series: With Title: Getting Dirt Under Your Fingernails… Together Scripture: Ephesians 4:14-16 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca @Discovery Church ​ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

What if we are running from the thing we need most—namely, to be caught? To be named and seen and noticed and corrected. Series: With Title: Catch Me, Please! Scripture: Acts 2:40-47 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca @Discovery Church ​ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

Transparency is the idea of living without walls. Where we can see what's really going on with each other. Where we gulp and take a deep breath and admit we need people. Series: With Title: Quit living behind our walls Scripture: Romans 8:1-4; Hebrews 10:24-25 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca @Discovery Church --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

We go through life barely noticing the people God has put right in our path, insisting that we're all alone in the world and that nobody cares. The truth is this: We are meant to be emotionally close to the people we are physically close to. Sermon Title: Who is your village? Scripture: Luke 19:1-10 Date: 2022-06-12 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca @Discovery Church --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

Our God created us out of relationship for relationship—and not relationship that is surface level, or self-seeking. The relationship He has in mind for us is sacrificial, intimate, moment-by-moment connection. It's who we are because it's who God is. Series: With Title: We Were Not Created To Be Alone Scripture: Colossians 1:15-17; John 16:13-15; Genesis 1:27-28 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca @Discovery Church ​ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

Haggai teaches us something that's easy to get, but far too easy to forget: Our hearts are continually drawn to invest in things that don't matter, won't satisfy, and can't sustain us. Fortunately, there's a better way. Series: Begin Again Title: First Things First Scripture: Haggai 1:1-11 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/Dis --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

Like the Old Testament people of God, we are living in a moment of new beginnings; and we believe God wants to write a new chapter. God has done great things for us, liberating us from the slavery of sin. Now he invites us to become a part of his rescue plan for our neighbours and the nations. Series: Begin Again Title: Why Begin Again? Scripture: Exodus 13:11-16 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca @Discovery Church --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

Our last couple of years has been tragic and unpredictable. We don't know what the future holds. Yet we do know that God is still at work, both in the church and in the world. Now is not a time to shrink back in fear, it's a moment for us to renew our commitment - to step forward in faith - to begin again. Series: Begin Again Title: Why Begin Again? Scripture: Exodus 13:11-16 Speaker: Andrea O'Farrell www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

Jesus Himself needed anxiety relief. And when He despaired, He gave us the blueprint for how to deal with worry, stress, and fear. If you need anxiety relief, discover the three things Jesus leads us to do to find peace in our hearts and align the feelings we experience with a faith that never fails. Series: Emotions Title: Finding Relief From Anxiety Scripture: Mark 14:32-36, Philippians 4:6-7 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

Emotions are electric. Joy. Sadness. Anger. Compassion. God has given each of us the capacity to feel deeply. When we can better process our powerful emotions, we can start to understand how He will use them for His good. When you're grieving, when you're in pain, when you're struggling, remember—Jesus hurt the same way you do. He feels compassion for people who hurt. God sees you. He cares for you. Cast your cares on Him. Series: Emotions Title: Where Is God When It Hurts? Scripture: Luke 7:11-16 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

Angels - What they are, their purpose, and what they mean to us. Scripture: Hebrews 1:14, Rev.22:8-9, Gen 18:2, Psalm 103:20-22, 2 Kings 6:16 Speaker: Andrea O'Farrell www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

‘Were you there when they crucified my Lord?' I find it heart-rending to read the account of the abuse, torture and crucifixion of Jesus. They crucified my friend and my Lord. Jesus is my King, my Messiah, my Saviour and Lord. Series: The Last Three Days Title: The Last Hour Scripture: Mark 14:55-64; Mark 15:21-41 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

#betrayed Betrayed. A word we might forget about during the Easter season—but it is how Jesus' march toward Calvary is sealed. You know, you may have been betrayed in your life, but if you are honest, you have done your own betraying too! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

Sometimes you may face difficulties in life not because you are doing something wrong but because you are doing something right. All of us will face tests, trials and temptations in life. You are not alone. Jesus himself never did anything wrong, yet he faced greater tests, trials and temptations than anyone in human history. What did Jesus go through in the last three days before the resurrection? #Tests #Trials #Temptations #prayer Series: The Last Three Days Title: Saying Goodbye Scripture: Mark 14:12-41 Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

#sowingandreaping #forgettingGod #hosea Everything we do has consequences. The sins that we do have consequences. The good things that we do have consequences. The priorities we have in life have consequences. The choices we make in life have consequences. You reap what you sow. Speaker: Pastor Martin Spoelstra www.discoverychurch.ca www.facebook.com/DiscoveryChurch.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

#Humility #Fake #fakefaith It is the everlasting privilege of the people who follow Jesus, who have repented of sin and put their faith in the death and resurrection of His Son, to know and be known by God in a significant, intimate personal relationship. He can be known, He delights in being known. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

#repentance #forgiveness Before we truly have a relationship with God we need to come to terms with our sin. God comes to us with our sin and we must acknowledge it. Hard but true. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

#Hosea #Greatestlovestory #covenant This is the greatest chapter in the Bible, in my opinion. It's the greatest because it portrays the story of the death of the Lord Jesus Christ for his people in the most concise and poignant form to be found anywhere. The greatest love story ever told in the Bible is the story of Jesus and the cross and the work accomplished on the cross that is lived out in this chapter. Hosea 3 shows us God's work of redemption-the work by which the Lord Jesus Christ delivered us from sin's bondage at the cost of his own life-portrayed in Hosea's purchase of his adulterous wife from slavery. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

#Hosea #HopefortheHopeless #God'sLove This is the story of Hosea and Gomer. But it's also the story of God and his people. Like Hosea God loves you so much and he constantly seeks after you. He is a jealous God. He wouldn't want you to share his glory with anyone else. But he is a loving God. He is constantly seeking you and comforts you during your desert experiences. There is no better picture of God's love than Jesus on the cross, but the story of Hosea and Gomer illustrates this like none other in the Bible. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

#Hosea #GodsLove #Grace This is the second greatest story in the Bible. No Christian can doubt the greatest story in the Bible is the story of Jesus' life, suffering, death and resurrection. But the story of Hosea is second because it is in anticipation of the story of Jesus. A metaphor, pageant, a play that gives us a sense of God's unconditional covenant love for his people. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

#BattleReady #Knowyourenemy #Thedevilisreal #spiritualwarfare Are we aware of the battle that goes on in the spiritual realm? In every world religion, there is an acknowledgement of a spiritual realm. In every minor religion, there is an acknowledgement of a spiritual realm. Even for those who don't believe in God, many believe in the supernatural. If you turn on the TV, or you watch Netflix at all you know that many television shows and movies are based upon the idea that there is some supernatural force at work. But how well do we know the enemy? As a Christian, many of us don't have any problem believing in angels, the problem comes when we have to state with certainty that we must also believe in demons. If God is real, then the Devil is real. If angels are real, and demons are real as well. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

#dontinvitethemtochurch #PeopleofPeace #Shareyourfaith #bringvitation Lots of people are interested in community, authenticity, and relationships. They are interested in making their lives and their communities better. What if there is no such thing as "them". What if it's all about us, all of us? What if God really does love everyone made in His image? What if He really did die for the whole world? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

Hospitality is central to God's intentions for extending His grace and kingdom. Restoring "refrigerator rights" is about getting to know others well enough that you and they feel comfortable enough to get a snack from the other person's fridge. #refrigeratorrights #DCBowmanville #LoveYourNeighbour --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

If God is a sending God and we are His sent ones filled with the Holy Spirit, there must be more to being sent than supporting missionaries overseas and doing outreach as a church. The goal is to build community, to develop more and better connections among neighbours. #DCBowmanville #Hospitality #LoveYourNeighbour --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

If God is a sending God, and we are His sent ones - surely that must mean more than inviting people to church or to "our" events, programs, and services - no matter how great they are. Can the light, the salt, the sweet aroma of Christ really expect that the darkness, the unpreserved, and those who long for a better smell, will come to us? Nope...we must go to them. #dontinvitethemtochurch #IamSendingYou #DCBowmanville --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

Immanuel, "God with Us" raises the voices of heaven to sing songs for those who are and will be redeemed - the chorus of the angels that will last forever. #GodWithUs #Immanuel --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

Emmanuel, "God with Us" is the sufferer's comfort. We look to Jesus, the one who alleviates misery and suffering to give us rest and sleep. #DCBowmanville #Immanuel #GodWithUs --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

The name Immanuel "God with us" sends terror into the heart of the devil. Satan fears and trembles when he faces men and women of God knowing that God is with them. #spurgeon #CharlesSpurgeon #Immanuel #GodwithUs --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

This week we are talking about one of the most difficult issues of forgiveness and that is - how do you forgive others? Yet the Bible says - just as God has forgiven us, so we also must forgive others. #forgiving #forgiveness #DCBowmanville --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

In reality, most people are not living forgiven - Christians, included. We may never have accepted God's forgiveness, yet even if we do accept God's forgiveness, our lives don't change. We walk around with a lot of dead weight on our shoulders, a lot of baggage and a lot of hurt in our lives because we really didn't accept His forgiveness. #forgiveness #baggage #DCBowmanville --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

God's Way is very different from man's way. The gospel message is clear we are saved by God's grace, and cannot save ourselves. Through Christ, we have freedom from the bondage of sin and worldly principles that used to enslave us. Let us live by the Spirit, and take hold of our freedom in Christ. Scripture: Galatians 5:16-17, 1 John 2:16, John 14:6, Galatians 2: 11-16, Acts 5:29 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message

Parable of the hidden treasure. This week Jonathan Douma-Wood will be sharing about the treasure found in Christ and how Satan tries to deceive us into accepting cheap alternatives to God's plan. Jonathan Douma-Wood Scripture: Matt 13:44 #treasure #thedevilslies #lies #deception --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/discovery-church/message