Faith with Jamie Greenwood

The rough audio from our sermon on May 3rd. For the full visual experience find us on Youtube or Facebook.

As we mature as Christians, what steps do we need to take in our growth as believers? Especially in this age of self isolation and social distancing, we need to ask ourselves the tough questions in order to mature.

We wrap up our Prodigal Son Series on Resurrection Sunday with a look at the Father's Perspective.

In my midweek connection, Dwayne Green joins me as we discuss the theology of King James Onlyism.

Our series leading up to Easter as we look at the three different perspectives from the Parable of the Prodigal Son.

Dan Martin joins me as I talk about how if you are not essential, make yourself essential.

Part of our new midweek connection as we journey through life with COVID-19. Actually published March 25th, 2020 on our YouTube channel.

Our world is face with an unprecedented situation and we try to tackle the issue by using the scripture and realizing we have nothing to fear. If you are trying to figure out what to do in this world of self isolation and social distancing, maybe a listen to this might be the first step in the right direction.

As we conclude this portion of our series, we focus on Ezra, chapters 5 and 6, and discuss how we are already overcomers if we have received Christ as our Saviour.

An interview with David Berdan from Youth For Christ, as he discusses his testimony in relation to what he needed to overcome in order to start a coffee house and refuge for young people.

As we continue to look at the book of Ezra, and as we embark on another season of Lent, we talk about how we can make mischief.

Do you have faith like Noah? Listen to the encouraging words from one of the children here at our Faith Kids program and ask yourself if you are able to come to God like a little child?

Looking into the third chapter of Ezra, we see a guideline for individuals and churches as they endeavour to go forward in a rebuilding, restoring, and renewing stage of life. 

God doesn't forget anyone. On this planet of over 7 billion people, he knows each of us and he has a plan. What we do with this and how we live our lives determines what happens, however we must remember that we are important and we are named.

In this second part of a two part series, Josh and Casie Price explore the idea that we need to develop the patience portion of the fruit that the Holy Spirit gives us.

The first of a two part series on the gift of patience given by Joshua and Casie Price. 

As 2020 begins we are usually wanting to better our lives. This message begins by looking at the start of the book of Ezra and we just scratch the surface into a year long journey of how we can take our new beginnings and rebuild, restore, and renew our lives.

As we get ready to wrap up all the gift buying and gift getting and gift giving for another Christmas season, let’s look at God’s word and unwrap the best gift of all. The gift of God’s grace.

We have all heard the story…but is it a story or a historical event? Use the scriptures to look at the evidence for the reliability of the gospels, and the eyewitness testimony about the identity of Jesus.

While Christmas is a time of many celebrations, not everyone feels bright and cheery. Some are have a “blue Christmas”, perhaps because of a recent loss, an illness, or some anxiety. Through his life, John the Baptist teaches us some “lessons in the wilderness” to encourage us.

We tend to forget God's grace and his gifts and toss them aside. As we prepare for Christmas, let us be reminded to believe in the Gift-Giver and receive his gift.

Do you want to know the Father's voice? Are you making excuses as to why you don't read the Bible? These two questions will help you as you listen to Dwayne Green talk about the importance of the scriptures in relation to God's Voice.

Don Cherry was recently fired for some comments he made on Hockey Night In Canada. Take a moment to listen how we as believers can learn from this as we listen to the voice of God in an ever changing society with an ever changing language.

We continue to ask the question, "Are you listening?" Sometimes we are not listening because we don't know what God sounds like. Take a moment to learn about one of the aspects of God's voice so that you can know God's voice when you hear it.

Sometimes it is hard to hear the sound of His voice. In a world full of noises and many different voices, we add to the discussion, mental health awareness. Are these problems when it comes to trying to hear God's voice? Can we discern a difference between a spiritual problem and mental health? I hope you will join us as we tackle this issue with grace as a way to begin the discussion.

Is it our responsibility as believers to listen to the voice of God and what happens when we don't? Let us take a moment over the next few weeks and look at what God's voice sounds like and what our responsibility as believers is when it comes to listening to his voice.

Every Sunday morning we gather to sing songs, to express gratitude, and to give praise to God. We are offering and we are encouraging others to participate, but even Psalm 95 expresses a strong statement. "If only you would listen to his voice today!" Why are we offering this praise? Is it for show? Are we ultimately hardening our hearts when we do this? Or are we sincerely living a life by offering the praise we do and are we listening to his voice?

Jesus was about to receive his arrest and crucifixion and yet he gave a song of thanks. Possibly a song about praising God and his steadfast love. If Jesus can chose to have an attitude of gratefulness in a trying moment like this, how much more should we be willing to give thanks in every situation?

All ten were cleansed. When the Samaritan came back to express gratitude, Jesus offered forgiveness. The other nine were merely cleansed, but one came back and was made whole. Our ingratitude can be more deadly than leprosy, therefore God knows that joy is good for you.

How are you when it comes to patience? What is your prayer life look like? Where is your position with God? All great questions to ask before diving into this podcast, so that you might be able to heed the final warnings from James.

Fresh from a trip to Zambia, John Bryan uses Isaiah 55:10-11 to demonstrate the importance of missions on both an international and local scale.

Warning signs are everywhere, but do we follow them? In the book of James, there are three warnings for us to read and follow and they are very much related to how we treat those who don't know Christ.

James' immediate concern is with the speech of false teachers who are ruining believers with their uncontrolled tongues. However, he goes quickly into the idea of seeking wisdom from heaven. These two ideals go together and if we apply them to our lives, we also learn how to plant seeds of peace in order to reap a harvest of righteousness.

No one can ever earn God’s forgiveness. We can only receive it. James is speaking to the believer, explaining that we must live a new life. Our producing works don’t cause God to forgive us, however our producing works reveals that we have faith that God has forgiven us.

We are not to show favouritism. James urges us to be alert about the way we welcome strangers into the church. He does not want the warmth of a welcome to be determined by the status or apparent wealth of someone who is a one percenter. And ultimately may we be a people who show mercy to others.

James advises us to get rid of all that is wrong in our lives and humbly accept the salvation message we have received because it alone can save us. However it begins with being quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry, which is a very hard message to follow.

Who is James? What was it like to be the brother of Jesus? Plus who did he become? We are going to explore the letter written by the brother of Jesus and get a glimpse into the church in Jerusalem as it experienced trials and temptations through persecution and how James encourages us to hold on to the truth. 

People were getting "drunk in the Spirit" What does that exactly mean? What does it look like? As we look at the disciples receiving the infilling of the Spirit and the beginnings of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, may we ask the question, are we taking the proper steps towards the infilling of the Spirit and leading a Spirit-filled life?

In part 2 of our session with Dr. Michael Haykin, we explore the heart of the matter in regards to the importance of prayer and revival. Please keep an open mind as he shares a bold and interesting perspective based upon historical events.  

Dr. Michael Haykin from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in a session at Forest Baptist Church brings an interesting perspective that we as Pentecostals and believers can learn from on the importance of prayer and revival. Because of the length of this message it is in two parts, however as I sat and listen to the fascinating history, I felt led to share so that we might be able to all learn and grow.

Coming from various backgrounds and denominations, we may have a different understanding about who the Holy Spirit is. We should all have moments in our life when we can look back and see how the Holy Spirit was leading us. It may have been a moment of comfort, counsel, or even conviction. Whatever that moment may have been, we have a need for the presence of the Holy Spirit in our life and we should be taking steps to live a Spirit-filled life.

We need to discover all that the Holy Spirit has to offer us. But how do we discover Him? If we don't know who He is, then how do we discover Him? Therefore we lay the foundation in the hope that we will discover all that the Holy Spirit offers us so that we can exhibit a life to the world that is glorifying to God.

Where are you coming from and where are you going? Discover the God who sees you and thinks that you are enough. Afterwards, we encourage you to get a journal and to begin to write down all the verses in the bible that reveal how God sees you. Let this podcast and the journal be an encouragement to you.

The Ten Commandments are summed up here. Love God by obeying him and love one another. These are not really new commandments but as we continue to live out what we preached on Easter, we need to remember these two commandments. As we live out these two commandments, we keep the spirit of Easter alive.

Many of John's readers were now second or even third generation Christians. The thrill of the first days or for us the thrill of Easter has passed away. However God is the light and we are living in the light, therefore we need to find that passion. Are we living in the light? Are we fully sharing our joy?

Jesus had spent three years preaching, teaching, and healing, but yet there were so many questions as to who Jesus was. One group spread their garments, others cut branches from trees and spread them on the road and yet the entire city of Jerusalem asked, "Who is this?" Do we know who he is?