Peoples Church of Sarnia Lambton

Having a hearing and understanding heart is a necessary disposition to salvation.

The great hope of the New Heaven and New Earth is for the believer to be perfectly fulfilled in God's permanent presence.

Outside of Christ, the best your can hope for on Christmas is a momentary truce. Christ offers a perfect and lasting peace, but you must come on His terms.

If we can't see that we're not good people by nature, the message of the gospel will be seem foolish, offensive or both.

Anxiety has become the soundtrack of our lives, humming along just below the surface like bad elevator music.

You've probably thought this while listening to someone describe a plan that seems to have little chance of success.

Failure to correctly assess damage leads to failure to take the necessary corrective action.

The peace of Christ doesn't just rule our hearts individually. It brings peace and harmony to the body of Christ – the Church

Something seems...off. Things just aren't what they used to be. The Lord sympathizes with the peoples' despair and speaks encouragement through Haggai.

Apathy has consequences. God take indifference seriously and responds directly.

Can you truly say that He's your everything; that you long to please Him and grow in Him?

At first glance it would seem the seed falling in this seemingly rich soil has a fighting chance, but the soil has its own unique set of problems.

How will you respond when called to deal with your first serious spiritual "fire"?

We're called to live in a way that reflects that our lives have been redeemed by the blood of Christ.

The thief on the cross wanted to be remembered, but in a saving – not sentimental – sort of way.

The Son doesn't present himself as an alternative or successor to the Father, but as the Father's agent or ambassador.

The Son doesn't present himself as an alternative or successor to the Father, but as the Father's agent or ambassador.

Jesus' journey to Jerusalem is nearly over, but there's one more stop to make.

Following a celebrity or a trend doesn't usually change much in our daily lives. Christ however, is very up front about the high cost of following Him.

God the Father cannot and will not forgive people against their will.

Satan's temptations are always offered in vague generalities and always omit critical details.

The job of every 'best man' is to know when his moment is over and to then fade happily into the background.

What the prodigal son didn't realize was that everything good in his life had ultimately come from his father.

We'll worship and anticipate while we wait.

The Roman Centurion – a man in and under authority – had an important insight into Jesus' authority that we shouldn't miss.

Our inclination is to think of our greatest need as the thing which will give us the most immediate glory and gratification.

God won't share his glory with anyone. When Herod Agrippa allowed himself to be worshipped as God, judgment was swift and gruesome.

No matter how well you might clean an animal, it will always indulge its basic instincts.

A pinch of incense – offered to Caesar – was all it took to escape the Roman lion.

What time is it, Mister Wolf? It's lunch time!

Wouldn't it be great to be at our best right before Christ's return?

We are becoming something beautiful and substantial for God's purposes.

In a world of war, suffering, violence, death and disease, how can we be sure God is actually good? By experiencing Him for ourselves.

Most of the future threats we'll face will seem to come out of nowhere, but there's one that we should see coming because its warning signs are everywhere.

What is it about the worship of God that's just so logical and reasonable?

For the believer 'good bye' in this life means 'welcome home' in the next.

"Outside the camp" was a euphemism to describe a dumping ground for people and things deemed "unclean."

The writer of Hebrews presents hospitality as fundamental to the Christian expression of brotherly love.

The scriptures are full of examples of those who missed important connections.

Who gets to go first into the presence of God?

When it comes to God's salvation plan, human nature needed to be allowed to fail.

The writer of Hebrews gives us a brief tour of the tabernacle, but there's a reason why we don't stay there for long.

Our hope isn't a mere feeling. It's a person.

An immature faith that's frozen will wither and die.

For early Christians, the allures of comfort, safety and familiarity made turning back very tempting. So why stay with Jesus?

The family of God has expectations and borders for belief and behaviour.