Willoughby Church

This Sunday, we continue our sermon series"All for Jesus:" The Book of Philippians: Pauls letter to the church at Philippi offers us an inspiring picture of what being all in on Jesus and the resurrection looks like. And in our context, where everything and everyone is vying for our energy, attention, and subscription, to be All for Jesus is a radical way to live. Join us this Spring as we seek the Spirits inspiration from this wonderful book! Pastor Jenna will be preaching a sermon entitled,"To Live is Christ,"fromPhilippians 1:18-26.

This Sunday, we continue our sermon series"All for Jesus:" The Book of Philippians:As an Easter people who live in the wake of Christs resurrection, how does our faith reflect this glorious reality?Pauls letter to the church at Philippi offers us an inspiring picture of what being all in on Jesus and the resurrection looks like.And in our context, where everything and everyone is vying for our energy, attention, and subscription, to be All for Jesus is a radical way to live.Centering everything around Jesus changeseverythingprovided we have sufficient courageto do so. Join us this Spring as we seek the Spirits inspiration from this wonderful book! Pastor Jenna will be preaching a sermon entitled,"God Can Use It,"fromPhilippians 1:12-18.

This Sunday, we continue our sermon series"All for Jesus:" The Book of Philippians:As an Easter people who live in the wake of Christs resurrection, how does our faith reflect this glorious reality?Pauls letter to the church at Philippi offers us an inspiring picture of what being all in on Jesus and the resurrection looks like.And in our context, where everything and everyone is vying for our energy, attention, and subscription, to be All for Jesus is a radical way to live.Centering everything around Jesus changeseverythingprovided we have sufficient courageto do so. Join us this Spring as we seek the Spirits inspiration from this wonderful book! Pastor Jenna will be preaching a sermon entitled,"I Thank My God,"fromPhilippians 1:3-11.

This Sunday, we start a new sermon series "All for Jesus:" The Book of Philippians: As an Easter people who live in the wake of Christs resurrection, how does our faith reflect this glorious reality?Pauls letter to the church at Philippi offers us an inspiring picture of what being all in on Jesus and the resurrection looks like.And in our context, where everything and everyone is vying for our energy, attention, and subscription, to be All for Jesus is a radical way to live.Centering everything around Jesus changeseverythingprovided we have sufficient courageto do so. Join us this Spring as we seek the Spirits inspiration from this wonderful book! Pastor Jenna will be preaching a sermon entitled,"Servants of Christ,"from Philippians 1:1-2.

This Sunday we welcome back former pastor Ken Boonstra. Pastor Ken will be preaching a sermon entitled,"Living the Resurrection: Hope,"from 1 Peter 1:3-9.

This week we celebrate the glory of the resurrection with our Easter Service! Pastor Jenna will be preaching a sermon entitled,"Witnessing to the Resurrection,"fromMatthew 28:1-10.

We close out our Lent sermon series this Palm Sunday, "Gethsemane"with a sermon from Pastor Jenna,"Knowing the Suffering King"from the scripture passage,Matthew 27:27-44. From the moment that Jesus stepped into the garden of Gethsemane, the weight of the worlds brokenness came on Himthe suffering, the trials, the disappointments, the injusticeyet He remained rooted in the goodness of the Father. How? How did He manage it?

We continue our Lent sermon series this Sunday,"Gethsemane"with a sermon from Pastor Jenna,"The Other Jesus" from the scripture passage,Matthew 27:11-26. From the moment that Jesus stepped into the garden of Gethsemane, the weight of the worlds brokenness came on Himthe suffering, the trials, the disappointments, the injusticeyet He remained rooted in the goodness of the Father. How? How did He manage it?

We continue our Lent sermon series this Sunday,"Gethsemane"with a guest pastor Ben Wimmers from Living Hope CRC in Abbotsford. Ben is the Pastor of Youth and Family at Living Hope and will be preaching his sermon,"Suffering Denial"from the scripture passage,Matthew 26:69-75. From the moment that Jesus stepped into the garden of Gethsemane, the weight of the worlds brokenness came on Himthe suffering, the trials, the disappointments, the injusticeyet He remained rooted in the goodness of the Father. How? How did He manage it? This Lent we are going to be exploring The Passion narrative in Matthew 26-27 with the hope of encountering Jesus in His suffering and seeing how deeply He depended on the hope that was yet to come. And as we do this, our prayer is that His Spirit would give us the strength and courage to face our own trials and to further root ourselves in the promises of God.

We continue our Lent sermon series this Sunday,"Gethsemane"with a sermon from Pastor Jenna,"Divine Silence"from the scripture passage,Matthew 26:57-68. From the moment that Jesus stepped into the garden of Gethsemane, the weight of the worlds brokenness came on Himthe suffering, the trials, the disappointments, the injusticeyet He remained rooted in the goodness of the Father. How? How did He manage it?

We continue our Lent sermon series this Sunday,"Gethsemane"with a sermon from Pastor Jenna,"A Friend's Betrayal" from the scripture passageMatthew 26:47-56. From the moment that Jesus stepped into the garden of Gethsemane, the weight of the worlds brokenness came on Himthe suffering, the trials, the disappointments, the injusticeyet He remained rooted in the goodness of the Father. How? How did He manage it? This Lent we are going to be exploring The Passion narrative in Matthew 26-27 with the hope of encountering Jesus in His suffering and seeing how deeply He depended on the hope that was yet to come. And as we do this, our prayer is that His Spirit would give us the strength and courage to face our own trials and to further root ourselves in the promises of God.

This week, between finishing our Winter Series and Lent we welcome our guest Pastor Bert Slofstra! This Sunday Pastor Bert will be preaching his sermon "A Heart That Never Changes" from the scripture passage of Jonah 3.

This Sunday, as we conclude our Winter Sermon Series for Epiphany, "Rooted & Growing". How do we root and grow ourselves in Christ? When we look at the example of Christ and what He calls us into, what does digging our roots deep in Him look like? Pastor Jenna will preach her sermon"The Tree of Life"from the scripture passages of Revelations 22:1-5.

This Sunday, as we continue our Winter Sermon Series for Epiphany,"Rooted Growing". How do we root and grow ourselves in Christ? When we look at the example of Christ and what He calls us into, what does digging our roots deep in Him look like? Pastor Jenna will preach her sermon"The True Vine: Part 2"from the scripture passages ofJohn 15:1-9.

This Sunday, as we continue our Winter Sermon Series for Epiphany,"Rooted Growing". How do we root and grow ourselves in Christ? When we look at the example of Christ and what He calls us into, what does digging our roots deep in Him look like? Pastor Jenna will preach her sermon"The True Vine: Part 1"from the scripture passages ofJohn 15:1-9.

This Sunday, as we continue our Winter Sermon Series for Epiphany,"Rooted Growing". How do we root and grow ourselves in Christ? When we look at the example of Christ and what He calls us into, what does digging our roots deep in Him look like? Pastor Jenna will preach her sermon"The Servant Branch"from the scripture passages ofZechariah 3:1-10.

This Sunday, we kick off the new year with a Winter Sermon Series for Epiphany,"Rooted Growing". How do we root and grow ourselves in Christ? When we look at the example of Christ and what He calls us into, what does digging our roots deep in Him look like? Pastor Jenna will start the series preaching her sermon"The Root of Jesse"from the scripture passages ofIsaiah 11:1-10.

As we move from Advent & Christmas into Epiphany, we welcome back Guest Pastor George Keulen! George preached at the Bridge Community Church here in Langley from 2018-2020. This Sunday Pastor George will be preaching his sermon "Living the Christmas Story" from the scripture passage of Isaiah 63:7-9.

This Sunday, the 4th and final Sunday of our Advent Series for 2025,we will finish exploringThe Spirit of Christmaswithin the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke and looking at the how the Holy Spirit is the key player in the coming of Christ. Well be looking at the ways that the Spirit inspired the significance and joyful anticipation of Christs coming, and how this same Spirit inspires our Advent and Christmas celebrations here and now. Where is the Holy Spirit of Christmas at work todayin your own lives, and in the lives of those around you? Pastor Jenna will be preaching her sermon"Revealing the King"from the scripture passages ofLuke 1:57-79.

This Sunday, as we continue our Advent Series for 2025, we continue to exploreThe Spirit of Christmaswithin the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke and looking at the how the Holy Spirit is the key player in the coming of Christ. Well be looking at the ways that the Spirit inspired the significance and joyful anticipation of Christs coming, and how this same Spirit inspires our Advent and Christmas celebrations here and now. Where is the Holy Spirit of Christmas at work todayin your own lives, and in the lives of those around you? Pastor Jenna preached her sermon "Sharing the Spirit" from the scripture passages ofLuke 1:39-45.

This Sunday, as we continue our Advent Series for 2025, this year we are exploring The Spirit of Christmas within the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke and looking at the how the Holy Spirit is the key player in the coming of Christ. Well be looking at the ways that the Spirit inspired the significance and joyful anticipation of Christs coming, and how this same Spirit inspires our Advent and Christmas celebrations here and now. Where is the Holy Spirit of Christmas at work todayin your own lives, and in the lives of those around you? Pastor Jenna will be preaching her sermon"Ready to Receive" from the scripture passages of Luke 1:26-38.

This Sunday, we kick off our Advent Series for 2025,this year we are exploringThe Spirit of Christmaswithin the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke and looking at the how the Holy Spirit is the key player in the coming of Christ. Well be looking at the ways that the Spirit inspired the significance and joyful anticipation of Christs coming, and how this same Spirit inspires our Advent and Christmas celebrations here and now. Where is the Holy Spirit of Christmas at work todayin your own lives, and in the lives of those around you? Pastor Jenna will be preaching her sermon"Preparing a People"from the scripture passages ofLuke 1:5-25.

This week as we continue our Fall Sermon Series A Beatitude Legacy: Old Testament Forebears of the Kingdom Come Near. Were looking at characters in the Old Testament who were trailblazers in how they sought to have a Beatitude impactdespite the pressures of other kingdoms, rulers, and peers telling them to live otherwise. This Sunday, Pastor Jenna will be preaching her sermon"A Beatitude Dilemma"from the scripture passage of1 Samuel 24:1-22.

This week as we continue our Fall Sermon Series A Beatitude Legacy: Old Testament Forebears of the Kingdom Come Near. Were looking at characters in the Old Testament who were trailblazers in how they sought to have a Beatitude impactdespite the pressures of other kingdoms, rulers, and peers telling them to live otherwise. This Sunday, Pastor Jenna will be preaching her sermon"A Beatitude Prayer"from the scripture passage of1 Samuel 1:1-20.

We will be celebrating our 75th Anniversary this Sunday, October 26th!!! Please join us for this special celebratory service to highlight our past, our members and our staff, as we welcome back former pastor Ken Boonstra. Pastor Ken will be preaching his sermon"Fresh and Green"from the scripture passage ofPsalm 92. "To proclaim God's love in the morning and God's faithfulness at night"

This week as we continue our Fall Sermon Series A Beatitude Legacy: Old Testament Forebears of the Kingdom Come Near. Were looking at characters in the Old Testament who were trailblazers in how they sought to have a Beatitude impactdespite the pressures of other kingdoms, rulers, and peers telling them to live otherwise. This Sunday, Pastor Jenna will be preaching her sermon "A Beatitude Hospitality" from the scripture passage of Ruth 2:1-18.

This week as we continue our Fall Sermon Series A Beatitude Legacy: Old Testament Forebears of the Kingdom Come Near. Were looking at characters in the Old Testament who were trailblazers in how they sought to have a Beatitude impactdespite the pressures of other kingdoms, rulers, and peers telling them to live otherwise. This Sunday, Pastor Jenna will be preaching her sermon "A Beatitude Trust" from the scripture passage of Judges 4:1-10.

This week as we return to our Fall Sermon Series A Beatitude Legacy: Old Testament Forebears of the Kingdom Come Near. Were looking at characters in the Old Testament who were trailblazers in how they sought to have a Beatitude impactdespite the pressures of other kingdoms, rulers, and peers telling them to live otherwise. This Sunday, Pastor Jenna will be preaching her sermon"A Beatitude Footprint"from the scripture passage ofDeuteronomy 34:1-12.

This week we'll be taking a break from our Fall Series on the Beatitude Legacy to welcome back guest Pastor George Keulen! George preached at the Bridge Community Church here in Langley from 2018-2020. This Sunday Pastor George will be preaching his sermon"Maturing in Christ"from the scripture passage ofColossians 2:6-7.

Fall Sermon Series A Beatitude Legacy: Old Testament Forebears of the Kingdom Come Near:This Falls sermon series is a follow-up to the summer Beatitude series. Were looking at characters in the Old Testament who were trailblazers in how they sought to have a Beatitude impactdespite the pressures of other kingdoms, rulers, and peers telling them to live otherwise. These are characters who did not conform to the patterns of the world around them but were led and transformed by the God of Israels way of thinking. And in-so-doing, they were foreshadowers of Christ. This Sunday, Pastor Jenna will be starting our new Fall Sermon series with her sermon on"A Beatitude Adoption"from the scripture passage ofExodus 2:1-10.

Fall Sermon Series A Beatitude Legacy: Old Testament Forebears of the Kingdom Come Near:This Falls sermon series is a follow-up to the summer Beatitude series. Were looking at characters in the Old Testament who were trailblazers in how they sought to have a Beatitude impactdespite the pressures of other kingdoms, rulers, and peers telling them to live otherwise. These are characters who did not conform to the patterns of the world around them but were led and transformed by the God of Israels way of thinking. And in-so-doing, they were foreshadowers of Christ. This Sunday, Pastor Jenna will be starting our new Fall Sermon series with her sermon on"A Beatitude Limp"from the scripture passage ofGenesis 32:22-32.

Fall Sermon Series A Beatitude Legacy: Old Testament Forebears of the Kingdom Come Near:This Falls sermon series is a follow-up to the summer Beatitude series. Were looking at characters in the Old Testament who were trailblazers in how they sought to have a Beatitude impactdespite the pressures of other kingdoms, rulers, and peers telling them to live otherwise. These are characters who did not conform to the patterns of the world around them but were led and transformed by the God of Israels way of thinking. And in-so-doing, they were foreshadowers of Christ. This Sunday, Pastor Jenna will be starting our new Fall Sermon series with her sermon onAbraham: "A Beatitude Bargain"from the scripture passage of Genesis 18:16-33.

For our worship service this Sunday we will be having acombined service with The Living Word Church.Pastor Brad Crossley will be preaching and there will be a combined worship group leading us in song. Pastor Brad's sermon this week is"Rejoice and Trust God" from the scripture passage of 1 Peter 4:12-19.

As we get close to concluding our Summer Sermon Series on the Beatitudes "Having a Beatitude Impact". This Sunday, Pastor Jenna, will preach her sermon"Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted"from the scripture passage of Matthew 5:1-10.

This week, we'll be taking a break from our Summer Sermon Series and welcoming our guest Pastor Bert Slofstra! This Sunday Pastor Bert will be preaching his sermon"Do You Want to Get Well?" from the scripture passage of John 5:1-15.

As we continue exploring our Summer Sermon Series on the Beatitudes"Make Something of Us".For this Sunday, Pastor Jenna, will preach her sermon"Blessed are the Peacemakers"from the scripture passage of Matthew 5:1-9.

As we continue exploring our Summer Sermon Series on the Beatitudes"Make Something of Us".For this Sunday, Pastor Jenna, will preach her sermon"Blessed are the Pure in Heart"from the scripture passage of Matthew 5:1-8.

As we continue exploring our Summer Sermon Series on the Beatitudes "Make Something of Us". This Sunday, Pastor Jenna, will preach her sermon"Blessed are the Merciful"from the scripture passage of Matthew 5:1-7.

This summer we will be exploring Jesus words in Matthew 5:1-12 famously called The Beatitudes.These verses have often been read as a guide for Kingdom living, and they are no less applicable today than they were two centuries ago. For this Sunday, Pastor Jenna, will preach her sermon"Blessed are those who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness"from the scripture passage of Matthew 5:1-6.

This week, we'll be taking a break from our Summer Sermon Series and welcoming our guest Pastor Bert Slofstra! This Sunday Pastor Bert will be preaching his sermon "Sitting At Jesus' Feet" from the scripture passage of Luke 10:38-42.

This summer we will be exploring Jesus words in Matthew 5:1-12 famously called The Beatitudes.These verses have often been read as a guide for Kingdom living, and they are no less applicable today than they were two centuries ago. For this Sunday, Pastor Jenna, will preach her sermon"Blessed are the Meek" from the scripture passage of Matthew 5:1-5.

This summer we will be exploring Jesus words in Matthew 5:1-12 famously called The Beatitudes', with our Summer Sermon Series"Make Something of Us".These verses have often been read as a guide for Kingdom living, and they are no less applicable today than they were two centuries ago. For this Sunday, Pastor Jenna, will preach her sermon"Blessed are those who Mourn"from the scripture passage of Matthew 5:1-4.

This summer we will be exploring Jesus words in Matthew 5:1-12 famously called The Beatitudes.These verses have often been read as a guide for Kingdom living, and they are no less applicable today than they were two centuries ago. For this Sunday, the second in our new Summer Sermon Series, Pastor Jenna, will preach her sermon"Blessed are the Poor in Spirit" from the scripture passage of Matthew 5:1-3.

This summer we will be exploring Jesus words in Matthew 5:1-12 famously called The Beatitudes.These verses have often been read as a guide for Kingdom living, and they are no less applicable today than they were two centuries ago. How do we sit at Jesus feet and hear the call to be poor in spirit? Merciful? Peacemakers? How can these words inspire our living today? This Sunday Pastor Jenna, starts the Summer Sermon Series off with her sermon"Sitting With the Saviour"from the scripture passage of Matthew 5:1-2.

We are pleased to welcome Pastor Jenna back this Sunday from maternity leave!!! She will be preaching her sermon,"Hes Alive: Living a Resurrection Life"from the scripture passage 1 Peter1:3-5.

As we move through Spring and into our regular church season, our guest pastors will focus their sermons on the church and it's ministry. This week we welcome back Pastor George Keulen! George preached at the Bridge Community Church here in Langley from 2018-2020. This Sunday Pastor George will be preaching his sermon"Jesus' Prayer for Glory"from the scripture passage of John 17:20-26.

As we move through Spring and into our regular church season, our guest pastors will focus their sermons on the church and it's ministry. This week we welcome our guest Natasha Vedder! Natasha Vedder is the Youth Pastor at Fleetwood CRC. This Sunday Pastor Natasha will be preaching her sermon "Love the Lord Your God and Tell Your Kids" from the scripture passage of Deuteronomy 6:1-25.

As we move through Spring and into our regular church season, our guest pastors will focus their sermons on the church and it's ministry. This week we welcome our guest Pastor Kevin Lobert! Kevin, is the youth pastor at Immanuel CRC, here in Langley. This Sunday Pastor Kevin will be preaching his sermon"You Are Not Alone" from the scripture passage of Genesis 39:1-23.

As we move through Spring and into our regular church season, our guest pastors will focus their sermons on the church and it's ministry. This week we welcome our guest Pastor Bert Slofstra! This Sunday Pastor Bert will be preaching his sermon"Unfinished Business and New Beginnings"from the scripture passage of John 21:1-19.

As we move from Easter, into Spring and our regular church season, our guest pastors will focus their sermons on the church and it's ministry. This week we welcome our guest Pastor Danny Fabiano! This Sunday Pastor Danny will be preaching his sermon"Living in the Middle"from the scripture passage of Acts 16:1-5.