Advent 2025: Go | Mary Goes To Elizabeth (Lynnita Weber)
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Release Date: 12/15/2025
Holy Spirit Come | Can God use ordinary people? (Andrew Allison)
St. Paul's Leaskdale Weekly Sermons
Acts 2:1-21 - The long-awaited gift of God’s Spirit given to ordinary women and men finally touched down! A few unlikely believers huddled together in an upstairs room were the first recipients. This story unlocks the plan that the Spirit of Jesus has for us all.
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Holy Spirit Come | Where Did Jesus' Power Come From? (Lynnita Weber)
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Luke 4:14-21 - Jesus announced that the Spirit of the Lord was on him to proclaim the good news. The Holy Spirit empowered Jesus for his mission. And Jesus gives us the same Spirit for the same mission.
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Holy Spirit Come | Are We Missing Something? (Andrew Allison)
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Joel 2:28-32 - This week, we begin a seven-week study on the person and work of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit shows up in the first verses of the Bible, “hovering over the waters,” in the last verses of the Bible: “The Spirit and the Bride say ‘Come’”. The Spirit shows up in many of the verses in between as well. And yet the Holy Spirit feels elusive, unpredictable and mysterious. Today, we enter that mystery by looking through the Old Testament and how the Holy Spirit showed up in those early days of faith.
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The King Is In The Room | What's The Deal With Easter? (Andrew Allison)
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Mark 16:1-8 - The story of Jesus’ Resurrection means the rest of the Bible makes sense. That morning, Jesus redeemed every story from the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden forward. You might be surprised how understated the event is, particularly in Mark’s biography. But even in Mark, the hope, the grace and our future face-to-face with Jesus is strong and secure.
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The King Is In The Room | Why Did Jesus Come? (Andrew Allison)
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Mark 11:1-11 - We’re just touching down as Mark’s biography of Jesus moves towards the Cross. The Triumphal entry seems anticlimactic and insignificant to us, but for those in the know, those who had waited for hundreds of years, there was electricity in the air. A perpetual bone of contention in Israel has always been about finding and following the rightful king. Turns out, that’s still the main issue for our whole planet.
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The King Is In The Room | Who Is Jesus? (Darcy Rumble)
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Mark 9:1-13 - We’ve hit fast-forward in the Jesus Story! In one week, we’ve shuttled from the mountain where the 10 commandments were given, over to the mountain where Jesus shows his true colours. This story is a shout-out to everything that has happened to this point in the Bible, and at the same time, a shout-forward, to the most important stuff that was and still is happening for planet Earth.
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Roots | How Salvation Works - How Close Is God? (Andrew Allison)
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Exodus 40:34-38 - The Book of Exodus ends with God’s tent, the Tabernacle, furnished and fully operational. The job of exiting, leaving Egypt, is done. Now it's time to change focus from getting out of slavery to getting into the Promised Land. This is the ultimate road trip because God is on it, and that brings complications too.
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Roots | How Salvation Works - A Heart-to-heart With God (Lynnita Weber)
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Exodus 33:12-23 - The book of Exodus unfolds the growing friendship between God and Moses, one conversation at a time. Moses’ honest exchange with God is a picture of how we can talk with God, too.
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Roots | How Salvation Works - What Do Christians Do? (Andrew Allison)
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Exodus 19:3-8 - God is seeking a community to join Him in His mission to bless and save the world. Israel was out of Egypt, where their purpose had been clear: make bricks! What was their purpose now? At the foot of Mount Sinai, before they take another step, God has a proposal.
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Roots | How Salvation Works - When Is Enough, Enough? (Andrew Allison)
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Exodus 16:2-16 | The story of our roots continues. As in all relationships, things have shifted from near daily drama of the epic and spectacular to settling into daily routines. What will God do about their need for food every day? How much can we trust God? How much control do we have? So many questions to answer as we learn to walk with God.
info_outlineLuke 1:39-45: Unexpectedly pregnant before she was married, Mary’s life was in upheaval. God sent her to Elizabeth, who would encourage her with a blessing.