Grace City Church Ottawa
Grace City Church exists to help people follow Jesus, raise leaders, and start churches. Listen to our weekly Sunday morning teaching to hear more about who Jesus is, what he has done for us, and how this good news changes absolutely everything.
Episodes
333 episodes
Acts 5:1-11 // The Young Men Rose: Courage, Integrity & Aware of Death
When a marriage becomes a conspiracy against God, who pays the price? The story of Ananias and Sapphira shows us the devastating consequences of deceit and the profound need for the fear of God in marriage and the church. The sermon also issues...
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Acts 5:1-11 // Stop Editing God: Facing the Hard Truths about Ananias & Sapphira
Ananias and Sapphira paid the ultimate price, not for holding back money, but for lying to the Holy Spirit about their motive. Did God overreact, punishing a “trivial offense” with death? This sermon on Acts 5 reveals how we must understand the...
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Acts 4:32-37 // Two Foundations of Church Unity: God’s Truth & God’s Grace
An accusation sometimes thrown against the church is that doctrine divides. It shouldn’t. In fact, Acts 4 shows us how God’s truth is a unifying force when anchored by God’s grace. Without grace, even excellent knowledge can lead to spiritual p...
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Judges 6:11-16 // The Triumph of the Unlikely
Feeling overwhelmed by life's chaos? Feel like God would never call you to an adventurous calling? Just like Gideon, who was hiding and fearful, God often turns up in the mundane of our lives to give us a valiant calling. Gideon’s story c...
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Acts 4:32-37 // Not Just Nice People: Finding Gutsy Unity in Truth, Not Vagueness
Acts 4:32–37 reveals several features behind the radical unity enjoyed by the early church. Their 'oneness' was not a fluke, not vague, and not tribal. Acts reveals that people do not build unity by compromising doctrine or convictions. Instead...
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Acts 4:23-31 // Holy hurt? Holy Healer, & how to respond to adversity
How do you respond to adversity? In Acts 4, the first action Peter and John took after being arrested and threatened for preaching Jesus was to gather with the church, and their second action was to pray. Why do we struggle with going to the ch...
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Acts 4:5-31 // The Exclusive Cornerstone: Why the Church Can't Compromise on Jesus
Peter and John’s confrontation with the Jerusalem leaders in Acts 4 reveals how the early church clung to the exclusivity of Jesus (‘there is salvation in no one else’), yet did so with profound humility. This means Christians today can reject ...
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Acts 4:5-22 // Uneducated, Common Men: When God Offends Your Preferences
Control, status, and fear—those are the enemies Peter and John faced, and they're the same enemies fighting for your heart today. In this sermon on Acts 4, Joel Virgo looks at the deadly traits of a hard heart and asks a compelling question: Ar...
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Acts 4:1-4 // The cost and offence of the Gospel, and the danger of unchecked emotion
Feeling annoyed, disturbed, or maybe even grieved? The Apostle Peter's bold preaching in Acts 4 wasn't met with polite applause—it was met with annoyance, anger and a strong desire to shut it down by people who allowed their emotions to rule ov...
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Acts 3:11-26 // Jesus is the answer to the problem you may not know you have
Is there a sense of something missing in your life? While that feeling might lead you to seek God, it may not be the root of your deepest need. In this sermon on Acts 3, Joel Virgo breaks down Peter's powerful sermon after the healing of the la...
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Acts 3:1-11 // In the name of Jesus
In Acts 3, Peter tells a man who couldn't walk from birth, "In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!" What is it about the name of Jesus that carries the power to heal, and can the name of Jesus still heal today? Names matter,...
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Our Glorious Purpose - The Glory of God
What is your purpose in life? So much around us tells us to seek our own glory, but scripture cuts through the noise and reminds us of our true, ultimate purpose: to live for the glory of God. Drawing from Isaiah 43 as defining our purpose and ...
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Sowing Faith
We all have different ways of responding to what God says. In this sermon, Benjamin Johnmark examines what Jesus teaches us through the Parable of the Sower and how the grace of God is revealed to us through the perfect faith and obedience of J...
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God’s mercy for the broken
The healing of the lame man in Acts 3 highlights God's compassion towards those who suffer, including those who are overlooked and forgotten by others. Through Peter and John, we have a picture of the invitation God gives humanity to look to Hi...
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Grace for those who deny Jesus
Peter's denial of Jesus is shocking, especially considering his deep friendship and loyal following of Jesus over the three years prior. But what is more astonishing is the magnitude of God's grace towards Peter. Have you ever denied Jesus? The...
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Acts 2:22-41 // Chaos, decompression, and hope
We're overrun with chaotic news, and our response is often fleeting attempts at decompression. In this sermon, Rich looks at Acts to explore how God brought order through the powerful truth of Jesus Christ amidst the pandemonium of Pentecost. T...
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Acts 2:14-21 // 📖 explains what's happening in 🌎
If you've ever felt like you've fallen short, the Apostle Peter's story should serve as a potent reminder that we can never be too far from God's grace. In this sermon, Rich looks at how a man who once denied Jesus three times became the bold v...
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Acts 2:12 // Pentecost Still Matters
There are many opinions on what it means to be 'Spirit-filled,' but despite the differing perspectives and opinions, no Christian would want less of the power of God in their life. Without the Holy Spirit, God has shown none of us His ...
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Acts 2:5-13 // The coming of the Holy Spirit, 'weird' Christians, & the tepid Canadian church - Part II
Regarding the moving of the Holy Spirit, the first verses of Acts 2 show us that, in essence, we can respond in two ways. We can either look in with awe and wonder or foolishly mock. How will you respond to what you see the Holy Spirit doing, a...
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Acts 2:1-4 // The coming of the Holy Spirit, 'weird' Christians, & the tepid Canadian church (Part I)
The coming of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2, with tongues as of fire and a roar like violent wind, seems a far cry from many Canadians' hyper-reserved and solemn experience with church gatherings. If church life in the New Testament shows us anythi...
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Allow* God, Celebrate God, & Expect God
New Year's resolutions often set us up for disappointment by focusing on our efforts. The same can be true for Christians resolving to be "better" through more prayer, Bible study, or church attendance. This year, instead of self-dependent reso...
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Hidden Christmas 3 - The Glory of God to the Lowest
Angels are a predictable feature of Christmas traditions, whether on a card or a tree. But when Jesus was born, the appearance of angels to shepherds in the field was both surprising and terrifying. Perhaps more surprising was that it ...
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Hidden Christmas 2 - Jesus, Joseph, & Just Masculinity
There isn't a lot that we know about Joseph, the earthly adoptive father of Jesus, but we do know he was 'a just man.' What does Matthew, the gospel writer, mean by that, and what do the other brief details of Joseph's decisions show us about a...
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Hidden Christmas 1 - The Broken Path to the Saviour of the World
As beautiful as the Christmas story is, we sometimes struggle to see the connection between a story set hundreds of years ago and our realities today. However, the facts surrounding the birth of Jesus, as found in the Biblical gospels, are anyt...
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