Evergreen Chapel Sermons

Luke 6:12-19 - Purposeful Prayer and Power - August 13, 2023 - Andrew Debartolo

Jesus sought the Father in prayer in order to receive spiritual power and wisdom. We also, as our Saviour, must commune with God in prayer for both the power and wisdom to live for Christ.

Luke 6:1-11 - Proper Sabbath Keeping -August 6, 2023

The Sabbath is a topic of much discussion in the Christian church. We probably all know people who don't keep the Sabbath, and others who have added so much to the Sabbath that it misses the point of the Sabbath. In this sermon, we are going to look at what proper Sabbath keeping looks like according to Jesus. 

Luke 5:33-39 - Out with the Old, In with the New - July 30, 2022

This passage is set within a group of passages where Jesus challenges the views and beliefs of the Pharisees in many different ways. In this conversation, he challenges their view of fasting and more broadly, their view of the old system of relating to God. Well, Jesus has some big news, it's all going to change! 

Luke 5:27-32 - What’s Jesus doing with Sinners? - July 23, 2023

Jesus seeks out the chief of sinners in this passage, the tax collector, and in doing so, provides for us an example of the attitude and action we should have towards sinners and non-believers. What should these relationships look like? What should their purpose be? Do they look like Jesus' relationship with sinners? 

Luke 5:17-26 - Get up and Walk - July 16, 2023

Jesus has his first big face-off with the Pharisees. They've sent a delegation to inspect this mysterious preacher and healer from Nazareth. Is he a friend? And enemy? A blasphemer? The real deal? Can he actually do what he said he has come to do? 

Luke 5:12-16 - He Can Make You Clean - July 9, 2023

When you hear the word shame, what comes to mind? Shame is something that comes as a consequence of our sin, and many people, though they know they are forgiving of their guilt of sin, they still wrestle with the shame of it. Well in today's sermon, we will be looking at how God makes the unclean, clean. The exposed, covered. The unholy, holy. Jesus makes clean. 

Luke 5:1-11 - Encountering Jesus Changes Everything - July 2, 2023

We encounter Jesus in many different ways throughout our lives. Through his Word, through prayer, or maybe through the first time we hear the gospel. When we encounter him, the question is put before us, "how are we going to respond?" Are we going to recognize him as who he is and follow him? Or are we going to continue on in our own ways? In this sermon we look at Simon's encounter with Jesus and how he leaves a changed man. 

1 Peter 3:7 - Encouraging and Honouring your Wives - June 25, 2023 - Andrew Zwart

Christian husbands have a God-given duty to understand and honour their wives. A husband's relationship with God is not disconnected from their relationship with their wife, and if they dishonour their wife, their prayers to God are hindered.

Luke 4:31-44 - The Authority of Jesus - June 18, 2022

It's time for Jesus to put rubber to the road. Is he the one he truly claims to be? Is he able to fulfill the mission he just stated? Jesus here has a few interactions that show his authority and whether he truly can overcome the evil in this world

Luke 4:14-30 - Preaching Good News to the Poor - June 11, 2023

In this passage, Jesus begins his ministry. He identifies himself as the Anointed One of Isaiah 61, and embraces the mission of the Messiah for himself. But the people of Nazareth seem to have an issue with this. What is all this poor, oppressed, blind talk? Do you recognize that the Kingdom of God is for the humble?