Hammond Bay Church

April 14th 2024 - Jesus in His Own WordsWhen Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8.12

April 7th 2024

Easter Sunday! He is Risen!

Good Friday Service 

This Sunday we get to celebrate Palm Sunday! When we intentionally remember Jesus heading towards Jerusalem, knowing you He would die for soon for the sins of humanity. In His approach to Jerusalem, He sets up a contrasting image of what type of King God is.

We close with our series in 2 Peter by examining what Peters final words meant to his audience and what we can learn from it.

We continue with our series in 2 Peter.

We are into our second week of 2 Peter. Looking at 1.:12-21. In this passage Peter points us to the facts that we can stand firmly in God's truth because of Peter's eyewitness accounts and because of the reliability of the Scripture. It encourages us to look back at ways we've noticed God speaking and acting to encourage ourselves in the now. 

This Sunday we will begin a new sermon series till Easter Sunday. It is called Elbow Grease: a study in 2 Peter. Pastor Colin created us a great image below. In this short letter from Peter we read encouragement for growth and warnings of problems. This Sunday we will be looking 1.1-11. Noting how in order to grow in His grace, it requires His grace. 

Today Pastor Colin brings us to the end of our Divine Appointments sermon series. He looks out how life ought to be when understanding who Jesus is and His love for us. We are in Mark 9 at the moment called the transfiguration. 

This Sunday we dive back into our series called Divine Appointments. We will be looking at the hopelessness that Elijah experienced and what helped to bring him out of it. There were two key things: time, and God's voice. 

Jesus was baptized. Why? If you’ve ever wondered if God could relate to you, then listen to today. 

We continue in our series on Divine Appointments. Today we look at the life of Jacob in Genesis. 

We are looking people's divine appointments with God. Today we look at the Isaiah in chapter 6. 

Looking at people's divine appointments with God's presence. Today we look at Samuel the prophet 

Today we will look at Matthew 16. In our lives there are times that we miss Jesus, even though he is right in front of us. enjoy!

Take this service in as a time to slow down and pray through Mark 10:46-52.

This Sunday we focus in on the advent theme of love! May you be re-inspired this Christmas by the birth of our Saviour.

This Sunday is the Advent theme of peace. We will be diving into Acts 10 where there is a massive change with the Holy Spirit filling the Gentiles. This is a watershed moment in the history of the Church. When Peter is preaching to the Gentiles he starts with peace being found with God through Jesus.

Why is Hammond Bay Church built where it is? To reach the people of Nanaimo with the saving message of Jesus Christ.Today Pastor Colin is bringing us the word- continuing through the book of Acts and communicating the story of Philip and the Ethiopian encouraging us to pay attention to the leading of the Holy Spirit and be ready to respond.

Why is Hammond Bay Church built where it is? To reach the people of Nanaimo with the saving message of Jesus Christ.Today Pastor Colin is bringing us the word- continuing through the book of Acts and communicating the story of Philip and the Ethiopian encouraging us to pay attention to the leading of the Holy Spirit and be ready to respond.

Why is Hammond Bay Church built where it is? To reach the people of Nanaimo with the saving message of Jesus Christ.

Hear from Pastor Brad of Mt. Pleasant Church in Vancouver. https://mtpbaptist.church/Transcript

How do you cope with suffering? Pain is inevitable in this life, and modern society doesn't give strong enough answers to cope with anguish. We look at the life of Stephen to see a better way.

Language matters. The arrival of God's presence shows us that God is not for just one culture or one language. God's message of truth and love found in Jesus is to be shared with all. And His presence reminds us who we are: His children. 

Happy Thanksgiving! If you've ever wondered how to follow Jesus faithfully, then learning about and interacting with the Holy Spirit is key. In this series we will look at movements of God's presence, the Holy Spirit, and how it made the first Church heroic in their launch.

This Sunday we will be talking about the need for us to pause and rest. Finding ways to seek out deep soul rejuvenating rest in the presence of Christ. Our next sermon series will be in the book of Acts. It will be called Acts: Holy Spirit and Heroic Church. This will be looking at the arrival and movements of the Holy Spirit and how the Church responds to Him. 

Today Pastor Colin speaks to us about importance, challenge, and payback of connecting in community.

What helps you when life changes on you? With September comes so much change in our schedules and priorities. Within these changes there is always opportunity to worship God as our true anchor.

Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion; They will not be defeated but will endure forever.Psalm125:1 NLT

This Sunday we focus on Psalm 125: Trusting in GodThe word is being brought to us by Violet Hayes"Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion; They will not be defeated but will endure forever"Psalm125:1 NLT

This Sunday we focus on Psalm 127, looking at the call of God to rely on Him and be active in our faith. 

This Sunday we focus on Psalm 126. It is a psalm of remembering the good God has done, and also asking Him to restore joy even in the midst of suffering. Only in Christ can joy be produced out of suffering.

In our second week of our Songs for the Road series we look at Psalm 122. This Psalm highlights the importance of gathering to worship God together.

We start our summer series with Psalm 121, where we learn where our true help comes from. Psalm 121 helps us understand our anticipation AND assurance of help that God gives us. 

Today is a stand alone sermon about the command of Jesus to experience a second spiritual birth after our physical birth. This second birth is from God and is the place from which we grow into mature Christ followers.

We are in week 6  and the final sermon of our series At the Table. We will be looking at Mark 16:9-16 where the resurrected Jesus causes disruption, challenges His disciples, and then gives them clarity of what to do next. He commands them to go and preach the good news, so that people may believe and be baptized.

Half way through our "at the table" Series, We take a small detour from meals and explore what the Psalmist means when he writes "Taste and see that the Lord is Good".

We will be looking at Matthew 22, where Jesus uses a story of a wedding feast to illustrate the Kingdom of Heaven. In it we see King, God the Father, inviting anyone and everyone to the Wedding Feast of the Son, Jesus. Those who refuse are stuck in pride of their religious effort. Those who say yes go immediately, and they must allow the King to provide the wedding garments. In this we see a vivid picture of being dressed in the righteousness of Christ to be welcomed into His presence.

We are in week 3 of our series At the Table. We will be looking at Mark 14 where Jesus is having a meal and a woman bursts in and dumps perfume on him. Not long after this Jesus delivers the first Communion to His disciples. Through both of these we see God taking actions that seem like a waste (the perfume, the sacrifice of Jesus) and transforming them into acts of extravagant love.

We are in week 2 of our series At the Table. We will look at Jesus' first miracle in John 2 where he turns water into wine at a wedding. If I was launching Jesus' ministry for Him, this is not the way I would have done it. It would have been flashier and in a more famous location... but what it shows us, is that Jesus' cares deeply about all aspects of our lives. It is only His presence that can bring about a transformation in our own lives, just as He can change plain water into magnificent wine.

We are starting a new sermon series this week called At the Table. We will spend 6 weeks looking at different moments Jesus was at a table for meals, and when he used the table as a teaching illustration. This will be so we can continue to get to know Jesus better and how He would have us live. This week is in Matthew 9, where Jesus calls Matthew and clarifies His purpose in coming, to save sinners.

This Sunday we hear from a testimony from Jared Rhind. Listen in as he shares what God has done in his life!

This Good Friday and Easter Sunday we will be looking at how Jesus' death and resurrection help us walk through fear. He is risen forever!

The greatest Friday in history. Because of Jesus' death we never have to fear God and hide away from Him. Fear imprisons us, Jesus' death frees us.

Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday is a celebrated day and it reveals how we sometimes fail to follow Jesus when he doesn't meet our expectations, however Jesus will always keep his promises and focus on what is most important.

In Joshua 24 we see the final farewell speech Joshua gives at the end of his life. He challenges the people of God to firmly choose if they will serve God and be faithful to Him alone. It's a reminder to us to daily choose to follow Christ and His design for life.

today we have a guest speaker Jim Aldrich sharing with us about the mission in Colombia

In Joshua 23 we see the first of two farewell speeches Joshua gives at the end his life. He charges the leaders to be obedient, faithful, and loving towards God. And the legacy Joshua leaves is one of faithfulness. May we leave such powerful legacies for those who come after us.

In Joshua 20 we see the heart of God on display, mandating cities of refuge to create safety for human life. Anyone who committed an accidental death of another human being could flee to these cities for trial and once the High Priest died could safely go home. It is a picture of how Christ our Great High Priest has died for us so that we may always find refuge in Him.

If left unchecked, we will grow more cynical as we age. Caleb comes to us with an example of how to live in such a way that a cynical attitude does not grow stronger in us.

This week we learn about how the Gibeonites tricked the Israelites into pardon all because the Children of God did not pray and seek council. But even in our mistakes, God is still Good and brings restoration to both the Gibeonites and the Israelites.

We've seen Joshua come across the Jordan river, set up memorials, and now face their first major military battle challenge: Jericho. But in this battle we see God at work guiding them into a very bizarre method that only could give God the credit for their victory. It's through following His lead that we can experience victory in our own lives as well.

Certificates, trophies, medals, rings. We use physical markers for events and milestones. Our faith in God needs physical markers as well. This week we see Joshua and the leaders set up two memorials so future generations will remember that God made a way when there was no way.

This week we see the miracle of the Jordan river being stopped by God so the people of God can cross and enter the promised land. In the miracle it is the Lord who goes before them with the ark, leading them through the impossible. God is the only one worth following.

Hindsight might be called 20/20, but foresight should be called 20/400, where one is legally blind. We all have blind spots, so what do you need a clearer vision about?

Sometimes settling into the new can be more challenging than the change it took to get there. Today we begin a series on Joshua to see how we live faithfully to God in the midst of this new year.

Christmas Eve Service December 24th 2022

This Sunday our advent theme is LOVE. The sermon series is called The Steps of Christmas. Looking at people in Luke 1 & 2 who were walking and journeying as the Christmas story unfolded. This Sunday we look at the unique situation surrounding the birth of John, who he becomes, and how it helps us understand God's Love for us and others.

This Sunday we are in week two of advent: JOY. The sermon series is called The Steps of Christmas. Looking at people in Luke 1 & 2 who were walking and journeying as the Christmas story unfolded. This Sunday we look at the interactions of Mary and Elizabeth's. They both experience and express joy and give us directions to follow in order to experience more of God's joy as well.

This Sunday we look at the beginnings of Mary's story.  She was someone who had her life massively redirected, and she responded with surrender to what God asked of her. This gave her supernatural peace.

This Sunday we begin Advent. Today we look at Zechariah and Elizabeth story. Zechariah walked to the temple and back, and in the midst of his journey God broke his expectations and gave him hope.

Esther and Christ both stand in the gap to help rescue people. Both prayed for a rescue. Christ invites you and I to follow him in praying for those who have yet to embrace His amazing love.

Esther and Christ both stand in the gap to help rescue people. Both prayed for a rescue. Christ invites you and I to follow him in praying for those who have yet to embrace His amazing love.

This week we dive into the banquets Esther hosts with King Xerxes and Haman. And it was what sets Esther above other leaders is that she selflessly identifies with her people and asks for their rescue. Selfless love is what we remember people for.

We will be looking at the character Haman in the book of Esther, a man who could not find a way to be thankful. He magnified his problem, and minimizes his many privileges. God invites us to be thankful, which sometimes is a battle. When we magnify all the privileges we have in the love of Christ, it creates an openness to being thankful.

The book of Esther has a dramatic storyline, compelling character, and is one of the two books where God seems silent. And yet, through the faithfulness of a few people He causes a rescue for the Jewish people. God brings assurance continuously through the book that He does care and has not forgotten His people. He has not forgotten you either.

We all have potential and growth that God invites us into, and we also have limitations. Looking at the life and attitude of John the Baptist, Jesus, and Paul we will see ways we can embrace our different limitations to be seen as helpful in our journey with God.

A little bit of routine can go a long way in helping us stay focused as we live life in the middle of a world that is moving fast! "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you'll be swept off to." -Bilbo Baggans.

Jesus modeled to His followers many moments of work and ministry, and moments of rest and separation from that work and ministry. He invites us into that type of pace of life. 

In chapter 5 Paul gives a multitude of directives that are in alignment with what a follower of Jesus looks like and lives like. All of which are impossibly high standards. This leads us back to looking to the Holy Spirit as we walk with Him and learn to live by His strength.

In this weeks passage we hear how death is not the end, and that Christ's resurrection is the redemptive launch of God's kingdom in this world. We await Christ's return to renew all things and to be with Him forevermore.

Holiness and being sanctified often sound like pious and removed terms, but the invitation of Jesus and instructions from Paul are practical and down to earth in how we grow in holiness.

We cannot live out being encouraged and hope for our future. We were not designed to. God invites us to stay encouraged in part by our connection to Him and to other followers of Jesus.

Paul communicates his love to the Thessalonians and his deep longing to see them again.

Paul communicates that because he cares, he is not like other 1st century people who are looking to deceive and negatively influence. His spiritual influence comes from having a spiritual character that aligns with Christ.

Series: Looking forward! Speaker: Pastor Colin Dyck

What is God reliable for? People cling or walk away from faith based around this question.

Peter Sinclair joins us today from Loaves and Fishes ministry speaking on the feeding of the 5000 from Matthew 14:13-2113 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.15 As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”16 Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”17 “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.18 “Bring them here to me,” he said. 19 And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 20 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 21 The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Kal Sidhu joins us today to share his story of how God rescued him from addiction.

Being asked for money can really grate on your nerves after a while, but to those who cultivate habits of generosity seem to have the largest gifts of compassion and joy. Today we will look at why that is.

Pastor Colin will be bringing us the word from Malachi 2:17-3:5 Sometimes it is hard to break the cycle of being cynical, but Malachi helps point us into patters that lead to a better outlook in life.

When we forget the reasons and the why behind our decisions and motivations, we lose touch with reality and the design for living. God invites us to remember that He made us and we belong with Him.

One of the most difficult characteristics is consistent integrity. Especially when it comes to being an example of God's love to others.

God desires us to be fully committed to Him, He values our honest devotion above our obligations.

There are things in life we can do on autopilot after a while, but relationships are not one of them. 

How much service for God is enough? How effective are you in your love for Him? A posture of "life for God" gets trapped finding their value by doing enough or being successful in the mission to serve God.

What's in it for you to follow God? One way of relating to God is just to be blessed by His gifts... but not be in a deep relationship with Him. We will look at two ways that are better for relating to Him.

Have you had times where your tried and true methods suddenly didn't work? Today's posture of relating to God is one that is easy to fall prey to, but one that we can easily recognize ways of leaving behind.  

Have you had moments where your faith felt dry? When your walk with God has felt like it has fallen off a cliff or gotten confusing? The next 4 weeks we will be talking through unhealthy ways of relating to God and how God designed us to relate to Him.

Please listen as Connor Edwards shares.

Judas judged Jesus to be worth very little, but it cost Judas more than he ever expected. In our own lives, from time to time it is great to ask what Jesus is worth to us.

How do we measure love? And can a person possibly offer true love to another without expecting a return? This is what one woman does towards Jesus with her extravagant acts of love.

Some conversations are more important than others. In Jesus' final week on earth, He speaks with the religious elites at the temple and redirects them to the conversation worth having.

This Sunday we will begin a new sermon series that will take the final week of Jesus' life, called Holy Week, and spread out the events of it over the next 7 Sundays leading up to Easter. We will be looking at different people that interacted with Jesus in His final days on earth, seeing what we can learn from their interactions for ourselves, and what we can learn about God through Jesus actions. This Sunday we launch with the false expectations on Jesus from the crowd in Matthew 21.

Join us as Pastor Colin discusses how Prayer is an invitation to partner with God!

Many claim to hear God's voice speak to them. How do we discern if He is speaking to us?