Every Nation Greater Toronto Area is a church in the heart of downtown Toronto. Together we are encountering the unconditional love of God, finding purpose and following the call.
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To forge something means to shape and form it by heating and hammering. Similarly, our faith is strengthened through the trials we face in life. By examining Joseph’s journey of faith, this message explores how we can develop the right perspective on life’s challenges.Di Richard Kidger
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Pastor Richard begins this new sermon series with the example of Abraham, whose trust in God was made evident by his steps of faith. What step of faith could God be calling you to take?Di Richard Kidger
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In his promise to never leave us nor forsake us, Jesus continues to dwell with us and empower us through the sending of his Spirit. Pentecost is a powerful reminder that the transformation we desire is not ultimately by our own might or power but by the Spirit.Di Richard Kidger
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In the final part of our Unstoppable series, the book concludes with an open-ended ending that signifies the continuation of the story of Jesus through his followers. The mission and story of Jesus are, after all, unstoppable.Di Richard Kidger
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Guest speaker Matt Naismith takes us through Paul’s missionary journey from Jerusalem to Rome, where his faith is made evident amidst a storm and a shipwreck.Di Matt Naismith
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Luke details Paul’s trials and inspires the church by showing how Jesus’ words are being fulfilled through our witness. In this message, 5 characteristics make our witness effective.Di Richard Kidger
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In Acts 22, the imprisoned apostle Paul faces Jewish religious leaders in an interaction that reveals their distorted pursuits of holiness, justice, and truth.Di Lucas Maciel
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In this sermon, Dr. Lucas looks at Paul’s testimony being shared to an angry crowd. This revealed their true hearts, continuing a trend which Moses, Isaiah, and Jesus experienced.Di Lucas Maciel
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We return to our sermon series in Acts, following the work of Paul and the apostles who carry out the Gospel to the ends of the earth. This week, Pastor Richard explores important characteristics of the church which make it an impactful witnessing community.Di Richard Kidger
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He is risen! Pastor Bert shares a message about the resurrection and how we can respond to it through our minds, hearts, and hands.Di Bert Thomson
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Guest speaker Matt Naismith continues our series by exploring what is at the root of our feelings towards God. With practical tools, Matt encourages us to separate truth from lies, go deeper into our emotions, and to trust in the Lord.Di Matt Naismith
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Using the story of the Good Samaritan, this message shares a real-time example of how our church is practically doing this through refugee sponsorship, and challenges as to “go and do likewise” in extending love and mercy to those in need.Di Richard Kidger
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Using the story of Joseph, Sheila explore what faithfulness looks like in the face of life’s challenges and when God seems to be unfair.Di Sheila Thomson
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In our modern age, we can easily lose patience with God’s timing. In this sermon, Pastor Richard explores what time looks like in the scriptures, and what we can do in times when God seems slow.Di Richard Kidger
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What do you do when God seems silent? Pastor Richard opens this new Lent series that asks tough questions of faith, encouraging us to seek a greater perspective when we feel God is silent.Di Richard Kidger
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Guest speaker and Every Nation Campus USA national director gives us a word about what it means to truly believe in God. By looking at the faith of Abraham and Ernie’s personal testimony, we see that following God requires surrender and sacrifice for His glory alone.Di Ernie Kruger
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Pastor Richard closes out our series RESOLVED by looking at the call of Jesus – both an invitation and a challenge. How will you encourage people in their next step towards Christ?Di Richard Kidger
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Growing the kingdom of God requires us to be connected, both upwardly with God and outwardly with others. Pastor Bert encourages us to be a connecting people in this 4th sermon in our RESOLVED series.Di Bert Thomson
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Sheila continues our sermon series that refocuses on the priorities and practices that undergird making our church’s vision a reality. This week, we take a look at what it means to practically bless others.Di Every Nation GTA
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Jesus’ ministry involves many examples of eating – teaching and forming connection around a table. Richard explore how can we use food and hospitality for the Kingdom.Di Richard Kidger
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Di Bert Thomson
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Sheila introduces our week of prayer, fasting, and consecration by exploring what fasting is really all about, and giving some practical tips.Di Sheila Thomson
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Our Christmas Eve service. Music by Jacob Moon and message by Pastor Bert Thomson.Di Every Nation GTA
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The story of Christmas reminds us of different names given to Jesus. Sheila explores how the name Immanuel gives hope, peace, and good cheer as we hold on to the promise that God is with us.Di Sheila Thomson
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‘Authentic’ is the word of the year of 2023. What does it mean to believe in the authentic Christmas? Pastor Richard shows us how the ‘down to earth’ details of the birth of Christ reveal God’s love.Di Richard Kidger
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Guest speaker Olaf Luna encourages EN GTA with a word from Philippians. Paul, who wrote the most joyful letter while in prison, teaches us to face forward in our faith journey.Di Olaf Luna
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Using everyday elements, salt and light, Jesus helps us understand how he wants us to be a certain way within the world. This message wraps up our series by looking at the paradigm, posture and practice of being salt + light today.Di Richard Kidger
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Throughout the Bible, God’s people are instructed to love their neighbours, despite how different they may be. In this sermon, Sheila explore what this Greatest Commandment means for us today.Di Sheila Thomson
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What did Jesus mean when he instructed his followers to “go and make disciples of all nations”? In this message, we explore The Great Commission and what it means to live it out in our day-to-day.Di Richard Kidger
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In a world full of bad news, what would be good news? This sermon explores different ways the good news is revealed in the Bible, and how our modern conceptions may have the wrong emphasis.Di Richard Kidger
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Pastor Richard kicks off our new series, Salt + Light, which explores Jesus’ inspirational and challenging call to be an influence for good within our world. This week, we look at the wider arc of the Bible’s narrative and how it shapes our lives.Di Richard Kidger
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This Sunday we wrapped up our series in the profound book of Ecclesiastes by exploring how certainty can become an idol. The ‘Teacher’ of Ecclesiastes reminds us that true wisdom and absolute certainty eludes us, reminding us to take bold steps of faith and trust in God instead.Di Lucas Maciel
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This week, we highlight one of the main session speakers at our recent Every Nation GO Conference held in Cape Town, SA. Aoife Keegan is the current Director for Every Nation Campus Europe and is based in Dublin, Ireland.Di Every Nation GTA
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In this series break, Pastor Tristan shares how we can better hear God’s voice. Like sheep who recognize their shepherd’s voice, we need to learn to recognize how our Good Shepherd is guiding and speaking to us.Di Tristan Degollacion
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To live well, some believe accumulating experiences like travel, romance, and pleasure is key. And the more we’re aware of the experiences we’re missing out on the less great life feels. But, even if we could have everything we wanted, we’d still feel unfulfilled. So, what does it mean to live well? This message tackles that question.…
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Do we really get what we deserve? In this instalment of our Ecclesiastes series, Pastor Richard delves into the topic of merit versus grace. The wisdom from this book challenges conventional beliefs about justice, and highlights the overwhelming significance of God’s grace in our lives.Di Richard Kidger
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Considering that we will spend about one-third of our lives working, Ecclesiastes brilliantly captures the toil and joy, highs and lows that we all experience in our work and life. So, what’s the point of work and why should it matter?Di Richard Kidger
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Is it possible to find true meaning in our lives? Dr. Lucas Maciel opens our series on the book of Ecclesiastes by giving the keys to understanding the book despite its uniquely challenging ideas.Di Lucas Maciel
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Guest speaker and friend of ENGTA Pastor Gabe Bouch shares a compelling word on why we should embrace the university and college campus. The opening text is from the book of Daniel. Pastor Gabe concludes with some present-day examples of what can happen when young people on the campus are reached.Di Gabe Bouch
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In today’s culture where loneliness has become an epidemic, this message explores the biblical idea that humans are meant to be in relationships and that the church is a community of individuals who share their lives with each other around Jesus.Di Sheila Thomson
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What does it mean to flourish? Pastor Richard concludes our series in Psalm 23, which invites us on the journey toward flourishing, toward home, and ultimately toward God.Di Richard Kidger
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In this part of Psalm 23, we unpack the meaning of the table, oil and cup which are images of how God actually sustains us in the middle of even our greatest challenges.Di Sheila Thomson
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Pastor Bert Thomson speaks candidly on the foundation, levels, and results of giving in this break from our summer series.Di Bert Thomson
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This week, Pastor Richard Kidger speaks on one of the most recognized Bible verses, Psalm 23:4, exploring how we can come to a place of trust with our Shepherd when walking through the valley of the shadow of death.Di Richard Kidger
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Sheila Thomson continues our summer series in Psalm 23, Restore My Soul. The analogy of Jesus’ followers being like sheep gives insight into God’s shepherd-like guidance. How is He guiding you?Di Sheila Thomson
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As Blaise Pascal famously stated, there is a god-shaped vacuum in each one of us that drives us to fill it. We can look to any number of good things to fill it. Yet, as we see in this Psalm, God has made provision for us to experience the deep contentment our soul longs for.Di Richard Kidger
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As we kick off our series in Ps 23, we look at the first verse’s bold declaration “I shall not want.” Yet, to be content within our circumstances requires our contentment to be based upon something independent of our circumstances.Di Richard Kidger
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As we wrap up season 3 of Unstoppable, we look at the significance of Paul’s final words at the end of his last missionary journey.Di Bert Thomson
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Continuing in our series in Acts, we follow Paul’s missionary journey in Greece, confronting idolatry.Di Sheila Thomson
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Have you noticed that we’re very much a hero-oriented culture through the movies, celebrities and influencers we’re fixated on? In this message, we focus on some unsung heroes of the life and success of the early church.Di Richard Kidger
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