Last week we considered how condemning, shaming, and calling out is a reflection of cancel culture’s attempt to control others. This does not reflect the kingdom culture of Jesus. But the question remains, when someone is acting and living in ways contrary to God’s Kingdom how should we respond? This Sunday we begin a two-week response to that question.

2024-04-21 Cancel Culture - Part 3: Drawing Circles, Pastor Matt Dyck

We’ve spent a few weeks looking at Cancel Culture and how the death and resurrection of Jesus should impact our postures as followers of Jesus. Last week we talked about confronting other followers of Jesus in a redemptive way. This week we will address the topic of how the church should impact and respond to other people, groups, and authorities in a cancel culture. We invite you to come with an open heart as we explore the counter-cultural power of God’s Kingdom.

2024-04-28 Cancel Culture - Part 4: The Power Of Suffering, Pastor Matt Dyck

SunWest has, for many years, strategically partnered with Compassion Canada to help release children from poverty in Jesus’ name. We are joined this week by a Compassion alumni. Come and hear the story of life change that can happen when we do for the one what we wish we could do for the many. You may not be able to change the world, but you can help change someone’s world. Join us this Sunday as you will be inspired and challenged to make a difference.

2024-05-05 Compassion Sunday

2024-05-12 When we look around we can see that the distrust of institutions is at an all-time high. Many people are deciding that church as they know it "is not for them". We also live in an epidemic of loneliness, isolation, and anxiety. What if what people are looking for is the very thing the church was intended to provide? The church was never supposed to be an event, building, or an institution. Join us for this series as we jump off Sky Jethani's book and ask the question: What if Jesus was serious about the church?

What if Jesus was Serious About the Church - Part 1: The Family Reunion, Pastor Matt Dyck

2024-05-19 Dinner time is when we can come together as a family and get caught up. We feel welcomed, we share experiences, and enjoy a common meal. It's a place where we feel like we actually belong, we are valued, and we find identity. 
 
The Lord's Table is one such meal. It is a time and a place where all are
welcomed to remember what our Lord Jesus Christ has done for us on the cross,
but we can also celebrate the redemption that we have in Jesus, in real time -
the present. The Lord's Table also points us forward into a future hope
that includes the banquet of all banquets at the end of time, where we will all
be served, by the Lord Himself.

What if Jesus was Serious About the Church - Part 2: The Family Meal, Pastor Dave Chow

2024-05-26 We live in an undercurrent of aloneness, not enough-ness, and anxiousness both in our culture and the present paradigm of church. And yet the church was never supposed to be an event, building, or an institution. It was meant to be a family with a DNA of secure attachment. Interesting! When kids are seen, soothed, safe and secure they flourish but we can’t give that to them unless we ourselves are flourishing. So how do WE flourish in a cultural undercurrent of aloneness, not enough-ness and anxiousness? Join us this Sunday with our special guest speaker, sociologist James Penner, to find out.

What if Jesus was Serious - Part 3: The Family DNA: How Kids Flourish, James Penner

2024-06-02: People in church often talk about "living a full and meaningful life". But do you ever feel for all that talk your life just doesn't seem to match up? It feels too fast. Too mundane. Too much work. Not enough joy and peace. But what if Jesus was serious about this fulness of life and peace stuff? What if there was a gift waiting for you that could be the remedy for all that angst? Jesus said there was. Maybe it's time to take a risk on opening the gift he gave you.

What if Jesus was Serious - Part 4: The Family Gathering, Pastor Matt Dyck

2024-06-09: Through history, more so than today, families often had a business. A business that would be passed on through the generations. Perhaps a farm, perhaps a service company, or a trade that was learned from the older generation. If one of the primary metaphors for the church is family, what would be the family business? What is the work that the family of God has been entrusted to continue?

What if Jesus was Serious - Part 5: The Family Business, Pastor Matt Dyck

2024-06-16: As we look back on this series, we have talked about why the church exists and what the church is all about, but we haven’t yet talked about how the church should be. Jesus set an example for the church to emulate. He showed us how to use whatever influence and power we might have in this world. Unfortunately, sometimes this is not the posture people think of when they think of the church. Join us this week as we reflect on the life of Jesus and challenge ourselves to follow his example.

What if Jesus was Serious - Part 6: The Family Servants, Pastor Matt Dyck

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What if Jesus was Serious About the Church - Part 2: The Family Meal, Pastor Dave Chow

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