Sanctus Church Audio Sermons

These days, our culture is obsessed with ridicule and judgement. But there's also a misunderstanding of love. Pastor Jon breaks down what God's promise means, how it ensures that justice ultimately wins, and how it should affect our behaviour today and every day.

Are you experiencing loss, severe health issues, or maybe injustice? We all do, at one time or many. Today, guest pastor Dwayne Cline tells us about the incredible promise of God to be near the brokenhearted with His peace and love. Speaker: Dwayne Cline Publication: June 22, 2025

People make and break promises all the time. God doesn't. Pastor Jon starts our summer series on God's promises with a look at Salvation -- unearned, undeserved, un-inherited, but given by God through Jesus.  Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: June 15, 2025 Table Talk:  https://youtu.be/dGj85UG6zt0

As Pastor Jon closes our journey through Ruth, he invites us to anchor our lives in the truth of God’s sovereignty. No matter what we face, God’s redemptive plan is unfolding, bringing restoration, purpose, and hope. In Ruth 4:13-17, we witness God’s sovereign hand bringing hope and new life out of hardship, pain, and uncertainty. The story culminates in a joyful birth—a baby who secures a family line and a future, pointing forward to Jesus, our Redeemer. This passage reminds us that God is at work in the everyday and the extraordinary, in moments of joy and sorrow alike. Through Ruth and Naomi’s story, we see a powerful picture of God’s providence—His active, faithful presence in history and our personal lives. Speaker: Pastor Jon Thompson Publication: June 8, 2025

We make and break promises all the time. Even those of us who try our hardest not to, eventually fail. Pastor Jon uses Boaz's efforts to rescue Ruth and Naomi to illustrate how Jesus, the better Boaz, bought and paid for us not because he had to, but because he loves us. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: June 1, 2025

Ruth 3 opens with Ruth and Boaz alone for the first time. In a moment of vulnerability and temptation, they choose obedience, worship, and integrity. Pastor Jon unpacks how their faithfulness points us to Jesus, our ultimate Redeemer, and calls us to pursue purity—even when no one is watching. This moment, though quiet, is part of God’s bigger plan. We’re reminded not to live just for the moment, but beyond it—because our daily faithfulness can impact generations, and only in heaven may we see its full effect. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: May 25, 2025

How do you think about the people in your world who are 'others'? Do you welcome them as loved neighbours towards whom you can show the same generosity God has given you? Pastor Jon looks at Boaz's response to Naomi - a foreigner and a widow's daughter-in-law - and how his understanding of God's mercy and care shape how he treats her.  Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: May 18, 2025

What “only” statements have you believed? What limited labels have you let define you? In Week 3 of our Ruth series, Pastor Lucas highlights a powerful moment in Ruth’s story when she says, “I’m only a foreigner.” He reminds us that, like Ruth, we can sometimes believe the lie that we are “only” what our circumstances or past say we are. But our true identity is rooted in God—we are children of the King, and we can find refuge and strength in Him. Through Scripture and powerful reminders, this message calls us to exchange limiting beliefs for the truth of who we are in Christ. Speaker: Lucas Prado Publication: May 11, 2025

What are you committed to? Maybe it's your family, your job, or a charity you volunteer for. Pastor Ange takes us another step deeper in to the book of Ruth and looks at God's hesed - his faithful and eternal love for us, a commitment so much more radical than anything we are capable of.     Speaker: Angela Mason Publication: May 4, 2025 Table Talk: https://youtu.be/0Run0mu5tv4

It's so easy to get caught up in our daily experiences and stop seeing the incredible work of God in our lives. Pastor Jon begins our journey through the book of Ruth with a focus on the providence of God - the very real impact the living God has on our lives - whether we acknowledge it or not. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: April 27, 2025

He is risen! He is risen indeed! Welcome to our Easter 2025 celebration of the risen Christ. Pastor Jon focusses on the hope that Christ's death and resurrection offer to us, even when things seem at their darkest.  Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: April 20, 2025

None of us really have this thing called life figured out. Don't we all need someone to help us? Pastor Sam uses the remembrance of Jesus's sacrifice on Good Friday to explain how he paid our debts so we might have life to the full.  Speaker: Sam Mills Publication: April 18, 2025

Welcome to our 2025 Palm Saturday celebration! Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: April 12, 2025

Pastor Jon finishes up the Spiritual Gifts series with a look at revival. He walks through what it is, what it feels like, what comes before, and what comes after.  Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: April 6, 2025

Pastor Jon and Pastor Angela take the questions sent in by the congregation, and cover a whole host of questions about spiritual gifts. Speaker: Jon Thompson and Angela Mason Publication: March 30, 2025

Pastor Jon wraps up discussions of individual spiritual gifts with an examination of intercession and miracles and how they can go right, how they can go wrong, and they are meant to work within the church. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: March 23, 2025

Pastor Jon continues discussing the spiritual gifts with healing, words of knowledge, and words of wisdom. He explains each gift, and walks through key connections in scripture. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: March 16, 2025

Pastor Jon continues discussing spiritual gifts with tongues and the interpretation of tongues. He walks through a Biblical description of them and how they should -- and shouldn't -- be used. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: March 09, 2025 Table Talk: https://youtu.be/Pb3p3cIZ2Tw

Pastor Jon continues discussing spiritual gifts with the a close look at the spiritual gift of prophecy: what it is, what it isn't, and its role in today's church. Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: March 02, 2025   Table Talk: https://youtu.be/kijuFbFHjRg

Pastor Jon starts a different conversation about spiritual gifts, diving into the grace we need for each other as we learn to use our different gifts well, and the rest and satisfaction we can have when we come to accept God's No for us in our walk.  Speaker: Jon Thompson Publication: February 23, 2025 Table Talk: https://youtu.be/LuTSEEIYbCM