KGF Church

Resurrection Power

This Easter Sunday, we celebrate the truth that changes everything: Jesus is alive! The tomb is empty, death is defeated, and hope is alive because the risen Christ is reigning!

We know what the resurrection means but are we actually living like it’s true? Are we walking in the freedom, identity, and calling Jesus secured for us, or are we still letting shame and fear write our story?

We’ll look at two disciples: Peter and John. Two different men. Two different stories. But one Risen Saviour who met them both where they were, brought them freedom, rooted them into new identity, and called them into kingdom purpose.

As we enter into these stories, our hope is that something awakens in us. A fresh awareness that the resurrection isn’t just a moment in history, but the very reality we live in now. Jesus still restores, still redefines, and still calls. May we be awakened to our resurrection calling, to live as those made new, for the sake of those around us.

- Devan Scollon & Anthony Tisher

Victory through Surrender: Contradictory Obedience

Mark 14:32-42

In the garden of gethsemane, Jesus faced humanity’s ultimate crossroads - surrender or self-preservation. His choice illuminates a paradoxical truth; Our greatest victories often emerge from difficult moments of surrender.

We’ll explore how letting go becomes a revolutionary act of claiming God’s best. Discover the surprising power hidden in surrender, and why the things we desperately cling to, might be the very barriers to our breakthrough.

Join us this week for an honest look at how we can transform “giving up or in” into a significant mission upgrade - where surrender becomes our gateway to freedom.

Todd Ringness

What A Waste

What a Waste!

Mark 14:1-11

Waste of time. 
Waste of resources. 
Waste of energy. 
Waste of talent.  

What do you see as wasted? 

It can be very frustrating to see something go to waste. We can also be quite critical of such things.

This week we journey with Jesus on the way to the cross and discover a waste that raised quite a debate. Check out Mark 14:1-11 and come along for the ride!

Phil Wagler
Interim Pastor

The Warning, The Promise, and our Assignment

Whether we realize it or not in each moment, the world is full of chaos, war, persecution, and trials. The disciples thought that the coming of the messiah would bring order, peace, and restoration; that things would get better, not worse. And just like us, they looked to traditions, institutions and leaders for their hope.

If things are only going to get worse before they get better, where are we going to turn? Where does our hope lie? How are we going to know what to do?

Joel Lise

Worship Pastor

The Command

God.

What is your first response or thought to that word? 

A.W. Tozer said, "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." 

There can be various responses to "God." What was yours? Does it reveal something important about you?

What does God command?

What comes to our mind about God will probably shape what we begin to list about what God expects of those made in His image. Some argue about what should be on such lists. Some reject such lists altogether and find a God who makes demands unreasonable. 

This week we continue on the way with Jesus to the cross of Good Friday and the rise of the King on Easter Sunday. Jesus makes a pretty startling comment about what God actually commands in Mark 12:28-34. I wonder what you think about his Great Command to love? 

Phil Wagler 
Interim Pastor

Right To Access

Mark 11:15-18

Familiarity can lead us to miss the incredible.

For instance, do you take the beauty of this valley for granted? It's our everyday normal, but people come a long way to spend just a week here.

Familiarity can also lead us to neglect the incredible. We get used to the person who is just "there" and neglect the heart of the relationship. We get used to enjoying what others have built and neglect to make the good thing even better. Even worse than neglect, we can turn the tables on the incredible and use it for selfish purposes and corrupt the incredible.

It's time to see the incredible once again!

This week we journey with Jesus toward the cross of Easter and enter the incredible first-century temple in Mark 11 and find tables that need to be turned. But why? What does prayer have to do with it? And, what are we incredibly called to make sure we don't neglect in this incredible time and place?

Phil Wagler
Interim Pastor

You've Been Sent On A Mission

John 1:14

John 1:14 is a familiar verse for many Christians as it offers a concise, if not profound, description of the “Good News” - God with us.

But the incarnation is not only the “content” of the good news (God with Us) but it is also the model for sharing that news with the World. Darrell Guder says the incarnation is both the “what” and the “how-to” of the gospel.

Jesus came to Earth not just as a redemptive fix for a broken Creation - but to lead the Church into a new way of living - to be about the business of His Kingdom.

And how do we do it? He rooted himself into the local neighbourhood - its customs and culture. He lived and worked in Nazareth where He engaged with all walks of life, loving them deeply, and simply living his counter-cultural ethos for all to see.

So what does “the neighbourhood” mean for KGF? Think local…and global. Think grocery store and soccer field. At work and with neighbours. Mission is quite simply being who you are; where you are.

Jamie Munday

Blessed to be a Blessing

Genesis 12:1-3

Imagine being told by your spouse or a close friend that they’re taking you on a vacation, but they won’t tell you where. Would you be excited, or nervous? And how would you pack? What would you bring with you? What would you make sure to leave behind? Kinda hard to know when you don’t know where you’re going, but that’s the call that Abraham, and indeed all off us, receive from the Lord.

Abraham had to leave all he knew, pack his stuff, and go. The promise, when Abraham accepts this invitation, is that God would lead him and bless him, but not just bless him, but use him to bless all nations!

God calls each of us to follow him to places and settings we cannot yet know, what will we leave behind so we can journey unhindered? And what will we be sure to pack in our suitcases?

Let’s find out together on Sunday!

Pastor Joel

At the Crossroads

Genesis 11:10-32

Have you experienced life at the crossroads? How did you get there?

How have you discerned which way to go? Who have you asked for directions? Have you made a wrong turn?

Doesn’t it seem like the whole world is at the crossroads these days? How do you see people responding to the uncertain rhetoric of our southern neighbour, not to mention the complexities we’re all facing in our own lives? What do you see happening to relationships, hopes, and expectations?

This week we follow the scattered peoples after Babel’s bluster and discover a family on a journey that ends at a crossroads in Genesis 11:27-32. What might we learn from them that can help us today?

Phil Wagler, Interim Pastor

Towers, Tongues, & Thrones

Genesis 11

After the flood, Noah and his family were saved through God’s good promise. But humanity quickly moved on to a new building project - this time, not an ark of salvation, but a tower of rebellion. What was their goal?

• To reach the heavens?

• To make a name for themselves?

• To build a backup plan in case of another flood?

At Babel, we see the human heart striving for significance and security apart from God - only to find confusion and judgment. Yet even in this act of scattering, God was working toward a greater plan of redemption that echoes throughout Scripture and finds its fulfillment in Christ.

Join us as we explore how Babel isn’t just an ancient story - it’s a mirror to our own hearts and a signpost to God’s greater plans.

Devan Scollon