Ottawa Valley Vineyard Sermons

For the fifth week of Lent, we are looking at the trials that Jesus faced before His death. Focusing in on the trial before Annas, Ahren explains how this event mirrors our own behaviours when confronted with the authority of Jesus.

For the fourth week of Lent, Ahren takes us back to the Garden of Gethsemane to look at how Jesus prayed in the time of his greatest distress. In this part of the journey to the cross, we are reminded that we must daily lay down our lives, our plans, and our dreams to pick up our cross and follow Jesus.

For the third week of Lent, Ahren digs into the story of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, prompting us to consider the quality of our prayer lives. Using Jesus as a model, we see the importance of setting aside a distinct time and place to bring everything before God.

For the second week of Lent, we are asking the question: "Are we devoted to prayer?" To help us answer that, Ahren speaks on what it means to pray according to the Biblical context of Matthew 26:36.

This week, we are kicking off Lent with the story of Jesus washing the disciples' feet. Looking at the symbolism of this act, Ahren speaks about the importance of humility and vulnerability in our relationships with Christ and one another.

ONE series: bonus episode (part 2). Looking at more biblical examples of conflict within the church, Ahren reminds us about what it looks like to have true love and humility in our interactions with one another.

ONE Series: bonus episode (part 1). Ahren explores scriptural examples of conflict in the church to help us understand how to practically handle division and disagreement, especially as it pertains to the current political climate in Canada.

Ahren wraps up our ONE series this week with a timely message on unity within the body of Christ. Speaking on both our current circumstances and our overall way of life, Ahren reminds us about how God designed us to be interdependent. Without one another, we cannot build the church.

We are happy to have Matt back with us this week to talk about what it means to "walk in the flesh" versus "walking in the Spirit." Looking at Galatians 5:19-21, Matt explains the importance of self-examination and confession as it pertains to our lives and the impact we have on those around us.

This week in the ONE series Ahren talks about the ONE Spirit – the Holy Spirit. Who is the Holy Spirit, what does He do, and how does that impact the way in which we behave towards other believers?

How do we see the resurrection breaking through to this life? How does what we do here affect what happens in eternity? In part 2 of his "ONE Hope" message, Ahren looks at how the hope we have in Christ's death and resurrection impacts and influences our present lives.

What does heaven look like? This week in the ONE series, Ahren talks about the one hope that all believers share: the hope for salvation and resurrection. Taking a deeper dive into the topic, he looks at what we know about heaven from the few glimpses we are given in scripture.

Following the Christmas story, we will be taking a look at the flight of Jesus' family to Egypt when he was a young child.

For the fourth week of advent, we are looking at the story of the angels and the shepherds in Luke 2:8-15. Deep-diving into this story, Ahren talks about the connection between giving glory to God and receiving His blessings for us.

The theme for week 3 of our advent series is LOVE. This week, Ahren takes us through the story of Mary and the Magnificat (her poem) in Luke 1:26-37 & 46-55, and examines the careful balance between God's sovereignty over our lives and our responsibility to act and respond.

The theme for our second sermon in the advent series is peace. This week, Ahren takes us on a journey to faith alongside the Magi as we look in depth at Matthew 2:1-12

This week, we begin our advent series. To begin, we are exploring the theme of hope. Looking at John 1:1-5 & 14, Matt walks us through a journey of understanding how Christ's light enters into the darkness.

This week in our ONE series, we're looking at the one face that we share. How free to serve God with joy might we be if we could simply trust in Him by faith to deal with our guilt.

This week in our ONE series we look at what it means to share in Jesus' resurrection. How does the resurrection of Jesus that happened in the past and speaks to our future life with God, affect us in the present? What does it mean to live with hope?

This week in our ONE series we look at what it means to share one baptism with other Christians. Paul uses language about our identification with the death of Christ. What does it mean for our old selves to die so that we can experience new life??