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You have seen how hurt people hurt people, and the question “Why?” inevitably comes to the surface. See not only the answer to this question but the solution to this problem by watching today’s message: Why Do Hurt People Hurt People?

Jesus assures you that when you “know the truth, the truth will set you free” (John 8:32). However, if you only surround yourself with “friends” who merely tell you what they know you want to hear, your chances of hearing the truth are very slim. God wants you to seek honest friends who can point you in the direction of true freedom.

Friends, we have an amazing discussion to show you featuring the people on the ground who were at and are now helping with the devastation of the Lytton fire in British Columbia, Canada. We trust you will be blessed by these evidences of God's grace through His hands and feet in the community.

Everything is limited and sooner or later comes to an end: We have limited time, limited strength, limited space, and limited resources. What if we see these limits only because we are blind to a life without limits? What if a treasure of unlimited resources was freely available to you? Sounds unbelievable? If you are willing, you too can plug-in to the unlimited.

Have you ever noticed how we tend to play our own form of Russian roulette? We gamble with our eternal destinies, playing a lethal game of chance. How do we stop? Today’s message offers a solution to this insatiable desire to live recklessly.

We are simply stronger and safer together. Ecclesiastes 4:9 tells us that “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.” God has designed us with a need to work together because together we can achieve much more.

How would you answer this question: What does it mean to be Canadian? From surveys of people who were asked that question, one word floated to the top of the list of answers. What was that one word? Check out today’s message to find out.

Do you want to learn the secret for developing a faith that is strong enough to move mountains? Jesus promises to give you such a faith, and we will share with you how you can develop this kind of faith.

What does it mean to be a father? What made great men of the Bible, men like Noah, Abraham, and Job, also amazing fathers?

Have you ever noticed how wounded people tend to wound other people? Perhaps you have attempted to help someone who was hurting, only to find the very one you were trying to help lashed out at you. Or maybe you have hurt someone who was trying to help you, and you were surprised by your own actions, which caused you to resolve: “Next time I’ll stop and think if it’s because I’ve been hurt, myself.” Jesus was hurt most by those He came to save, and He demonstrated how to overcome this cycle of hurt.

As Christians taking caring of our bodies is taking care of the place where the Holy Spirit dwells. Whether we’re young or old, God wants us to prosper because a healthy body gives us the energy to do God's work.

The Bible assures us of the source of happiness: Happy are the people whose God is the Lord!” (Psalm 144:15 NKJV), and it’s true: those who make God first and last and best, are the happiest people in the world. However, can we remain happy even when we experience setbacks, trials, or discouragement?

Every opportunity has an expiry date. God has given you certain opportunities, and they are not eternal if you neglect them; they are only present for a certain time and at some point, they won’t be nearly as good, or even present.

Join us as we talk to Dr. George Cho about top tips from the past on healing and nutrition. Dr. Cho is a licensed naturopathic doctor who practices in the Greater Toronto Area. He also works in the exercise physiology department at the Cleveland Clinic Canada. He is a member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. His practice focus is on lifestyle medicine.

Aaron and Zachery Simmonds, on one fateful day in February 2020, were on their way to visit their brother in Toronto when they were pulled over by the police and arrested for second degree murder. It was a Tuesday afternoon, February 18th to be exact, and they had just left their parents’ house, and strangely they were confronted with a swarm of police cars coming out of nowhere; guns were aimed at them, and they faced murder charges.   They were falsely accused of a crime they knew nothing about. See how they faced this terrible experience of human injustice.

The days when you’re “not feeling it” leave you weak, helpless, and empty—like a dried-up sponge on a scorching summer day. Sometimes all it takes to pull you out of your slump is a simple call from a friend; however, when you’re not feeling it, answering the call means listening to your better judgement.

From the moment you breathed your first breath, your mother was there. Whether she's your biological mom, your adopted mom, your mother-in-law, or a family friend who is like a mom to you, make sure she knows how much you love her this Mother’s Day.

Take a look into the remarkable chapters of Finnie Flores’ life; the life of one who trusted God to faithfully guide him from the Philippines to Canada.

Life is filled with paradoxes: farmers preserve and multiply their grain by burying it; serotinous pinecones must be melted by searing flames for the cones to open and release their life-giving seeds. The underlying principle of heaven’s kingdom works the same way: “If you really want to live, die!” To understand this principle, check out todays’ message: Dying to Live.

Join us as we visit with Norwill and Hollace Simmonds, who share from their hearts the joy of their inspirational relationship with Jesus, their music, their story, and their magnetic personalities. Prepare to be inspired!

Have you noticed how we tend to value what we truly need only when it is removed from us? What if you didn’t have fresh air? What if our fresh Canadian air was so polluted that the only fresh air you could get was in a can? Some countries are faced with this dilemma, and do you know where they are turning to get a breath of fresh air? Check out today’s message to find out.

Join us as we talk to Dr. George Cho about the benefits of walking. Dr. Cho is a licensed naturopathic doctor who practices in the Greater Toronto Area. He also works in the exercise physiology department at the Cleveland Clinic Canada. He is a member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. His practice focus is on lifestyle medicine.  Do you ever worry about your health? Have you ever wondered what you can do to start feeling better?  Perhaps at one stage in your life, you felt like you had a lot more energy. Today, we are going to show you how to get your energy back. We are going to talk to an expert and ask him to show us what science is telling us about how you can feel better and have more energy than you ever had in the past. We are also going to talk to someone who, after facing a major health crisis, turned his life around and is now feeling better, thinking more clearly, working harder, and making in-roads into his community since he made one simple change to his lifestyle.

Canadian blogger, Kyle MacDonald, posted a red paperclip on a website called “Craigslist” and wanted to see if he could get something bigger and better. Check out his amazing story of faith and ingenuity.

Love and the expression of love are absolutely vital to our existence. During our current time of physical distancing and social isolation, the number of adults experiencing depression has tripled in Canada since the lockdown measures began. Like ants need a colony, people need a family. Created in the image of God, humans were not designed to dwell in solitude; we were created to be social beings. You are like a cell phone — always looking for connections. Without companionship, no matter how much money you make or how beautiful your house or how perfect your job, you can’t be completely happy. God knows that. He designed you that way.

Fear is a very debilitating emotion that sometimes takes a strangle hold of your life, and you can even become afraid of God. The Bible identifies a super power that enables you to overcome all your fears. 1 John 4:18 says, “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out all fear.” Take a look at how God’s perfect love is able to drive out all your fears and also give you perfect peace and rest.

She was once a shy young person, who resisted the call of God upon her life, but today Charlee Blabey is a chaplain and Bible teacher at a Christian high school, Kingsway College, in Oshawa, Ontario. Through miracles, answers to prayer, and the influence of significant people, Charlee witnessed the unfolding of God’s plan for her life.

The light of the world had gone out, and without Christ, the earth was blackness and cold as winter. While He lay in the tomb, His name was on the lips of those who had placed their hopes in Him, and the streets were filled with mourning. However, when our LORD erupted from the tomb, New Life burst from the dead earth glorified! The heavy stone and the Roman guard of one hundred soldiers were powerless to confine the Lord of Life within the stone-cold crypt. As Christians contemplate the death and resurrection of our LORD and Saviour, Jesus Christ, we believe that one day soon, the death, darkness and coldness of winter will end. Because Jesus lives, we can face tomorrow.

God is “I AM” in the past. God is “I AM” in the present, and God is “I AM” in the future. The past, present, and the future are the same to God. He’s there! Wherever you are - He’s there! He sees the most remote events of past history, and God sees the far distant future, into the endless ages of eternity, as clearly as you see the road in front of you when you’re driving your car. And He is closer to you than you ever realized!

At the time of Hitler’s regime of hatred and division, a friendship was brewing between a blond-haired, blue-eyed Nazi supporter and an African-American man. The world looked on in wonder at this display of true friendship.

The people of the Wiikwemkoong First Nation on Manitoulin Island in Northern Ontario has reacted optimistically to the challenges of the pandemic. Because this community is so close-knit, the crisis of a pandemic, instead of traumatizing them, became a wonderful opportunity for growth. Instead of shutting them down, it opened them up and drew their hearts even closer together and closer to their land and to their Creator.

Canada is currently facing a major epidemic of loneliness and depression — a mental health crisis of massive proportions. Yet, the LORD has provided a lifeline for you — a word of hope and a friendship that is eternal. God wants to work through you to rescue others from their loneliness. Take a look at today’s message and embrace the challenge.

Carolyn Nichol and her family used to dream about taking their favourite vegan recipes on the road and opening a vegan café and having a little nutrition office in the back. So, she I could not believe it when her dream came true. She knew it was only possible because God was completely in charge. Today, The Energy Shack is much more than a whole food, plant-based café; it’s a gathering spot where people experience the secrets to healing and wholeness.

As salt is essential and valuable to survival, you, as a Christian, are essential and valuable to human survival too. As a Christian, you are the salt of the earth; you do for others all that salt does. Have a listen and see what it means to be the salt of the earth.

Carolyn Nichol and her family used to dream about taking their favourite vegan recipes on the road and opening a vegan café and having a little nutrition office in the back. She could not believe it when her dream came true. She knew it was only possible because God was completely in charge. Today, The Energy Shack is much more than a whole food, plant-based café; it’s a gathering spot where people experience the secrets to healing and wholeness.

Did you know that there are forty-seven scientifically proven benefits of prayer, including pain relief, reduced risk of death from heart attack or stroke, lessened anxiety and depression, prevention of memory loss, mental decline, and even dementia or Alzheimer’s? Don’t you want to experience these benefits?Jesus too wants you to experience them. He has promised to fill your heart with His saving health and peace.

Carolyn Nichol was not always a Certified Holistic Nutritionist. Her energy and drive to help the people in her home and in her community came from a burning desire to follow God’s leading in her life. When she was transformed by the power of God, Carolyn became an agent of healing and wholeness for everyone she met.

In this week’s message, we want you to experience the ruins of the Holy Cross Mission on Manitoulin Island, which was established in 1844. It is a church in the Wiikwemkoong Unceded Reserve, north-eastern Manitoulin Island—a place of much prayer. We hope this short message will encourage you to send us your personal prayer requests and to keep your connection with God alive and well.

The leaders of the scenic Wiikwemkoong First Nation island community decided to put their time, their energy and their money into building the spirits of their youth, and after research they discovered there was one character trait that would make the difference between success and failure, and that character trait was resiliency—the ability of a person to weather the storms of adversity and change. And so, their solution: take the youth on a canoe trip out into the wilderness, and let nature, and the Great Creator of nature teach their children this valuable lesson of resiliency.

Why do bad things happen to innocent people? Where is God when tragedy strikes? 11-year-old John Dias will help us answer those and other questions based on what the Bible says.

Right from the beginning of the Bible, God emphasized: “It is not good for man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18). Without companionship, no matter how much money you make or how beautiful your house or how perfect your job, you can’t be completely happy. God knows that. He designed you that way. Today, whether it’s Valentine’s Day or not, we want to encourage you to value the connections you already have with your friends and family and also to seek to make new connections with those who are locked behind doors of loneliness because it is not good for any of us to be alone.

Scientific research has shown that when you develop the habit of memorizing, reciting, and contemplating the words of the Bible, this practice has been proven to help patients overcome serious neurological disorders and harmful thinking patterns. The words people say to you can also have a powerful impact on your health and happiness, and the words you use can literally change your world.

He lived in an age of violence, death, and godless brutality, but by magnifying God, the answers George Müller received to his prayers caused people to believe that the age of miracles had not ended.

For many years, I taught high school English, and one of my students, let’s call her Ava, once wrote about a personal experience she had. Ava’s story was so unforgettable and had such an impact on me that René and I feel compelled to share it with you. Take a look and see how This Surprising Story Will Positively Impact Your Life!

Lorne was on top of the world the day she married the man of her dreams. But within weeks of their marriage, it became painfully obvious that something was wrong. When the truth came out about her new husband, it really hurt, and it left deep scars, but despite the heartbreak, disappointment, brokenness, and betrayal, she navigated her way to joy and peace.

Did you know that God has a dream for your life?  Yes, before you were born, He had a dream for you! God knew you before you were conceived, and He had a dream for you.  Take a listen and see God's dream for you.

What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail? A crazy Canadian blogger by the name of Kyle MacDonald attempted something audacious.

He went from being one of Canada’s best, most consistent 10 K runners to not being able to run across the street. It was devastating, to say the least.  How was Phil Ellis able to start running again?

Both nature and the Bible reveal a profound truth: You are growing even when you don't see it. It’s good for you to keep this in mind especially when you are tempted to feel discouraged; like you aren't making any advancements in achieving your goals.  

As we look at beginning a New Year, here’s the challenge: Why not ask God to give you the spiritual eyesight to catch glimpses of how you are growing even when you don’t see it?

See the story of the New Life Neighbourhood Centre, which has been impacting the lives of the less fortunate for the past 22 years. 

The closing song, "God of This City" was written by Bluetree, arranged by Sanj Sukumaran and performed by Alexx Welch.

Throughout His time on earth, two thousand years ago, Jesus was rejected. There was no room for Him in the inn, so He was laid in an animal feeding trough. He roamed from place to place like a homeless person, and He said of Himself: “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head”(Matthew 8:20). Today, Jesus is looking for room in your heart. Will you let Him in?