Pleasant Valley Church

Pastor Jesse asks: how do we respond when we see evil around us?  It can be difficult to grapple with evil in our society.  Where does it come from?  How can we deal with it?  What is God doing about it?  Christ's death on the cross secured absolute victory over evil, and yet that victory [...]

Pastor Darren continues to speak about our focus.  Hebrews 12:2 says, ‘Fix your eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.’ Jesus is the perfecter of your FAITH. 1 Thessalonians 5:24 says, ‘the one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.’ Is it also possible that we could be distracted [...]

Pastor Darren speaks to us on the importance of proper focus.  Do we get bogged down in the problems of people around us?  In the shortcomings of our friends and neighbours?  Do we spend most of our time at church being critical of the ways it is not meeting our needs?  A critical spirit is [...]

Pastor Darren speaks on acceptance.  Humanity longs to feel ACCEPTED! The degree to which we feel acceptance in life is often based on what the world thinks of us and says about us rather than how God views us. Psalm 139 gives us a clear description of how completely God knows every detail about us; [...]

Pastor Jesse speaks on having a childlike faith.  "Grow up!" "Act your age!" "Be a man!".  We are constantly told to put childish things behind us - and yet Jesus tells his disciples to be like little children.  How can we move towards spiritual maturity while still honoring the childlike faith that Jesus calls us [...]

On Wednesday evening, January 11, we examined what we now know as the Lord’s Prayer. In this extraordinary prayer, Jesus teaches us that Christian prayer is, above all, the boldest of all activities we can engage in as we partner with the Heavenly Father in establishing his Kingdom.

On Wednesday, January 18, we considered what happens when God does indeed answer our prayers, but not in ways we expect. Habakkuk, a seventh-century prophet, once received an answer to an urgent prayer. But God’s response shocked him…Beware what you pray for…

On Wednesday, January 25, we examined one of the most explicit and puzzling New Testament passages on prayer: the prayer for healing found in James 5. “If All Must Be Healed, Why Do We still Have the Sick among Us? (James 5:13-16).”