The Word at Westminster

Mar 25 2025 86 ep. 23 mins 5
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Learning and living God's Word. Talks, studies, interviews, sermons and more from Westminster Church in Barrie, Canada

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A prayer to a king who leads the charge

Mar 25 2025 4 mins  
Join in with this prayer from the service at Westminster on March 23, 2025. “Lord over all, as a king who leads his own people onto the battlefield; as a shepherd who chases away salivating wolves; as a Father who lifts a crying child into his arms saying, ‘It will be okay, I love you’; Lord God the Almighty, the all-loving, we come to you because of you…

You are a house of prayer (Sermon)

Mar 23 2025 28 mins  
Jesus overturned the tables of the money-changers in the Jerusalem Temple. I wouldn’t call it violence, but perhaps righteous anger. But why did he do it? And what might this teach us about the dignity and purpose we have as followers of Christ? To answer these questions we need to look at some big picture biblical themes. That’s just what we do in this sermon on Mark 1

Can you explain the rapture, second coming, and if dead believers are in limbo?

Mar 20 2025 16 mins  
This episode is an answer Pastor Ruttan has provided to a question submitted through Westminster’s Q and A Forum. The question (submitted anonymously) is this: “I’ve heard it said that when Christ returns (I believe some people refer to this as “the rapture”?), he will take all those who believed and have already died to heaven first; then he will take all the

The new alternative lifestyle: Christlikeness (Sermon)

Mar 16 2025 31 mins  
When someone uses the phrase “alternative lifestyles,” what comes to mind? Perhaps rejecting family life, a certain kind of nomadism, embracing sexual promiscuity, creating a belief system out of a mishmash of ideas, or something else “unconventional”? But as more and more of these things become accepted and adopted, perhaps there is a new kind of alternative lifestyle: Chr

Holding Firmly to our Great High Priest

Mar 09 2025 24 mins  
As we enter into the season of Lent, many of us might consider fasting from sweets, entertainment or social media. We do this remembering the 40 days when Jesus fasted and was tempted in the wilderness before his ministry began. But why is that so significant for us and what does this tell us about who Jesus is? In this sermon by William Min, we look at that together and how we can

The word that Christians need to reclaim

Mar 05 2025 8 mins  
It’s a word that has been neglected, sometimes avoided, and even dragged through the muck. This podcast episode and blog explains that it is God’s word, and we are not authorized to erase it. Let’s claim it and live it for the glory of God. This episode is taken from Pastor Ruttan’s podcast, The Pulse Podcast with Matthew Ruttan. You can access a text versio

God of beautiful sacrifice, help (a prayer)

Feb 25 2025 3 mins  
Join in with this pastoral prayer from the service at Westminster on February 23, 2025.

How did Jesus define greatness? (Sermon)

Feb 23 2025 25 mins  
The word “great” is used a lot. “Make Canada Great Again” (or America or Europe). It’s not only used of nations, but people. “So-and-so is great.” But what do we mean by that? How do we define greatness? If our definition isn’t biblical, we tend to absorb the perspective of our surrounding culture (which seems inclined to define it in ways that are, shall we say, no

Do battle for us (a prayer)

Feb 19 2025 4 mins  
Join in with this pastoral prayer from our worship service on February 16, 2025.

Why are some Christians spiritually stronger than others? (Sermon)

Feb 16 2025 34 mins  
Motivation matters. For example, people who do better in surgery are people who have a reason to live afterwards. It’s a matter of motivation. With that in mind, spiritual muscle matters. Agreed. But we probably won’t do anything to make it happen unless we’re properly motivated. How’s this for motivation? If you do not grow spiritual muscle, not only will you suffer, but t