New Song Church Port Perry
Proclaiming the true and life-giving word of Jesus as we love and serve our neighbours. New Song Church is a parish of the Anglican Diocese of Canada in Port Perry, Ontario. newsongportperry.ca
Episodes
302 episodes
Ascension: Jesus Reigns (Ephesians 1:15-23)
What happened after the Resurrection—and where is Jesus now? The Bible says he ascended into heaven, but that’s not just an ending. It’s an enthronement. As Paul explains, the ascension reveals God’s power at work: Jesus now reigns over the ent...
1 Peter: What Does the Church of Faithful Exiles Need Most? (5:1-14)
What does the church need most? As Peter concludes his letter he wants Christians to know that we need the Gospel of Jesus Christ, expressed through caring pastors, humble believers, and vigilant sufferers. If we stand firm in God’s true grace,...
1 Peter: How to Suffer Like a Christian (4:12-19)
Is suffering proof that we're failed Christians? Peter offers those who suffer great reassurance: don’t be surprised by your suffering, don’t be ashamed of your suffering, and trust God while doing good. Trials are not signs of failure but of r...
1 Peter: How to Think & Live According to the Gospel (4:1-11)
How does the Gospel shape both our mindset and our life? Looking back to Christ’s cross and forward to his return, believers are called to reject sin, endure opposition, and live distinctly—marked by prayer, love, hospitality, and faithful serv...
1 Peter: How to Be Blessed & Stay Blessed Even When Life is the Worst (3:8-22)
How can you be blessed—even when life is at its worst? Peter called faithful exiles to refuse reviling and practice virtue, to refuse fear and honour Christ in our hearts, and to take the Cross to heart. Discover how true blessing is found not ...
What Did It Take? (John 20:19-31)
Thomas is often called doubting Thomas, but really he's just interested in examining the evidence for himself. So, we might ask, what did it take for you to believe that Jesus rose from the dead? Or, if you aren't a believer, what evidence woul...
Easter Sunday: The Hope at the Centre of It All (Matthew 28:1-10)
Is life a story without a happy ending? Is it childish and irrational to long for anything else? The Gospel proclaims hope - not merely a hope at the centre of Christianity, but at the centre of everything. That hope is the Resurrection of Jesu...
Good Friday: Why Did Jesus Die On the Cross? (1 Peter 3:18)
Was Jesus merely a victim of injustice? Was Jesus simply giving us an example of sacrificial love? Peter wants Christians to understand the power of the Cross is not in what we do for God, but in what God has done for us: reconciling sinners to...
Maundy Thursday: Leadership Has Its Privileges (John 13:1-15)
We're used to leadership leading to perks, status and VIP treatment. In Christ, leadership has its privileges too: the real privilege of discipleship, love and service. John wants us to see: God is love and we are cleansed because of his love; ...
Palm Sunday: The Gospel According to Barabbas (Matthew 26:36-27:66)
On Palm Sunday we can look through the eyes of Barabbas and see the heart of the Gospel: Jesus takes the place of the guilty.Creighton Friedrich, 29 March 2026 (Palm Sunday)
1 Peter: How to Glorify God in Your Marriage (3:1-7)
What does it look like to glorify God in marriage? Peter calls wives and husbands to reflect the gospel in their relationship—through humble submission and honour. As each lives out their God-given role, marriage becomes a powerful witness to C...
1 Peter: How to Glorify God by Submitting to Your Authorities (2:13-25)
How can Christians glorify God as faithful exiles? Peter calls believers to practice willing submission—to the state, to workplace authorities, and ultimately to Christ himself. By following Jesus’ example in suffering, Christians bear witness ...
1 Peter: How to Be God's Royal Priesthood (2:1-12)
What does it mean to live as a Christian in a world where you don’t quite belong? Writing to believers facing social pressure and exclusion, the apostle Peter wants to share his vision of the Church as a royal priesthood: being nourished by God...
1 Peter: How to Live Out Our Hope in Jesus Christ (1:13-25)
How do Christians live out their hope in Jesus Christ? The Apostle Peter wants us to see that because we were ransomed by the precious blood of Christ and born again through God’s living Word, our hope takes visible form in transformed lives of...
1 Peter: How to Live as Faithful Exiles (1:1-12)
How do Christians relate themselves to the world we live in? Our calling isn't easy: we are in the world, but not of the world, yet for the world. So how do we live in the tension? The Apostle Peter tells us we live a...
There is Hope in a Love Stronger than Death (Psalm 103:8-13)
Where do we find hope in the face of sin and death? Psalm 103 points to a love stronger than death: God's patient, prodigal and paternal love for us. God remembers that we are dust, and becomes dust like we are to redeem us. Creighton Friedrich...
The Surpassing Worth of Knowing Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:7-14)
When you take stock of your life, what counts as gain? What do you treasure above all else? For the Apostle Paul, the answer is clear: In Christ Jesus, Paul finds his acceptance before God, a new identity, and a living hope for eternity. Could ...
Jonah: A Self-Righteous Heart Resents a Gracious God (4:1-11)
As the book of Jonah concludes, we find the prophet exceedingly angry with God. In fact, he'd rather die than accept the fact that God compassion toward sinners. Through Jonah dialogue with God we see that a self-righteous heart resents a graci...
Jonah: God's Word Proclaims Death to Sin but Life to Sinners (3:1-10)
Nineveh—the violent city at the heart of an enemy empire—is the last place Jonah wants to go. Yet God sends his Word to guilty sinners, calling them to turn (and live). How does God's Word work grace in the life of guilty sinners? It announces ...
Jonah: God's Grace Goes Deeper Than We Can Sink (1:17-2:10)
Jonah's resistance to God's gracious will have sunk him into the very depths of death and hell. Jonah cannot save himself, so what hope does he have? As Jonah prays he knows that even in the depths God still answers, raises and saves him. God's...
Jonah: We Can Resist Our Gracious God But We Can't Outrun Him (1:1-16)
Jonah is not the hero of this story. In fact, he's a reluctant and rebellious prophet who begrudges God's generousity. When God calls, he runs. Do we do the same? How do we try to resist God? Why can't we outrun him? And what's the altern...
Sacred Architecture (1 Peter 1:13-16)
Prepare "your minds for action," writes the Apostle Peter; be "sober-minded". Being a Christian is not a mindless activity - God has designed us to engage our minds creatively towards the well-being and flourishing of our fellow image-bearers. ...
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Epiphany: O Come Let Us Adore Him (Matthew 2:1-12)
What's so significant about Jesus? Why would the world take notice of his birth in obscurity? In the story of the Magi's visit, Matthew wants us to understand who Jesus is by answering three questions: Is Jesus the Messiah? Whose Messiah is he?...
Christmas: Hope in the Midst of Evil & Suffering (Matthew 2:13-18)
Christmastime is here - happiness and cheer? Christmas does not negate the darkness, violence and suffering of our world but it does reframe it, as we see Matthew the Evangelist do in the massacre of the Holy Innocents. In the face of ...
Christmas: The Grace of God Has Appeared (Titus 2:11-14)
What's the most important thing about Christmas? Presents? Cheer? Joy? The Apostle Paul would have us consider: God's kindness, his favour, his goodwill towards us - in a word, God's grace. The grace of God has definitively appear...