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On March 14, 2019, we partnered with Christian student clubs at the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University to put on an event titled “Let’s Talk About Sex” during their Jesus Week campaign. The event consisted of three short lectures on topics related to sexuality followed by a Q&A. The audio for each of
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[This blog was written by me and is published on the UWCCF Blog]  …But campus ministries are not God’s primary vehicle to disciple the nations. He’s given that task to the church. Prior to 1877, campus ministries didn’t even exist because local churches were effectively ministering on university campuses. Here in the 21st century much
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On Thursday, December 6, 2018, our church was invited by the City of Kitchener to sing, perform, and share the Christmas message on the main event stage at the Christkindl Market festival in front of City Hall. This was our second year in a row taking part in this annual Christmas event. The event organizers
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The doctrine of penal substitutionary atonement (PSA) has been at the center of a recent theological controversy here in Ontario. Throughout church history, Christians have rightly understood this doctrine to be central to Christ’s cross-work. Since the 19th century, however, in conjunction with the rise of liberalism, this doctrine has periodically found itself in the
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It’s been 12 years since I first stepped foot on campus at Wilfrid Laurier University as a first year student. I remember it like it was yesterday…a new city, a new campus, new people, and in many ways a new way of life. As a Christian, one of the first things I looked for in
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Jesus Christ died on the cross as a propitiation for our sins (1 John 2:2). He bore our sins in his body on the cross as our substitute (1 Peter 2:24). In doing so, he pacified the wrath of God on behalf of his people. This is known as the doctrine of penal substitutionary atonement (PSA).
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My pastor, Jacob Reaume, has recently said that “penal substitutionary atonement is central to the Christian gospel” and that “to deny penal substitutionary atonement (PSA) is to deny the Gospel.” I wholeheartedly agree. Without Christ’s penal substitution, there remains no saving gospel. There was no other way for the penalty of our sins to be
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On the cross, Jesus Christ paid the penalty for sin, fully bearing and satisfying God’s wrath toward the sins of his people. He was punished in our place as our substitute. He is the propitiation for our sins. This biblical truth is known as penal substitutionary atonement and is central to the gospel message. Without
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