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In the Way with Charles St-Onge
Charles St-Onge, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, Pembroke, Ontario, shares the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Episodes
- In the Way with Charles St-Onge
When It's Hard to Give Thanks
Sermon for Thanksgiving Sunday Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org.
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The Business of Vineyards
Text: Matthew 21:33-46, Isaiah 5:1-7. What does the Lord want us to get out of his comparison of his people to a vineyard, and his pastors to workers in the…
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Being or Becoming
Text: Matthew 21:23-32. What is more important, asks Jesus. What someone is at one particular point in time, or what the Lord is causing them to be over time?…
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Fair or Generous?
Text: Matthew 20:1-16. Humans obsess over what is fair. The Lord is committed to a generosity that is above our ways and thoughts. Support the showVisit us at…
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Six Words
Text: Matthew 18:21-35. On this homecoming Sunday, Jesus answers Peter's question: "How often should I forgive my brother when he sins against me?" Do we…
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On Being the G.O.A.T.
Text: Matthew 18:1-20. What would it look like to be the greatest disciples of all time? Jesus lays it out for us in this chapter of Matthew Support the…
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Get Behind Us, Satan
Text: Matthew 16:22-28. It is one thing to recognize Jesus as "the Christ, the Son of the Living God." It is another to know what the Lord's Christ will do…
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Who Do You Say Jesus Is?
Text: Matthew 16:13-21. Jesus asks the question that all of the Gospel of Matthew has been building toward: having heard these things, who do you say that I…
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Should They Go or Stay?
Text: Matthew 14:13-21. In the feeding of the five thousand, Jesus is once again leading his disciples into deeper faith. Do they really have only five loaves…
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A Treasurer Possession
Text: Matthew 13:44-52. Jesus lays out four more parables: what is the treasure we should be seeking, and who is out looking to buy pearls? Support the…
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Eyes on the Sower, Not the Field
Text: Matthew 13:24-46. Jesus explains how we should think about evil, and evil people, in the world. Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or…
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A Sower Went out to Sow
Text: Matthew 13:1-23. What does it mean that Jesus compares himself to a sower, and compares us to soil? Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or…
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Rest for the Wicked
Text: Matthew 11:25-30. Jesus tells the weary that in him they will find rest. What does he mean? Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or…
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Choosing Sides
Text: Matthew 10:34-42. Jesus sends the apostles out, and prepares them for how they will be received. The people of the world will be forced to choose a side…
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Restoring the Flock
Jesus' work of restoring the harassed and helpless sheep encounters opposition, because it upsets both families and societies. Support the showVisit us at…
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Compassion for the Harassed and Helpless
"When [Jesus] saw the crowds,he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd." (Matthew 9:36). The question…
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Morning Clouds and Dew
The Lord is holy, and we are not. What does that look like? Who does the Lord seek: those who think they are holy or those who know that he alone is? Support…
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God Pulls Back the Curtain
To know there is a God is not the same thing as knowing the Lord, the uncreated Father, who sends his Son to live among us as a human being, and who draws us…
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Water and Fire
The Holy Spirit is a destructive force... because death must be cleared away to make room for life. Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or…
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Jesus Continues to Work
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A Reason for Hope
Peter the Apostle, first to lift a sword for Jesus, now urges gentleness and respect in giving others a reason for our hope in Jesus. How does that work?…
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A Table Amidst our Enemies
In the 23rd Psalm, King David writes that the Good Shepherd "prepares a table before me in the presence of my enemies." What does he mean? Support the…
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Jesus Abides
The question raised by Jesus' encounter with the disciples on the road to Emmaus is not whether Jesus abides with us, but whether we recognize that he already…
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Obeying God Rather Than Men
Peter says that the apostles must obey God rather than men, in response to the religious leaders call to stop speaking about Jesus. What does he mean, and when…
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No Fear, Just Peace
Before Easter was a joyous holiday, it was terrifying real-world event that made no sense. Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org.
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Christ Gives Us Peace
War overseas, war in our communities, war in our own hearts: who will deliver us from this body of death, if not Christm, the Lamb of God who takes away the…
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A Fellowship of Peace
In 1 Corinthians 11 Paul, apostle of Christ, urges us to discern the body at the Lord's Supper. What, and where, is the body of Christ? Support the showVisit…
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Christ Came In Peace
We know what it looks like when someone comes itching for a fight. But what does it look like when someone comes in peace? Support the showVisit us at…
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A Whole New Direction
Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life. Do we believe this? Is so, that sets our lives off in a whole new direction. Support the showVisit us at…
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Being Blind to God's Work
When Jesus heals a man born blind, he is opening our eyes to the impact of sin on the world, and on why bad things happen and who should get credit for the…
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Thirsting for Living Water
A Samaritan woman and a Jewish Rabbi walk up to a well - no joke, but rather a sign of God's presence even with those who believe they've been God-forsaken…
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So...what?
We call John 3:16 the Gospel in a nutshell. But when we say that God "so loves the world," what exactly does that mean? When things go wrong, how do we see and…
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Who's Whispering in My Ear?
When we feel strongly about a certain course of action, even led to it, do we know whether it's Satan or our Saviour who's encouraging it? Support the…
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Ash Wednesday
"It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting,for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart."…
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Being Salt and Light
Rev. Charles St-Onge's last sermon at Ascension, Montreal, Quebec. Matthew 5:12-20. Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org.
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The Word of the Cross
February 1, 2026 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. Support the showVisit us at…
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Unity and Holiness
January 25, 2026 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18. Support the showVisit us at…
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Where Does Jesus Abide?
January 18, 2026 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: John 1:35-42. Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or…
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Fulfilling All Righteouness
January 11, 2026 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: Matthew 3:13-17. Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or…
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Questions and Answers
January 4, 2026 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: Luke 2:41-52.Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or…
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Finding Safety
December 28, 2025 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: Matthew 2:13-21.Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or…
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Beautiful Feet
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Thomas and the Word
December 21, 2025 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. St. Thomas, Martyr: Ephesians 4:7-14, John 20:24-29. Support the…
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Patience
December 14, 2025 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: James 5:7-11. Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or…
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Hope
December 7, 2025 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: Romans 15:4-13.Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or…
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Except to Love One Another
November 30, 2025 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: Romans 13:8-14.Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or…
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Christ Our King
November 23, 2025 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: John 18:33-38, 19:12-15.Support the showVisit us at…
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Idleness vs Faithfulness
November 16, 2025 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13. Support the showVisit us at…
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The Man of Lawlessness
November 9, 2025 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17. Support the showVisit us at…
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God's Love Makes It So
November 2, 2025 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: 1 John 3:1-3.Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or…
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The Unity of the Church
October 26, 2025 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. The Reformation of the Church. Support the showVisit us at…
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Constant Craving
October 19, 2025 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5.Support the showVisit us at intheway.org…
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Peace and Quiet
October 5, 2025 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: 1 Timothy 2:1-4.Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or…
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Wait For It
October 5, 2025 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4.Support the showVisit us at intheway.org…
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Me vs. We
September 28, 2025 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: Luke 16:19-31.Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or…
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Use What You've Got
September 21, 2025 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: Luke 16.1-13. Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or…
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You Lost?
September 7, 2025 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: Luke 15:1-10. Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or…
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A Still More Excellent Way
September 7, 2025 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: Philemon. Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or…
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Honour and Shame
August 31, 2025 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: Luke 14:1-14 and Proverbs 25:2-10. Support the showVisit us at…
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Lord, Let Me Come In!
August 24, 2025 sermon at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, QC by Rev. Charles St-Onge. Text: Luke 13:22-30.Support the showVisit us at intheway.org or…