Churches in Shoal Lake

Active churches in Shoal Lake

326 Station Road, Shoal Lake
slchurch.ca
25 sermons · 7 days ago

Types of churches in Shoal Lake

Non-denominational

Modern music, practical teaching, and a relaxed, come-as-you-are atmosphere — popular with young adults and families who want a welcoming community without strong denominational ties.

Mainline & historic

Traditional worship with beautiful sanctuaries, choral music, and liturgical services — congregations that connect faith with history and a long-standing community presence.

Students & young adults

With the University of Colorado nearby, many churches emphasize student ministry — Bible studies, worship nights, and service opportunities built for people in their college and early-career years.

Family-friendly

Strong kids’ programs, youth groups, and safe, supportive environments — with Sunday school, childcare, and age-specific ministries throughout the city.

Sermon clips from Shoal Lake churches

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#OutloveLikeJesus
“``We offer the exact opposite of what we received. We respond with love for hate, we respond with encouragement for gossip, we respond with blessing for curse. It's a good question. Why are we called to an ethic like this? Why are we called to outdo the other with goodness? Why are we called to give back what is even better than what was given to us? It's because Jesus Christ on the cross gave to us his grace and his mercy, which was so much better than our rebellion that we gave to him. Jesus set the precedent, my friends, that we were able to, while we were still sinners, given the love of God. And so, out of the example of what Jesus has done for us, friends, we give back to those who do evil to us, just like Jesus gave his love to us while we did evil to him. We follow in the example and we say that we've decided to follow Jesus, no turning back,”
50s
#RepayWithLove
“You know, Paul's first command is to never pay back evil with evil, to never take revenge. Here's the litmus test. If you think someone did something hurtful or said something hurtful and wrong to you, you mustn't return something hurtful and wrong back to them. Don't pay back a break in trust with resentment. Nobody's winning. Don't pay back a hurtful word with gossiping behind their back. Don't pay back an unfair accusation with a bitter attack or defensive attack. Don't pay back a lack of appreciation with a stubborn refusal to help. You know, if you're a spouse, maybe you feel like they've done something wrong to you, don't pay it back with a cold shoulder. Lean in with more love instead. Marriage is a lot more fun when you spend it trying to out love one another. A lot more fun.”
47s
#KeepPrayingDontGiveUp
“Maybe you felt like giving up this week. Maybe you felt like you're all done this week. Maybe you felt like I'm giving up on God this week. Maybe you felt like you're giving up on a relationship this week. Maybe you felt like you're giving up on a job this week. Maybe you felt like you're giving up on your family this week. But friends, I wanna tell you, don't give up on your marriage. Don't give up on, what God has deposited in you that you're called to do. Don't give up, friends. Don't give up praying for the miracle in your body, Lord. Keep on praying, Paul writes. Be patient in trouble. Just keep waiting in the hurt and in the trial. Ask the holy spirit to come, and friends, you will be receive the strength of the holy spirit. Just keep on praying, Paul writes.”
64s
#ChooseJoyByFaith
“At the risk of being oversimplifying, and maybe even being a little trite, friends, we are people that choose joy. I did a series through the book of Philippians where we talked all about that, choosing joy. And we don't just choose joy off of, you know, emotional infancy, where we just seek to chase after different emotions, no. We consider our confident hope that God is working all things out for the people that that love him, that all things are working out for the good of those who love him, as we heard earlier from the book of Romans. Friends, we have a hope that God is working on our behalf, that Jesus is seated at the right hand of the father, interceding for us, that the holy spirit in our weakness makes prayers out of our groans. Friends, our confident hope is that God is sovereign, that he reigns over all, and friends, we can trust that he is working it out. And so, in our confident hope, we have joy.”
75s
#liveForOthers
“``How much of Jesus' life did he live for him? Like, it's hard to find a spot where Jesus was putting effort behind something that was just for him. It it and I'm I I do not want to contort Jesus' life to be some kind of masochistic, you know, no self care type thing, it was really about others. It was really, really, really about others. Giving of yourself for others. Spending your life's energy and purpose not for you. would we commit to a life like that? That's the question. Why would we commit to radical love and service to one another? Why forgive those who hurt you? Why serve those that we might not be friends with? Why commit to, you know, loving a ragtag bunch of people with all kinds of backgrounds? Why would we do something like that? It's because Jesus radically loved and gave himself up for us while we were yet sinners.”
62s
#radicalLoveService
“``would we commit to a life like that? That's the question. Why would we commit to radical love and service to one another? Why forgive those who hurt you? Why serve those that we might not be friends with? Why commit to, you know, loving a ragtag bunch of people with all kinds of backgrounds? Why would we do something like that? It's because Jesus radically loved and gave himself up for us while we were yet sinners. We are followers of Jesus, and Jesus gave us the example where he loved us before we loved him, and that means that we now, as we become more and more sanctified by the power of the Holy Spirit through the renewing of our minds, becoming a new person, we are transformed. And we become people that do the thing that Jesus did, which is sacrificially love others. We do this out of honor and reverence and our true and proper worship for the Lord.”
53s
#sacrificialLove
“``It's easy to love love a brother that you love, it's hard to love a brother that you don't. That's the calling where we actually become the people that God desires. You know, being saved by grace through faith, we will we will we will talk about that and we will magnify that, and Paul spent 11 chapters talking about that, but now he says, if you are saved by grace through faith, then it's time to serve. Then it's time to get busy, loving one another and serving one another. All that theology of the past 18 sermons, friends, it it crosses a road right here where it says, well, if you're saved, then it's gonna look like this, sacrificial love for one another. The mark, therefore, of Christian maturity is that your life's effort and purpose becomes less and less about you and more and more about others.”
58s
#othersNotSelf
“``The mark, therefore, of Christian maturity is that your life's effort and purpose becomes less and less about you and more and more about others. How much of Jesus' life did he live for him? Like, it's hard to find a spot where Jesus was putting effort behind something that was just for him. It it and I'm I I do not want to contort Jesus' life to be some kind of masochistic, you know, no self care type thing, it was really about others. It was really, really, really about others. Giving of yourself for others. Spending your life's energy and purpose not for you.”
72s
#WorshipThroughSurrender
“Real worship is happening when someone chooses to forgive their enemies. Let go of bitterness and say sorry. Real worship is happening when someone turns away from their addiction and commits wholeheartedly to relying on Christ as as their full and total satisfaction. They're they're oh, there's nothing better than you. You know what that's like to sing as someone who has relied on other things to fulfill them? It's a truth that sets them free. I wrote a a little song a while back. Ain't no bread, ain't no wine that can satisfy. Ain't no health, ain't no wealth, that can satisfy. Empty inside. I don't know the rest of it. It wasn't a very good song, but the point is we satisfy our needs with all kinds of things, don't we? But Jesus, when we give ourselves to him, relying on him totally and completely, now that's a worship song. That's a life of worship. Real worship is when we give ourselves to god.”
56s
#LoveWithTruth
“The definition of love has changed. Did you notice? Unconditional affirmation of one's action is now love. That's an important important difference. We can't copy that way because does god affirm every action you do? Does god love you? Yes. So god's definition of love is one that resists things that break you and hurt you and harm you. Love has truth tied into it. Gotta resist some of these cultural norms. We cannot conform to the pattern of the world. But in that resistance, we also have to be transformed.”

Why Shoal Lake churches are unique

Tradition meets innovation: The spiritual landscape in Shoal Lake reflects both heritage and progress, with long-established mainline churches standing alongside newer congregations that emphasize casual gatherings and contemporary worship.
A culture all its own: Many churches mirror the city’s culture of inclusivity and connection to the outdoors, offering spaces where people of all backgrounds can experience faith and community in an authentic, welcoming environment.

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