- Preached September 26, 2026
- Service Divine Worship
- Church Edmonton Central Seventh-day Adventist
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Worship online in song, prayer, and the Word with the Edmonton Central Seventh-day Adventist Church and join us as we worship together. Pastor Aron Crews presents a sermon titled “Why The Cross?”
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If God is Love… Biblical answers to life’s biggest questions.
If God is love, why is there suffering, death, judgement, hell, and all the rules? These honest, difficult questions have led many to doubt God’s goodness–or even his existence. Join Pastor Aron Crews for this thoughtful series exploring the Bible’s answers and discover compelling reasonings to believe that God truly is love.
Dr. K’dee Crews, psychologist, will share practical mental health insights before each talk and deliver a special Sunday morning presentation.
9/18 Why Suffering? 7:00pm
9/19 Why the Bible? 11:30am
9/19 Why the Sabbath? 7:00pm
9/20 Why do I Think This Way? 11:30am (with Dr. K’dee Crews)
9/20 Why the Rules? 7:00pm
9/21 Why Death? 7:00pm
9/22 Why the Delay? 7:00pm
9/23 Why the Church 7:00pm
9/24 Why Judgement? 7:00pm
9/25 Why Hell? 7:00pm
9/26 Why the Cross ? 11:30pm
9/26 Why Me? 7:00pm
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How to Give Online ==
Note: Donations to the Tithe fund support our pastors, evangelism, and the world-wide Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Donations to the Church Family Budget fund are the best way to support the services and operations of Edmonton Central Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Option 1. Credit Card
Go to [[ https://adventistgiving.ca/#/org/AN64E6/envelope/start ]] in your web browser. Follow the instructions to donate by credit card.
Option 2. One-time Transfer via online Banking Account
Begin an INTERAC e-Transfer in your online banking or bank app. (Contact your bank’s customer support, if you do not know how to do this step.) Enter e-transfer email address in the email ID field: etransfer@edmontoncentraladventist.ca. Enter the total funds you are sending. In the memo/message session, enter the breakdown of the funds. Example: $300 – Tithe ; $50 – CFB offering etc. If there is not enough room in the memo field, email your list of funds and amounts to etransfer@edmontoncentraladventist.ca after making payment.
Option 3. Recurring Bank Account Transfer
Download pre-authorized debit form available at www.albertaadventist.ca/giving. As you fill out the form, designate Edmonton Central as the “church to receive funds” and indicate the “accounts,” i.e., funds, you are donating to and the amounts to be given. Email the form to giving@albertaadventist.ca or mail it to the Alberta Conference (5816 Hwy 2A, Lacombe, AB T4L 2G5). The Alberta Conference will withdraw funds once a month, between the 1st and 5th, and pass those funds on to Edmonton Central.
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0:00 Prelude
4:05 Welcome and Announcements
8:15 Offering
11:07 Song Service
22:57 Prayer Requests and Pastoral Prayer
28:09 Children’s Story: Naaman Washes Seven Times
32:51 Scripture Reading: 1 John 3:16
34:03 Sermon: Why The Cross?
43:58 Trauma and the Deception in Eden
1:01:56 A Suffering Saviour
1:10:36 Jesus Says “Me Too”
1:27:43 The Suffering of the Cross
1:34:57 Victory at the Cross
1:48:10 Special Music: People Need the Lord
1:53:43 Closing Prayer