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Fort Garry MB Church
Welcome to Fort Garry MB Church! We are a vibrant faith community where people of all ages and backgrounds can find a place to belong. We are excited about what God is doing here and we invite you to join us in following Christ together.
Stefan Klassen Steinbach MB shares the message with us this Sunday on God's slow and righteous anger
John Janzen leads us in continuing our sermon series "The Radiant Face of..." speaking this week on God's amazing grace.
Robbie kicks off our sermon series "The Radiant Face of..." sharing this week about compassion.
Emily our summer interim, shares with us on her last Sunday speaking on Psalms 100 and 150.
Matthew Braun speaks on being thankful for Jesus Christs willingness to die for our sins, on our 3rd message for Seeking God Together.
Jeremy Perrott speaks about King David and leads the second message from our new sermon series "Seeking God Together".
Pastor Ruth Schellenberg starts off our new sermon series, Seeking God Together, she speaks on God within us and how to honor our bodies.
Precious from teaching team at The Meeting Place shares with us the week to close our series on the "Hard Saying of Jesus".
MBCM Provincial Director John Neufeld shares with us this fathers day on another one of Jesus' hard sayings found in Matthew 10.
Scott Koop Associate Director at Square One World Media shares the message with us this week.
This week pastor Sarah speaks on just what Jesus means when He says we must become like children to enter the kingdom of God.
Pastor Kristen speaks on cleanliness and Jesus' teachings in Mathew 15 for the second message in our series "Hard Sayings of Jesus".
Marvin Dyck is our guest speaker this week and introduces our new sermon series "Hard Sayings of Jesus" as he speaks on Jeremiah 29 and Matthew 22.
Pastor Ruth concludes our series and covers the topic of evangelism and why it's often considered offensive.
Listen to Pastor Carl's final sermon as he discusses the question: Is Resurrection a Reality?
This week guest speaker John Wieler speaks on the challenging question of "If God is Good then Why is There Evil?"
Kicking off our Lent sermon series is C&C Sunday! Three C&C panelists answer questions about faith and science/reason.
This week Pastor Carl continues the latest sermon series on the MB Confession of Faith with Articles 1 and 2.
This week Pastor Carl begins the latest sermon series on the MB Confession of Faith, starting with Articles 8 and 9.
This week Pastor Carl speaks on how James' call to put our faith in action is being lived out here at FGMB.
This week Pastor Carl gives an enlightening sermon on James' warning to rich oppressors.
This week Pastor Ruth gives gives us insights from the story of Daniel in the Lion's Den.
This week Richard Olfert speaks on the lessons we can learn from King Belshazzar and Daniel in Daniel 5.
This week Sherryl Koop from Donwood speaks on the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
Pastor Carl speaks on our mission as the church as the final sermon in Our Ministry Focus series.
Pastor Carl talks about Connection and Belonging interspersed with testimonies from the newest members of FGMB on this baptism Sunday!
In this week's sermon, Pastor Carl talks about faith formation as he introduces the latest sermon series on our ministry focus
This week Jeremy Perrott speaks on improv and the part each of us play in the story of life.
Listen as Darryl Janzen from Simonhouse Bible Camp speaks about staying focused on Jesus, and gives an update on Simonhouse.
Listen to Pastor Carl speak from John 1 in the first message from our Lent sermon series.
This week, Pastor Ruth speaks on the internal mindset of the kingdom from the Sermon on the Mount
Listen as Pastor Carl begins the next sermon series on The Sermon on the Mount from Matthew 5-7.
Merry Christmas everyone! In this Christmas Eve service, Pastor Carl gives a short message on Jesus: King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Listen as Pastor Carl speaks about diverse individuals coming together at the Lord's Table.
Listen as Pastor Carl finishes our summer series on Jesus' parables with a teaching from Matthew 21 on the parable of the two sons.
Today FGMB congregant Matt preaches to us from Mattew 18:23-35, the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant. Check it out.
Today FGMB said goodbye and farewell to its Youth and Young Adult Pastor, Janessa Nayler-Giesbrecht.
Today, FGMB congregant Matt Braun continues our Parables sermon series with a message from Luke 5:37-39.
In this sermon, Pastor Ruth preaches to the FGMB congregation from Mark 4:30-34. Check it out to see what she has to share.
What is one thing you would sell everything to own? We place different values on different things, depending on what the thing is. In this sermon, FGMB congregant Jeremy Perrot challenges us to think about how we might value the Kingdom of Heaven. Check it out.
The wise man built his house upon the sand...and you know the rest. In this sermon, Pastor Carl revisits a classic parable of Jesus and challenges the FGMB congregation to consider what their lives are built upon.
Today, FGMB congregant Sheri Andres shares her first sermon with our church. From the short parable found in Luke 11, Sheri unpacks and applies for us the implications of this teaching from Jesus. Check it out!
Today, Pastor Janessa preaches to the FGMB congregation from the parable of the lost sheep, found in Matthew 18:10-14 & Luke 15:1-7. Pastor Janessa concludes with a very clear example of what "Good News" is in these stories. Check it out!
In this message, congregant and former Worship Arts Pastor Kristen Nikkel challenges the Fort Garry community with five pertinent points drawn from the parable of the wheat and the weeds.
Shoaib Ebadi challenges the FGMB congregation and its preconceptions with a thoughtful message drawn from Luke 19.
This morning, Liam and Lindsay, interns with Multiply's Focus program, shared with our congregation about their respective 6 months spent in Winnipeg & Thailand, and challenge the FGMB congregation to build bridges with their neighbours and spread the light of Christ in our neighbourhoods.
Today, Fort Garry highlighted two out of three camp ministries which we support. Listen in to hear what is happening at Manitoba Pioneer Camp, Simonhouse Bible Camp, and the FGMB Day Camps
Pastor Ruth concludes our six week sermon drawn from Psalm 103. As a fitting culmination, Pastor Ruth invites all of us to consider the many blessings that we have received through our faith in God.
Pastor Carl continues our current series based on Psalm 103 called Bless the Lord, O My Soul. Listen in as we learn what it means to be crowned and sealed.
As we continue our sermon series exploring the theological themes of Psalm 103, FGMB congregant Jon Wagner shares with us about the theme of redemption.
Psalm 103 introduces the theme of healing. Many have wrestled with what exactly healing means - is it full physical healing? Do we name our healing and claim our healing? Or is healing indicative of something else? Pastor Carl addresses these questions.
Pastor Carl shares with us the second sermon of our series drawn from Psalm 103, touching on the prevailing themes of forgiveness and justification present in this Psalm.
He is risen!
As we revisit, once again, the rising of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus, may you be compelled to ask yourself the question, "what's next."
As we experience the death of Jesus through the lens of people who were there, Pastor Carl offers a meditation to remind us of the meaning and purpose of Christ's death, despite its seeming pointlessness.
Our Scripture today brings us to the precipice of Holy Week; Jesus is standing before Pilate, and Pilate asks Jesus, "what is truth?"
This question - what is truth? - is a question that we as Christians have been asking since Jesus first uttered this question to Pilate.
As we approach Passion Week, our Scripture this week shows us Jesus before Annas and Caiaphas - but despite all appearances, Jesus is not cornered or trapped by the circumstances. Rather, in this story, we see the another key stage of God's plan for salvation for us.
When you squeeze an orange you expect orange juice.
When you squeeze an apple, you expect apple juice.
If you squeeze a Christian, what do you expect? Is it good? Is it bad? How do you respond to the pressures of life when you are squeezed?
In one of Jesus' most profound declarations of his divinity, when the armed group arrives to arrest Jesus, Jesus' response hearkens back to the Old Testament and the story of Moses.
In this famous story of Jesus washing the disciples feet, Pastor Carl challenges FGMB to consider the modern equivalent of such an action, and to go and do likewise.
In his final service with FGMB, Jesse uses the text from John 11 to remind FGMB of two things:
1) There are 12 hours of daylight in which we are called to serve, support, and love others as disciples of Jesus Christ; and
2) There are also 12 hours of night, during which we can rest and seek to spend time rejuvenating ourselves through meaningful time spent with God.
Drawn from the story found in John 8:2-11, the woman caught in adultery, Pastor Carl brings Fort Garry to consider the grace upon grace they have received from Jesus.
John 5:6 reads, "when Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been there a long time, [Jesus] said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”
What is holding us back from experiencing healing and reconciliation and wholeness in our lives? Is it actually circumstances beyond our control? Or is it we ourselves that stand in the way of the healing offered by Jesus?
Dr. Cheryl Pauls, President of Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, comes to Fort Garry this morning with a message on hope, drawn from Romans 8:18-25 But not ordinary hope, the sort of which one may 'hope' to find their keys, but hope in a broad sense, or what one may say, in a wild sense. Hope for the possibilities that may come through a community of believers united in their faith in Christ.
Jesus comes to us where we are in life. Jesus invites us to serve him. Are we like the Samaritan woman in thinking we cannot possibly be the one that Jesus wants? What are the barriers that we have put up in our own hearts or in the way that we do church that keep us and others from experiencing the living water of Jesus in our lives?
We often seem to use spiritual language in church without giving much thought to what it actually means or ought to mean for our life in Christ. Is it surprising that we struggle to bear witness to the Gospel of Jesus when we ourselves do not have a good understanding of what mature faith looks like? Is our life of discipleship firmly grounded in the teaching and presence of the living Christ or are we going through the motions, simply saying Christian sounding words?
John begins this gospel account with a bold declaration of the divinity of Jesus (Logos). People are drawn to Jesus’ teaching and ministry for various reasons. Are we aware of or honest with ourselves about why we have chosen to follow Jesus? What are we looking for in a Messiah? What do we think Jesus will do for us? What do we think being a disciple of Jesus means?
Danny Unrau returns to Fort Garry MB Church to blend scholarship and story in a way that only Danny can. Approaching Jesus' teaching on turning the other cheek, Danny presents how an Ancient Jewish midrash discipline is wholly applicable to churches and Christians in our 21st century context.
As we all turn our calendars and begin the year 2023, Pastor Carl offers us a meditation on the Feast of Epiphany, and about what it means as the day recognizing the receiving of the Christ child by the Gentiles, through the Magi.
God's love is needed here, and here, and here, and in every instance of darkness that seeks to overwhelm during this time. In the face of insurmountable grief and anger, may the flame of God's love illuminate even the darkest moments.
As we continue our journey through the Psalms, Jesse approaches the heavy reality of brokenness that exists in our world and meets it with the natural human response of lament, as well as the yearning for peace we all feel.
As we open our Advent season, Pastor Carl Heppner offers us a meditation on Hope and Praise.
In the final message of our Whatever You Do series, Pastor Carl brings the entire series to its end, recapping some of the important points that came up during the series. Following that, Pastor Ruth leads the congregation in communion as we anticipate the arrival of the Christ child through the Advent series.
This is God's world, we're just living in it. Money, sex, and politics have had universal draw on humans throughout all time. Paul recognized that in the Corinthians, and Jesse, in his sermon drawn from 1 Corinthians 10, challenges us to see how these things have almost an idolatrous hold on us in the 21st century.
Freedom in Christ does not mean freedom to do whatever we want, rather, it means freedom to serve others in a way that brings others to Christ. Christians must be mindful of our witness at all times and in all things. Pastor Carl unpacks 1 Corinthians 8 & 9 to these ends.
Edit Note: At 30:35, Pastor Carl misspoke. The edited video includes a necessary clarification on this. (Original video was unlisted on Friday, November 4; this clarification was filmed and uploaded on the same day).
As we continue our journey through 1 Corinthians, Pastor Carl approaches the difficult passages with honesty and frames the conversation around marriage and singleness from the perspective of the Mennonite Brethren Church.
As we continue our journey through 1 Corinthians, Pastor Carl approaches the difficult passages with honesty and frames the conversation around marriage and singleness from the perspective of the Mennonite Brethren Church.
Pastor Carl acknowledges that our verses today introduce a difficult conversation. In recent history, these verses have been used to bludgeon and ostracize fellow believers from communities of faith.
Tactfully, Pastor Carl addresses the weight of these verses, and their importance, and has listeners consider these verses anew.
Pastor Carl continues our exploration of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, as Paul provides guidance about how to be the faithful church of Christ in the 21st century.
In our service today, we were joined by our Persian Church partners who participated in worship leading, sharing the work of God in their midst, prayer, and communion. Pastor Carl uses this partnership as a platform to consider Thanksgiving in light of the danger that the Persian Church congregants face in accepting Christ.
As Pastor Ruth reminds us, discerning God's will is difficult, yet, as we read in 1 Corinthians 2, attaining the mind of Christ is a goal of ours as Christians. Pastor Ruth talks to Fort Garry MB Church about this and about a way forward in this.
Cam Priebe, Provincial Director for the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba, comes to Fort Garry to help us consider the Gospel message in the contexts we work and play. He highlights that the cross, the central message of the Christian Gospel is foolishness to many, but holds power for those who believe in its message.
Paul’s first order of business in 1 Corinthians is to address the quarrels and divisions that were happening in the church. He points out just how foolish the arguments over which leader is best really are. He also calls them out for suggesting that there is a group that considers themselves the “real” Jesus followers in the church. When we allow our differences over theology and practice to take centre stage in the church, we displace the message and power of the empty cross with the emptiness of human wisdom.
As we enter the fall season and a new ministry season, Pastor Carl prepares the congregation for a study of the book of 1 Corinthians, highlighting how issues of divisiveness in the Corinthian Church were managed by Paul to beautiful ends.
In our final sermon of our series God Among the Nations, Jesse uses the story of Naaman, from 2 Kings 5, to have us consider the level of dependency we have on God, and the level of dependency we have on one another.
This week, Andre continues to push our conception of the God that we worship. How has our conception of God changed over time? How did the Israelites' conception of God change after 587 BCE? Listen to find out!
This week, Johann Matties, a representative from Multiply working in Ukraine, compelled Fort Garry to consider the story of the prodigal son in a new way.
As we continue our series exploring the words and exploits of non-Israelites, Kelsey Friesen has us consider the faith and actions of Rahab of Jericho.
As we continue our series looking to see what can be learned from the stories of those outside of God's people, non-Israelites, Pastor Carl considers Ruth, and her declaration of faith that she makes to her mother-in-law Naomi in Ruth 1.
In our message today, Andre takes a flyover of the book of Job and uses the dialogues of Job to frame how we view suffering in our world, as well as our personal theology of who God could be.
In this message, Pastor Carl reminds Fort Garry MB Church that it is faith in God which is the source of calling, not anything else such as race, gender, nor religious tradition.
This week, Shoaib gives us three lessons that can be gleaned from the story and experience of Jonah and the Ninevites repentance in light of God's pending judgement.
Today, Cory & Masami Giesbrecht shared with Fort Garry MB Church about their work in Japan, and of the Harvest that God has prepared for them through their ongoing efforts!
Abraham is evidence that God can and does call anyone to participate in God's work on earth. There were many disqualifying characteristics in Abraham, yet God still used Abraham to build a nation of God's children.
In the conclusion to our Together series, Pastor Carl emphasizes the role of a church community's 'being' together in shared activities and shared expressions of faith, that begin in our breaking of the bread together as a church.
Pastor Carl has us consider what it means to serve, and the many opportunities that fall before us as Christians and as a corporate body to serve those in our midst.
As we continue our inward focus on the ministry life of Fort Garry MB Church, Pastor Carl brings to the congregation a message about our being united in Christ as One Church, through One Baptism.
Pastor Carl has the congregation consider the many ways in which they may be able to serve in our context.
Relive our Day of Prayer for Camps wherein we heard from seven individuals, recounting stories of God's working and providence during their summers and seasons working at camp.
As we conclude our series Of All Nations, Pastor Carl leaves a tangible and practical challenge on the table: as Christians, we must participate in reconciliation before approaching the Table of Our Lord for Communion.
Listen as Larry Wilson, chaplain at Stony Mountain Penitentiary provides, first, startling statistics around treatment of Indigenous people through the 1900s to modern day before moving to share his own personal story of healing and God's intervention in his life.
Pastor Howard Jolly shares a cutting message to Fort Garry MB Church, outlining seven biblical characteristics of reconciliation.
What is the "Spirit of Sonship" we have been given in Christ and what does it mean and what are its implications for how we live among (and our responsibilities to) the Nations.
Having reached the end of our Lenten journey of 2022, Pastor Call invites us to consider how we as a church and as Christians are to participate in the work of Easter.
He is risen! Listen to Pastor Carl's sermon from our Easter service of 2022, wherein we wrap up our series, Seeking God's Ways.
In John's telling, Mary Magdalene is the one who discovers that the tomb is open. After the two male disciples see the empty tomb and leave, she is the one who meets Jesus. Her sorrowful certainty that Jesus' dead body has been taken away is transformed when Jesus speakers her name and opens her to the unimaginable truth of his resurrection. Mary gets to announce this good news to the disciples, inviting them to let go of their certainty that they knew the ending, and to be opens to God's unexpected triumph over death. We are invited to surrender to our certainties that falsely place limitations on God and to join the psalmist in praise: What God is doing is marvelous in our eyes! Recall Isaiah's words from the third week of Lent: "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than you ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." (Isaiah 55:9)
Jesus acknowledges that he is king, a king who comes in peace with a compassionate, humble power. Some people were looking to him to be a king who would have power over everyone and everything, power to make the circumstances of Roman occupation go away. God's way of power is to empower with love. We can look at the donkey in the Palm Sunday story as an insignificant character empowered by the role Jesus gave it. A donkey is not a powerful creature, yet it was chosen to humbly serve and go the way of Jesus. The power of God's love is transformative; being on the way with Christ is the source of this power. We can consider the power we have in the pulpit and take care to avoid using it as power over others, allowing the power of Christ's Spirit to flow through us in love.
Isaiah reminds us that God is about to do a new thing. God's way is amazing abundance in a wilderness place of scarcity. We can find this surprising abundance again in Paul's words to the Philippians: everything else is like trash next to knowing Christ, the source of abundance. Oneness in Christ transforms us to be generous and compassionate, to humbly receive grace and share it with all. Mary's anointing of Jesus embodies this abundant way. She gave everything she had without expecting anything in return. She was criticized for using expensive oil in this way by those who viewed it from a scarcity mindset. Her critics weren't thinking, "This is Jesus! Nothing else matters!" It can be scary to give everything we have to Jesus, "forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead."
The human point of view named in 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 causes us to think that we are "in" ad others are "out." In Jesus' parable, the elder son is stuck seeing from this perspective and thinking that his father should love only him, not his brother who left home. The elder son struggles to realize how blessed he is. The younger son experiences reconciliation, which can radically open our hearts to be welcomed and to understand God's welcome. The prodigal son is a new creation because he came home to receive his father's love. We may wonder about the Israelites and their rituals of circumcision (Joshua 5:2-8) and Passover (Exodus 12:12-13) that defined and celebrated who was chosen and who wasn't chosen. We can ponder their shift from receiving the grace of manna to eating the produce others had grown.
Like the gardener in the Luke 13 parable, Jesus doesn't. give up on us. Jesus continues to nurture us like a fig tree/. The tree does not earn his loving. care: it is not bearing fruit. Christ's living water and cultivation are freely given. to us. We couldn't afford. to buy. this true nourishment if it. had a price tag! It is difficult. for us to accept. this grace, or even imagine. it. Truly, God's ways are as far above our ways as the heavens above. the. earth (Isaiah 55:9). We can be skeptical about gifts that appear to be free but come with an actual cost. God's way contrasts with our culture, which urges us to be self-sufficient and earn our way, basing our identity on the way we make money. Repentance - turning around - includes coming to Christ to freely receive what we can never earn.
Jesus challenges our conception of compassion and living compassionately by confront fear head on. Listen us as we seek God's way of compassion, moving away from our human way of fear.
The devil came to tempt Jesus in his hunger, his neediness. Jesus said his needs were met in the word of God; that was the source of his security. Once we release what we have, things that make us feel secure and self-reliant, that's when we receive God's security of being in Christ. That's when we can become generous. We can wonder about the Israelites, who had just harvested their first crops. Did they doubt this way of God to give away their first fruits instead of storing them for their future needs? God's way is to release in order to receive. We don't see the blessings of generosity until we move forward into it, giving of what God has given us, and seeing our way of security transformed into God's way of generosity.
Welcome to Fort Garry Mennonite Brethren Church. This coming Sunday, Pastor Carl will be walking guests and congregants through this very short text where Jesus redefines the meaning of family. For Jesus, our true family is to be found in the context of those who are “children of God” and who are engaged in the work of God’s kingdom. Even something as powerful as our family systems becomes secondary to the call of Christ in our lives. What are some of the relationships in our life that are out of line with the priority that Christ claims for those who follow him?
Mary and Martha are friends and followers of Jesus and welcome him into their home and lives. Martha is preoccupied with the duties of hosting while Mary sits and listens to Jesus. This story reminds us of how Jesus calls us to value the fellowship of being present with those we love. Where have we made our faith in Jesus more about what we are doing for him instead of doing with him? The context of this story in Luke is that it comes after the disciples being sent out by Jesus then coming back excited about all the amazing things they did in His name, the the parable of the Good Samaritan who showed compassion. We then have the contrast of the two sisters -one who is busy doing, and the other who just wants to be in the presence of Jesus.
A Jewish leader’s daughter of 12 years is dying – A ritually unclean woman who has been suffering for 12 years – Jesus heals them both – showing that they are both “beloved daughters.” There is Good News for those who wonder if they are seen, known, and loved by God – who wonder if they belong or not.
Levi was the worst kind of person – a traitor to his own people, corrupt and a collaborator with the oppressors. Jesus makes a point of entering into his space, his home, and his circle of friends. The results are a changed heart and a changed life. Who are those people in our own lives, like Levi that are in need of a doctor/Good News? If Jesus can use Levi, can he use even you and I?
Simon and his brothers had fished all night without success. They were tired, frustrated and probably a little annoyed when Jesus told them how to do their jobs. When they follow his commands, the results are miraculous. What might Jesus have to say about our own work or the things that are not going well and leaving us tired and frustrated?
The people of Jesus’ hometown are astonished by the authority with which Jesus speaks. But they also want proof - signs and wonders before they will believe. They get angry when Jesus questions whether they deserve these signs and then points to how God also does miracles for outsiders and even enemies.
Even though he was just a young shepherd and musician with no training in the use of weapons or fighting, David was confident that he would be able to defeat the giant Goliath. His confidence to face the giant did not come from his own strength or skill. He believes that the greatest weapon he has is to fight in the name of the Lord.
Even though the scriptures tell us that David was a man after God’s own heart, we also find that he made some significant mistakes along the way. However, when confronted with his sin, he always turned back to God and has become an example of true repentance and faithfulness for us. In this sermon series we will be doing a character study of David and apply insights from his life to our own walk of faith.
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17, John 14:12-14
When challenged by Saul about his qualifications and capacity to take on the giant Goliath, David talked about his experiences as a shepherd. In caring for his father’s sheep he not only learned to recognize and care for their needs for food and water and rest. He also learned to recognize the threats to their safety. He needed courage and strength and God’s protection to act against those threats while he was alone in the wilderness. He had an unwavering trust in God’s presence and protection in times of need.
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:12-15, 32-37, John 10:11-18
Even though the scriptures tell us that David was a man after God’s own heart, we also find that he made some significant mistakes along the way. However, when confronted with his sin, he always turned back to God and has become an example of true repentance and faithfulness for us. In this sermon series we will be doing a character study of David and apply insights from his life to our own walk of faith.
King Saul knew that God had rejected him as king and had withdrawn his blessing from him. David’s military successes and popularity with the people made him a threat to Saul’s rule and so he decided to kill him. Overnight David went from being part of the king’s court, married to Saul’s daughter to an outlaw hiding in the desert. Even though he had been wrongly accused and was on the run for his life he chose to trust in God’s timing and provision for his future. When there was an opportunity to take matters into his own hands and kill Saul, he chose to do the honourable thing
Scripture: 1 Samuel 26, James 4:13-17
Even though the scriptures tell us that David was a man after God’s own heart, we also find that he made some significant mistakes along the way. However, when confronted with his sin, he always turned back to God and has become an example of true repentance and faithfulness for us. In this sermon series we will be doing a character study of David and apply insights from his life to our own walk of faith.
From a young age David was known for his musical talents. He was so skilled that he was
invited to be one of King Saul’s court musicians. We have received a great legacy of faith
through David’s songs of which there are at least 75 in the book of Psalms. These texts portray
an authentic and profound expression of his faith, his doubt, his questions, and his praise.
How does this connect with our lives today?
Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:14-23
Even though the scriptures tell us that David was a man after God’s own heart, we also find that he made some significant mistakes along the way. However, when confronted with his sin, he always turned back to God and has become an example of true repentance and faithfulness for us. In this sermon series we will be doing a character study of David and apply insights from his life to our own walk of faith.
We continue our summer sermon series exploring the life and lessons from King David's life with a sermon from Shoaib Ebadi.
Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:1-4, 1 Samuel 19:1-7, 1 Samuel 20, 2 Samuel 1:25-27, 2 Samuel 9, John 15:15
The bond between David and Jonathan was an example of a true and abiding friendship. Their
friendship was even deeper than their own family connections. They pledged their lives into
one another’s care and were faithful to that promise even through difficult circumstances.
Jonathan defended David when Saul wanted to kill him. David provided for and gave
Jonathan’s son a place of honour even after he had died even though it was a potential threat
to his security on the throne.
How does this connect with our lives today?
1) To be a true friend is one of the greatest bonds we can have with another person
2) A true friend is loyal through the most difficult circumstances and keeps their promises
3) Jesus call us his friends and invites us into this most powerful kind of connection
Pastor Carl continues our summer sermon series exploring the life and lessons from King David's life. This week's sermon is titled David the Murderer.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 11, Romans 5:6-8
Even though the scriptures tell us that David was a man after God’s own heart, we also find that he made some significant mistakes along the way. However, when confronted with his sin, he always turned back to God and has become an example of true repentance and faithfulness for us. In this sermon series we will be doing a character study of David and apply insights from his life to our own walk of faith.
When Saul disobeyed God’s commands, his anointing as God’s servant to lead Israel was
revoked. God directs Samuel to anoint a new king, David. He was the youngest son who
tended to the sheep and was known for his musical talent. Why did God choose him? Because
of his heart – a heart of worship, devoted to God and with unshakable faith in the power of
God. Unlike Saul who was chosen because he was admired by others for his appearance – like
the kings of the nations, David was chosen because of his desire to serve God well.
How does this connect with our lives today?
Scripture: 1 Samuel 16, 1 John 2:20
Pastor Carl kicked off our summer sermon series, "Messy Flawed and Faithful", focusing on the life of King David.
Unity is the way we demonstrate to "the powers" that God is at work in the church
It's also pretty practical - Paul's 4 steps to unity provide a neat but very challenging path to follow to unity (be humble, gentle, patient and bear with one another)
And finally, we don't have to achieve unity - the Holy Spirit does that - all we need to do is maintain unity!
Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6
David Wiebe, our Spring Guest Speaker, completed his four-part sermon series with us this past Sunday.
David Wiebe paints a picture of the church as "another other" like God himself, in order to reassure us that the church is still the presence of Christ in the world, no matter what terrible news of its failures hit us.
David Wiebe, our Spring Guest Speaker, continued his series with the sermon title, "Building Hope In the Church (Again)".
We pray that as you engage with this message, you would be encouraged in your faith!
The difficulty of the Trinity tells us that rational logic alone won't help us to know and love God - Our practice of contemplation is one key to loving God because it takes us beyond intellect to "non-rational" realms
Trinity sets the template for love - Our practice of revolutionary love is a second key to loving God because doing so helps us learn to love like God, and therefore, God
Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23 and 1 John 4:13-16
David Wiebe, our Guest Speaker for four weeks, continued his series on Trinity Sunday with the sermon title, "Blessed Trinity: God Loves Everything He has Created...And So Should We!"
We pray that as you engage in the sermon, you would be encouraged in your faith!
Holy Spirit Guidance in a world of uncertainty" with the application points of "steady, hope and perspective"
Scripture: Acts 2:1-4 and 1 Corinthians 15:54-58
David Wiebe, our Guest Speaker over the next four weeks began his series on Pentecost Sunday speaking about Holy Spirit Guidance in a World of Uncertainty.
Speaking with the voice of God requires a lot of care because it is such a powerful tool. Speaking with the voice of God requires us to view ourselves as ambassadors of God, approach others with a posture of humility, and seek to meet the needs of those we are talking with.
Scripture: Acts 17:16-34
In a world filled with social media, fake news, conspiracy theories, and polarizing voices all clamouring for our attention, it seems to be more difficult than ever to hear the voice of God and to discern what is true. In the midst of all the noise, where do we actually hear God’s voice?
The God we have come to know through Jesus Christ is a God who is constantly revealing himself to humanity. He wants to be known. He wants his will for us to be known. He reveals himself to us through nature and history, through divine revelation and the incarnation. He invites us into conversation and relationship with him.
Scripture: Psalm 85:8, Hebrews 1:1-3a, John 16:12-15 NRSV
In a world filled with social media, fake news, conspiracy theories, and polarizing voices all clamouring for our attention, it seems to be more difficult than ever to hear the voice of God and to discern what is true. In the midst of all the noise, where do we actually hear God’s voice?
What does the voice of God sound like? The answer to that lies mostly in familiarity. The more time we spend listening to someone, the more distinct their voice becomes to us. This Sunday we explore how we become familiar to the voice of God in such a way that makes it recognizable to us.
Scripture: John 10:3-5, 27 and 1 John 4:2-3a
In a world filled with social media, fake news, conspiracy theories, and polarizing voices all clamouring for our attention, it seems to be more difficult than ever to hear the voice of God and to discern what is true. In the midst of all the noise, how do we know when we are actually hearing God’s voice?
In a world filled with social media, fake news, conspiracy theories, and polarizing voices all clamouring for our attention, it seems to be more difficult than ever to hear the voice of God and to discern what is true. In the midst of all the noise, how do we know when we are actually hearing God’s voice?
Scripture: Psalm 85:8-9, Luke 8:11-15
Pastor Carl preaches on the topic of “Living in Hope” as we consider how we carry the good news of the resurrection into our daily lives.
Scripture: Mark 16:9-20
As believers we find our Living Hope in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Our Lenten theme has focused on the events of the last week of Jesus’ life as found in the Gospel of Mark 11-15. We celebrate Jesus overcoming sin and death by His resurrection!
The words of Faith, Hope, and Love.
Scripture: Mark 16:1-7
As believers we find our Living Hope in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Our Lenten theme has focused on the events of the last week of Jesus’ life as found in the Gospel of Mark 11-15. We celebrate Jesus overcoming sin and death by His resurrection!
SOAR Heartland, a week-long Mission Experience run by Multiply in Winnipeg, MB, is running their program out of FGMB this year, so they offered to be a part of our Sunday worship gathering! Carol Letkeman continues our Lenten series.
Scripture: Mark 14:66-72
We look to what is ahead, to Jesus on the cross, and to Him overcoming sin and death through the resurrection. We pray that as you engage in the service, you would be encouraged in your faith!
Jesus inviting the disciples to keep watch was an invitation to agonize with him and for him in prayer. What does this look like as we suffer and/or as we walk with those who are suffering?
Scripture: Mark 14:32-42
As believers, we find our Living Hope in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Our Lenten theme will focus on the events of the last week of Jesus’ life as found in the Gospel of Mark 11-15. We look to what is ahead, to Jesus on the cross, and to Him overcoming sin and death through the resurrection.
God has been preparing us since the beginning.
Scripture: Mark 14:12-26
As believers, we find our Living Hope in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Our Lenten theme will focus on the events of the last week of Jesus’ life as found in the Gospel of Mark 11-15. We look to what is ahead, to Jesus on the cross, and to Him overcoming sin and death through the resurrection.
How do we offer Jesus our Love and Worship in our own lives? Scripture from Mark 14:1-11
We hope that you are encouraged today as you listen!
As believers, we find our Living Hope in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Our Lenten theme will focus on the events of the last week of Jesus’ life as found in the Gospel of Mark 11-15. We look to what is ahead, to Jesus on the cross, and to Him overcoming sin and death through the resurrection.
Our Pastoral Inter, Jesse Yoder, continues our Lenten series, The Hope of the Cross, using the text from Mark 11:12-25. As we look at Jesus' confrontation of injustice and dead religion, we find hope through the cross because Jesus' truth and authority challenge us and call us into a new way of life.
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On Sunday February 21st we began our Lenten series, The Hope of the Cross.
As believers, we find our Living Hope in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Our Lenten theme will focus on the events of the last week of Jesus’ life as found in the Gospel of Mark 11-15. We look to what is ahead, to Jesus on the cross, and to Him overcoming sin and death through the resurrection.
We pray that as you engage with this sermon you would be encouraged in your faith!