Meadow Brook Church Sermons: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to Meadow Brook Church's Sermons Podcast! Here you will find the audio versions of our Sunday messages. Our desire is for you to be inspired and encouraged by God's Word.
What's your relationship status? Are you an apprentice to Jesus, or a face in the crowd?
Possessing our inheritance involves seeing ourselves and our world as God sees us, and then responding with risk taking obedience to the assignments He gives us.
Philippians 1:9-11 - I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return. May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation - the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ - for this will bring much glory and praise to God.
“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” – C.S. Lewis
Dr Roger Helland writes: I trekked from pagan to pastorI trekked from pastor to pray-erI trekked from pray-er to presence… to pursue a presence-centred life
“To have the assurance of what God is calling you to do with your life, make sure you are fulfilling your first calling of knowing God more deeply and personally.”
Isaiah 55:8-9 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
What you think about God and what do you think he thinks about you? The answer to this question is far more important than you would imagine.
Spiritual growth is not a formula. Spiritual growth is a constant discipline and an ongoing journey.
Mark 12:28 - Which is the Greatest Commandment of all? Jesus’ answer silences the crowds.
“Even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” – “Often we are the ones that reap the greatest reward when we serve.”
Psalm 145:18 - The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.
Please join us this Sunday as Ben Gagne and George Bergen (from Leamington Centre of Hope) join us as guest speakers this Sunday.
“Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. (Eph 4:15)
This Sunday is Pastor Chris and his family’s final Sunday with us at Meadow Brook. He will bring the Word to us one more time, and we will take time to honour the family as part of the service! We invite everyone to come and help us send them off with blessing!
“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.” (1Jn 3.16)
Join us this week with special guest speaker Lowell Froese bringing us an important message!
“For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” (1Cor 13.12)
Join us this Sunday as we celebrate multiple candidates who will be baptized, and then join us after the service for our annual summer BBQ!
“May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” (Gal 6.14)
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law!” (Galatians 5.22-23)
“Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?” (Gal 4.8-9)
“If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” (Galatians 3.29)
“I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the Law, Christ died for nothing!” (Gal 2.21)
Come join us this Mother’s Day as we celebrate what God is up to amongst women at Meadow Brook!
“The churches only heard the report: ‘The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.’ And they praised God because of me.” (Galatians 1.23-24)
Join us this Sunday as we kick off a new sermon series, walking through the book of Galatians and gleaning all the rich and beautiful truth that’s in there!
This week, we welcome our friend as he shares with us all that God has been doing in his life and ministry! We will also be taking up our Missions offerings for the next 2 Sundays, where we ask you to take what you would normally give and designate it to Missions instead, and prayerfully dig a little deeper to help support our missionary families!
This week, we are excited to have our friend Terry Bone join us on Sunday morning to bring the Word
Join us this Sunday as we celebrate the Resurrection and give praise to the God who has saved us and triumphed over all!
Join us at 10am on Friday morning for a time of worship, Scripture, reflection, and partaking of Communion together, as we take time to honour the Suffering Saviour.
It’s fascinating what the Bible says about the story, and just as importantly, what it doesn’t say that we commonly believe…
“The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought to Jesus a woman caught in adultery…” (John 8.3)
“The way of Jesus is radically different. It is the way not of upward mobility but of downward mobility. It is going to the bottom, staying behind the sets, and choosing the last place!” Henri Nouwen
“Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” (Jn 4.10)
This week, we have guest speaker Greg Wiens, Henry Peters, and John Dyck share about what God has put on their hearts for Meadow Brook.
Kicking off a New Year is always a good time for reflection. So…what do you want in 2023?
This Sunday we welcome The Bridge as they bring us an update on how God has been at work at and through their ministry.
Jim Hunt and Irene Langeman are our special guests this Sunday! Jim and Irene have been members and faithful servants at Meadow Brook for many years and they're sharing part of their testimonies and how God has been at work in their lives!
“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.” (2Co 4.17)
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” ~ African Proverb
Can we ever entirely figure God out? I’m thinking the answer is no. And I’m perfectly alright with it.
“The gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace.” (Col 1.6)
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens… a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance… (Ecc 3.1-4)
This Sunday we welcome guest speakers Eric & Julia Rose, who are missionaries supported by Meadow Brook.
And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. (2Cor 3.18)
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen. (2Pet 3.18)
"Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope." Romans 5:3-4
This week we welcome guest speaker Derek, who will be sharing an update on how God has been at work in his ministry.
The teachings of Jesus are encouraging, life-giving, refreshing, and renewing. And sometimes scary – very scary.
By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done. (Gen 2.2-3)
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1Th 5.18)
It is simply not possible to be a Christian who is not in community with other Christians.
If we are pursuing the Prince of Peace, we must also detach from the things that rob us of peace.
There is one way to God, and that is through Jesus. There are, however, many different ways to experience God!
I have calmed and quieted myself, I am like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child I am content. (Ps 131.2)
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people…(Eph 6.18)
This week we kick off our new sermon series in our “Year of Pursuing Peace,” beginning by looking at how we can better connect with God, the source of all peace!
“And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened…” (Rev 20.12)
“I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True…” (Rev 19.11)
“I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign: seven angels with the seven last plagues…” (Rev 15.1)
Everyone talks about “the great end-times harvest,” but there are actually two very different harvests to come…..
“People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, ‘Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?’” (Rev 13.4)
This will be the final message of our Apocalypse Now series, walking through the book of Revelation, before we take a break for the summer!
“Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on its heads….” (Rev 12.4)
“And I will appoint my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth…” (Rev 11.3)
“Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. And he swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, ‘There will be no more delay!’” (Rev 10.5-6)
“After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb…” (Rev 7.9)
“Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and praise!” (Rev 5.12)
“So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth…” (Rev 3.16)
“These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open...” (Rev 3.7)
“Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God.” (Rev 3.2)
“Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet…” (Rev 2.20)
“One compromise here, another there, and soon enough the so-called Christian and the man in the world look the same.” ~ A.W. Tozer
“Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?” (Jam 2:5)
“Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first…” (Rev 2.5)
“Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.” (Rev 1.17-18)
This Sunday, we kick off a journey through everyone’s favourite mystical, mysterious, challenging, confusing, and incredibly encouraging book of Scripture: The Book of Revelation.
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty… Psalm 91:1
Alternative Titles: “An Argument for Compliance” / “Finding Redemption in the Struggle” / “Why We’re Not Worried About Persecution - Yet”
The power of life and death are in the tongue (Pr 18:21) – words are incredibly powerful in one way or another, so what powerful words are we speaking?
“In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward and cross-examines.” (Pr 18:17)
There are indisputable facts, and then there are things that are just personal opinions, and then biblically, there are even things that may be truth for one believer that are not truth for another.
Scripture is God’s truth written out perfectly; Jesus is God’s truth lived out perfectly. As we seek truth, how are we processing things through the lens of Christ?
“But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth…” (Jn 16:13)
Here’s a few thoughts on Meadow Brook’s approach to the coronavirus, and this week’s sermon!
This week we learn about how God can use those we're in community with as Jesus does His renovation work in our lives!
This Sunday we look at how seeking Him should be a top priority for us to be transformed!
This week we look at how crucial it is to our spiritual formation to grow in the knowledge of God!
This Sunday, Merissa Gleason shares her story of her victorious battle against cancer, and where God has been at work through it all!
This week, guest speaker and Executive Director at Camp Crossroads, shares on how we ought to encourage one another!
This week, we walk through the carol "What Child is This?" and unpack how the lyrics draw from the Scriptures to point us to Jesus!
This week, we kick off our Christmas sermon series as we look at what it means to worship Christ the newborn King!
This week we learn about what loving our enemies looks like in the Upside-Down Kingdom!
This week we look at how in the Upside-Down Kingdom, we are called to bring peace into conflict!
This week we look at how the world jockeys for position and power but how citizens of the Kingdom ought to take a different approach!
This week, we kick off our new series, "The Upside-Down Kingdom" by looking at Jesus and the unusual way that He lived His earthly life!
This week, we explore the idea of "Sabbath" - a day like no other, and a true blessing from God!
This week, Pastor Xavier takes a look at the nature of fear, and trusting in God to overcome fear!
Today was a bit of a different service, as we took time to pray for and bless the Hit family on their final Sunday
This week, our teaching intern Ben Klassen introduces us to Jesus as revealed in the Book of Revelation!
This week, our teaching intern Ben Klassen tackles the tricky topic of the wrath of God, and what it means for our spiritual journey.
This week, we are happy to have the Berg family with us, sharing what God's been doing in their ministry!
This week, we talk about running the ever-changing race of faith, and how we can press on through it!
This week, we take a look a snapshot of what the earliest version of the Church looked like, and what we can learn from it!
This week, we wrap up Peter's Pentecost sermon by looking at his call for us to turn things all around!
This week, we take a look at the very first proclamation of the Church that Jesus is alive!
This week, we look at Peter's Pentecost sermon, sharing how the Holy Spirit outpouring is the promise of God fulfilled!
This week, we look at the "birthday" of the Church, as the Holy Spirit comes in a powerful way in Acts chapter 2!
This week, we kick off our new series on the book of Acts by looking at Jesus' final words before He left earth!
This week, we welcome Multiply president Randy Friesen as he challenges us towards a life lived full of the Holy Spirit!
This week, our Lead Pastor Mesh Hit brings us a message about the wrestling match between faith and doubt in our lives!
This week, our lead Pastor Mesh Hit brings a powerful word on resurrection, hope, and everything that we celebrate about Easter!
This week we are happy to have Dave Bretzlaff, pastor of South Point Community Church, who shares a message on faith as we look at the challenges of life!
This week we welcome Trevor Seath, the Ontario Director of "Multiply," our denominational missions and church planting organization, as he shares a good and challenging message for our Missions Sunday!
This week, we wrap up our "Authentic" series by diving into various truths from God's Word about who He says that we are!
This week, we look at "inordinate attachments," the "idols" in our lives that draw us away from Jesus, and what we can do about them!
This week, we talk about laying our lives down for Jesus and others, "dying to self" - in trust of being raised up to better life!
This week, we take a look within at those deep desires that make us tick, that drive our lives, and how we can find fulfillment for them in Jesus!
This week, we look at the "false self" through the lens of Jesus' temptation in the wilderness, and see what we can learn resisting the enemy's lies!
This week, we take a look at a key aspect of what our identity needs to be: that we are lavishly loved by God!
This week, we kick off our new series "Authentic: Becoming Who We Really Are" by starting with the problem: why are we not living as we are supposed to?
This week, our Lead Pastor Mesh Hit challenges us on taking stock of where we're at in our spiritual journey!
This week, Ed Heinrichs from Camp Crossroads joins us to share about living out our life purpose!
This week, we walk through Psalm 13, learning how to pray honest yet hopeful prayers to the LORD!
This week, we take a look at how we can pray perfect prayers every single time we pray!
This week, we focus on the "Redeemer" title that Jesus carries...what does it mean, and why is it important?
This week, we focus on the "Saviour" title that Jesus carries...what does it mean, and why is it important?
This week, we start our new advent series, "He is Here," by focusing on the faithfulness of God to His Word!
This week, members from The Bridge Youth Resource Centre are here to share about what's new and exciting as God continues to work at The Bridge!
Are you willing to face the challenges that you might be having in life, or are you looking away? As David knew first hand, there will be giants.
This week, we wrap our series by looking at, now that we're discovering our gifts, how we can make them grow!
This week, we look at some spiritual gifts that are scattered throughout the Bible and how they work!
This week, we look at the so-called "manifestation" gifts of 1st Corinthians 12, what they are and how they work!
This week, we talk about the so-called "motivational" giftings, what they are, and how they bless the church!
This week, we talk about the so-called "five-fold" giftings, what they are, and how they bless the church!
This week, Eric Rose from Power to Change Ministries shares about what God is doing in and through the ministry!
This week, we dig into the mysterious gift of prophecy, looking at what it is and how to use it!
This week, we kick our new series on finding our spiritual gifts and learning to walk in them!
This week, our Lead Pastor Mesh Hit share on how God initiates change...is He asking you to get ready to cross the Jordan River?
This week, Rev. Terry Bone from I.D. Ministries shares on discovering the power to overcome longstanding problems through a personal encounter with Jesus!
This week, Pastor Mesh shares on how it is only through Jesus that we can have a personal relationship with God.
This week, we wrap up our "Exploring Hell" series by looking at "universalism," the belief that in the end all people will be saved, examining the pros and cons of this view.
This week, we take a look at the "annihilationism" view of hell, where hell is a place of temporary punishment before the soul is destroyed, and we examine the pros and cons of this view.
This week, we take a look at the classic view of hell as a place of eternal torment, and the pros and cons of this view.
This week, we start our short series where we look at what the Bible actually has to say about hell!
This week, Lead Pastor Mesh Hit talks about how we as a church work together, encourage one another, and serve for the glory of Jesus!
This week, we look at the "Spiritual Pathways" - various ways that we can connect with God!
This week, we jump into how other people help us to be more godly, and how we can be open to that!
This week, we take a good and practical look at the Bible - why it's so important to our spiritual journey, and some helpful tips on how we can approach it!
This week, we take a very practical look at prayer - how to do it, different types of prayer, praying in ways that fit our personalities, etc.!
This week, we jump into our new series Spring Training, focusing on how we can grow in our spiritual journey!
This week, we hear from our Lead Pastor Mesh, sharing on how we connect with those around us!
This week, we talk about Easter Sunday, the empty tomb, the fact that this year it falls on April Fools' Day, and how it all ties together!
This week, we wrap up our "Christ-Stories" series by looking at the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats and what it means for us today!
This week, we dive into the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, looking at how what we do in life echoes in eternity!
Listen to our special guests Dave and Hakan share about what God is up to in their world!
This week, we look at The Parable of the Rich Fool, and what it means for us as we look at our lives!
This week, we look at the Parable of the Great Feast, looking for what it means for us today! Got questions about the message?? Email us at questions@meadowbrook.ca !
This week, we look at the Parable of the Banquet Seats, looking for what it means for us today!
This week, we dive into the tricky Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, looking at what it means for us today!
This week, we ask the questions "What is love, and who should I love?" as we look at the Parable of the Good Samaritan!
This week, we kick off our new series on the parables of Jesus by looking at The Parable of the Prodigal Son and what it means for us today!
This week, our guest Ed Heinrichs shares about sharing our faith, and connecting with the world around us in the questions that they have!
This week, Lead Pastor Mesh Hit shares on how we can better share our faith and point others to Jesus!
This week, we unpack the Christmas carol "O Come All Ye Faithful" and look at the theme of worship as we look to Jesus!
This week, we unpack the Christmas carol "Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus" and look at the theme of waiting on the God who always keeps His promises!
This week, we start our mini-series called "Christ in the Carols," exploring some of the Scripture behind a few of our favourite Christmas songs, starting with "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing!"
This week, we wrap up our series on Spiritual Warfare by returning to the cross and the victory that Jesus has won as He fights for us and through us!
This week, we take a look at "the weapons of our warfare" and how we can use them against the enemy's schemes!
This week, we look at tools that God has given us to keep us safe in the spiritual fight!
This week, we look at one of Satan's greatest weapons - deception - and what we can do about it!
This week, we take a look at the various ways in which the enemy attempts to attack us, and how we can push back!
This week, we look at what the Bible has to say angels and demons - where they come from, what they do, and how we should approach them!
This week, we look at what the Bible has to say about Satan - where he came from, who he is, and what he's up to in our lives!
This week, we kick of our series on spiritual warfare by starting with the victory that Jesus has already won!
This week, Pastor Mesh lays out our vision for what Meadow Brook is focusing on in this next season of ministry!
This week, we hear from "Building Bridges," a local charity affiliated with Meadow Brook and other churches and community organizations, and we hear what's new and exciting!
This week we look at God's ideal for our marriages! Got questions about the message??? Email us! questions@meadowbrook.ca
This week, we take a look at the difference between the Old and New Covenants, and how the Good News might be even better than we thought!
This week, we take a look at how it all began...Adam, Eve, a serpent, a garden....and why, from there, the world is the way it is today!
This week, our guest speaker Ed Willms is here, sharing about God's work in our lives when we are going through trials!
This week, we look at how Heaven on earth has already started, and how we can start living out the values of the Kingdom now!
This week, we look at the topic of waiting when it seems like nothing is happening, and when God is not answering our prayers!
This week, we unpack the idea of "communion," why it's important, and what it represents for us!
This week we share some teaching on baptism, followed by several candidates sharing their stories of what Jesus has done for them!
This week, we wrap up our series exploring our Anabaptist identity by talking about a "community" approach to everything in the Christian faith!
This week, Lead Pastor Mesh Hit leads in some sharing on teaching as we celebrate and recap our Love Leamington Serve Day!
This message covers the many questions that came in about pacifism, peacemaking, and the way of Jesus!
This week, we continue to tackle the difficult issue of pacifism, or peacemaking, looking at practical ways in which this might be lived out!
This week, we begin to tackle the difficult issue of pacifism, or peacemaking, looking at what Jesus taught and how He lived!
This week, we look at the call upon Christians to be IN the world, but not OF the world...one of the most challenging things we are called to do!
This week, we look at the question of "discipleship" as we wrestle with one of the toughest passages of the New Testament!
This week, we kick off our new series called "Roots," looking at our Anabaptist history and what makes us tick!
This week, Lead Pastor Mesh Hit talks to us about the importance of relationship, loving God and loving each other!
This week, one of our missionaries shares about their experiences and challenges us about our own witness about Jesus!
This week, Lead Pastor Mesh Hit brings a message about Palm Sunday and what it means to be obedient to God!
This week, we wrap up our series on the Holy Spirit by talking about how He actually resides within us, and what that means!
This week, we look at how to connect with the Spirit to see His power and presence move through our lives!
This week, we look at the gifts that the Holy Spirit gives to the Church, and how we can discover what gifts He has specifically given us!
This week, we take a look at the "fruit of the Spirit"....what it is, and how God wants to develop it in our lives!
This week, we look at different metaphors that Scripture uses to describe the Holy Spirit, as a tool to help understand Him better!
This week, we look at what the Bible says that the Holy Spirit's role is, and all the different things that He does!
This week, Lead Pastor Mesh Hit talks about putting the Spirit first and following His leading!
We kick our new sermon series, "Another Helper," by beginning to take a look at what Jesus told us about the Holy Spirit!
This we look at why Christians should indeed bring a tithe (tenth) of their income to the Lord!
This week, we are joined by Ed Heinrichs, the Executive Director of Camp Crossoads, who shares about engaging with the mission of God!
This week, we look at how, in prayer, God invites to come and influence how things will happen!
As we celebrate Christmas Day, we talk about the Good News that, finally, a Saviour had come!
As we move through the Christmas season, this week we look at King Herod, and what we can learn from his reaction to Jesus suddenly appearing in his life.
As we move through the Christmas season, this week we look at Joseph, and what happened when Jesus suddenly appeared in his life!
We celebrate several candidates as they tell their story of how Jesus has changed them, and as they go into the waters of baptism!
As we reflect on Christmas, we take a look at how Mary reacted when Jesus suddenly showed up in her life!
Part 6 of our "Living for Eternity" series discusses the suffering that we face in this life, and how we can navigate suffering with an eternal mindset!
Part 5 of our "Living for Eternity" series discusses our standing before Jesus at our final judgment...and what we will be judged on!
Part 4 of our "Living for Eternity" series discusses shifting our focus off of this life and keeping focused on the life to come
For Missions Sunday, Eric Rose joins us from Power to Change Ministries, sharing what God is doing in Quebec!
Pastor Chris teaches the third message from the series 'Living for Eternity'. Got questions about the message??? Email us! questions@meadowbrook.ca
Pastor Chris teaches the second message from the series 'Living for Eternity'. Got questions about the message??? Email us! questions@meadowbrook.ca
The first message of the Mini Series called "Living for Eternity." Got Questions??? Email us! questions@meadowbrook.ca
The 2nd message from the Mini Series "Scripture, Gender & Sexuality" Got Questions? Email us! questions@meadowbrook.ca
1st message from the Mini Series "Scripture, Gender & Sexuality" Got Questions? Email us! questions@meadowbrook.ca