View Archived Sermons Listen to this Sermon The Story of Hagar a multi-media liturgical worship presentation by Dr. Cheryl PaulsPresident, Canadian Mennonite University January 20, 2013 Texts: Psalm 63:1-4, Matthew 22:36-40, Genesis 16, 21:8-21 and 25:9
View Archived Sermons Listen to this Sermon What’s in a name? by Marilyn Zehr January 13, 2012 Texts: Luke 3:15, 21-22, Isaiah 43:1-7 Paraphrasing slightly the scripture we just heard And the LORD says, “Do not withhold; bring my sons from far away and my daughters from the end of the earth–bring everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.” Everyone who is called by my name….. says the…
View Archived Sermons Listen to this Sermon When God looks with favour Fourth Advent Sermon, by Marilyn Zehr December 23, 2012 Texts: Micah 5: 2 – 5, Luke 1: 39 – 55 Good morning, Lovers of God. That’s what Luke calls you. He was that serious young man, serious but not gloomy mind you, who came to interview me. He wanted to hear my story – so he could tell it to you, Theophilus, lover of God. He was…
Raising rocks: this land is whose land? Third Advent Sermon, by Jeff Taylor December 16, 2012 Listen to this Sermon Texts: Isaiah 12: 2 – 6, Luke 3: 7 – 18 [As Abraham:] You seem surprised. I guess I’m not quite what you were expecting? You thought maybe someone a little older, more . . “patriach”-ish? Maybe with white hair and a beard and a shepherd’s staff? I’m not a common shepherd you know, I have people to do that…
View Archived Sermons Listen to this Sermon Messages from my journey — leaving behind loved ones, and hard experiences! Second Advent Sermon, by Diana Gallego December 9, 2012 Texts: Malachi 3:1-4, Luke 3:1-6, Luke 1:68-79
View Archived Sermons Listen to this Sermon What can the fig tree tell us? First Advent Sermon by Marilyn Zehr December 2, 2012 Texts: Psalm 25:1-10, Luke 21:25-36 Each year on the first Sunday of Advent, the gospel text for that Sunday is one of the mini-apocalypses found in either of Matthew, Mark or Luke and each year I wonder – how do we hear the apocalypse on this the first Sunday of one of the most anticipated times…
Eternity Sunday Sermon by Marilyn Zehr November 25, 2012 Listen to this Sermon Texts: Psalm 93, John 18:33-37 As Ed outlined for us, today is both eternity Sunday – and the last Sunday of our Christian Church Calendar – known in the broader Christian Church as Christ the King Sunday. On Eternity Sunday each year we remember our loved ones who have died in the last year. With combined emotions of grief and love, we say our loved one’s name and…
Looking in the Global Mirror November 18, 2012 Sermon by Tim Schmucker (last in the 7-part series “Looking in the Mirror”) Texts: Matthew 5:1-16, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 This is the 7th and last sermon in our fall series titles “Looking in the Mirror.” We’ve been through a lot, looking into the mirror, have we not? We’ve tried to see Christ in us here. We’ve certainly seen the many phony photoshopped body images in advertisements and media. And we’ve seen our…
View Archived Sermons Listen to this Sermon Mud and Holy Wind Sermon by Marilyn Zehr November 11, 2012 Texts: 1 Corinthians 3:10-17, Psalm 65 This morning’s sermon is my last sermon on our theme, Looking in the mirror and paying attention to our bodies, individually and corporately. Today I will address us one more time – locally. Next week Tim will preach a sermon about the Body of Christ globally to conclude our series. Do you recall in your early…
View Archived Sermons Listen to this Sermon Sermon by Michele Rizoli Peace Sunday November 4, 2012 Texts: Psalm 24:1-8, Isaiah 65: 17-25 This week I saw an ad in the subway that said: “Two hundred years of peace make it easy to forget a war.” I thought “AMEN, thank goodness, let’s celebrate two hundred years of peace, Ain’t gonna study war no more, ain’t gonna study war no more.” Oh, wait, there’s one more line to the ad, it says…