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Send us Fan Mail We've completed our special "Changemakers" series and return to a text chosen from The Revised Common Lectionary with scripture selections that are preached around the world on this day. Today we examine a passage where Paul makes a case for his lineage and societal status and then says, it's all nothing. The highest purpose and story of his life really is to know Christ and to follow him unto death.

Send us Fan Mail This Sunday our Ministry student, Wayne Ho stepped up to preach as part of his learning plan. Wayne is in his final year of studying for a Master's of Divinity at Regent College in Vancouver. Hear as he shares a wise word about Empowerment and "making space" for all in the Body of Christ to be able to discover and utilize their God-given gifts to make a difference in the world. This was our first time hearing our student preach and we felt very blessed! We hope and trust you ...

Send us Fan Mail We continue in our series on being Changemakers in the world and walking the path Jesus laid out for us. Today we looked at the role of Creativity in walking with God. 5,000+ people needed to be fed and there was no obvious supply of food anywhere in site. Jesus finds a creative way to engage the disciples and feed the crowd so that everyone sees God's provision and amazing work. And in our second story for the day, a woman whose sin is known to the community comes to a suppe...

Send us Fan Mail We continue in Week 2 of a month long series called "The Changemakers" put out by Marcia McFee and Worship Design Studio. Each week we are looking at the Feeding of the 5,000 story from a fresh perspective along with a complimentary text that works with our theme. The learning is to inspire us to question how we too might be Changemakers in our time, place and context, walking in the path of Jesus. Week 1 our theme was Compassion. Week 2 our theme is Collaboration. Jesus invi...

Send us Fan Mail We begin a month (September, 2026) long sermon series from Worship Design Studio by Marcia McFee called, "Changemakers." Each week we will hear the "Feeding of the 5,000" story from Mark's Gospel along with a complimentary text which demonstrates the virtue God is calling us to, to be more like Jesus and enact real change in the world. This week the theme is Compassion. Jesus had compassion for the crowd and the Good Samaritan had compassion for the man on the side of the roa...