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    • Sep28Mon

      God is humble and knows our struggles

      A sermon on Philippians 2 September 28, 2020
      Filed Under:
      Pr. Sebastian

      We see that with Jesus Christ.

      Jesus got down low, just like a good football lineman,

      Jesus humbled himself by taking on human form.

      And thus became much more powerful, 

      more able to take on the enemies of sin, death 

      and all that separates us from God and one another.

    • Sep21Mon

      We Complain…and God Provides.

      A sermon on being hangry and Exodus 16 September 21, 2020
      Filed Under:
      Pr. Sebastian

      One of the most popular and successful marketing campaigns of the last decade was made to promote the chocolate candy bar Snickers.

      Part of a major overhaul of their brand, 

      the motto for the new advertisements were:

      “You are not you when you’re hungry.”

    • Sep13Sun

      God Forgives

      September 13, 2020

      15th Sunday after Pentecost

      Forgiven

       

      The readings this morning focus on the theme of forgiveness.

      We wonder:

      What is forgiveness? 

      What is forgiveness not? 

       

      Forgiveness is…

      Martin Luther King Jr. said:

      Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.


      As people of faith, the thought of life without...

    • Aug30Sun

      The Great I AM

      God calls Moses and gives his name August 30, 2020
      Filed Under:
      Pr. Sebastian

      God calls, and humans respond.

      God is revealed in times of trouble, when people cry out in pain, 

      out of fear, out of anger over injustice.

    • Jul12Sun

      God's Wild Abandon

      July 12, 2020

      Introduction

      One of Martin Luther’s often repeated quotes is,  

      Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces,  I would still plant my apple tree.

       

      While the world is not ending, Covid has certainly caused upheaval. During this Covid lockdown, Sebastian and I have planted a few more trees at our home. Trees are...

    • Jun29Mon

      Punishment and Sacrifice

      Would God want a child sacrifice? June 29, 2020
      Filed Under:
      Pr. Sebastian

      Is God angry at us?

      Is God punishing us through this coronavirus pandemic?

    • Jun21Sun

      Your Way

      June 21, 2020
      Filed Under:
      Pr. Carey

       

      The questions that Eva asked lingers with me.

      “What do you people up there in Waterloo think of us?”  

      “How do you see us on the reserve?”

       

      I am wanting to ask Eva a follow-up question.  How do you want to be seen?  Because in this answer, I wonder if we might discover how we are missing the...

    • Jun17Wed

      Suffering produces Endurance?

      with reference to BIPOC suffering June 17, 2020
      Filed Under:
      Pr. Sebastian

      But perhaps suffering in the past two weeks has really risen to our consciousness in what’s being called the racial pandemic, 

      or the greatest global racial unrest in history.

      At its core is the suffering of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour who suffer at the hands of systemic injustice and racism in structures of our society.

    • Jun4Thu

      Pentecost Virtual Holy Communion

      A sermon for Pentecost Sunday, May 31, 2020 June 4, 2020
      Filed Under:
      Pr. Sebastian

      So this passage (Numbers 11) is perhaps a good pandemic reference for us.

      The Holy Spirit is poured out on those even if they’re not present,

      And if we hold this as true, we can say that communion 

      (mediated by the Holy Spirit) is also valid if we’re scattered all about.

    • Christ ascends, and the Spirit will descend

      Jesus Raised, the Sequel

      A sermon for Ascension Sunday May 25, 2020
      Filed Under:
      Pr. Sebastian

      So the Feast of the Ascension should be important to us as worshipping Christians, but it isn’t.

       

      Why not?

      I think part of it, is that it’s an awkward story for us 

      modern enlightened people.