Sermons
2024 Christmas Pageant
“The Biggest Fan of Jesus” is an Advent and Christmas Pageant by Justin Kosec, Copyright 2024, Barn Geese Worship. Used with permission and adapted by Pastor Natasha...
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Sojourners: “Transient”
God is our rescuer! When things seem darkest God moves in new ways to bring salvation and a flourishing of life. Yet he does this through his people who experience a cost. These...
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Faithful Presence: “Prayer”
The Lord’s Prayer is not simply a pattern of prayer or a recommendation of prayer. Somehow, the Lord’s Prayer is the DNA of the church. This prayer must be both lived and prayed...
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Faithful Presence: “Five-Fold Gift”
It can be very tempting to divide the church into two categories: clergy and laity. However, this is a false dichotomy that can impede our presence in our neighbourhoods. Rather...
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Faithful Presence: “Children”
Because so much of our Christian expression is around ideas, Christianity can seem to be for adults. Whereas, we focus on morals for kids. But Jesus and Scripture elevates the p...
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Faithful Presence: “Proclaiming”
Usually when we hear the word “proclaiming” we picture a preacher shouting over the heads of crowds and we think, I’ll leave that to the professionals! However, such a picture i...
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Faithful Presence: “Reconciliation”
One of the most important practices Christians must engage in is reconciliation. However, this practice is not meant to be reserved for the church only. We display God’s reconci...
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Faithful Presence: “The Lord’s Table”
Communion is such an “in church” experience that it can be hard to imagine how it could be an exilic practice for us as Christians. Yet Christians are meant to gather around tab...
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Living In Exile: “The New Family”
Families have been the backbone of human history. It has been by having children that we’ve carried on and have had a future. However, in the kingdom of God, the natural family ...
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Living In Exile: “Least in the Kingdom”
Jesus is a new moment of salvation in God’s history with his creation. As a result those who enter through him enjoy a greater privilege. This grace is truly awe-inspiring!
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Living In Exile: “Dangerous Dining”
Our work, at its heart, is invitational. And, as Jesus reminds his opponents, the kingdom is coming to those who have typically been excluded from entry. While this grace refuse...
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Living In Exile: “Defeating Satan On His Turf”
When we do our work of kingdom witness to our neighbours we have an enemy that is working to disrupt that work. Belief in the devil is at an all time low, but there is a kingdom...
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Living In Exile: “Preparing For Ministry”
In this scene we have the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit all acting and moving. This is the moment of Jesus’s baptism and the preparation for his ministry. He receives his...
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Living In Exile: “Preaching Fire”
When the moment of God’s rescue arrives it is never just a rescue from our dire circumstance. No matter what our situation is, when God moves he moves to change us. The metaphor...
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Living In Exile: “A New Beginning”
Certain details seem very familiar: Joseph, a dream, and salvation, but other parts are strangely different: a pregnant virgin and a human saviour who is “God with us.” Sometime...
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Wise Living: “Noble Character”
Not everyone is called to be married or to raise a family but for those who are the proverbs describe what good character we should look for in a spouse. It moves beyond physica...
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Wise Living: “Go Where You’re Welcome”
Developing relationship is important because we are made to relate to others. However, with whom are we going to spend our time? This is especially important as we think about o...
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Wise Living: “Wealth is Elusive”
What is important in this life? What can provide us with real security? The world wants us to believe that wealth is the answer to these questions but our teacher knows that wea...
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Generations Together
What is Intergenerational Ministry? It’s paying attention to how God calls us all – young and old to be a part of his family.
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Wise Living: “Control Yourself”
Self-control is always a good virtue to practice but it becomes even more important depending on the company that we keep. How we behave in the public sphere impacts the way peo...
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