Sermons
RECENT SERVICES
April 7, 2024 - Journeys with the Early Church: Sent into an Uncertain Future
March 31, 2024 - Easter Sunday: Beyond the Tomb
This Sunday's recording starts off with BMC's choir singing "Now the Green Blade Rises." Next, our children's choir's performs Monica Scott's song "He is Risen." Zac preaches on John 20:1-18.
March 17, 2024 - Lent V - Among the Crowds
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During this service, we reflected on Jesus' teaching about the Grain of Wheat found in John 12. We also participated in a ritual of planting wheat as a way of embodying the truth that we are like seeds of God's planting in the world, called to show the love and peace of Christ to all.
February 18, 2024 - Lent 1 Journeys with Jesus: From the Water to the Wilderness
Apologies about some audio problems on this recording.
During this sermon, Zac mentions the book Rehearsing Scripture: Discovering God's Word in Community.
February 11, 2024 - Women who prepared the way: Mary
Scipture: Luke 1:46-56
BMC was very fortunate and blessed to have friends from the House of Friendship with us, namely, Natalie Schill, Director of Development at HoF and Sandy Milne, from the Board of Directors. Sandy brought us the sermon and helped us enter more fully into Mary's story, making connections between her story and the story of God's kingdom and justice in our world today.
February 4, 2024 - Women Who Prepared the Way: Ruth
We were honoured to have Dani Morrison come preach, helping us gain greater insight into Ruth's story along with the stories of many women around the world today.
January 21, 2024 - Women Who Prepared the Way: Bathsheba
Scripture Texts: 2 Samuel 12:1-7a
*Note: While Bathsheba appears after Ruth in Jesus' genealogy, due to speaker scheduling, we told Bathsheba's story first.
January 21, 2024 - Women Who Prepared the Way: Rahab
Scripture Texts: Joshua 2:1-24; James 2:24-26
January 14 2024 - Women Who Prepared the Way: Tamar
Scripture Texts: Genesis 38
November 11, 2023 - Singing the Bible: Creation and New Creation
We were honoured to have Mykayla Turner join us and to speak to us about themes of "Creation and New Creation" for our Singing the Bible worship series.
October 1 2023 - Divine and Human Violence in Scripture Confuses Us
During this and the next couple of services, we will be exploring texts in the Bible that confuse us. A number of texts that members of BMC identified as "confusing" related to times that God actively endorses or commit acts of violence. Our texts for this Sunday were Joshua 6:1-17 & Micah 6:8 and Zac Klassen preached.
September 24, 2023 - God's Love Brings Us Hope
The children learn a new song based on Romans 8:31-39. After that, Pauline Bauman reads the passage from Romans, Zac introduces some context for the passage, and then Pauline shares her personal experiences with Romans 8:31-39.
September 17, 2023 - Blessings in Scripture Bring us Hope
After Zac reads the scriputre passages from Numbers 6:23-26 and Isaiah 43:1, Keith Cressman shares his personal reflections on these passages.
August 27, 2023 - Peacemakers Act Creatively to Prevent Conflict
We were fortunate to have Toronto-based director, actor, producer, and playwright Cedric Martin join us for worship and lead us in reflecting on how peacemakers are called to act creatively to prevent conflict.
Creatively adapting 1 Samuel 25:1-35, Cedric led us in a monologue in the voice of one of Nabal's servants, imagining that Nabal's servant had listened to Abigail's command to prepare a feast for David and his men - a creative act that prevented bloodshed. As part of Cedric's monologue, the congregation participated in making the feast, consisting of Bread and Hummus, Energy-Bites, and Trail-mix. The audio file begins with the children's time led by Zac, and then progresses to Cedric's monologue.
July 30 2023 - Praying Brings Peace Within
Thanks to Pauline Bauman for providing these lovely cookies to remind us that God's peace guards our hearts.
July 23, 2023 - God's Presence brings Peace
July 16, 2023 - Eating with Enemies
We were happy to have BMC's previous Interm Pastor (2020-2021), Dave Rogalsky, speak to us this Sunday and join us for a community potluck afterwards.
June 18, 2023 - Peacemakers Share the Bounty of the Earth (Church Camping)
During the Children's time, we shared strawberries and participated in the Eco-spiritual practice of "Savouring a Strawberry," a practice suggested by MCEC's Eco Minister, Wendy Janzen. This practice, along with many others suggested by Wendy, can be found on this website.
June 11, 2023 - Peacemakers Join God in Caring for the Earth
The audio file below begins with our scripture reading and children's time before it transitions to Dorothy Isaac's faith story. At the end of her faith story, Zac Klassen introduces a video that was shown. The link is below.
May 21, 2023 - Following Jesus as Anabaptists: Accountability and Conflict
May 7, 2023 - Following Jesus as Anabaptists - The Priesthood of All Believers
April 30, 2023 - Following Jesus as Anabaptists - Pursuing Peace and Justice as Disciples
BMC was honoured to have Arnold Snyder, Professor Emeritus in History, to speak to us about the 16th century Anabaptists.
April 23, 2023 - Following Jesus as Anabaptists - Believers Baptism
April 16, 2023 - Following Jesus as Anabaptists - Roots and Wings
February 19, 2023 - Sheep and Goats
Stephen Roy, MCC Ontario's Church & Community Relations Associate joined us to present his sermon: "To Fast, or Not to Fast."
