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Sunday morning messages from Wildwood Community Church in Norman, OK
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Wildwood Mennonite Church is a congregation of Mennonite Church Canada based in Saskatoon, SK. Join us weekly for messages from our pulpit to your ears.
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“One day, a farmer went out sowing seed…” The Parable of the Seeds and the Soils (Matthew 13) is a familiar one. Jesus describes different conditions under which people receive God’s Message as four different types of soil. Obviously, we are meant to be like the “good soil” that produces the best harvest—or is Jesus up to something entirely differe…
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finding a place of GRACE #4Από τον Mark Robinson
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finding a place of GRACE #3John 12:1-8, Ephesians 2:1-9, 19-22Από τον Mark Robinson
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finding a place of GRACE #2 Luke 19:1-10Από τον Mark Robinson
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finding a place of GRACE #1Romans 5:1-11Από τον Mark Robinson
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Nature is wild. Many of us miss that, hiding out in our climate-controlled homes and carefully manicured gardens... And yet, the wildness of life is ultimately unavoidable. Wilderness finds us, ready or not. As we continue our "Wild Church" series, how might engaging with the natural world help to prepare us to hear from God in the all-natural full…
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roundtrip #4 Nehemiah 1:1-11Από τον Mark Robinson
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roundtrip #3Ezra 7:6-10, Nehemiah 8:1-8Από τον Mark Robinson
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Round Trip #2Ezra 1-6, HaggaiΑπό τον Mark Robinson
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This Sunday we had Lisi Schrottner share with us. In Deuteronomy 30, we've reached a point of transition and choice for the people of God. Following their wilderness wandering and giving of the Law, the Israelites are about to enter the "Promised Land". They are invited to heed the instruction they've just been given, and thus choose life. The way …
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Round Trip #1Jeremiah 29:10:14Luke 15:11-32Από τον Mark Robinson
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June 30, 2024 // Faith Exploration for Everyone: The Anabaptist Story - How did we get here?
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Anabaptism began in Europe in the 1500s in small, often intentionally isolated, agricultural communities for the better part of four centuries. In the past 100-150 years, Anabaptism has experienced major changes: shifting its center from Europe to North America and then to the global South, becoming increasingly modernized, and culturally and theol…
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ForeShadows #4The Second Coming of ChristΑπό τον Bruce Hess
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June 23, 2024 // Faith Exploration for Everyone: The Anabaptist Story - Worldwide and Emerging
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What does it mean to be part of the global Anabaptist body? Jesus spoke of being a vine to which we are connected (John 15:1-17). The Anabaptist branches of this vine are varied yet we remain one. We have siblings in the faith in Ethiopia, Thailand, Kenya, and the Philippines. Our stories are intertwined and sometimes it gets messy but we remain co…
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ForeShadows #3The Second Coming of ChristΑπό τον Bruce Hess
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June 16, 2024 // Faith Exploration for Everyone // Living Shalom: a service of Baptism, Communion, and Membership Renewal
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"From their innermost being will flow rivers of living water," Jesus said. This "River of Life" flows within and all around us, the way of shalom. In the baptism ritual, we name and celebrate this living water. And in the communion ritual, we practice living this way of shalom, each in our part of the Body of Christ. Come on in, the water is fine!…
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ForeShadows #2 The Second Coming of ChristΑπό τον Bruce Hess
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June 9, 2024 // Faith Exploration for Everyone: Symbols and Sacraments? The Meaning of Baptism and Communion
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The Mennonite tradition claims two rituals as central to our practice: baptism and communion. While other denominations claim these (and others) as sacramental--the essential means by which God’s grace is given--we hold them as “merely” symbols--pointing to the more significant transformation in progress beyond these practices. Does that make them …
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ForeShadows #1 The Second Coming of ChristΑπό τον Bruce Hess
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June 2, 2024 // Faith Exploration for Everyone: What Are We Doing? Peace, Justice and Reconciliation
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When we follow Jesus, we see him building bridges and tearing down walls between communities, offering forgiveness and mercy rather than judgment, standing with “the least of these” in service and solidarity. and choosing sacrificial love as the way to peace. As Mennonites, reconciliation--right relationships with one another and all of Creation--i…
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Him Book #9Psalm 1Από τον Bruce Hess
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What do lotus flowers, butterflies and honey bees have in common? Following our Sunday Brunch on this last Sunday of the month, Peter Lippmann shared with us some thoughts on patience drawn from Psalm 37:3-7 and Philippians 4:8.
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Him Book #8Psalm 130Από τον Mark Robinson
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We were excited to work with Amanda Dodge, Program Director with MCC SK, to have a guest speaker from India join us this Sunday live via Zoom, as part of MCC's "Climate Action for Peace" campaign. Our speaker, Pabrita Paramanya, is an MCC staffer working in development and agriculture. Pabrita’s presentation covered identification of regions in eas…
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Him Book #7Psalm 103Από τον Mark Robinson
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Him Book #6Psalm 90Από τον Mark Robinson
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How are we meant to read the Bible? Anabaptists take the Bible seriously as a guide for faith and life. Of course, that’s the claim of most every Christian church--so what makes an Anabaptist perspective different? Our tradition claims faithfulness to a simple, straightforward understanding of Scripture, to an interpretation guided by community, an…
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Him Book #5Psalm 67Από τον Mark Robinson
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Following our Sunday Brunch on this last Sunday of the month, Kari Thronberg shared with us some thoughts on self-esteem drawn from Psalm 139.
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Him Book #4 Psalm 46Από τον Mark Robinson
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Jesus is the center of our faith. While our ways of living this out are many, Mennonites are followers of Jesus. We study his teachings, we follow his example, and we keep him at the center of our theology. This plays out in different ways in different settings, but this relationship with Jesus holds us together and is the basis for our shared valu…
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An Anabaptist faith is rooted in the story of a particular place and time: the “radical reformation” of 16th century Western Europe. As political and religious shifts raced across the region, a small community of religious radicals challenged the state-sanctioned Christian hierarchies and formed their own churches based around a simple reading of S…
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Him Book #3Psalm 34Από τον Mark Robinson
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Him Book #2 Psalm 23Από τον Mark Robinson
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Our sermon this Sunday was a video recording of the message given by Mennonite Church Canada executive minister Doug Klassen at the recent MC Sask delegate sessions. Doug joins ancient religious leader Nicodemus in wrestling with how the identity of Jesus changes everything and shares some of his vision for the future of the church.…
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We come to Easter Sunday expecting a happy ending, as we should, with Jesus having risen from the grave! However, the gospel of Mark leaves readers with an entirely different vibe: overwhelming fear. Why is that? And how is this story of fear still good news?
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Him Book #1Psalm 8Από τον Mark Robinson
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Victory Over Death #3The Resurrection!Luke 24:1-2, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, 54-57Από τον Mark Robinson
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On Palm Sunday, Christians around the globe sing praises to King Jesus. And yet, when we read the gospels, on Palm Sunday Jesus actually walked away from the crown and all it promised. Why would he do such a thing? And what does it mean for us to follow in the footsteps of a man who would not be king?…
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Victory Over Death #2Luke 19:28-48Victory Formation - Palm SundayΑπό τον Mark Robinson
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Victory Over Death #1 Genesis 1-3, Romans 5The Birth of DeathΑπό τον Mark Robinson
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God’s light shines everywhere and always. We can embrace it or cover it; we all stray from the path but God is always with us. Let us open our hearts to the light so that God’s love can flow in and through us to all those we encounter. As the light does not begin with us and yet we have a part to play in reflecting and amplifying the light, so too …
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Whys Of Worship #7OfferingMark 12:41-44Από τον Mark Robinson
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Whys of Worship #6SermonJohn 6:66-69Από τον Mark Robinson
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Welcome to the journey of Lent! This season begins with a call to change, to "Repent and Believe the Good News!" But what kind of repentance are we talking about here? And what is the Good News? It's a long walk to understanding, and this is but the next step... come and see!
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Whys of Worship #5Why Prayer?Matthew 6:9-13Από τον Mark Robinson
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A Task Unfinished #2Richard OliveiraΑπό τον Wildwood Community Church
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A Task Unfinished #1Dr. Scott HorrellJohn 20:19-22Από τον Wildwood Community Church
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Following our Sunday Brunch on this last Sunday of the month, Don Epp shared with us from a book of stories about a prairie teacher (his Dad) in Saskatchewan. The stories describe what life was like in the mid '40s for a teacher in a one room school. Listen for Don’s sharing about the book From Between the Tracks by Dick H. Epp.…
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What's your origin story? Our religious ancestors defined their beginnings through the Creation Story of Genesis 1. "In the beginning, God Created... everything!" What does this familiar story have to say about our place in this wide universe as we begin another journey around the sun?
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