Douglas Mennonite Church

August 30 - Hagar Jason Dyck Scripture: Genesis 16 & 21 Their story:  Abram was promised by God that he would be create a great nation. The only problem is that Abram’s wife Sarai was barren and unable to conceive. Enter plan b: Abram would try to secure the promise of God by laying with his handmaiden Hagar. Who was Hagar? Hagar was an Egyptian slave who is treated harshly by her Hebrew mistr...

August 23- Abraham Don Rempel Boschman   Scripture: Genesis 11:27-12:9; Hebrews 11:8-10  Their Story:  Prior to Abraham what do we find in the story? Adam and Eve expelled from Paradise, Cain killing Abel and founding human civilization with bloody hands, a violent world under a flood of judgment, and finally Babylon rising in rebellion to God. It’s a world moving away from God. Enter Abraham: A m...

August 16- Cain & Abel Paul Walker Scripture: Genesis 4:1-17;  Hebrews 11:4 Their Story: Cain and Abel are sons of Eve and Adam. Cain is an agrarian man and Abel is a shepherd of flocks. One day they both offer a sacrifice to God. Cain offers “some of the fruits of the soil.” Abel’s sacrifice comes from “fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock.” In a word, Cain offered the ordinar...

August 9 - Adam & Eve Scripture: Genesis 1-3  Their Story: In the beginning, God speaks creation into existence. All of creation is God’s temple— and at the heart of creation God creates image bearers to be divine representatives in Creation. So Adam is formed from the dust of the Earth and given the breath of life. Adam is placed in the garden and given the priestly task of tending (עבד) and...

August 2- The House of the Lord Scripture: Psalm 23:6; John 14:1-4, 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 Speaker: Lorelle Perry  Surely your goodness and mercy will follow me
    all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
    forever. - Psalm 23:6 The last verse of the Psalm focuses on a big picture of where our Good Shepherd is leading us. The life with our Good Shepherd is a life where G...

July 26 - The Table Before Me  Scripture: Psalm 23:5; Luke7:36-50 Speaker: Ryan Murray A video recording of this sermon can be viewed at https://youtu.be/-k1S6ocjAFU You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil;     my cup overflows. - Psalm 23:5 In the last section of the psalm, the basic metaphor changes to that of a banquet host. We are given three im...

July 19- Valleys and Shadows   Scripture: Psalm 23:4; 1 Peter 2:21-25 Speaker: Paul Walker Even though I walk
  through the valley of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil,
  for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
 they comfort me. - Psalm 23:4 From time to time, shepherds would need to take their flocks beyond the safe confines of familiar pasture and towards valleys and mountains in sea...

Sermon: July 12- Restoration and Repair  Scripture: Psalm 23:2-3; Matthew 11:28-30; 1 Peter 5:2 Speaker: Paul Walker   He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside still waters, he restores my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
 for his name’s sake.  - Psalm 23:2-3 Sheep are timid animals. The strangest thing about sheep is that because of their very makeup it is almost impossi...

July 5-  Who Is My Shepherd? Paul Walker Scripture: Psalm 23:1, John 10:11-18 “The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing”  We might imagine a shepherd only as a sentimental caretaker of sheep. We might picture a Precious Moments bible story where all that shepherds seem to do is lovingly cradle their sheep. The image of a shepherd in the bible, however, is far more encompassing and demanding. A shep...

June 28: Weekly  Scripture: Acts 2:42–47, Hebrews 10:19–25 From the very beginning, the church was shaped by shared rhythms and consistent gathering. In Acts of the Apostles 2, we see the early believers devoting themselves to teaching, prayer, fellowship, breaking bread, and life together. They gathered regularly in homes and in worship, sharing meals, encouraging one another, and making space fo...

June 21: Wonder  Scripture: Psalm 8, Ephesians 5:18-21 Speaker: Pastor Paul Wonder begins with paying attention to the presence of God. In Psalm 8, David pauses to behold the beauty and majesty of God revealed in creation: “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers…” Wonder is born when we slow down long enough to notice that the world is filled with the glory and presence of God. In...

June 14: Word  Scripture: John 1:1-5, 2 Timothy 3:10-17, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-8 Speaker: Jason Dyck At DMC, we want to be a people shaped by the Word of God in every sense of the phrase: the Word in person, the Word in print, and the Word proclaimed. The Word of God is not just a book we study, but ultimately a person we follow. John tells us that Jesus is the Word made flesh (John1 ), the living r...

You Are Special Scripture: Psalm 139:1-18; James 2:1-4 Speaker: Pastor Paul  This Sunday, we'll explore what it means to find our worth in God's love rather than the judgments of others. Through the beloved children's book You Are Special by Max Lucado, we'll reflect on how easily we assign value based on appearance, ability, or success—and how God sees something deeper. Join us as we discover the...

May 31 : Welcome  Scripture: Romans 12:1-13 (with an emphasis on v13)  Speaker: Paul Walker Welcome is more than being friendly at the door or exchanging conversation over coffee. In Romans 12, the Apostle Paul describes a community transformed by the mercy of God, a people whose lives have become living sacrifices shaped by love, humility, generosity, and mutual care. At the heart of this vision...

May 24- Given  (Day of Pentecost) - Paul Walker  Scripture: Acts 2:1–4; John 14:15–28 As the disciples wait together in the upper room, the silence is suddenly broken by “a sound like a violent rushing wind,” and what seems like tongues of fire rest on each of them (Acts 2:2–3). This is no ordinary moment. What was promised by Jesus is now given—the Holy Spirit, not as an abstract force, but as th...

May 17 - Contemplative   Scripture: Acts 1:12-14 (Acts 1:12-26) Speaker: Greg Wiens  After the ascension, the disciples return to Jerusalem and gather in an upstairs room, where “they were continually devoting themselves with one mind to prayer” (1:14). This is no passive moment. The upper room becomes a space of intentional waiting—a place where heaven and earth quietly meet through prayerful att...

Ascend ( Mother's Day) - Paul Walker  With the wonder of resurrection still fresh, the disciples stand watching as Jesus is “taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight” (1:9). This is no random departure. In Scripture, clouds are a sign of God’s glory—the very presence that filled the tabernacle, the temple, and overshadowed the mountain of transfiguration. What looks li...

Ascend (Mother's Day) - Paul Walker  With the wonder of resurrection still fresh, the disciples stand watching as Jesus is “taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight” (1:9). This is no random departure. In Scripture, clouds are a sign of God’s glory—the very presence that filled the tabernacle, the temple, and overshadowed the mountain of transfiguration. What looks lik...

Farewell Service For George & Tobia

April 26- Sent Out  Speaker: Pastor Vic Neufeld  Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20 With the announcement of resurrection ringing in their ears, the disciples make their way to Galilee and “to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.”(28.16) This is no accidental location. In the Gospel of Matthew, mountains are associated with revelation as a symbolic place where heaven meets earth. Jesus is teste...

April 19- A Fire of Burning Coals Speaker: Rev. Paul Walker Scripture: John 21 The disciples found themselves going back to their old occupations even after they had interacted with the Risen One. In fact, right after a kind of ghostly upper room encounter, Simon, who had been given a new identity as Peter, declared “I’m going fishing…” to which a good number of them said, “We’ll go with you.” Thi...

April 12- We’re All Thomas Now Speaker: Rev. Paul Walker Scripture: John 20:24-31 Thomas was absent when Jesus first appeared to the disciples in the upper room. Whereas the other disciples exclaimed that Jesus was risen from the dead, Thomas is not so sure. Instead Thomas says, ““ Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I wil...

RESURRECTION SUNDAY:  Stations of the Resurrection Scripture: Isaiah 25:6-9 + Luke 24:1-12  + Luke 24:13-35 + Luke 24:36-49 Speaker: Pastor Paul Walker The opening verses of Luke’s account of Resurrection Sunday are full of surprise, astonishment, fear, and confusion. There is the shock of the empty tomb. There is  astonishment of the announcement from the angels who proclaim to the women, “He is...

Stations of the Cross.  The Journey to the Cross is the retracing of the Passion of the Christ— or Jesus’ last 12 hours before his death. To facilitate the journey of the Cross we are using the 12 images from Scott Erickson to move our people through the 12 Stations of the Cross. Each station will have a scripture reading with a reflection, poem, or song to support the scripture and images. 

March 31: The King Who Cancels Debt Scripture: Matthew 18:21–35 Speaker: Pastor Tobia Veith  Forgiveness is a deeply challenging and weighty subject—often harder than we expect. Peter’s question to Jesus, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” (v.21), reveals a common human desire: to set limits on mercy and to take pride in our own gene...