Brentview Church

The truth is that none of us live free of difficulties or hardships. Pain is real. So, how can we learn to live abundantly in the midst of our struggles? The answer is found in the hopeful humanity of Jesus. Echoing Hope is a series that reveals how understanding the humanity of Jesus can radically transform our identity and empower us to step into our pain-filled world in a new way. As we look at...

On Life Sunday, we celebrate what God is doing in the life of our congregation and beyond. We have much to celebrate. At the same time, our world is facing another crisis: war. What does it mean to be people who make peace in a world of violence? On Sunday, we celebrate and we lament, trusting that Jesus has given us even greater weapons than those our world wields.

In the spiritual life, we will face many valleys. Valleys are the spaces that are hard—where doubt, uncertainty, and suffering press against the life we actually long to live. In moments like this, we can find comfort in the mountaintop experiences we've had with God in the past. While these aren't the only means of being sustained in hard seasons, they can remind us that even when evidence seems...

How does God see us? How do we see God? How does this inform how we see our world? There are external forces at work that shape our picture of Jesus: our world, culture, institutions, and families. Our image of what God is like is often a blurred distortion of reality. "Vivid" is an invitation to see Christ with greater clarity so that he can become the foundation of a life free from shame. God's...

How does God see us? How do we see God? How does this inform how we see our world? There are external forces at work that shape our picture of Jesus: our world, culture, institutions, and families. Our image of what God is like is often a blurred distortion of reality. "Vivid" is an invitation to see Christ with greater clarity so that he can become the foundation of a life free from shame. God's...

How does God see us? How do we see God? How does this inform how we see our world? There are external forces at work that shape our picture of Jesus: our world, culture, institutions, and families. Our image of what God is like is often a blurred distortion of reality. "Vivid" is an invitation to see Christ with greater clarity so that he can become the foundation of a life free from shame. God's...

How does God see us? How do we see God? How does this inform how we see our world? There are external forces at work that shape our picture of Jesus: our world, culture, institutions, and families. Our image of what God is like is often a blurred distortion of reality. "Vivid" is an invitation to see Christ with greater clarity so that he can become the foundation of a life free from shame. God's...

How does God see us? How do we see God? How does this inform how we see our world? There are external forces at work that shape our picture of Jesus: our world, culture, institutions, and families. Our image of what God is like is often a blurred distortion of reality. "Vivid" is an invitation to see Christ with greater clarity so that he can become the foundation of a life free from shame. God's...

Jesus moved into the neighbourhood. He came among us. This is a radical claim that makes Christianity unique. And its ramifications for how we live and love, have the power to change lives, our city, and our world.

Advent is a season that anticipates the coming of Jesus into the world. With ancient Israel—after years of violence, upheaval, disobedience, times of repentance, and longing—we look forward to the coming Messiah. Only he is able to bring true peace to the nations and to usher in the renewed creation. So during this season, we anticipate. We step into the tension with the ancient people of God to e...

Advent is a season that anticipates the coming of Jesus into the world. With ancient Israel—after years of violence, upheaval, disobedience, times of repentance, and longing—we look forward to the coming Messiah. Only he is able to bring true peace to the nations and to usher in the renewed creation. So during this season, we anticipate. We step into the tension with the ancient people of God to e...

Advent is a season that anticipates the coming of Jesus into the world. With ancient Israel—after years of violence, upheaval, disobedience, times of repentance, and longing—we look forward to the coming Messiah. Only he is able to bring true peace to the nations and to usher in the renewed creation. So during this season, we anticipate. We step into the tension with the ancient people of God to e...

Advent is a season that anticipates the coming of Jesus into the world. With ancient Israel—after years of violence, upheaval, disobedience, times of repentance, and longing—we look forward to the coming Messiah. Only he is able to bring true peace to the nations and to usher in the renewed creation. So during this season, we anticipate. We step into the tension with the ancient people of God to e...

When we think about big ideas like "gospel," "the kingdom of God," or "God's mission," we do well to frame these within the Biblical story. God is on a mission to redeem humankind and we are invited to step into that story as people empowered by Jesus. In recent times, many of us metaphorically have struggled to breathe deeply of God's goodness. We are invited to take in some Fresh Air and to be p...

When we think about big ideas like "gospel," "the kingdom of God," or "God's mission," we do well to frame these within the Biblical story. God is on a mission to redeem humankind and we are invited to step into that story as people empowered by Jesus. In recent times, many of us metaphorically have struggled to breathe deeply of God's goodness. We are invited to take in some Fresh Air and to be p...

When we think about big ideas like "gospel," "the kingdom of God," or "God's mission," we do well to frame these within the Biblical story. God is on a mission to redeem humankind and we are invited to step into that story as people empowered by Jesus. In recent times, many of us metaphorically have struggled to breathe deeply of God's goodness. We are invited to take in some Fresh Air and to be p...

Our text, Luke 24:13-35, reveals two men speaking with each other about their disappointment with Jesus. What's amazing, however, is that Jesus, hidden from their sight, engages this struggle with them. This sermon explores why Jesus was hidden from their sight and how this journey led them not to abandon their faith in the deconstruction process, but to a faith that was deeper than before.