Fort Garry MB Church - Winnipeg, Canada

Even though he was just a young shepherd and musician with no training in the use of weapons or fighting, David was confident that he would be able to defeat the giant Goliath. His confidence to face the giant did not come from his own strength or skill. He believes that the greatest weapon he has is to fight in the name of the Lord. Even though the scriptures tell us that David was a man after Go...

When challenged by Saul about his qualifications and capacity to take on the giant Goliath, David talked about his experiences as a shepherd.   In caring for his father’s sheep he not only learned to recognize and care for their needs for food and water and rest.  He also learned to recognize the threats to their safety.  He needed courage and strength and God’s protection to act against those thr...

King Saul knew that God had rejected him as king and had withdrawn his blessing from him.  David’s military successes and popularity with the people made him a threat to Saul’s rule and so he decided to kill him.  Overnight David went from being part of the king’s court, married to Saul’s daughter to an outlaw hiding in the desert.  Even though he had been wrongly accused and was on the run for hi...

From a young age David was known for his musical talents. He was so skilled that he was invited to be one of King Saul’s court musicians. We have received a great legacy of faith through David’s songs of which there are at least 75 in the book of Psalms. These texts portray an authentic and profound expression of his faith, his doubt, his questions, and his praise. How does this connect with our l...

We continue our summer sermon series exploring the life and lessons from King David's life with a sermon from Shoaib Ebadi. Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:1-4, 1 Samuel 19:1-7, 1 Samuel 20, 2 Samuel 1:25-27, 2 Samuel 9, John 15:15 The bond between David and Jonathan was an example of a true and abiding friendship. Their friendship was even deeper than their own family connections. They pledged their...

Pastor Carl continues our summer sermon series exploring the life and lessons from King David's life. This week's sermon is titled David the Murderer. Scripture: 2 Samuel 11, Romans 5:6-8 Even though the scriptures tell us that David was a man after God’s own heart, we also find that he made some significant mistakes along the way.  However, when confronted with his sin, he always turned...

When Saul disobeyed God’s commands, his anointing as God’s servant to lead Israel was revoked. God directs Samuel to anoint a new king, David. He was the youngest son who tended to the sheep and was known for his musical talent. Why did God choose him? Because of his heart – a heart of worship, devoted to God and with unshakable faith in the power of God. Unlike Saul who was chosen because he was...

Unity is the way we demonstrate to "the powers" that God is at work in the church It's also pretty practical - Paul's 4 steps to unity provide a neat but very challenging path to follow to unity (be humble, gentle, patient and bear with one another) And finally, we don't have to achieve unity - the Holy Spirit does that - all we need to do is maintain unity!  Scripture: Ep...

David Wiebe paints a picture of the church as "another other" like God himself, in order to reassure us that the church is still the presence of Christ in the world, no matter what terrible news of its failures hit us.  David Wiebe, our Spring Guest Speaker, continued his series with the sermon title, "Building Hope In the Church (Again)". We pray that as you engage with this m...

The difficulty of the Trinity tells us that rational logic alone won't help us to know and love God - Our practice of contemplation is one key to loving God because it takes us beyond intellect to "non-rational" realms Trinity sets the template for love - Our practice of revolutionary love is a second key to loving God because doing so helps us learn to love like God, and therefore,...

Holy Spirit Guidance in a world of uncertainty" with the application points of "steady, hope and perspective" Scripture: Acts 2:1-4 and 1 Corinthians 15:54-58 David Wiebe, our Guest Speaker over the next four weeks began his series on Pentecost Sunday speaking about  Holy Spirit Guidance in a World of Uncertainty.

Speaking with the voice of God requires a lot of care because it is such a powerful tool. Speaking with the voice of God requires us to view ourselves as ambassadors of God, approach others with a posture of humility, and seek to meet the needs of those we are talking with. Scripture: Acts 17:16-34 In a world filled with social media, fake news, conspiracy theories, and polarizing voices all clamo...

The God we have come to know through Jesus Christ is a God who is constantly revealing himself to humanity.  He wants to be known.  He wants his will for us to be known.  He reveals himself to us through nature and history, through divine revelation and the incarnation.  He invites us into conversation and relationship with him. Scripture: Psalm 85:8, Hebrews 1:1-3a, John 16:12-15 NRSV In a world...

What does the voice of God sound like? The answer to that lies mostly in familiarity. The more time we spend listening to someone, the more distinct their voice becomes to us. This Sunday we explore how we become familiar to the voice of God in such a way that makes it recognizable to us. Scripture: John 10:3-5, 27 and 1 John 4:2-3a In a world filled with social media, fake news, conspiracy theori...

In a world filled with social media, fake news, conspiracy theories, and polarizing voices all clamouring for our attention, it seems to be more difficult than ever to hear the voice of God and to discern what is true.  In the midst of all the noise, how do we know when we are actually hearing God’s voice? Scripture: Psalm 85:8-9, Luke 8:11-15

Pastor Carl preaches on the topic of “Living in Hope” as we consider how we carry the good news of the resurrection into our daily lives. Scripture: Mark 16:9-20 As believers we find our Living Hope in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.  Our Lenten theme has focused on the events of the last week of Jesus’ life as found in the Gospel of Mark 11-15.  We celebrate Jesus overcoming sin and de...

The words of Faith, Hope, and Love. Scripture: Mark 16:1-7 As believers we find our Living Hope in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.  Our Lenten theme has focused on the events of the last week of Jesus’ life as found in the Gospel of Mark 11-15.  We celebrate Jesus overcoming sin and death by His resurrection!

SOAR Heartland, a week-long Mission Experience run by Multiply in Winnipeg, MB, is running their program out of FGMB this year, so they offered to be a part of our Sunday worship gathering! Carol Letkeman continues our Lenten series. Scripture:  Mark 14:66-72 We look to what is ahead, to Jesus on the cross, and to Him overcoming sin and death through the resurrection.  We pray that as you engage i...

Jesus inviting the disciples to keep watch was an invitation to agonize with him and for him in prayer.  What does this look like as we suffer and/or as we walk with those who are suffering? Scripture: Mark 14:32-42 As believers, we find our Living Hope in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.  Our Lenten theme will focus on the events of the last week of Jesus’ life as found in the Gospel of...

God has been preparing us since the beginning.  Scripture: Mark 14:12-26 As believers, we find our Living Hope in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.  Our Lenten theme will focus on the events of the last week of Jesus’ life as found in the Gospel of Mark 11-15.  We look to what is ahead, to Jesus on the cross, and to Him overcoming sin and death through the resurrection.