Pleasant Valley Church Sermons

In this, the last sermon in our series through the book of Daniel. Pastor Jesse takes us through the very well known story of Daniel in the Lions Den.

As we continue our series in Daniel, Darren Plett zooms out and looks at some key themes found in the book of Daniel.

Mike Thiessen and other volunteers give a report on the 2023 LFBC Teens Camp, and Mike speaks on how we can live our best "camp life" here at home.

As we continue our series on the I Am statements of Jesus, Brenden Johnson steps in last minute to cover 'I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life'.  Jesus speaks this to his disciples in the upper room, the night he is betrayed.  Why did Jesus feel in this final moment that this needed [...]

Last week Pastor Darren explored how Jesus was the gate.   More than the gate, Jesus is the good shepherd who cares for his Sheep.  Pastor Jesse looks at John 10:7-18 to see how this powerful statement helps us to know Jesus.  Not just know about Him, but to truly know Him.

In John 10 Jesus makes 2 more ‘I AM’ ID statements. Pastor Darren will explore the more factual statement found in 10:9. Please read John 10:1-10.

We continue through our series on Jesus' "I Am" statements with his second statement, found in John 8:12.  "I am the light of the world."  What does it mean that Jesus says he is the light - not "a" light, but "the" light?  Why did this statement offend the Pharisees so deeply?  How does it [...]

Who is Jesus Really?  2000 years ago the people were wondering and today, people are still wondering; who is Jesus really?  The writer of the book of John records 8 incidents where Jesus begins a statement with the words, “I am … “, and then follows that with a word picture and some teaching about [...]

Pastor Jesse begins a new series looking at the different places in scripture where God - our holy, set-apart, infinitely powerful God - places his hands in the dirt.  We start at the beginning - at Creation - as God forms humanity himself.  We bear his fingerprints!  What does that mean for our identity and [...]

This week Mike Thiessen continues our series in Hebrews asking the question - what is our response to the fact that Jesus is Greater?

We spoke on Jesus as greater priest, but here we see he is also a greater sacrifice!  Jesus' death on the cross, along with his resurrection, give us freedom in a way that no animal sacrifice ever could.

Pastor Jesse speaks on Melchizedek - one of the most mysterious figures in scripture.  Who was this king-priest in Genesis, and what does he have to do with Jesus' new priesthood that the author of Hebrews is showing us?

Pastor Darren continues our series in Hebrews looking at Moses and Joshua.  God promised the Israelites rest in the promised land, but Jesus provides a greater rest - a greater security - than anything that came before.

As we continue in our series on Hebrews, we look at how the author (the pastor) sets up Jesus as greater than the angels.  Isn't that obvious, we might ask?  That's Jesus 101.  But it was an important distinction to make for this community.  Why did this point need to be made, and what can [...]

This week we start off a series looking at the book of Hebrews.  We don't know for sure who wrote it, or who it was written to, but the book transcends that context and speaks powerfully to the early church as well as the church today.  God has spoken to us in the past in [...]

Kendall Schmitke "lands the plane" on our Resurrection Hope series, looking at Jesus' victory over the last, great enemy - death!  Paul calls Jesus "firstborn from the dead".  What does that mean?  How does it change the way we think about difficult seasons in life, and death itself?

Today is the day!  Jesus has conquered death and begun a New Creation in those who follow Him.  Paul looks to the cross - Easter Weekend - as a source of deep hope, and sees in Jesus that the reality of suffering has completely been turned on its head.  Rather than hopeless, suffering now drives [...]

We continue our Resurrection Hope series looking at justice.  Justice is a loaded word in churches today, with different groups holding very different opinions on the importance, or limits, of social justice and the church's role in it!  What does Jesus death and resurrection teach us about Justice and His heart for reconciliation?

We're opening up our Easter presents early!  As we approach Easter we are going to spend 4 Sundays looking at the ways in which the death and resurrection of Christ forms the cornerstone of our faith, and changes our lives.  To begin, Pastor Jesse looks at Ephesians 2:4-7 which boldly claims that Jesus has already [...]

This Sunday Pastor Darren continues to walk through Philippians Chapter 4.  As we've talked through the mind of Christ, the importance of joy, of gentleness, and of these other traits...these are not natural human tendencies! It seems to be the opposite of how we are often wired. What gives us the strength?  We'll look at Philippians [...]

Pastor Jesse looks at Philippians 4:5 "Let your gentleness be evident to all.  The Lord is near."  What does it look like to be gentle in a world that values assertiveness and sees life as a zero sum game?  What does the Lord being near have to do with this?  When we take stock of [...]

Pastor Jesse looks at Jesus' words to John the Baptist's disciples in Matthew Chapter 9.  When asked about fasting he tells them you can't put new wine into old wineskins.  What does that mean for us today as we seek to build deeply formed spiritual lives?  Is fasting relevant?

Last week we looked at a parable from Luke to understand what it means to be good stewards of our finances, but stewardship applies to much more than just money.  Pastor Jesse looks at Luke Chapter 9 to understand the mission we have been given, and how our time and gifts fit in to God's [...]

As we approach our Annual General Meeting, we ask the question - what does it mean to be a good steward?  To be God-honouring with our money? Pastor Jesse takes a look at a confusing parable about a bad money manager who gets fired, and in a desperate move contacts local businessmen that owe his [...]

In our fourth and final week looking at A Deeply Formed Life, Pastor Jesse explores what it means to live in the centre of The Greatest Commandment.  How do we love God and love others at the same time?  How do we express this personally, and corporately as a larger body?  In a world that [...]