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The true covenant promise of God to Abraham, and to God’s chosen people, was that He would reconcile them to Him, and this is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus! Jesus rising from the grave on Easter brings hope to even the most hopeless situation. (Shawn Branton - April 9, 2023)

Even though we all fall short, when Jesus is the King of our lives we are cured from the power of sin. On Good Friday we remember both the depth of our sin and the extravagant love of God in Jesus, who chose to die on a Roman cross to purchase our freedom from sin. (Jeff MacLeod - April 7, 2023)

Life isn’t meant to be a constant struggle of sin management. Circumcision of our hearts allows us to be transformed into the image of Christ. We can be released from religiousness, our desires to look and act perfectly, by allowing God’s Spirit to transform your heart, to bring freedom and healing as you follow Him in faith and obedience. (Greg Reed - April 2, 2023)

God’s kindness is what leads us to repentance. This is the posture in how we live out our lives and how we deal with sin. We first look at our own life, repent and show the kindness of Jesus to others. (Jeff MacLeod - March 26, 2023)

Exchange is at the heart of the human condition. We all made an exchange, that in our sinful nature we exchange truth for a lie, and participate—heart, mind, and body—in a lifestyle that leads us away from God’s goodness and life. So, we all need an exchange, one which God has made a way for by giving over His Son Jesus, to redeem us. Jesus justifies us so that we can live new and transformed live...

God knows us and He makes a way for us to know Him. God is working to restore us and all creation to Him, to rightness, through His Son, Jesus Christ. God knows our sinful human condition. Yet instead of leaving us to incur the wrath we completely deserve, He mercifully and lovingly comes to us and makes a way for us to be rescued and restored. (Shawn Branton - March 12, 2023)

The book of Romans is a foundational Gospel book, the Apostle Paul’s theological manifesto about Jesus. Today, we give a brief overview of book and look at Paul’s central focus for writing, which is the Gospel. The Good News that Jesus is alive and that we can be made alive through faith in Him. We are invited to experience God’s power manifested when we faithfully proclaim this Good News of Jesus...

Guest Speaker Ken Esau (CCMBC National Faith and Life Director) addresses the necessity of spiritual health. The priority for the Canadian MB Church is integrity and wholeness toward Jesus the true center. Spiritual health begins with God’s big, beautiful, and amazing Kingdom story and our purpose and calling in this as the Church. We are Kingdom people—serving and worshipping the King. (February...

In order to truly understand the Old Testament, we need to read it through the lens of the cross. This reveals a “shalom kingdom melody” in which we see a movement of redemption, God moving the people away from evil desires into a life guided by the Holy Spirit. We can learn to see glimpses of Jesus, the beauty and ugliness of the cross, and God’s redemptive faithfulness, throughout the whole of t...

The covenants that God forms with His people unlocks access to His presence moving us ever closer to being in the place where God dwells. God uses this tool of covenant to teach us about Himself and how He calls us to live. Reading scripture through the covenant language and promises helps us to see God’s redemption in motion throughout history. (Shawn Branton - February 12, 2023)

As we look at the postures of Orpah, Naomi and Ruth and how they approach their lives, we can draw connections to how we approach our own lives, our faith, and our relationship with God. We can gain insight to how we should posture ourselves when reading God’s Word. A posture of intention and faith led by the Holy Spirit. (Renée Serez - February 5, 2023)

Scripture taps into the power of repetition as a way to teach us about God’s truth and character and grow our faith. The repetition of words in Moses’ encounter with God reveals the depth to which God is present and actively working out His big story of redemption. We’re reminded that God sees us, and invites us to know Him personally, so that we might be able to see how He is working in our lives...

Philip and Robyn Serez share their journey since Philip's diagnosis with ALS and how they have experienced God's faithfulness and joy in the midst of suffering. Grief, pain, and sorrow are all real, but so is God who generates a joy in the hearts of believers that transcends circumstances and sustains through hardship. (January 22, 2023)

As we explore the details of stories in the Bible, we can be encouraged that God is in the details. God loves us so much that His care for us extends to even the smallest details of our lives. This week we look at how the finely crafted details in the historical narratives of scripture undoubtedly point us towards God’s involvement in the lives and situations of his people, working towards His big...

Much of the Bible is written in the genre of “historical narrative”, written as a story about what really happened in the past, with the purpose of revealing what God did in history and pointing us towards God’s big story of redemption. In biblical narratives, we learn that God’s plan for his people and God’s plan for redemption is carried forward through and often in spite of individual people an...

If we are not content, we will struggle to be thankful, if we aren’t thankful, we won’t be happy. Happiness is directly connected to living the will of God. So, take nothing for granted, always rejoice, pray without ceasing, and be thankful in all circumstances. This is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (Jeff MacLeod - January 1, 2023)

On that first Christmas, God chose to come into our mess, to step out of heaven, a place of perfect peace, and send Himself as the response to our desperate cry for help. Jesus’ birth ushered in everlasting peace. We can find this today by trusting in Jesus and receiving His Spirit, the gift of God’s presence among us and within us, filling us with His true peace. (Michelle Knowles - December 18,...

Joy is not something that you can produce on your own. True joy is only found in the true source of joy, to accept God’s invitation to dwell in His presence. We can be tempted to settle for happiness, which is fleeting, but in God we find a contentment and satisfaction that endures through all circumstances, because Jesus is with us and we trust in Him. (Adam Knowles - December 11, 2022)

Love in action is how we can claim to truly know God and truly live. What is our statement as followers of Jesus? Love. God’s love has become our plea. It is the gift we’ve been given, and we now give to others. The sign of love, Jesus coming to us at Christmas, can be seen as we respond to God’s love, living it out in the world today. (Shawn Branton - December 4, 2022)

We are invited to reset how we view giving, especially giving to fulfill God’s purposes. As we turn our minds from the trappings of greed to the freedom of generosity, scripture paints a picture for us of hope, security, and abundance as we grow in trusting Jesus and following his example of extravagant generosity. God is calling us to be generous people because He is a generous God. (Shawn Branto...

Purpose for our lives and partnership with God begins in priesthood, when we find an identity and an ethic that is a role, and a mission in the world that gives wonderful meaning to our lives each and every day. God has given us an identity that is special and radically inclusive. This comes with a duty to live devoted lives, loving God and others to bring about the saving purposes of God for the...

Think of the human body; the ways each part of our body fits together, that is how God wants us to understand the church. Each person is invited and gifted by the Spirit to be a part of the body of Christ. As we are knit together in unity and harmony, like a strong and healthy body, we will grow to flourish as God’s people and carry out our purpose in the world around us. (Michelle Knowles - Novem...

Throughout the Bible we see the grand narrative of God’s redemptive mission, bringing unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ. God has invited us, as His adopted children, into His story, His purpose, and he promises to protect us, to help us to find the peace and comfort that only God can bring us in a world that is broken and lost. (Jeff MacLeod - Oct 30, 2022)

We have an opportunity to flourish by seeking shalom – to change from a traditional charity model, centered around one-way giving of resources between strangers, to a way that seeks to see long-term positive impact in people’s lives and our own, through mutual, authentic relationships. This flourishing, or shalom, is the heart of the gospel. (Stefanie MacGregor - October 24, 2022) 

Pastors Shawn, Jeff and Adam share our vision for the next season of life and ministry at WMB Church flowing out of our Rebuilding series. Once again, we encourage everyone to align with Jesus as the center of our lives and to press in together for WMB’s vision. (October 16, 2022)