PGIMF Worship Services

On Sunday, October 4th, 2026, Karl Brown explored the "Creed" of Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD), or as he coins it, Spiritual-But-Not-Religious (SBNR) and "very nice people". MTD is a belief that a God exists who created the world, but does not involve himself in our life except on an on-demand basis, all we need to do is be "nice" to each other in order to go to heaven. It sounds "nice," but it subtly undermines the role and authority of God. God's standards for us are greater than being decent, God's laws are more rigorous than "be nice," and no person is so good that they can enter heaven without God's grace. It is because God's standards were too high and his laws too great that Jesus died for our sins to save us; we don't have the power to save ourselves, even now. [JL]

The “Creed” of Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD)

Henry Krause spoke on "Reflections on knowing is not enough".

Dr. Rev. Richard Topping spoke on "Discipleship".

On Sunday, September 13th, Mark Glanville (Jazz pianist and Old Testament scholar; Director of the Centre for Missional Leadership at St. Andrew's Hall, UBC) gave a sermon and a workshop on all of Psalm 37. In-person participants received a printed copy of the Psalm and worked in a small group, while the Zoom attendees were given the digital copy and split into breakout rooms.

We were "Reflecting on . . . " James, chapter 1.  This unusual letter has been important to Anabaptists for centuries.  The version we are using (and you can also read whichever versions you cherish) is the Common English Version.  To this have been added comments, observations, and even questions made by Anabaptists from around the world and across the ages.  So, in a sense, we continued that discussion.

NOTE: there is no response time recording for this Sunday.

Janice Kreider spoke on "Time and Memory".

Claire Goodfellow spoke on "Pondering the Presence of God: In His Sight". 

Kevin Hiebert spoke on Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas (subtitled: "on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence"). He described an Anabaptist-Mennonite perspective on the appropriate use of technology, and prompted a discussion on the implications of the Encyclical for Anabaptist-Mennonites.

On Sunday, August 2nd, 2026, Amy Haynes gave a sermon on "Holy Anticipation". Paul and his book the Romans have a complicated history in the church. Paul is from an Androcentric (male-centric) time, and his words has been used to both harm and oppress people. In spite of this, Amy shows that Paul is not the pro-establishment figure many of us think he is. Paul fights against the exploitative force of the empire and the body-negative theology that many of us have. When using a metaphor for Jesus saving the cosmos, Paul points to the legs of a birthing mother, and the pain the mother experiences in producing a new life. Giving birth is a trinitarian act. Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit are in a cosmic dance. It's when time collapses, and the deep past, present, and future all experienced simultaneously. Christ is the ancestor, the midwife, and the life being born all at once. [JL]