WildWords: Sermons from Wildwood Mennonite Church

You've heard the one about Daniel and the Lions, but what about Daniel and the Elephants? Also, remember that episode of Friends where Rachel makes the meat trifle? Yeah, that's in here, too. How can anything go wrong when it's all so good? (Oh yeah, this sermon is actually about how our faith informs our choices. Not a trifling matter!😬

She was kidnapped and forced into slavery, yet she still had faith worth sharing with her captors. Meet Na'arah, whose story is told in 2 Kings 5. Is that what it means to have "faith like a child"? And if so, where does that kind of courage and faith come from?

A whole new world... sing it with me! Oh, this is definitely not Aladdin (No one to tell us "no"?? Uh...respect the boundaries, young man!). But something new/renewed is indeed beginning to emerge all around us. What does it mean to be people of faith in the aftermath of the pandemic? (Disclaimer: no, the pandemic is not actually behind us yet. Please continue to follow the guidelines supplied by your local health care professionals!)

We're pleased this week to hear from Ken Bechtel. Check out Ken's sermon, "For A Time Such As This" to discover how Esther, Mordecai, and Charles Dickens all relate to this time we are currently living in.

Have you been baking bread and making other delicious treats during the shut-down? That's an ancient and sacred impulse! Check out this week's sermon for further validation via the story of Abigail the Feastmaker. #ProfilesInCourage

This week, our at-home worship resources feature guest speaker Josh Wallace, interim church engagement minister for Mennonite Church Saskatchewan.

Christ is Risen! Easter is not like we imagined it would be... which is very much how the whole thing began.

As the season of Lent brings us to Palm Sunday and the start of Holy Week, we find Jesus hailed as a king by a crowd, only to have some of them turn away the moment he starts his coronation speech. Who will stick with Jesus as the path to the Cross becomes clear? What does it mean to trust in uncertain times?

In this fifth week of Lent, we find Jesus showing up too late to prevent his friend's death, and moved to tears along with Mary and her sisters on the way to the tomb. Joe's sermon "Powerful Tears" invites us to consider our own grief amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.

This was not where we expected to find ourselves at the end of this week. When Jesus encountered the woman at the well, she also experienced an unforeseen turn of life. What would it mean for us to access the depth of resilience, honesty, and hope that Jesus called "Living Water"?