Today we look at a comparison of Nicodemus and the Samaritan Woman. Who would you rather be: an educated, respected religious leader who knew Jesus as “Rabbi”, or a rejected, lonely, Samaritan women of questionable character who knew Jesus as the...

John purposely places Nicodemus and the Woman of Samaria together for a reason - to show that whoever you are and whatever you have done, we have the same basic need. What is that need and how does Jesus fulfill it?

Jesus’ example gives us the task to cross barriers with our words. Jesus’ words give us a new attitude to embrace. Jesus encourages each and every one of us to recognize our “thirst” for meaning and satisfaction in life This should lead Christians to...

Fourth session of Hearing God at The South. Recorded March 5, 2014.

We can sympathize with Mary as she had to readjust her assumptions. As we look to keep introducing others to Jesus, we can point out to them that Jesus did not come to take away the pleasures of this world, but rather to heighten and redeem them –...

Jesus chooses to keep a party going for his first miracle! By doing so John tells us in verse 11 that this a ‘sign’ - an event that has deep spiritual meaning. Jesus uses this encounter to shake people’s view of WHO he is and WHAT he came to do. Let’s...

Jesus does two things. First, he shows that He knows Nathanial well, and in doing so He demonstrates that He is the long-awaited Messiah Phillip was talking about. Second, he challenges Nathanial’s snobbery and his switch of allegiances so quickly. He...

Nathanael is the first of our ordinary encounters and he represents our culture well. Nathanael came with a skeptical and somewhat cynical view but encounters a man (Jesus) who far exceeds his expectations. Even though Nathanael is skeptical he is...

Second session of Hearing God at The South. Recorded February 19, 2014.

Our guest speaker today is Rob Thiessen, the Conference Pastor for our BC MB family of churches.