Wildwords: Sermons From Wildwood Mennonite Church

God promised to send the Holy Spirit: a Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor, Counselor, a Strengthener. Has anyone seen it still around? Like “Waldo”, is it becoming increasingly hard to find? How can we become more mindful of its presence? Check out "Breathing Life Into Dry Bones" from guest speaker Eileen Klaassen.

Remember that time when you prayed and God made everything turn out exactly the way you asked? Me neither. Not even close, actually. So does that mean we might as well put prayer on the shelf along with the crystal balls and divining rods? #HowardBeThyName

We were pleased to have Sam Berg as a guest speaker this past Sunday for the third installment in our series on Breaking the Shame Cycle. Listen to his sermon "Totally Exposed: The Gift of Vulnerability".

Scarcity is the never enough problem. Never thin enough, never rich enough, never safe enough, and never extraordinary enough - to name a few. At the core of scarcity is shame, comparison and disengagement. Learn about how scarcity in culture, and in family systems can impact our lives, and how aspects of our faith can help change our world view.

Shame. It's the voice inside that tells you you're not worthy, that you'll never live up to expectations. It's the desire to run or hide, because they'll never like you if they know who you really are. And, for many of us, it's that sense that God can't really love us as we are, not until we find some way to clean up and keep it together. How do we move out of these cycles of shame? How can we learn to accept and trust in the love of God?