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Ephesians 4: 1 - 16

One of the brilliant gifts of where we meet each Sunday is its visibility from one of the main roads in Kelowna. Each week I drive past the church a handful of times on my way about town for meetings, errands, and appointments. Yet we know that on a Monday as we drive past Gordon and Casorso we aren't passing by the Church (note the capital "C"), only a (mostly) empty building where a few staff work in the office. 

The Church isn't a building, we don't need the walls to be the Church. After all, Jesus did not say to Peter "On this rock I will build my building". A building is just a meeting place for God's "Ekklesia" - gathering, congregation, community, assembly - and that's you and me. 

So WE are the Church. What does that mean? How are we supposed to live? Ephesians 4 has a lot to say about that, read it before you come on Sunday and we'll unpack it together.

Pastor Joel Lise

 

Seek the Lord and We Will Find Him

In light of this new season at KGF, I believe God is inviting us to do one thing: Seek Him. 

As a church, we are called to seek the Lord with all our hearts, trusting that when we do, He will guide us forward. This Sunday, we'll explore what it means to seek God together and how He reveals Himself to those who diligently pursue Him. Let’s not miss the opportunity to witness His work in our midst. 

 

Devan Scollon
Student Ministries Director 

Being Family: What It Means

Jesus called God the Father, “Abba”, which means “daddy”. We will explore what this means for His church and how we are called to walk with one another.

Phil Wagler at PRN 

Who is Jesus? | God's Kingdom IS Growing

Mark 4:26-29

Can you think back to spring when the soil was turned, seeds were planted and all felt fresh?  How about those warm summer months when gardens and orchards grew and needed tending and watering to survive? And now, how’s the harvest emerging? As we look around our area we see apples hanging and Thanksgiving for all we have just around the corner. 

There is a rhythm to the year and we have a role to play. And yet at the same time, our part is really quite small. We are a participant in something greater. The faithful flow of seasons finds us emerging from summer into another reality and invites us to consider that the Kingdom of God is also something growing in the Creator’s own way. We are a participant in something greater. 

This week we consider God’s faithful tending to his Kingdom from the past and present, from the global to the local, and consider the ways we have been invited to participate over the last few months in something greater. Might we find new confidence and expectation to trust the Lord for what lies ahead?

Guest Speaker: Phil Wagler
Global Director at Peace and Reconciliation Network

 

Who is Jesus? | Giving to Caesar & Giving to God

Mark 12:13-17

During His last days, Jesus had a number of run-ins with the religious elite of the day. He was hated by most of them to the point where they wanted Him dead. They just had to figure out a way to get Him killed, so they pose what they think are impossible questions. The way He responds ends in astonishment, not just for how he handles the questions, but how His answers point to something greater. Our passage this week has more to teach us than simply how to get out of an impossible question. Let’s dive in together.

 

Speaker: Lead Pastor Shawn Klassen

Who is Jesus? | The Cornerstone

Mark 12:1-12

As a kid, my mother would often read to us the famous Aesop's fables - The Mouse and the Lion, the Scorpion and the Frog, the Fox and the Grapes, and of course the Tortoise and the Hare. These were great stories, and their morals were usually quite obvious. "Every act of kindness counts", "A creature cannot deny its nature", "It's better to deem something undesirable than be bitter when you cannot have it", and "Natural talent is no excuse for laziness" are their lessons respectively.



When Jesus spoke in parables, the people around him were often confused about their meaning, but not with the parable of the tenants - our passage for Sunday - which was a clear and harsh criticism of the Jewish religious elites.

Speaker: Pastor Joel Lise

Who is Jesus? | Says Who?

Mark 11:26-33

Jesus has always been controversial. He is today, and he was back in His time. He did things no one else was doing, and was teaching things that were astonishing. And when He got to Jerusalem, He upset the religious leaders by clearing out the Temple. Now those leaders will come face to face with Jesus and ask a probing question… “Who gave you the authority?”

Let’s explore together!

 

Speaker: Lead Pastor Shawn Klassen

Who is Jesus? | Fundamentals of Prayer

Mark 11:12-25

There are more ways to communicate with people than I care to know about. Way back when dinosaurs roamed the earth we used to write letters to one another. Then came the phone and not that long ago we were introduced to the cell phone. With the cell phone came texting. And now, there are all kinds of communication tools at our fingertips. There are Facebook Messenger, What's App, BeReal, Linked In, Teams, Slack, Jabber, and probably another half dozen options I have either tried to forget or don't know about (which is fine by me).

With time, technology has changed the way we communicate. But there's one form of communication that hasn't changed and that's prayer. We don't need a device, the internet, or wifi. We can talk to God anytime or anywhere. Anyone can do it, and God is always available whenever we reach out. Very cool!

Examine some of the key fundamentals of prayer that Jesus describes in the book of Mark. Through the teaching of God’s Word, our prayer lives will be enriched.  

 

Speaker: Steve Perry

Who is Jesus? | Triumphant?

Mark 11:1-11

What does winning look like to you? Is it graduating with straight A’s? Landing the corner office job with the hefty pay-check? Finding a spouse who’s a perfect 10? Maybe it’s just seeing gas come back down to a reasonable price!

Whatever it looks like to you, you’re probably very aware of how your idea of what should happen can be very different from what does happen. Our best hopes can be dashed with what reality sends our way. 

Oddly enough, the crowds around Jesus experienced this often! And it’s frequently because their hopes were different than the reality Jesus brought.

 

Speaker: Phil Wagler, Global Director at Peace & Reconciliation Network

Who is Jesus? | What Do You Want?

Mark 10:46-52

“What do you want?”  We hear that question when we sit down in a restaurant, show up at the mechanics' shop, or enter a clothing store. Of course, it’s asked in different words:


“What would you like to eat tonight?”

“What brings you in today?”

“Can I help you find something?”


Have you ever thought about how you would answer that question if it were God asking? What would you say to Him? Do you have an answer that quickly comes to mind, or would it take you a while to come up with something?



We’ll see Jesus ask a man that exact question. Let’s see his response.

 

Speaker: Lead Pastor Shawn Klassen