Indigenous is an umbrella term for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.
We can only cover so much during our Sunday morning teaching. There’s always so much more to the topic. If you are enjoying our current teaching series and want to go deeper, here are some places you can learn more.
Current Series: You Are Here
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will (Romans 12: 1-2).
We read these verses and long for them to become true. Brad Huebert in his book Deeply Devoted offers these insights. “The Father’s goal is to transform you into his image so he can have you for himself. He is tirelessly working to renew your mind, will, and emotions so that you become more and more like Jesus in every area of life…Your goal for your time alone with God should not be to learn something, feel something, read the Bible, or to pray. Your goal should be to give yourself more fully to God so he can accomplish his will in you. God wants all of you. Your job is to put yourself more completely on his altar as a living sacrifice of worship. As you do this, your relationship deepens.
Deeply Devoted by Brad Huebert
Do you struggle to make time for God?
For many of us, life feels too crowded to claw back quality time to spend with Jesus. And if we’re honest, we don’t really know how to connect with God. As a result, we don’t get much out of our Bible reading and prayer.
The good news is, you can grow deep intimacy with God through daily devotions that change your life and bring you joy. Deeply Devoted will breathe new life into your daily devotions.
You will:
- Embrace three life-changing paradigm-shifts that will help you experience more of God
- Discover the power of an ancient pathway designed by God to help you grow intimacy with him
- Learn to process your struggles with God for lasting peace and life-change
Deeply Devoted also includes transformational crash-courses in Bible Study, hearing God’s voice, prayer Journaling, and repentance.
Daily devotions don’t have to trigger guilt and shame. They can be a source of peace and joy. Think of Deeply Devoted as a handbook to guide you there.
Can You Hear Me? by Brad Jersak
Can You Hear Me? is a compelling combination of biblical and historical research, real life experiences, and inspiring exercises on listening prayer. God desires to transform your prayer times into intimate conversations, real meetings with a living friend. Through this book, you will become aware that encountering God is simpler and more interactive than you ever dreamed.
Soul Keeping by John Ortberg
In an age of materialism and consumerism where many people try to buy their way to happiness, many souls are starved and unhealthy, unsatisfied by false promises of status and wealth. We’ve neglected this eternal part of ourselves, focusing instead on the temporal concerns of the world–and not without consequence.
Including reflections from his decades-long relationship with his friend and mentor Dallas Willard, Ortberg presents another classic that will help you discover your soul–the most important connection to God there is–and find your way out of the spiritual shallow-lands to true divine depth.
Join Ortberg as he guides you through the three distinct aspects of Soul Keeping:
- Discovering what the soul is
- Learning what the soul needs
- Experiencing the joy of a restored soul
With his characteristic insight and an accessible, story-filled approach, Ortberg will help you connect more deeply every day with the God who gave you life to bring more meaning, hope, and abundance to that life.
INDIGENOUS RECONCILIATION
Resources for Settlers
Why is reconciliation important?
We recognize the harms churches have committed in the name of Jesus to Indigenous people and communities, and we acknowledge our role as Mennonites in some of these harms. We also recognize that harms continue to be committed against Indigenous people and their lands by powerful forces in our society. May we stand with them in love and solidarity until true reconciliation is fully achieved.
These resources are a starting place to encourage settlers in our faith community to educate themselves, and to personally commit to being people of reconciliation. God, we pray that this knowledge would guide our words, our hearts and our actions.
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A Prayer of Reconciliation
Holy One, Creator of all that is, seen and unseen,
of story and of song, of heartbeat and of tears
of bodies, souls, voices and all relations:
you are the God of all truth and the way of all reconciliation.
Uphold with your love and compassion all who open their lives
in the sacred sharing of their stories
breathe in us the grace to trust in your loving forgiveness,
that we may face our histories with courage;
touch us through the holy gift of story
that those who speak and those who listen may behold your own redeeming presence;
guide us with holy wisdom to enter through the gates of remorse
that our feet may walk gently and firmly on the way of justice and healing.