This sermon, presented by Jennifer Lau, the Executive Director of Canadian Baptist Ministries (CBM), invites us to consider what it means to walk in unity with the global Church. We are encouraged to consider the cost of being a "proclaimer of freedom and good news, as Jesus was," with a particular emphasis on the cost of our willingness to be present, to be personally transformed, and to love deeply and without restraint.

This sermon reminds us that being a disciple of Jesus is not an easy thing - it requires us to be willing to give up everything. Listeners are challenged to consider what they may be called to give up in order to follow Jesus, and encouraged that following Jesus makes any cost worth it.

This podcast includes 3 reflections on the meaning of Jesus' resurrection, not just as a promise of life after death, but as a promise of life before death.

1. Light in the Tomb, by David McCleary (00:00 - 17:25)
2. Hope that Outshines Death, by Michael Bulkaam (17:37 - 35:27)
3. Resurrection Power, by Heather Weir (35:30 - 40:39)

This sermon explores Jesus' metaphor of a great banquet to which everyone is invited. Will we accept the invitation?

This sermon explores how Jesus challenges our assumptions about status and worth, and reminds us that in God's kingdom every person has equal worth and honour. We are called to reflect that truth by choosing humility and extending dignity and welcome to those the world often overlooks.

This sermon emphasizes that discipleship is not about anxious striving, but is about surrendering control and allowing the Holy Spirit to shape us into the likeness of Christ. Rather than living in fear of being shut out, we are invited to make space for God's Spirit, trusting that life formed by the Holy Spirit is what makes us part of God's family.

This sermon reminds us that God’s kingdom often appears small, hidden, or weak—but it is quietly transforming the world and revealing every person as a beloved child of God made in God’s image.

This sermon cautions against assuming that bad things happen to people because they deserve it - because God is punishing them - and to instead focus on ourselves and our own sinfulness. It reminds us that it is Jesus who makes us acceptable to God and that without Jesus it is impossible for any of us to be acceptable (holy and righteous) before God.