Learning for Life: Sundays 9:30  Read about both sessions 

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Listen to the sermon: Bruce Martin

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“Faithful Plodding”

Bruce Martin

Bruce serves as the CBM Regional Representative for Western Canada. He brings more than 30 years of pastoral and teaching experience, including 23 years as Lead Pastor at First Baptist Church in Lethbridge. He has also served in Edmonton, AB, and Truro, NS, and taught at several theological schools across Canada. He desires to strengthen partnerships with Canadian and global churches through CBM. He loves to help individuals and churches actively share God’s love, in word and deed, in Canada and around the world. Bruce holds a PhD in Education from the University of Alberta, an MDiv from Acadia Divinity College, and an MA in Geography from UBC. He lives in Lethbridge with his wife and enjoys painting, writing, and the outdoors, and is always on a quest for the perfect dark chocolate.

Following the service, during “A Time For Friends”, Bruce provide a brief presentation and answer questions about CBM and its work in the world. 

From Epiphany through to Easter, we will be reading and reflecting on the Gospel According to Matthew.

The words and the structure of Matthew all reinforce that Jesus in his humanity must be understood within the Jewish story. 

The story of Israel is Jesus’ story.

With inspiration, skill, and creativity, Matthew reminds us of the key events and people in Israel’s story. He shows how it all pointed to Jesus and how Jesus completed the work God began in them. Jesus is like Moses, Samuel, Elisha, and David. He is the prophet expected by Moses, the Priest who can approach the heavenly temple, and King David’s heir. Jesus is like Israel, chosen as God’s Son, blessed, made the place of God’s presence, but also sent into exile, and then forgiven and restored.