Pleasant Valley Church Sermons

This morning is our Parent Child Dedication Service. Pastor Jesse uses this occasion and ties it in with Pentecost to teach us 3 ways in which the coming of the Holy Spirit connects with being a family, raising a family, and being the Church.

Pastor Dion concludes our series in Jonah. As we look at Jonah 4, a chapter that feels like it doesn't quite fit, Pastor Dion highlights 3 ways that we can see the things/ways of God being greater than the things/ways of man.

The Rosenort churches partake in a "Pastors Swap" and we are privileged to have Pastor Darryl Klassen from the RFC share a message with us today. This coming week marks The Ascension of Jesus back into Heaven. Pastor Darryl shares what this means for us today.

We continue to walk through the Book of Jonah by digging into Chapter 3, where we find the "Worst Sermon Ever Preached." The chapter starts off with Jonah hearing from God a second time, that he needs to go to Nineveh, and this time - he does. Pastor Jesse highlights 3 lessons we can learn [...]

This week we continue in our Jonah series. Pastor Jesse highlights 3 surprises that we can find in the first 2 chapters of Jonah, and once again, challenges us to hold up the mirror and take a look at our own lives.

Pastor Jesse opens up a new series that we will be walking through over the next few weeks - The Book of Jonah. We are challenged to think about and hear the story in a way that may be different than we have done so in the past. This story of Jonah is about a [...]

Pastor Dion speaks from 1 Peter 4:1-11, specifically drawing out the ways in which we are called to live in light of what Jesus' death and resurrection on Easter weekend.

Today marks the culmination of all these Easter Eggs we have been exploring over the last several weeks. Pastor Dion highlights the importance of the Empty Tomb and how the surprise of not finding Jesus should affect our day to day lives.

As we look forward to Good Friday and Easter Sunday later this week, we continue in our series looking for Easter Eggs found throughout scripture. This week, Pastor Jesse walks through Holy Week, highlighting a few of the many Easter Eggs that are found in the week leading up to Jesus' death and resurrection.

We are privileged this morning to have Tyson Ginter share the message with us. Tyson continues our Easter Egg series by looking at the Flood Narrative from Genesis 6 where God floods the world and wipes out humanity. Tyson draws out several similarities between the Flood and the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Pastor Jesse continues our Easter Egg series leading up to Easter by looking at the story of Joseph and how it connects to the story of Jesus. The story of Joseph, and later Jesus, reminds us that even when it doesn't make sense and we can't see how, we can know that God is still [...]

Pastor Jesse opens a new series titled, "Easter Eggs, Finding Jesus in Surprising Places." As we lead up to Easter, we want to be intentional about walking through scripture and seeing the Easter Eggs that point to Jesus' mission and purpose here on earth. Pastor Jesse speaks this morning about the King / Priest Melchizedek, [...]

This morning Professor Terry Hiebert from Steinbach Bible College joins us and speaks about "Leaving a Legacy."

Pastor Jesse speaks this morning from the story found in Matthew 4, about Jesus being tempted in the wilderness. Pastor Jesse highlights the lies and the truths about being in the wilderness. Ultimately pointing to the truth that the wilderness will not last forever, and that victory for us as believers is assured.

Kent Dueck from Inner City Youth Alive joins us this morning to give an update on different programming at ICYA. Kent also asks the question, how does the Gospel transcend into our time and culture. Using verses from Luke 4, Kent shares about Jesus' heart for the weak and marginalized, and how we, the Church [...]

This morning we invite guest speaker Peter Ascough to share with us. Using his skills and experience from his work as a counsellor and a pastor, Peter speaks about Mental Health, Mental Illness, and the ways in which we are called to be the Church for people journeying through mental health/illness. Peter will be leading [...]

As we conclude our series titled, "It's Like..." Pastor Dion highlights one more metaphor for the Church - The Church as "The Flock of Christ." Using different traits of sheep we can learn how we are to live as the Church, with Jesus as our Good Shepherd.

This Sunday we are blessed to have Pleasant Valley supported missionaries, Michael and Savannah Driedger with us. Michael and Savannah serve at the YFC drop-in in Niverville. This morning Michael shares with us some metaphors for the Christian life that he learned while learning to surf in Tofino.

Pastor Jesse continues our "It's Like..." series by looking at the Church as the Bride of Christ. Pastor Jesse digs into what this metaphor means from God's angle as the groom, and from ours as the bride of Christ.

Pastor Dion continues our "It's Like" series by looking at how the church is called to be like the Temple. Spending time in Ephesians 2:19-22 Pastor Dion draws out the way in which the church is built as a Temple, and how we are practically called to live that out.

As we continue looking at different metaphors for the Church found in the New Testament, Pastor Jesse focuses this week on "Family."

Darren Plett continues our "It's Like" series by looking at the metaphor found in Matthew 5:14-16. Immediately following last weeks "Salt of the Earth" metaphor, this weeks focus is on, "Light of the World."

Pastor Jesse opens up a new sermon series titled, "It's Like..." This series will explore different metaphors that are used in the Bible to describe The Church. Today Pastor Jesse begins by looking at the metaphor found in Matthew 5 - "The salt of the earth."

As we prepare to enter into the New Year, Pastor Dion challenges us to focus more on Jesus' character, and less on ourselves. Using verses from the Advent Calendars that were handed out at the beginning of December, Pastor Dion speaks of Jesus bringing salvation, being our shepherd, and being great and worthy of our [...]

Guest speaker Kendall Schmitke joins us this morning as we continue walking through our Advent series focused on "Comfort and Joy", this morning specifically, Joy. Kendall challenges us to be windshield people, looking forward towards Joy, and not focusing too much on the small rear view mirror.

Pastor Jesse continues our Advent Series by looking at the less familiar Christmas Story which is found in Revelation 12.

Danae Parkinson opens our Advent series by speaking from Isaiah 40:1-5. Comfort and Joy are the focus of our Advent series this year. Danae speaks about some of the basics that may often be overlooked in the Christian life.

As we look forward to Advent beginning next week, Pastor Dion asks the question, Why Advent? He leaves us with a few challenges to consider as we enter the Advent season.

Pastor Jesse throws it back to his Youth leading years with a game called, "Name That Tune." Using the theme song from the well known show "Cheers", Pastor Jesse draws out the truths of what the Church Community can be in our world.

This week Joan Van der Linde shares from her own experience of strengthening her foundation. She walks us through 8 cracks that we can find in our faith foundation and shares 8 fillers that can help repair those cracks.

This week Pastor Dion continues looking at the Psalms by digging into Psalm 29. Specifically focusing on the Importance of the Lord, the Power of the Lord, and the Peace of the Lord.

We continue looking at the Psalms this week by digging into Psalm 8. Pastor Jesse walks us through the 3 W's that David speaks about in the Psalm.

Pastor Jesse continues our impromptu series from the book of Psalms. Jesse opens up Psalm 73 to see how the Psalms help bridge the gap between our feelings and religion.

This week Pastor Jesse speaks from Psalm 16. Highlighting how God is our Refuge, Guide, and Eternal Hope.

Pastor Dion speaks about the theme word from the Sr. Youth mission trip in July - "Influencer." He challenges us to be aware of how we are being influenced, and how we can influence others around us for Christ.

This week as we conclude our series about how Christians are called to think differently than the rest of the world, Pastor Jesse speaks about the most commonly asked question from our survey - LGBT Issues.

As we continue our series looking at how Christians are called to Think Different, Pastor Jesse explores the topic of The Spiritual World. By looking at Ephesians 6, and part of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5, Pastor Jesse goes deeper into this question to find how we should be thinking about The [...]

This Sunday we jump back into our Think Different sermon series. Pastor Dion explores the question of "How are Christians Called to Think Differently About Life," challenging us to let our thoughts affect our actions.

For the past couple of weeks, Pleasant Valley along with the other local churches have put on two weeks of camp for kids and teens from our community and beyond. This morning we have to opportunity to hear from a few of our PV volunteers and campers about their experience as they served or were [...]

Pastor Jesse continues our series "How do Christians Think Differently About ______?" This Sunday Pastor Jesse dives into Matthew 6:19-24 and asks the question, "How do Christians Think Differently About Money?"

Pastor Jesse is back after a bit of a health scare. He takes a few minutes to walk us through his last couple of weeks and the journey he has been through. So, naturally as we continue our series about thinking different, Pastor Jesse speaks about how Christians are called to think differently about "Sickness [...]

EMC Director of Next Gen, Mo Friesen speaks this morning about the Hope that we can see and have for the next generations. It is not all doom and gloom, God is a faithful God who is at work raising up the next generations.

The Sr. Youth returned home from their Mission Trip to Loveland Colorado last night. This morning we get the chance to hear a report from the youth about their experience on the trip.

This morning Darren Plett continues our series of thinking different about __________, by looking at how Christians are called to think different about Our Government. Tomorrow being Canada Day makes this a timely and important message to hear.

This morning Pastor Jesse introduces our new summer series titled, "Think Different." Pastor Jesse opens up the question asking, how are we as Christians called to think differently about __________. This is the question we will be exploring throughout the summer.

This morning we have the second of our baptism services. Pastor Jesse shares a devotional with us combining the 2 important days today, Father's Day and Baptism. Pastor Jesse speaks of the way we long to feel our dad's approval, and how we can find that perfectly and fully in God our Father.

This week Pastor Jesse brings us back into our informal series about the Holy Spirit. Pastor Jesse shares with us about the giftings of the Holy Spirit coming from 1 Corinthians 12 and 13.

This morning we have the first of our two baptism Sunday's. Pastor Dion leads us in a devotional encouraging us to be anchored to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

Pastor Jesse follows up Pentecost Sunday last week by continuing to speak about the Holy Spirit. He walks us through the story of the beginning of the Church in Acts 2 and a few of the lessons we can learn from it.

Today, on Pentecost Sunday, Pastor Jesse speaks from Jesus' teaching on the Holy Spirit found in John 14. Specifically highlighting the questions of: Who is the Spirit? What does the Spirit do? And how do we receive or grow in the Spirit?

As we have a Parent Child dedication service, Pastor Jesse leads us in a devotional focused on; picking our destination, and being patient on that journey.