Waterbrooke Church

"From the Sin of Stealing to the Grace of Giving" by Pastor Kevin Dibbley

This Sunday, we studied Gospel Generosity – The End of Stealing. We live in a world that is wrestling with consumption, self-absorption, and greed. When Christ changes the hearts of God’s  people, their gratitude for grace and their love for God and others, completely transforms their ambition. Holy ambition creates passionate generosity. Thieves becomes givers. Come and let’s consider how the gospel makes givers out of us all.
Let's Worship Together!

“Water is Thicker Than Blood” By Pastor Andy Keppel

The old adage says, "You don't get to choose your family."  While this may be true from a biological standpoint, from a spiritual standpoint, when we place our faith in the work of the cross, we are adopted into a new family with Christ as the head.  What does this mean for those in our biological families?  How are we to exist as members of both families? How can we reconcile the differences between the two?  Join us as we celebrate Mother's Day and learn more about God's design for the new family that we are adopted into through the Gospel. 

“How to Be Angry and Not Sin.” by Pastor Kevin Dibbley

This Sunday, we are going to talk about something that might be a wee bit relevant to people’s lives:anger. There is no doubt that being a Christian in a broken world is going to give plenty of opportunity for a person to be angry. There is no doubt that we are living at a time of great public anger. What do you as a Christian do with it? In a day and age of instant communication, it is far easier to vent our anger than to strategically respond in a way that glorifies Christ. Come this week, as we study “How to Be Angry and Not Sin.” Oh, and please pray.

“Becoming a Safe Place for Spiritual Growth” By Pastor Kevin Dibbley

The church is called to build one another up until we all reach the fullness of Christ. The goal is to display God's glory but as you know, we aren't there yet. During this sermon we considered how the church is the place where God intends to transform His people through the gospel into His likeness. What does that mean for us? How do we as struggling saints become a safe and healthy environment for people to work out deep struggles and enter into the joy of Christian life? Come and let's begin to consider that this Sunday.

Doing a Complete 180: How the Word of Christ Changes How We Live Life.” By Pastor Kevin Dibbley

There is a seismic shift in how you approach living your life when you become a true Christian. When you have truth, God’s truth, it is a complete renovation of our thinking and our living. Come as we study “Doing a Complete 180: How the Word of Christ Changes How We Live Life.” In a world where truth has been tossed, Christians alone have been given a new self, a new walk. Jesus says “Walk this way.” Let’s consider how to walk His Way!

Going Deeper Together by Pastor Kevin Dibbley

Between April 10th and April 15th, Waterbrooke is going to be praying as a church family for one another and for our community followed by a Prayer Service on Friday the 15th. So, this Sunday, we are going to study our theme text for our week of prayer, Ephesians 3:14-21. The message is entitled: Bowing Before the Father: How the Gospel Shapes Our  Praying.

"The Power of the Spoken Word.” by Pastor Kevin Dibbley

Unity is both something that we as Christians possess in Christ and it is something that we pursue through Christ. What we sometimes don’t realize is that unity is more than a mindset. It is a way of life. We call it community. When Christians live in true community with one another, using our gifts and serving in love, we begin to make sense of the truth and build a defense against lies. On our first Sunday in April, join us as we consider “Building a Community that Can Withstand the Shifting Winds of Culture.”
To listen to last week's sermon go to www.wbfellowship.org

He Isn’t Finished Yet! By Pastor Kevin Dibbley

Resurrection Sunday! As we gather to celebrate how our crucified Savior triumphed over the grave on our behalf, our study is entitled“He’s Not Finished Yet!” The disciples’ shattered expectations from a very, very bad Friday were suddenly eclipsed by the glorious news,“He is Risen!” In an instant, darkness turned to light, and despondency to unshakable hope! Christ finished His work on Calvary so that He might go to work on eternity! Our eternity! Let’s come together and consider the absolutely cosmic shift in eternity that Easter announces!.
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Blessings,
Waterbrooke Church

United Under God the Father By Pastor Kevin Dibbley

One of the greatest doctrines in the Bible is the Fatherhood of God. In the story of prodigal Son, in Luke’s gospel, the character who reflects God is the passionately forgiving, ridiculously generous father who rejoices over the return of his wayward Son. He lavishes this penitent son with a ring, and a robe and the party of a lifetime. The doctrine of the fatherhood of God, rightly understood, would radically reshape how all of us view each other as brothers and sisters in Christ. Come let’s study together, United Under God the Father. Let's Worship Together!
Find out more about our church at www.wbfellowship.org

It’s All About You, Jesus: Living in Unity Under the Lordship of Christ by Pastor Kevin Dibbley

In the Apostle Paul’s call to unity in Ephesians 4, he intends to make something clear to the people of God: Unity is an expression of loyalty to Jesus. Almost everyone knows what it's like to be on a team or to be in an organization that lacks clear leadership. It can be a recipe for chaos and conflict. We all have experienced the rancor and rumblings of an unhappy crowd. There is great encouragement for us as the people of God because God has appointed Jesus as Lord of the Church! Our unity is a glad-hearted bowing of our knees to the only One deemed worthy to rule for eternity. He is Lord! Come and let’s meditate and marvel at the truth that He Alone Is Lord.
To find out more about Waterbrooke Church - Go to www.wbfellowship.org

"What God Has Joined Together" by Pastor Kevin Dibbley

There is a famous quote from 1627, written during a terribly bloody time in European history, The Thirty Years War, which reads as follows: “In essentials, unity. In non-essentials, liberty. In all things, charity.” This statement has shaped the thinking and practice of many Christians down through the centuries and it needs to continue to shape our lives as believers today. We are called to be guardians of the unity of the Spirit. We are to be passionate about preserving the peace that God has created in Christ. Come as we will humbly consider this high calling for each and every Christian. Let's worship together!

Gentleness: "Building Unity and Building Trust" by Pastor Kevin Dibbley

One of the most powerful things a Christian can do is to be gentle.Gentleness is not weakness. It is strength. In fact, true gentleness is only consistently possible with the strength of Jesus Christ who set the standard for gentleness. Next Sunday, we will be studying: Gentleness: Building Unity and Building Trust. We hope that you will join us and be challenged and blessed by this high and holy calling.Let's worship together.To find out more about Waterbrooke - Go to www.wbfellowship.orgHave a blessed day.

"Walking in a Manner Worthy of Our Calling" by Pastor Kevin Dibbley

No Christian fully comprehends how glorious the church is and will be in the eternal purposes of God. The church is God’s chosen and precious people. It is in her that He dwells and displays His glory. No Christian has a calling apart from God’s purpose in and through His church. None. So, we must learn to live in a way that is consistent with our great dignity! This Sunday we looked at life looks like when God’s people start realizing the glorious purpose of God for the church. Do you live so as to display the incredible worth of the church to Christ?To find out more about our church go to www.wbfellowship.orgHave a blessed day!

"Learning to Live in the Depths of Christ’s Love" By Pastor Kevin Dibbley

This Sunday, we are going to be looking at one of the great prayers of the Bible in Ephesians 3:14-21. The message is entitled: "Learning to Live in the Depths of Christ’s Love". I encourage you to read this passage through several times and pray that God will do a work in your life and in our church family. The Christian life is meant to be a constant advance into the joy of Trinitarian love and community. God has opened up to us the pleasure of knowing what true and everlasting love is like. Let’s seek it together. We apologize as we were having some tech issues right before the recording. The sermon was recorded but missed the first few minutes.

"The Gift of Going: Why Telling Others of the Good News is a Gift to Us!" By Pastor Kevin Dibbley

This Sunday, we are going to be looking at Ephesians 3 and the apostle Paul’s pleasure in proclaiming the gospel to the Gentiles. Our sermon is entitled “The Gift of Going: Why Telling Others of the Good News is a Gift to Us!” When we feel like telling the good news to others is a Christian duty alone, a chore, or a hardship, we miss out on the miracle. What empowered the apostle Paul and what ought to excite us is that God gives us the joy of being bearers of great great news! It is God’s gift to us to be ambassadors of hope and salvation! To find out more about our church go to our website www.wbfellowship.org

"A Tale of Two Temples" by Andy Keppel

This Sunday, Pastor Andy Keppel will continue in Paul’s letter of encouragement for the Ephesians, we will explore God’s pattern of temple-building and see that God’s final temple, the Church, is as striking a witness to God’s majesty and His grace as was His first temple, built in Jerusalem by King Solomon.  In A Tale of Two Temples we’ll explore how God’s glory is revealed through the Church as we bear witness to the assuredness of Christ in a world with crumbling foundations.  Let's Worship Together!To listen to the sermon series A Passion for Oneness - go to www.wbfellowship.org

"Hiding in God or Hiding from God"? by Tim Graff

This Sunday, we are going to explore whether we are Hiding in God or Hidingfrom God?  After the "first Adam" disobeyed God, he tried to hide from Him.  In many ares of our life, the game goes on - but the Gospel points the way back to God's original design of hiding in Him.  Paul's letter to the Ephesians is abundantly seasoned with the phrases "in Christ" and "in Him"...much like repetitive cadence of a drumbeat.  As followers of Jesus, being " in Christ" is our identity (see Colossians 3/3).  But, what does that look like in our everyday life?Come and join the discussion.To listen to previous Sermons or need prayer - go to www.wbfellowship.org

"How the Gospel Overcomes Racial and Religious Hostility" by Pastor Kevin Dibbley

This Sunday we are looked at the subject of Killing the Hostility: How the Gospel Overcomes Racial and Religious Hostility. We live a time when tensions between racial and religious groups are aflame. In an environment of intensifying fear and alienation, the church is designed to stand out as a stunning display of oneness. Our conviction is that only Jesus Christ can join together as one what generations of hatred have driven apart. Let’s see the church’s role in leading the way on this crucial matter in our day.To find out more about our church go to www.wbfellowship.org

"Brought Near By The Blood" Sermon by Pastor Kevin Dibbley January 3 2015

As we enter 2016, it is a critical time for Waterbrooke Church to remember and to reinforce with joyfulness and extreme clarity who we are and why we exist. We live in a day and age where there is enormous pressure to minimize distinctions. Especially when it comes to religion and with fears of radical extremism everywhere, the mantra of the day is that we really are at the core, all the same.Unfortunately, that message is failing precisely because people aren’t blind and ignorant. As Christians, we know that in the Bible there is a claim to the exclusivity of Christ as Lord and Savior of all people. What we must remind ourselves is that this Biblical clarity is God’s divine mechanism for unifying diverse peoples in joyful oneness.The only thing that has the power to reconcile peoples to God and to one another, and to truly celebrate racial and cultural diversity, is the cross of Jesus Christ. Come this Sunday and we won’t just study this glorious truth. We are going to celebrate it!

"Finishing the year with Forgiveness" by Pastor Steve Kim

This week, we are celebrating the end of the year 2015 with a family worship service. The end of the year is a time when we look back and give thanks. It’s a time for remembering blessings and trials. It can even be a time of acknowledging what could have or even should have been. Pastor Kevin is excited to be sharing the ministry this week with his family. Pastor Steve Kim of Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto (Kevin and MariAnne’s son-in-law) will be preaching on forgiveness. Lauren Dibbley and her boyfriend Diego De La Vega from Tegucigalpa, Honduras will be ministering in song.  Let’s come and worship the Lord as a church family and acknowledge that our lives are always in His good and gracious hands!