On Pentecost Sunday, Andre Pekovich used the social theory of mimetic desire and scapegoating propounded by Rene Girard to identify how Christ came to end the recurring violence society does to its weakest members once and for all, and encouraged us to do the same, following in Christ's footsteps.



Read the message text here and listen to the CBC Radio show Ideas to which he refers at the following links:

 
• The Scapegoat, Part 1




 
• The Scapegoat, Part 2




 
• The Scapegoat, Part 3




 
• The Scapegoat, Part 4




 
• The Scapegoat, Part 5






 
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Passage: Matthew 26:57-75; 1 Samuel 15: 17-23; Romans 2:1-11; Leviticus 16:20-22
Communion: No
Ecumenical or Event: Pentecost
Potluck Lunch: No
Congregational Meeting: No

Speaker: Andre Pekovich
Worship Leader: Erna Friesen
Song Leader: Catherine Cooper
Pianist: Ruth Enns
Usher: Henry Neufeld
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