Rest
Rest When we are tired and weary from our work, Jesus invites us to rest. During this time of heightened anxiety due to Covid-19, the invitation to rest is a welcome one. Scripture: Psalm 145: 8-14 and Matthew 11: 16-19, 25-30We are on the doorstep of summer, it’s a...
Rewards
Rewards What does it mean for us to be sent out by God? How do we serve the community we are called out into? What are the risks? What are the rewards? Scripture: Psalm 89: 1-4, 15-18 and Matthew 10: 40-42 I collect reward points when I shop. I do it when I shop...
Surrender to God
Surrender to God Our passage today is a difficult one. We don't encounter a Jesus we recognize, perhaps this is a Jesus we don't want to follow. When we brush up against hard truths we need to examine what about them makes us uncomfortable. Scripture: Psalm 69: 7-10,...
Bible Study Reminder
A reminder that Bible Study continues on Wednesday evening at 6pm. We are studying the themes of Lament and Hope, reflecting on them during these times. We will explore the structure of what makes a lament, looking at examples we find in the Psalms. Everyone is...
Freely Given
Freely Given Today we consider the grace that we have freely recieved from God and consider the question of what we should do with it. Scripture: Psalm 100 and Matthew 9:35-10:8.When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and...
Update on Covid-19 and Worship
As you may be aware the province of Ontario recently announced that certain areas of the province were permitted to enter Stage 2 of 're-opening'. Our health unit is one of the areas in this territory. Within the guidelines provided by the province is the stipulation...
Created in the Image of God
Created in the Image of God God works and moves in ways that I will never understand. Over the past week we have held in tension our ongoing anxiety of a global pandemic and have confronted questions and issues of race that have long been in front of us. The...
Bible Study – Lament & Hope
Bible Study will start on Wednesday June 10 @ 6pm. The theme of the study is lament and hope as found in scripture and reflected upon in our current times. We will look at the key characteristics of these two themes, explore scripture and reflect on our own context. ...
Rebuilding Community in Partnership with the Holy Spirit
Rebuilding Community in Partnership with the Holy Spirit It is Pentecost Sunday, a day when the church celebrates, the renewsing, sustaining and transformative power of the Holy Spirit, the third figure of the Trinity. We don't talk about the Holy Spirit much and when...
Can I Get a Witness?
Can I Get a Witness? It is Ascension Sunday. The day we celebrate when Jesus left the diciples and ascended to sit at the right hand of God. Though it is only afforded a few verses in Luke's gospel, the ascension provides a powerful image. We celebrate the ascension...
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Cobourg is part of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. The congregation was established in 1833 and continues to serve the community.