by Neil Ellis | May 9, 2021 | Sermons
Abide in God’s Love Abide in God’s Love What does love look like? In many ways love as Jesus describes it in our passage today is love in action. Less an emotion and more a tangible act that we undertake. What the passage makes clear is that God’s...
by Neil Ellis | Sep 4, 2017 | Sermons
Let love be genuine is how Paul opens this section of Romans. Hold fast to what is good. He completes this section by encouraging us to overcome evil with good. In a culture that is enthralled with violence who do we accomplish this? How do we demonstrate love...
by Neil Ellis | Aug 21, 2017 | Sermons
What could one woman teach Jesus about love? The answer might surprise us. Perhaps we should also ask what could one woman teach us about love or racial identity or segregation or discrimination? The story of the Canaanite Woman is powerful. It demonstrates the depth...
by Neil Ellis | Sep 7, 2016 | Prayer
Paul writes in his letter to the church in Corinth, “If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I a a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have...
by Neil Ellis | Feb 16, 2016 | Prayer
Gracious God, may our love resemble your love. May we love all people, at all times, in all places. May our love inspire life, hope and generosity. Encourage us to give willingly without thought of repayment. May our love always be humble and mild. May our love lead...
