Who Do You Say That You Are?
Who Do You Say That You Are? The gospel lesson today features a critical lesson to the disciples and by extension, us. Jesus asks the disciples, "Who do you say that I am?" The logical and expected response is, "The Messiah." Full points. However, it is...
What Starts You Up?
What Starts You Up? This mornings passage from Mark has two healing stories in it. The healing of the Syrophoenician woman's daughter and the healing of the deaf/mute man. On the surface these are two healing miracles of Jesus, but should we stop there? Or...
The Lord’s Prayer – Part 4
The Lord's Prayer - Part 4 Today is the fourth and final sermon in the series on the Lord's Prayer. We consider the final stanza's of the prayer, where we acknowledge that "The kingdom, the power and the glory belong to God forever and ever. You can catch...
The Sun – A Prayer
The people of the islands of the Hebrides call the sun 'the eye of the great God' Because God looks on us In warmth and love, Giving us life and light. And they would bow the head In reverence to God. I bow my head to You, Lord God Who made the...
The Lord’s Prayer – Part 3
The Lord's Prayer - Part 3 Today is our third look at the Lord's Prayer. Our focus this morning is on the petition 'and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.' You can catch up on the sermon series by reading Part 1 and Part 2 of the Lord's...
Lord’s Prayer – Part 2
We return to our series on the Lord's Prayer. This week we look at two petitions found within the Lord's Prayer: Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Text: Exodus 16: 1-12 & Matthew 18: 21-35 Lord's Prayer -...
Website Update
Over the next few weeks the congregational website will be receiving an update. Some of the visuals will be changing and we hope to increase the use of navigation to the site. We hope that this change will make our website more accessible for those who worship...
Communion on Sunday
This Sunday we continue our discovery of the Lord's Prayer. One of the petitions we will be examining is 'Give us our daily bread.' It is appropriate that we then celebrate the Living Bread and will be celebrating communion during the service. I hope you will be...
Prayer of Blessing
Evening comes when You call, and all nature listen to You because You hold it all. And now You hold me. Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the universe! At Your word night falls. In Your wisdom You open heaven's gates. You set the stars in the vault of heaven....
Lord’s Prayer – Part 1
Over the next four weeks we will take a deeper look at the Lord's Prayer at its various petitions. What do they mean? How do they shape our prayer life? How do they impact our relationship with God? What does it mean for our life as a Christian? I would like to thank...
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.