Donkey Jobs
We have entered Holy Week and in doing so have entered Jerusalem with Jesus. The Triumphal Entry celebrates the kingship of Jesus Christ. His followers recognize that something new is happening. For Jesus it is the beginning of a long, dark week which will end with...
We Would Like to See Jesus
Do people see Jesus through us? This is the question that our passage from John's gospel raises in me. Do people see Jesus, through me? A group of Greek's approach one of the disciples and ask to see Jesus. It is a simple and deeply profound request. At its root...
A Movement of Hope
Our passage from John's gospel this morning contains in it one of the most famous lines in all of scripture. In John 3:16 we read "for God so loved the world that he sent his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." A...
A Sense of Timing
The third Sunday of Lent has us journeying to John's gospel. Here we have a slightly disembodied encounter. We witness Jesus clear the temples courts. An event that surely belongs in the season of Lent, though the positioning in John's gospel is curious compared to...
To Follow Jesus
The second Sunday of Lent features Jesus speaking openly to the disciples and others who have gathered. He teaches a powerful truth about his future and what it means to follow him. It is a message the Peter has trouble with and for which Peter receives a stern public...
Imaginary Conversation
Below is a wonderful poem by Linda Pastan titled Imaginary Conversation. I used it as a sermon illustration a few weeks ago and felt that it deserved to have its own place. Imaginary Conversation You tell me to live each day as if it were my last. This is in the...
Lent Begins in the Wilderness
Lent begins in the wilderness. John the Baptist's ministry is in the wilderness. Jesus begins his ministry by being sent by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness. A dangerous, forlorn place. Yet, this is where Lent begins. This is where the journey we follow Jesus...
Annual Meeting & Chili
Annual Meeting A reminder to members of the congregation that the Annual Meeting will be taking place on Sunday February 25, 2018 after worship. Please remember to bring a lunch with you, coffee will be provided. Copies of the annual report are available at the...
It’s Good To Be Here
Transfiguration Sunday comes just before Lent. A reminder of what has transpired in the ministry of Jesus to this point and to prepare us for what comes next. In Mark's gospel, the Transfiguration occurs in the middle. It is both a climax and a launching point. It is...
PWS&D Sunday
PWS&D Sunday is a time when we can reflect on the work done by this agency of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. We situate our understanding of PWS&D in a passage from Mark's gospel. This passage features the call of Simon's mother-in-law. Text Mark 1:...
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.