The Way
The Way What does it mean to follow in the Way of Jesus? Scripture: John 14: 1-14One morning, a young boy named Kevin and his grandfather went to get donuts. Grandpa had a deep faith and he wanted to make sure that Kevin knew about God and the way things worked. So he...
Stories
Stories Our passages today focus on reconciliation, the hard work of forgiveness. It might not look that way at first glance, as the passages have more finger pointing in them than words of forgiveness. However, if you dig deeper you will find that the theme of...
An Easter Reflection
An Easter Reflection Scripture: Matthew 28: 1-10Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! The good news has been revealed to the two Mary’s and they are charged with sharing the message of Christ’s resurrection with the disciples. Jesus approaches them and they bow down in...
The Space Between
The Space Between On Palm Sunday Jesus enters into Jerusalem to songs of Hosanna! He enters like a king of old and the people believe he will soon ascend the throne and rule as king. We know that none of these things happen. The events of the week to come turn from...
Can These Bones Live?
Can These Bones Live? The fifth Sunday of Lent turns to face the question before us head on. We know that a death is coming and our readings from Ezekiel and John confront the subject of death straight on, not shying away from the pain of death but allowing us to...
Before and After
Before and After The fourth Sunday of Lent finds us contemplating how we journey with Jesus. Specifically, the movement of time. Who were we before we encountered Jesus and who are we now? Scripture: John 9: 1-41Our passages the past few weeks from John’s gospel have...
Living Water
Living Water Today we have a well known passage from John's gospel, the woman at the well. It's a story we know well, in fact we may know it so well that we assume we understand what is happening in the story and miss the message. Scripture: John 4: 5-42Sometimes we...
Walk Into the Light
Walk Into the Light The second Sunday of Lent finds us overhearing a night time conversation between Nicodemus and Jesus. We might think of ourselves as a fly on the wall as a leader of the Jewish people seeks to understand and learn more about what Jesus is teaching....
Jesus is Trustworthy
Jesus is Trustworthy On the first Sunday of Lent our attention is drawn to the three temptations of Jesus. The lessons in this passage tell us much about Jesus and about how the church is to behave. Scripture: Matthew 4: 1-11On a stormy night, a businessman boards a...
The Journey Down the Mountain
The Journey Down the Mountain Transfiguration Sunday sets us up for the season of Lent. A time to prepare ourselves for the journey towards Jerusalem and the events of Holy Week. In many ways we might view the journey down the mountain taken by Peter, James, and John...
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.