Sermons
The Fork in the Road
The Ascension of Jesus is recorded in Luke's gospel and the Book of Acts. Both descriptions are very similar, which is not surprising as they were written by the same author. What is different about them is what the two versions of the Ascension of Jesus...
You are Precious in God’s Sight!
This sermon was preached at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Cobourg, Ontario by Rev. Barry Van Dusen on the occasion of our 185th Anniversary Service, Sunday, May 6th, 2018. We give thanks to Barry for coming and sharing with us on this special occasion. ...
Right Place, Right Time
Our apologies for the late posting of Sunday's sermon. We have had some difficulty with the church website. At the present time we have a new domain name of standrewscobourg.ca. Please note the change from .org. I hope this sermon finds you are the Right Place...
Being a Witness
This past Sunday, April 15th, we made the decision to cancel our service of worship due to the freezing rain and icy conditions. Posted below is the sermon which Rev. Ellis wrote for the service. It focuses on the words of Jesus to the disciples, "You will be...
Resurrected Community
It is still Easter. Though the events of Easter Sunday have been buried under a mountain's worth of weekly activities, it is still Easter. Christ is Risen! It seems an odd refrain given our disembodied response to time. Often it is hard to maintain connections. Yet,...
Resurrected to New Life: An Easter Sermon
Christ is Risen! He is risen indeed! The glorious chorus is raised on Easter morning. The tomb is empty, Jesus is alive, death has been conquered. The resurrection of Jesus is a central theme and doctrine of the Christian faith. We are resurrection people, but...
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...
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.