Sermons
Easter Sunday
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Easter Sunday - Audio Sermon I have seen the Lord! I have seen the Lord and he knows my name! These are the thoughts of Mary Magdalene on the morning that she discovered the stone rolled away. I have seen the Lord and...
Transformative Love
On Palm Sunday we both journey with Jesus and welcome Jesus to Jerusalem. We take our place with the crowds and we shout Hosanna! as our Lord, King and Saviour enters into the gates of Jerusalem. The story of Palm Sunday acknowledges the kingship of Jesus, however it...
Be Where Jesus Is
During our journey through Lent we have asked a variety of questions concerning who Jesus is and what it means to follow him. In our reading this morning from John's Gospel we are once again faced with the question of what it means to serve Jesus. We are standing in...
For God So Loved
John 3:16 is a well known and loved piece of scripture. It speaks of God's great love for creation and humanity. However, when this passage is situated within its larger context we see that it evokes a depth and breadth of meaning that is not initially apparent. Below...
Flipping Tables
If I showed up this morning and starting flipping tables and accusing you of being heretics or hypocrites I don’t think you would enjoy it very much. In fact I’m fairly certain that I would wear my welcome out very quickly. To say that you would not appreciate such...
What Do We Believe The Messiah Will Do?
Have you ever had one of ‘those days’? You know the ones I’m talking about. Where everything is proceeding normally and out of no where you learn something unexpected. It rocks your world and shakes your beliefs. Everything goes from being normal and understood to...
The Heart of God
Let’s take a look at the headlines from the papers this week. From the Globe & Mail: RCMP charges SNC-Lavalin with bribery, fraud Moscow scoffs at U.K.’s warning of ‘real and present danger’ from Russia From the NY Times: Greece’s Request for Loan Extension Is...
Sharing What We Have Heard
Sharing What We Have Heard - Audio Sermon I have often wondered what God looks like. Scripture gives us some fleeting idea’s as to God’s form, but nothing concrete. In the first chapter of Genesis we do not get a description of God, but we do learn that...
The Time Between Worship
What does it mean ‘to go to church’? You probably have a different answer to that question than I do. In fact if I polled you I do not think we would get the same response from everyone. I think there would be a great deal of similarities, but also some subtle...
Fishing
The flashback is a story telling technique that takes the narrative back in time. The purpose of this is to inform the audience of an important piece of information that exists. Something crucial to understanding the story as a whole. In some movies we start with an...
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.