by Neil Ellis | Feb 5, 2015 | Devotionals
What does a day’s work look like? Perhaps if you are a doctor it is arriving at your practice, seeing patients, and prescribing remedies. A contractor might follow plans drafted up by another individual and ensure that a building or other project is completed. A...
by Neil Ellis | Feb 3, 2015 | Prayer
We have many reasons to give thanks to God. In prayer we express our love and gratitude to God for all that we have received. One way we can express our love to God is through song. Song can be used to elevate our praise to God. King David was known for praising God...
by Neil Ellis | Jan 30, 2015 | News
This Sunday is Presbyterian World Service & Development (PWS&D) Sunday. At St. Andrew’s we are fortunate to have Susan James and François Ndibwami from PWS&D join us for worship. Susan and François will speak to the congregation about the relief and...
by Neil Ellis | Jan 26, 2015 | Sermons
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...
by Neil Ellis | Jan 22, 2015 | Devotionals
This week we are looking at Mark’s gospel. In the first verse of our reading this week we have the following line, “Now after John was arrested…” It is an ominous way to begin a reading and a difficult one on which to build a ministry. We are...
