by Neil Ellis | Aug 25, 2014 | Sermons
If you travel to China or North Korea and try to speak to people about Jesus, to tell them who he is you could be arrested. Religion is officially outlawed. To speak about Jesus Christ is subversive, the good news found in the gospels undermine and threaten the...
by Neil Ellis | Aug 21, 2014 | Devotionals
Our Gospel passage for this Sunday is well known. Peter’s confessional statement in Matthew 16: 13-20 about Jesus is a cornerstone of Christian faith. Jesus’ reply to Peter is just a foundational. Jesus will build his church upon that rock. The statement...
by Neil Ellis | Aug 19, 2014 | Prayer
Great God, you sent Jesus Christ that we might trust in him and live as his faithful followers. Uplift us when we stumble, steady us when we falter, that we might walk in righteousness and work for reconciliation in the way of Jesus Christ. Give us grace to be a...
by Neil Ellis | Aug 18, 2014 | Sermons
I ask my kids to wash their hands a lot. They are always playing outside in the dirt. I can never be sure what new specimen of bug they will have discovered or what particularly dirty pile of mud they might decide to play in. So I ask them to wash their hands....
by Neil Ellis | Aug 14, 2014 | Devotionals
The story in Matthew 15: 10-28 of the Canaanite woman is a difficult one for many reasons. It forces us to ask questions about Jesus, which are uncomfortable. It raises issues about the divinity of Jesus, the characteristics of God and who is included in God’s...
