by Neil Ellis | Aug 2, 2018 | News
This Sunday we will begin a four part sermon series on the Lord’s Prayer. I hope these sermons will shed some light on a prayer that we pray every Sunday. What do the words of this prayer mean in light of our worship and our own lives? We will delve into the...
by Neil Ellis | Jul 31, 2018 | Prayer
Inspired by love and anger, disturbed by need and pain, informed of God’s own bias, we ask him once again: ‘How long must some folk suffer? How long can few folk mind? How long dare vain self-interest turn prayer and pity blind?’ From those forever...
by Neil Ellis | Jun 25, 2018 | Sermons
In life there are storms. Those uncertain times and events which can shake us to our core. The lesson from Mark’s gospel concerns itself with a storm the disciples faced while Jesus slept at the back of the boat. What can we today take from this story and where...
by Neil Ellis | Jun 20, 2018 | News
As summer approaches patterns begin to shift. The kids will soon be finished school for the summer. For many the cottage or a family vacation beckons. At St. Andrew’s, Rev. Ellis will be on vacation for the month of July and an additional week in late...
by Neil Ellis | Jun 18, 2018 | Sermons
Text: Mark 4: 26-34 You have probably heard the story of Jack. He lived with his mother on a run down farm. Things weren’t going so well and to make matters worse their cow had stopped giving milk. Jack was told to go and trade the cow in for something new. Something...