by Neil Ellis | Sep 19, 2022 | Sermons
Children of the Light Children of the Light Our passage today is a difficult one. The key to interpreting it properly is ensuring we are reading it within its context, which is Luke’s gospel as a whole. Upon taking a second read of the passage a critical...
by Neil Ellis | Sep 12, 2022 | Sermons
The Lost The Lost What does it mean to be lost? Too often we view this passage from Luke as a message about God’s unfailing love. While the message of this love is true, this passage speaks to more than God’s desire to seek us out when we are lost....
by Neil Ellis | Sep 4, 2022 | Sermons
The Cost The Cost What does it mean to be a disciple? One of the hopes we may have for our lives is that it is joyful and good. That we might remember more moments of laughter than of sadness and that we would feel God’s abundant love. However, in our passage...
by Neil Ellis | Aug 29, 2022 | Sermons
Who Are You Having Dinner With? Who Are You Having Dinner With? Jesus eats with a lot of different people in a lot of different settings. We might wonder why he accepts certain invitations, especially when we find him eating with individuals who we might identify as...
by Neil Ellis | Aug 21, 2022 | Sermons
Divine Mercy Divine Mercy The theme of mercy is overflowing and abundant throughout scripture. It really should give us pause that Jesus was far more interested in speaking about mercy than he was about judgement. Our passage from Luke’s gospel provide a...
by Neil Ellis | Jul 31, 2022 | Sermons
Being Rich Towards God Being Rich Toward God What does it mean for us to be rich toward God? In the parable of the rich man (fool) Jesus illustrates for us how not to behave. God is generous and gracious towards us and asks that we act with the same sense of...
