by Neil Ellis | Feb 7, 2021 | Sermons
The Hours of the Day The Hours in the Day An important question that our passage today considers is how do we care for other people and ourselves? In his gospel account, Mark doesn’t identify these two issues with these words, but they are embedded within the...
by Neil Ellis | Jan 31, 2021 | Sermons
Something Life Giving Something Life Giving What do you expect to happen when you come to church? Do you expect to encounter the divine? Do you expect your life to change? Do you expect to sing hymns and read from scripture? Do you believe that something life giving...
by Neil Ellis | Jan 24, 2021 | Sermons
Thinking Through Discipleship Thinking Through Discipleship On the surface our passage from Mark once again looks like a straightforward call of discipleship. However, as we have learned we should never assume that things are straightforward. This morning we look at...
by Neil Ellis | Jan 17, 2021 | Sermons
Chance Encounters Chance Encounters Sometimes a passage of scripture is more than a passage of scripture. So often when we read scripture it is in very small amounts, almost episodic in nature. This happens at church, in devotionals and bible studies, so it...
by Neil Ellis | Jan 10, 2021 | Sermons
In the Wilderness In the Wilderness Have you ever read a book, watched a television show or movie and wondered why it begins where it does? Wonder what the writer is trying to tell us about the story by where the story it begins? Perhaps you’ve done it yourself...
by Neil Ellis | Jan 3, 2021 | Sermons
Point Towards Jesus Point Towards Jesus We are still in the Christmas season. Our gospel passage today is a retelling of the nativity from John’s gospel. A prominent figure in this version of the nativity is John the Baptist, who urges us to point towards Jesus....
