by Neil Ellis | Apr 17, 2019 | Sermons
A Choice of Two Kingdoms On Palm Sunday Jesus provides a clear choice for us on who to follow. The powers of empire or the kingdom of God. It is a stark contrast that is provided as we enter into Holy Week. It is a choice that will test our loyalties and will require...
by Neil Ellis | Apr 8, 2019 | Sermons
Have the Poor with You Always What would it look like to live in true community with everyone who lived the town of Cobourg? To strike down the barriers of class, ethnicity, gender and so on. The passage from John’s gospel that we look at on this fifth Sunday...
by Neil Ellis | Apr 1, 2019 | Sermons
Resentment What is the greatest source of resentment in our lives? What issues, problems and experiences drive us to resent situations in our lives? How do we deal with these complex emotions? What is the source of them? Scripture: Luke 15: 1-3, 11-32 Resentment...
by Neil Ellis | Mar 25, 2019 | Sermons
Called to Repentance Lent is a time of preparation.A time when the Christian community prepares for the events of Holy Week: The trial, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Part of preparing for these events requires that we examine ourselves and our complicity...
by Neil Ellis | Mar 18, 2019 | Sermons
Sacrificial Love On this Second Sunday of Lent we find Jesus’ lament for Jerusalem. Here Jesus turns and squarely faces his destination. Where he must go and preach his final sermon on love, which will take place on the cross. It is an extrodinary passage in...
by Neil Ellis | Mar 11, 2019 | Sermons
The Temptations of Jesus Are Not Ours We have entered the season of Lent and the journey towards Jerusalem begins with Jesus being sent by the Holy Spirit to the wilderness. Jesus will fast for forty days and be tempted by the devil. The temptation of Jesus by the...
