by Neil Ellis | May 22, 2018 | Sermons
Pentecost is when the church celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit. The focus is often on the powerful appearance that the Holy Spirit makes. Tongues of fire stretching out and touching all those who were gathered in Jerusalem that day. To be sure, something...
by Neil Ellis | May 14, 2018 | Sermons
The Ascension of Jesus is recorded in Luke’s gospel and the Book of Acts. Both descriptions are very similar, which is not surprising as they were written by the same author. What is different about them is what the two versions of the Ascension of Jesus...
by Neil Ellis | May 8, 2018 | Sermons
This sermon was preached at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Cobourg, Ontario by Rev. Barry Van Dusen on the occasion of our 185th Anniversary Service, Sunday, May 6th, 2018. We give thanks to Barry for coming and sharing with us on this special occasion. ...
by Neil Ellis | May 2, 2018 | Sermons
Our apologies for the late posting of Sunday’s sermon. We have had some difficulty with the church website. At the present time we have a new domain name of standrewscobourg.ca. Please note the change from .org. I hope this sermon finds you are the Right...
by Neil Ellis | Apr 17, 2018 | Sermons
This past Sunday, April 15th, we made the decision to cancel our service of worship due to the freezing rain and icy conditions. Posted below is the sermon which Rev. Ellis wrote for the service. It focuses on the words of Jesus to the disciples, “You will be...
by Neil Ellis | Apr 9, 2018 | Sermons
It is still Easter. Though the events of Easter Sunday have been buried under a mountain’s worth of weekly activities, it is still Easter. Christ is Risen! It seems an odd refrain given our disembodied response to time. Often it is hard to maintain connections....
