by Neil Ellis | Aug 21, 2017 | Sermons
What could one woman teach Jesus about love? The answer might surprise us. Perhaps we should also ask what could one woman teach us about love or racial identity or segregation or discrimination? The story of the Canaanite Woman is powerful. It demonstrates the depth...
by Neil Ellis | Aug 14, 2017 | Sermons
Today’s passage is simple enough. It isn’t about pointing a finger at Peter and telling him to have a deeper faith. It isn’t about us having a deeper or stronger faith than Peter demonstrates. Our passage this morning is about having the faith...
by Neil Ellis | Aug 9, 2017 | Sermons
The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes, the Feeding of the Five Thousand is a well known gospel story. So well known that we often get stuck on the loaves and fishes and the miracle that they represent. While we should not ignore this aspect of the reading or the...
by Neil Ellis | Jun 26, 2017 | Sermons
Text: Matthew 10: 24-39 https://standrewscobourg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/sermons/17-06-25-different-beat.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS Let’s address the elephant in the room. When I first read the gospel lesson this morning I didn’t...
by Neil Ellis | Jun 19, 2017 | Sermons
Text: Matthew 9:35 – 10:8 The other day I was surfing the Internet and I came across the following job posting. Don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere, but the job posting went as follows: Seeking individual to engage with community in important revitalization...
by Neil Ellis | Jun 12, 2017 | Sermons
There is no transcript for this Sermon. While delivering the sermon I wandered from the recording device and so you may need to adjust the volume as you listen. Text: Matthew 28: 16-20...