by Secretary | Sep 4, 2017 | Sermons
Let love be genuine is how Paul opens this section of Romans. Hold fast to what is good. He completes this section by encouraging us to overcome evil with good. In a culture that is enthralled with violence who do we accomplish this? How do we demonstrate love...
by Secretary | Aug 28, 2017 | Sermons
Worship can take a variety of forms. In his letter to the church in Rome, Paul writes about worship that is pleasing to God. His dialogue expands to include a discussion about what makes a community of faith distinct from the culture surrounding it. This passage...
by Secretary | 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 Secretary | 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 Secretary | 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 Secretary | 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...
