by Neil Ellis | Jun 15, 2015 | Sermons
In life we make a lot of promises. To our parents, our siblings, spouses and friends. Some of these promises we keep and others we don’t. In the passage from Ezekiel that we will consider today we receive promise from God. What does it mean to us that God makes...
by Neil Ellis | Jun 8, 2015 | Sermons
The story of Adam and Eve, of the Garden of Eden, is a well known story. So well known that we can recount the highlights of this story without much effort. For centuries this piece of scripture has been central to many important issues that are important in our walk...
by Neil Ellis | Jun 1, 2015 | Sermons
History has been marked by significant events. Signposts by which we mark and remember the passing of time. Births, deaths, wars, disasters, marriages. Each of these and more provides a link to other occasions of significance in our own lives. In our passage from...
by Neil Ellis | May 25, 2015 | Sermons
On Pentecost we receive the Holy Spirit and give thanks for its continual illumination on the Church. For its mission of illuminating the truth of God’s love for humanity. However, while we might receive the Holy Spirit as a gift from God, it comes with an...
by Neil Ellis | May 18, 2015 | Sermons
On Ascension Sunday we experience the culmination of the Gospel story. In Luke’s gospel the ascension of Christ is not an event marked by great fanfare. In fact Luke only dedicates one sentence to Jesus ascending. Afterwards the disciples continue to worship in...
by Neil Ellis | May 4, 2015 | Sermons
Trusting God sounds like it should be an easy thing. However, in our walk of faith there are many times when we might question God’s plan for us. When we realize that perhaps we would like a little more control or say in how events are being shaped. Our passage...
