by Neil Ellis | Nov 22, 2020 | Resources
Seeing the Face of Jesus Seeing the Face of Jesus It’s Christ the King Sunday, the final Sunday in the church year and what a year it has been. In our passage from Matthew’s gospel this morning we look at a passage that we know as the ‘Sheep and the...
by Neil Ellis | Nov 15, 2020 | Sermons
It’s About Grace It’s About Grace Grace, it is that most enigmatic part of our walk of faith. We are grateful for it, we need it, but sometimes we struggle to share it, especially with those we find to be difficult. That Parable of the Talents is about...
by Neil Ellis | Nov 8, 2020 | Sermons
Be Watchful Be Watchful As we come to the end of the church year we have several parables about watchfulness. Today’s passage comes from Matthews gospel and is the parable of the ten bridesmaids. The reminder at the end of the passage is to ‘keep awake,...
by Neil Ellis | Nov 1, 2020 | Sermons
#blessed #blessed What dos it mean to be blessed in a scriptural context? If Jesus calls a group of people blessed, as he does in our passage from Matthew today, what does it mean? What is the implication on our lives and how has the sacred concept of blessedness...
by Neil Ellis | Oct 25, 2020 | Sermons
Love Love Jesus teaches a simple truth about love and the heart of God in this passage from Matthew. It comes in the form of a test from the Pharisees as they seek to trap him and find cause to arrest him. The answer Jesus provides is complex, but it can be distilled...
by Neil Ellis | Oct 19, 2020 | Devotionals
Bible Study – The Emotionally Healthy Church Our next bible study, on the Emotionally Healthy Church will begin on Wednesday October 21 @ 10am. Participants are encouraged to have picked up a copy of the book The Emotionally Healthy Church: A Strategy for...
by Neil Ellis | Oct 18, 2020 | Sermons
Living in Two Worlds Living in Two Worlds As followers of Christ we can often find ourselves navigating living in two worlds. We recognize that we live in a secular society, that not everyone else thinks as we do or believes as we do. As people who celebrate the Good...
by Neil Ellis | Oct 12, 2020 | News
Bible Study – Delayed Hi everyone, coming off of a few weeks disability I am not where I would like to be in terms of preparation for the Bible study. As a result we are going to delay the start by one week. My apologies for any inconvience, but I am looking...
by Neil Ellis | Oct 11, 2020 | Sermons
Garments of Grace Revisited Garments of Grace Revisited Rev. Ellis is off this week recovering from surgery and we felt that this would be a good time to dip into the sermon archive on the website. The sermon below, Garments of Grace, was originally preached on...
by Neil Ellis | Oct 4, 2020 | Sermons
Called to the Vineyard Called to the Vineyard This Sunday as I recuperate from surgery, I am happy to share with you a service prepared for Presbyterian Sharing Sunday by the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Amanda Currie. I pray that as you read the...
