by Secretary | Mar 19, 2018 | Sermons
Do people see Jesus through us? This is the question that our passage from John’s gospel raises in me. Do people see Jesus, through me? A group of Greek’s approach one of the disciples and ask to see Jesus. It is a simple and deeply profound request. ...
by Secretary | Mar 12, 2018 | Sermons
Our passage from John’s gospel this morning contains in it one of the most famous lines in all of scripture. In John 3:16 we read “for God so loved the world that he sent his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal...
by Secretary | Mar 5, 2018 | Sermons
The third Sunday of Lent has us journeying to John’s gospel. Here we have a slightly disembodied encounter. We witness Jesus clear the temples courts. An event that surely belongs in the season of Lent, though the positioning in John’s gospel is curious...
by Secretary | Feb 26, 2018 | Sermons
The second Sunday of Lent features Jesus speaking openly to the disciples and others who have gathered. He teaches a powerful truth about his future and what it means to follow him. It is a message the Peter has trouble with and for which Peter receives a stern public...
by Secretary | Feb 21, 2018 | Devotionals
Below is a wonderful poem by Linda Pastan titled Imaginary Conversation. I used it as a sermon illustration a few weeks ago and felt that it deserved to have its own place. Imaginary Conversation You tell me to live each day as if it were my last. This is in the...
by Secretary | Feb 20, 2018 | Sermons
Lent begins in the wilderness. John the Baptist’s ministry is in the wilderness. Jesus begins his ministry by being sent by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness. A dangerous, forlorn place. Yet, this is where Lent begins. This is where the journey we follow Jesus...
by Secretary | Feb 15, 2018 | News
Annual Meeting A reminder to members of the congregation that the Annual Meeting will be taking place on Sunday February 25, 2018 after worship. Please remember to bring a lunch with you, coffee will be provided. Copies of the annual report are available at the...
by Secretary | Feb 12, 2018 | Sermons
Transfiguration Sunday comes just before Lent. A reminder of what has transpired in the ministry of Jesus to this point and to prepare us for what comes next. In Mark’s gospel, the Transfiguration occurs in the middle. It is both a climax and a launching point....
by Secretary | Feb 5, 2018 | Sermons
PWS&D Sunday is a time when we can reflect on the work done by this agency of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. We situate our understanding of PWS&D in a passage from Mark’s gospel. This passage features the call of Simon’s mother-in-law. ...
by Secretary | Jan 29, 2018 | Sermons
The passage from Mark’s gospel today is the inaugural act of Jesus’ ministry. In it he teaches and he heals. However, as is often the case with Jesus things are never as they appear on the surface. His teaching sets up his authority. His authority is...
