by Secretary | Nov 7, 2016 | Sermons
This Sunday we remember those who have served in war. We honour their sacrifice and we ask what does it mean as a Christian to support our soliders? How should we respond to issues of war and conflict. Text: John 15: 12-17...
by Secretary | Nov 4, 2016 | Devotionals
This Sunday we will observe Remembrance Sunday. Traditionally, this is done on the Sunday before Remembrance Day. It is an opportunity to remember those who served in the Canadian Forces, for the sacrifice that they made on our behalf. Though we stand a century...
by Secretary | Nov 2, 2016 | News
Please join us on Saturday November 19 for the Christmas Tea & Bazaar. This annual event is a highlight of the year for many within the community. You will find many hidden treasures and wonderful baked treats to enjoy. The tea room is a joyful time to sit,...
by Secretary | Nov 1, 2016 | Prayer
As the hand is made for holding, And the eye for seeing, You have fashioned us for joy. Share with us the vision that Shall find it everywhere. And, when our song of joy dies down to silence, Come, hold our powerlessness with love! Then shall our fear be gone, And our...
by Secretary | Oct 26, 2016 | Sermons
Text: Luke 18: 9-14 Imagine, if you will, praying the following prayer. If it is helpful, please close your eyes and bow your heads. Thank you God for loving me. Thank you God for the way your grace works in my life. Thank you God for my health. May I always...
by Secretary | Oct 21, 2016 | Devotionals
They say that opposites attract. In our parable for this coming Sunday the Tax Collector may want to have the Pharisee’s pious religious observance. However, I am not sure that the Pharisee is comfortable with the Tax Collectors honesty and humility before God....
by Secretary | Oct 18, 2016 | Prayer
Gracious God, we have come to this service by many different roads – in more sense than one. For each of us part of the journey has been along a private road; each of us is ignorant of what the others have been through; and so we cannot help arriving here to a...
by Secretary | Oct 17, 2016 | Sermons
Text: Luke 18: 1-8 https://standrewscobourg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/sermons/16-10-16-rev-neil-a-ellis-prayer.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS Prayer. Prayer is a real problem. You see half of us probably don’t pray as much as the other...
by Secretary | Oct 13, 2016 | Devotionals
Prayer is a challenging aspect of Christian devotional life. Challenging because it can often feel like a one way conversation. We don’t benefit from an active voice from God responding directly to our prayers in the same way that a spouse, child, parent or...
by Secretary | Oct 10, 2016 | Sermons
https://standrewscobourg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/sermons/16-10-09-rev-neil-a-ellis-gratitude.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS Text: Luke 17: 11-19 Several years ago there was an article in the Irish Times. There had been a traffic...