by Secretary | Sep 20, 2016 | Prayer
Gracious God, Before you I place my tiredness. Before you I place my frustration. Before you I place my pain. Before you I place my anger. Before you I place my disappointment. Loving God, I ask you for renewed energy. I ask you for increased patience. I ask you for...
by Secretary | Sep 19, 2016 | Sermons
Text – Luke 16: 1-13 I want you to imagine you are sitting at a desk and are about to write an exam. The first question you have is a case study based on Luke 16: 1-9. You’ll note we read to verse 13 this morning. So you sit down and you read Luke 16: 1-9. Jesus...
by Secretary | Sep 13, 2016 | Prayer
Gracious God, I come before you as a humble servant, I come before you in need of hope. I confess that there are times when I feel helpless, When the weight of the world seems to crush me. I confess that there are times when I feel week, When temptation seems to...
by Secretary | Sep 12, 2016 | Sermons
Text: Luke 15: 1-10 https://standrewscobourg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/sermons/16-09-11-rev-neil-a-ellis-lost.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS Perhaps you, like me, are a fan of spy movies. Films that are full of espionage, danger and...
by Secretary | Sep 7, 2016 | Prayer
Paul writes in his letter to the church in Corinth, “If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I a a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have...
by Secretary | Sep 5, 2016 | Sermons
Before the audio of the sermon begins I spoke briefly about the Children’s Story and then about one of the things we do each week at St. Andrew’s. After scripture has been read the reader says, “The word of the Lord” and everyone in the...
by Secretary | Sep 2, 2016 | Devotionals
When we think about what something costs, we usually equate that to price. What is the sticker price of an item and can we afford it? Routine items are generally affordable for most people. It is when we begin to consider items outside of our normal purchases that the...
by Secretary | Aug 30, 2016 | Prayer
Gracious God, As I wake to face the day I acknowledge that I am unaware of what will challenge me, Of who will cross my path, or of what beauty I may experience. What I do know is that you are my rock and my refuge. My every present helper during times of need. You...
by Secretary | Aug 29, 2016 | Sermons
If I were to sneeze right now most of you would probably respond in one of two ways. You would either say Gesundheit which is German and means roughly, “I wish you good health.” The other response you might provide is Bless You. Now saying ‘bless you’ to someone might...
by Secretary | Aug 27, 2016 | Devotionals
In our gospel lesson today Jesus tells the host of a party that by inviting the poor, the crippled, the lame and the blind he will be blessed. As I have reflected on this passage this week I have asked myself a series of questions what does it mean to be blessed? What...
