by Neil Ellis | Aug 13, 2016 | Devotionals
If I am not present on Sunday morning take a quick glance at the scripture lesson and you will have the first clue as to why. This Sunday we deal with perhaps one of the most difficult passages in Luke’s gospel. It is a passage that makes us uncomfortable. As a...
by Neil Ellis | Aug 9, 2016 | Prayer
Jesus, you call those who follow you to look and act different from the rest of the world. You call us to be a just and loving culture. you call us to live in a way that shows we follow these two rules: “Love God” and “Love your neighbour.”...
by Neil Ellis | Aug 8, 2016 | Sermons
Little Things Text: Luke 12: 32-40 https://standrewscobourg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/sermons/16-08-07-rev-neil-a-ellis-little-things.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS This week I sat down to start working on today’s sermon. I was looking...
by Neil Ellis | Aug 5, 2016 | Devotionals
Life is made of little moments that when added together comprise the whole of our existence. We don’t live event to event, but moment to moment. We may not often count the time, but as it passes by our life becomes full and rich. Jesus makes a statement to the...
by Neil Ellis | Jul 1, 2016 | Devotionals
Jesus is heading towards Jerusalem. As he journey’s there he will visit many communities. To prepare the people for his visit Jesus gathers some of those who have been following him and sends them out ahead. They are to heal the sick and proclaim that the...
by Neil Ellis | Jun 27, 2016 | Sermons
What does it mean to follow Christ? What are the expectations that are put on us as believers? What are the roadblocks we put in our own way? This past Sunday we looked at some of the opposition Jesus faced and the expectations put on disciples in order to discover...
by Neil Ellis | Jun 24, 2016 | Devotionals
What does it mean to follow Jesus? A simple question which has a multitude of answers. There are a variety of ways which we could approach this question. On Sunday we will approach the issue of discipleship through Luke’s gospel. In our gospel text for Sunday...
by Neil Ellis | Jun 21, 2016 | Prayer
It was Sunday morning and as I was preparing for worship it hit me. I was feeling drained. This is probably not what you want to hear about or from your minister. On Sunday morning you would assume that the minister was feeling alive and full of energy just before...
by Neil Ellis | Jun 20, 2016 | Sermons
In the article last week preparing for Sunday’s sermon the focus was on fear. Fear of the unknown, fear of how God may work in our lives. This theme of fear is evident in the gospel lesson and it raises other questions we should ask ourselves. What are we afraid...
by Neil Ellis | Jun 17, 2016 | Devotionals
Fear is an emotion which is present in our gospel lesson this Sunday. Jesus performs a healing miracle, driving demons out of a man. In the events that follow the people that witnessed the healing are fearful of Jesus and they ask him to leave. It is a striking image,...
