by Secretary | Aug 16, 2016 | Prayer
Almighty God, Creator: In these last days storm has assailed us. Greyness has enveloped and mist surrounded our going out and our coming in. Now again Thy glory clarifies, Thy light lifts up our hearts to Thee, and night falls in peace. But through mist and storm and...
by Secretary | Aug 15, 2016 | Sermons
Text: Luke 12: 49-56 https://standrewscobourg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/sermons/16-08-14-rev-neil-a-ellis-jesus-good-not-safe.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS “Aslan is a lion – the Lion, the great Lion.” “Ooh”...
by Secretary | 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 Secretary | 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 Secretary | 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 Secretary | 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 Secretary | 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 Secretary | 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 Secretary | 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 Secretary | 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...
