by Neil Ellis | Jan 6, 2015 | Prayer
This week marks the first week that things return to ‘normal’ for many people. Children are back to school, work schedules return to normal, the fuss of Christmas and New Year’s Eve are behind us. For Christians Christmas is one of our holiest days...
by Neil Ellis | Jan 5, 2015 | Sermons
Once upon a time there was a little girl. Her name was Goldilocks. One day Goldilocks woke up and she heard some voices in another room. “Who has been eating my porridge and how has been sitting in my chair?” What a strange thing to say thought Goldilocks. So she...
by Neil Ellis | Jan 2, 2015 | Devotionals
What does it mean to live in the light? In John’s gospel Jesus is introduced to us three ways: As the Word As the true light As the father’s son, full of grace and truth What is our relationship with light? How does it affect our living? Do we seek it out?...
by Neil Ellis | Dec 30, 2014 | Prayer
New Year’s Eve is upon us. This is the time of year of resolutions, where we promise ourselves that we will stop doing something or perhaps start doing another. One of the most popular New Year’s resolutions is to loose weight, to shed the excess from your...
by Neil Ellis | Dec 30, 2014 | Sermons
Let’s start this morning with a nursery rhyme. If you know the words feel free to say them with me. I suspect that most, if not all of us, know the words to this one: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s...
by Neil Ellis | Dec 30, 2014 | Sermons
In 1941 Winston Churchill uttered the words, “We shall never surrender.” In doing so he set a nation, indeed the British Commonwealth, on a path to victory against Axis Forces in WWII. On May 25, 1961 President Kennedy addressed Congress and stated, “I believe...
by Neil Ellis | Dec 26, 2014 | Devotionals
We all know the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty. A simple rhyme told to children at bedtime. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men, Couldn’t put Humpty together again. This week I did...
by Neil Ellis | Dec 23, 2014 | Prayer
Gracious God, we give you thanks for the birth of your son Jesus Christ. Be with us and those we love at this special time of year. Allow us to experience the hope, peace, joy and love of the Christmas season. We give thanks that you come to us as a child, innocent...
by Neil Ellis | Dec 22, 2014 | Sermons
Did you notice it? As I was reading the gospel story this morning, did sense it? As Gabriel was talking to Mary did you see them? Did you see all the other angels and the heavenly hosts watching in eager anticipation? Did you notice how they held their breath as Mary...
by Neil Ellis | Dec 18, 2014 | Devotionals
What does it mean to wait? In a society where everything is “On Demand” what does it mean to sit down and wait? Advent is about preparing for and waiting for the birth of Christ. Yet, in the midst of waiting we are surrounded and sucked up into the...
