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...
by Secretary | Oct 8, 2016 | Devotionals
How do we express gratitude and thanksgiving? This Sunday we look at a story from Luke’s gospel that teaches us about gratitude and thanksgiving. The story is of ten lepers who are healed by Jesus, however only one returns to say ‘thank you.’ In...
by Secretary | Oct 5, 2016 | Prayer
Creator God, We place our life in your hands. Out of the dirt your formed us, Before we were born you had plans for us. Plans to prosper us, for a future, for hope. As your children instill a deep respect in us for creation. Allow us to care for all aspects of the...
by Secretary | Oct 3, 2016 | Sermons
Text: Luke 17: 1-10 https://standrewscobourg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/sermons/16-10-02-rev-neil-a-ellis-faith.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS There was once a woman who bought a parrot for a pet. All the parrot did was treat her...
by Secretary | Oct 1, 2016 | Devotionals
On Sunday we turn our attention to Luke 17. A section of the Bible which the NRSV sub-titles ‘Some Saying of Jesus and which the Good News Translation breaks into three sections: ‘Sin, Faith and A Servant’s Duty.’ Are these verses in...
by Secretary | Sep 27, 2016 | Prayer
O Holy One, I surrender myself to you now. In this moment and in all others. May it please you To shine your grace upon me And to fill my cup until it runs over. Caution me And fill my heart with patience To accept the calling you have placed upon my heart. Provide me...
