by Neil Ellis | Jan 16, 2022 | Sermons
Life Abundant Life Abundant In our gospel reading from John, Jesus turns water into wine. It’s an intereting miracle that is not found in any of the other gospel accounts. By all measures it might be a tad extravagent. Certainly we may struggle to understand the...
by Neil Ellis | Aug 1, 2021 | Sermons
Being Well Fed Our passages today focus on reconciliation, the hard work of forgiveness. It might not look that way at first glance, as the passages have more finger pointing in them than words of forgiveness. However, if you dig deeper you will find that the theme...
by Neil Ellis | May 23, 2021 | Sermons
The Pouring Out of God’s Spirit The Pouring Out of God’s Spirit Today is Pentecost Sunday, when we recognize and acknowledge the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is referred to by Jesus as the Advocate, that which will come and remain with us after Jesus...
by Neil Ellis | Mar 21, 2021 | Sermons
We Would Like to See Jesus We Would Like to See Jesus The journey to the cross is almost complete. The passage from John’s gospel today is the last public appearance of Jesus before the cruicifixion. A group of Greek’s are in Jerusalem for the Passover...
by Neil Ellis | Mar 7, 2021 | Sermons
Reflecting on Rest Reflecting on Rest Our passage today doesn’t feature Jesus at rest. In fact, it display’s the opposite. Jesus is rather busy during his visit to the temple in Jerusalem. In some respects we don’t even recognize Jesus, as his...