by Neil Ellis | Feb 26, 2023 | Sermons
Jesus is Trustworthy Jesus is Trustworthy On the first Sunday of Lent our attention is drawn to the three temptations of Jesus. The lessons in this passage tell us much about Jesus and about how the church is to behave. Scripture: Matthew 4: 1-11 On a stormy night, a...
by Neil Ellis | Apr 10, 2022 | Sermons
What Jesus do we Need Today? What Jesus do we Need Today? 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...
by Neil Ellis | Apr 3, 2022 | Sermons
Acts of Beauty and Compassion Acts of Beauty and Compassion Special thanks to Janet Leadbeater and Carol Anne MacInness for leading the service at the last minute due to Rev. Ellis being unavailable. Scripture: John 12: 1-8 I want to start with the troubling aspect of...
by Neil Ellis | Mar 27, 2022 | Sermons
Enter Into Joy Enter Into Joy Why is it so difficult for the older son to see and experience the joy of the situation in the Parable of the Prodigal? Who do we identify with in this story, the Father who welcomes his son back, the son who squandered it all, or the son...
by Neil Ellis | Mar 6, 2022 | Sermons
Resisting Temptation – It’s Not What You Think Resisting Temptation – It’s Not What You Think The first Sunday in Lent finds us travelling with Jesus into the wilderness where he will be tempted/tested by the devil. It is an extraoridnary...
