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Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us. (Jane Austen) When Jesus preaches in His hometown the people are not impressed. After all isn’t [...]

In the first sermon Luke records Jesus gives us His mission manifesto. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are downtrodden, [...]

John 2:1-11 records for us the miracle of Jesus turning water into wine. As you read through the account you become aware that a lot of the people present at the wedding feast missed out on the fact that any miracle had taken place. All they knew was that for some reason the host had [...]

There’s a little detail in the account of the baptism of Jesus that is easily missed. The Holy Spirit did not alight upon Jesus the moment He was baptized, but the heavens opened as He was praying. Luke 3:21 reads; “Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and [...]

Paul writes from the confines of a prison to his friends in the Phillipian Church : “I forget what is behind me and do my best to reach what is ahead” (Phillipians 3:13). As we begin a New Year his perspective of leaving the past behind and pushing forward to the future is a great [...]

Mission Impossible **** Youth Lock In *** for our Middle School/High School Students Friday 8th January through Saturday 9th January 2010 8:00 p.m. Friday – 8:00 a.m. Saturday. Games, Movies, Discussion, Mission Project, Snacks, Breakfast! Bring a Sleeping Bag and a pillow. See, call or e-mail the pastor to register.

Luke 1:37-55 tells us about Mary visiting her cousin Elizabeth. It was a ‘Wow!” moment. It causes Mary to break into song. “My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior!” Life brings along ‘Wow!’ moments to us all. Our sermon can be found here. As we approach Christmas [...]

The prophet Zephaniah ben Cushi is not exactly a household name. He writes words that are mostly gloom and doom to the unfaithful folk of his nation during the reign of King Josiah. But amongst his words are also some tremendous ‘Good News’ verses. One that stands out is Chapter 3: Verse 17; ‘The LORD [...]

My adapted version of Isaiah 40 verse 8 reads; “The Grass Withers, the flower fades, the energizer bunny eventually runs out of gumption; but the Word of our God will stand for ever.” The sermon that goes with it can be found here. Our mortality cannot be avoided. The clock keeps ticking. Even the energizer [...]

May God bless you and yours during this special season. As families get together and time is taken to reflect on our many blessings we are reminded that… if nothing else… we’re still alive and kicking! Enjoy.