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The Call and the Cross

Adrian | September 5, 2010 | 0 Comments

As we met around the communion Table this past Sunday we considered the topic of our calling of Jesus to take up our own Cross and follow Him. The text of the sermon can be found here. In a world were we like to take things easy… why on earth would we willingly take on [...]

Calling

Adrian | August 29, 2010 | 0 Comments

Our summer series on “Repeating themes” concluded by looking at the theme of “Calling”. The text of the final sermon can be found here. Matthew 4:17-22 gives us the account of Jesus calling fishermen as His first disciples, redirecting their fisher skills to be used in service of the Good News. What skills have you [...]

Living

Adrian | August 15, 2010 | 0 Comments

In Worship this past week we looked at the theme of living. The sermon for the day can be found here. Biblically speaking… what is life? An all to brief survey follows. Life is…. The breath that is God breathed into every soul. Symbolized by a Tree of life Saved in Noah. Restored by Elisha. [...]

Dying

Adrian | August 9, 2010 | 0 Comments

In our summer worship services we’ve been examining reoccurring themes that weave in and out of the Bible’s 66 books. This past week we looked at the theme of dying. The sermon for the day can be found here. As Christians we should not be afraid to talk about death. We are mortal and somewhere [...]

Covenanting

Adrian | July 26, 2010 | 0 Comments

We have been looking in our summer worship services at reoccurring themes that flow through the Scriptures. This past Sunday we spoke about covenanting. A sermon on that very topic can be found here. One of the things we touch on in the sermon is the idea that to covenant with God means agreeing that [...]

Creating

Adrian | July 19, 2010 | 0 Comments

A reoccurring theme that flows through the 66 books of the Bible is that of ‘Creating’.  Such was our meditation during Sunday worship this past weekend. The sermon can be found here. One of the verses we reflected upon was 2 Corinthians 5:17 ”Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the [...]

Now… about the Bible

Adrian | July 12, 2010 | 0 Comments

Our worship service this past Sunday focused on the central documents of the Christian faith contained within the Bible. The sermon can be found here. Here are some helpful hints to guide our scripture reading. Pray. If there is a God, and that God inspired the people who wrote down their experiences in the pages [...]

The Real Thing

Adrian | July 4, 2010 | 0 Comments

In John 6:55 we hear Jesus saying “For my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.” Last Sunday’s sermon focused on this verse and can be found here. The sixth chapter of John is a meaty theological discourse. It begins with Jesus miraculously feeding the crowds with literal bread before walking on [...]

The Perils of Procrastination

Adrian | June 28, 2010 | 0 Comments

In our sermon based on Luke 9:51-62 we identified three unwelcome characters who have a habit of hindering our spiritual progress, ‘Mr. Knowitall’, ‘Ms. Promise’ and ‘Uncle Hangon’. To discover more about them you’ll have to read the sermon found here. To take things a little further I wanted to consider what Jesus says in [...]

Dealing with Demons

Adrian | June 21, 2010 | 1 Comments

Luke 8:26-39 was the scripture for our service this past Sunday. It is a passage that deals with a confrontation between Jesus and a man known as ‘Legion’ because he was possessed by so many demons. A sermon on the passage can be found here. Thankfully most of us have not become so overwhelmed by [...]