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 God [...]

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 old [...]

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 of scripture, [...]

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 water, [...]

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 verse [...]

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 the [...]

As we came to the communion table this past Sunday we looked at a passage in Acts 27:27-44 where Paul is threatened with shipwreck, but encourages his fellow travelers to break bread with him and be encouraged. The sermon for the day can be found here.
Here’s some further thoughts on how communion can encourage us [...]

I find the doctrine of the trinity one of the most baffling yet somehow ‘seemingly right’ aspects of Christian theology. ‘Baffling’ because no matter how we try and fathom it we never really get our heads around it.  ‘Seemingly Right’ because it crystalizes the New Testament disciples experience of God into a simple formula.
They had [...]

In Acts 9:36-43 Peter offers prayer for a disciple named Tabitha who has died. A miracle takes place and her life is restored.  The miracle is a prelude to an even greater miracle… the church recasting her mission to include Gentiles as well as Jewish believers. A sermon including such musings (as well as some [...]

Acts 9:1-6 gives us the account of the conversion of Saul. He is changed from being a man intent on destroying the church into one of Christianity’s greatest advocates.  A Sermon on this passage can be found here.
What can we learn about the process of change from this account?
Firstly… Changing from doing things our way [...]