Romans 5: 1-11 — Justified by faith It has been acknowledged by researchers and historians that in this post-modern world, many people have left the institution of church because the church has failed to live according to what it believes. There are countless examples of different churches and different denominations
Continue readingEaster 5 Scripture: Romans 1: 1-17 — Mutually encouraged by one another’s faith Sermon Who is at your table? Jesus is always making people uncomfortable. It was the people who followed him! Poor and needy, full of questions or accompanied by loud children! That is because Jesus saw their true
Continue readingActs 13: 1-3, 14:8-18 — Paul and Barnabas heal in Lystra We will hear today of a man whose faith was so alive it could be seen in his eyes. Can your faith be so easily seen? One way to be alive in faith is to work continuously cleansing our
Continue readingStrange co-workers Scripture: Acts 10:1-17, 34-35 — God shows no partiality We are taught to tell others about Jesus’ compassion and forgiveness as well as to pray that as many people as possible both tell and hear the Good News. But what do we do when the teller is not
Continue readingMatt 28: 16-20 — Make disciples of all nations This is the moment of transition from discipleship to mission and ministry. The scripture captures the final commissioning where the disciples are called and empowered by Jesus to do as Jesus did. Their mission is to spread the good news, to
Continue readingPsalm 118: 19-24Matthew 28: 1-10 As people we are living in a time of deep darkness, and uncertainty, but this is not the end of the story, for we see and we enter a great light. This light will show us a way through conflict, the light of Christ gives
Continue readingScripture: · Matthew 21: 1-13 The Triumphant Entry We conclude our Lenten journey by taking our first steps into another expedition: this one into Holy Week. We get to celebrate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem with singing and palm leaves waving in the sky. We get to hear him cry
Continue readingMatthew 25:31-46 . The Judgment of the Nations Photo by Albert deVos at the 2016 Oliver Community Festival outside of R-W. As a part of the body of Christ we need to remember that it is not enough to simply survive. We thrive by living out the gospel together. We
Continue readingMatt 25:1-13 . The Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids Picture taken by Leigh Sinclair. The parable of the wise and foolish bridesmaids reminds us of the importance of staying the course. This saying means “to continue doing something until it is finished or until you achieve something you plan to
Continue readingPicture taken by Jim Triscott. Matt 22: 1-14 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet Lack of commitment is almost an epidemic in our society. We have bought into this need for certainty in the community of faith. We have also bought into the need for consensus. Patrick Lencioni claims that
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