Spirited Saturdays is a series on Christian life needing boundaries. We are exploring how to maintain healthy, clear boundaries through maturing, self care, acceptance of our limitations and God’s grace! Here is the presentation from the first week: Saying No to say Yes! view
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Nicodemus is a leader, he is spiritually open and curious and at the same time very rational. Nicodemus is not ready to come out of the proverbial closet, he is not ready to declare his faith in public, nor is he ready to let it transform his life. What secret
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John 2: 13-25 We have been challenging ourselves this new year to be honest about our intentions and faith. This can be especially hard when we are feeling deep emotions, such as anger. Anger is a natural and important emotion that can lead us to uncover the truth and seek
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What will you post? John 2: 1–11 Wine at a Wedding Look what they did! They must have meant it as a slight? Right? We often watch others do things and ascribe to those things – both the good and the ugly – intentions. We want the world to fit
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John 1: 35–51 The First Disciples of Jesus Are you tired of living a lie? Are you tired of playing a role that society has placed on you? Then come and see what life is really about. Jesus will give you the straight goods and will be open and honest
Continue readingChristmas 1 Scripture: John 1: 19-34 The Testimony of John the Baptist Let us continue to ponder the amazing Christmas news: God chose to come to the world in flesh! We wonder why and who. Why would God want to get so up close to this world of suffering and
Continue readingJohn 1: 1–18 The Word Became Flesh The word on the streets is that God has moved into the neighbourhood. The word has become flesh, and now we can experience God in human form. Jesus is the word, and though many words in our world have lost power, this word
Continue readingIsaiah 55: 1–11 Invitation to Abundant Life The prophet Isaiah presents us with an invitation, one that requires no money, no price, no hidden catches. Through Isaiah we are called to listen so that we may live with abundance. In this season of consumerism, and excess we need to ask
Continue readingFear blows in, what will ground you? Ezekiel 37: 1–14Advent is a season of emptying ourselves and preparing a space for peace to arise within. How can we decrease the power of anxiety in our lives and increase the space for imagination, visioning and peace-making? Come and explore with us how
Continue readingWhere is the spark to keep us warm? Daniel 3: 1, 8–30 Faith in the flames Advent is a season of new beginnings and preparation. We contemplate how to live faithfully in the darkness of winter, grief and despair. How can we make it to Christmas without losing hope? Come
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