Andrew, Philip, Simon Peter, Nathaniel. It can be intimidating to hear the names of Jesus’ disciples. After all, if you check their Wikipedia entries, they all have “Saint” before their names! Fortunately for us, Jesus’ followers were ordinary people who made plenty of mistakes. More than that, they seemed to continually miss the point of Read more
One of the things that all four gospels have in common is the ministry of John the Baptist. He was born under miraculous circumstances to Elizabeth and Zechariah six months before Jesus was born. Mary (the mother of Jesus) and Elizabeth were relatives, which makes Jesus and John the Baptist relatives by human descent. In Read more
I chose to speak on John’s gospel because it’s such a direct account of Jesus’ life . . . at least after you get through the prologue! John 1:1-18 is a highly stylized, almost poetic introduction to his Gospel. It presents Jesus not just as a baby in a manger, but as the co-creator of Read more
After a lot of thinking and praying, I’ve decided to launch a big project this fall: we’re going to read through the entire Gospel of John together as a church. Over the years, we’ve spent time in Ecclesiastes and Colossians, discussed Spiritual Gifts and Virtues, and examined the Life of Elijah, to name a few Read more
I know I say this a lot, but what a great Sunday! It’s always such an honour to worship together with the rest of God’s children. My favourite part about last Sunday was the singing. It’s such a treat for the worship leader to be able to hear the sheer volume of the congregation. If Read more
Well, it’s happened again—the audio from the morning service wasn’t recorded. Actually, that’s not completely accurate. It was recorded through the on-board microphones instead of the soundboard line-in, so you can hear the back half of the church just as loudly as the front. You’ll have to put up with a text summary this week. Read more
As a preacher, I live with a constant temptation to sweeten God’s Word. It’s a lot easier (and more fun) to speak that way. There are times, however, when the only way to be faithful to the text is to face some pretty uncomfortable truths. Thus this week’s message: Life is short. Fear God. It Read more
Have you ever given yourself over to a full-blown, enraged, pounding the ground with your fists temper-tantrum? We usually think of children in this context, but adults are just as susceptible. This past Sunday morning we looked at one of the most epic temper-tantrums in the Bible: Moses’ descent from Mt. Sinai. It’s only in Read more
What a great morning! I’ve been thinking about speaking on Psalm 103 for a while now. This week we started with the first five verses. Since the verses contain a simple list of five reasons to “bless the Lord”, I thought it would be appropriate to share it at the beginning, saving the song service Read more
There are a couple of familiar routes preachers take on Father’s day. The first is to use one of the classic parenting scriptures like Psalm 127. I find it interesting that the only Psalm of Ascent ascribed to Solomon has the classic line, “Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with [children].” It’s not Read more
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