We’ve reached one of my favourite passages in John: the story of the woman at the well. Last Sunday we took a careful look at the dialogue between Jesus and the Samaritan woman and learned just what it means to be people who worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking Read more
November 21, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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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
September 12, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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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
July 12, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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[Audio clip: view full post to listen] This is the second of Jesus’ two stories about grace. While both parables make the same main point (we’ve been forgiven much, so we need to forgive others), the narrative that frames this second brief parable contributes a lot of depth to the point. This Sunday we worked Read more
September 21, 2009 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Last fall we looked at the stories Jesus told about discipleship. This week we started looking at the first of two stories Jesus told about grace: the parable of the unmerciful servant. We tackled this text in four parts: Why did Peter ask Jesus if seven times was Read more
September 8, 2009 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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