Imagine you only had 15 minutes left to share with your friends and loved ones the most important thing you want them to remember after you die. For Jesus (at least according to Matthew), that thing is the parable of the Sheep and the Goats. It was an interesting parable to study, since there are Read more
April 12, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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Weddings are a time of celebration. Even so, like the last parable we looked at, this wedding story has some ominous overtones. What kind of guest shuts the door on unprepared partiers with the words, “I never knew you”? We took a closer look at three questions this parable raises before settling on the main Read more
April 4, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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Everyone likes a story with a good twist. M. Night Shyalaman is the master of this sort of story telling. If you’ve ever watched “Sixth Sense” or “The Village”, you know exactly what I mean. This third parable (in a row) that Jesus told to the Jewish leaders is a story with a twist. Just Read more
March 28, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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For the first five Sundays of Lent we’re going to consider the five parables Jesus shared during his last week in Jerusalem (according to Matthew). After years of being careful not to arouse the undue anger of the religious establishment, Jesus let it all lose. He entered Jerusalem like a prophetic King, accepted the salvation Read more
March 14, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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Well, I’ve returned from six days on the Georgian Bay without drowning. It was one of our best trips: big waves, big wind, and even some rapids thrown in. Now to catch up on church messages. Unfortunately, Pastor Wendy’s Thanksgiving message had some recording problems. Everyone I’ve spoken to told me what a great unconventional Read more
October 14, 2009 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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