“After last Sunday my heart is plump full to bursting with the many outpourings of affection and affirmation. Jennifer and I are so very very grateful. I’m thrilled to be able to share in communion this morning with both the 8:30 and the 10:30 service is coming together. Truly a family meal. There is much… Read More »To Be Continued (June 2, 2024)
Happy Mother’s Day! What do you do when you don’t know what to do? The disciples were told to wait. They were between the ascension of Christ and Pentecost and the coming of the Holy Spirit. What to do in this time of limbo? Judas has gone – guess we should replace him – but… Read More »Discernment (May 12, 2024)
Traditions hold value and meaning but they should never be a prison. This is especially true in the church where the Spirit of God is always up to something new. This should not surprise us. We read in second Corinthians 5:17, The old life is gone; a new life has begun! Today we look at… Read More »Come Holy Spirit (May 5, 2024)
Have you ever got carried away at something? Laughed at a joke long beyond when everybody else was laughing. Perhaps you’ve overloaded your plate at a buffet. “I just got carried away.“ Sometimes we can get carried away in either bad ways or good ways. We look at a follower of Christ getting carried away – by the Holy… Read More »Carried Away (April 28, 2024)
Have you ever had the experience of carrying a bag or a box of groceries and suddenly the bottom falls out and your groceries are all over the parking lot. it’s a mess. You salvage what you can, pick it all up and carry on. But what happens when the bottom falls out of your… Read More »Good Shepherd (April 21, 2024)
A week after Easter, Thomas, the doubting disciple comes face to face with the risen Lord Jesus. He would learn just how much the resurrection reality matters. Stop doubting and believe. sermon: Proof (John 20:19-3) with Rev Jim Sanderson
Christ is Risen! (He is risen indeed!) After the darkness of Friday, Resurrection Sunday brings the glorious light of a new day. The darkness of sin and death are defeated. From Psalm 40 we have these words, “He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet… Read More »God So Loved-Easter Sunday (March 31, 2024)
This service will bring together a number of Good Friday traditions. Our journey will follow the text of the passion narrative from the Gospel According to John and will take us to seven stations. As each station comes to us, we will have a reading of the text, a visual image, a reflection and an… Read More »Good Friday 2024
This is Palm Sunday, the day we remember the festive crowd who escorted Jesus as their hoped-to-be king into Jerusalem. This story has much to teach us about what kind of King Jesus is. sermon: Hail to the King (John 12:12-16) with Rev. Jim Sanderson (The sermon video is not available.)
Have you ever seen those “before” and “after” comparisons? Makeovers of faces or houses, or clothing, or whatever? We will look at the Apostle Peter. He has a remarkable “before” and after”. sermon: Peter – Before and After (selected passages from John and Acts) with guest speaker Jan Thomas