Sermons

God’s first declaration in the book of Malachi is that he loves his people. His people argue, even with that. God reminds them how he loved them. On communion Sunday, we look at God’s love…

Christians can be defined by many characteristics. Those outside of the church have their own assumptions about what defines a Christian. Yet Jesus is very clear about what the aim of a disciple reall…

Malachi was written to a discouraged people. Their discouragement led to apathetic, lazy and even corrupt worship, and it led to many people abandoning the covenant relationship with God. About 80 yea…

I (David) remember “discovering” the 12 books in the Old Testament called the Minor Prophets. Most commentators say, “minor prophets with major points.” I’ve studied and …

sermon: Calling (Kletos) (1 Corinthians 1:1-9) with Pastor Lin Ying Liu

Join us for our 105th anniversary as we “remember, reflect, refocus” (1 Chronicles 16:8-12). Special guest speaker: Rev. Johnny Dalisay

The Greek word Kenosis means “to empty”. Jesus emptied himself of the rights and privileges of being God, to serve us, his beloved people. Philippians 2:7 and Mark 10:45 describe his attit…

When we read Paul’s words, “I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation,” we recognize that we are in a special time; the time of grace. God is outs…

In this series, we’ll look at three Greek words and biblical concepts: Koinonia, (community), Kiros (God’s view of ‘the times’) and Kenosis (emptying oneself for others.) Koino…

This is, of course, the traditional Sunday to reflect on what has happened in our community over the last year. A lot has happened: comings and goings, celebrations and griefs, baptisms and burials, h…

One candle left. We’ve celebrated, anticipated and contemplated this night over the past month: Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. One candle left. This night is honoured in song; either Silent Night or O Hol…

The fourth Advent Candle represents ‘Love.’ This is the climax of the advent story; without knowing the Love of God through Jesus we can’t know what Hope, Peace and Joy are. God is L…