Sermons

As we light the 3rd candle on the Advent wreath, Joy, we recognize that Joy is far deeper than happiness. It’s good to be happy; to celebrate a birth, a birthday, a holiday or a wedding; we do r…

There is so much more to Peace than the absence of conflict. For me it might be the most elusive of Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. For this service, let us consider Shalom, the Hebrew root word for biblic…

Advent has two different but related meanings: It means the anticipation of something big. And it is the arrival or introduction of something big.  We live in the in-between age of Jesus&#82…

On this Sunday before Advent begins, we are reminded advent is a time to prepare for Christ’s coming. But is it possible that we should also prepare for this time of preparation? We will loo…

We just finished our look at the Lord’s Prayer. It is a ‘big’ prayer that covers all the bases and sets the foundation of our lives and ministry. Today we’ll zoom into one prayer … For the ‘one’ in ou…

On this morning of Remembrance with November 11 as is the day when our country acknowledges those who fought and gave their lives in the pursuit of peace, we celebrate Communion, a time when we rememb…

The kingdom of God is now and not yet. Jesus began by instructing us to pray for God’s kingdom and his will to be done on earth. He ended the prayer by declaring – as a fact – that the kingdom is alre…

What defines us? As a Christian? As a Baptist? As a church?As we celebrate together our CBOQ family through our own “CBOQ Sunday”, we reflect on these distinctions and consider (non-exhaus…

We will spend more time considering “forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” Forgiveness is often misunderstood and/or shallowly defined. This Sunday we&#82…

Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, “In ordinary life, we hardly realize that we received a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.” God’s goodness is all around…

Temptation is something that draws us away from God. Temptations constantly try to shift our attention away from God. Yet Jesus says we can be led away from temptations. Let us embrace the promise off…

“Forgive us as our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.” This sentence is, for me, the most challenging of them all; Do I really understand what God has forgiven me for…