Sometimes we forget that the heart of God the Father is a heart of love. Sometimes we fear God (as in afraid) because of his holiness and our sinfulness. We hear words like “the wrath of God” and (shallowly) interpret this to be an angry Judge out to condemn and punish. Although we can’t fully… Read More »Shining Jesus’s Love in a Dark World (December 21, 2025)
For this Christmas season, our focus is: Shining Jesus’s Light in a Dark World. We believe that Jesus is the light that counters the cultural darkness many feel, resulting in anxiety, frustration and loneliness. We invite you to be a part of our celebrations and gatherings.
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 Love, the Bible declares this as simply as possible. We need to rediscover God’s love in this world of division, aggression and… Read More »Advent 4: Love (December 22, 2024)
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 biblical peace. sermon: Advent 2 – Peace (John 14:23 and Psalm 23) with Pastor David Donaldson
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’s first advent (our candles and trees and gifts and a baby born in a manger) and his second. We celebrate AND we anticipate. In… Read More »Advent-Hope (December 1, 2024)
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 look at a very familiar Christmas passage of Scripture, and perhaps see something new in it, to prepare our hearts for Advent. sermon:… Read More »Signs and Wonders (November 24, 2024)
Join us for the different Christmas celebrations! We will be livestreaming all of these services and programs. (Start times are at 10:30 am unless otherwise noted.) December 1: First Advent of Christmas December 1, 6:30 pm: Olde-Fashioned Christmas Night – Join us for carol singing, tree decorating and a great way to begin your Christmas… Read More »Advent 2024
Love. It’s a grand word with a broad meaning. You can love your favourite snack and you can love your favourite person (hopefully not with the same love). On this Fourth Sunday of Advent, we focus on “love” and what does it mean, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son,… Read More »Advent 4 – What is Love? (December 24, 2023)
This is the third Sunday in Advent. We “Sing with the Angels”. Angels play a large role in the Christmas story. Our choir will present a Christmas cantata highlighting this. Appropriately this is also the day we focus on the gift of joy. cantata: “Sing with the Angels” (by Joel Raney) directed by Jan Thomas
Welcome to the second Sunday in Advent. Advent is a time of preparation and waiting. Through this season we’re going to look at some of the titles given to Jesus that describe our Messiah. In this service, we look at Jesus as the Prince of Peace. We seem to be suffering from a lack of… Read More »Advent 2 – Prince of Peace (December 10, 2023)