Texts: Isaiah 11:1-10 & Romans 15:1-13 Second Sunday of Advent, Series A Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Every time there is an election, it seems that our discontentment with the status quo emerges. Things are not the way they should be. And when the politiciansContinue reading “Sermon: Advent with Isaiah – A King Comes”
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Sermon: Advent With Isaiah—The Promise of Peace
Text: Isaiah 2:1-5 First Sunday in Advent, Series A Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. At the United Nations headquarters in New York City there is a large sculpture of a blacksmith beating a sword into a plowshare. On the wall of the UN building behind theContinue reading “Sermon: Advent With Isaiah—The Promise of Peace”
December Newsletter
ADVENT It’s a season of preparation. We’ve spent the last several weeks beginning our preparations for winter. We may have gathered wood for the fireplace, raked the leaves, winterised the car, got winter clothing out of storage, and prepared ourselves to dig in (and out!) for the winter months. This is also the time ofContinue reading “December Newsletter”
Sermon: The Royal Splendour of the Cross
Text: Luke 23:33-43 Feast of Christ the King, Series C Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. A cart was being driven through the streets of a city in the Far East. On the cart were standing fifteen or twenty men. Around the neck of each, hanging from aContinue reading “Sermon: The Royal Splendour of the Cross”
Sermon: What is the Day of the Lord?
Text: Luke 21:5-28 Proper 28, Year C Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. “For behold, the day is coming” warns the prophet Malachi. A day of fire and wrath. A day to end all days, the last day, the Day of the Lord. What is the dayContinue reading “Sermon: What is the Day of the Lord?”
Sermon: Will the Dead Be Raised?
Text: Luke 20:27-40 Proper 27, Year C Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. The question our texts put before us this morning is this: will the dead be raised? It’s a fundamental belief today that once you’re dead, you stay dead. That’s what we hear isn’t it?Continue reading “Sermon: Will the Dead Be Raised?”
Sermon: We Feebly Struggle, They in Glory Shine
Text: Revelation 7:9-17 All Saints day (Obs.) Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Are you a saint? Most of you will immediately think, No. I’m not a bad person but I’m no saint. What do we mean when we say, “she was a real saint?!” WhenContinue reading “Sermon: We Feebly Struggle, They in Glory Shine”
November Newsletter
November 2019 Newsletter With the Canadian federal election behind us, and the American election in the news and on the horizon for next year, the idea of government — its responsibilities and failures — is on the minds of many. Politics can be one of those topics which is seen as taboo because of howContinue reading “November Newsletter”
Sermon: Rediscovering God’s Word
Text: 2 Kings 22:8-13, 23:1-3 Reformation Sunday Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. In 1947 some Bedouin shepherds were throwing rocks into nearby caves when they heard a smashing sound. When they investigated they found ancient scrolls housed in jars of clay. They had accidentally stumbledContinue reading “Sermon: Rediscovering God’s Word”
SERMON: Clinging to Christ, at every turn!
Text: Luke 18:1-8 & Genesis 32:3-8, 22-30 Proper 24, Year C Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 1:7 Jacob had every reason in the world to be encouraged. Twenty years earlier, Jacob had deceived his father, Isaac, so he could get the special blessing reserved forContinue reading “SERMON: Clinging to Christ, at every turn!”
The Keys of St. Peters 