When I lived in Moscow, Russia during my high school years, I had the chance to go on a school trip to the Ural Mountains for a week as part of Discovery Week at my school, which was a program designed for us to explore parts of Russia we wouldn’t normally see. The Urals aren’t a particularly high set of mountains, but they are the divide between Europe and Asia which is their claim to fame and as part of the trip we took a trip up on of the peaks of the mountain range. I’ve never been a huge … [Read more...]
Power to the People – Sermon for Pentecost
Power to Witness – Sermon for Easter 7
The Spirit Carries On
“Live by the Spirit, I say, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh… the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” Galatians 5:16, 5:22-23 As a Canadian, I have always looked with interest when it comes time for American Election season. We might have complained about the length of our last federal election, but the American process seems like it kicks off almost immediately following the last election, with … [Read more...]
Can I Get a Witness?
“This Jesus God raised up, and of that all of us are witnesses.” - Acts 2:32 Today we celebrate Pentecost, the birthday of the church, the coming of Jesus’ promised gift of the Holy Spirit and the moment which led to the transformation of a small group of disciples almost two thousand years ago, into the Christian movement which spans the globe and numbers over 2 billion to this day. … [Read more...]
Spirit in the Sky
Today as we continue our series on "What do we believe?" as part of our "Knowing the Story" theme, we explore what the Creeds have to say about the Holy Spirit, the Lord the Giver of Life, who gathers the church and enables us to respond to Jesus' call of discipleship. … [Read more...]
Light My Fire
A sermon exploring the unpredictable, unconstrained activity of the Holy Spirit, exploding on the day of Pentecost. … [Read more...]
You Will Be My Witnesses
This sermon is about what it means to wait, and wait actively for Jesus' coming again and the coming of God's Kingdom. May you find it to your benefit as you wait today. … [Read more...]
Pentecost & the Holy Spirit
Wind and fire and huge events. Or is life in the Spirit actually about a long series of small do-able decisions to pray and open the pugs and pushes of your heart to God? To have God's spirit dwell in you is about making space for a guest to take up residence. … [Read more...]
Seasons of the Spirit
I used to think the Holy Spirit was one thing, but looking at the Bible and my life I see she is so much more. This sermon tries to look at the Spirit in the seasons of life. See if it helps you make sense of the Spirit apparently coming and going. … [Read more...]