“The second is this: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:31 The myth of ‘good people’ can be a damaging one that allows for terrible things to happen. Most of us probably would consider ourselves good people, we care for others, we aren’t entirely selfish, we attend worship, pray, confess our sins and all in all we would probably be deemed ‘good’ people, well-meaning and well-intentioned people. And for the most part, we are, I would hazard … [Read more...]
Sin, Confession and Reconciliation – Wk. 4 Biblical Imagination Series
Our purpose today is to draw inspiration from Leviticus and imagine what Confession, Forgiveness and Reconciliation could look like. We read a representative part of chapter 4, but the full picture goes all the way to Lev6:7. These verses describe the Sin Offerings and Guilt Offerings. Let me start with a confession: I have always struggled with Prayer. For some of you, it comes easily; you have a strong ability to talk and listen to God. I envy you; it has never been easy for me. So I was … [Read more...]
Forgive it All – Sermon for Sunday September 10th
“If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one.” – Matthew 18:15 Discipline. In our day and age, discipline is an unpopular word. And I don’t mean the kind of discipline that it takes to be a professional athlete, I mean the kind of discipline that we received at the hands of our parents when we made a mistake, the discipline we received at school for making bad decisions. … [Read more...]
Crumbs From Your Table
This sermon continues our series on "Why and How do we worship" and it explores the church's tradition of Holy Communion, why we do it and what we believe about it. May you be challenged and blessed as you ponder the riches of Christ's table. … [Read more...]
Persistent Love
This sermon explores what it means to respond to persistent sin with persistent love. May you find it edifying and challenging. … [Read more...]