Our psalm today might be a little hard to hear in this strange time and place we live in ravaged as we are by the COVID-19 pandemic, with its emphasis on singing – something we are unable to do safely together at this moment. Three times in the first 2 verses we hear the imperative to sing! O Sing to the Lord a new song! Sing to Lord all the earth. Sing to the Lord and bless his name. We all want to sing O Lord, but alas we cannot for the sake and safety of others. While the psalm might be … [Read more...]
Worship You – Wk. 3 Biblical Imagination
“There is something powerful about singing to God as an act of worship, but it is time to reframe our perspective and our language to genuinely encompass all of life as worship.” – Erwin McManus I remember when I was a child, when my family and I were visiting England my parents as good Anglicans wanted to visit Canterbury Cathedral – the mothership so to speak. My parents were often very excited about visiting churches, but as an uncultured teenager I usually dreaded it. I had been to enough … [Read more...]
Let’s Talk about Sex, Baby! (and Idolatry)
Today we continue our Preaching series exploring the Book of Ephesians and the question "What is the Church?". Today we explore the modern day idols and how we as the Church can be renewed! … [Read more...]
Worship. What it is?
Worship is one of those words that get used a lot lightly but need a deep looking at now and then. this sermon is a slow and quiet reflection on what we are deeply, spiritually doing in church, and in other places every day. … [Read more...]