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2024-09-22 Sermon – Whose Mission Is It?

This week we look at Luke chapter 10; The sending of the seventy-two. As we look at this passage we should not lose sight of the fact that it is not our mission, but God’s mission we are tasked to participate in. It is therefore important to understand God’s objectives and where He has calledContinue reading “2024-09-22 Sermon – Whose Mission Is It?”

2024-09-08 Sermon – Secret to Successful Discipleship

Join us as we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Two weeks ago we looked at the transfiguration of Crist in Luke chapter 9. Now we look at the events immediately following the transfiguration. We examine the multiple failures of the disciples and seek to learn lessons from them so we do notContinue reading “2024-09-08 Sermon – Secret to Successful Discipleship”

2024-09-01 Sermon – The Prodigal Father

In Luke 15 we encounter the Parable of the Prodigal Son. But the word “prodigal”, while it means “wasteful” and “improvident”, can also mean “generous” and “lavish”. This Parable also teaches us about the generous and lavish love our Heavenly Father bestows on us when we come home to Him.

2024-08-25 Sermon – Listen to Him

So far in Luke, we have been challenged to answer the question “Who is Jesus”. This week we continue in Luke chapter 9. As we read through the account of the transfiguration, we read God the Father’s testimony of who Jesus is. Jesus is the Beloved Son, the Chosen One and the Father commands usContinue reading “2024-08-25 Sermon – Listen to Him”

2024-08-11 Sermon – Who Is Jesus?

This week we continue with our sermon series in the Gospel of Luke. In Luke chapter 9 verse 20, Jesus asks his disciples “Who do you say I am?” As disciples of Jesus, we all have to answer this question and consider the implications our answer is to have on our lives.

2024-08-04 Sermon – Mustard Seed Sized Faith

This week we continue with our series in the Gospel of Luke. In Luke chapter 9 we read the account of Jesus sending out the twelve, followed by the feeding of the five thousand. We see that we need to offer our gifts in service to God, even if our faith is as small asContinue reading “2024-08-04 Sermon – Mustard Seed Sized Faith”

2024-07-28 Sermon – Great Expectations

We all have expectations of God, whether our hearts are in the rocky, weedy or good soil stages. Sometimes our expectations of God are not in accord with His expectations for us. This Sunday we focus on Jesus’ healing of the sick woman and Jairus’ daughter. Jesus meets their needs but also has greater expectationsContinue reading “2024-07-28 Sermon – Great Expectations”

2024-07-21 Legion and the Lake

To paraphrase the words of the great church father John Chrysostom, who lived in the fourth century: We are also on a voyage, not crossing the sea of Galilee, but crossing the lake of life from earth to heaven. Let us prepare a strong ship, the kind that the buffeting and discouragements of this lifeContinue reading “2024-07-21 Legion and the Lake”

2024-07-14 Sermon – Parable of the Soils

In Luke chapter 8, Jesus tells a parable of a Sower sowing seed onto different kinds of soil. We know from His explanation that He is the Sower, and the seed represents the Word or the Gospel. The soil represents our hearts, and this parable urges us to question whether the condition of our heartsContinue reading “2024-07-14 Sermon – Parable of the Soils”