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Scripture Reading: 2 Kings 22:1-10, 23:1-3

cross-and-bible-1500271-639x431This is the time of year when we’re taking out our warmer winter clothes. It’s also the time of year when we discover what we left in our pockets at the end of last winter!

Stale restaurant candies, old tissues, generally unpleasant things. But if we’re lucky we’ll reach in and pull out ten bucks! Doesn’t it always feel like you’ve won the lottery when that happens!

Maybe we should all leave ten dollars in our pockets next spring for when we pull out the coats next fall. Trust me, we won’t remember doing it. It’d be a nice little gift for ourselves!

It’s also the time of year when we start to pull out the decorations and again finding unexpected surprises. Maybe we find a gift we had hidden and forgot about. Maybe we find some special ornaments which bring back fond memories. Maybe we find things broken and wonder why we keep holding onto that string of lights that hasn’t worked in 10 years.

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Posted on November 30, 2015 by revnick
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Advent Devotionals

My friends and I over at Cruxifusion are writing daily devotionals for Advent this year.

Feel free to pop over and check them out! So far they’ve been great, and I expect many more wonderful ones being written!

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Posted on December 2, 2013 by revnick
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Advent Devotional

This Advent, Cruxifusion has been posting videos by church leaders from across the country. Short videos that are devotional messages for people to reflect on in this busy season.

One day I lugged the camera down to the church and recorded mine.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFow_9ZqgqQ

Merry Christmas my friends.

God bless.

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Posted on December 24, 2012 by revnick
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Christmas Characters: Mary and Joseph

This sermon is part of my Advent series for 2012, but my original theme changed with the tragic shootings in Newtown, CT on Friday. Our service and prayers we’re reflecting of our lament and our desire for God to heal broken hearts and crushed dreams.

“Christmas Characters: Mary and Joseph”
Matthew 1:18-25

It’s an interesting day to be preaching. The world is full of pain in the aftermath of the school shooting in Newtown, CT. The news is full of pictures of children and parents. It’s full of talk around guns and violence. It’s full of how to protect the innocent from similar incidents. It’s so hard to process.

To think of this town, how it has gone from celebrating Christmas joy to deep pain in just minutes. It’s really something we just cannot imagine, nor do we want to. Yet there are families living in this pain and despair right now.

At a time of year when we have been talking about hope, peace and, just today, joy, how can we find these things in a world that seems intent on causing pain and suffering?

How can we continue to wear a smile on our faces? How can we continue to want to party and be around people? How can we celebrate Christmas knowing there are people out there who have their hope and joy crushed senselessly?

It’s not easy.

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Posted on December 16, 2012 by revnick
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Christmas Characters: The Angels

“Christmas Characters: The Angels”
Luke 1:5-20, 26-38

And so we begin a new season in the church this morning. It’s the time of year when we sing about presents and snow and a big guy in a red suit, and bells and babies and also Christmas Angels.

So I thought I would take the time this year and look at some of these characters a little bit closer and see how they fit into the story at this time of year, and how they have been chosen to proclaim and welcome the Saviour of the world.

Angels are part of God’s heavenly plan and kingdom. They have roles to fill and are found many times in the Bible.

The three most prominent Angels that are named are Michael, Gabriel and Lucifer.

The one we hear of most this time of year is Gabriel. He is the angel who came to spread the news that Jesus Christ is coming.

But first we might wonder what angels look like. Are they the beautiful, effeminate beings with soft skin and fluffy wings we so often see in popular art?

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Posted on December 10, 2012 by revnick
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