Sermon Nov 1-09

“Give it Your All” Mark 12:28-34 A teacher was testing the children in her Sunday school class to see if they understood the concept of getting to heaven. She asked them, “If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church,...

Sermon Oct 25, 2009 – “Believing is Seeing”

“Believing is Seeing” Mark 10:46-52 When Bev and I lived in Ottawa, we used to take day trips downtown. We would go to see the sites, do a little shopping in the Byward Market, to do something a little different than our usual daily routine. These trips were also my...

Sermon Oct 18-09

“Popular Positions of Potential Power” Mark 10:35-45 11 years ago I had just begun my first career. I was fresh out of university and entering the full-time workforce for the very first time. Bev and I, also newlyweds at the time had also moved from Nova Scotia to...

Sermon – Oct 11-09: What are you so happy about?

What Are You So Happy About? Mark 10:17-31 I have to say that in many ways I think our denomination is in trouble. We all know it. We don’t have enough ministers, which is a problem that will increase dramatically in the next 10-15 years as most of our ministers...

Sermon – Sept. 27-09 “A New Team”

A New Beginning: A New Team Mark 9:38-50 Have you ever had one of those weeks where you just wish you could press rewind back to Monday and stay in bed? Last Sunday feels like it was about a month ago. I’ve been to the mainland twice in the past week. First was...

Sermon – October 4th, 2009 “Against the Foundation

Against the Foundation Mark 10:2-16; Genesis 2:18-24 I came across the following comparison chart when doing a little research for this morning’s sermon. It’s called “Love vs Marriage”: Love: When you take a bubble bath together Marriage: When you give the...