Getting Ready

Scripture Reading: John 1:6-8, 19-28 Mistaken identity happens all the time. People are unsure of who it is they are seeing and think it’s someone else. I remember walking into a fast food restaurant once and thinking I saw a friend inside, so I waved, and they...

Take me to your leader

Scripture Reading: Mark 1:1-8 When you are going somewhere new, somewhere you’ve never been before, what do you do? Well, I suppose it depends on why you are going? Are you going somewhere new on vacation? Or are you just heading to a new store or maybe a...

Watching for Hope

Scripture Reading: Mark 13:24-37 I’m a fan of cheesy sci-fi movies. Have you ever seen one of these? It’s the likes of movies called “Avalanche Shark” or “Comet from Space” or “Windstorm” where a bunch of low paid actors use dodgy science to save the world...

race

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2 What a wonderful night of worship we are having. Wonderful music, a beautifully decorated church. In a few minutes we’ll light our memorial tree. What a great kick-off to the season of Advent. I’m so happy we’re continuing...

together

Scripture Reading: Ezra 1:1-4; 3:1-4, 10-13 So, we’ve moved into the very popular Advent reading from Ezra! Ok, so maybe it isn’t a very popular reading… ever. In fact, who has even read the book of Ezra? Not too many I imagine. Isn’t it great...