Romans

Virtue Us: “Hope”

How we hope depends on our view of the future. For the ancients the world was cyclical and humans rose and fell over and over without end. But, for Christians, our hope is in Ch...

Becoming Our True Selves Forming Christ: “Problem of the False Self”

We were made by God, not just in his image, but to be his image. Fundamentally, that is who we are—the image of God. Of course, we’re not. Because we do not trust God, we have d...

Made to Lead: “Real Invitation”

The best way to overcome the challenges that women face to step into leadership is to issue real invitations. Support and encouragement is essential to everyone. Women themselve...

In Spirit & In Truth: “Living Sacrifice”

This is an essential connection between offering a sacrifice and the worship of God. Sacrifice is pictured in the story of Cain and Abel in Genesis and culminates in the book of...

Praying God: “Following God”

Christianity is not a static religion. We do not decide to be a Christian, say a prayer and then continue living our same old life. Christianity is a dynamic lifestyle. We pursu...

Praxis: “Make Love, Not War”

Nonviolence is more than not taking up arms in times of conflict. Like all these praxes, nonviolence is a way of life determined by the cross. Jesus himself does not take up arm...

On Mission: Be a Good Neighbour

Technology has changed the way we live. It has had positive effects, but it has also had negative effects. We are the most connected we have ever been and we are the most lonely...

Desert Wisdom: False Self

The desert is a place of stripping away. As we embrace the silence and the solitude, as we sit still in the presence of God, we learn that we are false selves. Everything about ...

We Are…Worship Driven

We believe that authentic worship is everything that honours God. Worshiping God is the greatest fulfilment of our vocation to be bearers of God’s image. Worship is an individua...

Become What You Are

Why do some people flourish and some falter? While we can’t put everything onto the home life, it has been shown that people who come from homes where they know they are deeply ...

Aren’t All Religions Equal?

It seems arrogant, in our age of skepticism, to claim that ours is the true religion and everyone must convert to it to be saved. This sermon provides the rationale of Christian...

Inseparable

Each week the people of God receives a benediction. This is more than a last word to wrap up the service, or even a sending of the church back into the world. The benediction is...

Walk by the Spirit

We might not agree with him or like it, but the apostle Paul reminds us that life is binary. Either we are being ruled by sin or by God. If our real desire is freedom then we ha...

Women’s Work

We have recognized that in Christ Jesus there is no distinction between male and female, that God has called us all to be his ministers. However, we have to also recognize that ...

The Future is Now!

What would it look like for us to live this story of Jesus in our lives? It would be like a prelude to heaven. Life isn’t about fulfilling arbitrary rules, it’s abou...

Peace, Man!

We put ourselves in the hands of a power we thought would free us but only enslaved us and we don’t have the ability to set ourselves free. To do this we cut ourselves off...

What’s Your Problem?

In the course of this series we have affirmed that we are people created by God in his love for us and we have said that we live in God’s intentionally good creation that ...

Deal or No Deal

Keep Your Shirt On

Taming the Human Spirit