MINISTER’S NOTE 16 May 2021 Today, we are on the third day since Ascension Day and on the 7th day before Pentecost. We are in the period during which Jesus had given his disciples instructions to wait in Jerusalem for … Continued
PREACHER’S NOTE 9 May 2021 Today I am going to be faced with many choices. As I get up to face the world, I can look around at the people and creatures that my Creator has put in my care, … Continued
One of the important lessons we can learn from the gardener for our journey of faith is the need for pruning, cutting off some parts of the plant at the right time and in the right places. Some of the … Continued
As we find ourselves in the midst of this world that is filled with much suffering and injustice, every person needs hope for the future and we have to believe there is a brighter day coming. Otherwise, we would become … Continued
Minister’s Note 18 April 2021 On Easter Sunday we expressed our belief in the resurrection as we celebrated the empty tomb and proclaimed “Christ is risen! We have now moved from the event of the resurrection to experiencing the resurrection. … Continued
Preacher’s Note – Sunday 11th April 2021 So here we are after Easter. The long weekend, the chocolates, the services telling us what Jesus went through. All behind us. And so we look up, pick up our familiar heavy … Continued
You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive’” (Acts 20:35) “What can I do for you as you prepare to leave?”. Saying goodbye is so overwhelming I had no … Continued
Transfiguration Sunday The Sunday before Lent is “Transfiguration” Sunday. We read about Jesus taking Peter, James and John up a high mountain. There he becomes “transfigured”; his clothes become dazzling white, and Elijah and Moses appear with him (Mark 9:2-9) … Continued
those who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles (Is. 40:31). Long ago life was so hard that people thought God had forsaken them. Many wept, “GOD has lost track … Continued
In Sunday’s Gospel (Mark 1:14-20) we are told that John the Baptist, a holy man, a prophet called to prepare the way for the Lord, is in prison. Imagine the sense of darkness and despair those who longed for righteousness … Continued