What would it feel like to live a life fully empowered by and guided by the Holy Spirit? What if part of being led by the Spirit was being good at waiting? In this first part of our study on the book of Acts, we look at the days after the ascension of Jesus and what it can teach us about how we can be the church together today.

What really happened on the first Easter? How can it be that Jesus really came back to life? Even if it happened, what difference does it make to our lives here and now? It turns out that an analogy from 8th grade math can help us come to grips with the true meaning of the Christian story. The images shown during the sermon can be found at http://www.southridgeworship.com/easter_2011.htm

Does life ever feel like a random collection of fragments of unfinished stories to you? Pieces of stories that just don't make sense when you try to put them next to each other? How can there be so much beauty and so much horror mixed up in the same world? Where can meaning and hope be found in a world like this where one minute the crowds welcome Jesus with Palms and the next minute cry out Crucify him? We take what appears to be three random fragments: The story of Palm Sunday in Matthew 21, an ancient song in Psalm 118 and a intensely introspective song by Bruce Cockburn to discover the true meaning of Palm Sunday and how to live in a world that seems to be made of fragments of stories that never resolve. You can purchase the song "Dialog with the Devil" by Bruce Cockburn on Itunes.

Does it ever feel like hurry is too much a part of your life? But then again is it really that bad? When pastor claims that hurry destroys people's souls. Is it true? We look at the famous story of Martha and Mary and find out that things are a little different than they appear at first. Martha's problem is not that she is busy... it is that she doesnt know what time it is. Find out what that means and think about seven habits that can help to slay the hurry monster in our lives !

Jesus turns to people and says "Come and See..." What if he were to say that to you ? Is it possible that the writer of the gospel of John tells us about how the first disciples came to follow Jesus exactly because he is calling out to you and I across the ages "Come and See...", Today we look at classic section of the gospel of John that gets us thinking about our own role in saying to others "Come and See". When ever we are given the opportunity to check out a real adventure there is always a risk and always a cost in moving from thinking about it to actually living it. It takes effort and courage to live a life of adventure. Jesus turns to people and says "Come and See..." What if he were to say that to you ? Is it possible that the writer of the gospel of John tells us about how the first disciples came to follow Jesus exactly because he is calling out to you and I across the ages "Come and See...", Today we look at classic section of the gospel of John that gets us thinking about our own role in saying to others "Come and See". Jesus is calling us to the adventure of a life time!!

When Jesus said "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone" did he mean that judging other peoples actions is wrong? Is the story of the woman caught in Adultery a story about not condemning others or naming sin for what it is? It turns out that most of us only hear half of this story - the half we want to hear, and miss the half we most need to hear. Join us as we hear the story of the woman caught in Adultery from a fresh perspective - where we are located in the position not of an observer but of the woman, not 2000 years ago, but today.

Ever feel doubtful about saying Jesus is the only when there are so many other religions and good people in the world? How comfortable are you with your understanding of Jesus? Jesus looks at each of us and says "Who do you say that I am?" Today we look at the archeological and theological background to Peter's great confession "You are the Christ." We touch on the trap of those who try to get behind the gospels to the historical Jesus, and turn instead to the Jesus of the gospels, the Jesus that doesn’t fit, the Jesus that disturbs us, the Jesus of the gospels, the real Jesus -the pantocrator - the ruler of heaven and earth.

How well do you know Jesus? If you could know him better - would you really want to? In our scripture for today we encounter one of the wildest scenes of the New Testament - the Transfiguration - and we discover that it is in embracing the mystery of Jesus Christ that all the rest of life begins to make sense...

When we hear someone say they are on a mission for God we either think of something silly like the Blues Brothers or something terrifying like religious extremists blowing people up in the name of God. But what if God really did have a mission for you and you really could know it? We find a mission from God in an amazing section of the book of James - a practical way to live both the outer mission and the inner mission that God wants us to undertake!

In the midst of many church services is an activity that seems like the mosty holy mystery to some folks and a strange empty ritual to others... What is this thing we do called The Lord's Table? Why do we do it? What does it accomplish ? Does it really change anything? We take two soundings from the book of 1st Corinthians from chapter 10 and chapter 11 and find out there is a whole lot more going on than meet's the eye !