How many times have you asked or have you heard this question: Are we there yet?!  It is ask by children all over the world. It is also asked by Christians who wonder if / when they will ‘arrive’. Joy in the Storm

Early in most years our thoughts turn toward thoughts of change and the hope that change [in the right direction] might mean in our lives.  The Church in Corinth was in a setting as vile as any we might imagine. And the church seemed was not immune to the influences of the culture around them.  … Continue reading Thank God for Grace! -1 Cor 1:1-9 (Conrow) →

What do you do when you are really looking forward to something, or some event that you don’t want to miss?  You plan, prepare and get ready for it!  That is Jesus is reminding or calling his disciples to do.  Pastor Jeff’s message is worth listening to. Be Faithful and Ready

It is good to be reminded this first Sunday of 2017 that Jesus Christ is the preeminent one. Christ Preeminent

At Christmas we focus on Jesus the Second Person of the Trinity. But what of the third, the Holy Spirit. Listen as Dr Blair Smith explains the role of the Holy Spirit in the Incarnation which we celebrate at Christmas as well as His role in the life of the church thereafter. The Spirit of … Continue reading The Holy Spirit and the Incarnation – John 14:15-31 (Smith) →

Can you conceive of Christmas as a snowball? Dr. Smith will give your mind a bit of a “kick start” and it may surprise you how the ‘snowball’ analogy actually is meaningful! Father Christmas

It certainly is interesting that God elected to announce the coming of the Savior of the world to shepherds. Back in the day, shepherds were pretty low on the social scale, if not right at the bottom.  And true to form, when the ‘messenger’ comes, they almost die with fear.  Yet the work God sends … Continue reading Fear Not- Luke 2:8-21 (Frison) →

In his Christmas carol, Longfellow laments “there is no peace on earth, I said.”   We often say the same. But in his letter to the Romans, the apostle Paul replies. Listen as our visiting preacher describes the meaning of Paul’s declaration of peace in this week’s sermon. Peace on Earth

What do you do what you have an end goal in mind but you keep getting diverted along the way? What if you are convinced your end destination is where God really want you to end up? This seems to be St Paul’s experience as he has his sights set on Rome, but diversions, detours … Continue reading Submission Requires Faith- Acts 28:11-16 (Lavalette) →

Who am I? What do I belong to? Am I unique?  Pastor Alan focused on these three questions. Questions that we might answer differently depending on if we are 15 or 55.  It seems apparent that many issues in peoples’ lives have as a root cause the individual’s sense of identity. Counselors of all colors … Continue reading You Are Not Like Everyone Else- Ex 19:1-6 (Conrow) →