Sermons
Me: An Excess of Self Love
| The Four Degrees of Love / 1 |
We have reminded ourselves that the Resurrection changes lives, but how are our lives changing? How can we know that we are growing spiritually? One of the measures of spiritual growth is a growth in love. Bernard of Clairvaux wrote a treatise “Of Loving God”, which spoke of the four degrees of love. In this time between Easter and Pentecost, let us consider our love, and question ourselves about which stage or degree of love we are in. Read more
We have reminded ourselves that the Resurrection changes lives, but how are our lives changing? How can we know that we are growing spiritually? One of the measures of spiritual growth is a growth in love. Bernard of Clairvaux wrote a treatise “Of Loving God”, which spoke of the four degrees of love. In this time between Easter and Pentecost, let us consider our love, and question ourselves about which stage or degree of love we are in. Read more
Resurrection - The Life Changing Truth: Emmaus Road
| Easter 2023 |
Last week we celebrated Easter, the resurrection of Jesus. But now a week on, does Easter still change your life? Has the resurrection of Jesus transformed your life forever? For the disciples on the Emmaus Road, they didn’t believe that Jesus was alive again at first. But once they did, their lives were changed as their mourning was turned to dancing, their hearts set on fire for the purposes of God and they rushed to tell the others what had happened. Read more
Last week we celebrated Easter, the resurrection of Jesus. But now a week on, does Easter still change your life? Has the resurrection of Jesus transformed your life forever? For the disciples on the Emmaus Road, they didn’t believe that Jesus was alive again at first. But once they did, their lives were changed as their mourning was turned to dancing, their hearts set on fire for the purposes of God and they rushed to tell the others what had happened. Read more
Resurrection!
| Easter Sunday 2023 |
Jesus is alive! He is risen! He is risen indeed! Early in the morning the women went to the tomb to put spices on Jesus’ body, only to find the tomb was empty. And so, they rushed to tell the disciples and some of the disciples went to see for themselves what was going on. Listen to the story as we follow one of the disciples as they discover the tomb is empty. Read more
Jesus is alive! He is risen! He is risen indeed! Early in the morning the women went to the tomb to put spices on Jesus’ body, only to find the tomb was empty. And so, they rushed to tell the disciples and some of the disciples went to see for themselves what was going on. Listen to the story as we follow one of the disciples as they discover the tomb is empty. Read more
Invitation to Trust
| Living Faith / Lent week 6 |
As Jesus gave up His last breath, He shouted out in a clear voice “Father into Your hands I commit My spirit.” This expression of trust in God invites us to consider our trust in God. How can we deepen our faith in God as we consider this invitation to trust? Let us learn more about how to trust God as we listen to Jesus’ words from the cross. Resources: Living Faith: Invitations for the Cross, Krish Kandiah, Lent Study Guide Read more
As Jesus gave up His last breath, He shouted out in a clear voice “Father into Your hands I commit My spirit.” This expression of trust in God invites us to consider our trust in God. How can we deepen our faith in God as we consider this invitation to trust? Let us learn more about how to trust God as we listen to Jesus’ words from the cross. Resources: Living Faith: Invitations for the Cross, Krish Kandiah, Lent Study Guide Read more
Invitation to Empathy
| Living Faith / Lent week 5 |
As we look up at Jesus, hanging on the cross, we hear Him call out in a desolate cry ““Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani”, “My God, My God why have You forsaken me?” It is such a painful cry that attests to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual pain that Jesus was suffering on the cross for our sakes. As we hear that cry, we also hear an invitation to empathy. An invitation to accept the empathy that God has for us, an empathy that led Him to choose the cross because of His great love and compassion for us. But it is also an invitation to share that empathy with us, to look to others with the compassion, love, and empathy of Christ. How can we be inspired to empathy and loving action to those around us? What might change about the way we interact with others if we accept the call to empathy that Jesus issues? Read more
As we look up at Jesus, hanging on the cross, we hear Him call out in a desolate cry ““Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani”, “My God, My God why have You forsaken me?” It is such a painful cry that attests to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual pain that Jesus was suffering on the cross for our sakes. As we hear that cry, we also hear an invitation to empathy. An invitation to accept the empathy that God has for us, an empathy that led Him to choose the cross because of His great love and compassion for us. But it is also an invitation to share that empathy with us, to look to others with the compassion, love, and empathy of Christ. How can we be inspired to empathy and loving action to those around us? What might change about the way we interact with others if we accept the call to empathy that Jesus issues? Read more
