Blessed: The Be Attitudes – Blessed be the merciful
Blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy This week we reach into the 2nd half of the 8 Beatitudes from Matthew 5:3-12 – the 5th beatitude – blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. I hope that this sermon arc has been illuminating for […]
Blessed: The Be Attitudes – Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness
Jesus proclaims who are blessed in the beginnings of his Sermon on the Mount. So far, we have looked at the poor in spirit, those who mourn, and the meek. And today, we are looking more closely at: *Matt 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they […]
Blessed: The Be Attitudes – Blessed Are The Meek
Good morning, my name is Gary and we’re so glad you’re here with us as we go into the Word together. A big welcome if you’re joining us for the first time whether you here with us in church, or joining us live online right now or watching this sometime […]
Blessed: The Be Attitudes – Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
Last week, when Pauline kicked off this sermon series “Blessed: The Be-Attitudes,” what resonated most for you? Well, for me, I was physically here, so what caught my eye first was the teapot and tea cup on the communion table. And when Pauline spoke about the student who went on […]
Blessed: The Be Attitudes
If you have been in church long enough, *you are probably familiar with the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12). They’re one of most commonly memorized texts in Sunday school and you would have at least heard a sermon or two about it. These eight short sayings (called “beatitudes” because they all begin […]
Ecclesia and Mission
Good morning, my name is Gary and we’re so glad you’re here with us online as we go into the Word together. A big welcome if you’re joining us for the first time whether you are live right now or watching this sometime in the week ahead – we’re so […]
Ecclesia and Growth: What is the growth God is really looking for?
When the words “church growth” is mentioned, there will be a variety of opinions from different people — what growing the church means as well as how to go about it. What do you think constitutes “church growth”? *Question 1 (Multiple Choice) What is church growth to you? Increase in […]
Ecclesia and Faith: How do we grow in faith as the church?
A few weeks ago, I came across a quote from the late Maya Angelou, an African American poet and civil rights activist. “Every storm will run out of rain.” I included it in the prayer during service that week, and it kept me afloat through many things that has been […]
Ecclesia and Grace: How to act as Ecclesia in the world
[ Download sermon discussion questions for self-study or group discussion click here ] All the time – I learn something newTimes too – I experienced healing through the process We have been using Menti. But today, I want to especially invite you to participate – because this sermon is a […]
Ecclesia and Conflict: Resolving conflict as a Church
Why talk about the Church and conflict? Because conflict is something we all deal with in our lives, and we see conflict happening within the Church too – both within our own church community as well as in the bigger Church community. And we are all not very good at […]
Ecclesia & Jesus: Re-encounter Christ in transformative ways
We are in the midst of our current sermon series, Ecclesia: What It Means To Be The Church, and we cannot talk about Ecclesia without talking about Jesus. Jesus is the central figure in our faith as Christians, but when I think about the history of the Church, I think […]
Ecclesia & Racism: How do we, as a church, approach racism?
Racism seems like a modern thing. It didn’t exist in the Biblical times, right? Right? Well…… How many of you think that racism did exist in Biblical times? Seems like quite a few of you do think that racism existed back then. So the next question is – what are […]