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Preaching as part of the Vancouver School of Theology’s “Theology Sunday,” Craig Perry opened up a new approach to evangelism in his sermon on I Corinthians 2:1-13. What if we approached evangelism not so much as an exercise in Christian Apologetics (having a tight argument for why Christ is the answer) but as an…
In this sermon from January 29, 2017, Rev. Cari compares the “alternative vision” of the Beatitudes to the “alternative facts” circulating in the commons in these days. Lifting up Jesus’ shocking words in Matthew’s gospel (ch. 5:1-12) using the paraphrase written by Eugene Peterson, The Message, Rev. Cari offers a passionate call to Jesus’ vision…
The third Sunday after Epiphany gave us the story of Jesus’ call of the fisher-disciples (Matthew 4:12-23) to wrestle with. Rev. Cari preached, jumping off several key phrases in the text, and with three “convictions” guiding the sermon: 1. People matter; 2. Jesus called us to “fish” for people so we still need to…
Five days before the inauguration of a leader of a nation “not our own,” but whose policies will affect everyone, Rev. Cari asks what choices Canadians and particularly Christians can make in response. Her text is the greeting of the Apostle Paul to the church in Corinth, I Corinthians 1:1-9.
On this Sunday when we remembered the Baptism of Jesus, Rev. Cari preached on Matthew’s version of that story, from Matthew 3:13-17. She began with a story originally told (to her) by the Very Rev. Bob Smith, and carried on to discuss what a sacrament is, and even implicitly answered the question, “Why do…
Dr. Bruce Harding led worship on New Year’s Day, with a fresh coat of snow and a dedicated worshipping community! Here’s his sermon, in the tradition of John Wesley’s New Year’s Covenant service, on Matthew 25:31-46.
This sermon from the late service on Christmas Eve was on John 1:1-18, the poetic and powerful prologue of John’s Gospel. Rev. Cari ended with a poem by Howard Thurman, “The Work of Christmas.”
Preacher Craig Perry opened his sermon with the following video, Santa vs. Jesus, produced by “Speak Life” Ministries in the UK. Take a look then listen to Craig’s sermon, which focussed on Isaiah 7:10-16 and Matthew 1:18-25. Both of these texts use the word “Emmanuel” which Craig opened up for the congregation in this…
Annually, Crossroads hosts an afternoon service called the “Blue Christmas” service, which is intended for those who are sad, grieving, anxious or otherwise “out of sorts” during the Christmas season. This year’s service was held on the afternoon of December 11. Here’s the reflection Rev. Cari shared after five Scripture texts were shared and…
Rev. Cari’s sermon for the third Sunday in Advent was on the Gospel lesson for the day – Matthew 11:2-11 – a less-often focussed on text about John the Baptist. In the sermon, she references the work of John Dominic Crossan, a biblical scholar whose material on violence in the Bible a small…
