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For World Wide Communion Sunday, Rev. Cari preached on Revelation 7:9-17, a text she says is “comforting” in hard times. She spends much of the sermon unpacking one verse… the one that refers to the “mega thlipsis” or literally “immense crushing pressure” – the word that is typically translated “persecution.” What causes us to feel…
In this week’s reflection, Gabrielle invites us, as a people of faith, to take a look at who we understand ourselves to be. Following along in the series of “Identity Questions” sermons, Gabrielle’s text this morning is Mark 9:38-50. As beloved children of God we are invited to grow in mind, heart and spirit. In this time…
For the second Sunday in our “Identity Questions” series, Rev. Cari preached on Mark 8:30-37. This text follows that from last week, in which Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” Though the question from Jesus is a bit different this week, “What were you talking about on the way?” Cari’s…
Today, Rev. Cari preached the third and final sermon in the series on themes of Exile and Return. The text was Ezra 3:10-13, a narrative, a story from the moment of exiled Israel’s return to the land, when they lay the foundation for a new temple in Jerusalem. The story is complex and nuanced. There…
In the second sermon of the series on Exile and Return, Rev. Cari hosts another complex text: Isaiah 43:1-7. Both a word of assurance from a God of mercy and compassion, and (apparently) a promise of favour to a nation prized above all others, the text raises mixed feelings in us. Rev. Cari wonders if…
Rev. Cari returned to worship leadership today, launching a three-week series called ‘Exile and Return.’ Today’s topic is “lament” – which is both a Biblical genre, and also an emotional function which is feeling more and more relevant. Her text this morning is the entirety of Psalm 137… yes, even including those brutal final verses…
In this week’s reflecting on the scripture from John 6:51-58, we explore how being followers of Jesus can fill us up while also perhaps getting us messy.
Ephesians 4:25-5:2, our lectionary epistle lesson for the day, outlines the basics for how we are to live in community with each other. Four seemingly simple elements: being truthful with ourselves and others, learning not to hold onto anger unnecessarily, practising forgiveness, and living with compassion and kindness. It sounds so simple, doesn’t it? Not!
In today’s text, Micah 6:8, we are reminded that when we are about the ministry of caring for others and seeking justice in the world, we also need to care for ourselves. Jesus says “come to me all you who are weary and carrying heavy burdens and I will give you rest”. He reminds…
Today on the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, guest preacher Cathy Merchant based her sermon on John 6:1-21 and Psalm 14. After Jesus feeds the multitude with the loaves and fishes, the crowd chases after him, trying to force him to become king. Yet he slips away into the mountains, before reappearing later out of nowhere to save his disciples from the storm…
