Craig Perry

On this summer Sunday, Craig Perry returned to Crossroads to share in worship leadership. He gave the congregation an introduction to his work in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver with the organization Mission Possible. Craig shared honestly and personally about his own learning and growth, and referred to the text for the day, Matthew 25:31-46, as…

Crossroads welcomed Craig Perry back to the virtual pulpit today for the service on the 20th Sunday after Pentecost. Craig’s text was Exodus 33:12-23, a text which he identifies is noted for featuring the “backside of God.” But in his sermon, he shows how fruitful it is for our reflection in this time of pandemic,…

The question this week is whether it is disobedient to God to disobey the law or resist political power given that Paul and Jesus both appear to endorse obedience to authority in both Romans 13 and Matthew 22:15-22. We look to a non traditional interpretation of Romans 13 from a Jewish scholar. We also examine…

Guest preacher Craig Perry is a big fan of Crossroads’ Stump the Preacher series and he asked Rev. Cari for a topic for his sermon this week. Today’s sermon looks in depth at two passages from the letters of Paul: Romans 8:31-39 and 1 Corinthians 15. We search for Paul’s understanding of death and whether…

Our friend (and former student minister) Craig Perry was up for a Stump the Preacher challenge and goes after a funny discrepancy in the prophets in today’s sermon… Why does Scripture say “beat your swords into ploughshares” in one place and “beat your ploughshares into swords” in another? And furthermore, when Scripture speaks out of…

“Myth-Buster” preacher Craig Perry tells Crossroads members the true story of Amazing Grace hymn-writer John Newton in this sermon on Psalm 130, a psalm of ascent. In his sermon, Craig identifies the complexity of human life and invites us to imagine looking back on our own time from a future date. Getting that distance may…

  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…

  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…

  VST Theology Student, Craig Perry, preaches on Joel 2:23-32 to begin the 2016 Stewardship campaign. He challenges us to consider good stewardship of our Spiritual Gifts as we are called to be spirit-filled and spirit-led church. Craig asks Crossroads, “Are you Charismatic?” as we think about the gifts we have been given by God.  

Candidate for ministry from Bethany-Newton United, Craig Perry, shares with Crossroads his reflections on the visit to China he was privileged to make with other United Church members this past year.