Sermons from June 2012

Bert and Sheila Thomson will be with us this weekend to share a special Canada Day message. Bert, born and raised in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, and Sheila from Kitchener, although being raised in different and distinct parts of our country both share a deep and common love for our land. The message will look at Canada past, present and future through the lens of a…

Did you ever take a sip of soda pop, thinking it was coca cola, but it turned out to be root beer? Or have you ever dipped your teaspoon into what you thought was sugar, but it turned out to be salt?  Do you remember the sensation when your taste buds were momentarily confused? You thought it was one thing, but it turned out to be another.  Sometimes, in life, things just…

Have you ever noticed that brothers and sisters in the same family can have vastly different personalities? One can be studious, and another very social. One can do everything ‘by the book’ while the other likes to ‘live on the edge.’ One brother wants to settle down and start a family while the other prefers life in the fast lane. There is an account in the Bible of two…

There is a fascination with superheroes, maybe because they have powers that give them superhuman abilities. Many comic book heroes get their special powers after being exposed to some kind of radiation, as happened with the Incredible Hulk and Spiderman. Whatever their origins, their ability to go above and beyond human limitations makes them unique and attractive. But…