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April 14, 2024 Rise Up: Lessons from Esther | Isaiah 40:28-31
April 16, 2024 15:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBToday we are celebrating GEMS Sunday, where our girls’ ministry will be leading many of the parts of our worship. We will reflect on Isaiah 40:28-31, Rise Up! Lessons from Queen Esther. Esther is a fascinating woman in Israel’s history, she goes from being an orphan to becoming the most powerful woman in the empire. Esther is called to put her life on the line for the sake of her people and to fulfill God’s plan to save his people from a powerful threat. Esther responds in trust, with prayer...
April 7, 2024 I Will Sustain You: Celebration of Baptism | Isaiah 46
April 10, 2024 18:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBToday we are celebrating the sacrament of baptism . The family has chosen Isaiah 46 where God promises “I Will Sustain You.” God is speaking through Isaiah, reminding the people that he has upheld his people and carried them since they have been born, unlike the idols which have to be borne by beasts of burden or people. Rather than sustain idols, the people are reassured that God sustains them. This is a beautiful passage of hope and a reminder to keep our eyes on God.
March 31, 2024 Picture Jesus: The Resurrection and the Life | Easter Sunday | John 11:25-26, John 20: 1-9
April 02, 2024 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBToday is Easter the high point of the church year! We will join with the universal church by rejoicing in Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. We will reflect on John 11:25-26 and John 20:1-9, Picture Jesus: The Resurrection and the Life. These are wonderful words of comfort & hope; knowing that whether we live or die we belong to Jesus. Through his life and resurrection, we also experience life and resurrection.
March 29, 2024 Picture Jesus: The Lamb | Good Friday | John 1:29, John 10: 14-18
April 02, 2024 18:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBThis year our Good Friday Service will be held at 7:30 p.m. on March 29, 2024. We will hold a Tenebrae service reflecting on John 1:29 and John 10:14-18, Picture Jesus: The Lamb. This is a service of shadows as we journey to the cross with Jesus. During this service, we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper.
March 24, 2024 Picture Jesus: The King | John 12: 12-19
March 28, 2024 16:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBToday is Palm Sunday celebration we will reflect on John 12:12-19, Picture Jesus: The King. Historically Palm Sunday has been associated with Jesus’ kingship; however he was not the king the people wanted but the king that the people need. The Jewish leaders and the Romans felt threatened by Jesus as king. They mocked the idea of his kingship in his trial and his death by posting on the cross above his head “King of the Jews.” Following this story John records God affirmation of Jesus and di...
March 17, 2024 Picture Jesus: The Footwasher | John 13:1-17
March 19, 2024 14:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBToday is the fifth Sunday of Lent and we will focus our reflection on John 13:1-17, The Foot-washer. This is our Mexico Mission trip commissioning service. We will reflect on what it looks like to be a servant; to be willing to humble ourselves, to place the needs of others first, making serving a part of our character, and a regular part of our life journey as we follow in Jesus’ footsteps. We will reflect on how washing feet is also an image of Jesus washing away our sins.
March 10, 2024 Picture Jesus: The Shepherd | John 10:11-18
March 12, 2024 14:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBToday is the fourth Sunday of Lent and we will reflect on John 10:11-18, The Shepherd. In this passage Jesus refers to himself as the Good Shepherd; echoing back to the bad shepherds that Ezekiel describes in the Old Testament. Kings, such as King David, were often referred to as shepherds, called to provide and protect their people and ensuring that there was justice in the land. Being a shepherd is not an easy task, as sheep don’t always follow well and can be stubborn. Yet Jesus chooses t...
March 3, 2024 Picture Jesus: The Miracle Worker | John 2:1-11
March 06, 2024 20:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBToday is the third Sunday of our Lenten series, John 2:1-11, The Miracle Worker. Picture Jesus at a wedding feast when an embarrassing problem comes up; the wedding runs out of wine. This is a shameful thing for the groom and his family, so Jesus’ mother asks him to help. Jesus replies that it’s not his time yet, but in a spirit of grace, Jesus turns 6 jars of water into the best of wines. This was the first of many signs revealing his glory. Our focus today is the meaning of this sign.
February 25, 2024 Picture Jesus: The Bread of Life | John 6:25-40
February 27, 2024 18:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBToday is the second Sunday of Lent. We will reflect on John 6:25-40, The Bread of Life. This story happens the day after Jesus fed 5,000 people with only 2 small fish and 5 loaves of bread. During the night, Jesus spent time with his Father and then walked on the water to join his disciples in their boat. Soon after arriving on the other side of the lake crowds begin to gather; their hope is to be fed again by Jesus, but also to put him on the throne in Jerusalem. Jesus challenges them on wh...
February 18, 2024 Picture Jesus: The Living Water | John 4:1-15
February 20, 2024 16:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBToday is the first Sunday of Lent. During the Lenten season, we will reflect on the pictures of who Jesus revealed in the Gospel of John, beginning with Picture Jesus: The Living Water, John 4:1-15. As Jesus travels with his disciples from Judea to Galilee, he encounters a Samaritan woman at a well during mid-day; an unusual time of the day for someone to come to the well. Jesus asks her if she would be willing to give him some water and during their discussion, Jesus offers her living wat...
February 11, 2024 The Armor of God | Ephesians 6: 10-20
February 13, 2024 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBToday is Friendship Ministry Sunday. We will celebrate this ministry with our Friends and their mentors. To wrap our series on Ephesians, we will reflect on Ephesians 6:10-20, The Armor of God. When we put on the armor of God, we are able to be brave, have courage, and stand firm in our faith against the devil’s schemes. Paul calls us to be strong, to stand firm, and to pray in the Spirit. All these acts fill us with the courage to trust in God and be his people. It’s important to remember ...
February 4, 2024 Rooted and Grounded | Ephesians 3:14-19
February 06, 2024 16:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBToday is Cadet Sunday. A time for us to celebrate our ministry to boys. Each Meeting their counsellors lead them to a deeper knowledge of Jesus and how to live it out. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians will direct our reflection on the Cadet Theme “Rooted and Grounded,” Ephesians 3:14- 19. Good roots help us grow strong and healthy and we need to be rooted in good soil of the Bible. As followers of Jesus, we’re called to be rooted in the Bible, connected to the vine, and filled with the Holy S...
January 28, 2024 Be Filled with the Spirit | Ephesians 5:1-21
January 30, 2024 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBToday we will reflect on Ephesians 5:1-21, Be Filled with the Spirit. In this chapter Paul focuses on being imitators of God by living as His children and living with love towards each other. We are challenged to a way of thanks-living. He contrasts the ways of darkness with being light in the Lord, thus echoing back to Jesus’ call to be the light of the world. Paul then calls us to live as wise followers of Jesus rather than unwise. We have a choice. Who are you going to be ?
January 21, 2024 Unity of the Spirit Ephesians 4:1-32
January 23, 2024 17:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBToday we will reflect on Ephesians 4:1-30, Unity of the Spirit. Paul returns again to his ongoing theme of grace in this letter, this time it’s about living out the grace that we’ve been given by God. By living and growing together in the Lord it builds strong unity in the faith. Showing a maturity in Jesus; a growth in our faith, and recognition that how we live together, reflects to the world who Jesus is.
January 7, 2024 Spiritual Blessings Ephesians 1:1-14
January 17, 2024 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBToday we begin a new series on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. We will reflect on Ephesians 1:1-14, Spiritual Blessings. Paul is reconnecting with the church in Ephesus, a church it seems that he has a special love for. Unlike many of Paul’s letters, he doesn’t have any errors or heresies that he’s addressing. This is a letter that reflects a lot on what the church is and how the church lives together. He begins by offering them a blessing and reminding them of who they are, where they find ...
January 14, 2024 The Lord and Giver of Life Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:1-8
January 17, 2024 14:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBToday we continue our series on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. We will reflect on Ephesians 2:1-10, The Lord and Giver of Life. In this part of his letter, Paul contrasts the difference between being dead in our sin and alive in Jesus. Paul focuses heavily on God’s grace in Jesus that brings about our salvation and new life. Love, mercy, grace, and faith are all things Paul touches on as being rooted in God’s kindness to us.
December 31, 2023 The Names of Jesus: A Narzarene, Matthew 2:13-23
January 02, 2024 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBToday we will reflect on Matthew 2:13-23, A Nazarene, the story of how Jospeh took his family and fled with them to Egypt because of Herod’s murderous anger. Jesus becomes a refugee and spends time in a foreign land because it’s not safe for him in his own land. When they return to Judah after Herod’s death, they go to Nazareth in Galilee, far from the circles of power. Nazareth is a small village with nothing to distinguish it from any other village, in a province that also is not powerful ...
December 24, 2023 PM Lessons & Carols , Christmas Eve Candle-light Service.
December 27, 2023 15:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBLessons and Carols will be held this evening at 6:30 p.m. (so young families can feel free to come as well.) We will have a brief homily on John 1:1-14 and how Jesus came to live among us.
December 25, 2023 The Names of Jesus: Immanuel Matthew 1:18-25
December 27, 2023 15:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBToday we come together to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. We will focus on Matthew 1:18-25, Immanuel. In Matthew’s account of Jesus’ birth, Joseph is told to give Mary’s baby the name Jesus, which means “he saves.” Matthew goes on to remind his readers that the prophets told the people that the virgin will have a child and his name will be “Immanuel,” which means God is with us. This is a message of hope and comfort in a troubled world, a message that holds the same hope and comfort in...
December 24, 2023 The Names of Jesus: King of kings and Lord or Lords Matthew 2:1-12; Colossians 1:15-23
December 27, 2023 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBToday we are completing our Advent series The Names of Jesus. We will reflect on Matthew 2:1-12 and Colossians 1:15-23, King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Magi from the east came looking for the one-born King of the Jews, after reading God’s birth announcement in the night skies. Imagine their surprise when they got to Jerusalem, and no one had a clue regarding what they are talking about! When Israel’s Wisemen checked out their claims, they rediscovered that the Magi’s news fits with their ow...
December 17, 2023 The Names of Jesus: Prince of Peace , Isaiah 9:6-7; John 14:27; John 16:33
December 20, 2023 17:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBToday we are celebrating our Children’s Christmas service where the children and youth will be leading us in worshipping Jesus through the Christmas play: Manger Moments: But Wait! There’s Myrrh! We will also continue reflecting on The Names of Jesus, by reflecting on Isaiah 9:6-7; John 14:27; John 16:33, Prince of Peace. Jesus is the Prince of Peace who helps us find peace in our hearts and souls with God our Father and helps us to build peace with others through offering and receiving forg...
December 10, 2023 The Names of Jesus: I Am the Good Shepherd John 10:11-21
December 12, 2023 16:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBToday we continue our theme for Advent by reflecting on John 10:11-21, I Am the Good Shepherd. When Jesus calls himself the Good Shepherd, he immediately points to how his willingness to lay down his life for his sheep; He is fully committed to providing for and protecting his sheep from the dangers around. The second thing we learn about Jesus as the Good Shepherd is that he knows us, he knows who we are—our hopes and dreams, our fears and failures, our desires and struggles—he knows in a w...
November 26, 2023 Gather, Grow, Go Ephesians 1:15-23
November 28, 2023 21:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBToday we will reflect on Ephesians 1:15-23, Gather, Grow, Go. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is one of his most positive and encouraging letters to a church. Paul is writing to help the church know God better; to understand the high goals God has for the church as well as His eternal purpose and grace. In these verses, Paul is expressing his thankfulness for them and how God has chosen them to be His children. He reminds them of their salvation found in Jesus and how God has revealed to them...
November 19, 2023 Mind Your Tongue! James3:7-18 , Proverbs 18:2, 13
November 21, 2023 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBToday Bethel is blessed to have Pastor Bob De Moor to lead us in worship. Pastor De Moor will be focusing on James 3:7-18, Mind your Tongue! As followers of Jesus, what we do really matters, but so does what we say and how we say it. That will either be a significant contribution to God’s church or Kingdom, or it will cause distress, disunity, and disfunction within the family of God and in the world to which we are called to be Christ’s ambassadors. Ambassadors need to honestly and openly s...
November 12, 2023 Broken Signposts- Power John 19:1-16
November 14, 2023 16:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBToday we are finishing up our series based on N.T Wright’s book, Broken Signposts. We reflect on John 19:1-16, Broken Signposts – Power. Jesus is standing on trial before Pilate. Pilate has the power of life and death over Jesus; however, Jesus tells Pilate that the only power Pilate has comes from above. What is power? Why are we given power? How is power to be used as a follower of Jesus? These are all important questions in a time when we see many people use power carelessly and even dang...
November 5, 2023 Glimpse of Glory , John 2:1-11
November 07, 2023 19:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBToday Pastor Bob De Moor will be leading us in worship. Pastor De Moor will be focusing on John 2:1-11, Glimpse of Glory. Jesus’s first public miracle seems to be relatively unimportant in the grand scheme of things; he rescues a bridal couple from embarrassment. But his disciples, with the eye of faith, see much deeper revelation of who Jesus truly is and what he has come to do.
October 29, 2023 Broken signposts- Truth John 18:28-40
October 31, 2023 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBToday we will reflect on John 18:28-40, Broken Signposts – Truth. Jesus is standing before Pilate. He tells him that everyone on the side of truth listens to me. Pilate asks a really important question, “What is truth?” In a time like ours, where truth has become very slippery and subjective, this is an important question for reflection. Jesus calls Himself the way, the truth, and life, so if we’re looking for truth, the first place to go is Jesus.
October 22, 2023 Broken signposts- Freedom
October 26, 2023 19:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBToday we will reflect on John 8:31-41, Broken Signposts – Freedom. When we think about freedom, we often think in terms of the North American definition of freedom which is the choice to do what we want without anyone being able to tell us anything different; to have the freedom to be who I want to be. When we follow Jesus, we discover that true freedom is the freedom to serve, the freedom to follow the path of Jesus and to be the people Jesus calls us to be. Freedom is about becoming a slav...
October 15, 2023 Broken Signposts: Beauty John 1:1-18
October 17, 2023 20:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBToday we continue our series based on N.T Wright’s book, Broken Signposts. We will reflect on John 1:1-18 Broken Signposts – Beauty. At the beginning of John’s gospel, we see how John introduces us to who Jesus is. The universe was created through Jesus; this beautiful, wonderful universe. In Genesis we’re told that God saw everything he had made and it was good, very good. The beauty found in creation points us to who God is and tells of God’s glory. John’s focus is that in Jesus we have s...
October 9, 2023 Let Us Come Before the Lord with Thanksgiving Psalm 95
October 10, 2023 15:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBToday during our Thanksgiving service we will be reflecting on Psalm 95 Let Us Come Before the Lord with Thanksgiving. We’re called to sing for joy, to come before God with thanksgiving because of who God is, not because of what we get from God.
October 1, 2023 Broken Signposts: Love
October 03, 2023 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBToday we are continuing our series based on N.T Wright’s book Broken Signposts. We will reflect on John 13:1-17; Broken Signposts – Love. Jesus lives out His love for His disciples through the act of washing His disciples’ feet. Love can be really hard, especially when the person you are showing love to is actually working against you. We all ache to be loved. However, many people feel alone and unloved today. Love is a signpost that points us to Jesus and his sacrificial love. Love that led...
September 24, 2023 Broken Signposts: Justice
September 26, 2023 15:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBToday we will begin a series based on N.T Wright’s book Broken Signposts. As Wright recognizes, “signposts name a reality and point us in a direction.” The signposts we will reflect on point to deep meaning that help us understand the world and its challenges. However, these signposts are broken and let us down. This is why we will turn to the Gospel of John to show us how these themes point us to Jesus and the kingdom of heaven. We will reflect on John 3:16-21; Broken Signposts – Justice. J...
September 17, 2023 Training Our Children Proverbs 22:6
September 18, 2023 14:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBToday is our commissioning service for all those involved in our various children and youth ministries; a sign that our new church year is here! We will be focusing on Proverbs 22:6 Training Our Children. Beginnings are important. The better the beginning, the stronger the finish; this is true for our children and especially their faith. In Old Testament Israel and throughout Scripture, it is both the parents and the faith community that are responsible for raising children in the faith. It ...
September 10, 2023 Saved by Grace or Good Works?
September 15, 2023 16:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBToday we welcome Pastor Frank de Boer to lead us in worship. We will reflect on Lord’s Day 32 and Ephesians 5:1-20, 2:4-5,8,9 - Saved by Grace or Good Works? If we are saved by grace, then why do we need to be good? If our good works are needed for salvation, then why do we need grace? The theme is that our good works come from living out our faith that comes through God’s grace
September 3, 2023 - YAHWEH: Destroyer of Evil- Restorer of Creation, Nahum 3
September 07, 2023 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBToday we are finishing our series on the Prophet Nahum. We will reflect on Nahum 3 Yahweh – Destroyer of Evil, Restorer of Creation. As we saw in the first two chapters of Nahum, the Lord is slow to anger, but he will address the evil in the world and hold those responsible accountable for their wickedness. This is a big part of why Jesus came to earth: to engage Satan on our behalf, battling for our hearts, souls, and minds and drawing us back to the Father
August 27, 2023 A Good Kind of Giving Mark 12:38-44; 14:1-11
August 31, 2023 14:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBToday we welcome Chaplain Rick Mast to lead us in worship. We will focus on Mark 12:38-44; 14: 1-11, A Good Kind of Giving during our service today. The book of Mark concerns itself with addressing/answering this question: Is Jesus REALLY the new King, The Messiah? The people in his day were (sometimes literally) dying to know! Jesus surprises people. He challenges regular and accepted practices. Jesus does this in order to explain, herald and usher in God's new kingdom - a kingdom we would...
August 20, 2023 Insights into the Heart of God, 2 Corinthians 13:11-14
August 22, 2023 14:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBToday we welcome Pastor Bill Nieuwenhuis to lead us in our worship service. Today will focus on Pauls’ letter to the Corinthians in his sermon, Insights into the Heart of God. At the heart of the Christian faith is the doctrine of the Trinity. This doctrine proclaims that God is three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit; yet one God. It is a teaching that is hard to grasp. It leaves us wondering about the true nature of God and how we are to understand his very nature. As the Apostle Paul ...
August 13, 2023 The Holy Spirit Spreads the Gospel ( Acts 11:19-26)
August 15, 2023 14:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBA look through the book of Acts, focusing on how the Holy Spirit worked in the early church.
August 6, 2023 - YAHWEH: Warrior for His People
August 08, 2023 17:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBToday we will reflect on Nahum 2 – Yahweh – Warrior for His People. The Lord warns Nineveh through the prophet that an attacker is coming up against them. This would be a shocking warning against the most powerful empire in the world at that time. The Lord then promises to restore the splendor of Jacob, a reminder that this vision of Nahum is as much about comforting Judah as it is a warning to Nineveh. Jesus warns us about persecution and suffering for following Him. So many people do not a...
July 30/ 23 YAHWEH: Judge of Evil -- A Refuge for His People Nahum 1
August 01, 2023 16:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBToday we are starting a short series on the Prophet Nahum. We will start by reflecting on Nahum 1 Yahweh – Judge of Evil and Refuge for His People. Israel is being oppressed by the Assyrians, represented by their capital city of Nineveh. This occurs after the prophet Jonah warned the Ninevites of God’s anger. They repented, and God showed them mercy. However, Nineveh didn’t turn completely and God is preparing to punish Nineveh and rescue the Israelites.
July 23/23 How Shall We Live - Hebrews 13
July 25, 2023 14:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBToday we will complete the series on Hebrews. We will be reflecting on Hebrews 13 How Shall We Live. The writer wraps up his letter with a call to community and with phrases of encouragement: “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you;” “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” Then lastly, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” The thread flowing through all of them is the assurance that we can depend on God.
July 9/23 God: A Consuming Fire Hebrews 12: 14-29
July 11, 2023 01:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBToday we are continuing our series based on the book of Hebrews. We are reflecting on Hebrews 12:14-29 God – A Consuming Fire. The writer to Hebrews calls us to holiness; a strange call for many people today. We’re called to a way of living with God. We do this by coming to him in a spirit of reverence and awe, with an awareness of God’s holiness and majesty. The writer takes us to mountains, drawing our eyes upward to God in order to hear his voice. God is a consuming fire, a God who, throu...
July 2/23 Faith: A Way of Life Hebrews 11
July 04, 2023 18:00 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MBToday we continue our series based on the book of Hebrews. We will be focusing on Hebrews 11 Faith – A Way of Life. Hebrews is all about faith; what it means and what it looks like in the lives of actual people in the Old Testament. Faith is the foundation for the hope we have in God’s promises and what Jesus accomplished for us on the cross. Faith helps us to live sacrificially for the generations after us and not for our own wants and desires
June 25/23 Tabernacle: A Picture of Heaven
June 29, 2023 13:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBWe are continuing our look into the book of Hebrews. We will be reflecting on Hebrews 9 The Tabernacle – A Picture of Heaven. The writer of Hebrews now takes us into the tabernacle, the tent of worship given to Israel at Mount Sinai as a center of worship and the rituals given to them by God. The tabernacle is given as a copy of heaven and heavenly things. It points us to God, to who God is and what God desires of his people. It gives a hint of what God is going to do as he deals with our si...
June 18, 2023 Jesus: like Melchizedek Hebrews 7:1-8:6
June 20, 2023 18:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBToday we are continuing our series based on the book of Hebrews and will be reflecting on Hebrews 7-8:6 Jesus – Like Melchizedek. We start to see the priestly influence of the writer in this part of the letter. The writer connects Jesus to Melchizedek, a king and priest who shows up out of nowhere in the Bible. Yet Abraham treats him as a superior. He even offers this previously unknown king 10% of the spoils of the battle he’s fought in order to save his nephew Lot and Lot’s family. Aaron, ...
June 11/23 Maturing Our Souls - Hebrews 5:11- 6:3
June 13, 2023 18:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBToday we are continuing our series based on the book of Hebrews. We will be reflecting on Hebrews 5:11-6:3 Maturing Our Souls. It’s easy to slip into complacency about our faith, doing all the right things, but never really engaging our faith in deeper ways. Sometimes we will depend on others to make sure we’re learning more about the Bible and God, but we don’t do the hard work of figuring out what that means in our day to day lives. The writer challenges the people to become more mature in...
June 4/23- The Sabbath Rest Hebrews 3:7-4:16
June 06, 2023 16:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBToday we are continuing our series based on the book of Hebrews. We will be reflecting on Hebrews 3:7-4:16 -The Sabbath Rest. The writer of Hebrews invites us to make sure that we enter into the sabbath rest God offers us through Jesus. He roots sabbath rest in creation. The first thing God does after creating humanity is to invite them to spend the day with him. Together they get to know the very good creation. The writer also ties the exodus of Israel to sabbath rest. We are invited to exp...
May 28/ 23- The Son: One of Us Hebrews 2
May 30, 2023 16:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBToday we are continuing our series based on the book of Hebrews. We will be reflecting on Hebrews 2 The Son – One of Us. In chapter 2 we are challenged to remain close to Jesus, remembering that Jesus told us that if we love him, we will keep his commands. We’re reminded that Jesus is the source of our salvation and that if we ignore this, there is punishment for our sin. Jesus is crowned with glory and tasted death for us so that through Jesus, we are made holy as part of the family of God....
May 21/ 23 The Son: The Eternal One Hebrews 1
May 23, 2023 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBToday we are beginning a new series based on the book of Hebrews. Hebrews is a letter written by someone who has very close connections to the temple. It is filled with priestly references, images and focuses on a sacred and holy approach to Jesus. We will begin with reflecting on Hebrews 1 The Son – The Eternal One. The author starts by introducing us to God’s Son and who the Son is: heir of all things, the one through whom all things are created, the exact representation of God’s hypostas...
May 14/23 - Gifts from God The Gift of Generosity
May 16, 2023 15:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBToday we are wrapping up our four-week series on Gifts from God by reflecting on Acts 2:42-47 and Acts 4:32-37, The Gift of Generosity. A few weeks ago, we reflected on the church as the body of Jesus - how we belong to Jesus and to each other. This is reflected in how we use the financial gifts that God has blessed us with. When we see that there are those who are struggling and need help, we realize that those who have been blessed with much are encouraged to be generous and help each othe...