An Attitude of Gratitude

This Sunday Rev John Veenstra from Ancaster Christian Reformed Church leads us in worship. His message: "Celebrating an Attitude of Gratitude." I am preaching in his pulpit in Ancaster.

Can you spot the difference?

In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus commands us to never use an oath. Never. If we truly lived up to Jesus’ commands, people would immediately spot the differences between us and people who don't follow Jesus. But do we dare live that way? Too often our words and actions don’t line up with Jesus' commands. In our repentance we should not expect Jesus to defend us. But he does. We look at Matthew 5:33-37 on Sunday, Jan 27, 10 a.m.

Fifty shades of grace

Thinking about the big - D this morning. No one likes it, but is divorce ok in some instances? That seems to be the message that Jesus is bringing in his command regarding divorce. Sounds like a grey area. But instead of seeing his commands as a concession, we should see Jesus’ words as yet another demonstration of his grace. Sunday, Jan 20, 10 am.

No choice but to amputate

Jesus says, “if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off.” He can’t be serious, can he? Amputation? God knows the human heart, and he knows that some of his greatest gifts to humanity can be distorted to become the most damaging. That’s what is behind Jesus’ command regarding our sexuality. This morning we look at Jesus’ Tuesday Command. Jan 13, 10 am.

Mondays

A lot of people don’t like Mondays. Monday is the day when the command to love our neighbours moves from the abstract to the real thing. Jesus commands us to let go of the everyday anger that we carry about with us. That’s hard to do, and it’s hard work. This Sunday we consider the second command of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount – his Monday Command. Jan 6, 10 a.m.

The year in review

Nothing captures the year in review like pictures. Click on the slide show on the right (on the picture) for a visit to the year just past.