Letters to the Churches: Breaking Down Walls Ephesians 2:12-22 Introduction When I was in elementary school, at St Jacobs Public School, one of the extra-curricular activities that I enjoyed most was being part of the school’s concert choir. It was voluntary for students in grade 5-8. We met at lunch time to practice. […]
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Letters to the Church – One Body: We can share our gifts
Romans 12:1-8 This has been an ‘interesting’ week if you at all follow politics. We had a federal election in Canada on Monday and it feels like not just in this post-election time, but for the many months leading into this week, politics – locally, nationally and internationally – has been high on
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Christ Calls at the Crossroads: New Life
Luke 24:1-35 ‘Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he vanished from their sight.’ For some reason, that line really caught my attention this week as I read the Easter texts. In fact, there are all sorts of lines about eyes and sight and seeing and not seeing that peeked
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Sermon: Jesus Calls at the Crossroads: Peace
Luke 13:31-35; Luke 19:28-44 Introduction Show slide (Teardrop chapel) On the slope of the Mount of Olives, just outside Jerusalem, there is a chapel called Dominus Flevit, which means, “the Lord wept.” The chapel is constructed in the shape of a teardrop. It commemorates the story of Jesus entering Jerusalem as told in
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Christ Calls at the Crossroads: Restoration
Luke 15:1-32 I assume that at some point in your life, or many points in your life, each of you has had that experience of losing something or misplacing some item – and not knowing where or if you might find it. So, I am curious, what are some of the things that
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“To seek out and save the lost.”
“NOT FOR CIRCULATION WITHOUT PERMISSION” Sermon at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, March 30, 2025 Guest Speaker: Marcus Shantz, President, Conrad Grebel University College Luke 19:1-10 Thanks for having me today. I grew up at this church – from when I was five years old to about fourteen, and I have many good memories
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