Genesis 17:1-8; 15-19; 18:1-15; 21:1-7 When my first child was born a friend sent me this excerpt from a William Wordsworth poem to mark the occasion: Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting;The Soul that rises with us, our life’s Star,Hath had elsewhere its settingAnd cometh from afar;Not in entire forgetfulness,And […]
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Abram and Sarai Genesis 12:1-9 This summer I got the chance for a third time to hike up Silver Peak in Killarney Provincial Park. It is one of the most iconic and epic hikes in Ontario. Silver Peak is the high point of the La Cloche Mountain Range, that ancient range filled with
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Speaker: Chip Bender John 6: 1-15 Over the past couple of years, I have had numerous conversations with young menseeking direction.They were completing high school and trying to decide on a post-secondary program.Or working in unsatisfactory work.Or unemployed and seeking meaningful employment.The one thing they all had in common was they were looking
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Luke 13:20-21 Introduction You would think Jesus would use more awe-inspiring language. More dramatic word pictures. Maybe at least use big words. After all he is talking about a kingdom. Doesn’t kingdom language make us think of kings and queens, robes and jewels and crowns, opulent palaces and well defended castles, vast tracts
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Luke 14:15-24 I want to start by thanking you Marcy for your profound communion story. In many ways your story captures the heart of our Scripture for this morning – with its themes of welcome and inclusion and joining together in God’s great banquet, joining at the table of our Lord. I wonder
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1 Kings 17:7-16 A few weeks ago, I was getting close to running out of storage memory on my home Google account. This is due primarily to how many photos and videos I have taken on my phone the last few years. So I spent a whole evening going backwards through my photos
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