Sermon SynopsisIsaiah 12Following the exhortation of the author of Hebrews to not neglect our great salvation, we would do well to remember the following truths concerning our salvation in Christ:Salvation satisfies the wrath of God: the wrath of God was fully poured out on Christ, so that those whose faith is in Christ experience deliverance from the sin that separates us from GodSalvation is per...  Read More

Practical PrayerSometimes prayer can be difficult for a number of reasons, whether it’s figuring out a time and place to pray or what to say when praying or how to fight against distraction while praying. Below are three approaches to prayer that have helped me cultivate a more consistent prayer life:Scripture: the one thing that has most positively affected my prayer life over the past couple of ...  Read More

Advent DevotionsDownload your copy of our Advent Booklet How To Use This BookletThis booklet is arranged around the theme The God of All Comfort, and each week we will look at a different aspect of God’s comfort as it is revealed through Scripture. You are encouraged to set aside a specific and regular time each day to spend with the Lord. You will need a few things with you each day besides this ...  Read More

Should I Forgive An Unrepentant Person?“If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.”Romans 12:17After my recent sermon on forgiveness, the question was posed to me, “Do we only forgive after someone has repented?” In fact, Jesus himself seems to say as much in Luke 17:43: “if your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him”. So, what is our responsibility to fo...  Read More

Being Smart With Smart PhonesBack in the summer the elders graciously gave me the opportunity to be away for three consecutive weeks. Part of this time was vacation with my family, and part of it was personal retreat. In order to make the most of this time, I took what felt like a risk: I turned off my phone and left it at home. No calls, no texts, no dings, no swiping or tapping or buzzing. As a ...  Read More

What We Take For GrantedWhat is something you take for granted? Most likely it’s something you’ve become so used to that you don’t realize how much you appreciate it until it’s not there anymore. Like electricity. Or a car that cranks. Or the first cup of coffee in the morning. In his classic book on biblical community entitledLife Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer proposes that one thing many Christi...  Read More