Sermon 10-14-18
Pastor Edward Brouwer October 14, 2018 “Showing Favorites” James 2:1-9 Showing Favorites Favoritism is a real problem in our lives and James says that true disciples of Jesus must not show bias in their dealings with other people. The Bible is full of stories of people showing favoritism, and today we read advice and counsel […]
Sermon 10-7-18
Pastor Edward Brouwer October 7, 2018 “Dealing with Anger” James 1:19-27 Dealing with Anger When I was a kid I used to hike along the river’s edge in Red Deer and spend hours fishing, hurling flat stones onto the water’s surface and count the number of times I was able to skip the stone. […]
Sermon 9-30-18
Pastor Edward Brouwer, Sept. 30, 2018, James 1:12-18, “Love Through Temptation” Love Through Temptation In C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia, he tells (in a series of 7 books) the story of 4 siblings: Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, who are whisked away to safety in the countryside during the Blitz of London in 1940. There […]
Sermon 9-23-18 and Testimony of Terry Sloan
Pastor Edward Brouwer 9-23-18 “Count it All Joy” 2 Corinthians 1:8-10 Count it All Joy How can James say to believers “count it all joy when you experience trials of many kinds?” Because our eyes are not to be focussed on the present trial but rather, they are to be on Jesus. Because trials and […]
Sermon 9-16-18 Harrison Northey
Harrison Northey 9-16-18 “Like in Isaiah’s Time” Matthew 15:1-20
Sermon 9-2-18
Pastor Edward Brouwer 9-2-18 Wisdom’s Way: Our Words Proverbs 10:1-11 Wisdom’s Way: Our Words There’s an old story, told in different ways about a young man who had trouble with his tongue. He loved to pass along juicy bits of gossip about others. One day he heard a particularly salacious bit about a businessman […]
Sermon 8-26-18
Pastor Edward Brouwer, 8-26-2018 Wisdom’s Way: Our Time, Talent and Treasure There’s a wisdom that seems right in our own eyes and then there is wisdom that has transcendent truth. It seems right to us, for example, to look after number one, to take care of our own business before looking after others. But today’s […]
Sermon 8-19-18
Pastor Edward Brouwer 8-19-18 Proverbs 3:1-8 Wisdom’s Way: Our Hearts Wisdom’s Way: Our Hearts You’ve heard it a 1000 times: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding”. Some of you may have even memorized that verse. We need to be reminded of the wisdom of these […]
Sermon 8-12-18
Pastor Edward Brouwer 8-12-18 “Wisdom’s Way: The Company You Keep” Proverbs 1 Wisdom’s Way: The Company you Keep I grew up with familiar expressions like “a stitch in time saves nine” Or “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. Finish this expression: a penny saved is a penny ? A fool […]
Sermon 8-5-18 Harrison Northey
Harrison Northey 8-5-18 “Start with Thankfulness” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24