Pastor Edward Brouwer 4-15-18 “JOY” John 15:1-12 Joy We continue in our Pentecost series on the Fruit of the Holy Spirit. And today we look at joy. Joy is the hallmark of the believer. Why? Because Jesus lives in us by His Spirit, he has…

Pastor Edward Brouwer 4-8-18 “LOVE” 1 Corinthians 13 Love In Vacation Bible School we used to sing a little ditty to help remember the 9 “fruits” of the Spirit. I recall a big basket of fruit including oranges, apples, mangoes and bananas (to mention a…

Pastor Edward Brouwer 4-1-18 “Traveling with Jesus: on the road to Emmaus” Luke 24:13-35 Traveling with Jesus: To Emmaus Introduction—He is worthy to break the seal and open the scroll. Because Christ crushed death to death in His resurrection all power and authority has been…

Pastor Edward Brouwer 3-25-18 “Traveling with Jesus to Jerusalem” Luke 19:28-48 Traveling with Jesus: To Jerusalem Palm Sunday Many of you are familiar with the hit BBC production Downton Abbey. One of my favorite characters is Lord Grantham played by the actor Hugh Bonneville. You…

Pastor Edward Brouwer 3-18-18 “Traveling with Jesus: to Nain” Luke 7:11-17 Life Facing Death Traveling with Jesus: to Nain We continue our series in Traveling with Jesus, as we go with him through the gospels to various places for spiritual encounters with people. Know this:…

Pastor Edward Brouwer 3-11-18 “Traveling with Jesus: to Samaria” John 4:1-30 and 39-42 Traveling with Jesus: To Samaria Today we travel with Jesus to meet a woman at a well. This story is recorded in the gospel of John and John’s purpose and defining motif…

Pastor Edward Brouwer 3-4-18 “Traveling with Jesus to Tyre & Sidon” Mark 7:24-30 Traveling with Jesus: To Tyre and Sidon Today is March 4th and it’s a curious day in the calendar because it’s the only date in the year that is a command. March…

Pastor Edward Brouwer 2-25-2018 Traveling with Jesus: to Cana of Galilee John 2:1-12 Traveling with Jesus: To Cana of Galilee A few years back Glenda and I had the privilege of visiting Paris and went to the Louvre. The main attraction there is the Mona…

Pastor Edward Brouwer 2-18-18 “Traveling with Jesus – into the Wilderness” Matthew 4:1-11 Traveling with Jesus: Into the Wilderness This past week saw the beginning of Lent. Tuesday was Mardis Gras, the traditional last day of revelry before Ash Wednesday, which for many Christians represents…

Pastor Edward Brouwer 2-11-2018 Good and Pleasant Psalm 133 Good and Pleasant What’s your definition of good and pleasant? Perhaps it’s a warm sunny day at the beach with a great book? Or maybe you’d settle for the kids getting along in a Norman Rockwellesque,…