Sunday, May 9, 2021: Acts 10:44-48 1 John 5:1-6 John 15:9-17 “Whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith.” We heard that in the First Letter of John. That’s a big claim. It might not sit right with us, though. Firstly, because it seems […]

Sunday, May 2, 2021: Acts 8:26-40 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 The poet W.H. Auden once said (apparently, quoting a comedian): “We are here on earth to do good to others. What the others are here for, I don’t know.”* If you have ever had siblings, teammates, co-workers, neighbours, or yes, fellow parishioners, you probably […]

Sunday, April 25, 2021: Acts 4:1-12 Psalm 23 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” [John 10:11] “We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us — and we ought to lay down our lives for one another.” […]

Sunday, April 18, 2021: Acts 3:12-19 1 John 3:1-7 Luke 24:36b-48 We heard from the First Letter of John: “Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as […]

Sunday, April 11, 2021: Acts 4:32-35; 1 John 1:1-2:2; John 20:19-31 There’s a line from a song by the band Thin Lizzy. (You probably know them from “The Boys are Back in Town,” but there’s a lot more to them than one or two hit singles.) It’s a song called “Dear Lord” from their Bad […]