the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK The Apostle Paul’s letter to the Romans gives us a vision of what Paul thought he was trying to achieve by his Apostolic labours. Paul believed that it was his vocation, rooted in Israel’s scriptures, to announce that the promises and purposes of Israel’s God had been … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Our Guest Minister this Sunday will be Rev. Dr. Victor Shepherd MARK YOUR CALENDARS WEEKLY PRAYER SERVICE June 4th, 2020 at 7:00 pm A reminder that you are invited to join in the Thursday Prayer Meeting at 7:00 PM. The meeting is held using the Zoom … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK This coming Sunday we mark Pentecost. Our Guest Minister will be Rev. Dr. Victor Shepherd MARK YOUR CALENDARS WEEKLY PRAYER SERVICE May 28th, 2020 at 7:00 pm A reminder that you are invited to join in the Thursday Prayer Meeting at 7:00 PM. The meeting is … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK In the Christian calendar Ascension Day is today (Thursday, May 21); accordingly, we will be reading the story of the Ascension of Jesus (Acts 1:6-14) on Sunday. In that story we read that ‘a cloud took Jesus out of their sight;’ the way to understand the significance … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK In the face of this pandemic, what is God up to or where is God in all of this? I see questions like these popping up in various places. The gospel—the good news of Jesus Christ—asserts that God’s purposes and presence do not change with world circumstance. What is … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK May 12, 2020 is the bicentennial of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founding mother of modern nursing. Accordingly, the World Health Organization has declared 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. As 2020 has unfolded, the importance of our front-line health care professionals has been … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK You may have received recent information from your financial institution advising you to be extra vigilant of scammers who use this current pandemic as an opportunity to do financial harm. You are advised on how to distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate institutional messages. When Jesus said that “the … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Sunday, April 26 is the third Sunday in the season of Easter—we continue celebrating Easter and will be reading the story of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. (Luke 24:13-25) Recall the end of that story, as soon as they recognize Jesus, he vanished from … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Did the celebration of Easter last Sunday seem muted to you? We miss the excitement of a church sanctuary full of people and large family gathering around the table; connecting via technology just isn’t the same thing. In a way the subdued Easter of 2020 was more in … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! WEEKLY PRAYER SERVICE April 16th, 2020 at 7:00 pm A reminder that you are invited to join in the Thursday Prayer Meeting at 7:00 PM. The meeting is held using the Zoom technology Please join 10 minutes before the 7:00 PM start time. Here are the details for … [Read more…]