2024 Worship

Sunday Worship, December 29, 2024

Sermon: Ordinary Time

Scriptures:

• Psalms 131 & 134

• Luke 2:21-38 - Simeon & Anna

Sunday Worship, December 22, 2024 – Advent 4

Sermon: The other reason for the season

Scriptures:

• Psalm 113

• Luke 1:26-56 - Announcement of Jesus’ birth to Mary; the Magnificat 

Sunday Worship, December 15, 2024 – Advent 3

Preacher: The Rev. Arnold Alksne

Sermon: Live The Gift Christ Has Given You

Scriptures:

• Zephaniah 3:14-17

• Isaiah 12:2-6

• Luke 3:7-18 

Sunday Worship, December 8, 2024 – Advent Communion

Sermon: Written on the Heart

Scriptures:

• Psalm 33:1, 4-5, 8-9, 12-15, 20-22

• Jeremiah 36:1-8, 21-23, 27-28; 31:31-34

• Luke 22:14-20 

Sunday Worship, December 1, 2024 – First Advent

Sermon: Pull out the stops

Scriptures:

• Psalm 86:1-7, 11-13

• Joel 2:12-13, 21-29 - Turn to a merciful God, promise of the Spirit.

• Luke 11:9-13

Sunday Worship, November 24, 2024

Sermon: Pull out the stops

Scriptures:

• Psalm 86:1-7, 11-13

• Joel 2:12-13, 21-29 - Turn to a merciful God, promise of the Spirit.

• Luke 11:9-13

Sunday Worship, November 17,  2024   

Sermon: Crossing the Chasm

Scriptures:

• Psalm 138

• Isaiah 6:1-8

• Luke 5:1-11

Sunday Worship, November 10,  2024   

Sermon: You can run...

Scriptures:

• Psalm 32:1-8, 11

• Jonah 1:1-17; 3:1-10; 4:1-11 - Jonah and God’s Mercy

• Luke 18:10-14a

Sunday Worship, November 3,  2024   

Sermon: The Chosen ones

Scriptures:

• Psalm 30

• 1 Kings 17:1-16 - God’s Care for the Widow

• Luke 4:16-30

Sunday Worship, October 27,  2024   

Sermon: Think Biggar

Scriptures:

• Psalm 89:1-8

• 2 Samuel 7:1-16 - God’s Promise to David

• Luke 1:21-33

Synod of BC Worship,  Sunday, October 20,  2024   

Preacher:  Rev. Dr. Dale Woods

Sermon: The Gift of Endurance

Scriptures:

• Responsive Psalm 62:1-2, 5-8

• 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

• James 1:2-4 

Sunday Worship, October 13, 2024 - Thanksgiving

Sermon: The Favoured Ones

Scriptures:

• Psalm 65:1-4, 9-13

• 1 Samuel 1:9-11, 19-20; 2:1-10

• Luke 1:46-55

Sunday Worship, October 6, 2024

Sermon: The Feast

Scriptures:

• Psalm 51:1-12

• Exodus 32:1-14

• Luke 23:26-27, 32-34

Sunday Worship, September 29, 2024

Sermon: The Feast

Scriptures:

• Psalm 136

• Exodus 12:1-13; 13:1-8 

• Luke 22:14-20

Sunday Worship, September 22, 2024

Sermon: "...as we forgive..."

Scriptures:

• Psalm 37:1-9, 23-24, 39-40

• Genesis 37:3-8, 17b-22, 26-34; 50:15-21

• Luke 6:27-36

Sunday Worship, September 15, 2024

Sermon: The Legacy of Faith

Scriptures:

• Psalm 105 (selected verses)

• Genesis 15:1-6, 18-21

• Luke 3:1-18

Sunday Worship, September 8, 2024

Preacher: Rev. Joan Scandrett 

Scriptures:

• Psalm 125

• James 2:1-10

• Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23

• Mark 7:24-37

Sunday Worship, September 1, 2023

Sermon: Temptation

Scriptures:

• Psalm 51:1-4, 7-10

• Genesis 2:4-9, 15-18, 21-22, 25; 3:1-9, 21-24

• Luke 11:1-4

Sunday, July 28, 2024

Sermon: The Wind That Fills Our Sails

Scriptures:

• Acts 2:1-18 - The Holy Spirit

• Matthew 28:16-20 - The Trinity

Sunday, June 23, 2024 - Pastor George Hodgson

Sermon:  His Promise – Eternal Life

Scriptures:

• Psalm 19:7-13

• 1 John 2:18-29

Communion Sunday, June 16, 2024

Sermon:  “Hunger ist der beste Koch”

Scriptures:

• Psalm 105:1-4, 37-45

• Exodus 16:1-5, 13-18, 31, 35 - Manna in the wilderness

• Revelation 3:14-22 - I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.

Sunday, June 9, 2024

Sermon:  Prayers from Rock Bottom

Scriptures:

• Psalm 69:1-16 - When the Floods Rise

• Matthew 7:7-11

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Sermon:  Praise the Lord

Scriptures:

• Psalm 113 - God Stoops Down

• Luke 15:1-10

Sunday, May 26, 2024

Sermon:  The Road Less Travelled By

Scriptures:

• Psalm 1

• John 14:1-6

• Revelation 22:1-5

Sunday, May 19, 2024

Sermon:  All for one...

Scriptures:

• Psalm 104:24-35

• Acts 2:1-13; 1 - Pentecost

• Corinthians 12:1-13 - Gifts of the Spirit

Sunday, May 12, 2024

Sermon:  Victory

Scriptures:

• Psalm 27:1-5, 11-14

• 1 Corinthians 15:1-26, 51-57 - Jesus’ resurrection and the future resurrection; death as the last enemy.

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Sermon:  The Most Excellent Way

Scriptures:

• Psalm 103:1-2, 13-22

• 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 - “Faith, hope, and love abide, but the greatest of these is love.” 

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Preacher: Rev. Harold McNabb

Sermon:  Keeping Divine Appointments

Scriptures:

• Psalm 22:25-31

• Acts 8:26-40

Sunday, April 21, 2024

Sermon: Rough Start

• Psalm 96:1-3, 7-10

• Acts 17:1-9 - Founding church at Thessalonica

• 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 - Paul’s message of thanks to the church at Thessalonica

Sunday, April 14, 2024

Sermon: Expecting the Unexpected

• Psalm 30:1-5, 10-12

• Acts 3:1-10 - Healing at the Beautiful Gate

Sunday, April 7, 2024

Sermon: The End and the Beginning

Scriptures:

• Psalm 47

• Acts 1:1-14 “You shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

March 31, 2024 - Easter

Sermon: The Surprise

Scriptures:

• Psalm 118:21-27

• Mark 16:1-8

March 29, 2024 - Good Friday

Good Friday Service of Lessons and Songs

March 24, 2024

Preacher: Pastor George Hodgson

March 17, 2024

Sermon: Endurance

Scriptures:

• Psalm 102:12-17

• Mark 13:1-8, 24-37 - The end of the age; call to be watchful

March 10, 2024

Sermon: More than Ritual

Scriptures:

• Psalm 89:1-4

• Mark 12:28-44 - Great commandment, scribes seek honour, a poor widow gives all she has

March 3, 2024

Sermon: The Trap

Scriptures:

• Psalm 86:8-13

• Mark 12:1-17 - Parable of the wicked tenants; paying taxes to Caesar

February 25, 2024 - The Rev. Joan Scandrett

Sermon: Teacher, let me see

Scriptures:

• Psalm 34:8-14, 17-18

• Mark 10:32-52

February 18, 2024

Sermon: Then come, follow me

• Psalm 19:7-10

• Mark 10:17-31 - Rich man is called to sell all he has and follow Jesus

February 11, 2024

Sermon: Only Jesus

• Psalm 27:1-4, 13-14

• Mark 8:27-9:8 - Peter’s confession, passion prediction, bearing the cross, Transfiguration.

February 4, 2024

Sermon: Simplicity

• Psalm 122

• Mark 6:1-29 - Jesus is rejected at Nazareth, Sending of the Twelve, Death of John the Baptist.

January 28, 2024

Sermon: The Healer

• Psalm 131

• Mark 5:21-43 - Jesus heals Jairus’ daughter and the woman with the flow of blood

January 21, 2024

Sermon: Jesus in Gerasa

• Psalm 89:1-8

• Mark 5:1-20 - Jesus heals the Gerasene demoniac

January 14, 2024

Sermon: Hearing and Seeing - Ruth McCowan

Scriptures: 

• Psalm 139:1-18

• 1 Samuel 3:1-10

• John 1:43-51

January 7, 2024 - Epiphany

Scriptures: 

• Isaiah 60:1-7

• Matthew 2:1-15