This is my sermon from Sunday, January 8, 2023. It is based on Luke 2:41-52. Years ago when my wife Alisha chose to go to Houghton College in New York, her best friend Janis also decided to go there. Houghton is a Christian college. And Janis’s parents had a lot of trouble understanding why she …
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Reflections on the Book of Acts #23: Getting to Rome
Here's the link to Acts 23. Years ago I asked a pastor how to know where God is leading me. His response? "God can't steer a parked car." Fair enough. Now, at the time I interpreted this pastor's words as meaning that if we want God to lead us we at least need to be …
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Reflections on the Book of Acts #16: Lydia
Here's the link to Acts 16. It's such a beautiful, simple part of the story. Paul and his missionary partners travel to the Roman colony of Philippi and, going to find a place to pray, encounter some women with whom they share the gospel, including a business woman named Lydia. Then we read this: A …
Reflections on the Book of Acts #10: God is Not a Name
Here's the link to Acts 10. The word "God" is not a name; it's a category. I say this because if someone I don't know tells me they believe in God, one of my first thoughts is: What God? Because who knows what they think God is or what God is like. The word "God" …
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Reflections on the Book of Acts #7: Stephen
Here's the link to Acts 7. Preaching about Jesus is usually a safe activity in our present culture. Whether we're doing it as we should or not, there is virtually no risk in sharing our faith in Canada. For the most part. Not so in other places around the world. Think of what it must …
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