Scripture Passage Matthew 22:15-22 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Freedom to Give Yourself What is freedom? This question is at the root of their question to Jesus about paying taxes. Do you, Jesus, as a leader of the people, accept our submission to a foreign power? Or should we stand up and fight for […]
Welcome All: Welcoming Others with an Indebted Heart
Scripture Passage Luke 7:36-48 36 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and when he went into the Pharisee’s house he reclined to dine. 37 And a woman in the city who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment. 38 She stood behind him at […]
Live with Authority
Scripture Passage Matthew 21:23-32 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script A Life I Want to Live I want to live my life with authority. Whenever my final breath is, I want to know that I’ve done my part to the fullest. I want to know that I lived out my unique calling. I want to […]
What is an Elder?
This post is part of a series on Eldership. To learn more about eldership at St. Timothy’s, please click here. This primer explains what an elder is, and why we have elders. Much of this material is taken from “Becoming an Elder in the PCC” – a document produced by the Presbyterian Church in Canada. […]
Let Love Expand You
Scripture Passage Romans 13:8-14 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Owed Love St. Paul begins the passage by saying this: “Owe no one anything, except to love one another.” (Romans 13:8) We owe something to those who love us and take care of us. The amount of love and help we’ve received, we owe that […]
Overcome Judgmental Attitudes
Scripture Passage Romans 14:1-12 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Judgmental Attitudes In today’s passage, St. Paul talks about judgmental attitudes. That is what I want to reflect on today. Judgmental attitudes destroy relationships and communities. This was the underlying issue in the community in Rome. Judgmental attitudes were threatening the community. Judgmental attitudes create […]
