by Pastor Cecil | Oct 8, 2022 | Pastor's Blog
Luke 15:1-10 On 9/11, many demonstrated extraordinary courage and risked their lives to save other. One such person was the man in the red bandana. When hijacked Flight 175 hit the World Trade Center’s South Tower, people on the 78th floor sky lobby huddled together,...
by Pastor Cecil | Aug 22, 2022 | Pastor's Blog, Uncategorized
Luke 13:10-17 There are a number of cute stories about children misbehaving in worship. There’s the story of two boys who were always in trouble, and the pastor had spoken to them about it. They tried to sit in church and be good, until one morning when the pastor...
by Pastor Cecil | Aug 18, 2022 | Pastor's Blog
Colossians 3:1-11(12-14) In my first call, my senior pastor was a big fan of Lloyd Oglivie, then Senate Chaplain who was also a Presbyterian minister. As a pastor he met regularly with other clergy to pray and study the scriptures they would be preaching the next...
by Pastor Cecil | Mar 11, 2022 | Pastor's Blog
(Based on Philippians 3:17 – 4:1) The season of Lent is an emotionally charged journey with Jesus. It is a time of deep reflection as we consider the desert places in our lives and the practice and failure that meet us in our quest to follow Jesus to a cross… A...
by Pastor Cecil | Mar 11, 2022 | Pastor's Blog
I Corinthians 15:1-11, ESV Someone described these verses like the end of a movie: Paul rolls the credits beginning with the Director of All, Christ, and a summary of the gospel. Then the names scroll from Cephas to all the apostles. At the end Paul lists himself,...