Sermons
Writing On The Heart
March 18, 2018 | Lorne Bostwick
Series: Lent 2018
Most of us know something about God. We may be confident about that knowledge or we may hold it tentatively. Regardless, all of us have something in our heart that moves us and motivates us to love of neighbor. It may be near the surface of our lives or deep down in our hearts. In times of crisis, not only those who hold the same doctrine as you do, but people of great diversity all find it in their heart to be compassionate and loving toward their neighbors. Jeremiah reminds us that God promised that we would no longer have to tell one another to "Know the Lord" but that God would write law of love on our hearts, forgive our sin, and remember it no longer. Wouldn't you like to live as though this were already true?
The Purpose of Love: Inclusive or Exclusive
March 11, 2018 | Lorne Bostwick
Series: Lent 2018
"For God so loved the World that he gave his only son, the everyone who believes will not perish but have eternal life." Why is it that so many make the issue about those who are perishing instead of the persuasive power of the Gospel to save? Within the context of the story of Nicodemus, I think we can find the context to better understand the communal nature of the gospel message and its power to save us.
Anger in the Temple
March 4, 2018 | Lorne Bostwick
Series: Lent 2018
Anger is not something we like to talk about in the church. Psychologists tell us that human emotions are neutral but how we use them is critical to righteousness and wickedness. The apostle Paul says in his letter to the Ephesians, "Be angry but do not sin." Jesus cleansing of the temple is an act of righteous anger. Let us not sanitize it but seek to better understand how anger works and how it can be constructively used of good and not sin.