“Behold Your Son… Your Mother” – John 19:26,27      1. The Third Word – Mary and John There is a story about a cross eyed judge who looked at the three defendants in the dock and said to the first one, “So how do you plead?” “Not guilty” said the second defendant. “I wasn’t […]

“Today You Will Be With Me In Paradise” – Luke 23:43      1. “Cross-Word” sermon series In case you weren’t here last Sunday, I want to let you know that I am preaching a series of sermons during this Lenten season on Jesus’ words from the cross. Some of the significant words from each […]

“Father, Forgive Them” – Luke 23:34 & Luke 15:3-7   Introduction – Crossword puzzles Several years ago over the Christmas season, the CBC news program, “The Journal,” had a special feature on crossword puzzles. Some people are almost addicted to doing crossword puzzles – it’s one of the first things they reach for in the […]

“10,000 Reasons – Songs that Inspire Us” – Psalm 103      The Story behind the song What does it look like to ‘bless someone, with all that is within you?’ It’s a rhetorical question that is prompted by the opening verse of Psalm 103. ‘Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within […]

“In Christ Alone: Hymns/Songs that Give Us Life”      The story behind the hymn Since the song we are considering is only 20 years old rather than 200 like some of our other hymns, the story behind the song doesn’t have nearly the mystique and intrigue that the other ones did. We can relate […]