Christmas 1 - December 30, 2012

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[00:00:38]  First Reading - 1 Samuel 2:18-20,26
[00:01:49]  Second Reading - Colossians 3:12-17
[00:03:13]  Gospel Reading - Luke 2:41-52
[00:04:46]  Sermon - Rev. Donald Gray
[00:19:24]  Blessing and Dismissal

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Christmas Eve (11:00PM) - December 24, 2012

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[00:01:22]  First Reading - Isaiah 9:2-7
[00:03:17]  Second Reading - Titus 2:11-14
[00:04:07]  Gospel Reading - Luke 2:1-14,15-20
[00:06:44]  Sermon - Rev. Chris Roth
[00:20:34]  Blessing and Dismissal

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The Third Sunday in Advent - December 16, 2012

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[00:00:51]  First Reading - Zephaniah 3:14-20
[00:02:25]  Second Reading - Philippians 4:4-7
[00:03:10]  Gospel Reading - Luke 3:7-18
[00:05:22]  Sermon - Brian Richardson
[00:20:33]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflection on

1. What would your reaction be to John the Baptist if you met him?
2. What does repentance mean to you? How does that relate to John the Baptists understanding? In what way is it preparation for God's comping?
3. John responded to the crowds, tax collectors and soldiers. What would he say to you if you yelled out your occupation?
4. How was it that what John was saying was considered "good news" (vs. 18)?

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2nd Sunday of Advent - December 09, 2012

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[00:00:48]  First Reading - Malachi 3:1-4
[00:01:57]  Second Reading - Philippians 1:3-11
[00:03:06]  Gospel Reading - Luke 3:1-6
[00:04:15]  Sermon - Rev. Chris Roth
[00:21:32]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflection on Malachi 3:1-4:

1. What is your reaction to Malachi's statement about God being a refiner's fire? Is it hopeful? Frighting?...?
2. What impurities are being burned away by e refiner's fire? In our world? In your life?
3. What does it mean to be purified/sanctified? Is this done to us, or do we have a part to play in the process? How does that process feel?
4. Who is the messenger? Who is he preparing the way for?

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First Sunday of Advent - December 02, 2012

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[00:01:11]  First Reading - Jeremiah 33:14-16
[00:01:57]  Second Reading - 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
[00:03:02]  Gospel Reading - Luke 21:25-36
[00:04:52]  Sermon - Rev. Donald Gray
[0:23:580]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflection on the readings for Advent 1:

1. If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be?
2. What does longing for God feel like? How would you explain it to someone?
3. What emotions arise when you think about the Second Coming of Christ?
4. How would you prepare yourself if you knew the Second Coming was soon? How might that help you prepare yourself for this Advent?

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The Reign of Christ - November 25, 2012

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[00:00:42]  First Reading - 2 Samuel 23:1-7
[00:02:35]  Second Reading - Revelations 1:4b-8
[00:03:41]  Gospel Reading - John 18:33-37
[00:04:45]  Sermon - Rev. Chris Roth
[00:21:57]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflection on Christ the King

1. What comes to mind when you think of a king?
2. How do yo understand Jesus as being the king of a kingdom?
3. How does your answer to question 1 affect your answer to question 2?
4. Are there areas of your life where you feel Christ isn't king?

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25th Sunday after Pentecost - November 18, 2012

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[00:01:14]  First Reading - 1 Samuel 1:4-20
[00:04:12]  Second Reading - Hebrews 10:11-25
[00:06:44]  Gospel Reading - Mark 13:1-8
[00:08:12]  Sermon - Rev. Donald Gray
[00:22:24]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflection on the theme of spiritual growth and development:

1. How do you understand yourself to be growing spiritually?
2. What steps do you take to in order to stay healthy and grow in your faith?
3. What is God's plan and grace-filled method for growing us spiritually?
4. Meditate on these passages in reference to your own life:

• Mark 8:34
• John 8:31-32
• Ephesians 4:22-24
• Galatians 4:19
• 2 Peter 3:18
• Romans 8:29; 12:2
• 2 Corinthians 3:18

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Remembrance Sunday - November 11, 2012

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[00:00:08]  Act of Remembrance
[00:03:54]  Opening Prayer
[00:04:31]  First Reading - Micah 4:1-5
[00:05:29]  Second Reading - Ephesians 6:10-17
[00:07:18]  Gospel Reading - Luke 6:27-36
[00:08:42]  Sermon - Rev. Chris Roth
[00:26:21]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflection

1. What is your personal Opinion regarding violence and Jesus' call to love our enemies?
2. Where do you see the seeds of war and violence in your life? (anger, contempt, etc.)
3. What can you do to be a peacemaker in your life?

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Feast of All Saints - November 04, 2012

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[00:01:06]  First Reading - Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 (The Apocrypha)
[00:02:17]  Second Reading - Revelation 21:1-6a
[00:03:25]  Gospel Reading - Mark 12:28-34
[00:04:48]  Sermon - Rev. Donald Gray
[00:16:28]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflection on All Saints Day:

1. Who has been a saint in your life by showing you God's reality and truth?
2. Is being a saint a part of your goals? Why or why not?
3. Do you have a favourite saint from history that you look up to? If you don't, consider finding one.

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22nd Sunday after Pentecost - October 28, 2012

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[00:00:45]  First Reading - Job 42:1-6,10-17
[00:02:44]  Second Reading - Hebrews 7:23-28
[00:04:13]  Gospel Reading - Mark 10:46-52
[00:05:27]  Sermon - Rev. Chris Roth
[00:24:36]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflection on Job

1. When was a time of great suffering in your life? How did if affect your relationship with God?
2. Why might God allow suffering?
3. If you were always rewarded for being good and always punished for being bad, how would your relationship with God be? Are there ways that challenge and mystery can draw us closer to God?
4. How do you react when you see someone suffering? How does it make you feel to be with people who are suffering?

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Feast of St. Luke - October 21, 2012

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[00:00:25]  First Reading - Sirach 38:1-4,6-10,12-14
[00:01:59]  Second Reading - James 5:13-20
[00:03:23]  Gospel Reading - Luke 4:14-21
[00:04:40]  Sermon - Rev. Chris Roth
[00:19:48]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflection on Luke 4:14-30:

1. Jesus came to bring good news, freedom and healing. Where in your life do you need mental, spiritual or physical healing?
2. Jesus had a home town. What are some of the challenges in being God's messenger to your home town? Why might it be difficult for some people to accept someone they know well to be God's messiah and prophet?
3. Why is Jesus' mission described as good news to the poor? Who are the poor?

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20th Sunday after Pentecost - October 14, 2012

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[00:00:42]  First Reading - Job 23:1-9,16-17
[00:01:56]  Second Reading - Hebrews 4:12-16
[00:03:06]  Gospel Reading - Mark 10:17-31
[00:05:38]  Sermon - Rev. Chris Roth
[00:21:33]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflection on Mark 10:17-31

1. How do you feel about money and what you own?
2. What role did money play in the rich man's life? What role does money play in your life?
3. Imagine Jesus was speaking to you personally. How would his words make you feel? How would you react?
4. Why do you think Jesus told the rich man to give his possessions to the poor? Is there anything you might need to give away?
5. How might wealth help you follow Jesus? How might wealth hinder you following Jesus?
6. Where does your sense of security come from?

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Harvest Thanksgiving - October 07, 2012

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[00:01:21]  First Reading - Joel 2:21-27
[00:03:05]  Second Reading -1 Timothy 2:1-7
[00:04:23]  Gospel Reading - Mark 10:2-16
[00:06:20]  Sermon - Rev. Donald Gray
[00:17:37]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflection on Mark 10:1-16

1. Why do you think there is a difference between Matthew 5:31-32; 19:3-9 and Mark 10? How do we read the Bible as faithful and intelligent followers of Christ? How do we prevent ourselves from following interpretations just because they are more convenient for use? If you  can, look into divorce and its effects in Jesus' day.
2. What do you think Jesus was trying to accomplish through this teaching? Moses allowed divorce because of the hardness of hearts. What does Jesus think of this hardness of the heart? What is God's intention for marriage?
3. Does Jesus' teaching on divorce show use something about how he views relationships in general?
4. Do you think Jesus wants people to remain in relationships where people are in danger of physical abuse? What about boredom? What is the Christian process when dealing with problems in a relationship?

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18th Sunday after Pentecost - September 30, 2012

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[00:00:09]  First Reading - Esther 7:1-6,9-10,9:20-22
[00:02:27]  Second Reading - James 5:13-20
[00:04:05]  Gospel Reading - Mark 9:38-50
[00:05:52]  Sermon - Rev. Chris Roth
[00:20:37]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions based on Mark 9:38-50:

1. Does the disciples' argument in verses 33-37 about who among them is the greatest have anything to tell us about verses 38-40?
2. When have you noticed a tendency in yourself to draw a line dividing people who belong and those who don't? Do those lines exist? If they exist how do our lines compare to Jesus' lines?
3. When have you experienced someone labeling you as belonging or not belonging?
4. Compare verse 40 to Matthew 12:30. How can these both be true? How does the context of both verses help us answer that question?
5. Consider what you believe about spiritual consequences for our actions. Are there consequences in this life and/or the afterlife? How does what you believe compare to what Jesus says in this passage?

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17th Sunday after Pentecost - September 23, 2012

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[00:00:42]  First Reading - Proverbs 31:10-31
[00:02:45]  Second Reading - James 3:13:4:3,7-8a
[00:04:28]  Gospel Reading - Mark 9:30-37
[00:05:56]  Sermon - Rev. Donald Gray
[00:19:50]  Blessing and Dismissal

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16th Sunday after Pentecost - September 16, 2012

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[00:00:33]  First Reading - Proverbs 1:20-33
[00:02:01]  Second Reading - James 3:1-12
[00:04:37]  Gospel Reading - Mark 8:27-38
[00:06:37]  Sermon - Rev. Chris Roth
[00:20:56]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflecting on James 3:1-12

1. Reflect on your use of your tongue. Do you use it more to build up and encourage or tear down and condemn? Do you often say things you later regret, or do people comment on how uplifted they are by your words?
2. How does your use of your tongue affect the rest of your life?
3. It has been said that "the tongue betrays the world that is in one's heart". What might your tongue tell you about your heart?
4. Reflect on Peter's tongue in Mark 8:27-38 and Jesus' response. Who do you say that Jesus is?

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15th Sunday after Pentecost - September 09, 2012

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First Reading - Proverbs 22:1-2,8-9,22-23
Second Reading - James 2:1-17
Gospel Reading - Mark 7:24-37
Sermon - Rev. Donald Grey

Questions for reflecting on  Mark 7:24-37

1. Read Jesus' teaching about the clean and unclean from the beginning of chapter 7 (especially versus 14-23). This teaching comes immediately before today's passage about a gentile woman (unclean) who is asking for Jesus' help. How does this affect how we see Jesus' reaction?
2. How would you hear Jesus' words as a) the woman asking for help b) the disciples and c) as those who are reading this passage in the modern world.
3. Who might you consider to be "unclean" by the way they look or the community they come from? Whois "clean" to you?
4. It was a deep tradition to separate gentiles and jews. What traditions do we hold onto that cause division in our cities and neighbourhoods? How does Jesus' teachings about the clean and unclean tear down those divisions?

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14th Sunday after Pentecost - September 02, 2012

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[00:01:43]  First Reading - Solomon 2:8-13
[00:03:04]  Second Reading - James 1:17-27
[00:04:53]  Gospel Reading - Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23
[00:04:54]  Sermon - Rev. Chris Roth
[00:25:14]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflection:

1. What makes you most angry and why?
2. What usually happens when you act out of anger (in that moment and in hours or days following)? 
3. Why does James say that human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires? 
4. What steps can you take to deal with anger in your life? 

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13th Sunday after Pentecost - August 26, 2012

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First Reading - 1 Kings 8:1,6,10,11,22-30,41-43
Second Reading - Ephesians 6:10-20
Gospel Reading - John 6:56-69
Sermon - Rev. Canon Gwen Bright

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12th Sunday after Pentecost - August 19, 2012

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[00:01:45]  First Reading - 1 Kings 2:10-12,3:3-14
[00:04:37]  Second Reading - Ephesians 5:15-20
[00:05:30]  Gospel Reading - John 6:51-58
[00:06:52]  Sermon - Rev. Chris Roth
[00:23:02]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflection on 1 Kings 2-3

1. God says to Solomon, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you" (1Kings 3:5). What would you ask for? What does Solomon's answer say about his character?
2. Reflect on why we sometimes assume it is necessary to be ruthless when it comes to being "in charge". Is is necessary to be ruthless in business? How does that sit with our vocation as Jesus' disciples?
3. How does obedience to the words of scripture have an effect on the success of out life? How do we understand times when we seem to be being obedient, but life seems to be a series of disasters?

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11th Sunday after Pentecost - August 12, 2012

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[00:02:10]  First Reading - 2 Samuel 18:5-9,15,31-33
[00:04:02]  Second Reading - Ephesians 4:25-5:2
[00:05:37]  Gospel Reading - John 6:35,41-51
[00:07:20]  Sermon - Rev. Chris Roth
[00:28:34]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflecting on 2 Samuel 14-18

1. How did God bring good out of David's difficult circumstances? How has God used difficult circumstances in your life? See Romans 8:28
2. Reflect on the presence of David's vices and virtues in his sons. Have you noticed your own virtues and vices in your parents or children? What effect has that had on your life, or even the lives of those around you?
3. Why do you think David behaves towards Absalom as he does? What do you think of his parenting strategy? How would you have behaved?
4. Why is David said to be a man after God's own heart? What might this say about how God views you?

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10th Sunday after Pentecost - August 05, 2012

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[00:01:50]  First Reading - 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a
[00:05:06]  Second Reading - Ephesians 4:1-16
[00:06:11]  Gospel Reading - John 6:24-35
[00:08:43]  Sermon - Rev. Chris Roth
[00:27:30]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflecting on Samuel 11:

1. Who is affected by David’s sins? When was a time your sin had an effect on those around you? Would you define sin as “personal” or “communal”?
2. Do you identify more with David, Bathsheba, Uriah, or Nathan? Why?
3. Why did David feel so confident to condemn the rich man in Nathan’s parable, but not see his own sin? When have you tried to pick a sliver out of someone’s eye, when you had a plank in your own (Matt 7)?  
4. Why does Nathan tell David a story, rather than accuse him of sin? How do people normally act when confronted with their sin? How do you respond when confronted by your sin?

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9th Sunday after Pentecost - July 29, 2012

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[00:01:50]  First Reading - 2 Samuel 11:1-15
[00:05:06]  Second Reading - Ephesians 3:14-21
[00:06:11]  Gospel Reading - John 6:1-21
[00:08:43]  Sermon - Rev. Chris Roth
[00:27:30]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflecting on 2 Samuel 11:

1. How do you feel when you hear that a respected Christian leader has committed a serious sin?
2. When was a time you had to deal with the consequences of a personal sin? Who was effected by it? How did it affect their lives?
3. How do yo think this action entered into David's mind as an option? Was it an action that came out of the blue, or do you think this action is the fruit of a smaller series of temptations, thoughts or sins? What might David have done to prevent this action?
4. Why do we want to cover up sin rather than confess it?

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