6th Sunday of Easter - May 25, 2014

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The readings are from the NSRV (New Revised Standard Version) Bible. You can read the passages online at: http://www.biblegateway.com/?version=NRSV.

[00:00:45]  First Reading - Acts 17: 22-31
[00:02:59]  Second Reading - 1 Peter 3:13-22
[00:05:08]  Gospel Reading - John 3: 1-15
[00:07:32]  Sermon - Rev. Regula Brandle
[00:26:18]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflection on Acts 17: 22-31 and John 3: 1-15:

1. What would you say are the reasons you come to church?
2. How much are you concerned with the externals of religion (music, dress, building, etc.)? How concerned are you with knowing Jesus as a real person in your life?
3. What would you need to do in order to know Jesus more intimately?

Today's bulletin can be found here.

Rev. Chris Roth posts the text of the sermons on his blog.

www.sttimothy-edm.ca

5th Sunday of Easter - May 18, 2014

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The readings are from the NSRV (New Revised Standard Version) Bible. You can read the passages online at: http://www.biblegateway.com/?version=NRSV.

Due to technical difficulties the first and second readings are not included in today's recording.

[n/a]  First Reading - Acts 7:55-60
[n/a]  Second Reading - 1 Peter 2:2-10
[00:00:47]  Gospel Reading - John 14:1-14
[00:02:45]  Sermon - Rev. Chris Roth
[00:17:35]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflection on Acts 7:5-60:

1. How did Stephen become the kind of person that could pray for the forgiveness of those who stoned him to death?
2. Do you consider holiness to be a part of a Christian life? What is holiness?
3. What is one thing you could do to open yourself to transformation into holiness? 

Today's bulletin can be found here.

Rev. Chris Roth posts the text of the sermons on his blog.

www.sttimothy-edm.ca

4th Sunday of Easter - May 11, 2014

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The readings are from the NSRV (New Revised Standard Version) Bible. You can read the passages online at: http://www.biblegateway.com/?version=NRSV.

[00:00:51]  First Reading - Acts 2: 42-47
[00:02:16]  Second Reading - 1 Peter 2:19-25
[00:04:24]  Gospel Reading - John 10: 1-10
[00:05:50]  Sermon - Rev. Chris Roth
[00:21:37]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflection on Acts 2:42-47:

1. What would you say are the essential parts of a church?
2. If you imagine yourself back in the church of Acts what would you think of being a part of that community?
3. What would you like about being a part of that community?What wouldn’t you like? 

Today's bulletin can be found here.
Rev. Chris Roth posts the text of the sermons on his blog.

www.sttimothy-edm.ca

Third Sunday of Easter - May 04, 2014

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The readings are from the NSRV (New Revised Standard Version) Bible. You can read the passages online at: http://www.biblegateway.com/?version=NRSV.

[00:01:16]  First Reading - Acts 2:14a, 36-41
[00:02:45]  Second Reading - 1 Peter 1:17-23
[00:04:15]  Gospel Reading - Luke 24:13-35
[00:00:00]  Sermon - Rev. Chris Roth
[00:26:25]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflection on Acts 2:14a, 36-41:

1. Why is repentance the crowd’s first reaction?
2. Repentance is defined as a “change of mind or purpose”. This is a change from what “mind” to what “mind”?
3. What was the end point of repentance?   

Today's bulletin can be found here.

Rev. Chris Roth posts the text of the sermons on his blog: http://revchrisroth.blogspot.ca/

www.sttimothy-edm.ca