In this special service, in which one of our adult congregation members was baptized, Peter reminded us that “God had always wanted a people of His own; a holy nation, a kingdom of priests. Not a people far off, quaking in fear at the bottom of a mountain, receiving the law on tablets of stone.”…
During this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Jan preached on how love is the essential element in our relationship with God and each other. To follow Jesus means to live a life of unconditional love for all – friends and enemies. The fractured worldwide church needs prayer and love for each other as Christ…
Preaching from Jacob’s encounter with God in Genesis and the gospel of John, Peter unpacked why we want to share our faith and encouraged us to invite others to “Come and see.”
In this Christmas sermon, we learned how our lives are like houses with shutters, which we must open in order to let the light in. God does not force himself upon us, but rather desires us to love Him and take our places in His family.
On this Sunday of Joy, Jan Waterschoot delivered a beautiful message about the importance of rejoicing in our salvation.
On Pentecost Sunday Francis spoke his congregation from all over the world about recognising the Holy Spirit. That might sound simple but as if a consequence of Babel, the words ‘Spirit’ and ‘Holy’ are understood in very different ways. This message tries to make it Biblical and simple.
In the 10th week of Lockdown we marked the Sunday between Ascension and Pentecost. It was a liminal time between phases of faith and experiences of Jesus. This message appreciates Jesus’ prayer in John 17, often described as ‘The high priestly Prayer of Jesus’ as a prayer showing his heart for his friends and what…
In Resurrection Time Jesus appeared to his disciples. So how might we see the Lord? In this message Francis opens the readings for Easter 6 to hear what Paul says about where not to look and Jesus promises to be found. The pictures referred to on the audio may be seen in the PDF.
In the 8th week of our Intelligent Lockdown, Francis applies the words of Jesus spoken to people being prepared to live in flux between ‘Old Normal’ and ‘New Normal’: “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms.” Is this relevant in our ongoing Corona Crisis?
It’s the ‘Second Sunday of Easter’, sometimes referred to as ‘Low Sunday’ and we are 5 weeks into the Dutch ‘intelligent lockdown’ trying to beat a Covid-19 pandemic. Church has left the building and is happening in homes linked online through Zoom. This is a time to reconsider who we are as church in the…