Did God Reject Most of Those He Called?
If many are called but only a small subset of those are chosen, is God playing a game with us, calling us back home from our playtime...
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Pastor Mike
- Jan 19
- 3 min
What does it mean to be a member of Jericho Road Church?
In my sermon last Sunday, I invited people to consider becoming a member of Jericho Road Church. I wanted to follow that up with some...
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Pastor Mike
- Jan 12
- 3 min
Responding to God's Prophetic Call
I have been intrigued this week thinking about Saul of Tarsus' (later called the Apostle Paul) conversion experience, his profound...
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Pastor Mike
- Jan 6
- 3 min
A LIFE LIVED TO THE GLORY OF GOD
Jesus will go on to say in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew's gospel, not to do your charitable deeds to be seen by others, to impress...
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Pastor Mike
- Dec 29, 2022
- 2 min
IT'S TIME TO EXPAND
Moses is close to 80 years old and has spent 40 years living in a foreign land, raising a family, tending to the sheep that belong to his...
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Pastor Mike
- Dec 23, 2022
- 2 min
Ordinary Joe – An Unsung Hero
This past Sunday I reflected a little in my message on the person of Joseph as we see him in Matthew's gospel. Today I simply wanted to...
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Pastor Mike
- Dec 16, 2022
- 3 min
Now How Shall We Live?
This year has not been an easy year. It started with my parents managing to look after themselves in their own apartment (with local...
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Pastor Mike
- Dec 9, 2022
- 3 min
Time For A Reset?
Last Friday we traveled back from the US after a wonderful time with our family over Thanksgiving. Our car was at the airport in Nanaimo,...
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Pastor Mike
- Dec 1, 2022
- 3 min
There is Hope in the Word
I was struck by Dan’s message of hope last week. During these unsettled times we need a rock to stand on, an anchor for our soul. God has...
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Pastor Mike
- Nov 24, 2022
- 3 min
Honk If You Love Jesus!
Honk if you Love Jesus! I recently read a story about a kind elderly lady who experienced the pure joys of Christian love upon making a...
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Pastor Mike
- Nov 17, 2022
- 4 min
How Open-Minded Are You?
HOW OPEN-MINDED ARE YOU? This morning in our reading of Scripture, Carol and I read of the incident in Acts where Paul and Silas, having...
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Pastor Mike
- Nov 10, 2022
- 3 min
Learning to Breathe Deeply
Just this week Carol and I got to take a meal around to Terrie and Garry Pighin and then to eat together. It was a special treat for us...
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Pastor Mike
- Nov 3, 2022
- 3 min
Bringing Heaven Down to Earth
How amazing that God works in and through the material stuff of this world—you, me, bread, wine, money, etc. Other religions and...
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Pastor Mike
- Oct 27, 2022
- 2 min
I Wonder How Many of You Know Where This Comes From?
I wonder how many of you know where this comes from? Maybe the picture above gave it away. It comes from the 'Big Book' used in...
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Pastor Mike
- Oct 21, 2022
- 2 min
An Open Heart is an Open Mind
I shared the following quote recently with my small group working through the Spiritual Formation training material; The form of learning...
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Pastor Mike
- Oct 13, 2022
- 2 min
Our Bloomin' Hydrangea
I mentioned last Sunday in my sermon that our hydrangea had blossomed this year in a spectacular fashion. So, I thought I would share a...
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Pastor Mike
- Oct 6, 2022
- 2 min
Frankly ..... how do we "rebuke" one another frankly and it go well?
In our Gospel text this past Sunday (Luke 17:1-10) we had this challening and perhaps perplexing command from Jesus. When someone we're...
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Pastor Mike
- Sep 29, 2022
- 2 min
The Good & Beautiful God Group
This week we started a journey with a group of people using this material from James Bryan Smith. In the introduction the writer makes...
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Pastor Mike
- Sep 7, 2022
- 3 min
THE GOOD & BEAUTIFUL GOD
“The greatest issue facing the world today, with all its heartbreaking needs, is whether those who, by profession or culture, are...
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Pastor Mike
- Sep 1, 2022
- 3 min
The Importance of Humility
Last Sunday we looked at Jesus' teaching on taking the "Lowly Place" at a wedding feast so that when the host comes, he will see you and...
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