"The Gospel is Not Threatened" - Sermon based on Philippians 1:12-26 - by Joe Ellis - Sept. 26, 2021
We know how things turn out for Christianity up to our point in history — enormously well. We know that what began as a small little fledgling sect of Judaism had an unprecedented, phenomenal advance. We know this by experience. Two thousand years after Jesus, in our small community in Central British Columbia, we have ten churches. Ten churches that adhere to the teachings of a sect of Judiasm that began in the middle east, in the middle part of the first century. It's
"Rejoicing in Jail" - Sermon on Philippians 1:12-18a by Joe Ellis — September 19, 2021
I often take for granted that Paul had a difficult life. I sometimes find myself reading a passage like this one in Philippians and thinking, “Of course Paul should be happy when he’s in prison — he’s Paul! Everything is about the Gospel for him. He probably tied his sandals for the Gospel. It’s no wonder he was rejoicing in prison!” Whereas for me, it’s understandable that I would get annoyed when someone doesn’t give me the right of way on the Telkwa bridge — this isn’t
"A Church for Me" - A Sermon on Philippians 1:1-11 by Joe Ellis - Sept. 12, 2021
When I took Ben on some rides at the Fall Fair, there was a line that showed how tall kids needed to be in order to be allowed on the ride. He would stand on his tiptoes, and he even stood on a rise in the ground to be allowed on the Salt and Pepper. I had him wrapped safely in my arms to keep him from being thrown around. But as Christians we don’t have to measure up to a certain standard in order to belong. Sometimes when we have conversations with each other about church
