“The Shared Practice of Prayer” on Matthew 6:5-6 by Joe Ellis – Jan. 29, 2023
You know what they say about people who assume, don’t you? We all need to make assumptions in order to get through life. For example,...
“How to be a True Hypocrite” on Matthew 6:2-4 by Joe Ellis — Jan. 22, 2023
Last week I framed this section in the Sermon on the Mount as Jesus talking about practices specific to being part of the family that...
“Promising to be Family” on Matthew 6:1 by Joe Ellis — Epiphany Jan. 15, 2023
Let’s take a moment to notice something that happened earlier in the service. We made a promise to a baby. It doesn’t happen often that...
“A Recipe for Home” on Isaiah 55 by Joe Ellis — New Years Day, 2023
Our time together this morning is an opportunity to pause, reflect and ask, “Who do we want to be as people, as families, and as a church...
“The Word Becoming Flesh” on John 1:1-18 by Joe Ellis - Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2022
For some of us, this passage in the Gospel of John is anything but our first time reading it. We have become intimately familiar and...
“Christmas Eve Reflection” by Joe Ellis – December 24, 2022
I’d like to read you a note I received from my mom a little over fifteen years ago. At the time I was a student in Vancouver, looking...
"Saying Yes" on Matthew 1:18-25 by Michelle Ellis for the 4th Sunday in Advent – Dec. 18, 2022
Today, I’d like to focus in on the character of Joseph and how God draws him into His story. Joseph often plays a background role in the...


“Two Kingdoms” on Matthew 11:1- 15 by Joe Ellis - Third Sunday of Advent, December 11, 2022
We’ve been talking about the word vocation recently, not vacation. If you’re not familiar with that word, as Christians we use it to...
“John’s Vocation” on Matthew 3:1-12 by Joe Ellis — Second Sunday in Advent, December 4, 2022
When you start down the road of exploring being a pastor, one thing you’ll come up against pretty quickly is people asking you if you...
“Advent Waiting” on Matthew 24: 36-44 by Joe Ellis – Nov. 27, First Sunday in Advent 2022
Here we are in Advent. Advent marks a time, a season where we remind ourselves that we are waiting. That’s what the song “Come Thou...