August 14, 2024Pastor Gordon CookGenesis 2:7-9, 16, 17This is that wonderful story of creation. It comes into sharp focus here in Genesis 1 and Genesis 2.  Genesis 1 is the overview and Genesis 2 is more of a focused view on the sixth day, and here's what God does for our first parents. In verses 7-9 you get a wonderful sense here of God's goodness, his generosity, his kindness by this beautiful g...  Read More

July 31, 2024Pastor Gordon CookMatthew 6:9-13: Pray then like this, “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.”To continue this theme of forgiveness I want to turn to anothe...  Read More

July 24, 2024Pastor Gordon CookLuke 18:9-14, “He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like thi...  Read More

July 17, 2024Pastor Gordon CookColossians 4:2, “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.” There is a little paperback by the Puritan Thomas Watson titled A Godly Man's Picture. In other words, what does a godly man look like? And typically like a Puritan, he has 24 characteristics of a godly man or a godly woman, and two of them are found right here in Colossians 4. ...  Read More

July 10, 2024Pastor Bernard IbrahimColossians 3:1-4, “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.”Pa...  Read More

July 3, 2024Pastor Gordon CookRomans 8:28-30, “And we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he als...  Read More