November 22, 2015
Our worship service today on testimony concludes our 6 Sunday series on practices that unify us as a congregation. Perhaps you are a bit puzzled by this topic, thinking that we don’t do testimony here at Berkey. Testimony certainly is a word or concept from an earlier era in church life, and was and is […]
November 15, 2015
I am possibly the worst person in this congregation to do a sermon on hospitality. I am one of the most inhospitable persons I know of. As an introvert, I prefer talking one-on-one with people instead of meeting with larger groups. I like to cook, even to cook for larger groups, but I’m not enthusiastic […]
November 10, 2015
We continue with our worship series on the practices that bind us together as a congregation. We renewed our baptismal commitment, looked at honouring everyone, and last week, we looked at rituals of worship, specifically anointing. This week, the practice is generosity. To help us engage this topic, let’s look at this passage from 2 […]
November 1, 2015
Today we’re continuing a series of six worship services on congregational practices that make Berkey the congregation it is. Two weeks ago we renewed our baptisms and last Sunday we focused on honoring each other. Today we turn to rituals in worship. Numerous times, the focus group that we gathered to talk about congregational practices […]
