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The Power of Restoration in John 11: Lessons from Lazarus
RESTOREJohn 11:1–44 Bethany is not a safe place for Jesus to go. That matters. When Jesus says he is going back to Judea, the disciples do not respond with calm trust. They respond with fear: “Rabbi, the Jews were just now trying to stone you, and are you going there…
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The Parable of the Lost Son: A Journey of Change
Today Our scriptures are taken from Luke 15:11-24 in the First Nation Version In this Lenten season, we often speak about repentance. But repentance is not only about feeling sorry. It is not only about naming what we have done wrong. At its heart, repentance is a changed direction. Lent…
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The Fig Tree Parable: A Call to Life and Transformation
The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree6 Then He told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard. He came and looked for fruit on it and found none. 7 So he said to the vinedresser of his vineyard, ‘Now these three years I have come…
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Finding Freedom in Lent: Release What Weighs You Down
Release: Setting Down What Was Never Yours to CarryHebrews 12:1–2 Friends, Lent invites us to tell the truth. Not to shame ourselves. Not to beat ourselves up. But to tell the truth in the presence of love. Unfortunately, Hebrews 12:1–2 has often been use to glorify suffering or to tell…
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Walking the Talk: Embracing Change and Accountability
Luke 19:1–10 There are words we love in church: grace, love, welcome, justice, mercy. We can say them beautifully. We can print them in bulletins. We can sing them in hymns. But Luke, again and again, asks a sharper question: When do those words become visible in our lives? Because…
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The Dangers of Unchecked Power
WORDS FROM REV MARCO I’ve been thinking a lot about power lately—not only the kind we see in governments and institutions, but the quieter kind that lives in ordinary life. Power is not always loud. Sometimes it is simply the ability to shape a room, steer a decision, set the…
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Breaking Barriers: A Faithful Journey Within
Friends, today in our series, “BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD,” we come to a hard truth: the barriers that keep the world from changing are not only out there. Many of them live within us—hidden in habits, fears, assumptions, and old stories we still obey.…
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A Christian Response to Bondi Beach
Many of us have been shaken by the news from Sydney, Australia. On December 14, 2025, a Hanukkah gathering at Bondi Beach was attacked in a mass shooting that authorities are treating as an antisemitic terror attack. This was meant to be a moment of light—community, rejoicing, family, and prayer.…
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HOPE AS A CALL TO ACTION
Hope is not merely an emotion; it’s a catalyst for action.James 2:17 states, “Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” Our hope should propel us into actions that reflect our faith and impact the world around us. What needs to be done is for us…
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Christ as God’s “Yes” to a Weary World
Luke 1:26–38 – Advent 1: Hope Friends, Advent begins not with a cozy scene, but with an interruption. The world around Mary is occupied, unjust, anxious. Our world is not so different: climate crisis, war, economic pressure, loneliness, and the ache many carry quietly. Into that kind of world, God…
Reverend Marco Ste-Marie 