Knox Presbyterian Church, McDonald's Corners, Ontario

From Feb 20, 2022.  It was great to see the Elphin Church service in-person with streaming.

Message: Playing Outside the Rules

Luke 6:27-38

a) Jesus never maintains the “Way things were, but the way things could be!”

b) Therefore; “those who will hear-Love your enemies!”

c) Love always plays way beyond the rules… Love extravagantly.

From Sunday Feb 13, 2022

"Jesus Came to Love"

Luke 5:12-16, 27-32

1. Jesus Heals the tired soul

2. Being quiet in God restores our sick minds, bodies and souls

3. The Church (us) of Jesus Christ is to love extravagantly!

Sunday Feb 6, 2022

Luke 5:1-11

Message: “Growing Deeper….Living Larger”

a) Going Deeper in Jesus is Uncomfortable! Requires Denying ourselves

b) It requires us to leave our nets (Whatever that might look like)

What is it that stops us from knowing our greatest hour? Fear!

c) Jesus assists us in leaving our comfort zone in order to live Larger.

Peter, there is nothing to fear.

From Jan 23, 2022

Message: Mountaintop Moments

Luke 9:28-36

From January 16, 2022

Message: Saving the Best till Last

Scripture: Luke 2:1-11

From our Zoom Service on April 18th

Scripture: St. John 2:13-22 Spiritual Soup for the Soul!

1) 3 Things we need to maintain balance, in order to be complete…

- Healthy Body, Mind and Spirit!

2) The Soup has a healing Substance when it includes a Healthy ingredient… Soul Soup! 3) Jesus removed everything in the earthly Temple that was destructive To Kingdom Health. Same re: Temple of the Holy Spirit… Our Bodies are the Temple of the Holy Spirit!

1 Corinthians 6:19,20

Scripture: Mark 1:9-15

This passage sounds like a Tarzan movie… Jesus lived with the wild animals… 40 days and nights…
1) The Angels took care of Jesus… Angels are with us also!
2) In The wilderness Jesus discovers his identity… who He is!
3) Jesus Message after his emergence from the Dessert, “The Kingdom of God is NOW!” Repent… and BELIEVE THE GOODS NEWS!

Happy Valentines Day Church Family!

Feb 14, 2021

Mark 9:2-9

The Love Cloud

Question: What is LOVE To you?

1) This is the Sunday that we Celebrate Valentine’s Day!

2) Love is always a risk… It often can hurt. True Love comes from Our Father.

3) Love draws us to listen to those we love and love us… eventually taking that love, even to those who are unlovable.

Sunday February 7, 2021

Message: The Jesus Connection

Scripture: John 15:1-17

1) We are STRONG WHEN we are CONNECTED to Jesus Christ.

2) We ONLY BEAR FRUIT when we have been pruned.

3) When we Bear FRUIT, we allow JESUS to shine in our world

Hi Church Family,

From Jan 31, 2021

Scripture: John 10:7-18

Message: “The Gate and His Glory ”

This is the 5th “I AM” that we will study!

1) Jesus said; “I Am the Gate for the sheep” I am The Good Shepherd.

2) v.10 the Principle of Abundance… when we are related to The Good Shepherd!

From Sunday Jan 24, 2021

Scripture: John 6:35-37

Message: “Man, give me some Bread…I want to make sense out of Life” ”

Question: In Life or Death… What are the Keys to LUXURY?

1) Jesus’ Promise to those who decide to follow him… Abundance!

2)There would always be enough Bread for U!

Scripture: John 4:7-14

Message:
“Unlimited Water & Unlimited Bread”
Question: In Life or Death… What are the Keys to LUXURY?
1) Jesus’ Promise to those who decide to follow him…
2) Always enough Water and always enough Bread!

Scripture: John 1:12-26

Message: “Belonging"

Question: Who Owns You? To Whom Do You Belong?

1) This is the Sunday That we celebrate Christ’s Baptism (Mark 1:4-11)

2) If you don’t know whom you belong to (For sure) Then find out!  3) If You do know… How Do Others around you know who you are?

From Sunday, Jan 3 2021:

Message: Rediscovering a Fresh Perspective of our Faith Walk

Scripture: John 1:1-18

1)  Put Jesus into anything you are facing now… He will Enlighten U!

2) Jesus Always sheds Light on whatever situation we find ourselves in;

Additional Reading in John’s Gospel (read 1:1-15) 3:19, 6:35, 10:7-9, 15:5, 11:25, 8:12

Have you ever looked forward to something and it was so much more than you thought it would be?
1) That is what happened to Simeon. Discovering the Christ child was beyond his EXPECTATIONS!
2) Jesus the UNEXPECTED!
3) …Then and Now!

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all had a great Christmas.  Here's the recording from our Christmas eve service.

We missed the intro, but the recording starts just into the first song.

Happy New Year!

Hi Church Family.

Enjoy the nice snow we're seeing today!  Only a few days left before Christmas.

We were a bit delayed starting this weeks recording; sorry to miss the opening and first Hymn.

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7

Message: There will be LOVE

Why will there be Love?

1) Because God made the sequence of events in time, to include a tiny baby… highlighted by an Angel choir.

2) No intimation here. In Gods plan shepherds embraced a baby.

3) Our Response should be…LOVE… LOVE …LOVE!

From Dec 13, 2020

Scripture: Isaiah 7:1-25

Message: There Will Be Joy

1) Why will there be JOY?  Because of Jesus Name…God with us!

2) What does that Mean today? Jesus invades the chaos of our lives.

3) Our Response should be… Out of our Joy, project Love… care towards everyone we meet… When that happens, Christ is visualized in us… GOD WITH US!

Thank you RK Smith Books for sharing your Christmas Poem at church yesterday.  Check out her page and website for her collection of Children's Books.  https://www.rksmith.ca/ 

From Sunday Dec 6, 2020:

Message: There will be Peace

Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-116

First Sunday of Advent!

Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-5

Message "You will be the Light....You are the Hope!"

Have a great week family!

A big thanks to Rebekah from  RK Smith Books for joining us to share her story of Violet.  Check out her book collection at: https://www.rksmith.ca/ 

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

1) NOTE: This Story suggests, that we are to view each individual, that we come across, as though they were Christ himself.
2) We will all be JUDGED by our relational attributes with others.
3) We will be judged by the good that we do not do!

Hi All, From this mornings service!

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Message: The Parable of the one who thinks they have nothing to offer.

1) Remember, each Servant was given Something to work with! GIFT!

2) Master may delay His return…But He expects a return from US:

a) The One with One talent, Feared FAILURE

b) The One with one Talent Played the life - long game “If Only”

The one thing the 1 talent person did was “What’s the use?”

ISSUE TODAY: Are we doing what we can, where we are, with what we have? Or are we doing “NOTHING”? Only U can answer That!

From Sunday November 8, 2020!

Scripture: Nehemiah 11:2, 10-12, 15-17, 22

Message: In Praise of the Unsung Hero's!

1) Step 1… The heroes were recognized as Heroes!

2) Step 2… The Heroes devotion was Honored.

3) Step 3 … The Heroes deeds were recorded.

Sunday, Nov 1 2020

Message: God Sees You

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

1) As a People of God, Followers of Jesus Christ, I’ve noticed in the voices of each of you, you long for this Season to STOP!

2) Enter Jesus

3) Our Father never forgets us. He is incredibly involved in our lives. Those who have gone on before us have left memories… they are examples of Jesus alive in us!

From todays service: Oct 25, 2020:

Message - Keeping our Eye on the Ball

Scripture - Matthew 22:15-22

1) 2 images on each coin you spend or invest…

2) May God Bless us in our living and bless us in our Loving as we give ourselves away!

From Sunday Oct 18, 2020:

Message: Your Wake-up Call

Scripture: Philippians 3:4-14

1) Paul Sought (with ZEAL) His own Worthwhile goals!

2) Understand, in order for Paul to succeed, to make his life count, he discovered He had to change his life goals. (So Might We)

3) Paul (1) Goal… to Serve Jesus Christ!

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Message: Catching the Thanksgiving Spirit

1) Thanksgiving is a response that must become Contagious.

2) When we are Thankful, we are aware of our debt.

3) Thankfulness forces us to acknowledge our Responsibility

4) Thankfulness affirms our faith in our Living God!

Scripture: Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon: "OK Boomers!"

1) First Response of a Son was Supposedly Defiant but eventual Obedient (v.29)

2) The Second response was of a Son supposedly Polite but eventual Defiant (v.30)

Which are we! Whatever our Response to Christ’s Voice, let’s LISTEN, put on our work-clothes and bring in the harvest.

Sunday Sept 27, 2020

Scripture: Romans 8:28-39

Message: Gods Simple Plan for Victorious Living

1) Step 1… Accept God’s Total Provision for U as a Christian(v.28)!

2) Step 2… Allow God To Re-create you to become more like His Son

3) Step 3… As a Victorious Christian take pride in all the Benefits we have in Christ!

Scripture: Exodus 16:2-15

Message: A Cure for Complainers

1) Step 1… Let us declutter our minds by confessing our pettiness!

2) Step 2… We need to dwell on God’s Provision.

3) If we find ourselves murmuring, we need to discover our purpose for being here on earth!

Message: How do we Forgive?

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

1) For many Christians, Forgiving People who have hurt us is hard.

2) It can be the Biggest obstacle to our mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

3) We can only forgive, by recognizing we have been forgiven.

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-15

Message: We're called to live in Freedom!

From Sunday, Aug 23, 2020.

Message: “Building a Winning Team”

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

1) Jesus calls us to be a Light to the Nations.

2) Jesus us to be a Community of Love.

3) In the midst of COVID 19, Jesus calls us to build His Church…

Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28

Message: “Desperate Times call for….”

1) In desperate Times Call on Jesus.

2) This Woman teaches us that Desperation does Not disqualify us from great faith!

3) Bring our DESPERATE Circumstances to Jesus - He ALWAYS HEARS!

From: Aug 9, 2020

Sermon: Confronting Fear!

Matthew 14:13-21

1) We MUST Confront our Fear! Get OUT of Our Boat.

2) Doubt will sink us… If We sink, Call on Jesus.

3) Let Your Faith in Jesus Christ Prevail.

Sermon: "Bring it here to me"

Matthew 14:13-21

1) Seeing the World as Jesus see it, BEGINS with Compassion

2) Seeing The World as Jesus sees it, ends with Compassion!

Sermon: Rise Above Discouragement

Scripture: Luke 7:11-17

1) Don’t Deny the Reality!

2) Consider God’s Alternatives.

3) Let Jesus Touch you!

1 Samuel 17

1) Have the COURAGE to step up to a battle bigger than you are!

2) Have the CONFIDENCE to ride on the Shoulders of The Faithful

3) Have the COMMITMENT to FINISH the Fight…WHY? Because of the

The Direction of our focus… Jesus is our Champion. Look to Him!

From 1st Samuel 17

1) Have the COURAGE to step up to a battle bigger than you are!

2) Have the CONFIDENCE to ride on the Shoulders of The Faithful

3) Have the COMMITMENT to FINISH the Fight…WHY? Because of the

The Direction of our focus… Jesus is our Champion. Look to Him!

Happy Fathers Day!

Scripture: Matthew 9:35 – 10:8

With special guest: Rebekah Smith