St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Gordonville Ontario

“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.” ‭‭John‬ ‭16‬:‭13‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Let us pray. Lord Jesus, we thank you for the gift of…

“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭19‬:‭10‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Let us pray. Lord Jesus we confess at times we feel lost and forgotten. Our hearts struggle to remember who we are in these troubled times. Our busyness seems to have no end and we have forgotten how to…

“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭23‬:‭4‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Let us pray. Lord Jesus, You know the many hearts that are crying out for justice and closer but they don’t find any. The hearts that…

“After they had further proclaimed the word of the Lord and testified about Jesus, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages.” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭8‬:‭25‬ ‭NIV‬‬ The disciples who were with Jesus believed that it was their responsibility to use the gift that they had been given and to share the…

“Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw.” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭8‬:‭13‬ ‭NIV‬‬ When it comes to receiving the Holy Spirit, is it something that you think about a great deal or is it something that you expect to just happen and it won’t change…

“and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭1‬:‭11‬ ‭ESV‬‬ Let us pray. Lord Jesus, we ponder Your ascension into heaven before the disciples and the mix…

““For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.” ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭7‬:‭6‬ ‭ESV‬‬ Let us pray. Lord Jesus, there are many who bear Your image that…

11 I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. (‭‭‭Psalm‬ ‭119‬‬:‭11‬ ‭ESV‬‬) Let us pray. Lord Jesus, Your word brings light to our days and guides hearts to right living. Temptations try to flourish but Your words of life reveal their true nature and lead us to…

“For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭3‬ ‭ESV‬‬ Why is humility hard in a society that glorifies self…

8 Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.   The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), 1 Pe 3:8.   Peter is instructing those reading this letter on what being a Christian looks like. This is important to us here and now but was of upmost…