Sermons

Unlocking the Parables

Greeting Hello? Hello? Michael correctly observed that the mic was off. It would take a mic to know a mic. Thank you. I am a dad. Dad jokes are part of the thing with me now. Anyway, my name is Conrad. I'm one of the pastors here. I'm grateful to…

The Unforgivable Sin

Greeting Well, good morning, everybody. My name's Conrad. And you have the special privilege of if you're here with us live in person this morning. You don't get a screen. Yeah, it's a good time. So now instead of me running around frantically and sweating, I'm going to leave it…

Is the Resurrection Real?

Welcome/Introduction Opening Story A post-truth world, what’s true for your isn’t true for me. We only claim there is no truth, when the truth is inconveniencing us. [[[ Mythbusters — I reject your reality and substitute my own ]]] But at the same time when the truth is useful, we…

Guardrails on the Bowling Lane of Life

Intro Hi. I’m Conrad. What is a catch? The Process of the Catch. [[[ NFL Catches ]]] Scripture Jesus was going through the grain fields on a Sabbath, and his disciples began to pick some heads of wheat as they made their way. So the Pharisees said to him, “Look,…

Comfortably Numb

Well, good morning, everybody. My name's Conrad, I'm one of the pastors here. Um, it's always good when you can start off with the Pink Floyd cover in the morning. Amen. Um, yeah. Thank you. Introduction: The Pot Roast Story So, um, I want to start off with a story.…

Signpost on the Road to Nowhere

Intro Welcome! [[[ BABYLON BEE ]]] Passage — Mark 1:40–45 40 Now a leper came to him and fell to his knees, asking for help. “If you are willing, you can make me clean,” he said. 41 Moved with indignation, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I…

An Evidential Gospel

Greeting and Introduction Well, good morning. Oh, I skipped it. I should go back. I'm Pastor Conrad. Hello? Thank you. Thank you, Tanya, Kim and Graham, and everyone else, I guess, as well. So I don't know if you remember when I first introduced the book of Mark, which we…

Finding Yourself

Greeting and Introduction Well, good morning, everybody. My name's Conrad. I'm one of the pastors here at Surrey CLA. It is nice to be with you this morning. So, time for honesty. Who was second screening during the intro video? You guys know what that is? It's when you have…

Take Care of Your Tools

Intro Good morning, my name is Conrad, I’m one of the pastors here. And today, I’d like to talk about my Dad. We lost him to cancer 8 years ago this past October at the age of just 55. But in the brief time that he had on this terrestrial…

Into The Wilderness

Prologue Good morning, my name is Conrad and I’m one of the pastors here at Surrey CLA. How many people in the room this morning are familiar with the idea of “wandering in the wilderness”? Typically when we talk about wandering in the wilderness, we are referring to something like…

Foreshadow

Intro Halloween Safety is what makes fear fun -> in the pocket Scripture 13 So Boaz married Ruth and slept with her. The Lord enabled her to conceive and she gave birth to a son. The village women said to Naomi, “May the Lord be praised because he has not…

Beautiful Mess

Intro [ MYTHBUSTERS - STILL ] [ MYTHBUSTERS - IDIOM HISTORY ] Passage Then Boaz said to the leaders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I have acquired from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon. 10 I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, the…