Greeting I always love that big Nolani woo at the end. Um, so, good morning. I am Pastor Conrad, I’m one of the pastors here. It’s nice to see a relatively full house, right there. So, this morning, we’re going to get right into it. There’s two kinds of people in this world. There’s movie... Read More →
Good morning, everybody. Hi, Connor. I’m one of the pastors here. You may not know this, but I am a child of the ’80s—I was born in the ’80s. A lot of baby boomers contend that the ’60s was when music was perfected, and honestly, it’s kind of hard to argue. It’s subjective, but the... Read More →
Greeting You know, whenever the Sunday school gets dismissed and the teens go with them, I’m always like, Who’s left? I got my tech team. I got Brian and Anna. Kim is still here. You know, it’s a good sign. It’s a good sign that we have so many young people at our church. But... Read More →
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 am willing. Be clean!” 42... Read More →
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 will be continuing on for... Read More →
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 ball he shared a lot... Read More →
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 this: [[[ Community – Waywardness... Read More →
Intro 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 left you without a guardian today! May he become famous in Israel! He will encourage you... Read More →
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 wife of Mahlon, as my... Read More →
The Intro [ Parent Saves Video ] It’s always fun to watch these videos, isn’t it? When I was looking these up, my kids gathered around to watch and we all ooh’d and ahh’d and laughed and gasped and good times were had by all. But that parental instinct is a strong one, isn’t it?... Read More →
The Hook I’ve often talked about my love of baseball, and that has rubbed off on my boys. Teddy is just starting competitive baseball – where runs and outs are actually recorded – next spring. But Jonas started this past spring with Spring Ball, then immediately followed it up with Summer Ball. <<< SUMMER BALL... Read More →
The Hook High School english class. Just the thought of it conjures up images of Ben Stein from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, or The Wonder Years. But despite my general lack of interest in learning the nuances of the language I spoke every day, I still discovered some works that stick with me even now.... Read More →