Sermons
Batman, Barbie, and Jesus
Hook Good morning all, my name is Conrad and I am one of the pastors here. If you need a Bible to follow along in our Bible study this morning, put your hands in the air and one of our ushers will make sure you get one. I have long said that my two favourite... Read More →
The Picture of Love
Hook [Introduce yourself and hand out Bibles] You might not know it to look at me, but I am a nerd. I used to write code for a living. I have a wall full of Marvel and DC comic books. I have created my own board games AND attended a board game convention… three times.... Read More →
The Church As… the People of God
1 Peter 2:9–10 HOOK [[ The crazy driver with the Jesus Fish / A terrible Witness ]] BOOK (1 Peter 2:9–10, NKJV) But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvellous... Read More →
You’re Bad at Being God
What is your favourite season? [Hand out Bibles] Spring? Summer? Fall? Winter? I’m a bit of a special case. I have two favourite seasons. Christmas and Baseball. And with Christmas now behind us, and pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training in just over a month, the anticipation of opening day has begun to ramp... Read More →
Perishable, Imperishable, and Destructive
HOOK High School english class. (Hand out Bibles) Just the thought of it conjures up images of Ben Stein from The Wonder Years or Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. 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... Read More →
Hold On Loosely
Intro Doctor Who skit CONRAD: And today I’m excited to do my final sermon with Surrey CLA and dive into part 29 of our Mark series. DOCTOR: Thirty eight. [twenty] CONRAD: Pretty sure we’re doing the Gospel of Mark in order. 27, 28, 29. This isn’t some Christopher Nolan movie. We’re keeping it chronological. DOCTOR:... Read More →
The Christian Mirage
Greeting Well, thank you, thank you. Um, you know what? When you finally stopped getting this intro after Easter, you’re going to be like, oh man, I missed the Mark song. Someday, 40 years from now, you’ll hear it and you’ll be like, Mark. Anyway, so yes, I’m Conrad. I am one of the pastors... Read More →
My Idea Is Bad… But I’m Going With It
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 →
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. It’s not from my life.... Read More →
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 will be continuing on for... Read More →
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 a primary thing that you’re... Read More →
Devotionals
The Moving of the Spirit
Just before the flood begins to recede, Scripture tells us that a wind moves across the earth. The Hebrew word is ruah—a word rich with meaning. It can be translated as wind, breath, or spirit. This is the same word used in Genesis 1, when the Spirit of God moves over the formless waters at creation.... Read More →