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The Fear of Scarcity and the Allure of Wealth

For this week's sermon I made an interpretive decision to read the Parable of the Rich Fool (Luke 12:13-21) in...
Steve Filyk
September 2, 2018
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Seeing with the Heart

In Sunday's Bible lesson, 1 John 3:1-7, we were reminded of our identity as God's children and called to express...
Steve Filyk
July 10, 2018
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O Canada!

This past weekend a couple people asked me: "What happened to our flags?".  Last fall as Session was discussing the...
Steve Filyk
July 3, 2018
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Unpacking Sunday's Sermon: God's Calling in our Senior Years

The past two weeks we have encountered two Biblical characters who saw God's purposes for their lives revealed in...
Steve Filyk
June 17, 2018
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Unpacking Sunday's Sermon: Abraham

In our culture the goal of many people is to be settled: to stay in one place, in one job, with one person, rather...
Steve Filyk
June 10, 2018
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The Closure of First Presbyterian in Prince Rupert

During the worship service I mentioned that First Presbyterian Church (Prince Rupert) closed this past week. You...
Steve Filyk
June 3, 2018
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Unpacking Sunday's Sermon: Esther

The book of Esther makes for an interesting read. It is a rag-to-riches story that adds court intrigue, violence...
Steve Filyk
May 27, 2018
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Unpacking Sunday's Sermon: Elijah

All at once, a strong wind shook the mountain and shattered the rocks. But the Lord was not in the wind. Next,...
Steve Filyk
May 20, 2018
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Unpacking Sunday's Sermon: Job

In today's sermon I posed "What is your theology of suffering?". I then proposed that for most people, a theology...
Steve Filyk
May 13, 2018
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Unpacking Sunday's Sermon: David

When Paul is preaching at a synagogue in Psidian Antioch he notes that God said this about David: "I have found...
Steve Filyk
May 6, 2018

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