Author: David Cay

The Book of Joshua – January 5, 2025

Joshua 2

Many religions and belief systems have followers that have “blind faith, which means faith without evidence. They operate on a single witness who claimed to have a vision in private. The problem, however, is there’s no other witnesses to corroborate if that vision happened

It’s different with Christianity. The most important events – like Jesus dying on a cross, the resurrection (empty tomb), the miracles – are all very public. The Bible rejects blind faith! I think it actually invites skepticism; it encourages you to ask good questions and dig deep on the evidence.

We do need faith, but it’s different from what a lot of people think. My question today is: what does excellent faith look like? I’m going to try to show you that excellent faith is bold with the big idea, and diligent with the details. That’s what we’ll learn from the story of an unlikely hero.

Christmas – December 22, 2024

Luke 2:8-14

Our story is about a group of Shepherds that encounter an Angel that was so glorious that it put their whole life on hold. They were the first to experience the glory of the Christmas story, but they were not meant to be the last!

Because like them, we can still experience the glory of the Christmas story today.

Christmas – December 8, 2024

Luke 1:5-20

Sometimes we underestimate preparation, but it can make all the difference, and that theme is fitting today as we begin a series of Christmas/Advent sermons that aims to prepare our hearts for the birth of Jesus.

So, my big question today is: how should we prepare when we inevitably face the most important moments in life?

Our Bible story will show us that we need to prepare with everyday faithfulness, and everyday faith. Today our Bible Story takes place a year and half before the birth of Jesus. And it’s about an old priest named Zechariah and the time he meets an angel.

The Sermon on the Mount – November 10, 2024

Matthew 5:43-48

Relationships are a huge part of life. They can be a huge source of joy, or they can be a huge source of pain. Today, our Bible passage is about the relationships that cause us pain. The big idea today is to look to God and imitate Him in our most difficult relationships.

God is a perfect father, but the knowledge of that is not enough. God wants us to emulate Him.

The Sermon on the Mount – October 27, 2024

“The Beatitudes”

Matthew 5:1-12

Today, it might seem like we live in more “civilized times” when people won’t have to die for their faith. But this doesn’t mean that it’s easy to be a Christian today. The Christian life if lived right will be marked by difficulty. It won’t be comfortable and that’s what we learn from our Bible passage today.

Our passage today is famously called the Beatitudes, it is the start of Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount.

Moses: Living By Faith – October 6, 2024

Exodus 33:13-34:7

We all have role models that we want to be like. But as Christians our greatest role model is God himself. And the whole Bible teaches us be like Jesus. But what does that mean do we try to walk on water and heal people. We won’t be able to do that. So what does it mean?

Can we boil down the essence of what made Jesus so great and emulate that? Thankfully, today’s Bible story is about God explaining to Moses what the very essence of his greatness is. And the story helps us to know God better but it also helps us to know what God wants us to be.

We learn two things about God in this passage:

  1. God is extremely kind
  2. God is extremely just

Moses: Living By Faith – September 29, 2024

Exodus 18:13-24

Most of us will go through seasons of overwhelming busyness. Some of us are on a trajectory to burnout and you don’t even know it. The Bible gives us guidance for stressful seasons.

Our Bible story today is about a time when Moses had such an overwhelming amount of responsibility, that he was failing everyone too! God gave him a way out of that kind of trouble, and God wants to help us in a way that’s not too different.

Moses: Living By Faith – September 15, 2024

Exodus 2:1-10

We live in a world in which many people are rewarded for being unkind and unfair. This is called injustice. Injustice is all over the place – in governments, schools, workplaces and homes.

It is everywhere, where many people are using their power to exploit other people to gain an unfair advantage. So, my big question today is how do we respond to injustice? Do we just whine about it? Do we give up? Do we respond with violence?

Our Bible story passage today, shows us the best way to thrive amid an unjust environment. Today we’re starting a new series in the life of Moses. We find that his story starts with his mom and his sister who found a way to deal with injustice.

Discipleship: 1st & 2nd Thessalonians – September 1, 2024

1 Thessalonians 4:1-6

This sermon is about sex. I think it’s a really interesting topic, but it’s can also be awkward because it comes with quite a bit of baggage.

Looking back, I’ve always wondered why they only used fear-based tactics to teach about sex? Sex is supposed to be a great gift from God.  It’s not something to be afraid of or ashamed of. We just need a better theology of sex, even kids these days need to know what the Bible says on the topic.

We can’t avoid the topic, because some research suggests the average age of a person first viewing pornography is 12 years old. For many, the sexual part of our life can be a huge source of guilt and shame. I’ve counselled people who are still affected by sexual encounters from a decade ago. I’ve had conversations with many people whose marriages have ended because of affairs. They’ve told me how it has broken their families.

So, my big question today, what is the best way to handle the sexual dimension of our life? I want to explore the Christian view of sex and why it’s not just “Don’t do it”.

And as it turns out, there is a way to be victorious in this part of our life. No matter how tempted we are, and how much we have failed in the past, we can still please God. That’s what we learn from our Bible passage.