Southside Community Church - Milton

Sunday, March 28th Speaker: Ian Campbell John 13.1-5 On this Palm Sunday we'll remember one of Jesus' last days with his disciples when we're told that "He loved them to the very end." He gives the disciples a very dramatic demonstration of His love and a profound example for them to follow by washing their feet.

March 23, 2021 Speaker: Ian Campbell 1 John 2.5 John 3.16 "Do not love the world.." "God so loved the world.." which is it? Can it be both? This Sunday we will conclude our short series about the travels of love.

March 14, 2021 Speaker: Ian Campbell Mark 12.31 Luke 10.27-37 The beloved Mr. Rogers asked a lovely question of his audience - presumably made up mostly of children. As a Christian Fred Rogers exemplified Christian attitudes and set the bar for many of us. Here's the question: "Won't you be my neighbour?" What does this spin of neighbour love have to teach us?

March 7, 2021 Speaker: Ian Campbell John 13.34-35 1 Peter 1.21 Tertullian, an early Church Father, commented on Christians that even though they were persecuted and misunderstood their love for one another was compelling and was a great evidence of their faith.

Sunday, February 28, 2021 Speaker: Ian Campbell Mark 12.31 1 John 3.1 Are we allowed to love self as Christians or is that not virtuous enough or self sacrificial enough? In a day of self harm let's have a fresh look at the question as we think of the love of self as one of the directions of love's travels.

Sunday, February 21, 2021 Speaker: Ian Campbell 1 John In this Lenten series as we join the ARK project in which we will try to show love of neighbour in practical ways we will also explore the grand "love letter" written by the Apostle John. In which direction does love most often travel in your experience?

Sunday, February 14 2021 Speaker: Ian Campbell Deuteronomy 6.4-5 Luke 10.26-27 Have you ever been said to be "over the top?" Did you take that as a criticism or a compliment? This weekend's final session on the Shema invites us to be "over the top" Ready?

Sunday, February 7, 2021 Speaker: Ian Campbell Deuteronomy 6 .4-5 Romans 12.1-2 A curious expression talks about having "skin in the game" Which means to be "all in." Loving God with all our Soul has that in mind. As we realize that God is "all in" for us and the Incarnation is a theological word for "skin in the game" we follow the Shema's call to us for reciprocate.

Sunday January 31, 2021 Speaker: Ian Campbell Deuteronomy 6.4-5 Proverbs 4.23 Over the past several years I have often heard someone say "I know your heart" and it sometimes baffled me as to what was meant. When we are told to Love God with all our heart we are really being challenged with the question "what do you really want? what is in your heart?" It is in the heart that longings reside. let's have a look at that idea.

January 24, 2021 Speaker: Ian Campbell Deuteronomy 6.5 We might understand the Shema to say Because the LORD our God is one we must love Him in "oneness." His love for us is single as is His being and so we must have a singleness in our response to Him - how has He loved us and how do we respond with our love for Him?

January 17, 2021 Speaker: Ian Campbell Deuteronomy 6.3-4, Luke 10.27-28 As we continue to understand the Shema Israel we come to the phrase "The Lord is our God, the Lord is One" which is the heart of the creedal statement and also of Christian creeds though the years. What exactly does it mean? What is our relationship now with Israel as she is addressed in the Shema? Did the lawyer asking Jesus the question have any idea that the One he was asking was the One? The video referred to can be viewed at https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/yhwh-lord/

January 10, 2021 Speaker: Ian Campbell Deut 6.4-5; Luke 10.27 Shema Israel Does Christianity have a short version? That's essentially what a young lawyer asked Jesus. Jesus turned the question back to him and he gave the answer correctly. He quoted the Shema Israel, referring to Deuteronomy 6.4-5. He had apparently heard Jesus, the new rabbi in town, who had added a second half. Still within the scope of Jewish faith Jesus added the love of neighbour to the love of God. That's it. Love God, Love your neighbour. Thus Jesus summed up the whole story of faith. The video referred to can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KQLOuIKaRA&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=BibleProject

January 3, 2021 Speaker - Ian Campbell Num 6.22-27 An invocation for 2021. God gave instructions to the priestly family to pray a certain prayer over the Children of Israel. As we enter the New Year may I presume to pray the same prayer over you, the Southside Family? Let's receive the promises of the Blessing as we anticipate a good and different year to come.

December 20, 2020 Speaker: Ian Campbell Luke 2.29-32 "Nunc Dimittis" On this Christmas Sunday we come to our fourth Advent Candle - the candle of Peace. Perhaps the most elusive pursuit it still beckons to us. The old man Simeon is at peace. Am I? Will I be, when this mortal life is over? The answer lies in my actual, true understanding of Christmas.

December 13, 2020 Speaker: Ian Campbell Luke 2.8-14 In the angels' song: "Gloria in Excelsis Deo" the shepherds are told not to be afraid because they are brought good news of great joy. Joy and Peace, the final two candles of the Advent Wreath are indeed part of the great song for the weary heart.

December 6, 2020 Speaker : Ian Campbell The Magnificat (Luke 1.46-55) The second "canticle" of the New Testament is Mary's song. One of its beautiful lines is "He has been mindful of the humble state of his servant." She predicts that all generations would call her Blessed. What does she mean that her "soul" exalts the Lord? How does her song help the weary soul?

November 29, 2020 Speaker: Ian Campbell Luke 1.67-80 In this time of heaviness of spirit we'll rekindle the message of Advent. The Gospel narrative of Luke describes the waiting and fulfillment of Messiah's first coming in Zechariah's "Benediction" along with Mary's "Magnificat," the Angels' "Gloria" and Simeon's "Nunc Dimittis."

November 22, 2020 Speaker: Ian Campbell John 1.1-5 Have you ever heard someone remark "well, that says it all?" As we consider the third New Testament hymn we come across something that does "say it all." The most important question a person could ever ponder is to ask "Who is Jesus?" Here is the answer. The final answer.

Sunday, November 15, 2020 Speaker: Ian Campbell Colossians 1.15-20 The second New Testament hymn we'll study is the beautiful Colossian ode to Christ about the meaning of everything. We're told that folks today are searching for meaning. This hymn explains all!

November 8, 2020 Speaker: Ian Campbell Psalms, Hymns, Spiritual Songs Phil 2.1-11 The New Testament contains sections of text that were probably hymn quotes as the Christians used the familiar approach of writing and singing psalms to deities. We'll have a look at three of these excerpts in the next few Sundays. Have you ever asked someone "what were you thinking?" or had someone asked you the same question? The hymn segment Paul quotes in Philippians gives us a song for our minds and hearts as it celebrates what Christ was thinking.