St. George in the Pines

What if the reason you keep struggling isn't a lack of willpower? Most of us have been told that lust is a sexual problem. But in this sermon, Rev. Seth makes a case that the real issue runs much deeper, and that the answer is not what most of us have tried.

Why is it so hard to change? We all know what it's liekt o repeat the same patters despite our best intentions. Our cutlure says try harder. Provers points somewhere else entirely. In this message Rev. Seth explores where true self-control actually comes from, and why lasting change begins somewhere most of us aren't looking.

What do you do when someone hurts you? Our culture has plenty of advice: move on, cut them off, keep your distance. But conflict has a way of following us, and some wounds refuse to stay buried. In this sermon Rev Seth explores Jesus challenging words on forgiveness and reconciliation. Why is it so difficult? What keeps us from it? And what happens when we refuse?

Why is it so hard to let things go? This week Rev. Seth explores Jesus' surprising teaching on anger, forgiveness, and reconciliation, and why the stories we tell ourselves shape far more than we realize.

What if the biggest obstacle to wisdom isn't ignorance, but pride? Most of us think pride is easy to spot. But what if it's far more subtle than we imagine? What if it quietly shapes the way we see ourselves, our neighbours, and even God? This week Rev. Seth continues the Wisdom Lived in the Spirit series by exploring why pride blinds us and how humility opens the door to truth, mercy, and life.

Who can call you out? Most of us assume we're teachable. But what if one of the greatest obstacles to wisdom isn't ignorance, but the quiet conviction that we've already figured it out? This week Rev. Seth begins Part 2 of the Wisdom series by asking what happens when we slowly stop listening, stop growing, and stop letting ourselves be challenged.

Why do we spend so much of life trying to hold everything together, prove ourselves, or stay in control? This Pentecost Sunday we reach a turning point in our Eastertide series on wisdom. As we reflect on Pentecost and celebrate a baptism in our church family, we sit with an ancient human struggle and a surprising answer that still changes lives today.

What do you do when life unfolds differently than you hoped? This week Seth reflects on what happens inside us during difficult seasons, and why that might matter more than we think.

What would it feel like to stop trying to control how everything turns out? Most of us grip the future tightly because we're afraid of what happens if we don't. But carrying that weight eventually crushes us. This Sunday Rev. Seth looks at the difference between making plans and trying to control outcomes, and why trust might be the piece we've been missing in how we live, decide, and face what's...

Most of us are carrying more than we were ever meant to. In this sermon, Rev. Seth sits with the tension between self-reliance and surrender, and asks what it actually looks like to stop holding everything together on your own. What does it mean to see reality truthfully? And what changes when we stop outsourcing God to the edges of our lives and start trusting him as the source of truth, peace, a...

Have you ever stopped to ask what is shaping your heart? Most of us notice obvious mistakes, but the deeper danger is often the quiet voices we trust without question. This week, Rev. Seth explores how wisdom begins when we learn to hear the Shepherds voice above every competing narrative and let Christ shape what we call good.

What do you do when you dont know what to do? When the answers arent obvious, and the path forward feels unclear. In this message, Rev. Seth invites us into a different way of approaching those moments, one that may challenge how weve been taught to think about struggle, growth, and wisdom.

What do you do when the answers arent obvious? In this sermon, Rev. Seth begins our Eastertide series on wisdom by exploring why the kind of guidance we often look for may not be what Scripture is actually offering. This message invites you to reconsider what it means to live wisely and where true wisdom is found in the midst of real life.

What if the thing you try not to think about is already shaping how you live? In this Easter sermon, Rev. Seth explores why we dont actually live by what we claim to believe, how the certainty of death quietly forms our fears, limits, and relationships, and how the resurrection of Jesus opens a different kind of life.

What if God didnt ignore evil but dealt with it fully? On Good Friday, Rev Seth invites us to face the cross without softening it. This message explores the tension between justice and mercy, and why what happens at the cross matters more than we think.

What if you could welcome Jesus and still miss who he really is? On Palm Sunday, Rev. Seth reflects on how easy it is to recognize Jesus on our terms while resisting him on his. This message explores how our assumptions about what is good, true, and right can quietly shape our faith, and what it means to be re-formed under the authority of the true King.

What do you do when you reach a point in life that cannot be fixed? In this message, Rev. Seth reflects on the reality we often avoid and the quiet ways we try to manage it, and points to a different way of living that does not depend on our own strength.

Have you ever been certain you were seeing things clearly, only to realize later that you had missed something important? In this Lenten message, Rev. Seth reflects on the healing of the man born blind and the deeper question the encounter raises: what does it mean to truly see? As the tension unfolds, the story challenges our assumptions about certainty, truth, and recognizing what God is doing r...

Have you ever noticed how suffering can either close a person off or open them up? In this weeks message, Rev. Seth explores Jesus encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well and what it reveals about the posture of the human heart. As the Born Again series continues, this sermon looks at why openness to God matters, how suffering can shape us, and why the life Jesus offers cannot be manufactur...

What if being faithful still isnt the same as being truly alive in God? In this Second Sunday of Lent message, Reverend Seth reflects on Jesus conversation with Nicodemus and why the call to be born again is more essential and more hopeful than many of us assume.

What holds the church together when everything else is stripped away? In this sermon, Rev. Seth invites us to consider what truly belongs at the center of Christian life and why the cross of Jesus Christ continues to confront, unsettle, and ground the church in every age.

What does it really mean when Jesus is called the Lamb of God? In this sermon, guest preacher Brit Enriquez reflects on why that title matters, how it reshapes the way we think about sin and repentance, and what it asks of us when were invited to follow Jesus rather than simply admire him. Its an invitation to look more closely at who Jesus is and why that changes everything.

Why would Jesus step into waters meant for repentance? In this sermon, Rev. Seth reflects on the baptism of the Lord and the moment when the glory of God is made visible in Jesus. Rather than remaining distant, God reveals himself by entering into covenant with humanity, coming near to heal what has been broken.

Who is Jesus, really? In this Epiphany sermon, Rev. Seth invites us to slow down and look again at what Scripture reveals when God makes himself known. As the nations come and worship is offered, we are pressed to consider whether Jesus is simply admired, or truly worthy.

What does it mean to say that God comes near when the world feels fractured and unfinished? In this Christmas Eve homily, Rev. Seth reflects on the meaning of light, memory, and peace at the heart of the Incarnation, inviting us to consider why Christs birth matters not just as a story we remember, but as a reality that speaks into our lives now.