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Sermon: The Foundation of forgiveness: The Cross of Christ. — by Athaliah Shakeel, on Sunday November 23rd, 2025 @ St Aidan’s Anglican Church Winnipeg

11/25/2025

Introduction
Forgiveness challenges us whether we are seeking it or offering it. Admitting fault feels heavy, while forgiving someone who hurt us can feel even harder. Yet Scripture shows that forgiveness is at the very heart of God.
God’s Example of Forgiveness
From Eden onward, God revealed His mercy. Adam and Eve disobeyed—but God still cared for them. Israel rebelled repeatedly, yet God was patient and compassionate. Forgiveness is not natural to us; it flows from God’s divine character.
Jesus, the Model of Mercy
Jesus forgave sinners, His disciples, and even the people who crucified Him. His words from the cross—“Father, forgive them”—prove that forgiveness is strength, not weakness. The cross shows us grace in action.
Life Application:
1. Release Revenge. How do we achieve this?

2.Remember the Cross. How do we do this on a daily basis as individuals, Families, Church and Nation???

"Carrying Each Other's Burdens" by Rev Ruemu

11/19/2025

A sermon on the topic "Carrying Each Other's Burdens," by Rev Ruemu
@ St Aidan’s Church Sunday 16th November 2025 - Real Lives Service

Let us pray: Lord Jesus, you bore the cross, the ultimate burden, for our sake. Give us your eyes to see the burdens around us, your humility to kneel down, and your strength to help carry them. Make us a church known not for its lightness, but for its love, a people who bear one another’s burdens and so fulfill your law. In your mighty name we pray, Amen.

TEXT: Scripture Reading: Galatians 6:2-5 (NIV)
"Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks they are something when they are nothing, they deceive themselves. Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else, for each one should carry their own load."

INTRODUCTION:
Oxford Dictionary—Noun meaning of Burden- a load, typically a heavy one., so the load can be physical, mental, or spiritual. --It could also be financial burden, Marital burden, Emotional burden, Work related burden. Any load that seem too heavy for you to carry or bear.

CONTEXT: This morning, let’s look at three things this call to burden-bearing requires of us.

First, It Requires Proximity. HOW DO WE ACHIEVE THIS?

Second, It Requires Humility. You Have to Bend Down to Lift. HOW DO WE ACHIEVE THIS?

Third, It Requires Empathy, Not Just Sympathy.
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” (John 13:34). HOW DO WE ACHIEVE THIS?

APPLICATION; So, where do we begin?

1. Be Burden-Aware: Look around you. Where and How?
2. Have the courage to say, “I’m struggling. To Whom, Where and how?
3. Be Practical: In what ways can I or we offer help?

For this is how the world will know we are His disciples—not by our perfect lives, but by our love that is willing to bear a sacred weight, to share in a holy struggle, and to fulfill the law of Christ by carrying one another’s burdens. Amen.

Lest We Forget

11/13/2025

This blog is based on the sermon "Lest We Forget", preached by Rev. Kim Salo on Nov. 9, 2025.

1. In Deuteronomy 6, name some of the most important things that Israel needed to remember as they entered the promised land of Israel. Why would they need constant reminding?

2. In Luke 6:27-30, why does Jesus command us to love our enemies? In this passage, what actions will show that we do not seek revenge on our enemies, but their good? Would you consider such action toward an enemy as “peacemaking”, or something else?

3. In Luke 6:31, often known as the Golden Rule, the context suggests that “do to others as you would have them do to you” applies more to enemies than friends. Do you agree? Why or why not?

4. In James 4:1-3 and 11-12, list the behaviors and attitudes that lead to “fights and quarrels.” Do these behaviors and attitudes also lead to conflict on a wider scale, such as between nations?

5. Read James 3:17-18, and James 4:7-10. Which of these “remedies” do you find easy to apply to yourself? Which remedy do you find hard to apply?

6. Do you believe that sin is primarily something that only individuals do, or is sin something that groups like tribes or nations do? State your reasons for why you think so.

The Problem We Can't Ignore: Understanding Sin

11/5/2025

These blog questions are based on Stewart Wakeman's sermon from Nov. 2nd, titled "The Problem We Can't Ignore: Understanding Sin".

1.What does our Canadian culture consider to be sin? How does this differ from the Bible?

2. If sin is just "missing the mark," or "making mistakes," do we need God's help? Can we "fix" sin by ourselves?

3. READ Galatians 5:16-21
This passage names numerous expressions of sin:
A. "Sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality." How does our Canadian culture deal with sexual sin? According to the Bible, what is more important for sexual morality: personal fulfilment, or commitment?
B. "Enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, envy." These are some of the outcomes of struggles for power or control. Do you think that we are living today in a more than usually severe expression of these sins? Why?
C. "Drunkenness, orgies, and things like these." Why has the 1960's idea of "do your own thing...as long as you aren't hurting anybody" been so damaging to so many people?

4. READ Galatians 5:22-26. Why isn't it enough for Christians to simply know that our sins are forgiven? Is it possible to be a loveless, joyless, unkind, unfaithful, and harsh Christian, with no self-control? Why?

5. READ Matthew 18:15-20. This is Jesus' procedure for dealing with sin by one person in the church against you.
Why does Jesus say step one is "just between the two of you"? What does he mean by "if they listen to you, you have won them over"? Why is step one not public accusation? Why would the church decide to "treat them as you would a pagan or tax collector"?

6. Have you ever used Jesus' procedure for reconciliation with another person who has sinned against you?

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Sermon: The Foundation of forgiveness: The Cross of Christ. — by Athaliah Shakeel, on Sunday November 23rd, 2025 @ St Aidan’s Anglican Church Winnipeg

"Carrying Each Other's Burdens" by Rev Ruemu

Lest We Forget

The Problem We Can't Ignore: Understanding Sin

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