Paulin Memorial Presbyterian Church
3200 Woodland Drive N9E 1Z5 Windsor, ON, Canada

Calling all Paulin Members, we need your help. This year we are unable to have our trunk or treat events for the kids in our congregation. But we still want to remind them that we are thinking of them, so this year we will be creating thinking of Boo, gifts bags filled with Halloween candy. If you would like to help us with this please bring a donation of candy, chips or other Halloween treats with you to church on Sunday or get in contact with Rev. Lisa and she will pick them up.

Exodus 32:1-14 A devotion by Rev. Lisa This morning story takes place after Moses has lead his people our of Egypt, they have seen the waters parted and the red sea walked upon, and now they have come to Mountain of the Lord where Moses will be receiving the ten commandments. What you need to remember as you read this morning’s reading is that Moses stayed up on the mountain top for forty days and night, the people who were living under the shadow of the mountain had no idea ...Continue reading

Mathew 22:15-22 A devotion by Rev. Lisa In this morning reading were once again invited to stand with Jesus, as the religious authority try to trap him with his words, in previous devotions and sermon I have tried to highlight why they were doing this, as they were mostly acting out fear of losing power. If Jesus was right then their teachings were not, but they were also trying to stop him from starting another revolution, for they knew that Rome was getting ready to destroy... the city if the peace kept getting broken. And so they tried to stop Jesus, and in this mornings reading we see their most obvious ploy, to turn people against Jesus. For you see the people in Jerusalem much like people today don’t like to pay taxes, and what made it worse for the people in Jerusalem was that they were paying taxes to an empire that had held them captive. All money that was paid to the imperial taxes would not for better roads or schools for their kids, but instead would pay for more solders to oppress them and would also pay for the empire to conquer other nations. So, it was often considered a traitor at to proclaim that one should pay their takes to Rome, but on the other hand if Jesus said no then he would be arrested for going against the empire. There seemed to be no way out of this question with out one or more groups turning against Jesus, or that is until Jesus speaks, and reminds us that we should give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and God what is his. And I would like to invite you to ponder what this means for your life? What are the responsibilities that you have to do for living in Canada? The one that comes to mind first might be to pay your taxes, but you could also add doing jury duty if you called to serve. How about voting is that part of what were called to do because we are citizens of Canada? Can you think of any other way you might be called to give to the nation what belongs to the nation? And now how about God? What are to give to the Lord, what belongs to him alone? This is a harder question to answer as the truth of the matter is that everything belongs to the Lord, after all he is the creator of heaven and earth. And if this is the case how then are we to respond to his gifts, one way is by offering up our money time and talent for the work of the church. Another might be to stand up for God’s people, to look after our brothers and sisters in faith? How do you think that you can give to God what belongs to the Lord? How do you think this might shape your life if you spent an extra five minutes of your life making sure to give the Lord what belongs to him, your time, your praise, your love? How do you think we are called to respond to this morning’s gospel story? How are you going to give to ceaser what belongs to him, and the Lord everything else?

Happy Thanksgiving everyone

Philippians 3:4-14 A devotion by Rev. Lisa In this morning scripture reading were given an insight into the mind of Paul, as he struggles to help his people understand what is important in life and what needs to pass away in order for the kingdom of heaven to come to pass. Paul is writing to a church that is struggling to come together as it is a mix of Jewish believer and new genital believer, but in order for them to become one church family they need to let go of a few thi...ngs so that they can be one mind in Christ. And this is still a struggle that many church’s today still have to work threw when a church combines with an other congregation, there can be conflict as some changes will need to be made for the sake of the union. And this is what Paul is writing about in today’s reading, he is writing to a church in conflict, over their differences, and so he attempts to shine light on the situation, by reminding them that if anyone has anything to boast about it is him. After all he was not only born in the twelve tribes of Israel but he was born into the tribe of one Israel favorite son, Benjamin which was also one of the smallest of the tribes, and he was also given special training in the law, as Paul would have been able to read and write. And yet all of this means nothing to him once he came to know Jesus Christ. Everything that he had built his life upon no longer mattered as now he knew Jesus, the son of God who loved him so much that he was willing to go to the cross for the sake of Paul and all of us. Imagen what our church would be like if all of us were able to do as Paul once did, to let go our ego and instead say that the only thing important is our relationship with the Lord. How do you think thinks would be different? What would stay the same? And do you think that this is possible to let go of what divides and us and instead focus on what unites us which is the love of God? And do you think that this might be something you are willing to pray for, in the hopes that it might happen? This is something that I pray that everyone will think about this week as we prepare for thanksgiving, about what we are called to let go of in order to become something that we were always meant to be. Thank be to God amen,

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Psalm 65 Devotion by Rev. Lisa In this mornings reading were greeted with a psalm of thanksgiving, as the writer takes a moment to praise and give thanks to the Lord for the many blessings that they have in their life, and so I would like to invite you to do the same this day. For this is thanksgiving week and a good time to give thanks to the Lord for all that you have received, so as you read threw this mornings reading I would invite you to write down a few things that you... are thankful for. The first part of the psalm give thanks to the Lord for the forgiveness of sin, and so would like to invite you to take a moment to write down a few words about how you feel when you know that your sins have been forgiven. What comes to mind when you know that you have been set free, how do you feel knowing that you have been given a clean slate thanks to the love of God? What words would you use to thank the Lord for his gifts? How would you describe this feeling to someone else? How has your day been changed knowing that your past mistakes have been forgiven? The next section that I want us to look at is the part that speaks about God’s righteous deeds in our world, where in your life have you seen God’s hands at work in your life or the life of your loved one? Where do you see God’s hands in the world around us? Can you think of any moments in history when you knew in your heart that God was working threw his people? If so how did these events change the world around you? What words would you use to describe this wonderful event, and how would you thanks the Lord for what he is doing in the world that he created and called good. The last part of this psalm that I want us to take a look at is the wonderful way in which the writer praise and thanks the Lord for the beauty of the world around him. Right now we are in my favorite season, I love fall because of the beauty of the leaves changing, and the cool nights. But what is your favourite season, what part of the created world moves your soul and reminds you of this wonderful gift that we have been given. How would you describe the beauty of the earth to someone who has never seen it? And then what words would you use to give thanks to the Lord for the wonderful gift that you have been given? This week is a time that we have been given to give thanks, and so I invite you to start this day with your own prayer of thanksgiving to the Lord for his abundant blessings, given freely to us because he loves us with a love that will never let us go. Thanks be to God amen,

Luke 17:11-19 A devotion by Rev. Lisa This morning we continue our theme of thanksgiving, as we hear the story of Jesus healing 10 people and only one coming back to give thanks. Before we dive deeper into this mornings text I want you to think about what you know about Leprosy, thankfully it is not a diseases that is well know in this part of the world, as now we have treatment to cure those who are ill. But in biblical time this was the worse type of sickness that you ever ...Continue reading

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We welcome Autumn to Windsor and the Paulin sanctuary with our simple decorations planned by Angela Hicks.

Deuteronomy 8:7-18 A devotion by Rev. Lisa Before you start reading this morning text, I want to invite you to think about your own life story, how did you get live in Windsor? What lead you to the job that you had or still have? What are some of the things that you are going to give thanks for this thanksgiving weekend? And how do you think that you have earned them? By hard work? By being given them by your family. By being blessed by the Lord almighty....Continue reading