A congregation of the United Church of Canada
Yr C ~ Creation 3 (Stewardship 2) ~ 2 Timothy 1:1-14 (The Message translation) Paul’s letters to Timothy are lovely to read. They clearly have a profound affection for one another. Paul looks on Timothy like a son. They had…
Yr C ~ Creation 2 (Stewardship 1) ~ 1 Timothy 6:6-19 Today we’re launching the worship focus part of our “Giving in Faith” campaign. It’s a stewardship program. Stewardship is all about how we deal with the resources we are…
Yr C ~ Creation 1 ~ Luke 15:1-10 So, a pretty straightforward and obvious little parable about being lost and found, right? Don’t count on it! Let’s think about this for a minute. What does it mean to be lost…
Yr C ~ Pentecost 13 ~ Luke 14:25-33 It doesn’t mean what you think it means, but then again, it kind of does, but not in the way it appears to be. In fact, it’s much heavier than it seems,…
Yr C ~ Pentecost 12 ~ Luke 14:1, 7-14 Two friends were standing near the back of a huge outdoor venue where the Pope was going to be speaking, and one of the friends said, “Why do we have to…
Yr C ~ Pentecost 10 ~ Luke 12:49-56 It has been said that one should never discuss politics or religion in polite company. But then, this isn’t polite company. This is church. And in case you think I’m just making…
Yr C ~ Pentecost 9 ~ Luke 12:32-40 I’m spending the month of August doing something called ‘topical’ preaching. That means instead of diving deep into scripture texts I’m using them as a springboard to talk about other issues and…
Yr C ~ Pentecost 8 – Psalm 100, John 4:23-24 (MSG) So, the basic point of this sermon is to look at our regular Sunday worship service and answer the question: Why do we do that? Perhaps you already know…
Yr B ~ Epiphany 6 ~ 2 Kings 5:1-14, Mark 1:40-45 We’re starting in the Hebrew Scriptures, or First Testament, or Old Testament this morning in a book called 2nd Kings which is about how the kings of Israel came…
Yr C ~ Pentecost 2 ~ 1 Kings 19:8-15a A person has a need, a deep spiritual need. They’re at the end of their rope. They’ve realized that their own energy and capacity is maxed out, and they need more…