Sermons
Remembrance Day-Lighting the Darkness
Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd Remembrance Day Nov. 10, 2019 Matthew 5:1-16 An old pearl of wisdom, that we think came from Confucius, tells us that it is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. This inspired Amnesty International to create its symbol of a …Read more
Persistence and Resistance
Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd Nov. 3, 2019 Luke 18:1-8 Why do we pray? What is the purpose of prayer? These questions relate to our image …Read more
Giving Out of Grace
Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd Oct. 27, 2019 Luke 18:9-14 When we were travelling across Canada on my sabbatical, some friends and family with …Read more
Transformed by Generosity
Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd Oct. 20, 2019 Luke 19:1-10 What are Christian values? I’ve been confused lately by what some political parties are meaning by this. Some of the values they are espousing do not correspond to …Read more
Impulses of Love
Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd Oct 13, 2019 Luke 17:11-19 This has been quite the last few days. How many here have been without power? How many still …Read more
World Communion Sunday A United Public Witness
Loraine McKenzie Shepherd Oct. 6, 2019 John 17:6-8, 11, 20-22 Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon. His companion, Buzz Aldrin, was the first person to do something else on the moon. Any guesses? He took …Read more
Seize the Life that Really Is Life
Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd Sept 29, 2019 I Timothy 6:6-19 This past Friday was truly an inspiration. Children, youth and young adults around the world are finding their voices on behalf our voiceless earth. …Read more
The Selfless Open
Psalm 139 Sept. 8, 2019 Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd It is so good to be back amongst you again. I’m particularly indebted to Rev. Earl Gould and Eunice Pratt, who kept the good ship sailing for 4 months …Read more
When We Fall, God Will Catch Us!
Raymond A. Cuthbert Luke 8: 26-39 23 June 2019 What God wants from us more than anything else is that we would have faith in Jesus Christ. The essence of the Christianity is that we would have faith in Jesus Christ. The following song is a song I learned long ago: …Read more
Spirit of Truth
Sunday, June 09, 2019 Westworth United Church Winnipeg, Manitoba Year C: Pentecost Texts: Acts 2:1-11 John 14: 8-17, 25-27 Sermon preached by the Rev. Earl M. Gould In my eyes Thomas Keating is one of the top ten Christian Spiritual Leaders of these past decades. He died late last year. He was very ecumenical. In his …Read more
