Sermons
Sermon July 21, 2024
Our sermon this morning is a monologue done from Bathsheba’s point of view, as adapted from the book: “Lady Parts: Biblical Women and the Vagina Monologues” Hi! I am glad you came; most people wouldn’t. You would think that for one of the juiciest stories around that people would come from miles around to hear …Read more
Sermon July 14, 2024 by Tricia Gerhard
I am leaning on Anna Carter Florence again this morning to fill out the story of Rahab and to offer some insight into why she is important enough that the gospel writer includes her in Jesus genealogy. We started this series by mentioning that the Gospel of Matthew works hard to prove that Jesus was …Read more
Sermon July 7, 2024
Every three years, our Advent lectionary readings focus on the story as it’s told by the author of Matthew. Now, I am fully aware that we are smack dab in the middle of summer, but bear with me for a minute. The Gospel of Matthew begins in a way no other of the gospels do… …Read more
Sermon June 30, 2024 by Tricia Gerhard
The United Church has a new(ish) vision and purpose statement. They are key elements of a strategic plan designed to shape the next three years. The Vision reads: Called by God, as disciples of Jesus, the United Church of Canada seeks to be a bold, connected, evolved church of diverse, courageous, hope-filled communities united in …Read more
Sermon June 23, 2024 by Tricia Gerhard
Let us dare to linger here for just a moment, as we recall the moment in time when we remember Creator saying to us, “I have called you by my name; you are mine.” The light in you is the same as the light in me. In all Indigenous teachings, it is taught that we …Read more
Sermon June 16, 2024 by Tricia Gerhard
We love a good story – especially when there’s a good plot, exciting characters, and an ending that satisfies our need to have things tied up neatly or that leaves us with a juicy nugget of life lessons. It’s the moral of the story that we are looking for. Our love of storytelling goes back …Read more
Sermon June 9, 2024 by Tricia Gerhard
On June 10th, 1925 at the Mutual Street Arena, hundreds of our faithful ancestors gathered to worship and to mark the inauguration of the United Church of Canada. Ninety-nine years ago, this church that we are part of now, was birthed from the dreams and dedication of members of the Methodist, Congregationalist, and Presbyterian Churches, …Read more
Sermon – What is Essential for a Christian? June 2, 2024 by Raymond Cuthbert
Let us pray: O God, let something essential happen to us, something more than interesting or entertaining or thoughtful. O God, let something essential happen to us. Something awesome – something real. Amen. The Gospel lesson for today tells one of the more revolutionary accounts of the life of Jesus. “One sabbath he was going …Read more
Sermon May 26, 2024
Barbara Brown Taylor authored an incredible book called Learning to Walk in the Dark. Published in 2014, Taylor explores the dark and being in the dark as a way of reclaiming the dark as a place of hope and growth rather than being a place and time of fear and hopelessness. This idea of walking …Read more
Sermon May 12, 2024
To start this morning, I want to share a story with you that Rev Nora Vedress, a United Church minister from PA, shared with me this week as we were thinking about the service this morning. Nora writes: “Families are funny things” at least that is what my mother used to say. She’d hear about …Read more
