Sermons
Where is God? by Rev. Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd June 6, 2021
II Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all of our hearts be acceptable to you, our God. The stories that are emerging about …Read more
Spirit of Truth by the Rev. Earl M. Gould Sunday, May 23, 2021
Year B: Pentecost Sunday Primary Text: John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 Jesus, before he is crucified, according to John, promises that after his death he will send the advocate; – the counsellor, the paraclete, another descriptive for the same phenomena… the Spirit of Truth. Today – Pentecost Sunday – the Gospel is from John recounting Jesus’s promise …Read more
May 16, 2021 Sermon – Waiting on the Spirit by Loraine MacKenzie- Shepherd
Acts 1:1-11 Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all of …Read more
Affirming Sermon by Heather Robbins May 9, 2021
Sermon May 9, 2021 Heather Robbins May the words I speak today and the listening of others be acceptable to you O God, our Rock and our Redeemer. Dear Friends, siblings in Christ, we are here today for a very special reason. The culmination of more than two years of study, conversations, learning and action …Read more
May 2, 2021 Sermon by Mac Watts
Fifth Sunday in Easter Scripture: I John 4: 7- 21 Dear Christian friends, I’m an old man who now lisps through his false teeth. As you can hear, I can’t even say lisps without lisping. In spite of that I trust our great and kind God will grant that, during our exchange through the next …Read more
Struggles of the Heart by Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd April 25, 2021
Struggles of the Heart April 25, 2021 Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd I John 3:16-24 May the words of my mouth and the …Read more
Earth Day by Marion McKay April 18, 2021
Earth Day When I was preparing for today’s message, I was struck by how much of the Bible’s narrative focuses on our relationships with God and humanity, and how little focuses on our relationship with creation. This went a long way towards helping me to understand how my personal sense of oneness with creation and …Read more
How Fear & Doubt can Deepen our Faith April 11, 2021
Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd John 20:19-31 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all of our hearts be acceptable to you, our God. This familiar passage …Read more
Easter – Seeking the Risen Christ April 4, 2021
Isaiah 25:6-9; Mark 16:1-8 Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all our hearts be acceptable to you, our God. We are living in an extended, liminal time, on the threshold between what was and what will be. For the second year in a row, we find ourselves in …Read more
Heart of the Cross March 21, 2021
Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd John 12:20-33 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable to you, our God. As Jesus approached the Passover celebrations in Jerusalem with an ominous sense of danger, he tussled more frequently …Read more
