Archive for November, 2009

All in the Family: 5. Faith’s Family Tree

Rev. Mona F. Denton, Westworth United Church, November 22, 2009 2 Timothy 1:2-7; Matthew 28:16-20 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you. (2 Timothy 1:5) The confidence in Paul’s’ voice as he writes to…

All in the Family: 4. Families by Choice

Rev. J. Clark Saunders, Westworth United Church,    November 15, 2009. Ruth 1:6-18; I Samuel 18:1-5; John 19:25b-27 “Families by Choice”.  What comes to mind when you hear that phrase?  I suppose it’s true that we all have families that are not by choice, people who are related to us by blood.  A couple of weeks…

All in the Family: 3. Abraham’s Children

Rev. J. Clark Saunders, Westworth United Church November 8, 2009. Genesis 16:1-12; Matthew 4:4-11 There has been a debate going on in North America over the past number of years about who should be allowed to get married. We don’t seem to hear about it so much in Canada any more; perhaps the question has…

All in the Family: 2. Sibling Rivalry

Rev. J. Clark Saunders, Westworth United Church,  November 1, 2009. Genesis 4:1-16; Matthew 12:46-50 In the second in our series of sermons on the family, I’m proposing to say something about siblings. And if I’m going to do that, perhaps I should begin by presenting my credentials. I am the middle of three brothers, spanning…