Archive for May, 2010

A God for All Seasons

Westworth United Church                                    Pentecost, May 23, 2010. Rev. J. Clark Saunders                                            Acts 2:1-21; John 14:8-17 A God for All Seasons           I’ve come to church today to complain.  That wasn’t my intention when I first started to think about my theme for this morning, but the more I got into it the more…

What’s in a Number?

Westworth United Church                                                       May 16, 2010. Rev. J. Clark Saunders                                          Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:44-53 What’s in a Number?           ‘Then the Lord said to Noah, “… I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights.”’ (Genesis 7:4)             “And the Lord’s anger was kindled against Israel, and he made…

Come and Stay

Westworth United Church                                                         May 9, 2010. Rev. J. Clark Saunders                                       Acts 16:9-15; John 14:23-29 “Come and Stay”           It was during the time in my student days when I was spending a year in England.  I really didn’t know what I would do for the Christmas holidays and wasn’t looking forward to spending…

Hearing is Believing

Westworth United Church                                                                    Sunday, April 25, 2010 Rev. Mona F. Denton                                                                  Acts 9:36-43; John 10:22-30   Hearing is Believing My sheep hear my voice.  I know them, and they follow me. (John 10:27)      All of us have heard the saying, “seeing is believing.”  We live in a culture that likes to be able to…

Learning to Fish on the Other Side

Rev. Mona F. Denton                                                                        Acts 9:1-6; John 21:1-19   Learning to Fish on the Other Side Jesus said to them, “Children, you have no fish, have you?”                             They answered him, “No.”  He said to them, “Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some.”  So they cast it, and…