Rev. J. Clark Saunders, Westworth United Church, January 8, 2012 Genesis 1:1-5 Mark 1:4-11 [Play C Major scale.] That was a C Major scale. If you were counting, you will know that it consisted of eight notes. But the first and last notes were both “C”s – Middle C and the C above Middle C. When…
Sermons
What Kind of House?
Rev. J. Clark Saunders, Westworth United Church, December 18, 2011. 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16, Luke 1:26-38 I was racking my brain trying to figure outwhat on earth our two scripture readings had in common today. And then, finally, my eye fell on aparticular word. It was the word “house”. Both the Old Testament reading from…
Tidings of Comfort
Rev. J. Clark Saunders, Westworth United Church, December 4, 2011 Isaiah 40:1-11 What would be good news for you when the night is long and you are far from home? Many centuries ago an entire people found themselves in that situation. They were living in exile, far from the land they loved, wondering whether life…
Does Jesus Have a Future?
Rev. J. Clark Saunders, November 27, 2011, Westworth United Church Mark 13:24-37 The first Sunday of Advent. The first Sunday of a new Christian year. It’s a season when I have a sense of a time warp, of time collapsing in on itself, when the present projects itself into the past and anticipates a future…
And Don’t Call Her Debbie
Rev. J. Clark Saunders, November 13, 2011, Westworth United Church Judges 4:1-7 She sounds like a pretty tough cookie. You’ll find her in the Book of Judges where she is described as a prophetess. In fact, in the passage we heard as our first scripture lesson this morning, we heard that she was a…
In Remembrance
Rev. J. Clark Saunders, Westworth United Church, November 6, 2011. John 15:12-17 Some years it happens this way. Remembrance Sunday falls – as it does this year — on the first Sunday of November. And here at Westworth the first Sunday of the month is usually the daywhen we celebrate Holy Communion. So today we…
Finding the Way Forward
Rev. J. Clark Saunders, October 30, 2011,W estworth United Church Joshua 3:7-17 So Moses had died. Forty years he had been leading the people through the wilderness, and he had lived long enough to see the promised land. But only from a distance. Gazing west across the Jordan valley from the heights of Moab, he passed…
How Do You Say Thanks?
Rev. J. Clark Saunders, October 9, 2011, Westworth United Church Deuteronomy 8:7-18; Luke 17:11-19 How do you say thanks? Unless your mind has been wandering more than usual this Sunday morning, it should be clear by now that the theme of our service today is thanksgiving. But the question I have in mind is, How…
Beyond the Rules
Rev. J. Clark Saunders, Westworth United Church, October 2, 2011. Exodus 20:1-17 Don’t kill. Dont steal. Don”t lie under oath. Honour the elders of your community. Every civilized society is governed by laws, by rules and regulations. Some may say that it is to keep things from getting chaotic. Some may say that the rules…
Is the Lord Among Us or Not?
Rev. J. Clark Saunders, Westworth United Church, September 25, 2011. Exodus 17:1-7 “Is the Lord among us or not?” That’s not a question that you would have heard asked very often in mainline North American churches sixty years ago when Westworth was in its infancy. In the fabulous fifties churches were growing as fast as…
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