March 24, 2019 | Luke 11: 5-10 | Rev. Nancy Talbot
March 24, 2019 Lent 3 – “Ask and You Will Receive” Luke 11:5-10 Rev. Nancy Talbot A couple weeks ago I had a conversation with a colleague who has been completing a doctorate in preaching at the University of Chicago. She was telling me how shocked she was one day to overhear a conversation […]
March 17, 2019 | Teach Us To Pray | Carla Wilks
March 17, 2019 Teach Us To Pray Carla Wilks Last Sunday if you were here, you would have received this card that has the traditional Prayer of Jesus on one side, and on the other side, a paraphrase. The paraphrase that we often use here, and we have been using each week in […]
March 3, 2019 | Luke 9: 28-36 | Rev. Nancy Talbot
March 3, 2019 Luke 9: 28-36 Rev. Nancy Talbot Awed by the News For the past two months we have been learning about and experiencing the Good News found in the teachings and stories of Jesus. We’ve been doing that to gain a greater sense of the heart of the Good News that most […]
February 24, 2019 | Luke 6: 27-38 | Carla Wilks
February 24, 2019 Luke 6:27-38 Carla Wilks What’s So Good About the News: Tough News Love your enemies Do good to those who hate you Bless those who curse you Pray for those who abuse you If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also If anyone takes your coat, give them your […]
February 17, 2019 | Luke 6: 17-26 | Rev. Nancy Talbot
February 17, 2019 Luke 6: 17-26 Rev. Nancy Talbot Unusually Good News Blessed are you who are poor, hungry, sad and expendable. Woe to you who are rich, full, happy and popular. That, in a nutshell, is this week’s unusually Good News. If that doesn’t sound very good news to you, it might just be […]
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February 3, 2019 | Luke 4: 21-30 | Leslie Buerschaper
February 3, 2019 Luke 4:21-30 Leslie Buerschaper Mount Seymour United Church Our reading today starts with the words: Then he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” Let’s recap last week’s reading to remind us of the scripture that has been fulfilled: Jesus read the following from […]
January 27, 2019 | Luke 4: 14-21 | Carla Wilks
January 27, 2019 Luke 4: 14-21 Good News for the Poor Carla Wilks In 1996, when I was a student at the Vancouver School of Theology, in the summer after my second year I had the opportunity to go to Guatemala with a group of dentists. We were working with a local humanitarian group and […]
‘Holy and Fertile Ground’ Banner Dedication – Sunday, January 27, 2019
Banner Dedication: “Holy and Fertile Ground” We welcome the family of Gary Ward as we dedicate our new liturgical banner that was made possible due to a generous gift from Gary’s family. It was created specifically for our church by fabric artist Karen Brodie and commissioned by the Worship and Christian Development Team. The […]
January 20, 2019 | Luke 14:15-24 | Rev. Nancy Talbot
January 20, 2019 Luke 14: 15-24 A Place at the Table Rev. Nancy Talbot at Mount Seymour United Church Last week I talked about how a few months ago, our church council spent an evening discussing what we think the “Good News” of Mount Seymour United Church is. We asked ourselves “what is the message […]