Community, Peace, Ecology
Salvation by Faith Sermon at Westmount Park United Church Saturday 18 August 2015 Readings: Ephesians 2:4-10, Luke 12:22-31 ‘By grace are yea saved through faith’ Eph. 2:8 “All the blessings which God hath bestowed upon man are of his mere grace, bounty, or favour; His free, undeserved favour; favour altogether underserved; man having no claim […]
Rev Neil Whitehouse Sermon June 20: Are you storm struck? Readings Job 38:1-11, Mark 4:35-41 I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself what a wonderful world. I see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day, the dark sacred […]
Rev Neil Whitehouse Sermon June 13 2015 – Third after Pentecost A sign of the times Readings, Ezekiel 17:22-24, Ephesians 3: 16-21, Mark 4: 26-34 We have a sign – a new street sign – to let people know about our worship service. In an age of multi-media communication the choice of the image and […]
Rev Neil Whitehouse June 7 sermon Today’s readings help us to discern what we can expect, should expect of our religion. To avoid harm and to know Goodness and Glory. Three readings. What did you hear? I could not help be struck by a contrast between the Old Testament and the Epistle, with Jesus in […]
Rev Neil Whitehouse May 23 sermon Waving not drowning Readings: Acts 2:1-21 John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15 Today is the Birthday of the Christian Church, at least the occasion at Westmount Park United Church that we remember the momentus events of the gift of the Holy Spirit to the first Christians that changed their lives forever and […]
Readings : Acts 1 the choice of Judas’ replacement and John 17 Jesus prays for his followers going into the world Touched in heart and mind Jesus prays “But now I am coming to you, and I speak these things in the world so that they may have my joy made complete in themselves.” This […]
Rev Neil Whitehouse May 9 sermon Readings: Acts 10:44-48 (34-43 also useful) John 15:9-17 Today, my second Sunday as Minister, I begin by taking advantage of your being regularly here or encouraging you to be! I want to note this three week period before one of the one most important Sundays of the Christian Year, […]
Rev Neil Whitehouse May 2, 2015 sermon ‘Why are you here?’ Reading : Acts 8:26-40, Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch ‘Why are you here?’ is a question I asked to myself when I was called by this church, to be your minister today. ‘Why are you here?’ Is a question I wish to ask you. […]
“HERE I AM” Genesis 22: 1,7&11 June 28, 2014 Westmount Park United Church “After these things God tested Abraham. God said to him, ‘Abraham!’ And Abraham said, ‘Here I am.’” [Genesis 22:1] “Isaac said to his father Abraham, ‘Father!’ And Abraham said, ‘Here I am, my son.’” [Genesis 22:7] “The angel of the Lord called […]
“DO NOT BE AFRAID” Genesis 21:17 June 21, 2014 Westmount Park United Church What a fearful and awesome scene is painted by our reading from the book of Genesis, the story of Hagar and Ishmael being rescued from the brink of death after they have been driven out of Abraham’s household into the wilderness. […]