Sermon: September 10, 2023 – Romans 8: 12-27
It’s not generally a winning strategy to start a talk by lifting up a nostalgic image from mid-March of 2020, but one image comes to mind from those early days … Read more
Sunday Sermons
You are most welcome to join us for Worship, on Sunday mornings at 10 AM (at either Canmore or Banff, check home page of this website for location) or Wednesday evenings in the Ralph Connor Sanctuary at 7:15 PM. We often have visitors from other provinces, nations and denominations who have come to Canmore to enjoy the beauty of the mountains – we welcome you, and the diversity of religious experiences that you bring to our worship time. Communion is served occasionally (and will be served more frequently once we have emerged from COVID concerns); all who seek to walk in the path of Jesus Christ are invited to join with us at table.
In addition to in-person gatherings, which are just resuming in March 2022, recordings of our Sunday Services will be posted on our YouTube channel and Evensong may be joined by Zoom, contact evensong@ralphconnor.ca for login.
Away for a while? Missed a Sunday? Sermons are posted here! The most recent sermons are posted at the top of the list. If you’d like to look up the Bible verses, try Bible Gateway.
Previous Sunday sermons, dating back to 2012, are available by request at minister@ralphconnor.ca
Sermon: Sunday, August 27, 2023 – Exodus 1:8 – 2:10
In one way, the story of baby Moses in a basket seems a perfect scripture for a baptism Sunday. There’s a young child, there’s water, and many of us grew … Read more
Sermon: August 20, 2023. Genesis 45: 1-15
There is a LOT going on in the story of Joseph, everything you’ve just heard and more. It’s a bit of a page-turner, including some naughty sections, and the Bible … Read more
Sermon: August 13, 2023 – Genesis 37: 1-28
Today’s sermon begins with a quote: not from a theologian or preacher, but from the Harvard Business Review. “If you’re a fan of the HBO show Succession” write Josh Baron … Read more
Sermon: August 6, 2023 – Genesis 32: 22-31
What does it mean to wrestle with God? What does it mean for God to wrestle with us? (show photos of modern wrestlers, then an older woodcut of Jacob). While … Read more
Sermon: July 30, 2023 – Genesis 28: 10-19a
After a lifetime of having only a vague idea of my family tree, seven summers ago I delved into it and got it moved online. It didn’t take long before … Read more
Sermon: July 23, 2023 – Psalm 119:12-15 and 105; John 1: 1-5 and 14
Three times this morning I will make the same declarative statement, but each time that which is being described will be different. The statement is “this is the Word of … Read more
Sermon: July 16, 2023 – Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23
If we were to place ourselves in the fishing and farming region named The Galilee in the days of Jesus, I wonder what aspect of his ministry we’d be attracted … Read more
Sermon: July 9, 2023 – Matthew 11:35-50 and Psalm 145:8-14
And Jesus said to them, “Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” If you would, I’d like you … Read more
Sermon: Pentecost Sunday, May 28, 2023 – Acts 2:1-21 and John 20: 19-23
This has been an unusual Pentecost Sunday to prepare for. And no, not because of the back and forth on whether we’d be in Banff or Canmore, but because of … Read more