Sermon: October 16, 2022 – Luke 17: 11-19
This morning I want us to consider five words that may seem unrelated but are well worth considering as a group. The words are Judgment – Authority – Healing – … Read more
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Sermon: Orange Shirt Sunday, September 25, 2022 – Luke 15: 1-10
Storytellers over the ages have understood that stories told in threes can have great power. This morning’s scripture lesson gave us two-thirds of a group of three parables about being … Read more
Sermon: June 26, 2022 – Galatians 3: 23-29
When bad news & good news are intertwined, what do we hear? Download PDF: Sermon_26June2022 Watch: https://youtu.be/nQXKlcqedLI Seventeen years ago, when I was coaching my son’s Little League baseball team, … Read more
Sermon: May 1, 2022 – Acts 9: 1-19
There are few things more inspiring to me, than stories of radical transformation. You know, the stories of a person whose prior choices were destructive to themselves and those around … Read more
Sermon: January 30, 2022 – 1 Corinthians 12: 4-27
Note: I am greatly indebted to my spouse, Rev Shannon Mang, for much of the groundwork that went into today’s sermon. Some of these words are hers, some are mine, … Read more
Sermon: August 1, 2021 – 2 Samuel 11
For decades, I have been both impressed and troubled by the way the Bible approaches the story and legacy of King David. Watch at https://youtu.be/CUA-kadR1DY Download PDF: Sermon_01August2021 We will … Read more
Sermon: June 13, 2021 – 2 Corinthians 5: 6-17
Occasionally, a Sunday Scripture from the Lectionary will sort of stand there, defiantly, as if to dare the preacher to say something about it. And occasionally I will look back … Read more
Sermon: May 30, 2021 – Isaiah 6: 1-8
Sermon: Sunday, May 30, 2021 – Isaiah 6: 1-8 Ralph Connor Memorial United Church, Canmore AB – Rev Greg Wooley Introduction As we begin this service, I invite you to … Read more
Sermon: 28 Feb 2021, Lent II – Mark 8: 31-38
At the end of a particularly testy exchange with his disciple Peter, in which they argued about the path to crucifixion and what it meant to proclaim Jesus as the … Read more
Sermon: November 1, 2020 – Matthew 23: 1-12
Sometimes, when I read a scripture lesson in which Jesus says something really, really pointed, I wonder if I am on the giving side or the receiving side of what … Read more