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Sermon: July 23, 2023 – Psalm 119:12-15 and 105; John 1: 1-5 and 14

July 23, 2023 by Greg Wooley

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

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags Bible, church, Jesus, Word of God

Sermon: July 16, 2023 – Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23

July 16, 2023 by Greg Wooley

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

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags farmer, fertile, flourishing, God, growth, Jesus, parable, path, rocky, seed, soil, sower, storytelling, thorny

Sermon: Pentecost Sunday, May 28, 2023 – Acts 2:1-21 and John 20: 19-23

May 28, 2023 by Greg Wooley

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

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags breath of God, comforter, energizer, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Pentecost, Sophia

Sermon: May 21, 2023 – John 14: 1-14

May 21, 2023 by Greg Wooley

“In my father’s house are many mansions.”  These are words that have brought comfort to centuries of Christian worshipers, and I long ago lost count of the number of times … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags Disciple, dwelling, Father, God, House, Incarnation, Jesus, John 14, love

Sermon: May 14, 2023 – John 17: 6-23

May 18, 2023May 14, 2023 by Greg Wooley

This is one of those weekends when the Church year and everyone else’s year intersect in unpredictable ways.  As a kid, growing up in a suburban United Church congregation in … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags Disciples, Family, Farewell Discourses, Jesus, love, Mother's Day

Sermon: May 7, 2023 – Acts 17: 22-31

May 7, 2023 by Greg Wooley

Imagine with me, being in Athens, 2000 years ago. For those of you who’ve been in present-day Athens, that’s probably not a hard thing to do.  For those like me … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags Athens, God, Interfaith, Jesus, Paul, Unknowable, Unknown

Sermon: April 30, 2023 – Isaiah 43: 1-3a and Acts 2: 42-47

April 30, 2023 by Greg Wooley

For those visiting today, something you need to know about my household is that my spouse, Shannon, is also an Ordained United Church Minister, and while that sometimes leads to … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags baptism, communion, God, grace, Jesus, sacraments, song of faith, United Church of Canada

Sermon: March 26, 2023 – Lent 5 – John 11: 1-45

March 26, 2023 by Greg Wooley

I’m so pleased that The Voice Bible translation gives us these dramatic dialogue versions of scripture, to help us really step inside a hard yet hopeful story like this one … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags belief, eternal life, Jesus, Lazarus, Martha, Mary, resurrection

Sermon: March 12, 2023 – 3rd Sunday in Lent – John 4: 5-42

March 12, 2023 by Greg Wooley

Each of us likely has had a time when we have received a warning.  Perhaps it was from our parents or our siblings or from our classmates, or it was … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags affirming, inclusion, Jesus, reconciliation, Samaria, Sychar, well, woman

Sermon: Sunday, March 5, 2023, Lent 2 — John 3: 1-17

March 10, 2023March 5, 2023 by Greg Wooley
photo of an open door, from Devotional Box

Today’s message begins with an extended time of personal confession and joyous resolution. It was fourteen years ago, late January or early February, and I had a big question to … Read more

Categories Sunday Sermons Tags Evangelical, God, grace, Jesus, lent, love, Nicodemus, rebirth
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Church Phone: 403.675.0064
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Canmore AB T1W 0J3

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617 Main (8th) Street,
Canmore, Alberta

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Church phone: 403.762.2075
Mailing Address:
Rundle Memorial United Church,
PO Box 1086
Banff, AB T1L 1B1

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Banff, Alberta
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