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Sermons
Series
- Good News for Diverse Communities 5
- Advent 8
- Paying Attention 4
- Cycling Through Suffering 4
- Breakthrough 5
- The Life and Times of King David 8
- Church on the Move 7
- Signs of Renewal 6
- Following Jesus in the Real World 7
- Living in the Light 5
- Becoming Fully Human 4
- November to Remember 4
- Intercultural October 4
- September of Service 4
- God's Cosmic Canvas 5
- Pentecost Curiosities 9
- The Adventures of Paul 5
Books
- 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 1
- 1 Corinthians 1:9 1
- 1 Corinthians 10:12 1
- 1 Corinthians 10:14-22 1
- 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 1
- 1 Corinthians 12:27-31 1
- 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 2
- 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 1
- 1 Corinthians 13:1-8 1
- 1 Corinthians 15:20 1
- 1 Corinthians 15:50-57 1
- 1 Corinthians 3:5-15 1
- 1 Corinthians 3:6,7 1
- 1 John 4:7-21 1
- 1 Kings 19:4-8 1
- 1 Kings 5:1-12 1
- 1 Peter 2:4-10 1
- 1 Samuel 12:19-25 1
- 1 Samuel 17 1
- 1 Samuel 17:41-51, 18:28-29 1
- 1 Samuel 23:15-28 1
- 1 Samuel 7:15-17 1
- 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 1
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11 1
- 1 Timothy 2:8-15 1
- 2 Corinthians 1:15-22 1
- 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 1
- 2 Corinthians 4 1
- 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 1
- 2 Kings 5:14 1
- 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13 1
- 2 Samuel 12:1-14 1
- 2 Samuel 18:31-19:4 1
- 2 Samuel 23:1-7 1
- 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 1
- 2 Samuel 6:12-16, 20-22 1
- 2 Samuel 6:12-22 1
- 2 Timothy 1:3-7 1
- 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 1
- 2nd Corinthians 4:4-6 1
- Acts 1:1-5, 12-14 1
- Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 1
- Acts 1:21-26 1
- Acts 10:44-48 1
- Acts 11:24 1
- Acts 16:16-34 2
- Acts 16:19-40 1
- Acts 16:9-15 1
- Acts 17:16-34 1
- Acts 18:1-11 1
- Acts 2:1-13 1
- Acts 2:1-17 1
- Acts 2:1-21 1
- Acts 2:1-5 1
- Acts 2:42-47 1
- Acts 3:1-16 1
- Acts 4:32-37 1
- Acts 8:1b-8 1
- Acts 8:26-40 2
- Acts 9:1-19 1
- Acts 9:36-43 1
- Colossians 1:13,14 1
- Deut. 26:1-11 1
- Deuteronomy 34:1-12 1
- Ephesians 1:11-23 1
- Ephesians 1:15-23 1
- Ephesians 4:1-16 1
- Ephesians 4:1-4; 14-16 1
- Ephesians 5:8-14 1
- Exodus 16:2-15 2
- Exodus 17:1-7 1
- Exodus 33:12-23 1
- Exodus 5 (paraphrase) 1
- Ezekiel 37:1-14 1
- Galatians 5:16-26 2
- Genesis 1:1-31 1
- Genesis 1:1-5 1
- Genesis 1:14-19 1
- Genesis 12:1-9 1
- Genesis 17:1-5 1
- Genesis 18:1-15 1
- Genesis 2:1-4 1
- Genesis 21:1-7 1
- Genesis 21:8-21 2
- Genesis 22:1-14 1
- Genesis 50:15-21 1
- Habakkuk 1:1-14, 2:1-4 1
- Hebrews 11:1 1
- Hebrews 11:4-5, 7-8, 20-22, 24, 32, 39-40 1
- Hebrews 12:1-11 1
- Hebrews 12:1-3 1
- Hebrews 2:18 1
- Hebrews 2:5-18 1
- Hosea 4:1-3 1
- II Thessalonians 3:6-13 1
- Ijsaiah 9:2,3,6,7 1
- Isaiah 2:1-5 1
- Isaiah 25:1-9 1
- Isaiah 35:1-6 2
- Isaiah 40 1
- Isaiah 40:1-5 1
- Isaiah 40:21-31 1
- Isaiah 41:1-10 1
- Isaiah 55:6-11 1
- Isaiah 56:1-8 1
- Isaiah 6:1-8 1
- Isaiah 60:1-6 1
- Isaiah 60:1,2 1
- Isaiah 65:11-25 1
- Isaiah 7:13-14, 40:6-9, 60:1 1
- Isaiah 9:1-3, 60:2-3 1
- Isaiah 9:2, 3, 6, 7 1
- Isaiah 9:4-7 1
- James 2:1-10, 14-17 1
- James 3:13-18 1
- Jeremiah 2:4-13 1
- Jeremiah 23:1-6 1
- Jeremiah 33:14-16 1
- Job 1:1, 2:1-10 1
- Job 1:1; 2:1-10 1
- Job 19:23-27a 1
- Job 23:1-9, 16-17 1
- Job 38:1-7 1
- Job 42:1-6, 10-17 1
- John 1:1-5, 10-14 3
- John 1:1-5,14a 1
- John 1:16 1
- John 1:16-18 1
- John 1:29-42 1
- John 1:43-51 2
- John 10:1-8 1
- John 10:11-18 1
- John 12:1-8 2
- John 12:20-33 1
- John 12:3 1
- John 13:1-5, 12-15 1
- John 13:31-35 1
- John 14:1-14 1
- John 14:1-6 1
- John 14:27 1
- John 15:1-8 1
- John 15:15 1
- John 15:9-17 2
- John 16:12-25 1
- John 17:1-9, 20-25 1
- John 17:6-19 2
- John 18:1-14 1
- John 18:15-27 1
- John 18:28-40 1
- John 18:33-37 1
- John 18:33-38a 1
- John 19:1-16 1
- John 19:17-30 1
- John 19:17-37 1
- John 2:1-11 2
- John 20:19-31 3
- John 21:1-11 1
- John 21:1-19 1
- John 21:15-17 1
- John 21:15-19 1
- John 3:1-17 1
- John 4:5-15 1
- John 6:1-15 1
- John 6:25-35 1
- John 6:52-69 1
- John:19 1
- Jonah 1:1-3,3:1-5,10,4:1-7,9-11 1
- Jonah 3:1-5, 10 1
- Judges 21:25 1
- Leviticus 23:39-43 1
- Luke 1:26-33, 46-49 2
- Luke 1:26-38 1
- Luke 1:39-56 1
- Luke 1:67-79 1
- Luke 1:68-79 1
- Luke 10:25-37 2
- Luke 10:38-42 1
- Luke 11:1-13 1
- Luke 11:1-4 1
- Luke 12:21 2
- Luke 12:32-40 1
- Luke 12:35-38, 41-44 1
- Luke 12:49-56 1
- Luke 13:10-17 1
- Luke 13:16 1
- Luke 14:1, 7-14 1
- Luke 15:1-3,11b-32 1
- Luke 15:8 1
- Luke 16:1-13 1
- Luke 16:26 1
- Luke 16:8 1
- Luke 17:11-19 1
- Luke 18:1-8 1
- Luke 18:3 1
- Luke 18:9-14 2
- Luke 19:1-10 1
- Luke 19:28-40 1
- Luke 19:31 1
- Luke 19:41-44 1
- Luke 2:1-20 7
- Luke 2:21-38 1
- Luke 2:39-45 1
- Luke 2:8-16 1
- Luke 20:27-38 1
- Luke 20:37 1
- Luke 20:37,38 1
- Luke 21:1-4 1
- Luke 21:25-36 2
- Luke 23:33-43 1
- Luke 24:1-12 1
- Luke 24:36-48 1
- Luke 24:36b-48 1
- Luke 3:7-17; 21-22 1
- Luke 4:1,2 1
- Luke 4:14-30 2
- Luke 4:16-30 2
- Luke 4:21 1
- Luke 4:29,30 1
- Luke 5:1-11 3
- Luke 5:3-11 1
- Luke 6:17-26 1
- Luke 6:20-31 1
- Luke 6:27-38 1
- Luke 6:36 1
- Luke 7:22 1
- Luke 8:26-39 1
- Luke 8:28 1
- Luke 9:28-43 1
- Luke 9:28-45 1
- Luke 9:51-62 1
- Luke1:26-33, 46-49 1
- Mark 1:21-28 1
- Mark 1:29-39 1
- Mark 1:4-11 1
- Mark 1:9-15 1
- Mark 10:13-16 1
- Mark 10:17-31 1
- Mark 10:35-45 1
- Mark 10:46-52 1
- Mark 11:15-19 1
- Mark 13:1-8, 24-27 1
- Mark 14:32-39 1
- Mark 15:16-24 1
- Mark 15:22-47 1
- Mark 16:1-8 1
- Mark 4:26-34 1
- Mark 4:34-41 1
- Mark 4:35-41 3
- Mark 5:21-34, 6:30-34 1
- Mark 5:21-43 2
- Mark 6:1-13 1
- Mark 6:14-29 1
- Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 2
- Mark 8:27-38 1
- Mark 9:30-37 1
- Mark 9:33-37 1
- Mark 9:38-50 1
- Matthew 1:1-17 1
- Matthew 1:18-25 2
- Matthew 1:20,25 1
- Matthew 10:5-15 1
- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 1
- Matthew 14:22-33 1
- Matthew 15:21-28 1
- Matthew 16:13-20 1
- Matthew 17:1-9 2
- Matthew 17:8 1
- Matthew 18:15-20 1
- Matthew 2:1-12 6
- Matthew 2:1-12 2
- Matthew 2:1-13 1
- Matthew 2:1-2,10-11 1
- Matthew 2:13-15 1
- Matthew 21:33-46 1
- Matthew 22:1-14 1
- Matthew 22:15-22 1
- Matthew 22:34-46 1
- Matthew 24:38,39 1
- Matthew 25 1-13 2
- Matthew 25:14-30 1
- Matthew 25:31-40 1
- Matthew 25:31-46 1
- Matthew 26:36-50 1
- Matthew 27:11-37, 45-61 1
- Matthew 27:45-54 1
- Matthew 27:57-61 1
- Matthew 28:1-10 1
- Matthew 3:1-12 1
- Matthew 3:13-15 1
- Matthew 4:17 1
- Matthew 5:13-20 1
- Matthew 5:14-16 1
- Matthew 6:25-34 1
- Micah 6:1-8 1
- Micah 6:8 1
- Numbers 6:22-27 1
- Philemon 1:6 1
- Philippians 1:6 1
- Philippians 2:1-11 1
- Philippians 4:4-5 1
- Philippians 4:4-7 1
- Philippians 4:6,7 1
- Psalm 1 2
- Psalm 111 1
- Psalm 126 1
- Psalm 132 1
- Psalm 138 1
- Psalm 148 2
- Psalm 16 1
- Psalm 23 2
- Psalm 23:1-6 1
- Psalm 29 1
- Psalm 3:1-5 1
- Psalm 34:1-10 1
- Psalm 36 1
- Psalm 37 1
- Psalm 42 2
- Psalm 43 1
- Psalm 46 1
- Psalm 5:7-8,11 1
- Psalm 50:1-8, 22-33 1
- Psalm 51:12 1
- Psalm 55:22 1
- Psalm 61 1
- Psalm 65 1
- Psalm 67 1
- Psalm 73:25 1
- Psalm 78:1-7, 12-16 1
- Psalm 8 1
- Psalm 8:3,4 1
- Psalm 80:1-2, 8-10 1
- Psalm 91 1
- Psalm 95:1-7 1
- Psalm 96 1
- Psalm 97 2
- Revelation 1:6 1
- Revelation 2:1-7 1
- Revelation 2:12-17 1
- Revelation 21:1-5a 1
- Revelation 7:9-17 1
- Romans 10:5-15 1
- Romans 12:1-13 1
- Romans 12:1-2 1
- Romans 3:21-26 1
- Romans 8:12-17 1
- Romans 8:12-25 1
- Romans 8:14-17 1
- Romans 8:18-25 1
- Romans 8:26-39 1
- The Pentecost Story - adapted from Acts 2:1-42 1
- Zechariah 4:6 1
- Zephaniah 3:14-15 1
Speakers
- Amy Crawford 1
- Antoinnette Clarke 1
- Brian Packham LLWL 8
- Bruce Worthington 3
- Carol Reist, The Dam 1
- Dr. Bruce Worthington 3
- Jessica Stevenson 3
- Joanne Hopkinson 1
- Mary Parsons LLWL 9
- Rev. Don Gibson 24
- Rev. Dr. John Ambrose 5
- Rev. Dr. Victor Shepherd 5
- Rev. Evelyn McLachlan 1
- Rev. Jeff Warner 1
- Rev. Jessica McCrae 52
- Rev. Joanne Hedge 1
- Rev. Joe Hopkins 116
- Rev. John Ambrose 2
- Rev. John Tapscott 72
- Rev. Kate Young 1
- Rev. Kathi Phillips 1
- Rev. Lark Kim 1
- Rev. Lyn Workman 2
- Rev. Mary Jo Patterson 1
- Rev. Maryann Skinner 2
- Rev. Norm Henig-Pereira 1
- Rev. Sue Hertell 8
Months
- January 2025 5
- December 2024 5
- November 2024 5
- October 2024 4
- September 2024 4
- August 2024 4
- July 2024 5
- June 2024 4
- May 2024 5
- April 2024 4
- March 2024 6
- February 2024 4

Sermons by Rev. Dr. Victor Shepherd

PROMISES, PROMISES, PROMISES

14/08/2020
Rev. Dr. Victor Shepherd
2 Corinthians 1:15-22, Isaiah 55:6-11, Luke 1:67-79

Promises, Promises, Promises Isaiah 55:6-11 Romans 9:4-5 2nd Corinthians 1:15-22 Luke 1:67-79It’s startling to find the word “promise” hundreds of times over in the English translations of the Hebrew bible. It’s startling for one reason: the word “promise” isn’t found in the Hebrew language. In biblical Hebrew the verb that the English translators render “promise” is…

PSALM 97: THE GOD WHO DISPELS OUR DOUBT

07/08/2020
Rev. Dr. Victor Shepherd
Ephesians 1:15-23, John 14:1-6, Psalm 97

Psalm 97: The God Who Dispels our Doubt Everyone fails somewhere in life. Everyone, however successful on however many fronts, nevertheless fails somewhere. Therefore I too am a failure. Specifically, I am a failed agnostic. I wanted to be an agnostic, even tried to be an agnostic, but I didn’t succeed. Here’s what…

MUCH WANTS TO, BUT NOTHING CAN

MUCH WANTS TO, BUT NOTHING CAN—SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD Ps 34:1-10 Romans 8:26-39 I: — “For I am sure that nothing, nothing seen or unseen in the entire creation, will ever be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Nothing can separate us from God’s love? Much seems…

MANDATE FOR A CONGREGATION

Sunday August 11 Matthew 10:5-15 As soon as something in our society is seen to be out of order a Royal Commission is set up to deal with it. One day it is suspected that tax-revenues are being misspent or that medicare claims are being falsified or that organized crime is taking over legitimate businesses. At this point a commission is convened. …

THE AARONIC BLESSING

21/07/2019
Rev. Dr. Victor Shepherd
2nd Corinthians 4:4-6, John 15:15, Mark 10:13-16, Numbers 6:22-27, Psalm 73:25, Revelation 1:6

I: — Customarily we say it or sing it at a service of baptism. Frequently the minister concludes worship by pronouncing it as a benediction: The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. What are we expecting? Are we expecting anything? Or do we repeat…