South Arm United Church's Podcast
Sharing sermons from South Arm United Church in Richmond, BC Canada. We are an open, welcoming community of faith who love God & the world.
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62 episodes
Invisible We Know You John 4:5 - 26
Today we welcomed back to the South Arm pulpit the wonderful, Rev. Sally McShane. Hear what Rev. Sally had to share with the church this World Communion Sunday. Music between the scripture and sermon "I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say...
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Fernando Ortega Psalm 19:7-14
This Sunday we explored the Psalms as Hebrew Bible poetry. The Psalm in the Revised Common Lectionary for this week was Psalm 19. The Psalm opens with a broad perspective and call for all of Creation to praise God. And then the Psalm gets more ...
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Jesus Loves the Little Children Mark 9:30-37
Jesus Loves the little children. Whoever welcomes a child welcomes Jesus and not just Jesus, but the One who sent him. That's too easy. What's the catch? Lots of people love children. That's not counter-cultural, world changing, Kin-dom in-brea...
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The Power of the Tongue James 3:1-12
The tongue is a small but mighty part of our body. WIth it we Bless God and with it we sadly, say unkind things to one another, whom God also created and loves. That ought not to be so James tells us. As we bridle a horse and steer with a bit a...
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20:37
Alignment Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 11-23
Proverbs is 1 of 3 books of Wisdom literature in The Bible (along with Ecclesiastes & Job). The wise sayings are meant to help us live a good life in alignment with God. Mom said, "Eat your vegetables. Look both ways before crossing the str...
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20:06
A Love Story Song of Solomon 2:8-13
Song of Solomon (also known as Song of Songs) contains a number of poetic songs. Today we examine the one offered in this week's Lectionary readings and discuss whether it is written between two earthly figures (King Solomon and a peasant Bride...
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Dedication of Solomon's Temple 1 Kings 8:1,6,10-11,22-30 & 41-43
The temple that King David wanted to build for God for worship and where's God's presence would dwell (including the housing of the Ark of the Covenant with the 10 Commandments) was completed by his son, Solomon. With the temple complete, King ...
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Discernment 1 Kings 2:10-12 & 3:3-14
This special service was to be held outdoors but due to rain the night before and the soggy field, we chose to do "Church in the Wild" in the sanctuary. The sanctuary was decorated with plants and throughout the service were references to Creat...
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I Am the Bread of Life John 6:35,41-51
Jesus says, "I am the Bread of Life, those who come unto me will never be hungry or thirsty again". But our bodies need food and water to survive. So that doesn't on the surface, make sense. Jesus must mean something more than nutritio...
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Addition & Multiplication 2 Kings 4:42-44
Today we look at a series of miracle stories featuring the prophets Elijah and Elisha where God multiplies the small offering of someone who is on the margins and has little to offer. God invites them to give what they have and trust that they ...
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The Son, The Son, Who Will Take the Son? Ephesians 1:3-14
In the Beginning God made the heavens and the earth and declared each piece of creation, "Good". Today we remember that God will again bring all things into harmony with Godself at some future date and time unknown to anyone but Godself. The st...
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Communion/Eucharist 07 July 2024
Grab some grape juice and a piece of bread (or cracker) and join us for Communion/Eucharist. Co-presided over by Lauren Kirkey, Minister of South Arm United Church & Rev. Bruce McAndless-Davis, Minister of Gilmore Park United Church in join...
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Gathered & Sent Mark 6:1-13
Fresh off 3 healing stories, Jesus heads to his hometown of Nazareth. We find him teaching in the synagogue on the Sabbath. At first the listeners are astounded at the wisdom of this great teaching. But it isn't long before they question the so...
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17:03
Shhhhh... Don't Tell Mark 5:21-43
In Mark 5 we look at 3 healing stories: Jesus heals a possessed man, a young girl (12 years old) who was dying & a woman who had been hemorrhaging for 12 years. To the possessed man Jesus says, "Go tell of your healing by God throughout the...
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17:03
To Fit In or To Stand Out? 1 Samuel 8:4-20 & 11:14-15
God's people are set apart. A more formal word we use sometimes is 'sanctified'. In loving and following God, our thoughts, words and actions are meant to be more aligned with what God desires, than what the rest of the world seems to think, be...
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22:14
Jesus Calms the Storm/s Mark 4:35-41
In this famous Gospel story, Jesus is in a boat with the disciples when a huge storm comes along. There are gale force winds. The waves are so turbulent they toss the boat around and water starts to flood into the boat. The disciples are genuin...
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Unexpected 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13
Disappointed in King Saul's lack of faithfulness, God sends a Prophet Samuel to anoint the next King of Israel whom God has chosen. Though worried at first the reigning King Saul will kill him for this, God hatches a plan for him to get safely ...
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Pentecost Acts 2:1-21
In today's message Rev. Maggie Watts-Hammond shares with us about Pentecost. The Holy Spirit indeed came as Jesus had said and people started speaking in many languages, proclaiming the goodness of God. A bizarre event to be sure, but also a po...
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19:21
Friend of God John 15:9-17
What does it mean to be a friend of God? And why is there the word "If" in the sentence ("If you follow my command...")? Hear how God (the One whom Jesus called Father) loved Jesus. Jesus has in turn loved us and we are to keep that Love of God...
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26:49
A Eunuch - Acts 8:26-40
In today's passage we learn about what a Eunuch is and how God goes to extraordinary lengths to meet, minister to and baptize this person on a road in the middle of the desert at the peak of day. If God goes to such lengths for one society woul...
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Cornerstone Acts 4:5-12
Peter and John go to the temple to pray and come across a man lame from birth. He asks for handouts which they do not have but what they do have they proclaim over him, the name of Jesus. And with that, they direct him to get up and walk....
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The Real Thing Luke 24:36-48
When Jesus appears in resurrected body before the disciples, they are sure they are seeing a ghost. Jesus response? (1) Peace be with you, (2) Do you have some fish I can eat (so we share fellowship and you know I am not a ghost) & (3) Jesu...
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Walk in the Light 1 John 1:1-2:2
In today's sermon we learn how our faith is Embodied - meaning we experience and live our faith within and 'through' our body. The passage begins with a very sensory approach wherein the disciples testify to having seen, heard and touched Jesus...
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Easter Sunday Sermon The Death of Death John 20:1-18
Although originally called, "The Death of Death" this sermon really could in the end have been called, "Empty". Hear how we explore the Easter Resurrection story from the perspective of Mary Magdalene. As she sits at the tomb, weeping, wanting ...
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