The following sermon was originally preached from the pulpit in Abbotsford BC on May 27, 1957. Unknown Yet Well Known “But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God… as unknown and yet well known” (2 Corinthians 6:4 and 9). One of the most detrimental things in the world is the feeling that [...]
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The following sermon was originally preached from the pulpit at Knox Church in Calgary, Alberta on 3 March 1963. Threat to A Way of Life Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? (John 8:46b). With the approach of the Passover, the Jewish religious holy [...]
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The following sermon was first preached at Knox Presbyterian Church in Calgary, in January in the 1960s. Standing at the door of the opening year, it is well for us also to take a backward glance. It is in the backward look that we can observe and acknowledge that we were not left to ourselves [...]
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The following sermon was originally preached from the pulpit on Thanksgiving Sunday, October 1952 in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Texts: Psalm 112; Luke 21: 1-4, 33-38 Thanksgiving in Faith Tradition reports that a Scot heard John Wesley preaching and urging the people to “Earn all you can!” “That is an intelligent sermon,” said the man as [...]
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The following sermon was first preached at St. Andrew’s in Saskatoon on January 16, 1972 and again in Banff on September 17, 1972. I have taken the title from the language of the sermon. –AK Old Testament Reading: Psalm 103 New Testament Reading: 1 Corinthians 12: 18 – 13:13 The Indisposable Man Two hours from [...]
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The following sermon was delivered in February 1983, likely in White Rock, British Columbia. — AK The Christian’s Commission Scripture lesson Luke 12: 1 -12 Text: Matthew 28:18-20 Five years ago I was given the privilege to visit Jamaica and Guyana as a representative of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. It was an experience I [...]
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Note: I transcribed the following sermon which was undated and untitled. I have chosen the title from the language of the text. — AK The God Who Condescends Text: John 4: 1-26 Some years ago J.B. Phillips wrote a book entitled Your God is Too Small. It is a very suggestive title, and especially pertinent [...]
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The following sermon was originally preached on October 23, 1988 at St. Johns Presbyterian church in White Rock BC Remembrance and Hope Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn, look to Abraham your father and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called [...]
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