St. Clement's Church, Toronto

A Jar of Hope: a sermon by Pamela Rayment on Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Quote: "…starting with ashes, nothing gets in the way." https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%206%3A1-6%2C%2016-21&version=NRSVUE

A Lenten reflection by Pamela Rayment. The resources are pages 5 and 6 of the following PDF: https://files.constantcontact.com/012b54ea501/2ef3ba6f-c838-416f-8b78-f009b3225910.pdf

Saving Beauty : A sermon on Matthew 17:1-9 by Andrew Federle. Quote: “Just as surely as Peter and his friends, we must decide if we’re going to remain in the lowlands. Or if we’re willing to stuff our anxiety and fear and anger in a bag and trudge on up the mountain.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2017%3A1-9&version=NRSVUE

What are you looking for? Better & Brighter : A sermon on Matthew 5:13-16 by Pamela Rayment. "To be salt of the earth and light in world is to join God as peacemakers: making the world better and brighter for everyone." Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205%3A13-16&version=NRSVUE

What Are You Looking For? Humility: A sermon on Micah 6:1-8 by Andrew Federle. Quote: "Micah saw with brutal clarity what was really going on. These offerings were gestures done NOT to draw closer to God but to be done with Him." Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah%206%3A1-8&version=NRSVUE

What are you looking for? Security : A sermon on Matthew 4:12-23 by Pamela Rayment. Quote: "And as Jesus continues to invite people to follow him, he himself is nailed to a cross. Not because he ruled with force, but because he led with vulnerability and had the courage to point out the places in the world — the places in our lives — where power is wielded as a façade for security."  Rea...

What are you looking for? Belonging: A sermon on John 1:29-42 by Pamela Rayment. Quote: "The abiding nature of God spills over in Jesus, who invites us to abide, remain, stay, belong with him and in him, as he has promised to abide, remain and belong with us and in us." Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201%3A29-42&version=NRSVUE  

What are you looking for? Identity : A sermon on Matthew 3:13-17 by Andrew Federle. Quote: “At the moment of choice, Jesus does not choose. Rather, the God whom he calls Father reveals Jesus’ most foundational identity: Beloved.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%203%3A13-17&version=NRSVUE  

 Direction: A sermon by Andrew Federle on Matthew 2:1-12. Quote: “You and I have journeyed to the manger. Shall we return home as the same people, by the same route? Or might God be calling us to return home by another road?" Read the preaching passage online: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%202%3A1-12&version=NRSVUE 

The Birth Plan: A sermon by Pamela Rayment on Luke 2:1-14 for Christmas Day. Quote: "Jesus’ birth, which ushers in a new kin-dom between God and all creation, takes place amid a power-hungry political climate, in someone’s back shed, with the animals and the slop and the hay." Read the scripture passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%202%3A1-14&version=NRSVUE

The Two Gospels: A sermon by Michael Buttrey on Luke 2:15-21 Quote: "Freedom from Empire, then, begins with dreaming dreams, imagining new possibilities, seeing our souls start to flit between the bars we thought were forever. " Read the scripture passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%202%3A15-21&version=NRSVUE

The gift of darkness: A sermon by Andrew Federle on John 1:1-14 Quote: "The darkness of a burnt-out light revealed what was always true: anywhere can be church if you look closely enough." Read the scripture passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201%3A1-14&version=NRSVUE

Let the Saxophone Wail: A sermon by Andrew Federle for Lessons and Carols.  Quote: “God’s word pre-empts our word and comes to us: un-bidden, un-expected, un-predictable – sometimes un-settling or un-welcome. Yet coming nonetheless, and summoning us to respond.“ 

Jesus is a Hobo: A sermon by Andrew Federle on Matthew 11:2-11 Quote: “This is where Jesus was – and is: among those who’ve lost everything.” Read the scripture passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2011%3A2-11&version=NRSVA

Advent, Abraham, and Axes: A sermon by Andrew Federle on Matthew 3:1-12.  Quote: "John the Baptist, from the wilderness, announces the arrival of a radically different vision of God: the One who calls all of us to repent." Read the scripture passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%203%3A1-12&version=NRSVA

The Spirit of Radio: a sermon by Andrew Federle for the Funeral of Peter Pacini. "Jesus was journeying on, to the place beyond death, so we could know in our bones that Someone is waiting for us on the other side." 

Gritty Hope: A sermon by Pamela Rayment on Matthew 24:36-44 Quote: Hope has grit and is lived day in and day out. Even when, or maybe especially when, the world feels like it’s falling apart. Read the scripture passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2024%3A36-44&version=NRSVA

No Fairytale : A sermon on Luke 23:33-43 by Pamela Rayment. Quote: "As followers of Jesus, the story we live doesn’t allow us to stay in the fairytale because we follow the One whose rule, whose reign, looks a whole lot different than what we’ve come to recognize as royalty.”  Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2023%3A33-43&version=NRSVUE  

Christianity is Not About You: A sermon by Andrew Federle on 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13. Quote: “We forget that our life is a gift from God and that we are fundamentally situated in the gift economy and not the rat race." Read the scripture passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Thessalonians%203%3A6-13%20&version=NRSVA

Legion: a sermon by Andrew Federle on Mark 5:1-20 on Remembrance Sunday. Quote: “Everyone else looks at this man and sees collateral damage; only Jesus sees someone worth saving.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%205%3A1-20&version=NRSVUE 

Fallen to the Lowest Place : a sermon on John 6:35-40 by Andrew Federle for All Souls’ Day. Quote: “Jesus says that not one person is lost, not one person that is beloved by God will be lost. That is God's will.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%206%3A35-40&version=NRSVUE  

Elbow to Elbow with Saints : a sermon on Luke 6:20-31 by Pamela Rayment for All Saints’ Day.  Quote: ““Do to others as you would have them do to you." Sounds clear-cut enough, and it’s the most challenging thing in the world to do.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%206%3A20-31&version=NRSVUE  

Images of God: A sermon by Allison Marcaccini on John 1:1-5. Quote: "In the mystery of what we cannot see, we can still know God's presence in so many ways. I wonder where you have seen God?" Read the passage in the Message: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201%3A1-5&version=MSG 

Sour Grapes, The Myth of Enduring Suffering: a sermon on Jeremiah 31:27-34 by The Rev. Dr. Joy Moore. Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2031%3A27-34&version=NRSVA

Enough: a sermon on John 6:24-35 by Michael Buttrey. Quote: "While we’re worrying if we’re working enough, Jesus is saying: 'I’m enough.'"  Read the scripture here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%206%3A24-35&version=NRSVUE