St. Clement's Church, Toronto

The Poet of Lament: A sermon on Lamentations 3:19-26 by Andrew Federle.  Quote: “Down in the hole, where the weight threatens to crowd out thought altogether, the poet remembers that God is faithful.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Lamentations%203%3A19-26&version=NRSVUE  

Drawn from the Water : A sermon on Luke 16:19-31 (FNV) by Andrew Federle on Orange Shirt Sunday. Quote: “From this vantage point at least, we can say this much: Moses is the first person in the scriptures to be taken off to residential school.” Read the scripture passage here: https://files.constantcontact.com/012b54ea501/09cc4a1d-b5f9-4652-b1c3-c356c803f69b.pdf  

 Economics 101 : A sermon on Luke 16:1-13 by Pamela Rayment. Quote: "How we live amidst the enmeshed economic structures of the world matters." Read the scripture passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2016%3A1-13&version=NRSVUE 

Into the Wilderness: a sermon on Luke 15:1-10 by Pamela Rayment. Quote: “What do we miss when we not only avoid spiritual wilderness, but also literal wilderness — that is, nature itself?" Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2015%3A1-10&version=NRSVUE

 A sermon by Andrew Federle on Luke 14:25-33. Quote: “To be a disciple of Jesus is to let go of pretending to be in control.” Read the scripture here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke14%3A25-33&version=NRSVUE 

The Inner Ring : A sermon on Luke 14:1, 7-14 by Michael Buttrey.  Quote: “We just have an opportunity to see the world through a different lens – in terms of seeing and being blessings instead of balancing the scales.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2014%3A1%2C%207-14&version=MSG  

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry : A sermon on Isaiah 58:9b-14 by Andrew Federle Quote: “Hurry is a serious spiritual issue, for its swift current carries our attention past the present moment and headlong into an anxious future.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2058%3A9b-14&version=NRSVUE  

Fire : a sermon on Luke 12:49-56 by Andrew Federle. Quote: “The fire of the Holy Spirit reveals us for who we truly are, so that we might become who we were always meant to be.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...

Do I Get a Home? : a sermon on Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 by Michael Buttrey. Quote: “It can be a reminder that we were meant for something more – something we do not see, but have the assurance of faith must exist: the city of God.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%2011%3A1-3%2C%208-16&version=NRSVUE  

Rich towards God: A sermon on Luke 12:13-21 by Pamela Rayment. Quote: "Are we being faithful with the gifts that God has entrusted to us? Are we living as those rich toward God or do we act as fools?" Read the passage: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2012%3A13-21&version=NRSVUE  

Thoughts and Prayers: A sermon by Pamela Rayment on Luke 11:1-13. Quote: "Prayer is where we begin, where we return, and where we are held together."  Read the scripture passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2011%3A1-13&version=NRSVUE 

Deepening Relationships: A sermon by Deb Whalen-Blaize on Luke 20:38-42. Quote: "Relationships are blessed by service. It is important for us to serve and care for one another. But depth in a relationship comes through quality time." Read the scripture passage: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2010%3A38-42&version=NRSVUE 

Pouring out Mercy : A sermon on Luke 10:25-37 by Pamela Rayment. Quote: “Consumed by the love of Jesus, who pulls us out of whatever ditch we find ourselves in and pours upon us mercy like oil and wine, healing out wounds, and from there we are propelled to move forward and extend Jesus’ mercy to others.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2010%3A25-...

Being Sent: A sermon on Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 by Pamela Rayment.  Quote: “Go out together. Bring nothing. Share peace. Be with. Don’t force it. God is in it all.  Six helpful instructions that I think hold up rather well for us today.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2010%3A1-11&version=NRSVUE  

Flint: A sermon on Luke 9:51-62 by Andrew Federle.  Quote: “To bump up against Jesus is to risk having all that is straw in your life burned up; but that same flame might just light your way forward in the dark.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%209%3A51-62&version=NRSVUE  

Dancing with joy: A sermon on Philippians 4:4-9 by Michael Buttrey on National Indigenous Day of Payer. Quote:“Rather than analyzing that uncertainty, mapping out all the possible outcomes, trying mentally to control the world, Paul focuses on the basics. Dance. Pray. Keep walking in the traditions. Even if the world burns, we can do the same.” Read the preaching passage here: https://files.consta...

A sermon on John 16:12-15 by Pamela Rayment for Trinity Sunday. Quote: We may not be able to completely grasp the essence of who God is, we may not be able to become ‘competent in God’ yet God’s gracious loving self is extended to us and for us, an invitation into a deep, abiding, and eternal relationship. Read the preaching passage: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2016%3A12-15&a...

Pine Cone: a message on Acts 2:1-21 by Andrew Federle on Pentecost Sunday.  “How do you think the seeds get where they’re trying to go?” Read the preaching passage here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+2%3A1-21&version=NRSVUE

Through Powerlessness: A sermon on Luke 24:44-53 by Michael Buttrey. Quote: "The resurrection and ascension of this Jesus opens up a new way of understanding, a new path for all of us that goes through powerlessness, not around it." Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2024%3A44-53&version=NRSVUE

Made Well: A Sermon on John 5:1–9 by Pamela Rayment Quote: “While Jesus’ healing miracles often begin with a physical change, the greater healing at play is that of restoration. And this is the healing that we are invited to live into today.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%205%3A1-9&version=NRSVUE

 A sermon on John 13:31-35 by Andrew Federle. Quote: “In John’s authorial vision of Jesus the Christ, there is only ever one road: the road to glory and suffering are one and the same.” Read the scripture: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2013%3A31-35&version=NRSVUE 

A sermon by Liska Stefko on John 10:22-30 . Quote: "Can you picture this good and gentle shepherd: calling us by name, bringing us abundant life, drawing us into communion?" 

"No" - A sermon on John 21:1-19 by Andrew Federle.  “Almost no one – ever – is brave enough to offer Jesus a one-word response to anything.” Read the preaching passage here:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+21%3A1-19+&version=NRSVUE

A sermon on John 20:19-31 by Pamela Rayment. Quote: “A resurrected Jesus who maintains his wounds shows us that we aren’t alone. That God is willing to meet us in the hurting, and that there is a way through it.” Read the passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2020%3A19-31&version=NRSVUE

 A sermon on John 20:1-18 for Easter Sunday by Andrew Federle. Quote: “We go looking for Jesus, but he is nowhere to be found – or he shows up incognito, in a form or circumstance we cannot recognize.”