Sermons ::

Rev. Angus Robertson: November 2, 2012

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Rundle Memorial United Church

Rev. Angus Robertson A sermon preached by Rev. David M. Crawford at Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, November 6, 2011; part of a sermon series on our stained glass windows. Based partially on Matthew 28:16-20. So today we come to the end of our 6-part series on our stained glass windows. For those visiting today, we began with the John…

Robert Rundle: October 16 2011

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Rundle Memorial United Church

A sermon preached by Rev. David M. Crawford at Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, on October 16/11 (125th Anniversary Sunday part 2; and part of a sermon series on our stained glass windows). Based on Matthew 5:13-16. Rev. Robert Rundle Last Sunday at about 9:45 am, thus just prior to the start of Thanksgiving Sunday worship, a tourist in…

Astor Schrag: October 9th 2011

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Rundle Memorial United Church

A homily preached by Rev. David M. Crawford at Rundle Memeorial United Church, Banff, on October 9/11 (Thanksgiving Sunday; part of a series of sermons on our stained glass windows). Based on Phillipians 4:4-7. Rev. Astor Schrag As we continue with our sermon series on our stained glass windows, we come to the one depicting Rev. Astor Schrag, whom,…

Isaac Watts: October 2nd 2011

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Rundle Memorial United Church

A sermon preached by Rev. David M. Crawford at Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, on October 2, 2011. Part of a sermon series on our stained glass windows. “Isaac Watts” When I decided to do a series of sermons on our windows, I’ll confess the one in which we find Isaac Watts puzzled me. Why one for him? I mean,…

John Calvin, September 25th, 2011

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Rundle Memorial United Church

A sermon preached by Rev. David M. Crawford at Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, on September 25/2011 (Pentecost 15). Part of a series of sermons of our stained glass windows. Based on Luke 15:11-32. John Calvin. Take a look at the image of Calvin in our window. One Sunday this summer a visiting United Church minister was admiring our windows…

“The World is My Parish”, September 11th 2011

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Rundle Memorial United Church

A sermon preached by Rev. David M. Crawford at Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, on September 11, 2012. (First of a sermon series on Rundleʼs stained glass windows) Based on Matthew 4:18-22; 28:16-20. “The World is My Parish” Thereʼs only one place to begin this sermon series on our stained glass windows with the Wesleys, John, his brother Charles, and…

Who is He? – Sunday, September 4, 2011

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Rundle Memorial United Church

A sermon preached by Rev. David M. Crawford at Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, on Sunday, September 4, 2011. Based on Matthew 16:13-20 “Who is He?” I wonder how many saw the funeral last weekend for Jack Layton? For any visitors today who are not Canadian, Jack Layton was a prominent national politician, leader of the ofﬁcial opposition, who succumbed…