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Episode 235: Jesus is Stronger
April 14, 2024 00:00 - 7 minutes - 4.95 MBProclamation! For the Third Sunday of Easter, 14 April 2024 Reverend Shelley McVea reminds us that Jesus is stronger than all earthly powers as we consider together the time when Jesus manifested among the disciples after the resurrection and asked them for something to eat. He was given broiled fish, and he ate the food with them, and gave them the same reassurance that he gives to us, that he lives among us. *** Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ If y...
Episode 234: By His Wounds We Will Know Him
April 07, 2024 00:00 - 16 minutes - 11 MBProclamation! For the First Sunday of Easter, 7 April 2024 After the crucifixion the apostles gather behind locked doors, fearing for their lives. The resurrected Jesus appears to them and greets them with “Shalom”, with peace. Jesus shares the evidence of his wounds, and by his wounds the apostles recognize him. Thomas, who had doubted, cries out, “My Lord and My God.” *** Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ If you would like to speak with Reverend Shel...
Episode 233: Hand Me Down Love
April 03, 2024 00:00 - 16 minutes - 10.6 MBProclamation! For Easter Sunday, 31 March 2024 Reverend Shelley McVea celebrates the joy of the risen Christ and recalls how our salvation and the resurrected love of Christ has been handed down to us, from generation to generation, from one believer to the next, starting with Mary Magdalene who encounters the empty tomb on Easter morning and runs to Peter to announce that she had seen the risen Lord.
Episode 232: From Palms to Passion
March 25, 2024 00:00 - 10 minutes - 7 MBProclamation! For Palm Sunday, 24 March 2024: Sixth Sunday in Lent From Palms to Passion Reverend Shelley leads us from the glory of Palm Sunday, celebrating the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem, and then into the suffering of the passion during holy week, with a sermon that looks at the difficulties of holding true to what we believe when it seems that all is lost. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: [email protected] ww...
Episode 231: Wandering Towards Freedom
March 10, 2024 00:00 - 16 minutes - 10.7 MBProclamation! For Sunday, 10 March 2024: Fourth Sunday in Lent Our journey through Lent continues with contemplation of the wilderness. Reverend Shelley McVea compares the Israelites’ wandering for 40 years in the desert with our own struggles against fear and sinfulness. Reverend Shelley considers the importance of lifting the Saviour up: when we allow him to take away our sins, we are preserved from our fears and given eternal life. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley...
Episode 230: Promises and Covenants
March 05, 2024 00:00 - 16 minutes - 11 MBProclamation! For Sunday, 03 March 2024: Second Sunday in Lent Promises and Covenants Today, Reverend Shelley McVie explores the way that we enter the promised land from the perspective of the covenants between ourselves and God: The rainbow covenant that God gave to Noah, the ten commandments that God gave to Moses, and the message given by Jesus to love God with all your heart and to love your neighbour as yourself. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto,...
Episode 229: The Heroic Journey of the Cross
February 28, 2024 00:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBProclamation! For Sunday, 25 January 2024: Second Sunday in Lent Today’s special guest is Bishop Kevin who offers a Lenten message for us, by reflecting on the question that Jesus asks his disciples: “Who do people say that I am?” The replied that people said that Jesus was the Messiah. Jesus was to them a kind of hero, and although Jesus is a heroic figure, the symbol of his power is the crucifix, and his heroic journey is the way of the cross. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 K...
Episode 228: The Gospel According to Noah
February 18, 2024 00:00 - 14 minutes - 9.95 MBProclamation! For Sunday, 18 January 2024: First Sunday in Lent Reverend Shelley McVea begins the season of Lent with a reminder that Lent is a time for self-examination and reflection, as we try to find out who we really are. Shelley ties this to the biblical story of Noah, and the covenant that God made with Noah, never to destroy the world again. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: [email protected] www.stsaviours.ca ...
Episode 227: A Long, Long Journey
January 07, 2024 00:00 - 13 minutes - 9.24 MBProclamation! For Sunday, 31 December 2023: Low Sunday With baby Jesus in their arms, Mary and Joseph make the long, long journey to Jerusalem. Reverend Shelley McVea testifies to the power of showing up in our lives. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: [email protected] www.stsaviours.ca Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ If you would like to speak with Reverend Shelley to have a conversatio...
Episode 226: Gifts of the Magi
January 07, 2024 00:00 - 16 minutes - 11 MBProclamation! For Sunday, 07 January 2024: Epiphany The Gifts of the Magi Heavenly light is given to Israel in the form of a new born child, and on the Epiphany the seekers of Christ come from afar, following a star and bearing gifts fit for a king, for a priest and for a saviour. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: [email protected] www.stsaviours.ca Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ If you wo...
Episode 225: As For Me and My House
December 06, 2023 00:00 - 17 minutes - 24.3 MBProclamation! For Sunday, 03 December 2023, Advent 1 Even though we enjoy the pleasure of preparing for a cozy Christmas, with decorations and gift giving traditions, there is a deeper message that comes from the spirit of Advent. Reverend Shelley McVea reveals how Advent is a time of crying out to God to hasten his coming: “Oh that you would open the heavens” and ransom us. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: stsaviours@rogers...
Episode 224: Closer to the King
November 26, 2023 00:00 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MBProclamation! For Sunday, 26 November 2023, Christ the King Reverend Shelley McVea celebrates the feast of Christ the King by showing us what an unusual king Christ is. He is the monarch who serves the weakest of his people and offers his inheritance to them. He reveals that when you gave food to the hungry and water to the thirsty, you also gave food and drink to Christ the king. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: stsaviours...
Episode 223: Trully, Love Your Enemy
November 12, 2023 00:00 - 17 minutes - 24.7 MBProclamation! For Sunday, 12 November 2023, 24th Sunday after Pentecost Reverend Shelley McVea takes on the difficult challenge of following the commandments of God while fulfilling the spirit of the Lord, all the while acting with free will. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: [email protected] www.stsaviours.ca Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ If you would like to speak with Reverend Shelley t...
Episode 221: We Are All Saints
November 05, 2023 00:00 - 15 minutes - 21.2 MBProclamation! For Sunday, 5 November 2023, All Saints Day Reverend Shelley McVea celebrates All Saints Day by reminding us that as followers of Jesus, we too are considered saints. Not that we are always saintly in our actions, but we have the pathway ready before us, through the examples of saints before us. The people we loved on earth will become our saints in the kingdom. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: stsaviours@roge...
Episode 222: The Landowner and the Vineyard
November 05, 2023 00:00 - 24 minutes - 34.2 MBProclamation! For Sunday, 8 October 2023, 18th Sunday After Pentecost Guest preacher Gillian Eley explores the parable of the landowner who leases his vineyard to tenants. At harvest time, the landowner sends his messengers to collect their portion. The tenants kill all the messengers, even the son of the landlord. What is the landlord’s response to these unrepentant tenants? And what does this parable reveal about our relationship to God? *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimber...
Episode 220: We Belong to the Lord
September 22, 2023 00:00 - 20 minutes - 27.7 MBProclamation! For Sunday, 17 September 2023, Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Reverend Shelley McVea finishes her summer long examination of Paul’s letter to the Romans. St Paul says, whether we live or whether we die, we belong the Lord. And how are we to do this? By welcoming those who are weak in faith and those who disagree with us. But we have to find a way to do this without quarrelling over opinions or judging others. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue,...
Episode 219: How to Disagree Discretely
September 10, 2023 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBProclamation! For Sunday, 10 September 2023, Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Reverend Shelley McVea explains today that we are called by Jesus to celebrate, to sing with and to love each other. But what happens when we disagree? Jesus has advice for that too. Jesus recommends that we quietly take each other aside, and have a private discussion with the person we are in conflict with and resolve the disagreement in that manner, discretely. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimbe...
Episode 218: Using Worship and Music to Build Bridges of Faith
August 29, 2023 00:00 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MBProclamation! For Sunday, 27 August 2023, Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Today we are joined by a very special guest speaker, the musician, composer, and activist Ruth Fazal. Ruth works to build connections of friendship and worship between Christians and Jews in Jerusalem. In this sermon Ruth describes the spiritual journey she went on when she took on the task of creating an oratorio based on “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” a book of poems and artwork of Jewish children from t...
Episode 217: Crumbs Under the Table
August 20, 2023 00:00 - 20 minutes - 28.4 MBProclamation! For Sunday, 20 August 2023, Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Today our guest preacher, Reverend Sandra Seaborn, leads us through three powerful scriptures: the Old Testament moment when Joseph in Egypt reveals his true identify to his brothers; the New Testament story of the woman who shouts at Jesus, begging him as the Son of David to expel demons from her daughter; and, the epistle of Paul to the Romans, stating that the message of Jesus is for all, Gentiles and Je...
Episode 216: Special People
August 14, 2023 00:00 - 17 minutes - 24.6 MBProclamation! For Sunday, 13 August 2023, Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Today our guest preacher, Reverend Paul Walker, addresses the reasons why we are special in the eyes of God. Looking and listening with faith, our faith is expressed in our words and deeds and is mediated by the experience of knowing the presence of God within us. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: [email protected] www.stsaviours.ca Like us ...
Episode 215: Broken Hearts
August 07, 2023 00:00 - 16 minutes - 23.2 MBProclamation! For Sunday, 6 August 2023, Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Reverend Shelley McVea observes that almost everybody has experienced the feeling of a broken heart. St. Paul recommends that we read Romans 8 in order to find consolation in Christ. In today’s verses from Romans 9, Paul reveals that he lives in “great sorrow and unceasing anguish”. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: [email protected] www.stsaviours...
Episode 214: All Have Sinned and Yet
July 25, 2023 00:00 - 17 minutes - 11.6 MBProclamation! For Sunday, 16 July 2023, Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Reverend Shelley McVea continues her exploration of Paul’s letters to the Romans and tackles the difficult subjects of sin and condemnation. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: [email protected] www.stsaviours.ca Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ If you would like to speak with Reverend Shelley to have a conversation abou...
Episode 213: Grace Abounds
July 25, 2023 00:00 - 14 minutes - 20.4 MBProclamation! For Sunday, 25 June 2023, Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Reverend Shelley McVea considers St. Paul’s phrase, “Death no longer has dominion over us.” The grace of God is necessary and it abounds in the struggle against sin. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: [email protected] www.stsaviours.ca Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ If you would like to speak with Reverend Shelley to have...
Episode 212: Authority Vs. Power
June 11, 2023 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBAuthority Vs. Power Today’s podcast features a special guest sermon. Colin McCartney is a pastor with more than 35 years of ministry experience and is a founding member of Urban Promise Toronto and Connect City. Colin is preaching on the significance of ascension as a motif in the lives of the apostles. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: [email protected] www.stsaviours.ca Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/church...
Episode 211: A Dwelling Place, Prepared for Us
May 08, 2023 00:00 - 20 minutes - 13.6 MBProclamation! For the Fifth Sunday of Easter: Sunday, 7 May 2023 Reverend Shelley McVea considers the question that Thomas asked of Jesus, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” The answer that Jesus gives Thomas indicates that Jesus is both the journey and the destination: “I am the way, and the truth, and the life.” Jesus promises to take us to himself, and to dwell with us there in a place he has prepared. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberl...
Episode 210: Walking Away from the Action
April 23, 2023 00:00 - 13 minutes - 18.6 MBProclamation! For the Third Sunday of Easter: Sunday, 23 April 2023 Reverend Shelley McVea explores the happenings on the road to Emmaus. A man joins two others walking on the road, and he asks what they are talking about. They are surprised to encounter someone who hasn’t heard about the events in Jerusalem. They tell this stranger how they believed that Jesus was their messiah, but now,. he’s been crucified. The two don’t recognize Jesus even as he walks along with them. Th...
Episode 209: Dry Rattling Bones
March 26, 2023 00:00 - 14 minutes - 19.4 MBProclamation! For the Fifth Sunday of Lent: Sunday, 26 March 2023 The Rev. Dr. Arthur Boers reminds us that it is Easter soon by not yet: we are still in Lent and have to go “through a graveyard” to get to the resurrection. Like today’s Old Testament story, we are like dry rattling bones that hear the word of the Lord and all filled with new breath, or like today’s New Testament story, we are like Lazarus, raised from the dead by Jesus. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimber...
Episode 208: I Am The Man
March 25, 2023 00:00 - 18 minutes - 25.1 MBProclamation! For the Fourth Sunday of Lent: Sunday, 19 March 2023 “I am The Man” Reverend Shelley McVea shares another miracle in lent. Jesus encounters a blind man and heals him in an unusual way: he mixes his spit with earth, mingling his godliness with the essence of the earth. He tells the man to wash his eyes and when he does, his sight is restored. The man’s friends are bewildered: Is it really you? They ask. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto...
Episode 207: Living Water
March 17, 2023 00:00 - 21 minutes - 28.9 MBProclamation! For the Third Sunday of Lent: Sunday, 12 March 2023 The Living Water Reverend Shelley McVea weaves an old testament and a new testament story together, to help us understand the role of water in a desert land. After fleeing Egypt the people of Israel wandered the desert and faced the prospect of having no water. They complained to Moses and to God. In the new testament, Jesus goes to Jacob’s well hoping for water but the well is deep and he has no bucket. Jesus ...
Episode 206: For God So Loved the World
March 07, 2023 00:00 - 40 seconds - 20 MBProclamation! For the Second Sunday of Lent: Sunday, 5 March 2023 Reverend Shelley McVea shares with us a most loved Bible verse, “For God so Loved the world” and not just part of the world but the whole world, so much that He sent his only Son to become an integral part of our world and take away the sins of the world. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: [email protected] www.stsaviours.ca Like us on Facebook: ww...
Episode 205: A Journey that Begins in the Wilderness
February 28, 2023 00:00 - 17 minutes - 24.5 MBProclamation! For the First Sunday of Lent: Sunday, 26 February 2023 Reverend Shelley McVea starts her sermon on the first Sunday of Lent with her one and only Lent joke. Then Shelley gets deeper into the experience of Lent by comparing lent to a journey, a journey that requires us to leave much behind. We begin with ashes, mindful of the things that weigh us down, requiring us to take only what we need. In the gospel today, we remember the story of Jesus in the wilderness, wh...
Episode 204: Transfiguration on the Mountain
February 28, 2023 00:00 - 20 minutes - 27.9 MBProclamation! For the Last Sunday After Epiphany: Sunday, 19 February 2023 Today our Warden, Gillian Eley, preaches the sermon on this Transfiguration Sunday, the day when Jesus went up the mountain and entered a state of radiance as he spoke to Moses and Elijah. Peter and some disciples witnessed this and when they heard the voice of the Lord, they fell to the ground and were overcome by fear. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Get up and do not be afraid.” And when they...
Episode 203: Let It Be Yes Yes
February 14, 2023 00:00 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MBProclamation! For the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany: Sunday, 12 February 2023 Reverend Shelley McVea continues more deeply into Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Jesus preaches about at way of living that gives us a spiritual freedom, but it is a high standard that Jesus sets for us, and needs us to address our attraction to sin, and to really understand the commandments by clarifying our understanding of ourselves: “Let your word be ‘Yes, Yes’ or ‘No, No’.” *** St. Saviour’s Ch...
Episode 202: A Life that is Salty and Bright
February 12, 2023 00:00 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBProclamation! For the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany: Sunday, 5 February 2023 A Life that is Bright and Salty Reverend Shelley McVea looks into the greatest sermon of all time, Jesus’ sermon on the mount and sheds light on the way Jesus compares his followers to two essential elements: Salt and Light. How do we live a life that is bright and salty? By depending completely on God and by shining the inner light of God into the outside world. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimb...
Episode 201: The Lightness of the Kingdom
January 22, 2023 00:00 - 16 minutes - 22.1 MBToday a special guest, James Beck, Lay Pastoral Associate, Little Trinity Church, brings us a sermon on the ways that sin alienates us from God and from each other. Alienation leads to isolation, isolation to despair, and despair to darkness. The presence of Christ can pierce the darkest darkness, through the act of repentance. When we repent of our sin, the effects of sin unwind, enabling us to regain the longed for intimacy with God and with each other. *** St. Saviour’s Chu...
Episode 200: Behold the Lamb of God
January 17, 2023 00:00 - 12 minutes - 17.5 MBProclamation! For the Second Sunday after Epiphany: Sunday, 15 January 2023 Behold the Lamb of God Reverend Shelley McVea continues our experience of the “aha!” season with the baptism of Christ. The greatest prophet John the Baptist prepares the way to Jesus by baptizing his cousin Jesus. John sees in that moment a dove descending, and John proclaims, “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” Jesus shows us the path to a redeemed life, so that we can find ...
Episode 199: Sometimes God Speaks at NIght
January 12, 2023 00:00 - 12 minutes - 8.79 MBProclamation! For the first Sunday after Epiphany: Sunday, 8 January 2023: Reverend Shelley McVea welcomes us into the great “aha!” season, immersing us into experience of the epiphany (“epi” = abundance and “phany” = sighting). We are like those original astronomers who followed the stars through the dark of night to arrive the place where Jesus was born, there are ways that we too can allow God to enter anew into our lives. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, To...
Episode 198: Bring the Children to Glory
January 05, 2023 00:00 - 14 minutes - 19.4 MBProclamation! For the first Sunday of 2023, a New Year’s Day Sermon: Bring the Children to Glory A new season of Proclamation! Begins with a New Year’s Day sermon from Reverend Shelley McVea. Shelley tells us about the passage from Isaiah, where we are told that God came to earth to serve as our saviour in all of our distress, not despite our distress, but because of it. The god for whom and through whom all things exist, who is all powerful, wants to bring many children to glory....
Episode 197: Trick Question
November 13, 2022 00:00 - 14 minutes - 19.6 MBProclamation! For the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, 6 November 2022 Reverend Shelley McVea takes a deeper look at the way that some people asked questions of Jesus. Not everyone was looking for answers, instead they were looking for ways to trip Jesus up. But Jesus doesn’t not get tripped up. He says that God, “not of the dead, but of the living”. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: [email protected] www.s...
Episode 196: Climbing a Sycamore Tree
November 02, 2022 00:00 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MBProclamation! For the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost: Sunday, 30 October 2022 Reverend Shelley McVea tells the stories of two different biblical figures: the Old Testament prophet Habakkuk and the tax collector Zacchaeus in the New Testament. Habakkuk cries out against the injustice that he sees around him, and after a time of silence, God answers him. Zacchaeus climbs a sycamore tree to get a glimpse of Jesus, but he gets much more than that. Jesus calls him by name. ...
Episode 195: "Hot Seat" Sunday
October 25, 2022 00:00 - 41 minutes - 57.2 MBProclamation! For the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, 23 October 2022 Reverend Shelley McVea takes a seat on the “hot” seat and welcomes questions from the congregation. “When are we supposed to cross ourselves?” “Why are 20 years of Jesus’ life not accounted for?” “Why are some people bad?” and from our youngest questioner, “How is God with us all the time and in heaven at the same time?” *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 ...
Episode 194: A Tiny Mustard Seed of Faith
October 04, 2022 00:00 - 13 minutes - 18.2 MBProclamation! For the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, 2 October 2022 Reverend Shelley McVea reminds us that a tiny mustard seed of faith is all it takes to do the impossible. And the impossible is found inside the bounds of normal life. Placing our faith in Jesus and doing God’s work through the simple acts of daily life. “All you do is done with my grace.” *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: [email protected] ...
Episode 193: The Dishonest Manager
September 19, 2022 00:00 - 12 minutes - 17.4 MBReverend Shelley McVea tackles a most curious parable, that of the dishonest manager. When his boss found out that he was cheating him, he was fired. But afraid that he would not be able to find work, the manager undercut his boss one more time before leaving. And what is Jesus’ perspective? Does Jesus really have kind words for the dishonest manager’s shrewdness? St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 Join us for in person service on Sunday mornings at 10...
Episode 192: The Nature of Abundance
July 31, 2022 00:00 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MBProclamation! For the Eight Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, 31 July 2022 Reverend Shelley McVea tells the story of a man who struggles with his family possessions and approaches Jesus for advice on his will. In those days it would not have been unusual for a Rabbi to give advice on family disputes. However, Jesus balks at the question. “Take care,” he advises. Be on your guard against greed. Why? Because the value of one’s life does not consist of having an abundance of possessi...
Episode 191: 4,000 Weeks
July 19, 2022 00:00 - 20 minutes - 28 MBProclamation! For the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, 17 July 2022 Reverend Shelley McVea reminds us that life is short, especially when we think that a long life is only 4,000 weeks long, and that is if we live to be 80 years. Paul tells us how serving Christ brings meaning and purpose to the weeks of our lives. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: [email protected] www.stsaviours.ca Like us on Facebook: w...
Episode 190: When Compassion is a Choice
July 12, 2022 00:00 - 14 minutes - 19.3 MBProclamation! For the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, 10 July 2022 Reverend Shelley McVea shares the parable of the man who went from Jerusalem to Jericho only to be robbed and beaten on the road. He is naked and near death. Who will have the compassion to rescue him? Three different men see him lying there. But only one has mercy on him. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: [email protected] www.stsaviours.ca ...
Episode 189: Freedom to Love
June 26, 2022 00:00 - 19 minutes - 26.4 MBProclamation! For Third Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, 26 June 2022 Reverend Shelley McVea explores the many meanings of freedom found in today’s gospel. Dwelling in Christ we find the freedom to love God and to love each other as God loves us. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: [email protected] www.stsaviours.ca Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/churchwithreddoor/ If you would like to speak with Revere...
Episode 188: Chosen by the Spirit
June 19, 2022 00:00 - 7 minutes - 10.1 MBProclamation! For Second Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, 19 June 2022 Reverend Shelley McVea returns to church with a sermon that celebrates the spirit of liberation. Paul’s letter to the Galatians proclaims the role of the spirit, as the energy that dissolves the apparent differences among people. The mission of Christ in the world ushers in a new era of equality for all. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: stsaviours@roger...
Episode 187: In the Upper Room
June 06, 2022 00:00 - 17 minutes - 24.6 MBProclamation! For Pentecost Sunday, 5 June 2022 Today’s preacher is familiar member of the St. Saviour family: our warden, Gillian Eley. Gillian leads us through the celebration of the feast of Pentecost. Pentecost is the day that the Holy Spirit came to the disciples. When the Holy Spirit came to them, a promise was fulfilled. Jesus, on the night of his last supper, had told his apostles: I am leaving; You will be staying; and I will send the Holy Spirit to you. *** St. S...
Episode 186: A Prayer, Overheard
May 30, 2022 00:00 - 13 minutes - 18 MBProclamation! For the Seventh Sunday of Easter, Sunday, 29 May 2022 Reverend David Bryant’s last sermon reflecting on the post-resurrection days of Jesus. Some conversations are meant to be private, but some conversations are overheard. We listen in as Jesus prays to his heavenly father, opening his heart, expressing his concerns, and setting the foundation for the church’s future. *** St. Saviour’s Church, 43 Kimberley Avenue, Toronto, M4E 2Z4 416-699-6512 Email: stsavi...