Career Sermon Titles of Dr. Nelson Mercer

1956		Westminster United Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jan. 8		Does Prayer Change Things?
Jan. 15		No Short Cuts
		The National Evangelistic Mission
Jan. 22		The Royalty of Service
		Shining Light
Jan. 29		The King Seeks the Lost
		Are The Teachings of Jesus Practical?
Feb. 5		God's Fellow Workers
		The Return to Religion - There is evidence of a renewed interest in the Christian faith and life. Why? Where will it Lead?
Feb. 12		Love that Sets us Free
Feb. 19		What Does Christ Mean to You?
		This we Believe
Feb. 26		The Case of the Clever Swinder
		- This we Believe - 2
		(Mr. Mercer will continue the evening sermon speaking on the church, Forgiveness of Sin and the Life Everlasting)
March 4		The Son who was not spared
		This We Promise - We promise to make diligent use of the Means of Grace
March 11		The Haunted House
		This We Promise - We promise to make diligent use of the Means of Grace - 2
March 18		The 1956 Flood: Will it be Booze?
March 25		The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth
April 1		Life Triumphant
		Where does Heaven Begin?
April 8		Into All the World
		What Does the Bible say about a Day of Judgement?
April 22		A New Song
		The cult of Happiness - there is abroad an idea that the end of Christian faith is happiness. How true is it?
April 29		What Gives Meaning to Life?
		"Dry Bones" - What is the meaning of Bzekiel's vision?
May 6		Beyond Ourselves
		New Day in Africa
May 13		The House on High Ground
		Spontaneous Kindness
May 20		The Meaning of Pentecost
		The Community of the Holy Spirit
May 27		Come Holy Spirit Come
		Tinder in the Near East - Is there hope for peaceful settlement in this explosive area?
June 3		Learn to Forgive
		the Sower and the Soils
June 10		31 years of Growing - The United Church of Canada came into being June 10, 1925.
		Memories of past, hopes for the future
June 17		Does God speak in Nature?
		The Conquest of Fear - Fear hinders a full life. Can it be overcome?
June 24		Love and Healing
July 1		A Happy People
Sept. 2		The Christian Understanding of Work
		If Any Man Thirst
Sept. 9		Words that keep men on their feet
Sept. 16		Is union with Anglicans a lost cause?
		What does it mean to have faith?
Sept. 23		The Reluctant Missionary
		Is Life an Accident?
Oct. 7		The Growing of the Year
Oct. 14		The responsible life
		The offensiveness of Christ
Nov. 5		The Church's Mission
Nov. 12		Fatalism and Faith
Nov. 19		What are you looking for?
Nov. 26		The Kingdom of God first
		"I send not peace but a sword"
Dec. 3		Is Christmas for everyone?
Dec. 10		Is the Bible out of Date?
Dec. 17		God was in Christ
Dec. 24		The Light shineth in the darkness
		Come let us adore Him
Dec. 31		The return of the wise men

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