Rev. Nelson Richardson Mercer

A Life in the Ministry

Career Sermon Titles of Dr. Nelson Mercer

 1963

  Central United Church, Calgary, Alberta
     

Jan. 6

  A Song for Travellers
    A New Beginning
 

Jan. 13

  To The Rim of Asia
  Make up and Live
 

Jan. 20

  The Meaning of Baptism
  To Love and to Cherish - the Higher Righteosness
 

Jan. 27

  Herdsmen of Tekoa
  God's Servants - the Prophets
 

Feb. 3

  Prophet of Mercy - Hosea
  Speaking the Truth
 

Feb. 10

  The Prophet Prince - Isaiah
  The Second Mile
 

Feb. 17

  Herald of the Dawn - Micah
  Sound no Trumpet
 

March 10

  Paths of Service
  To Grow in Faith - Ours is described as an age of doubt. How can you grow in faith in Jesus Christ?
 

March 24

  The Pilgrim People
  The Big Fisherman - the disciple who lost his nerve
 

March 31

  In Mercy Broken
  Christ Before Pilate
 

April 7

  The King's City
  The Price of Friendship
 

April 14

  Now Christ is Risen
 

April 21

  The Resurrection and our Peace
 

April 28

  The Church in the World
  Evil and the Christian Faith - Headline: Children Lose Lives in Bus Accident, Question: Why did God allow it to Happen?
 

May 5

  Day of Good Tidings
  Victorious Living
 

May 12

  Religion and Family Life
  The Story of Ruth - a sermon on one of the great stories of the Bible
 

May 19

  Why Sunday "Is there a disinction between Sabbath Observance and Sunday Observance?" What is the Christian "use" of Sunday?
Apollos - The Detective Preacher - To see his defects is to perceive the Gospel in sharper relief
 

June 2

  Fellowship of the spirit
 

June 9

  The Unity We Seek
  Protestantism and Roman Catholicism - do we need each other?
 

June 16

  Don't Get Discouraged
  Parable of the Seeds and Soils
 

June 24

  Christian Hope and Future Life
 

June 30

Our Home and Native Land
  Forgiveness: The Heart of the Gospel
 

July 7

  A Matter of Living
 

July 14

  Mastering the Storm
 

Sept. 8

  Some Certainties
  Making a Name for Ourselves
 

Sept. 15

  Recovering the Spiritual Glow
  A Faith to Live By
 

Sept. 29

  Suffering & Victorious Love
  No Substitutes for the Gospel
 

Oct. 20

  The Teaching Ministy
 

Oct. 26

  The Spirit of Protestantism
  The Great Adventure
 

Nov. 3

  The Prophet who wouldn't be a Missionary
  Can We Believe in a Personal God?
 

Nov. 10

  The Christian and World Peace
 

Nov. 17

  Chequebook into Prayer Book
  Honest to God - first in a series on the controversial best-seller by John A. T. Robinson
 

Nov. 24

  Profile in Courage: John F. Kennedy in Memoriam
  "Honest to God"
 

Dec. 1

  Where a Savior is Expected
  Worldly Holiness
 

Dec. 8

  The New Covenant
  The Book that is Alive
   

Dec. 15

  Preparing for Christmas
  Escape from Loneliness
   

Dec. 22

  The Birth of Hope


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