Rev. Nelson Richardson Mercer

A Life in the Ministry

Career Sermon Titles of Dr. Nelson Mercer

 1964

  Central United Church, Calgary, Alberta
     

Jan. 5

  A Bew Beginning
    Man of the Year
 

Jan. 12

  The Gift of Life
  A Man who wouldn't Believe
 

Jan. 19

  The Woman at the Well
  Robbie Burns: His Greatness - (a poet with compassion and penetrating insight who speaks to our time)
 

Jan. 26

  Learning to Pray - especially for beginners and those who have difficulties
  The Divided Mind - the story of Lot's wife speaks to our time
 

Feb. 2

  The Meaning of Faith
  When a Church Wakes Up
 

Feb. 9

  The Shepherd in the City
  The Purpose of Life - For persons concerned about twentieth century morality, the first question to be answered, - "what is the purpose of life?"
 

Feb. 16

  God's Claim on Us - a sermon on basic Christian living
 

Feb. 23

  Soldiers of Christ
  Sex and the Sermon - sermon on Basic Christian living
 

March 15

  When Christ was Tempted
  Who Killed Jesus? - according to an opinion poll most Protestants say the Jews are responsible. What are the facts?
 

March 22

  The King Nobody Wanted
  Saved by His Precious Blood - a sermon on the relevance of the Cross to your life
 

March 29

  The Christian Hope
 

April 5

  The Hallowed Name
  The Rich Fool
 

April 12

  What's Coming to the World?
  Saint's without Haloes
 

April 19

  Forgiveness
  The Great Escape
 

April 26

  Meeting Temptation
  Missing Heirs
 

May 3

  Our Daily Bread
 

May 10

  Must Home Be Sweet Always?
  The Christian Family

May 17

  New Life and Power
  How a Church Came Alive
 

May 24

  Turning the Other Cheek
  The Prodigal Son
 

May 31

  Daniel in the Palace
  Prodigal Son's Elder Brother
 

June 7

  Our Help and Our Hope
  The Waiting Father

June 14

  Christian Pioneers
 

June 21

  Life Together
  God's Colony in the World
 

July 5

  The Shaping of our Lives
  Portait of the Master
 

Sept. 1

  Good News of Power - farewell to our missionaries Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Graham
  How God is all-in-earnest that we should bring forth fruits of the Spirit, the chief of which is love (the vineyard)
 

Sept. 6

  Gathering and Scattering
  The Pioneer - Abraham
 

Sept. 13

  The Walls Came Tumbling Down
  God and an Aveage Man - Isaac
 

Sept. 20

  The Commission
 

Sept. 27

  Making Decisions - everyone must make some hard decisions - How can we deal with them best?
 

Oct. 4

  One in Christ
  The Bartered Birthright
 

Oct. 11

  The Crowning of the Year
 

Oct. 18

  Evangelism & Politics
  Who Can Love His Enemy?
 

Oct. 25

  The Protestant Principle
 

Nov. 1

  The Church's Mission
  Is Protestantism in Danger? It os being said that the Ecumenical Movement threatens Protestantism that religious freedom is endangered. How true is this?
 

Nov. 3

  The Peacemakers
   

Nov. 15

  Joyous Giving
  Of Pigs and Kings
   

Nov. 22

  Myth and Christianity - Many Christian believe that myths in the Bible would be a stumbling block to faith. Can one acknowledge the myth and be a stronger Christian?
     

 Nov. 29

  Parable of the Marriage Feast
    The Soul's Preparation for Christmas
     

Dec. 6

  In Remembrance
     

Dec. 13

  The Hutterite Story
    Christ and the Doubts of a Condemned Prisoner
     

Dec. 20

  God With Us
     

Dec. 27

  Return of the Magi


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