Walmer Sermons

This sermon reminds us of Jesus' power over evil (Luke 8:26-39) and asks us to choose between clinging to the illusion of our control over ourselves and our world or surrendering ourselves and our lives to God's control, despite the cost of doing so.

This sermon explores the story of Jesus' power over the wind and waves when his and his disciples' lives were endangered by a sudden storm at sea (Luke 8:22-25). We are encouraged to receive the gift of faith from God that conquers fear.

In this sermon, Jesus declares that everyone who hears the Word and does it is his family (Luke 8:19-21). We are encouraged to consider our own experiences of family and how they shape our participation in the church as family.

In this sermon we are reminded that good stories require us to participate in creating meaning and challenges us to consider if we are content to passively listen to Jesus' teaching in Scripture or if we are willing to actively engage with his stories. (Luke 8:16-18)

In this sermon, we consider a story Jesus told about a farmer who sowed seed that landed on different kinds of ground, yielding different results (Luke 8:1-15). We are encouraged to reflect on our faith and to consider if our faith is planted in good soil so that it can produce good fruit.

This sermon explores Jesus' teaching following an encounter with a woman with a bad reputation in the home of a man with a good reputation, both of whom have drastically different responses to Jesus (Luke 7:36-50). We are encouraged to reflect on which character we identify with and what that means for our lives moving forward.

In this sermon we hear the story of a man of extraordinary faith who asked for confirmation that Jesus was the One promised in Scripture and for whom he'd been waiting (Luke 7:18-35). We are encouraged to share our stories of our experiences of God with each other, especially when we experience doubt. We are also challenged to answer the question: What kind of Jesus am I looking for? Is the real Jesus enough? 

In this sermon we hear the story of Jesus raising a widow's son from the dead (Luke 7:11-17). This story reminds us that we are seen and loved unconditionally by Jesus and that Jesus' followers must be marked by the same compassion Jesus showed.

This sermon invites us to consider how Jesus' parable about the foundation upon which a house is built (Luke 6:46-49) applies to our lives. We are asked: Where am I in these verses? and What is Jesus saying to me through these verses?

At the beginning of the sermon, reference is made to two songs. The first is called Sandyland and the second is called The Wise Man Built His House Upon a Rock. 

In this sermon we consider Jesus' proverb cautioning us to take the log out of our own eye before trying to deal with a speck in our neighbour's eye (Luke 6:41-42). We are challenged to be honest in our self-evaluation as followers of Jesus so that we can effectively be part of the community of Jesus' followers becoming more like Jesus.

In this sermon we hear some of Jesus' words about discipleship (Luke 6:39-40) and consider what it means for a teacher to be fully qualified. We are encouraged to ask: Who am I allowing to teach me? Am I fully qualified to teach others?

In this sermon we are invited into a story of Jesus' encounter with his disciples soon after he rose from the dead (Luke 24:36-49). We are asked, if we believe what the Bible says about Jesus, why do we believe? We are pointed to the Holy Spirit as the power of God who opens our eyes to see and know the truth about Jesus. 

In this sermon we contemplate a story about two grief-stricken disciples' encounter with Jesus on their way home after his crucifixion (Luke 24:13-35). We are reminded of the power of grief to blind us to Jesus' presence in our lives, and the greater power of Jesus to open our eyes so that we can know him in it with us.

This sermon explores the story of Jesus' resurrection (Luke 24:1-12), which assures us that there is hope for the world. We are invited to consider how Jesus' resurrection has changed us and we are encouraged to invite that change to continue. 

In this sermon we explore Jesus' expectations of his followers such as loving our enemies, forgiving, and refraining from judging and condemning others. We are challenged to discern which of these expectations need growth in our own lives. This sermon is based on Luke 6:27-38.

In this sermon we are challenged to be the presence of God's kingdom in the world. This week's Scripture passage includes Jesus' words about being blessed and challenges our preconceptions about what the word blessed means (Luke 6:20-26).

In this sermon we are challenged to allow the Holy Spirit (Jesus' presence with us) to make us more like Jesus so that wherever we go, people will experience Jesus' presence in their lives. This week's Scripture passage tells of Jesus' action of calling 12 apostles from among all his disciples, following a night of prayer (Luke 6:12-19).

In this sermon, we are asked what the rules are that we have for being a Christian. We are asked to evaluate whether or not our rules represent God who is love. This week's Scripture passage tells two stories of Jesus disregarding the rules governing the Sabbath as they were commonly understood by the religious leaders of the day (Luke 6:1-11).