reflections – Paul Shepherd

Paul Shepherd

Creative leadership for congregations on their own journey

Your mileage may vary.

Here are some of my recent reflections/sermons. As you know, sermons are delivered at a specific time to a specific group of people. Whether you find value in these reflections will depend in part on where you are in your own journey. I offer them in a spirit of helpfulness.

Reflections for Sydenham-Heritage United Church, Brantford

Sept 19, 2021: Week for Peace in Palestine/Israel watch service (reflection starts at 26:11)
Sept 12, 2021: Season of Creation watch service (reflection starts at 26:01)
Aug 8, 2021: Do the impossible watch service (reflection starts at 22:19)
Aug 1, 2021: Where is your green stick? watch service (reflection starts at 18:54)
July 25, 2021: Are we there yet? Or course not! watch service (reflection starts at 23:45)
June 27, 2021: If I but touch … watch service (reflection starts at 23:26)
June 20, 2021: Wholly Holy watch service (reflection start at 24:34)
June 13, 2021: Uniting we … keep uniting. watch service (reflection start at 23:42)
June 6, 2021: The Strength of Weakness watch reflection or full service.
May 30, 2021: Trinity Sunday: God is still speaking watch reflection or full service.
May 23, 2021: Pentecost is now! watch reflection or full service.
May 16, 2021: Ascension: keep looking up! watch reflection or full service.
May 9, 2021: Blind Love watch reflection or full service.
April 25, 2021: Healing Prayer watch reflection or full service.
April 18, 2021: Christ in our midst watch reflection or full service.
April 11, 2021: Doubt is a superpower watch reflection or full service.
Easter Sunday: Time to leave the tomb watch reflection or full service.
Good Friday: As we forgive those … watch reflection or full service.
Mar 28: 2021: on Holy Week watch reflection or full service.
Mar 21, 2021: Live by heart watch reflection or full service.
Mar 14, 2021: Idol Hands watch reflection or full service.
Mar 7, 2021: Put your hand in watch reflection or full service.
Feb 28, 2021: Lent: where are we doing? watch reflection or full service.
Feb 21, 2021: The journey of Lent. watch reflection or full service.
Feb 14, 2021: Transfiguration: learning to see. watch reflection or full service.
Feb 7, 2021: We are all wounded healers. watch reflection or full service.
Jan 31, 2021: I am, because of you. watch reflection or full service.
Jan 24, 2021: Love colours outside the lines watch reflection or full service
Jan 10, 2021: Baptism: beyond the waters watch service video (reflection starts at 18:24)
Jan 3, 2021: Epiphany? Today? watch service video (reflection starts at 21:36)
Dec 27, 2020: So, now what? watch service video (reflection starts at 19:18)
Dec 20, 2020: ~~Good~~ Better News watch service video (reflection starts at 25:26)
Dec 13, 2020: Knock, Knock! watch service video (reflection starts at 28:58)
Dec 6, 2020: Face(s) of Christ watch service video (reflection starts at 21:09)
Nov 29, 2020: Advent #1: Into the wilderness watch service video (reflection starts at 30:32)
Nov 22, 2020: Christ the King – whose king exactly? watch service video (reflection starts at 26:35)
Nov 8, 2020: Pathway(s) to Peace. watch service video (reflection starts at 27:57)
Nov 1, 2020: Life of Freedom. watch service video (reflection starts at 20:23)
Oct 25, 2020: The Reformation: 503 years and counting. watch service video (reflection starts at 17:01)
Oct 18, 2020: World Food Sunday. watch service video (reflection starts at 11:58)
Oct 11, 2020: Thanks and Giving. watch service video (reflection starts at 17:10)
Oct 4, 2020: World Communion Sunday. watch service video (reflection starts at 15:38)
Sept 27, 2020: Peace be with/in/through you. watch service video (reflection starts at 15:51)
Sept 20, 2020: Week for peace in Palestine Israel. watch service video (reflection starts at 26:11)
Sept 13, 2020: Grate Expectations. watch service video (reflection starts at 20:03)

Reflections for Fairview United Church and Sydenham-Heritage United Church, Brantford

Sept 6, 2020: Give us this day … Watch reflection video
Aug 30, 2020: Pater noster. Watch reflection video
Aug 23, 2020: Get out of the boat. watch service video (reflection starts at 25:31)
July 26, 2020: The kingdom of God is messy watch service video (reflection starts at 28:53)
July 19, 2020: The gift of weeds watch service video (reflection starts at 28:00)

Reflections for Sydenham-Heritage United Church, Brantford

June 28, 2020: Go to the world watch service video (reflection starts at 14:13)
June 21, 2020: 3 = 1. Any questions? watch service video (reflection starts at 21:20)
June 14, 2020: United? Uniting Church of Canada. watch service video (reflection starts at 27:12)
June 7, 2020: Racism: keep talking. keep listening. watch service video (reflection starts at 24:18)
May 31, 2020: Pandemic Pentecost watch service video (reflection starts at 22:05)
May 24, 2020: Jesus gave us the church: some assembly required watch service video (reflection starts at 17:35)
May 17, 2020: We are all connected watch service video (reflection start at 28:00)
May 10, 2020: Stones of Life watch service video (reflection starts at 17:06)
May 3, 2020: Child of God watch service video (reflection starts at 21:20)
Apr 19. 2020: The Spiritual Gift of Doubt watch service video (reflection starts at 18:00)
Apr 12, 2020: Easter – Living Resurrection watch service video (reflection starts at 22:38)
Apr 10, 2020: Good Friday – As we forgive those … watch service video (reflection starts at 22:30)
Apr 5, 2020: Palm Sunday – Beyond Barriers watch service video (reflection starts at 21:35)
Mar 29, 2020: What does new life look like? watch service video (reflection starts at 20:21)
Mar 22, 2020: Here’s mud in your eye! watch service video (reflection starts at 17:56)
Mar 15, 2020: You are Known
Mar 8, 2020: Winds of Change
Mar 1, 2020: Temptation
Feb 23, 2020: Perspectives on Lent
Feb 16, 2020: Choose Healing
Feb 9, 2020: Salt and Light