Servant of All
The Eighteenth Sunday after PentecostMark 9:30-37 In last week’s gospel passage, we found Jesus struggling with his identity as God’s anointed one, God’s Messiah, God’s Christ. He knew that he … [Read more…]
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Who Do You Say that I Am?
The Seventeenth Sunday after PentecostMark 8:27–38 It’s not what we would normally expect from Jesus, but here in the Gospel of Mark today, Jesus seems to be having an identity … [Read more…]
September Youth Events
Sunday, Sept. 1st– NO EVENTS Sunday, Sept. 8th– Youth Gathering 3:00-5:00 Sunday, Sept. 15th- Elementary Gathering 1:00-2:30, Youth Gathering 3:00-5:00 Saturday, Sept. 21st- Youth/Elementary/Family Chalk Art Festival (we will have two squares … [Read more…]
Doers of the Word
The Fifteenth Sunday after PentecostJames 1:17–27 I need to warn you: this is a political sermon. Or, to be more precise, this is a sermon about politics. I know that … [Read more…]
The Whole Armor of God
The Thirteenth Sunday after PentecostEphesians 6:10-20 The words sound a little strange to our modern ears: “Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to … [Read more…]
Twelve Years
The Sixth Sunday after PentecostMark 5:21–43 Mark the Evangelist uses a very special literary technique, sometimes called interpolation, inclusio, or chiastic structure, but more commonly referred to as a Markan … [Read more…]
June Messenger
We have made it through the festive cycle of Lent-Eastertide and enter the liturgical season known as “Ordinary Time.” You might think that it’s ordinary time because nothing extraordinary is … [Read more…]
The Lot Fell on Matthias
The Seventh Sunday of EasterActs 1:15–26 We are almost at the end of our seven-week Eastertide journey through Acts. So it is a little strange that this morning we’re jumping … [Read more…]
Even on the Gentiles
The Sixth Sunday of EasterActs 10:44–48 We’re continuing our Eastertide journey through the book of Acts. We haven’t read it yet this season, but one of the first things that … [Read more…]