A sermon for the Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost, Sunday September 26 Mark 9:38-50 I come to you in the name of one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus continues to teach us today about stripping away the things that are unnecessary to faith. We have this interesting interaction between the disciples and Jesus, sharing … Continue reading “whoever is not against us is for us”
“bitter envy & selfish ambitions”
A sermon for the Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost, September 19, 2021 Mark 9:30-37 I come to you in the name of one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. All of our lessons today seem to be pointing us to this basic reality: we’re not very good at the whole “living a life of faith” thing. … Continue reading “bitter envy & selfish ambitions”
“I am the bread of life, come to the table and eat.”
A sermon for the 13th Sunday After Pentecost, August 22, 2021 John 6:56-69 Following Christ is not easy. Following Christ asks us to step outside of ourselves, outside of our culture, outside of our society and world, and in stepping outside, look objectively at all that is around us, within us, and re-insert with a … Continue reading “I am the bread of life, come to the table and eat.”
“I am the bread, my flesh is true food”
A sermon for the Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost, August 12, 2021 John 6:51-58 The people listening to Jesus are thoroughly confused at this point. He’s performed a miracle in feeding thousands from practically nothing. He disappeared but they followed him across the sea and found him once more. And he began to teach about that … Continue reading “I am the bread, my flesh is true food”
“I am the living bread”
A sermon for the Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost, August 8, 2021 John 6:35,41-51 Before we continue exploring John 6 this week, I want to take advantage of the stories we’ve been hearing from our Old Testament readings. The Old Testament readings come to us from the thematically-tied “Track 2” of the Lectionary, sharing stories of … Continue reading “I am the living bread”
