Messages (Sermons)

200216 – But I Say – Love

Yr A ~ Epiphany 6 ~ Matthew 5:38-48 I think I’ll start at the end of today’s scripture passage, and then go way back to the beginning of the whole section, and then do some highlights! Because if I don’t…

200209 – But I Say – Transcend

Yr A ~ Epiphany 5 ~ Matthew 5:21-32 I know what you’re thinking: “Is he actually going to preach on murder, anger, indebtedness, adultery, lust, sin, and divorce today?” Yes he is! Except, no he isn’t! Because this text isn’t…

200202 – But I Say – Shine

Yr A ~ Epiphany 4 ~ Matthew 5:13-20 So that. These are two very powerful little words. So that. It’s kind of too bad that they’re such small words because if we’re not careful it’s pretty easy to breeze right…

200126 – But I Say – Blessing

(This is a repeat/revision of a 4-part series I did back in 2017. Hopefully things go deeper with repetition!) Yr A ~ Epiphany 3 ~ Matthew 5:1-12 (part 1 of 4) One challenge with a passage of scripture like we…

200119 – Coy, No Knee! Ah

Yr A ~ Epiphany 2 ~ 1 Corinthians 1:1–9 The year is 0055, the place is the Roman city of Corinth, and the author of the letter we heard quoted today is Paul – church planter extraordinaire. Corinth was a…

200105 – Sense, Savour, Share

Yr A ~ Epiphany ~ Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:1-12 An epiphany is a sudden burst of ‘light’ that brings insight, inspiration, clarity, and understanding. It’s a moment of great revelation. If you have an epiphany you see things in a…

191222 – Mary’s Story

Advent 4 ~ Luke 1:26-38 If you were here two weeks ago you’ve already heard me go into great detail exploring the questions around how being engaged or betrothed back in Joseph and Mary’s time meant you were legally bound…

191215 – Zechariah’s Story

Yr A ~ Advent 3 ~ Luke 1:5-25 Today we get the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth, who were the parents of John the Baptizer. Next week we’ll look at Mary, the mother of Jesus, who right after she became…

191208 – Joseph’s Story

Yr A ~ Advent 2 ~ Matthew 1:18-25 I must confess that I am fascinated by the character of Joseph as written in the Gospel According to Matthew. I’m going to spend the next few minutes diving deeply into who…