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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…
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…
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…
Yr A ~ Advent 1 ~ Matthew 1:1-17 (see below for a fantastic video/song version of Matthew’s Begats by Andrew Peterson) I’m betting you’ve never heard a sermon based on the begats in Matthew’s gospel, and have certainly never had…
Yr C ~ Pentecost 23 ~ Luke 21:5-19 I don’t know why apocalyptic writing is so popular with some people. You know, all that end of the world stuff. People always seem to be looking for mysterious and miraculous signs…
Yr C ~ Pentecost 22 ~ Luke 20:27-38 Today I’m going to quickly do some unpacking and interpreting of the text and then I’m going to take us somewhere risky. And hopefully by the end you all won’t have your…
Yr C ~ Pentecost 21 ~ Luke 19:1-10 So, how exactly does this work? I’m Zacchaeus. I’m a rich guy. I’m not loved, perhaps even hated by some, but I have status, and power, and means. My family is well…
Yr C ~ Pentecost 23 ~ Luke 18:9-14 Today we get to wrestle with one of Jesus’ blatantly obvious parables that isn’t obvious at all. That’s what makes it a parable! As you may recall, I like to call parables‘thought…
Yr C ~ Thanksgiving (Stewardship 4) ~ Acts 2:42-47 This is the last Sunday in our 4 week stewardship campaign called Giving in Faith. Our touchstone word through all this has been the word ‘entrusted’. The heart of stewardship is…
Yr C ~ Creation 4 ~ A New Creed You may be more familiar with the Nicene Creed or the Apostle’s creed (both written 16 centuries ago, and a mainstay in many churches) but today we’re looking at A New…