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Yr B ~ Easter 5 ~ 1 John 4:7-21 We’ve talked about it before but it bears mentioning again – anytime we try to define God, or explain God, or seek to say anything about God at all we are…
Yr B ~ Easter 4 ~ 1 John 3:16-24 Today we’re continuing our month-long look at 1st John 3. The basic message of this morning’s reading is simple and clear: don’t just talk the talk – walk the walk! You…
Yr B ~ Easter 3 ~ 1 John 3:1-7 We’re going to be spending the season of Easter going through the love letter called 1st John. It’s actually more of a sermon – now turned into a bunch of sermons!…
Yr B ~ Easter ~ John 20:1-18 We have just come through Holy Week! The week we church-folk ride an emotional roller coaster. This year we’ve moved through the story in John’s gospel. We went from the dinner party of…
Yr B ~ Palm ~ John 12:12-16 If you’re a regular church-attender you’ve heard the story a thousand times. Jesus and his disciples ‘triumphantly’ enter Jerusalem amid waving palms, and cheering crowds, in an attention grabbing parade. Maybe. Oh, I’m…
Yr B ~ Lent 5 ~ Jeremiah 31:31-34 There are only four verses in today’s scripture reading but within those four verses are four distinct movements that describe how our relationship with God works. We have the promise, the problem,…
Yr B ~ Lent 4 ~ Numbers 21:4-9 Ok, let’s say it right from the start. The scripture reading this week is horrific! I mean it’s awful. It’s in a book we almost never look at: Numbers 21:4-9 – and…
Yr B ~ Lent 3 ~ Exodus 20:1-17 We’re spending the Season of Lent in the Hebrew Scriptures looking at the theological concept called: covenant. Each week I’m exploring God’s covenant love with us, and focussing on a different aspect…
Yr B ~ Lent 2 ~ Genesis 17:1-8, 15-17 (MSG) “Go forth, knowing who you are and whose you are.” No, worship is not over – even though you hear me say that every week at the end of worship.…
Yr B ~ Lent 1 ~ Genesis 9:8-17 Let’s start with some really basic stuff. Today we begin the liturgical season called Lent. There are a couple of interesting ways to think about where the word comes from. One is…