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Yr C ~ Epiphany 1 ~ Matthew 2:1-12 Here are the broad strokes of this very famous story – a story that we usually mess up the details about and probably miss the big message of. It’s the story of…
Yr C ~ Advent 4 ~ Luke 1:39-45 It’s just so ordinary. Two women – relatives – who both happen to be pregnant – get together and talk about the future. “What will it be like to be a mom?…
Yr C ~ Advent 3 ~ Philippians 4:4-7 Rejoice, Paul tells us. The Lord is near. Rejoice always! It’s so important he says it twice in one verse: Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Why? The…
Yr C ~ Advent 2 ~ Philippians 1:3-11 My main focus today will be on the last couple of verses of this lovely passage from Paul’s letter to the Philippians, but to get there I’m going to go through all…
Yr C ~ Advent 1 ~ 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 It reads like a love letter from a minister to their congregation. It’s warm, and complimentary, and joyful. You can sense the pride this minister has for these people. A few…
Yr B ~ Reign of Christ ~ John 18:33-38a The church liturgical year does not follow the same calendar as the solar year, so while there’s still a month and a bit to go in that one, a brand new…
Yr B ~ Pentecost 25 ~ Mark 13:1-8 (A paraphrase of Mark 13) As they came out of the church, one of the members said, “Look at this beautiful church. I just love these majestic buildings. Church architecture is wonderful.”…
Yr B ~ Pent 24 ~ Mark 12:28-34 My challenge this week is how do I say something new about something that’s so much a part of us that it forms our logo? Let’s find out! Mark 12 is a…
Yr B ~ Pentecost 23 ~ Mark 10:46-52 Faith. The final frontier. This is the journey of the church ship Faith United. Its 21 year mission, to explore God’s world, to seek out renewed life, and new interpretations. To boldly…
Yr B ~ Pentecost 22 ~ Mark 10:35-45 I’d like everyone to turn and look at someone else in the congregation right now, make eye contact, smile, and now say these words, “I’d like you to do for me whatever…