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Yr B ~ Epiphany 4 ~ Mark 1:21-28 Other gospels want us to be awestruck by Jesus. I think the writer of the Gospel according to Mark wants that too, but first he wants to make sure he’s got your…
Yr B ~ Epiphany 3 ~ Mark 1:14-20 Welcome to the shortest sermon in history! Don’t get your hopes up. I’m not talking about my sermon – I’m talking about the first one Jesus preached in Mark’s gospel. And even…
Yr B ~ Epiphany 2 ~ Mark 1:12-13 (off lectionary) Last week we started the season of Epiphany, which is all about awakening and seeing and realizing things, and we started our journey through the first chapter of the gospel…
Yr B ~ Epiphany 1 ~ Mark 1:4-11 Happy New Year! We’re going to be spending the first part of this year exploring the first chapter of the first gospel – the gospel according to Mark. Now, if you know…
Yr B ~ Advent 4 ~ Luke 1:26-38 I’m going to resist the temptation. Kinda. Texts like the one we’re looking at today are a huge source of contention both within and without the church, and it’s almost irresistibly tempting…
Yr B ~ Advent 3 ~ Luke 1:46-55 (Mary’s Magnificat) I’m going to start today by talking about something that might at first seem disconnected from Advent and Christmas and Mary. There are numerous theological concepts floating around the church…
Yr B ~ Advent 2 ~ Isaiah 40:1-11 Comfort. O comfort my people, says your God. It’s a message so critical the writer of Isaiah had to say it twice! Comfort! Nope, not enough. Comfort, comfort! Yup. That’s it. The…
Today we’re continuing our exploration of what it means to move toward being an Affirming Church. We already know that we are a warm and welcoming place, and that we will strive to remove barriers for anyone who wishes to…
Yr B ~ Advent 1 ~ Mark 13:32-37 (The Message Translation) And so we enter the Season of Advent – a season of waiting with anticipation for the coming of Jesus. That’s a loaded statement, of course, and we’ll unpack…
M&S Sunday ~ Genesis 28:10-22 The message this morning has been taken from the Annual Congregational Giving Program sent to all Pastoral Charges from National Office. Today’s message is called Living Thankfully Day by Day. When I read and re-read…