Category Sermon Message

180527 – Lip Service

Yr B ~ Pentecost 1 ~ Isaiah 6:1-8 In case you missed it in the first hearing, or just to paint the picture even more vividly, let me start by retelling the passage from Isaiah 6. It begins with an…

180520 – They Can

Yr B ~ Pentecost ~ Ezekiel 37:1-14 I love this passage of scripture. It’s one of my favourites. I just find it so incredibly powerful and profound. It was written by the prophet Ezekiel who was tapped by God to…

180513 – Now

Yr B ~ Easter 7 ~ 1 John 5:9-13 My task today is to take a theological concept that’s probably embedded in most of our memory’s and help us see that the way it’s talked about most of the time…

180506 – This

Yr B ~ Easter 6 ~ 1 John 5:1-6 This! If you’re into social media at all you’ve probably encountered “This!” It indicates importance and emphasis and authority! Often it appears with an arrow pointing either at another post or…

180422 – Shepherd and Sheep

Yr B ~ Easter 4 ~ John 10:11-18 The majority of this morning’s sermon is borrowed from a lovely extended illustration called “Led From Behind” by Methodist minister Rev. Laura Mendenhall. (edited) “Tom is a real shepherd. Tom herds sheep…

180401 – April Fools

Yr B ~ Easter Sunday ~ Mark 16:1-8 It only happens 3 or 4 times in a century. The last time it happened was in 1956. The next time it’s going to happen is just 11 years from now in…

180325 – Cross Trek: Temerity

Lent 6 – Palm Sunday – John 12:12-16 Even though each Gospel’s version of the story differs slightly in its details, the general thrust of what we call the Palm Sunday entry of Jesus into Jerusalem marking the beginning of…

180318 – Cross Trek: Tenacity

Yr B – Lent 5 – John 12:24-26 No tengo responsibilidades en absoluto! Such was my El Salvador mantra. In case you didn’t know, Cynthia and I have just returned from a week long mission awareness trip to El Salvador.…