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Yr B – Pentecost 7 – 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 A little context right off the top. Paul is thought to be writing in response to some itinerant preachers who have gone through the Corinthian church and stirred up some trouble…
Yr B ~ Pentecost 6 ~ 1 Sam 17 Q: Why was Goliath so surprised when David hit him with a slingshot? A: The thought had never entered his head before. David and Goliath is one of those stories that’s…
Yr B ~ Pentecost 2 ~ 1 Samuel 3:1-10 To give you some context for this story – Samuel was just a young boy learning about faith from Eli who was a Temple priest – and they both slept in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…