Messages (Sermons)

180211 – Dazzling Darkness

Yr B ~ Transfiguration ~ Mark 9:2-9 [A monologue in the voice of Simon-Peter] Dear Diary. What a week it’s been! Six days ago I was walking along with Jesus and the gang and out of nowhere he asked what…

180204 – Modus Operandi

Yr B ~ Epiphany 5 ~ Mark 1:29-39 If you’ve been with us through January then by now you’re probably getting pretty adept at reading between the lines in the Gospel of Mark. We know that Mark writes very sparingly,…

180128 – Thunderstruck

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…

180121 – Getting On Board

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…

180114 – On Your Mark

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…

180107 – Grand Opening

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…

171217 – A Waiting Love

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…

171210 – A Waiting Joy

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…

171203 – A Waiting Peace

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…