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Pentecost 2 ~ Indigenous Sunday ~ Ephesians 2:14-22 I chose this scripture passage for today because it speaks of a journey of reconciliation between two peoples. In the scripture it was about Jewish/Gentile relations in the early church. In the…
Affirming Ministry Theme ~ Romans 15:1-7 We’re celebrating today, and we here at Faith United are so blessed that we have so much to celebrate! There is a special, energized, positive, spiritual vibe about this place – and it’s not…
Yr A ~ Pentecost Sunday ~ Acts 2:1-21 Today is one of the high points in the Christian year for me. It’s called Pentecost Sunday. It was the birth of the church! Pentecost is a Greek word meaning ‘fiftieth’ as…
Yr A ~ off lectionary ~ Acts 15:2-16:5 (selected) If you weren’t United Church, what would you be? I posted that question in an online discussion group comprised of United Church ministers and the number and range of responses it…
Yr A ~ Easter 5 – Acts 2:42-47 Why are you here? Of all the places you could have chosen to be today, why did you choose this place? I’m going to assume you came willingly, that nobody dragged you…
Yr A ~ Easter 4 ~ Acts 17:22-31 I did confirmation class when I was 16. I don’t remember all that much about it actually. I remember my cousin and I sat with our minister in the balcony of the…
Yr A ~ Easter 3 ~ Luke 24:13-35 “Now on that same day two of (Jesus’ followers) were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had…
Yr A ~ 2nd of Easter ~ John 20:19-31 This isn’t the morning after, it’s the Sunday after. The second Sunday of the Easter season. Easter Sunday is thought of as the highest point in the Christian Calendar. Without Easter…
Yr A ~ Easter Sunday ~ Matthew 28:1-11 Easter Sunday is always a tricky sermon to preach because more than usual the congregation is an interesting mix of first-timers, some-timers, and all-the-timers. And because it’s Easter, and it’s our biggest…
And Then There Was Nothing And then there was nothing. No future. No dreams. No Jesus. How did it come to this? A few days ago we were waving palms and singing his praises. Maybe we were too loud? It…