by Shelly | Jun 22, 2021 | Easter Events, Sermons
Jesus reaches out to heal and break down barriers. 5th Sunday of Pentecost A woman finds healing by touching Jesus’ cloak, and a girl is restored to life when he takes her by the hand. In both cases a boundary is crossed: in Jesus’ time the hemorrhaging woman was...
by Shelly | Jun 15, 2021 | Easter Events, Sermons
Now is the day of salvation! Jesus Calms the Storm! Now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation! Now we are in the storm, the boat almost swamped; but Jesus is here now, and when we call him, he will calm the storm. Even the wind and waves listen to him...
by Shelly | Jun 8, 2021 | Easter Events, Sermons
Faith like a Mustard Seed The mustard seed becomes a great shrub that shelters the birds, recalling ancient images of the tree of life. We’d expect a cedar or a sequoia, but Jesus finds the power of God better imaged in a tiny, no-account seed. It’s not the way we...
by Shelly | May 28, 2021 | Easter Events, Sermons
One God, With Us Always When we say God is the triune God, we are saying something about who God is beyond, before, and after the universe: that there is community within God. Our experience of this is reflected in Paul’s words today. When we pray to God as Jesus...
by Shelly | May 8, 2021 | Easter Events, Sermons
Come, Holy Spirit, to us Fifty days after Easter, we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. Crossing all boundaries that would separate us, the Spirit brings the wideness of God’s mercy to places we least expect it—to a crowd of strangers of...
by Shelly | May 8, 2021 | Easter Events, Sermons
Jesus Prays That We be One in Him – ALELUIA! The gospel for Easter’s seventh Sunday is always taken from the long prayer Jesus prays for his followers in John’s gospel on the night before his death, and always includes Jesus’ desire that his followers will be...
