by Shelly | Mar 24, 2023 | Sermons
God’s promise of power over death for new life In today’s gospel Jesus reveals his power over death by raising Lazarus from the dead. The prophet Ezekiel prophesies God breathing new life into dry bones. To those in exile or living in the shadows of death, these...
by Shelly | Mar 17, 2023 | Sermons
Seeing God’s truth for the first time Baptism is sometimes called enlightenment. The gospel for this Sunday is the story of the man born blind healed by Christ. “I was blind, now I see,” declares the man. In baptism God opens our eyes to see the truth of who we...
by Shelly | Feb 23, 2023 | Sermons
Seeing Jesus’ glory strengthens his followers In today’s gospel the Samaritan woman asks Jesus for water, an image of our thirst for God. Jesus offers living water, a sign of God’s grace flowing from the waters of baptism. The early church used this gospel and...
by Shelly | Feb 23, 2023 | Sermons
New birth as children of God. During Lent we journey with all those around the world who will be baptized at the Easter Vigil. In today’s gospel Jesus tells Nicodemus that he must be born of water and Spirit. At the font we are a given a new birth as children of God....
by Shelly | Feb 23, 2023 | Sermons
Standing up to forces of evil Today’s gospel tells of Jesus’ temptation in the desert. His forty-day fast becomes the basis of our Lenten pilgrimage. In the early church Lent was a time of intense preparation for those to be baptized at the Easter Vigil. This...
by Shelly | Feb 9, 2023 | Sermons
Seeing Jesus’ glory strengthens his followers Today’s festival is a bridge between the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany cycle that comes to a close today and the Lent-Easter cycle that begins in several days. On a high mountain Jesus is revealed as God’s beloved Son,...
