by Shelly | Feb 17, 2022 | Sermons
Restoring relationships by putting on Christ Mercy. Mercy. Mercy. Joseph lives it in Egypt. Jesus preaches it in the gospel. The Spirit guides us into merciful lives with the power of forgiveness to reconcile what is fractured and divided. Such merciful living is the...
by Shelly | Feb 11, 2022 | Sermons
To whom are the “Blessed ares” and “woe tos” directed? Blessings and curses abound on the sixth Sunday after Epiphany. We would do well to listen closely to whom the “blessed ares” and the “woe tos” are directed and to find our place in the...
by Shelly | Feb 3, 2022 | Sermons
Unlikely means God uses to share Good News The fifth Sunday after Epiphany continues to highlight unlikely instruments and circumstances appointed to reveal God’s glory. “Who will go for us?” God asks. A person of unclean lips, a former persecutor of the church of...
by Shelly | Jan 24, 2022 | Sermons
Unlikely means God uses to show Glory The glory of God is often revealed when and where it is least expected. God uses our lips to declare that glory, inexperienced and hesitant though they may be. God uses our love to demonstrate that glory and so urges us to...
by Shelly | Jan 22, 2022 | Sermons
Jesus declares God’s promises are fulfilled in Him God’s glory is revealed in the reading of scripture. People stand at attention. People weep. People prostrate themselves in prayer. The unity of the church is another reflection of God’s glory. Most gloriously,...
by Shelly | Jan 12, 2022 | Sermons
Revealing God’s presence in a marriage celebration The Sundays after Epiphany continue to celebrate the revelation of God’s glory to us as it was made known to the magi and to those on Jordan’s banks at Jesus’ baptism—today using wedding imagery. Our God...
