by Shelly | Nov 3, 2021 | Sermons
God’s love wipes away tears and provides a foretaste of the feast. Of all three years of the lectionary cycle, this year’s All Saints readings have the most tears. Isaiah and Revelation look forward to the day when God will wipe away all tears; in John’s...
by Shelly | Oct 28, 2021 | Sermons
God’s free gift of love through Jesus – the message is still new! Rooted in the past and growing into the future, the church must always be reformed in order to live out the love of Christ in an ever-changing world. We celebrate the good news of God’s...
by Shelly | Oct 20, 2021 | Sermons
God is present, listening, and ready to heal Can we pray the way Bartimaeus prays? People try to hush him up because by addressing Jesus as “Son of David” he is making a politically dangerous claim that Jesus is the rightful king. Could our prayers ever be heard as a...
by Shelly | Oct 15, 2021 | Sermons
God’s leaders as models for love Today’s gospel starts with disciples obsessing over who will be closest to Jesus, leading to Jesus teaching his followers about God’s take on importance and power. Here Jesus makes it explicit that the reversal of values in God’s...
by Shelly | Oct 7, 2021 | Sermons
God’s laws are intended for love The rich man who comes to ask Jesus what he should do to inherit eternal life is a good man, sincere in his asking. Mark’s gospel is alone in saying that Jesus looked on him and loved him. Out of love, not as judgment, Jesus...
by Shelly | Sep 29, 2021 | Sermons
God’s laws are intended for love Today’s gospel combines a saying that makes many of us uncomfortable with a story we find comforting. Jesus’ saying on divorce is another of his rejections of human legislation in favor of the original intent of God’s law. Jesus’...
