by Shelly | Oct 8, 2020 | Sermons
Responding to God’s Love with Action 19th Sunday after Pentecost In Isaiah we are given a vision of the great feast to come, when God will wipe away death forever. In Jesus’ parable about a great banquet, those invited do not come, so the invitation is extended...
by Shelly | Sep 26, 2020 | Sermons
Responding to God’s Love with Action 18th Sunday after Pentecost IIn today’s gospel reading, Jesus tells a vineyard parable, which serves as an image of Israel, the prophets’ mission, and Christ’s death. For Christians, the vineyard also speaks of God’s love...
by Shelly | Sep 26, 2020 | Sermons
Responding to God’s Love with Action 16th Sunday after Pentecost Jesus’ parable about two sons who don’t do what they say reveals surprises in the reign of God. In the reading from Ezekiel the people claim the ways of the Lord are unfair, while God offers...
by Shelly | Sep 19, 2020 | Sermons
Finding Grace through discomfort 16th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew narrates one of Jesus’ controversial parables in which Jesus says that the reign of God is like that of a landowner who pays his workers the same wage no matter what time of day they began to work....
by Shelly | Sep 12, 2020 | Sermons
New Perspective 15th Sunday after Pentecost Being a disciple requires an expansive perspective on forgiveness. Today our perspective is broadened by the good news that God’s forgiveness is not based on our idea of fairness, but rather on abundant, unimaginable grace....
by Shelly | Aug 29, 2020 | Sermons
Sacrificial Love The prophet Jeremiah speaks of the incurable wound of his suffering yet finds in God’s words the delight of his heart. When Peter doesn’t grasp Jesus’ words about suffering, Jesus tells the disciples they will find their lives in losing them. Such...
