Holy Trinity Sunday - May 26, 2024
I want to start by apologizing to those of you expecting a well-crafted sermon on the Holy Trinity. That’s not really going to happen today.
Acts 2:1-4, 1 Corinthians 12:1-13 - May 19, 2024 - Pentecost Sunday
May God keep sending us the Spirit to remind us in ways bright and grand, subtle and small, that we are God’s own and loved forever.
1 Corinthians 15:1-26, 51-57 - May 12, 2024
It is intriguing that Paul wraps up his letter with a discussion on death because we aren’t so keen to do so.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 - May 5, 2024
It’s poetic! It’s got love in it! It’s perfect. This passage was made for weddings.
Except, it’s not about weddings.
Acts 18:1-4; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 - April 28, 2024
Has Christ been divided? Of course not.
Acts 17:1-9; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 - April 21, 2024
We “Jasons” are often only associated with the Argonauts or Friday the 13th movies, but now we are a character in God’s story.
Acts 3:1-10 - April 14, 2024
This story incites our inadequacies over miracle performance.
Mark 16:1-8 - March 31, 2024 - Easter Sunday
That’s the difference, I suppose, between reading a story and being in it.
Mark 14:22-42 - March 28, 2024 - Maundy Thursday
They gather for a Passover meal. It is a meal that means more than eating; it is remembering.
Mark 11:1-11, 14:3-9 - March 24, 2024 - Palm Sunday
We don’t start with a pity party - we start with an actual party. A parade. A celebration!
Mark 13:1-8, 24-37 - March 17, 2024
Many Christians have pondered the question asked by Peter, James, John, and Andrew: “When will this be, and what will be the sign that all these things are about to happen?”
Mark 12:28-44 - March 10, 2024
These teachings range from traditional insights up to warnings about being like the scribes. There is a lot packed into these verses.
Mark 12:1-17 - March 3, 2024
This story is simply unrelenting in its illogical events and violent encounters.
Mark 10:32-52 - February 25, 2024
Today, we get two scenes following Jesus’ third prediction, and they are tied closely together by one simple thing…
Mark 9:30-37 - February 14, 2024 - Ash Wednesday
“What were you arguing about along the way?”
Mark 8:27-9:8 - February 11, 2024 - Transfiguration
The Transfiguration shows us God’s glory, and because of God’s glory seen in Jesus the Messiah, everything changes.
Mark 6:1-29 - February 4, 2024
When we look at our extensive Gospel lesson for today, there is a safe, easy way and a not-so-safe, harder way to go with the sermon.
Mark 5:21-43 - January 28, 2024
…as I wrestled with the various approaches to writing a sermon, something struck me: I love the Jesus we get in today’s story.