6th Sunday of Easter May 10, 2015 John 15: 9-17 You can click on the link above to open the reading in Oremus Bible Browser. This week’s reading is a continuation of the image of vine and branches from last week’s reading. Jesus is saying farewell to his disciples before his arrest and death, […]
In the Meantime, Part Two
23rd Sunday after Pentecost November 16, 2014 Matthew 25:14-30 This is the second parable in a series of three that we hear from Jesus just before his arrest. In the chapter before this, Jesus’ disciples have been admiring the temple, it’s golden stones and it’s permanence. But Jesus warns them that such permanence […]
Standing at the Crossroads
3rd Sunday in Advent December 16, 2012 Luke 1:5-24, Acts 9:1-9, Jeremiah 6:16 It was Karl Barth who said that preachers need to write their sermons with the newspaper in one hand and the Bible in the other. It seems particularly appropriate this week after a horrific shooting on Friday […]
Being Found
The Study Guide for next week’s chapters 19-23, follows the Sermon below. Study Guide for Luke 9-19 The Mission of the Seventy: How does this account of their mission differ from that of Mark and Matthew? The Lord’s Prayer: Some of this teaching is like that of Matt’s Sermon on the Mount. Does moving it […]
Joy and Farewell
7th Sunday of Easter May 20, 2012 John 17: 6-19 If you think the name, “Festival of Homiletics” sounds nerdy, you should have been there. There was worship at 8:35, 1:30, and 6:45 every day, with lectures in between by famous preachers and preaching teachers. We heard […]