Love One Another
Maundy Thursday Readings: John 13:1-17; 31-35 Grace and peace to you in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Today is Maundy Thursday and Maundy comes from the Latin word: command. It is tradition to remember Jesus’ humble action in washing the disciples feet on Maundy Thursday. As well as, to remember the new commandment Jesus gives, to love one another as we have been loved by God, in and through Jesus Christ. Washing some
Resurrection and Life
Lent 5 - Today's readings: Ezekiel 37:1-14 (Valley of the dry bones); Psalm 130 ; John 11:1-45 (Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead) Grace and peace to you in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. My dear friends in Christ, is it just me or does it feel like a YEAR has past by, instead of just one short week!? What a wild few weeks it has been! In this season of Lent, we are used to spending this time contemplating the desert places and b
Amazing Grace
The fourth week of Lent Readings: Psalm 23 ; John 9 Grace and peace to you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Well.. as I read another pastor say online, I never imagined I’d be giving this much up for Lent. So many of us have given up a lot this week. We’ve given up physical social interaction, our daily routines/schedules, our sense of control and normalcy.. many of you may have even had to postpone trips or weddings or other events you spen
God of Living Water
The third week of Lent Readings: Exodus 17:1-7 ; Psalm 95 ; Romans 5:1-11 ; John 4:5-42 Grace and peace to you in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Last week, with the story of Nicodemus, the Pharisee who comes to converse with Jesus in the middle of the night, I mentioned how the world is thirsty for the grace that only God can give. The grace that Jesus extended to Nicodemus that night. Now this week we hear two stories from Scriptu
God of Grace
Second Sunday in Lent Today's Readings: Genesis 12:1-4 ; Psalm 121 ; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 ; John 3:1-17 Grace and peace to you in the name of the Father, Son, & Holy Spirit. Amen. Don’t you just love when people answer questions you never asked? It’s on your list of favorite things, I imagine. In this morning’s gospel, Jesus is that guy. Nicodemus states that Jesus must be more than a regular man, in fact he must be from God for him to be doing the ministry he has
Journey through Lent
This post is made up of a mash-up between Ash Wednesday worship (Feb. 26th) and Lent 1 worship (March 1st). Text: Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 ; Psalm 51:1-17 ; Genesis 2; Matthew 4:1-11 Grace and peace to you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. On Ash Wed. God tells us to sound the trumpet, gather all people old and young, demand a fast and request a holy assembly! Gather around! Worship God tearing open your hearts for the One who is merciful and compas
God of the Hills & Valleys
Transfiguration Sunday Today's readings: Exodus 24:12-18 ; 2 Peter 1:16-21 ; Matthew 17:1-9 Grace and peace to you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Today is Transfiguration Sunday and this story of Jesus’ glowing revelation on the mountaintop bookends the season of Epiphany.. does anyone remember what story makes up the other bookend/where we started Epiphany?.. The story of the magi following a great light to the Christ child, followed by
God of Life
6th Sunday after Epiphany Today's readings: Deut. 30:15-20 ; 1 Cor. 3:1-9 ; Matt. 5:21-37 Grace and peace to you in the name of the Father, and the Son & the Holy Spirit. Amen. This morning Jesus continues to preach from the Mount, continuing where he began in chapter 5 with the beatitudes. So far we have heard ‘Blessed are the poor, those who mourn, the meek, hungry, thirsty, merciful, pure in heart, the peacemakers and those who are persecuted for Christ’s sake
Salt and Light
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Today's readings: Isaiah 58:1-12 ; 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 ; Matthew 5:13-20 Grace and peace to you in the name of the Father, and the Son & the Holy Spirit. Amen. Last week's gospel reading is what we call the Beatitudes from Matthew’s gospel, where Jesus proclaims: 'Blessed are the poor, those who mourn, the meek, hungry, thirsty, merciful, pure in heart, and the peacemakers. Blessed are those who are persecuted for Christ’s sake.' Blesse
Fishing for People
3rd Sunday in Epiphany, Jan. 26th 2020 Readings for the day: Isaiah 9:1-4 ; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 ; Matthew 4:12-23 Grace and peace to you in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near!’ we hear Jesus proclaim this morning, just as we’ve heard John the Baptist proclaim numerous times already. Which is why I prefer the alternate translation of this verse as Jesus saying ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand!’
