Palm Sunday: “Peace” April 5th, 2020 - John 12:15 Brothers and Sisters who share the same Heavenly Father, because of our Father and our Lord Jesus, may you always get what you do not deserve, never get what you do, and may you have peace in your hearts from God, Amen. Emotional AddictsThere is a …
Merry Lent! In the Name of Jesus. Amen. Jesus is with you. He has promised you this when He said “surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matt. 28:20). You are baptized children of God. He is with you.Do you ever think that God is with you so nothing …
Continue reading Lent 5 Midweek “Christ’s Walk: With Us” Psalm 91
Lent 5: “Life” March 29th, 2020 - John 11:25 Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father, and our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen. What’s the Fear? COVID-19. Pandemic. Social Distancing. Coronavirus. This is what we hear about over and over again. This is what we are forced to ruminate on …
Merry Lent! In the Name of Jesus, Amen. What do you want to happen? What is your will? “Be more specific, Pastor” you say “What do I want concerning… what?” Concerning anything. What do you want concerning a snack tonight? Or, a grocery trip tomorrow? Or this virus to be over? Or going back to …
Continue reading Lent 4 Midweek “Christ’s Walk: Wanting” Matthew 20:20-28
Lent 4: “Seeing”March 22, 2020 – John 9; Ephesians 5.Based heavily on a work by Rev. David Schmitt. Have you ever noticed how John, in his gospel, takes us into small personal encounters with Jesus? Rather than give us an overview of Jesus’ ministry, listing regions and various kinds of healing, John takes us into …
Merry Lent! In the name of Jesus. Amen. Proof. We all want it. We want it when the weatherman says it will snow and we want it when those who have authority over us tell us to stay home and isolate because of a virus. We want proof. We want to know that the action …
Continue reading Lent 3 Midweek. “Christ’s Walk: Proof” Luke 16:19-31
Lent 3 “Pandemic” March 15, 2020 – Romans 5:8 Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Pandemic. One of the things I learned in my undergrad was the Greek language. When I learned Greek it was usually in the context of old mythology, with beasts, …
