7th Sunday after Epiphany Gen 45:3-11, 15; Psa 37:1-11, 39-40; 1 Cor 15:35-38, 42-50; Luk 6:27-38 Love your enemies; bless those who curse you; pray for those who abuse you; if someone strikes you, stand up in non-violent ways; if someone who is in need robs you, let them have more than they originally took …
The Word this Sunday – 02.16.25
6th Sunday after Epiphany Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26 “Give liberally and be ungrudging when you do so, for on this account, the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake. Since there will never cease to be some in need on the …
The Word this Sunday – 02.09.25
5th Sunday after Epiphany Isaiah 6:1-13; Psalm 138; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 The 5th Sunday after Epiphany brings us the familiar story about the calling of the first disciples while they were fishing by the lakeshore. Luke’s account does not convey the same immediacy and promptness from the disciples-to-be that other evangelists do …
The Word this Sunday – 02.02.25
4th Sunday after Epiphany Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30 The gospel for this 4th Sunday after Epiphany continues where we were left off last week (verses 16-21) when Jesus stood and read from Isaiah while worshiping in his hometown of Nazareth. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because …
The Word this Sunday – 01.26.25
3rd Sunday after Epiphany Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 On the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany, Jesus arrived at his hometown of Nazareth after being declared the beloved Son by the voice from heaven (Luke 3:22) and taken to the wilderness by the Spirit to fight and defeat the adversary …
The Word this Sunday – 01.19.25
2nd Sunday after Epiphany Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 36:5-10; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11 The second Sunday of Epiphany brings us the first public act of Jesus in the Gospel of John. There are more crevices and nooks to explore in the account of the Wedding at Cana than what meets the eye. For instance, Jesus …
The Word this Sunday – 01.12.25
The Baptism of Our Lord Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 On the Festival of The Baptism of our Lord, a voice comes down from heaven to anoint as Jesus, the rabbi from Nazareth, son of Mary, Joseph’s adopted child, born in a manger and wrapped in bands of cloth as a …
The Word this Sunday – 01.05.25
2nd Sunday of Christmas Jeremiah 31:7-14; Psalm 147:12-20; Ephesians 1:3-14; John 1:1-18 “The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ (John 1:17).” And these are the truths John wishes for us to know in the opening lines of his gospel: Jesus is the light of “all people” (4) and …
The Word this Christmas 2024
The Nativity of Our Lord Christmas Eve: Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20 Christmas Day: Isaiah 62:6-12; Psalm 97; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:1-20 The wait is almost over. Our salvation is drawing near. Nonetheless, can we see any sign of it? The voices are still crying out of the rubble but have become …
The Word this Sunday – 12.15.24
3rd Sunday of Advent Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 1:68-79; Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6 On this third Sunday of Advent, it is hard to imagine John the Baptist being gentle when he calls some of those who came to him seeking the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins “brood of vipers.” Nonetheless, some transformation for …
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