12th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 19:4-8; Psalm 34:1-8; Ephesians 4:25—5:2; John 6:35, 41-51 The common revised lectionary second installation of “The Bread Season” comes to us on the 12th Sunday after Pentecost. After trying to convey to the witnesses of the feeding miracle that he is little more than a provider of free food …
Sermon 07.21.24 – The Sins of Our Shepherds
Sermon 07.14.24 – The Speaker of Peace
The Word this Sunday – 07.14.24
8th Sunday after Pentecost Amos 7:7-15; Psalm 85:8-13; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29 The 8th Sunday into the season after Pentecost brings to us an ugly scene full of human moral corruption that is perhaps second only to the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus. Not by coincidence, what takes place is the beheading of our Messiah’s …
Sermon 07.07.24 – The Sufficient Christ
The Word this Sunday – 07.07.24
7th Sunday after Pentecost Ezekiel 2:1-5; Psalm 123; 2 Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-13 The seventh Sunday after Pentecost is all about the strength that comes only with the trust in God’s promises. In Mark, Jesus returns from the “other side” of the Sea of Galilee and is headed back to Nazareth, we assume. Once more, …
The Word this Sunday – 06.30.24
6th Sunday after Pentecost Lamentations 3:22-33; Psalm 30; 2 Corinthians 8:7-15; Mark 5:21-43 The sixth Sunday after Pentecost brings another leg of Jesus and the disciples' adventures across the Sea of Galilee. Generally, “the other side” refers to the northeast or east side of the lake, which was mostly gentile territory at that time. Nonetheless, …
Sermon 06.23.24 – The Scary Space Between Death and Christ
The Word this Sunday – 06.23.24
5th Sunday after Pentecost Job 38:1-11; Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32; 2 Corinthians 6:1-13; Mark 4:35-41 The nature of God's relationship with us is at full display in the texts for the 5th Sunday after Pentecost, and it is especially encompassed in the 107th Psalm. The Psalm starts and ends with the fundamental character of God spelled …
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