The Word this Sunday – 09.29.24
19th Sunday after Pentecost Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29; Psalm 19:7-14; James 5:13-20; Mark 9:38-50 An M.D. friend once shared with me that Jesus' short speech on the 19th Sunday after Pentecost (Mark 9:43-49) reminded him of ancient battlefield injuries and some techniques used to treat them. Salt and fire would stop the bleeding and prevent …
Sermon 09.22.24 – Spiritual Adulting
The Word this Sunday – 09.22.24
18th Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 11:18-20; Psalm 54; James 3:13—4:3, 7-8a; Mark 9:30-37 The eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost continues the difference of understanding between Jesus and the disciples regarding what it means to follow him. This is the second time in the gospel of Mark that Jesus reveals his true destiny. He is going to …
