Easter 6B – Be A Friend
May 12-13, 2012
John 15:9-17
Jesus says, “I do not call you servants any longer…
but I have called you friends.”
Our text invites us today to consider what it means to be
friends with Jesus -
BFF’s with Jesus. Continue reading
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Preached by Camryn Smith
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Luke 16:19-31
In the gospel today, the basic idea is that a poor man, who receives no rewards or “good things” here on Earth, is sent to heaven in order to receive those “good things.” At the same time, a rich man who has received every possible opportunity in life is sent to Hell. This reading was one of Jesus’ many parables of which we can only guess the meaning. What is Jesus’ purpose for telling this story: To scare us? To warn us? To encourage the poor? Continue reading
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Easter 2B – Death and Taxes
April 14-15, 2012
John 20:19-31
So this evening I wonder…
was Ben Franklin right?
Death and taxes.
Are they the only certainties in this world?
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Easter Vigil – This Is The Night!
John 20:1-18
April 7, 2012
This is the night!
We sang the refrain 5 times this evening!
This is the night!
that “most holy night when our Lord Jesus Christ passed from death to life”
This is the night!
Alleluia! Christ is risen!
Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! Continue reading
Palm-Passion – The Alabaster Jar
March 30, 2012
Mark 14: 1-9
According to the gospel of Mark, this meal happens on a Wednesday.
It is two days before the Passover feast.
Two days before the crucifixion.
The crowds which had been shouting “Hosanna to the king!” have put aside their palm branches.
They’ve taken their cloaks up from the road where Jesus passed by
and put them back on again.
They’ve gone back to business.
Things are back to normal – or so they think. Continue reading
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Lent 4B: Biting Snakes
March 17-18, 2012
Numbers 21:4-9
John 3:14-21
A warning…
this is a tough weekend if you’re afraid of snakes.
Not only is it St. Patrick’s Day weekend and the rest of the world is celebrating
that St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland..
(That is what they’re celebrating, right?)
But also the central image our readings invite us to consider
is the image of a snake.
Lent 3B – Christ Crucified
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
March 10-11, 2012
“We proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling-block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles…”
Do Paul’s words surprise you?
Paul says the emphasis in his preaching is Christ crucified.
His primary focus in preaching is not the risen Christ…
it’s not the Christ who heals…
it’s not the Christ who teaches….
but it’s the Christ who is crucified.
A crucified Christ.
A crucified God.
Pastor Jeanette
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