Matthew 17: 1-9 Today’s Gospel is described in your bulletins as: The Revelation of Christ as God’s beloved Son, where shortly before he enters Jerusalem, where he will be crucified, Jesus is revealed to his disciples in a mountaintop experience of divine glory called the transfiguration. With this mountaintop experience, today, Transfiguration Sunday, is acknowledged … More To be transformed

Seventh Sunday after Epiphany 19 February 2017 (Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 Psalm 119 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23 Matthew 5:38-48) “Be the Change You Wish to See!” Turn the other cheek. Hand over your cloak. Go for two miles. Do not turn your back on those who want to borrow. Don’t be a doormat. Stand up for … More “Be the Change You Wish to See!”

Matthew 5:21-37 Back in Matthew chapter 4, just one chapter prior to today’s reading, Jesus announces the dawn of another reign, the kingdom of heaven. Beginning in Matthew chapter 5, known to us as The Sermon on the Mount Jesus gives us a glimpse of what this new reign will look like. As a piece … More Grace of the Law

Fifth Sunday after Epiphany 5 February 2017 (Isaiah 58:1-12 Psalm 112 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Matthew 5:13-20) “Coming out of Hibernation!” This past Thursday as I sat down at my computer to begin putting on paper the beginning thoughts for this sermon, suddenly the news shot across my email that Punxsutawney Phil had seen his shadow. … More “Coming out of Hibernation!”