Sermons

September
26
2021

Sermon; Proper 21B; Mark 9:38-50

“Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.” So says John to Jesus.

This first paragraph of today's gospel (which...

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September
19
2021

Sermon; Proper 20B; Mark 9:30-37

“What were you arguing about on the way?” But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest.

So many things pop into my head. A vision of Jesus...

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September
12
2021

Sermon; Saint John's Day; John 21:19b-24 -- Dcn. Sue Wert

One of the ways to understand scripture is to try to be present in the time of the scripture, be in the shoes of the folks in the scripture, and be aware of what the Holy Spirit is showing...

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September
5
2021

Sermon; Proper 18B; Mark 7:24-37

I want to begin with last week where the gospel came from the first half of Chapter 7. In short, it had to do with what we refer to as purity controversies – an argument brought on by the...

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August
1
2021

Bread for the Journey -- Dcn. Sue

Bread for the Journey

In our readings today, we hear from Nathan giving King David a coming to meet God moment since David met his desires and took his Uriah's wife. We also hear from the gospel...

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