by Bryce | Aug 9, 2020 | From the Rector's Study
From The Rector’s Study, Sunday, August 9th, Pentecost X, Walking on Water Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28, Psalm 105: 1-6, 16-22, 45b, Romans 10:5-15, Matthew 14:22-33 One way of looking at the Gospel today is: walking on water and the storms of life. Is this Peter’s...
by Bryce | Aug 2, 2020 | From the Rector's Study
From The Rector’s Study, Sunday, August 2nd, Pentecost IX, Feeding the Five Thousand Genesis 32:22-31. Psalm 17: 1-7, 16, Romans 9:1-5, Matthew 14:13-21 Herbert O’Driscoll reminds us of the similarities between the reading in Genesis and in Matthew today. That both...
by Bryce | Jul 26, 2020 | From the Rector's Study
From The Rector’s Study,Sunday, July 26th, Pentecost VIII, TreasuresGenesis 29:15-28.Psalm 105:1-11, 45b, Romans 8:26-39, Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Jesus compares the Kingdom of Heaven to a treasure in the field and a pearl. To get the treasure and the pearl means to...
by Bryce | Jul 19, 2020 | From the Rector's Study
From The Rector’s Study,Sunday, July 19th, Pentecost VII, the wheat and the weedsGenesis 28:10-19a, Psalm 139:1-11, 22-23, Romans 8:12-25, Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 The Wheat represents the Children of the Kingdom and the Weeds are the Children of the evil one. Is it...
by Bryce | Jul 12, 2020 | From the Rector's Study
From The Rector’s Study, Sunday, July 12th, Pentecost VI, the Parable of the Sower Genesis 25:19-34, Psalm 119:105-112, Romans 8:1-11, Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Last week I told the story: There was a young priest who concluded his sermon by telling a story and sitting...
by Bryce | Jul 5, 2020 | From the Rector's Study
Sunday, July 5th, Pentecost V, Hidden or refuse to see Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67, Psalm 45:10-18, Romans 7:15-25a, Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Two stories come to mind when I think of those who refuse to listen to John the Baptist and Jesus …… There was a young...
