Pentecost living water

From the Rector’s StudyPentecost living waterMay 31st, 2020 Psalm 104:25-35, 37 John 7:37-39  “Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water.” John 7:38 So the living water is the Spirit of God within us. This is the sense of being...

Easter VII, Jesus prays for the disciples

From the Rector’s StudyEaster VII, Jesus prays for the disciplesMay 24th, 2020 John 17:1-11 Jesus says; ”I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me.”John 17:9 Why not the whole world? Perhaps this says something about the...

Easter VI, the Spirit of Truth

From the Rector’s StudyEaster VI, the Spirit of Truth May 17th, 2020 John 14: 15-21 The Sprit of Truth, this sounds like the second part of the sermon from last week, and the reading is exactly that, a continuation. The question seems to be, what is truth? This could...

Easter V, the way, the truth and the life

From the Rector’s Study Easter V, the way, the truth and the life May 10th, 2020 Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 & John 14:1-14 Jesus said, I am the way the truth and the life. I cannot help thinking of the scene from Rocky Horror Picture Show; when the young couple comes to...

Easter IV – The Good Shepherd

From the Rector’s StudyEaster IV, the Good ShepherdMay 3rd, 2020 Psalm 23 & John 10:1-10 The shepherd, the sheep and the thief are the characters for today. The greatest trick of the thief is to say there is no God, no shepherd, that we can do it alone, and that...

Easter III – The Road to Emmaus

From the Rector’s StudyEaster III, the Road to EmmausApril 26th, 2020 Luke 24:13-35 At the 2014 Clergy Conference in the Diocese of Toronto, the Rt. Rev. Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford in England talked about this passage. He said the most common model and...