Pentecost III, Not peace but a sword

From the Rector’s Study Pentecost III, Not peace but a sword Genesis 21:8-21,Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17, Romans 6:1b-11, Matthew 10:24-39 There is a lot of material in the readings for today, but the two questions which jump out at me are; How is our soul harmed? And why...

Pentecost II, the Lost Sheep

From the Rector’s Study Pentecost II, the Lost Sheep Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7), Psalm 116:1, 10-17, Romans 5:1-8, Matthew 9:35-10:8, Matthew 10:6 Jesus says; but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. The lost sheep, what does it mean, and who are the...

Trinity Sunday, Make Disciples of all Nations

Trinity Sunday, Make Disciples of all Nations June 7th, Genesis 1:1-2:4a, Psalm 8, 2 Corinthians 13:11-13, Matthew 28:16-20 Make Disciples of all Nations Matthew 28:19 To talk about all nations is both about the large number and the diversity as well. It seems fitting...

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...