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Jun 2021
The Third Sunday of Pentecost – June 13th, 2021 This Sunday’s message focuses on two parables. Jesus compares the kingdom of God to the plants sown by a farmer in the field. While the farmer plants the seeds, they grow and sprout apart from anything he does. So, the kingdom of God is growing among us in a way we cannot understand. However, we can see its effects just as we can see the seed turn into the grain of the field. Similarly, Jesus compares the kingdom to a mustard seed. While......
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May 09, 2021
You Were Chosen to Fulfill a Purpose
The 6th Sunday of Easter – May 9th, 2021 Happy Mother’s Day! Summary: Jesus tells his disciples to abide in my love. Jesus further defines the nature of God’s love by telling the disciples that...
May 02, 2021
Nourished by the Spirit of God
The 5th Sunday of Easter – May 2nd, 2021 Summary: Jesus core mission was to teach, and he used images from daily life to help people understand his message. In Jesus day, wine was an...
March 20, 2021
Lent 5: Conformed to the Image of Christ
Summary: Today’s Old Testament reading from Jeremiah comes at a time when the people of Israel were tempted to be devoted to false gods. Their moral foundation fell apart and their society became sick with...
March 13, 2021
Lent 4 – Is God Shouting at Us?
Summary: In today’s old testament lesson, we hear of many of the hardships God’s people had to endure after leaving Egypt. Many felt angry and victimized, until Moses was able to secure healing by raising...
March 06, 2021
Lent 3: The Wisdom of God
Summary: Today’s Gospel reading tells of what is referred to as “The cleansing of the temple”. From Jesus’ perspective, the temple represented God in the presence of God’s people, and should invoke religious awe. The...
February 27, 2021
Lent 2 – Suffering and the Path to Self-Discovery
Summary: In today’s Old Testament lesson, Abraham is asked to believe something that does not seem possible. Likewise, in our Gospel reading Jesus asks the same of his disciples. We need to make a choice...
January 23, 2021
Making Peace Inside and Out
The Third Sunday after Epiphany – January 24, 2021 Summary: Self examination is hard work, because it forces us to examine issues we don’t want to deal with. Jesus reveals that the things that alienate...
December 24, 2020
The Nativity of our Lord – Christmas Eve
The familiar story of Christmas introduced a moral and spiritual revolution into the world in terms of the values we live by. Leading up to Christmas is advent, which celebrates Peace, Hope, Joy and Love....
November 20, 2020
November 22: Identity Politics in Matthew
Summary: In today’s parable from Matthew we once again learn that Jesus identifies with the least in the community, not with the powerful. As Christians, we are called to minister to those who are left...