Sermon for Proper 11, Year B, July 18, 2021

Sermon for Proper 11, Year B July 18, 2021 Jeremiah 23:1-6                                Psalm 23                              Ephesians 2:11-22                            Mark 6:30-34           Today’s scriptures are full of things to talk about beginning with Jeremiah’s …

Sermon for Proper 9, Year B, July 4, 2021

Sermon for Proper 9, Year B July 4, 2021 Ezekiel 2:1-5               Psalm 123                   2 Corinthians 12:2-10                        Mark 6:1-13        Our gospel lesson for today gives us two completely different stories …

Sermon for Proper 8, Year B, June 27, 2021

June 27, 2021 Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:23-24         Psalm 30                           2Corinthians 8:7-15         Mark 5:21-43           “If the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable,” Paul writes to the people …

Sermon for Proper 7, year B, Father’s Day, June 20, 2021

Job 38:1-11                          Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32                      2 Corinthians 6:1-13                        Mark 4:35-41           In today’s scriptures, Jesus is awakened by his disciples who are frightened. They ask, “Teacher, do you not care …

Sermon for Proper 6, Year B, June 13, 2021

Ezekiel 17:22-24                Psalm 92:1-4, 11-14                         2 Corinthians 5:6-17                        Mark 4:26-34           The closing verse of today’s gospel says, “Jesus did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained …

Sermon for Proper 5, Year B, June 6, 2021

Genesis 3:8-15                           Psalm 130                                   2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1                     Mark 3:20-35                 Today’s gospel reading is one of those challenges me.  I firmly believe the gospels contain the Good News of …

Sermon for Trinity Sunday, Year B, May 30, 2021

Isaiah 6:1-8                         Psalm 29                                              Romans 8:12-17                                John 3:1-17           On this Sunday, the first Sunday after Pentecost, our church celebrates one of its major feasts – Trinity Sunday.  We speak …

Sermon for Pentecost, Year B, May 23, 2021

Acts 2:1-21               Psalm 104:25-35                              Romans 8:22-27                     John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15           Pentecost is the day we celebrate the birth of the church.  On this day in Jerusalem, the …

Sermon for Easter 7, Year B, May 16, 2021

Acts 1:15-17, 21-26                          Psalm 1                                                 1 John 5:9-13                      John 17:6-19           In our reading from Acts, Peter is speaking to a crowd of over 100 people.  He speaks of the …