A Sermon on John 20:19-31 by Joe Ellis, on April 12, 2020
In this morning’s reflection, I’m going to dial in on the first part of the passage we heard, when Jesus first appears to the disciples...
A Sermon on Matthew 21:1-11, prepared by Joe on April 5, 2020
One thing I like about studying a passage more than once is that I get to zero in on the parts I didn’t understand the first time around....
How to be a Martyr: A sermon on Matthew 16:21-28
The scripture passage we just heard follows right on the heals of when Peter confessed that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of the Living...
Who do you say I am? A sermon on Matthew 16:13-20
Who do you say I am? Jesus asks His disciples the question, that He has asked all of us. Who do you say I am. We gather because we...
A sermon on Matthew 15:21-28
This passage is just thoroughly offensive to modern ears, especially these past two months. It’s not so much the demon possession,...
A Sermon on Matthew 14:22-33
Last week we reflected on the story where Jesus fed 5000 plus people from five loaves of bread and two fish. This no doubt is a...
Unity in Christ: A sermon on Matthew 10
I’ve been thinking a lot about division lately — probably not a huge surprise given the global political climate. That seems to be a...
A sermon based on John 20:1-18
Today we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord. The resurrection happened in a moment, yet for the last 2000 years, the church has been...
A Reflection on John 11:1-44
Our Prime Minister, our public health officials, our newspapers, our friends and family have left little space to think about little...
Invading Isolation: A reflection on John 4
This was actually the lectionary text from last week, but I thought it would be good to hear from the woman at the well, because she’s...

