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...
Peace in Pandemic? A Reflection on Romans 5:1-11
Verse 1 in our passage today names how we have peace with God because we are considered part of God’s family not because of anything we...

