Easter 3B 2021  1 John 3  Holiness does not mean being perfect

Easter 3B 2021 1 John 3 Holiness does not mean being perfect

Sermon Easter 3B 2021 Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ. I was drawn to our 2nd reading. God has a lavish love for us. We are God’s children. What we will be has not yet been revealed. But when Jesus is revealed, we will be like...
Easter 2B 2021

Easter 2B 2021

Easter 2 B 2021  John 20 4 pictures: lockdowns aren’t always the right thing. Rubbing noses with Jesus our chief. Being honest like Thomas allows God thinks to happen. We can trust Jesus’ wounds. I am trusting you and the Holy Spirit to take what you need, and let it...
Easter Sunday 2012

Easter Sunday 2012

Easter Sunday 2021  Mark 16 The Gospel of Mark. You’ve been watching the first season on Netflix (or whatever). You are hooked. You’ve loved the characters. Jesus is so compelling, a mixture of tough and strong, and yet beautifully soft and compassionate. The male...
The Scapegoat  Good Friday 2012

The Scapegoat Good Friday 2012

The Scapegoat Good Friday sermon.  2021 There is a board game called Scapegoat. In the game you try to get the crime pinned to someone else, while avoiding the blame yourself. Blaming others is as old as Adam. Literally. Adam stood around and said nothing while the...
Maundy Thursday. The Passover points us to the Lord’s Supper

Maundy Thursday. The Passover points us to the Lord’s Supper

Maundy Thursday.  Southport 2021 Passover meal: protection from the angel of death passing through the land. Egyptians were focused on their afterlife. Their whole economy was pushed into that. One of the things they needed to get to their afterlife was to not lose...
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