Morsels & Stories: We spent a little more time with the Children’s Illustrated Bible from last week.
Sermon: What might this parable have sounded like if it was told today? What does the product of the seed in good ground need to hear?
The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Matthew 13: 1-9 18-23.
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Morsels & Stories: I talked about my favourite Bibles for younger people. An illustrated one, one aimed at teens and small groups, and I mentioned one I don’t have (yet).
Sermon: Jesus says that his yoke is easy and his burden is light. What things do we put down to walk with Jesus?
You can find the lessons by clicking here. I worked most closely with Matthew 11: 16-19 25-30.
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Morsels & Stories: Offertory plates. I talked about ours and what they do.
Sermon: I guided us through the Abraham and Isaac story with some pauses to wonder. (This sermon involves some pauses.)
The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Gen 22:1-14.
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We had St Peter’s Fair after church, I tried and succeeded in being short.
The sermon started with some interaction, and I tried to catch everything for the mic, and thank you for your patience.
What are your favourite stories about St Peter? And why did Jesus keep him around?
The lessons for St Peter’s Feast Day can be found by clicking here.
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Morsels & Stories: I talked about the Church calendar, the primacy of Sundays and transferring feasts. This was anticipating our patronal feast celebration next week.
Sermon: Jesus offers a task list today, “Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons.” How do we respond to those charges when we can’t do them?
The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Matthew 9:35-10-8.
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Morsels & Stories: I talked about Proverbs 8 and Wisdom.
Sermon: Sometimes the Holy Spirit is fire, or wind, or a breath.
The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John 20:19-23.
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Morsels & Stories: I talked about vacation and Benedictine balance. I read from Sr Joan Chittister’s commentary on The Rule of Benedict.
Sermon: Jesus promises to be with us always, also he ascends to heaven.
The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John 17:1-11.
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Morsels & Stories: I talked about #praytoendfamine. You can learn more here.
Sermon: Jesus tells us to love him and keep his commandments. What does Jesus tell us about how we best keep commandments?
The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John 14:15-21.
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Morsels & Stories: I talked about the part of the Eucharistic Prayer called the anamnesis. How time gets slippery, bringing the past forward so it is present with us during the Eucharist. I read from “The Cult as Recapitulation of the History of Salvation,” Jean Jacques von Allman’s essay in Primary Sources of Liturgical Theology.
Sermon: Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, and it is a way that leads back through the ancient texts and commandments.
The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John 14:1-14.
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Morsels & Stories: I read from the introduction to Rabbi Kushner’s reflection on psalm 23, The Lord is my Shepherd.
Sermon: I remember a story we read about a month ago about Samuel heading off to anoint the boy out in the field with the sheep.
The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John 10:1-10. The story about Samuel is from 1 Samuel 16:1-13.
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