August 28 – The Wrong Answer

Jeremiah 15:15-21 Psalm 26: 1-8 Romans 12:9-21 Matthew 16:21-28 What happens when you get the answer wrong? Peter had done so well in the first part of Matthew 16. He boldly proclaimed that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of the Living God. Jesus commends him saying:...

March 9, 2023 – Questions for Jesus

QUESTIONS FOR JESUS If you could ask Jesus any question, what would you ask? Our Gospel readings in this Lenten season are from the Gospel of John. This is yet another conversation with Jesus. This time instead of a respected male Pharisee talking to Jesus, he is...

July 9 Message

This painiting, the Sower by Vincent Van Gogh links to our parable for this Sunday, the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13). In the parable, Jesus tells of a farmer who is overly generous with his seed. He throws out the seed on rocky soil, walking paths and ground that...