Tag: Epiphany
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The rhythm of organic kingdom growth-Ordinary 11B
Mark 4:26-34 He also said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in…
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Were those camel riders “Wise Guys”?
(I am captivated by and participating in the beauty of Port Alfred in this Christ Mass week and so too lazy to write a full Blog) Here is my micro sketch of my sermon for Epiphany this Sunday. I have been contemplating how the Magi contrast with the rash of arrogant religious Wise Guys out…
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Channeling God -Advent 2b
Mark 1:1-8 The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way; the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths…
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Who put the “i” in Surprise? – Advent 1b
Mark 13:24-37 “But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in clouds’ with great power and glory.…
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Breathe Forest Breathe!!! Season of Creation 1
Genesis 2 And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there he put the man whom he had formed. Out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of…
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Can we trust these foreigners? Epiphany
Matthew 2:1-12 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.” When King Herod…
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Believing is seeing.
Luke 13:10-17 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Woman, you…
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Re-learning to pray for today
Luke 11:1-13 He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. And…
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Steps to Sanity – Take, Thank, Break, Give (Corpus Christi)
Luke 9:11-17 When the crowds found out about it, they followed him; and he welcomed them, and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed to be cured. The day was drawing to a close, and the twelve came to him and said, ‘Send the crowd away, so that they…
The Listening Hermit 