Looking into the lectionary 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time — February 12, 2017 Deuteronomy 30:15-20; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-37 Ordinary 6A Proper 1 Earthly actions have heavenly repercussions… Or so it seems to say..
Looking into the lectionary 5th Sunday after Epiphany — February 5, 2017 Isaiah 58: 1-9a; Matthew 5:13-20 Ordinary 5A In Matthew’s version of this sermon Jesus is on the mountaintop, talking to his disciples...
Looking into the lectionary 4th Sunday after Epiphany — January 29, 2017 Micah 6:1-8; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12 Ordinary 4A Jesus recognizes a teachable moment with his new disciples. Jesus has been gathering..
Looking into the lectionary 3rd Sunday after Epiphany — January 22, 2017 Isaiah 9:1-4; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-23 Ordinary 3A This is one of those Sundays when everyone in the pew will be..
Looking into the lectionary 2nd Sunday after Epiphany – January 15, 2016 John 1:29-42 Is John as surprised as everyone else that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah, the Son of God? It would..
Looking into the lectionary Baptism of the Lord — January 8, 2017 Isaiah 42:1-9; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17 On this Baptism of the Lord Sunday, all three appointed texts present us with accounts of..
Looking into the lectionary 1st Sunday after Christmas – January 1, 2017 Isaiah 63:7-9; Hebrews 2:10-18; Matthew 2:13-23 Well, we can’t say we don’t have lots of teaching and preaching choices this Sunday. We..
Looking into the lectionary Christmas Day, 2016 Isaiah 52:7-10; John 1:1-18 This year we have the joy of Christmas falling on a Sunday. My husband grew up Episcopalian and..
Looking into the lectionary Christmas Eve, 2016 Isaiah 9:2-7; Luke 2:1-20 All the world and this one couple with a baby on the way collide in Luke’s Gospel. Events..
Looking into the lectionary 4th Sunday of Advent – December 18, 2016 Isaiah 7:10-16; Romans 1:1-7 ; Matthew 1:18-25 Advent 4A The ways in which we sinful human beings can misunderstand God, faith and..