Sermons from May 2007

By the Very Rev. Sherry CromptonMay 27, 2007Read: Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-21 and John 14:8-17, 25-27 Today we are celebrating Pentecost…the coming of the Holy Spirit. Pentecost is a fulfillment of time. God is. God came in the form of a human being – Jesus Christ. Christ died for us, for our salvation and sent the Holy Spirit, the Advocate, to be with us “forever”. That Spirit empowers us to be Christ’s hands and feet and voice in this world.…

By Pat KirknerMay 20, 2007Read: Acts 16:16-34 Paul & Silas traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony meaning under Roman rule, submissive to the will of another, thus a ‘slave’. A woman, a fortune teller, followed them saying Paul & Silas were slaves of the Most High. Why do you think the fortune teller called Paul & Silas slaves? Because it was all she know. Men made money from her fortune telling talents. When all she knows is how to do…

By the Very Rev. Sherry CromptonMay 13, 2007Read: John 5:1-9, Rev. 21:22-22:5, Acts 16:9-16 Water. Life giving water. Today’s first and second lessons (Acts and Revelation) center on imagery of the river and the nations. Water flows through these texts, extending the geography of God’s life-giving river to the world. In Revelation 22 the river of the water of life flows from the throne of God through the center of New Jerusalem, welcoming all nations. In Acts 16 the lift-giving…

By the Very Rev. Sherry CromptonMay 6, 2007Read: John 13:31-35 Love. Today’s readings are mystica…Peter’s vision about food and the Holy Spirit. The psalm that glorifies God’s great creation. John’s vision from the book of Revelation of a new reality. All things are being made new. “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life”. And John’s gospel where…

By the Very Rev. Sherry CromptonMay 6, 2007Read: John 13:31-35 Love. Today’s readings are mystica…Peter’s vision about food and the Holy Spirit. The psalm that glorifies God’s great creation. John’s vision from the book of Revelation of a new reality. All things are being made new. “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life”. And John’s gospel where…