Sermons from January 2009

By The Very Rev. Sherry Crompton January 25, 2009 Read: Mark 1:14-20 “Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent and believe in the good news.” The time is fulfilled. Again, the Greek for time here is kairos….meaning this is significant time; the moment of truth; a decisive moment; God’s time. Jesus says the time is fulfilled but…

By The Very Rev. Sherry Crompton January 11, 2009 Read: Genesis 1:1-5 and Mark 1:4-11 “In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters.” (Genesis 1:1-2) In the beginning. And from Mark…“.. just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending…

By The Very Rev. Sherry Crompton January 4, 2009 (Epiphany) Read: Matthew 2:1-12 Some say that the story of epiphany is “the story of dreamers and visionaries”. It is the celebration of the Magi who saw visions, who followed a star….the child in the opera Amahl and the Night Visitors sings, “Oh, Mother, you should go out and see! There’s never been such a sky! …Hanging over our roof there is a star as large as a window, and the…