Sermons from July 2009

By The Very Rev. Sherry Crompton July 26, 2009 Read: Ephesians 3:14-21 and John 6:1-21 Miracles. Today we hear of two of Jesus’ miracles stories. The feeding of the 5000 and walking on water. The feeding of the 5000 is the only one of Jesus’ miracle stories that makes it into all four gospels – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. That is significant. So what is the message or messages in this story. What do you think of? Oh, this…

By The Very Rev. Sherry Crompton July 12, 2009 Read: Mark 6:14-29 So. John the Baptist’s head on a platter. This is an uncomfortable story. One that has been referred to as a ‘text of terror’. We are faced with the dark side of human life, in this case we are recounting Herod’s adultery with his brother’s wife and the imprisonment and execution of John the Baptist. Consider the personal and social dilemmas in which Herod finds himself in this…

By The Very Rev. Sherry Crompton July 5, 2009 Read: 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 and Mark 6:1-13 One of my favorite pieces of scriptures today is from 2 Corinthians – “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” Comforting words when I know that I have failed. Somehow God’s grace will be sufficient in the midst and God’s power made perfect in the weakness. And in Mark’s gospel today we hear about Jesus’ poor reception in…