Sermons from May 2012
Pentecost: The Coming of the Advocate
By The Rev. Sherry Deets Pentecost – May 27, 2012 Acts 2:1-21, Ezekiel 37:1-14, John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 Today is Pentecost. The church holiday that celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit and red is the color of the day. Red for celebration, for the symbol of fire. Because Pentecost celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit, we usually offer special prayers that the Holy Spirit will fall afresh on us. But do you think we really mean it? I’m not…
Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer
By The Rev. Sherry Deets 7 Easter – May 20, 2012 John 17:6-19 Our gospel reading from John today is known as Jesus’ “high priestly prayer”. Let’s recall the context of this prayer of Jesus’. It is Thursday night in this part of John’s account, the evening before Jesus’ crucifixion. He knows he will soon be leaving his disciples to fulfill his mission and wants them to be prepared. And so Jesus has been teaching his disciples across chapters 14-16…