Sermons from September 2014

By The Rev. Sherry Deets 16 Pentecost, Proper 21 – September 28, 2014 Matthew 21:23-32 On the surface today’s gospel may seem pretty straightforward. Which son did the will of the father? Actually, neither did – the first son blatantly disobeyed his father, and right to his face. The second son sucked up to his father – he even called him “sir” – but he failed to follow through. Which one did the father’s will? Neither one. David Lose, now…

By The Rev. Sherry Deets 14 Pentecost, Proper 19 – September 14, 2014 Matthew 18:21-35 You may have heard the story of the woman who spent the first day after her divorce sadly packing her belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases.(1) On the second day, she had the movers come and collect her things. On the third day, she sat down on the floor in the dining room by candlelight, put on some soft background music, and feasted on a…

By The Rev. Sherry Deets 13 Pentecost, Proper 18 – September 7, 2014 Matthew 18:15-20 Community and connections. Today’s gospel reading from Matthew has everything to do with community and connections. And community and connections are all about truth-telling and reconciliation. Community and connections demand both accountability and autonomy, both responsibility and individuality, both answerability and self-identity. We, as human beings, make mistakes. We mess up. We wind up hurting others. Who hasn’t been hurt or wound up hurting someone…