Sermons from January 2024
Our demons
4 Epiphany Year B – January 28, 2024Mark 1:21-28 So, I think today’s gospel story may be difficult for many of us to relate to. It sounds like an exorcism story and many of us have no direct experience of that. But there is so much we can learn from it. Mark tells this story about unclean spirits, and he tells it up front; in other words, at the very beginning of the Gospel of Mark. Keep in…
Invited and called
3 Epiphany Year B – January 21, 2024Mark 1:14-20 Let me repeat: “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. 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…
“Vision in the Kitchen”
2 Epiphany – January 14, 2024John 1:43-51 Epiphany is a season of light and revelation, a season of searching, discovering, finding, and knowing. What can we learn from the penetrating and grace-filled vision of God in these days? If Jesus were here right now, looking at what we’re looking at, what would he see? In our reading from John’s Gospel, we encounter a skeptic named Nathanael who thinks he knows exactly who God is and how God operates. Nathaniel…
I See you
Epiphany Year B– January 7, 2024Matthew 2:1-12 Happy New Year! Happy Epiphany! It is the end of our Christmas season and the beginning of church season of Epiphany. A season of recognizing Christ’s surprising appearances or manifestations in our lives. Today we hear the wonderful story of the magi, the wise men, following a star to see the Christ child. It is a story of hope. Hope in the midst of great struggle. Each year, Jan Richardson creates and…