Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalms 51:1-13 119:9-16 Hebrews 5:5-10 John 12:20-33 In these readings today, the lesson from Jeremiah is...

Numbers 21:4-9 Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 Ephesians 2:1-10 John 3:14-21 Because Lent provides an opportunity for us to come to terms with...

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Psalm 22:22-30 Romans 4:13-25 Mark 8:31-38 One important question comes to the forefront of our minds during Lent...

Genesis 9:8-17 Psalm 25:1-9 I Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:9-15 It’s Lent – a season that we are asked to recall and confess our sins. Whoever...

Joel 2:1-2,12-17 Psalm 103 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 The Ash Wednesday readings initiate the season of Lent with...

2 Kings2:1-12 Psalm 50:1-6 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 Mark 9:2-9 Each Sunday, we talk about love - not the kind of love that Hallmark...

Isaiah 40:21-31 Psalms 147:1-12, 21c I Corinthians 9:16-23 Mark 1:29-39 At first sight, this looks like a narrative all about the power...

Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Psalms 111 I Corinthians 8:1-13 Mark 1:21-28 A business woman did a lot of traveling, mainly flying. She was...

Jonah 3:1-5,10 Psalm 62:6-14 I Cor. 7:29-31 Mark 1:14-20 As the ministry of Jesus moves to the Sea of Galilee, he connects with the...

I Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20) Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 I Corinthians 6:12-20 John 1:43-51 The theme of Psalm 139 is about God’s attributes. God is...

Genesis 1:1-5 Psalm 29 Acts 19:1-7 Mark 1:4-11 I was talking with a friend who gave up social media for the new year. She was trying to...

Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 72:1-7,10-14 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2: 1-12 And there, ahead of them went the star they had seen at its rising,...

Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Psalm 147:13-21 Galatians 3:23-25, 4:4-7 John 1:1-18 Robert is sitting in quiet contemplative prayer. He says, “God,...

Isaiah 9:2-7 Psalm 96 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-20 Little five year old Johnny was working away on his drawing. He had just heard the story...

2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 Canticle 15 Romans 16:25-27 Luke 1:26-38 On Wednesday, Mike and Don, Sandy and Mike and I unloaded the Christmas...

Isaiah 40:1-11 Psalm 85: 1-2, 8-13 2 Peter 3:8-15a Mark 1:1-8 It seems that I am always working on sermons in my head, or...

Isaiah 64:1-9 Psalms 80:1-7, 16-18 I Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13: 24-37 The turkey leftovers are gone. The five extra pounds are...

Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Psalm 95:1-7a Ephesians 1:15-23 Matthew 25:31-46 David Jeremiah tells of a man calling his son and...

Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18 Psalm 90:1-8, 12 I Thess. 5:1-11 Matthew 25: 14-30 The Thanksgiving holiday was looming. It was Wednesday, the...

Amos 5:18-21 Psalms 70 I Thessalonians 4:13- 18 Matthew 25:1-13 The minister announced that the admission to a church social...