John 6:56-69 “To whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life.” Ephesians 6:10-20 Put on the whole armour of God. Psalm 34: 15-22 The Lord redeems his servants There has been a trilogy of books called the Hunger Games which are very popular with youth and adults
Continue readingProverbs 9:1-6 Wisdom has built her house John 6:51-58 The bread that came down from heaven In John’s gospel, Jesus offers his body and blood to his followers as a way to let his life and presence live in them. And of course we too would have Christ live in
Continue readingEphesians 4:25-5:2 Do not let the sun go down on your anger Psalm 34:1-8 Taste and See that the Lord is good John 6:35, 41-51 I am the bread of life In Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, we are being called to take off our protective armour of anger, bitterness,
Continue readingExodus 16:2-4, 9-15 Manna in the wildernessEphesians 4:1-16 Unity in the body of ChristJohn 6:24-35 Bread from heaven In the Ephesians reading, Paul raises the question of Christian unity and finds the answer in Christ as “head of the body”. Similarly, in the John reading, Jesus, engaging the “works and
Continue reading2 Kings 4:42-44 Feeding the crowdJohn 6:1-15 Jesus feeds five thousand peopleEphesians 3:14-21 strength in your inner being The word “plenitude” is part of the language of paradise, of the beauty and joy of life. But it appears to us only if we choose to see it, because there is
Continue reading2 Samuel 7:1-14a David is not the one to build God’s house Ephesians 2:11-22 You are holy citizens, members of God’s household Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Jesus teaches from a boat and heals the sick. How do we honour God? David wanted to honour God by building God a temple, a
Continue readingMatthew 5:8 Pure in Heart1 John 3:1-3, 18-24 Love in truth and action. Come and hear the following proclamation: the power and purity of the spirit cannot be surpassed to provide us with the best wisdom and advise us to deal with small or big and urgent problems. However, we
Continue reading2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 David is anointed King Psalm 48 God be praised in the city of Zion Mark 6:1-13 Jesus, rejected in Nazareth In a recent interview on CBC Radio, Senator Nicole Eaton said, “I don’t think that churches should take political stands. I think they should be more
Continue reading2 Corinthians 8:7-15 Excel in everything.Mark 5:21-43 Young girl raised, woman healed. Today’s scriptures tell the story of how confessing one’s faith is the way to healing. Healing happens through touch, word and deed. In these stories we hear of how people did not simply sit back and wait, they
Continue reading1 Samuel 17:32-49 David and Goliath Mark 4:35-41 Jesus stills a storm We often don’t know what we are made of until we end up in a crisis situation. We know that when faced with challenges it is easier to rely on others, or assume that we can’t change the
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