Unlike many people in the church Lent is my favorite season of the Christian year. How did this happen you might ask? How did a happy energetic sort of person like me come to long for the 6 weeks where we sing dark, and as some people describe them, dreary
Continue readingIsaiah 49:8-16 Yet I will not forget youMatthew 6:24-34 Do not worry about your life Envision your name inscribed on the hand of God. Envision God holding you so dearly that it would never be possible to forget you. Here is a truly relational view of the Sacred. What is
Continue readingLeviticus 19:1-2, 9-18. Living the holy life1 Corinthians 3:10-23. You are God’s templeMatthew 5:38-48. Turn the other cheek; give your cloak Our foundation is solid, our foundation is Jesus Christ. We are the builders called to build upon this foundation that God has given us. I believe we need to
Continue readingMatthew 5:21-37 Anger, Adultery, Divorce and OathsDeuteronomy 30:15-20 The great choiceSirach 15:15-20 Wisdom of the Lord Why is the Old Testament important to us? Because it was Jesus’ Bible: the background code against which his life and teachings are understood. He refers to the tenets of the Hebrew scriptures in
Continue readingIsaiah 58:1-12 The fast that Yahweh choosesPsalm 112 Bessings of the righteousMatthew 5:13-20 Let your light shine In Isaiah’s words, the prophetic demand for justice, for the end of oppression, is direct and unequivocal. And the consequence is just as clear: a good life, blessed and shining as a light
Continue readingMicah 6:1–8 Matthew 5:1–12 Message presented by the Rev. Steven Johann, of Knox-Metropolitan United Church. listen view .
Continue readingIsaiah 9:1-4 The people who walked in darknessPsalm 27 God is my light and my salvationMatthew 4:12-23 Jesus begins his ministry in Galilee Jesus ministry begins with a declaration of the fulfillment of the ancient promise. This is the fundamental story that shapes our perception and experience of life in
Continue readingPsalm 40:1-11 I waited patiently for God.1 Corinthians 1:1-9 I thank God for you.John 1:29-42 Simon and Andrew become disciples In the gospel according to John, Jesus asked two of the disciples the following question: “What are you looking for?” There are times in our life when we are waiting
Continue readingPsalm 27:1-6Matthew 5:13-161 Corinthians 12 Our guest preacher for today’s anniversary service is the Rev. Dr. Gordon J. Oaks who was a Minister of Robertson-Wesley from 1969 to 1976. Today, we warmly welcome him back to the R-W pulpit as our Anniversary guest speaker. listen view
Continue readingSirach 24:1–12 Praise of WisdomJohn 1:1-9 Word becomes flesh Christ takes form in the midst of the world — the light of all people, shining in the darkness — offering the wisdom and inspiration we need for the living of our days. What wisdom will you pray for in the
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