Archive for January, 2015
January 25, 2015 – Mark 1:14-20
Mark 1:14-20 The Urgency of the Good News Third Sunday after the Epiphany [Lectionary 3] – January 25, 2015 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB After last week’s sermon, Chrystl invited me to slow down! I know, I know: I was pretty jacked up about the Target sermon and the cart escalator and all! […]
January 18, 2015 – John 1:43-51
John 1:43-51 Come and See and Follow Me Second Sunday after Epiphany – January 18, 2015 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB A few years ago a few of us went out and put invitations to worship in several hundred neighbourhood mailboxes. It was a nice Saturday afternoon. Lots of people were out […]
January 11, 2015 – Mark 1:4-11
Mark 1:4-11 In the Water with Jesus Baptism of our Lord – January 11, 2015 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB In the beginning there’s just all this water. It’s muck, it’s messy, it’s like water and dirt all mixed up together. It’s mud. There’s no order to it. It can’t sustain life the […]
January 4, 2015 – John 1:1-18
John 1:1-18 Journeys with God Second Sunday of Christmas – January 4, 2015 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB On Christmas Eve we heard about the long journey on foot Mary and Joseph made from Nazareth to Bethlehem. In a couple of days, Christmas will be over, and that last day of Christmas […]
December 28, 2014 – Luke 2:22-40
Luke 2:22-40 Song of Praise First Sunday of Christmas – December 28, 2014 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB When Simeon and Anna first see the child of promise, they don’t rush out and buy a gift. They don’t wonder why Joseph hasn’t handed out cigars. They don’t plan a baby shower. What […]
December 24, 2014 – Luke 2:1-20
Luke 2:1-20 Thrift Store Jesus Nativity of our Lord: Christmas Eve – December 24, 2014 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB A couple of weeks ago I found a little nativity scene made out of olive wood from the Holy Land. It had a Mary and Joseph, a wise man and a shepherd. But […]
