Archive for September, 2015
September 27, 2015 – Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29; Mark 9:38-50
Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29; Mark 9:38-50 Spirit of Community Lectionary 26B – September 27, 2015 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The people are hungry for something besides Manna and Moses is at his wits end today. See: God called him to be the leader for this people. God called him to be the […]
September 20, 2015 – Mark 9:30-37
Mark 9:30-37 Serving the Vulnerable Lectionary 25B – September 20, 2015 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB This is the second time Jesus predicts his suffering and death in Mark’s Gospel – and the disciples are still having a hard time hearing him! They just don’t get it! Jesus speaks of suffering service – and […]
September 13, 2015 – Mark 8:27-38
Mark 8:27-38 Who is Jesus and Do You Want to Follow Him? Lectionary 24B – September 13, 2015 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The question today is: Who is Jesus? Today, Jesus asks his disciples this question. In John, Nicodemus asks Jesus by night, “Who are you?” Like he’s some sort of alien […]
September 6, 2015 – Mark 7:24-37
Mark 7:24-37 An Abundance of Crumbs Lectionary 23B – September 6, 2015 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB I have said before that by the time we get to the middle of the 7th chapter in Mark, Jesus needs a break! He has been going at it hard! The pace he has set has […]