Archive for April, 2019
April 21, 2019 (Easter Sunday) – John 20:1-18
John 20:1-18 Easter is Something We Become Resurrection of Our Lord – Easter Sunday – April 21, 2019 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB John’s version of Jesus’ resurrection has many things in common with the other three Gospel accounts. There is always an empty tomb. Women always find it first. Mary Magdalene is […]
April 19, 2019 (Good Friday) – John 18:1 – 19:42
John 18:1 – 19:42 Freeing the People to be People of Blessing Good Friday – April 19, 2019 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB John’s Gospel is so different from Matthew, Mark and Luke. Did you notice that in John’s Gospel Jesus dies the day before he does in the other Gospels? Yes! It is […]
April 18, 2019 (Maundy Thursday) – John 13:1-17, 31b-35
John 13:1-17, 31b-35 The Mission of Hospitality Maundy Thursday – April 18, 2019 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Communion takes many forms. In John’s Gospel, communion is not about the bread and wine – we never actually see what we think of as “communion” in John’s Gospel. John does say that Jesus has supper […]
April 14, 2019 (Palm Sunday/Sunday of the Passion) – Luke 22:14-23:56
Luke 22:14-23:56 Jesus: You Have Stood by Me in My Trials. Us: Really? Palm Sunday/Sunday of the Passion – April 14, 2019 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB One of the more surprising things Jesus says in this long account of his passion and death is this: just after the last supper where Jesus […]
April 7, 2019 (Lent at the Movies 5)- Isaiah 43:16-21
Isaiah 43:16-21 A New Script – Lent at the Movies 5 – Captain Marvel 5th Sunday in Lent – April 7, 2019 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB We heard from the poet we call 2nd Isaiah a couple of weeks ago – and this week he’s back. We don’t know his name – he […]
March 31, 2019 (Lent at the Movies 4) – Joshua 5:9-12
Joshua 5:9-12 Lent at the Movies 4 – Bohemian Rhapsody 4th Sunday in Lent – March 31, 2019 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB There is a scene early in the film Bohemian Rhapsody that is key to everything that comes after. Freddie Mercury is about to begin a new life as lead singer of […]
March 24, 2019 (Lent at the Movies 3) – Isaiah 55:1-9
Isaiah 55:1-9 Lent at the Movies 3 – Won’t You Be My Neighbor? 3rd Sunday in Lent – March 24, 2019 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB 1969 was a time of great racial tension in the United States. Among many other things, some white people did not want black people swimming in the same […]
March 17, 2019 (Lent at the Movies II) – Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 Lent at the Movies II – A Star is Born Second Sunday in Lent – March 17, 2019 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The story about Abram and God in Genesis is an old, strange story. You will remember that a few chapters prior to this we are introduced to Abram. […]
March 10, 2019 (Lent at the Movies I) -Deuteronomy 26:1-11
Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Lent at the Movies I – Green Book First Sunday in Lent – March 10, 2019 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Today we have a story in Deuteronomy that tells how the ancient Israelites Ordered their society around generosity to the economically disadvantaged. Every year, they were to take a tenth […]
March 3, 2019 – Luke 9:28-43
Luke 9:28-43 Meant to Shine or The Glory goes Forth Transfiguration of Our Lord – March 3, 2019 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB In the midst of slogging it out teaching and healing and feeding, Jesus takes three of his disciples up on a mountain. There, they take a breather. They pray. […]
