Archive for May, 2020
May 24, 2020 – John 17:1-11
John 17:1-11 Protected for Unity 7th Sunday of Easter – May 24, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB We are once again in that amazing part of John’s Gospel on the night before Jesus’ death. Jesus has told his disciples he is going away. He has had a last meal with them. He has […]
May 17, 2020 – John 14:15-21
John 14:15-21 Love Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 17, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB When I lived in Vancouver there was an Italian restaurant downtown we used to go to. It was old school! On the weekends, at about 7:30 or so, the owner would pick up a microphone and do […]
May 10, 2020 – John 14:1-14
John 14:1-14 A Place and a Mission 5th Sunday of Easter – May 10, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Just before our reading begins, Jesus has finished his last supper with his disciples He has washed their feet. He has given them a new commandment – to simply love one another. And now […]
May 3, 2020 – John 10:1-10
John 10:1-10 The Shepherd Gives Life 4th Sunday of Easter – May 3, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The 4th Sunday of Easter is often called Good Shepherd Sunday. This chapter in John’s Gospel develops this image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd. In all three years of the lectionary cycle we hear, […]
April 26, 2020 – Luke 24:13-35
Luke 24:13-35 One Chapter in God’s Big Story Third Sunday of Easter – April 26, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Many people I have spoken with recently have told me their experiences of how their worlds have shrunk in the last month. Our freedom has shrunk, our finances have shrunk, our social gathering […]
