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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 […]
December 7, 2014 – Mark 1:1-8
Mark 1:1-8 The Beginning of the Good News Second Sunday of Advent – December 7, 2014 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB We’re at the beginning of Mark’s Gospel here: The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God Most scholars agree that this is the title that Mark gave […]
November 30, 2014 – Isaiah 64:1-9; Mark 13:24-37
Isaiah 64:1-9; Mark 13:24-37 Torn Curtain First Sunday of Advent – November 30, 2014 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB O that you would tear open the heavens and come down! exclaims Isaiah. He speaks to a frustrated people wondering where God was. See, the idea was that once upon a time God walked […]
November 23, 2014 – Matthew 25:31-46
Matthew 25:31-46 Stewards of Love Christ the King Sunday [Lectionary 34] – November 23, 2014 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Every 3 years the church year ends with this Gospel reading. Jesus commends his disciples for doing what he has commissioned them to do: feeding the very least of these members of his […]
November 9, 2014 – Matthew 25: 1-13
Matthew 25:1-13 Faithful Active Waiting 22nd Sunday after Pentecost [Lectionary 32A] – November 9, 2014 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The parable tells the story of a party that is about to happen but that hasn’t happened yet. The party can start when the bridegroom arrives. Then everything can be as it was […]
November 2, 2014 (All Saints’ Sunday) – Matthew 23:1-12
Matthew 23:1-12 Modern Day Saints All Saints Day [Lectionary 31] – November 2, 2014 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB In his escalating struggle with the religious leadership of his day, Jesus now comes out and says quite plainly: They do not practice what they teach. They teach, they admonish, they criticize, they […]
