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Isaiah 42:1-9; Matthew 3:13-17; Acts 10:34-34 When I was reading today’s Gospel, I concluded that sometimes scholars ask what they believe are important questions and by doing so, they complicate everything. Matthew 3:13-17 is a … Read More

Luke 2:22-40; Galatians 4:4-7; Isaiah 61:1-62:3 Just a few hours ago, people around the world were celebrating the beginning of a new year. A New Year is considered a new beginning, a fresh start, another … Read More

Matthew 2:13-18; Isaiah 63:7-9; Hebrews 2:10-18 In a few days Christmas will be gone, and we will have to wait another whole year to celebrate it again, but for a little longer, we will still … Read More

Isaiah 7:10-16; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25           I will assume that most of us here had gone by the process of choosing a name for a newborn baby. When we do it, we want the … Read More

The prophesy we read from Isaiah happened during a time when Judah’s future did not look promising. They were in exile, away from Jerusalem. Yet, one of the first words of chapter 35 is “rejoice.” … Read More

Jeremiah 23:1-6             Today is the last Sunday of Pentecost, the season that begun on June 5th in the Upper Room in Jerusalem, ends now with Jeremiah speaking of God “raising up for David a … Read More

Luke 21:5-19; Isaiah 65:17-25; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13  Today’s reading from the gospel of Luke happened in Jesus’ final week on earth. In Luke 22 Judas agreed to betrayed Jesus. Apparently, Jesus and his disciples are … Read More

Hebrews 12:1-3; and Mark 12:26-34           Today is a day when many mainline denominations set apart to remember those who God, the author and sustainer of life called before us. This year God called some … Read More

Matthew 27:51-53 What it is described in the Gospel we heard this morning was not a small thing. As you remember the curtain of the temple was there to divide the Most Holy Place from … Read More