Luke 4:14-21 It’s Good News January 27  2019       Our passage from Luke 4 for today tells the story of Jesus’ visit to His hometown synagogue in Nazareth at the beginning of His ministry.  Luke places this story at the very beginning of Jesus’ ministry as a way of telling us, at the outset, what […]

John 2:1-11 Revealed Through Actions January 20 2019             Show me the money! Have you ever heard that expression?  It comes from the movie Jerry Maguire. The movie is about Jerry Maguire, a sports agent who has to lure and entice talented athletes to commit to letting him be their agent, negotiate their contracts with […]

Isaiah 43:1-7 Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 “I Am Whose I Am” Baptism of the Lord January 13, 2019 Today is a special day in the Church year, although many people don’t realize the significance of it. Today is the day when we celebrate the baptism of Jesus.  Every year on the Sunday after Epiphany we read […]

Isaiah 60;1-6 Matthew 2:1-12 What Can I Give? Epiphany January 6 2019             Happy New Year             Today is January 6, so our Christmas and New Year’s celebrations may be winding down.  All the hubub may have settled down a bit. You may have undecorated your tree.             But today is a special day in […]