In this second to last sermon at St. John’s of Highland, the preacher is called by the spirit to the place where the spirit dwells in the lives of God’s people. The story is retold of Paul’s second missionary journey to northern Greece. Acts 16:9-15
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We live in the tension of needing sabbath rest and needing sabbath mission. We learn from Jesus today that both are important. We don’t need to feel guilty about taking some sabbath rest, as Jesus himself needed this time. At the same time, we must not forget that sabbath mission is just as important so […]
With what can we compare the first Pentecost? The preacher creates a real life parable of ministry with and to residents of a memory support assisted living facility.
While each of us brings our own gifts to the Body of Christ, all of us are one body through our baptism and the Holy Spirit which unites us. On this day of Pentecost, let us recall the words which started our service in our thanksgiving for baptism, where we rejoiced in God saying “By […]
As we celebrate Trinity Sunday, we are reminded once again that despite all the ways that we grow in our knowledge of God, there will still always be some things that we can’t fully understand. Yet thanks be to God that we continue to hear the familiar voice of Christ speaking to us through the […]
On this Pentecost Sunday and service of Confirmation those gathered were invited to consider: “What has the Spirit done for you lately?” and “How has the Spirit led the mission of St. John’s in these days?” The heartbeat of the church’s worship was prayed in song… Holy Spirit Come to Us!
Today’s Gospel lesson is a great reminder to us that while we may not have all the answers to life’s questions and questions of faith, we have the answers that we truly need. We know that Jesus is God’s Son, and that God is well pleased with him. We know that in baptism we are […]
Today Jesus once again reminds us of our most important connection – our connection with the family of God. And as we were reminded last week, it doesn’t matter what your original birth status is, for everyone is welcome to be born of water and the Spirit and to be made a member of the […]
This sermon begins with a 35th Anniversary nod to the movie that changed the culture of a country, Star Wars. The preacher posits that today more people can identify the function of the “force” than can identify with The Holy Spirit’s role in the world. What is the spirit’s function and identity? To thrill the world […]
On this 5th Sunday after Easter we rejoice that we are indeed not alone, but that God continues to be with us in very real ways. By the power of the Holy Spirit, Christ continues to abide in us and we in him. And if we think about a vine and its branches, we know […]
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