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Sermon by Jim Craven | August 29, 2021
by the Rev. James B. Craven III In the name of one God – Father, Son & Holy Spirit. Amen. If the apostle Paul taught us anything, it was the notion of sola fide, by faith alone, that we are justified, saved, forgiven not by virtue of any good works we may have done, but … Continue reading Sermon by Jim Craven | August 29, 2021
The Flesh and Blood of Jesus | August 22, 2021
by Rev. Laura Thornton John 6: 56-69 Here we are on the fifth and final Sunday in chapter 6 of John’s gospel. This five part series in the middle of our summer is different. We don’t usually spend this much time in a single chapter of a gospel. Some days, like today we even have … Continue reading The Flesh and Blood of Jesus | August 22, 2021
Three Stories of the Bread of Life during Pandemic | August 8, 2021
Rev. Dr. Helen Svoboda-Barber We’re still in the midst of the Bread of Life section of John’s Gospel. This morning, I would like to share with you three stories about the change in my relationship with the Bread of Life during this pandemic. Act 1 Early Pandemic. March 2020. The shutdown happened quickly. We here … Continue reading Three Stories of the Bread of Life during Pandemic | August 8, 2021
Our Work to Do | August 1, 2021
by Rev'd Dr Helen Svoboda-Barber Today’s Gospel from the 6th chapter of John’s gospel picks up after Jesus fed more than 5,000 people with a young child’s offering of 5 loaves and 2 fish. That night, the disciples are on a boat in a rough sea, and Jesus walks on water to them and calms … Continue reading Our Work to Do | August 1, 2021
Devotional on Ephesians | July 25, 2021
By St. Luke's Intern Daniel LaVenture Since Dan has been recovering this week from pneumonia, there is no text available for the sermon. Please watch the video below to hear Dan's devotional on today's reading from Ephesians 3:14-21. https://videopress.com/v/IHr6olx2?preloadContent=metadata
A Sermon by Jim | July 18, 2021
by Rev James B. Craven III (Jim) Albino Luciani, the September Pope, John Paul I, who was Bishop of Rome for only a month in 1978, was once asked to recommend a good history of the early church. His response, try the one Luke wrote, which we know as the Gospel according to Luke and … Continue reading A Sermon by Jim | July 18, 2021
Are we like John the Baptist or like King Herod? | July 11, 2021
by Rev. Laura Thornton I have been living with, praying about and mulling over these texts for the last several weeks wondering like I imagine you are this morning….how in the world do you preach about the beheading of John!?!? I thought maybe I can just go with the new testament reading or the old … Continue reading Are we like John the Baptist or like King Herod? | July 11, 2021
Two Models of Church | July 4, 2021
by Rev Dr. Helen Svoboda-Barber Today's Gospel shows us two different types of communities worshiping God. The first community is the synagogue in Jesus' hometown. This worshiping community is so focused on keeping things in good order and following all the traditions that they are blind to what could be. They knew Jesus as a … Continue reading Two Models of Church | July 4, 2021
Two Invitations from the Bleeding Woman | June 27, 2021
Rev. Dr. Helen Svoboda-Barber Today’s gospel story is a sandwich of two stories. On the outside of the story, the beginning and the end, is the story of Jarius’s daughter and the healing that happened in her life. In the middle is the story of a woman healed after twelve years of disease. Today, I … Continue reading Two Invitations from the Bleeding Woman | June 27, 2021
