Pentecost 18C Proper 23: 10/13/2019
10/13/2019
Pentecost 18; Yr C
Reverend Ardyss explores the 2nd Kings story of Naaman the leper, and the Gospel lesson in Luke of ten lepers, to give us insight into the character values of Humility and Gratitude.
Sermons from 2019
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Pentecost 16C Proper 21: 9/29/2019
9/29/2019
Pentecost 16; Yr C
Amos: The revelry of the loungers shall pass away – a call to not be complacent when all is going well. Paul: Be ready to share, rich in good works – the life that really is life. Jesus: a parable about failure to care for others when we can.?
Pentecost 15C Proper 20: 9/22/2019
9/22/2019
Pentecost 15; Yr C
The story in today’s Gospel reading is called the Parable of the Shrewd Manager. Was Jesus recommending that we act like the manager? Is Jesus charging us to use whatever means we need to, to justify the end of bringing people to God?
Pentecost 14C Proper 19: 9/15/2019
9/15/2019
Pentecost 14; Yr C
Theme: We can leave the fold, we can get distracted and separated, but God comes to find us and bring us home. Our God’s kingdom is not complete until ALL the lost are found.
Pentecost 13C Proper 18: 9/8/2019
9/8/2019
Pentecost 13; Yr C
Reverend Ardyss illustrates her experiences of being molded like clay, by the loving hands of God.
Pentecost 12C: Proper 17: 9/1/2019
9/1/2019
Pentecost 12 Yr C: Proper 17
The lessons today speak to the dangers of pride, and the blessings of practicing humility.
Pentecost 11C: Proper 16: 8/25/2019
8/25/2019
Pentecost 11 Yr C: Proper 16
In the Gospel reading today, Jesus performs another miraculous healing. The story also shows us yet another case of Jesus arguing with the religious leaders about their obsession with rules. The Pharisees took it quite literally that absolutely nothing that hinted of ‘work’ was to be done on the Sabbath; not even the work of healing somebody. Jesus saw that extreme interpretation as ludicrous, and he had no reservations about telling them so.
But there is another dimension to this story that has nothing to do with the Sabbath, and everything to do with the healing Jesus brings to US.
Pentecost 10C: Proper 15: 8/18/2019
8/18/2019
Pentecost 10 Yr C: Proper 15
Jesus realized that in a few weeks He would be immersed (his word was ‘baptized’) in the agonizing pain of his Passion. Because he knew his time on earth was coming to its end, he felt an urgency to kindle the fire he had brought to earth. The fire He brought isn’t physical fire; it is the burning, exciting, dynamic presence of God in the lives of people.
Pentecost 9C Proper 14: 8/11/2019
8/11/2019
Pentecost 9; Yr C
Reverend Ardyss speaks of the call to remain faithful, even through the highs and lows of life.
Pentecost 8C: Proper 13: 8/4/2019
8/4/2019
Pentecost 8 Yr C: Proper 13
2019 mass shootings as of 6 am today – 251
Our national conversations about climate change, nuclear weapons, immigration reform, gun control, abortion, and the rights of minorities has degenerated into rhetoric that spews out division, anger, hate, and violence.