Sermon Lent 4—Year A March 30, 2014 William Bradbury 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Psalm 23 Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 This long story begins with the disciples wondering why this beggar was born blind: did God zap him because his parents sinned and or because in utero he sinned? Today we would...
Audio is not available for this sermon. Sermon Lent 3—Year A March 23, 2014 William Bradbury Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 95 Romans 5:1-11 John 4:5-42 Last week’s encounter with Nicodemus the insider starts at night. Today’s story with an outsider begins at noon. Jesus sitting by the well of Jacob is...
“Seeking spiritual experiences”, led by Harry Taplin. At the local book store or newspaper stand, at least two times per year (around Christmas and Easter), one encounters publications that seek to stimulate interest about the historical Jesus. Do you want or seek spiritual experiences (the third of Rev. Bill’s questions...
Sermon Lent 2–A March 16, 2014 William Bradbury Genesis 12:1-4a Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 John 3:1-17 Psalm 121 Jesus says: “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” Whether your Bible translates it “born from above” or “born again”, it...
Sermon Lent 1–A March 9, 2014 William Bradbury Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 Psalm 32 You know the quote, maybe from Mark Twain: “Everybody complains about the weather but nobody does anything about it” After the last big snow my Facebook page just lit up with people giving...
Sermon Last Epiphany—A March 2, 2014 William Bradbury Exodus 24:12-18 2 Peter 1:16-21 Matthew 17:1-9 Psalm 2 or Psalm 99 Have you noticed how the Bible keeps jerking us around? One moment Moses is taking care of his father in law’s sheep in the desert, then, suddenly, he’s...
The Colors of Christ is a Sunday School class for children ages 3-6. The teachers, Emily Andrews, Emma Seyffert, and Abby Warren gave a Sunday Forum presentation for the parish where they demonstrated how they use the felt stories from the Beulah Land Curriculum to teach the stories from the...
This will be a 4 week discussion series in Lent during which we will consider how God’s grace is “a source of wholeness which makes up for our failings.” The series is inspired by and will draw from the book, Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner and Saint,...
On Sunday March 9th the Church School will be hosting a Lenten Pretzel making event at 9:45 in the Parish Hall. All children are invited to come and make pretzels! If you would like to help, please make us pretzel dough- there are several recipes online, but you can...
Sermon 7 Epiphany—Year A February 23, 2014 William Bradbury Leviticus 19:1-2,9-18 1 Corinthians 3:10-11,16-23 Matthew 5:38-48 Psalm 119:33-40 When I was 5 years old I used to run around my neighborhood in Knoxville, wearing a Zorro costume: black hat, black mask, black velvet cape, and a plastic sword with...
