Sermons on 2014 (Page 5)

A Sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Lent 2014

The raising of Lazarus from the dead in John’s gospel is not the only story we have of Jesus raising someone from the dead. But it is the one richest in detail and in symbolism. There are, as you probably noticed when you heard it, many things about the story that are confusing, and a few things that are troubling.  Just like…

A Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Lent 2014

Where to start? There are so many layers in John’s account of Jesus and the man born blind. All four gospels contain stories of Jesus healing the blind, but in the Synoptics, these are merely tales of healing miracles. Only John’s gospel puts in so much detail; piles so much meaning and symbolism onto this particular act of healing. No doubt this…

A Sermon for the First Sunday of Lent 2014

You have, no doubt, noticed that the church looks a little different. Your penance for having built such a wonderful, flexible space for worship is that worship leaders are going to want to take advantage of that flexibility. And this arrangement, which is similar to the way some Christian Churches would have been set up when the church moved out of worshiping…