Sermons on Faith (Page 23)
The Widow’s Mite
PDF: The Widow’s Mite Mark 12:38-44 Risking all she frees herself of her last small treasure. As the coins clatter away her heart beats with fear and joy. The widow flings her poverty in the face of power. As some of you know, last month Rob and I were on a cruise in the Mediterranean. If you ask Rob what was the best thing about the cruise, he’ll say, “The food!” And it’s true – we both have wonderful memories of…
Was Auntie Myrtle a Saint?
Isaiah 25:6-9 Psalm 24 Revelation 21:1-6a John 11:32-44 Yesterday, I was talking with someone about the difficult verse we looked at a few months ago, “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood you have no life within you” (John 6:53). We sing it happily in that wonderful communion hymn, “I am the bread of life” and each time I wonder if we should omit that verse, or whether that would be cherry picking…
What do you want me to do for you?
Downlod PDF here: What do you want me to do for you Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 10:46-52 Sometimes we get confused between Jesus and Aladdin’s genie. We hear Jesus’ words “What do you want me to do for you?” and we think of the genie – we think it’s an offer to make us rich and famous. We think that all we have to do is ask for a better job or more money or world peace and it’ll magically appear. Today’s gospel…
Taking Our Place in the Kindom
Mark 10:35-45 PDF Taking Our Places in the Kindom If you have a feeling of déjà vu after hearing that gospel reading then I have one thing to say to you. Congratulations! You have been paying attention. Three times Jesus has told his disciples that he’s about to be killed. Three times they have not understood what he’s saying and three times he has given them a different model of authority and leadership. The kind of authority which Jesus has is…