Pentecost Acts 2:1-21 Psalm 104:24-35b 1 Corinthians 12:3-13 John 20:19-23 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace and peace to you from the one who gathers us in and sends us out. Amen It’s the festival of Pentecost! Each year at this time I’m reminded of a song from my children’s choir days -you will not be shocked to hear that I was an avid and enthusiastic participant in children’s choir at least in my elementary years- anyway the song went a little

Seventh Sunday in Easter Acts 1:6-14 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11 John 17:1-11 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace and peace to you from the one who is glorified in us. Amen Well we have reached the end of the season of Easter, and today on the seventh Sunday of Easter we stand in the middle of the middle as Jesus ascends to the Father. Behind us lies Jesus’ death, resurrection and forty days of resurrection appearances, ahead of us lies Pentecost a

Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 17:22-31 Psalm 66:8-20 1 Peter 3:13-22 John 14:15-21 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace and peace to you from the one who is not far from each of us. Amen Fumbling about for God. This image that Paul uses in his speech to the Athenians to describe the human search for God stuck with me this week, I think for the truth of the image, for isn’t that what we do as humans? We fumble about for God, even though God is not

Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 7:55-60 Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 1 Peter 2:2-10 John 14:1-14 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace and peace to you from the one who is the way, Amen. “Thomas said to him, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?’” Jesus has just told his disciples that he will be leaving them. He says a lot of other things too but I imagine it was hard for the disciples to really listen very carefully after he tol

Third Sunday in Easter Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 1 Peter 1:17-23 Luke 24:13-35 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace and peace to you from the one who comes to those who are near and those who are far off. Amen Who is the message of Christ, the promise of God for? According to Peter in his Pentecost sermon: “For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are far away, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to him.” (Acts

Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 16:9-15 Psalm 67 Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 John 14:23-29 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ,...

Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 11:1-18 Psalm 148 Revelation 21:1-6 John 13:31-35 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace...

Third Sunday of Easter Acts 9:1-20 Psalm 30 Revelation 5:11-14 John 21:1-19 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace...

Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 8:26-40 Psalm 22:25-31 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace...

Second Sunday of Easter Acts 4:32-35 Psalm 133 1 John 1:1-2:2 John 20:19-31 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace...

Festival of Pentecost Acts 2:1-21 Psalm 104:24-35 1 Corinthians 12:3-13 John 20:19-23 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus...

Seventh Sunday of Easter Acts 1:6-14 Psalm 68:1-10,32-35 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11 John 17:1-11 Alleluia Christ is Risen Christ is Risen...

Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 7:55-60 Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 1 Peter 2:2-10 John 14:1-14 Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen Indeed,...

Fourth Sunday in Easter Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 23 1 Peter 2:19-25 John 10:1-10 Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen Indeed, Alleluia!...

Baptism of Our Lord Isaiah 42:1-9 Psalm 29 Acts 10:34-48 Matthew 3:13-17 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace and...