Lent 5 2019Chase and Katie WhitmireIsaiah 43:16–21, Psalm 126, Philippians 3:7-16, Luke 20:9-19 Chase – As I have meditated on our scripture for this week I have been overwhelmed by a common theme. If I could sum it up, this is what it would be: We have an unbelievably loving God who relentlessly pursues us–But…
Lent 4 2019St. Brendan’s Anglican ChurchRev. Doug FloydJoshua 4:19–5:12, Psalm 34, 2 Corinthians 5:16-21, Luke 15:11-32 In the early pages of Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, we encounter a coach transporting mail and passengers on a damp, foggy evening. A certain tension hangs in the air causing passengers, the coachman, and a guard…
Lent 2 St. Brendan’s Anglican Church Isaac Bradshaw Genesis 15:1–12, 17–18, Psalm 27, Philippians 3:17–4:1, Luke 13:22–35 On the BBC, there is a wonderful little program called Room 101. If you know the name, it’s because Room 101 is a reference to George Orwell’s 1984 ; it is a room in which hated things are…
Lent 1 2019 Rev. Doug Floyd Deuteronomy 26:1–11, Psalm 91, Romans 10:4-13, Luke 4:1-13 Lent and Advent are both seasons of penance. Times when we pause, reflect, watch and wait for the coming of the Lord. We observe Advent when the days are growing shorter and the nights longer. This increasing darkness highlights the…
St. Brendan’s Anglican ChurchRev. Doug FloydJoel 2:1-2; 12-17, Psalm 103, 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:10, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 In a few moments, each of us will be marked with the words, “Remember that you came from dues, and to dust you shall return.” Think of dust participles floating in the air and soon to be blown away.…
Epiphany 7 2019World Mission SundayRev. Doug FloydIsaiah 61:1–4, Psalm 96, Romans 10:9–17, John 20:19–31 Almighty God, through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, you revealed the way of eternal life to every race and nation: Pour out this gift anew, that by the preaching of the Gospel your salvation may reach to the ends of…
Epiphany 6 2019 Rev. Doug Floyd Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26 Over the last several weeks, our lessons have pointed us to the Good News. When Jesus enters the synagogue in Nazareth, he declares that the Good News from Isaiah is being fulfilled in your midst. While the people in Nazareth…
Epiphany 5 2019Rev. Doug Floyd Judges 6:11-24; Psalm 89:20-29; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 In our text this morning we hear about various great leaders. The story of Gideon, who becomes the mighty warrior. Our second lesson is from Paul who makes a profound impact upon the church. In the gospel reading we see Jesus…
Epiphany 4 2019Rev. Doug Floyd Jeremiah 1:4–10, Psalm 71:12-21, 1 Corinthians 14:12-25, Luke 4:21-30 Jesus enters the synagogue and reads the Torah portion for the day, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the…
Epiphany 3 2019St. Brendan’s Anglican ChurchRev. Doug Floyd Nehemiah 8:1-12, Psalm 113, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27, Luke 4:14-21 I asked Peter to read the lesson from Nehemiah (8:1-12) because somebody had to read all those difficult names, and I thought Peter might be just the men. It may be hard for us to grasp the full…