07042021 – Mark 6. 1-13 First off, THANKS for sharing YOUR 4th Of July WEEKEND with US. We are indeed THANKFUL for your presence…here this morning… And NOW to our gospel text for today and its context! I think, underlying our text, silently concealed in the background is “the whole issue of […]
06302021 – Mark 5. 21-43 I do not believe that I have ever mentioned Greek Mythology – homiletically. It just does not seem to fit. That is, until today. I want to talk about “GRACE” or the Greek word, Charis. When I think of “grace” I think of generosity, kindness, politeness, […]
O6232021 – Mark 4. 35-41 Our minds freely go there…no matter WHAT the preacher says. WHAT WE “feel,” is WHAT we feel. We “experience,” WHAT we experience. You can PREACH until you are blue in the face ABOUT Jesus. You can tell us, it is NOT ABOUT US, and we will […]
06192021 – Mark 4. 35-41 This is not the way, I originally intended on starting out today. But sometimes you have to GO as you are directed. Go, with the flow… I had envisioned, LENA HORNE, singing “Stormy Weather,” followed quickly by BOB DYLAN with “Shelter from the Storm,” and then, “Riders […]
06162021 – Mark4.26-34 How would YOU describe the Kingdom of God? The first comment I have to make, is with regard to the change – from “Kingdom of God” to “Kingdom of Heaven.” Mark talks about the “Kingdom of God.” Matthew never does. And never would. God’s name is too holy. […]
06162021 – Mark 4. 26-34 Our world is changing…constantly in- flux, as you well know. The values of yesterday ARE NOT the values of today. And the values of today will in all likely-hood, NOT be the values of tomorrow. We shake our heads at the generations coming up…And TO BE FAIR, the […]
06132021 – Mark 4. 26-34 Remember, Mark is the first Gospel to be written. Yeah, I know Matthew comes first in the order of the Gospels…weird, right? But that’s because Matthew is being written for a Jewish audience. It is the most Hebraic of the four gospels. As a matter of fact, […]
06122021 – Mark 4. 26-34 I DO NOT expect you to sit on the edge of your seats…NOR do I expect you to be “WOWED,” but this is the ONLY PARABLE that is found in Mark ALONE. Most people DO NOT know THAT, now YOU DO. I am sure it is probably earth shaking and […]
O6092021 – Always Be Kind Interesting Gospel text. This is because people thought they knew Jesus. They knew what made him tick. And they did not like it. It makes you think. Or, at least, it SHOULD! It is a truism, I think…but YOU have to be the one to decide. You […]
O6052021 – Mark 3. 20-35 This is “a literary style.” It has been called by various names. “BOOK ENDS” or “SANDWICHING” comes to mind. It begins with Jesus’ family coming to “RESTRAIN him.” But “that story” is interrupted by still ANOTHER STORY about some SCRIBES coming down from Jerusalem. And then, ultimately, we […]