Sermons from July 2024

The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost July 21, 2024 Mark 6:30-34 Meaningful Ministry — Jesus Models a Shepherd’s Compassionate Heart!   30The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. 31Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” 32So they went away by themselves in a boat to…

The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 14, 2024 Mark 6:7-13 Meaningful Ministry — Sent With God’s Own Authority!   7Calling the Twelve to him, he sent them out two by two and gave them authority over evil spirits. 8These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. 9Wear sandals but not an extra tunic. 10Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. 11And if any place will not…

The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 7, 2024 Ezekiel 2:1-7 Meaningful Ministry — Not Glee and Gratitude, But Rejection and Resentment!   1He said to me, “Son of man, stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.” 2As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. 3He said: “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me;…