Response with a Heart of Stone?

Sunday, September 29, 2019 | After Pentecost Proper 21 Year C Old Testament Amos 6:1a, 4–7 New Testament 1 Timothy 6:6–19 Gospel Luke 16:19–31 Revised Common Lectionary (Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2009).

6 Marks of discipleship:Giving

November 25th, 20182 Chronicles 31:2-7Hebrews 7:1-10Matthew 6:19-24 Giving for a disciple is out of gratitude, not obligation. Giving for a disciple is an attitude of gratitude of response to God for what God has first given. The attitude of response for a disciple, is to give in a free willed loving response to a gracious … [Read more…]

Who needs the Kingdom of God

Sunday, January 28, 2018 | Epiphany Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany Year B Gospel Mark 1:21–28 Jesus starts his ministry with four fishermen and he takes his ministry to the neediest. The neediest are the ones that can see the kingdom of God, most readily. It is easier to see what you need, when you … [Read more…]