Lessons: Genesis 9:8-17 1 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:9-15 Psalm 25:1-9 In the Gospel of Mark, the beginning of Jesus’ ministry is defined by three events. First, there is his baptism in the Jordan in which he comes up from the water and he hears the voice that declares who he is. Second, there is hisContinue reading “First Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
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First Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Genesis 9:8-17 1 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:9-15 Psalm 25:1-9 This is a Gospel story. It is a Gospel story that takes place in an apartment building. My friend Darcy is a residential property manager. His job takes him all across Canada, to apartment buildings in the North of British Columbia and in the SouthContinue reading “First Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
First Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Ken Powell
Lessons: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Psalm 32 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 Good morning friends, For some irresistible reason, I can’t stop myself from wishing you all a “Happy Lent” as well as a Holy Lent. I know it is contrary to what we may have heard about this somber season of repentance andContinue reading “First Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Ken Powell”
First Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Romans 10:8b-13 Luke 4:1-13 Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 When I was 20 years old, I decided to take a year away from university and move from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Calgary, Alberta, where I hoped to find work as a stagehand. I arranged to rent a room in a house, IContinue reading “First Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert”