Fourth Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert

  Lessons: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 Psalm 23   Click here to watch and listen to the sermon.   Jesus heard that they had driven the man out, and when Jesus found him, he said, Do you believe in the Son of Man? The man answered, And who is he, sir? TellContinue reading “Fourth Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert”

Fourth Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert

  Lessons: Numbers 21:4-9 Ephesians 2:1-10 John 3:14-21 Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 Are there times when a poison is its own cure? Today we hear the story of Moses and the people of Israel meeting snakes in the wilderness. It is an extraordinary story, a weird story, and yet somehow a powerful story. With Moses’ help,Continue reading “Fourth Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert”

Fourth Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert

Lessons: Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 121 Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 John 3:1-17   This is the second of three Sundays on which we encounter a reading from the Gospel of John that the church has long associated with Lent and, in particular, that the church has long associated with the catechumenate: with that period of preparation forContinue reading “Fourth Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert”

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