Lessons: Exodus 17:1-7 Romans 5:1-11 John 4:5-42 Psalm 95 The Samaritan woman can see someone at the well as she approaches…a man, she realizes, as she gets closer. The text doesn’t say, but given the time of day it’s not unlikely that they would have been the only two people at the well. Most would’veContinue reading “Third Sunday in Lent by Suzy Jeffreys”
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Two Minutes for Stewardship by Suzy Jeffreys
Good morning. This is the third time over the past number of years that I’ve had the privilege of standing up here and sharing personally about what stewardship means for me. But this is the first time I’ve done so since having kids, and so when Father Martin prompted me to answer the questions, “WhatContinue reading “Two Minutes for Stewardship by Suzy Jeffreys”
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost by Suzy Jeffreys
Lessons: Amos 8:4-7 Psalm 113 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13 Do you know what a grappling hook is? Most of you probably have a vague enough notion that if we launched into a congregation-wide game of Pictionary, you could sketch one out well enough that someone in your pew would guess correctly. Or you wouldContinue reading “Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost by Suzy Jeffreys”
Third Sunday in Lent by Suzy Jeffreys
Lessons: Exodus 3:1-15 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Luke 13:1-9 Psalm 63:1-8 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. When I told my husband that I was going to talk about darkness this morning, he said, “You’re not going to make it one of those interactive sermons whereContinue reading “Third Sunday in Lent by Suzy Jeffreys”
Third Sunday after Pentecost by Suzy Jeffreys
Lessons: 1 Kings 17:17-24 Psalm 30 Galatians 1:11-24 Luke 7:11-17 If you are a user of the internet, particularly of social media, you might be familiar with the blog called “Humans of New York.” Humans of New York is essentially a collection of interviews of people on the streets of New York City.Continue reading “Third Sunday after Pentecost by Suzy Jeffreys”
Third Sunday after the Epiphany by Suzy Jeffreys
Lessons: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a Luke 4:14-21 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. If you’re a movie watcher, I want you to think of one of the following movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Amadeus or SunsetContinue reading “Third Sunday after the Epiphany by Suzy Jeffreys”
Consecration Sunday + Last Sunday after Pentecost + Christ the King by Suzy Jeffreys
Lessons: 2 Samuel 23:1-7 Psalm 132:1-19 Revelation 1:4b-8 John 18:33-37 The year is 1985. I’m eight years old, my brother is six, and it’s Christmas morning. We live in a small village on the west coast of Borneo where my parents were missionaries for over a decade. It’s early in the morning. My dadContinue reading “Consecration Sunday + Last Sunday after Pentecost + Christ the King by Suzy Jeffreys”
Consecration Sunday + Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost by Suzy Jeffreys
Lessons: Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Matthew 22:34-46 Good morning. As a kid I was very interested in the concept of opposites, and now as a new mother I understand perhaps part of the reason why – children’s books are peppered with references to opposites. I suspect my fascination also hadContinue reading “Consecration Sunday + Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost by Suzy Jeffreys”