Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Corbet Clark

Lessons Job 23:1-9, 16-17Psalm 22:1-15Hebrews 4:12-16Mark 10:17-31 If someone asked you, “What is God like,” how would you respond? I think we all have asense of how we might describe God, based on our own ideas and experience, but perhapsthe most honest answer might be, “I don’t know.” I think we understand that knowing theContinue reading “Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Corbet Clark”

Palm Sunday and Sunday of the Passion by The Rev. Corbet Clark

Lessons: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 Isaiah 50:4-9a Philippians 2:5-11 Mark 11:1-11 Mark 14:1-15:47 Psalm 31:9-16 In the name of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.   The gospels don’t make clear what Jesus thought he was doing when he went up to Jerusalem in the last week of his earthly life. John’s Gospel suggests that JesusContinue reading “Palm Sunday and Sunday of the Passion by The Rev. Corbet Clark”

Seventh Sunday of Pentecost by The Rev. Corbet Clark

Lessons: Genesis 28:10-19a Psalm 86:11-17 Romans 8:12-25 Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 View You Tube video of the sermon here.   In the name of God: Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier. The Sunday readings always present a challenge and an opportunity. Sometimes they’re very closely related, and you can easily see a theme emerging. Other times it’s harder toContinue reading “Seventh Sunday of Pentecost by The Rev. Corbet Clark”

Easter Vigil by The Rev. Corbet Clark

Lessons: Genesis 1:1-2:4a [The Story of Creation] Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18, 8:6-18, 9:8-13 [The Flood] Genesis 22:1-18 [Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac] Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21 [Israel’s deliverance at the Red Sea] Isaiah 55:1-11 [Salvation offered freely to all] Baruch 3:9-15, 3:32-4:4 or Proverbs 8:1-8, 19-21; 9:4b-6 [Learn wisdom and live] Ezekiel 36:24-28 [A new heart and a new spirit]Continue reading “Easter Vigil by The Rev. Corbet Clark”

The Third Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Corbet Clark

Lessons: Isaiah 9:1-4 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Matthew 4:12-23 Psalm 27:1, 5-13 I’ve been happily retired for a year and a half now, with no plans to go back to teaching, but somehow this September I ended up back in the classroom at my old school, for a three month substitute job. When the offer cameContinue reading “The Third Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Corbet Clark”

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