I’m afraid I forgot, in the heat of the moment, to push “record” on my device, so this sermon only exists in text form and no audio. This is sad because we all sang so nicely together! Oh well. I hope you enjoy it anyway… Rev. Mark When I was a kid – about the […]
Sermons
A Reed Shaken by the Wind
A reed shaken by the wind.
This morning’s reading from eleventh chapter of Matthew contains a curious image.
It is curious… But I love it!
I suppose I might as well simply admit to you that I love it because it is curious!
Comfort Ye!
Arriving early for Deacons meeting last Thursday, I nearly ran over Owen Houghton and Bob Dunn who were standing in the church driveway, surveying the crèche that they’d just installed.
Sermon 11/27 “Pay Attention”
… I never thought of it before – but when someone says “pay attention” that person is not only saying “please listen” …
The person is saying: “what I am about to say is worth something to you.”
Sermon for November 13th.
Sometimes a sermon will come neatly printed and sometimes it will come like this. Both are equally precious and enlightening.
Sermon 11/6/16 – “Expansiveness”
expansiveness
“Digging A Hole” – Sermon 10/16/16
Digging a Hole Mark Koyama Delivered to The United Church of Jaffrey October 16 th, 2016 Readings: Genesis 32:22-31 / Luke 18:1-8 Chunk!… Chunk, chunk. I’m digging a hole. I’ve chosen a spot right outside my office window, at the base of our crabapple tree. Chunk!.. Chunk, chunk. Thwok! I’m hitting roots. I guess this […]
IF

Jesus does not say: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, and IF they do the dishes, then theirs is the kingdom of heaven.