Archive for September, 2008

Matthew 25: 14-30, Pentecost 26 A, "A Cluster of Gifts & Talents"

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Theme:  God has given everyone a cluster of gifts and talents.  God’s gifts are always generous regardless of the size.
Here in my hand, I have a bare stem from a grapevine; it has three grapes on it.  You know when you see this stem that it is an anomaly.  You know something is wrong with [...]

Matthew 25: 1-13, Pentecost 25 A, "Ready or Not?"

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

 Jesus liked to tell stories or parables from real life. Jesus never quoted the religious philosophers of the day nor the leading rabbis from the temple in Jerusalem.  Jesus chose the stuff from everyday life. composed his memorable stories.
Weddings were part of every day life. Weddings were familiar territory. Everybody loved weddings and everybody [...]

Matthew 23: 1-12, Pentecost 24 A, "Genuine or Fake?"

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Theme:   Just as there is fake jewelry, Jesus says there is “make believe” faith too.
Hypocrite. We all know the word, “hypocrite.” What is a hypocrite? A phony. A two-faced person, pretending to be a friend but is really an enemy in disguise.
A hypocrite is a pretender, pretending to have love for you but does [...]