Archive for May, 2009

Sermon for Mark 6: 1-13, Pentecost 5 B, "Home Town Unwelcome"

Monday, May 25th, 2009

“Home Town Unwelcome” is a sermon interpretation of Mark 6: 1-13.   Any preacher,  pastor or prophet would love to be welcomed to their hometown with a sign like the following photo, with his or her name of course.         
     
Its Friday night and Jesus was coming into his home town and home sanctuary.  [...]

Mark 5: 21-43, Pentecost 4 B, "If Only I Could Touch His Garment"

Friday, May 8th, 2009

“If only I could touch his garment” is a sermon interpretation of Mark 5: 21-43.       How does such a primitive, magical, superstitious story apply to our scientific generation more than twenty centuries later? How does a story like this, of a woman who faith seems almost magical, apply to us who live in a [...]

Mark 4:35-41, Pentecost 3B, "Stilling the Storm"

Friday, May 1st, 2009

“Stilling the Storm” is a sermon interpretation of Mark 4:35-41.      
The disciples were afraid. They were experienced fishermen who weren’t easily frightened by storms but this storm was nasty enough to make them afraid. They grabbed Jesus’ shirt and shouted, “Jesus, wake up.” They spoke that classic line from Biblical literature when they said, [...]