Speaker: The Rev. Timothy Patterson
Sermon Preached by The Reverend Timothy J. Patterson July 31, 2011 The Seventh Sunday After Pentecost Matthew 14:13-21 This story of the feeding of the 5000 is one of the few stories which appears in all four gospels. Indeed, in two of the ...Speaker: The Rev. Virginia Herring
Like a stand-up comic, Jesus delivers a rapid-fire monologue. “The kingdom of heaven is like this, and like this, and like this – and oh yes, it’s also like this.” The word pictures come one after another, and if ...Speaker: The Rev. Virginia Herring
It’s another parable about seeds. Like last week, we have a story and then a meaning, or interpretation. This week’s interpretation is hard to hear. It’s full of words about judgment, fire, weeping and gnashing ...Speaker: The Rev. Joshua Varner
In the end, the light always comes back. Rain and snow fall from the heavens, water the earth, and return again, bringing life. A farmer scatters seeds randomly, on all different kinds of soil, and yet the seeds still bring forth fruit, ...