Author: kyriss
God’s gathered ones are free to offer the sacrifice of prayer
God has, in His mercy and grace for us sinner-saints brought us to this sixth Resurrection Sunday for this year. This is the time when the Church’s ancient Rogate days of prayer have been traditionally offered in the days leading up to Thursday’s Feast of the Ascension of our Lord. Such prayers are to be offered to God Who,
from (the) lands (He) gathered them in, from east and from west, from north and from south. …For more, click on the title above.
God’s good gifts
Freed to sing Sunday
Christ is risen! Our sermon for this fifth Sunday in this season dedicated to special proclamations about the Resurrection of our Lord is taken from today’s appointed Psalm. It is one chosen, because of its themes, long ago for our hearing on Cantate (or, Sing) Sunday. …For more, click on the title above.
Patiently endure under God’s grace
Lamenting to rejoicing
“You will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.”
As recorded by John, this is what Jesus told the disciples in the upper room. Jesus’ immediate audience was those men who were about to go through a very difficult few days. His message stated that the hard time they were entering had a joyous end. This end would be one of joy and rejoicing. This is why it is important that we, the text’s secondary audience, absorbs today’s words recorded in the Gospel of John….For more, click on the title above.
Warnings against false teachings
Who is your Shepherd?
This can be a dangerous thing to do in a sermon—especially right at the beginning—but I’m going to ask you to close your eyes and visualize this scene: A shepherd is standing on a hillside surrounded by his flock. They are laying or grazing on green grass and in the distance is a shimmering lake….the water as still as a mirror, reflecting the bright light of the sky. …For more, click on the title above.
Do we need more evidence?
Can these bones live?
Ezekiel is brought to a massive bone heap—dry bones scattered from one end to the other of the valley. Lest we forget, they were people once. They lived and breathed, they laughed and loved and played, they fought and died.
Now all that is left of them are these bones – dry and brittle. Not yet turned to dust, but well on the way. And the big question put to the prophet by the Lord: “Can these bones live?” …For more, click on the title above.