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On the 5th Sunday in Lent, Rev. Marissa focuses on some special work that has been done at the parish. As part of our worship and prayers on this day, we recognized the story of a number of people who were part of the history of the place. What can we learn from this Gospel that is useful to us in the work of loving our neighbor? What can we learn …
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On the third Sunday in Lent, Rev. Marissa looks at John's version of the cleansing of the temple. How is it different than the other three Gospels? How is it the same? And what does it mean to us now to know that Jesus overturned tables and chased money changer's out of God's house?저자 The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
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On the Second Sunday in Lent, Rev. Marissa explores this short passage from Mark, and how full it is of core beliefs. One of them is about the cost of discipleship. What are your core beliefs? What are you meant to do in this season? What is the sacrifice you're meant to make?저자 The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
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On the first Sunday in Lent, Rev. Marissa digs in to Mark's sparse prose about the baptism and temptation of Jesus. Mark has a lot to say to us about what's happening to Jesus and what we should bring with us into this new church season.저자 The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
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On the Sunday of our Annual Meeting, Marissa examines the Gospel and some of the other texts while addressing the current state of the union (state of the parish). What do the texts have to say to us about where we are in our journey? And where God is calling us to go?저자 The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
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On the 4th Sunday after the Epiphany, Rev. Marissa explores a short passage from the Gospel of Mark. This is how Jesus chooses to introduce himself. Although, someone else does the actual introducing. What does this story have to say to us about our faith today?저자 The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
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On the third Sunday of Epiphany, Rev. Marissa examines all three of the lessons and wonders what they have to say to us today about conflict, calling, and love. How can we say yes to the unknown? How can we live into the call to love our enemies?저자 The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
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On the first Sunday of Advent, Marissa explores the themes of urgency, alertness, and apocalypse. What are we meant to do with these today when the world is so different? And what should we be preaching, teaching, and offering to those around us?저자 The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
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As we near the end of the season of Pentecost, we hear the last few parables in Matthew's Gospel. These are part of Jesus's last discourse in Jerusalem before the crucifixion, so they're important pieces of the puzzle. In the parable for today, we hear the common themes of preparation and readiness. But what does the text have to say to us about co…
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The "greatest commandment" is perhaps one of the most well known sayings of Jesus, but we often take it out of context. What is Jesus saying to us in the two episodes in this passage? What does it have to say to us today about how we live and move and have our being?저자 The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
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In the wake of terrorism in Israel, Rev. Marissa contends with two texts that have been used historically in hurtful ways. What do we need to know today about God's covenant? And how does that change and shape the ways we live and love our neighbors저자 The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
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Continuing to teach with parables, Jesus gives us today an image of a vineyard. And in this vineyard, things seem to work a little differently. This parable tends to spark lots of different kinds of feelings. What is there to learn about God's economy and God's generosity?저자 The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
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On Kickoff Sunday, as we celebrated the Feast of St. Matthew, Rev. Marissa reflected on Matthew's story and on what he trades away when he chooses to follow Jesus. What does he gain by being a disciple? And what does he have to give away to have a seat at Jesus' table?저자 The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
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What do we do when scripture seems to say something we don't like? Or when Jesus says something that doesn't sound like the loving Jesus we think we know? Sometimes we have to just read the text again. And dig in a little deeper. As our Presiding Bishop says, "If it's not about love, it's not about God." Where's the love in the tough Gospel from to…
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In the Gospel for today, we hear a number of parables from Jesus, but none of them are as straightforward as they seem. In fact, some of them are a little edgy? Maybe even sneaky? What is Jesus trying to tell us when he describes the Kingdom of Heaven with these images? And how is that supposed to teach us about living a life of faith?…
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Jesus tells the crowd another parables about seeds and growth - and this time the weeds. What are the weeds? And what can we learn from God about growth, care, patience, and goodness? Rev. Marissa explores a modern read of a parable that has been used in some hurtful ways. What can we learn from this parable today?…
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As we wind our way through Matthew's Gospel, Jesus has some important things to say to us today about rest and renewal. Rev. Marissa explores how we relate to and interpret scripture, how we understand John the Baptist, and what all of this can help us learn about the rest and revolution Jesus promises.…
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Continuing his speech to the disciples, Jesus indicates that for those of us who hear the good news, it may not be easy. What voices do we listen to? And what is our role in God's work? Rev. Marissa also explores the fullness of the story of Jeremiah hoping it will help clarify the Gospel.저자 The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
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Bishop Jim Curry joins St. Matt's to share about his ministry with Swords to Plowshares and to celebrate Confirmation and Reception. He explores the good news of Jesus and the realities of gun violence in this country - and what our faith calls us to do. Thank you, Bishop Curry!저자 The Rt. Rev. James Curry
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On Pentecost, Marissa explores the way the texts talk about the Spirit and about the gifts she brings. Then, the congregation is asked to consider their own work, their own hope, their own message. All of us receive the Holy Spirit through baptism. What is it she has given you? What does she ask of you?…
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The lesson from the First Letter of Peter points back to the Hebrew Scriptures with an invitation to the early Christian community: "Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals, yet chosen and precious in God's sight, and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house..." They and we are called to be living stones, k…
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Often called Good Shepherd Sunday, Easter IV is laced with imagery and themes of sheep and shepherd and gate keeper. Jesus says, "I am the good shepherd." John's writer reveals that the shepherd knows his own sheep by name and that the sheep know the shepherd's voice. The essence of Jesus' teaching is that he came so that all may have life and have…
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In Luke's gospel, the risen Christ first appears to two of his disciples on the Emmaus Road. It was the same day that Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James and the other women found that the tomb was empty. The women told the disciples who didn't believe them. Jesus showed up as a stranger to the two on the Emmaus Road and they didn't re…
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Matthew's gospel writer tells that early in the morning Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to the tomb, finding it empty. An angel of God appeared to them and said, "Do not be afraid." Jesus had risen from the dead. The women went to the other disciples to tell the good news. They were the first evangelists and invite us to continue telling the…
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The stories of Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem and the Passion narrative each lead us into Holy Week with invitations. As we put our bodies into Palm Sunday's beginning by processing around the sanctuary with palms in hand and singing "All Glory Laud and Honor," we are invited to continue offering the whole of who we are as we walk with Jesu…
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John's Gospel reveals the story of Jesus' raising of Lazarus from the dead. This story is that of Jesus' last sign according to John where Jesus says to Lazarus' sister Martha, "I am the resurrection and the life." All weep with Martha and Mary, and Jesus wept for his friend. This story invites us to think about the new life that is ours with each …
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John's Gospel writer shares a story of Jesus' healing a man blind from birth--an outsider. No one could believe it. Religious authorities questioned what happened. The man's parents were questioned. The disciples questioned. Jesus and the now-sighted blind man call us to see the inequities of our day and to see how we can live as children of light,…
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Abram and Nicodemus were both invited to new life. In Genesis God calls Abram to go to a place where he had never been before, and Abram faithfully goes. Nicodemus comes to Jesus in the dark of night with curiosity and openness, and Jesus invites him to let God work in his life in a new way through a challenging dialogue. Both Abram and Nicodemus e…
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Jesus calls his first four disciples (Peter, Andrew, James and John) and gathers crowds, teaching them and healing them. He lays out a whole new way of living and teaches the traditions of Jewish piety--almsgiving, prayer, and fasting. Ash Wednesday ushers us into the season of Lent and invites us to keep a holy Lent--to consider new ways of living…
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Peter and James and John followed Jesus up the mountain, and they witnessed a life-changing event with Jesus being transformed right before their eyes. Out of a cloud a voice said, "This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!" (Mat 17:5). On this Last Sunday of Epiphany, we're called to listen. Listen with the ear of you…
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In 1 Corinthians 3:1-9, Paul tells the people of Corinth and us, "For we are God's servants, working together; you are God's field, God's building." In the midst of earthquakes in Turkey and Syria and modern-day divisions in our churches and the challenges of daily life, Paul reminds us to strive to live a life that looks like Jesus. How do we cont…
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On the Feast of Candlemas we hear the story of Jesus being presented in the Temple. The aging Simeon launches into the words we know today as the Nunc Dimittis. He rejoices that Jesus brings light to "shine on nations trapped in darkest night." Aging Prophet Anna prays unceasingly while she awaits this child who brings redemption for all. They had …
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The prophet Micah calls his hearers to understand what the Lord required of them: "...to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God." In the Beatitudes, Jesus turns the world upside down and calls the disciples to a new way of living. How do we embrace these teachings and ways of living in our time, especially in light of th…
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In Matthew 4:12-23, Jesus calls his first disciples with some of them dropping everything to follow Jesus. At baptism we are all called to follow Jesus, which is a lifelong journey of listening to God's voice. Through a story Episcopal Diocese of Missouri's Bishop Deon Johnson shared, comes a provocative question from a six-year-old: "What am I to …
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On the Second Sunday after the Epiphany, Marissa reflects on the first part of the Gospel where we hear about Jesus and John the Baptist. We've traveled with John a lot in the last few weeks, and today we get an important puzzle piece. What drives John the Baptist? What should drive us?저자 The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
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On the third Sunday in Advent, Marissa explores Isaiah's highway image and puts together a couple of puzzle pieces about the Gospel and the season. What do the texts have to tell us along with this season of "magic"? Where can we find hope for us and for everyone around us?저자 The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
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