It was at a wedding in Cana of Galilee that Jesus showed his first sign. That’s a good thing to know, if you didn’t know it already. In Matthew and Mark and Luke, Jesus performs miracles. In John’s gospel, they are signs. They are miraculous events, but John calls them signs, not miracles. Does that…
Category: 2019 Sermons
Sacred Waters – sermon for 13 Jan 2019
Jesus Christ was baptized in the river Jordan. 9 years ago this very week I was in the Holy Land, on a tour offered through the Anglican Cathedral there. We went all over the place: Jerusalem, Galilee, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Jericho… and along the Jordan river, which flows from the Sea of Galilee down to the…
What brings you to him? – sermon for Epiphany 2019
We three kings of orient are, bearing gifts, we traverse afar, field and fountain, moor and mountain, following yonder star. This feast of the Epiphany. It is also called the Manifestation of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the Gentiles. More about that title in a bit. This feast is on January 6th every year, and…