Tag: Image of God

  • A Call For Change – A Sermon On John 18:1-19:42

    A Call For Change – A Sermon On John 18:1-19:42

    Here’s my question. What is the cross of Jesus asking for in your life today? And what is it showing you?  Most of us come to Good Friday believing that the cross gave us something. Most of us come to this day saying that “Jesus died for our sins.” I’m not so sure anymore. I… Read more

  • Between What Is And What Could Be – A Sermon On Isaiah 5:1-7

    Between What Is And What Could Be – A Sermon On Isaiah 5:1-7

    Isaiah describes how God dug a vineyard, cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines. Then God built a watchtower in the midst of the vineyard and hewed out a wine vat in it. And now God want to know, “What more was there to do for my vineyard that I have not… Read more

  • Make Way for the Image of God!

    A noisy crowd surrounds each one of us. Wherever we go this crowd goes with us. We are never alone. The voices of the crowd never go silent. No matter how loud we speak their voices are louder. Who is this noisy crowd? The angels of God. “Rabbi Joshua ben Levi said: ‘A procession of Read more

  • Coined in the Image of God – A Sermon on Matthew 22:15-22, Proper 24A

    The collect and readings for today, the eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 24A, may be found here. The following sermon is based on Matthew 22:15-22. There’s a saying you may know. “Paybacks are hell.” I don’t know if the Pharisees of Jesus’ day knew that saying but they are counting on it being true. They Read more