Sermons from June 2014

By The Rev. Sherry Deets 3 Pentecost, Proper 8 – June 29, 2014 Genesis 22:1-14 “It’s not about you.” Did anyone ever say that to you? Something is going on. Some conflict is being worked out or some decision is being made about something that is going to happen and you are feeling threatened or put upon or involved in some other way. Then someone who is more deeply involved says to you, “This is not about you.” At first…

By The Rev. Sherry Deets 2 Pentecost – June 22, 2014 Matthew 10:24-39 Lucy, the psychiatrist of Peanuts fame, sits waiting in her booth. Frieda comes seeking help. “My problem is that I’m afraid of kindergarten. I don’t even know why! I try to reason it out, but I can’t … I’m just afraid … I think about it all the time … I’m really afraid….” Lucy responds, as only Lucy does, “You’re no different from anyone else. Five cents,…

By The Rev. Sherry Deets Pentecost – June 8, 2014 Acts 2:1-21 and John 20:19-23 Today we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost. The day in which we mark and remember the gift of the Holy Spirit. Often called the birthday of the Church. The coming of the Holy Spirit, the Advocate, that will never, ever leave us alone, just as Jesus promised. So, if we wanted to encounter the Holy Spirit of God, where would we look? And how would…

By The Rev. Sherry Deets 7 Easter – June 1, 2014 Acts 1:6-14 and John 17:1-11 We just heard Jesus say, in John’s gospel: “and this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent”. It’s not too often we get a straight forward definition of eternal life and here it is. Eternal life is to know God and Jesus. So what if it is that simple? How would that…