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The Season after Pentecost: Proper 12, Year B

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Sharon Ely Pearson

 Food for mind and body 2 Samuel 11:1-15 Psalm 14 Ephesians 3:14-21 John 6:1-21 Jesus’ compassion for the people leads him to respond with food for mind and body. Today’s Gospel reading of the feeding of the five thousand expresses … Continue reading →

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The Season after Pentecost: Proper 7, Year B

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Sharon Ely Pearson

Power and Faith 1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49 Psalm 9:9-20 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 Mark 4:35-41 Today we have two great stories from scripture: David & Goliath and Jesus stilling the storm. In both cases, there is a power of unimaginable … Continue reading →

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The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany: Year B

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Sharon Ely Pearson

Power over evil Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Psalm 111 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Mark 1:21-28 Jesus had the power to drive out evil from the lives of people. It today’s Gospel, we hear how Jesus and his disciples came to Capernaum, with Jesus … Continue reading →

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The Season after Pentecost: Proper 13, Year A

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Sharon Ely Pearson

Food for mind and body Genesis 32:22-31 Psalm 17:1-7, 16 Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:13-21 After John the Baptist is murdered, Jesus desires a time of solitude. Still, his compassion for others will not allow him to dismiss those who need … Continue reading →

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The Second Sunday after the Epiphany: Year C

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Sharon Ely Pearson

Weddings and Wine Isaiah 62:1-5 Psalm 96 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 John 2:1-11 The theme of this Epiphany season, the manifestation of Jesus’ glory as the culmination of God’s revelation, receives striking evidence in John’s Gospel. Today we witness the beginning … Continue reading →

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The Season after Pentecost: Proper 25, Year B

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Sharon Ely Pearson

Open Your Eyes Job 42:1-6, 10-17 Psalm 34:1-8 (19-22) Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 10:46-52 The healing of Bartimaeus concludes Mark’s account of Jesus’ public ministry outside of Jerusalem. Jesus’ days are numbered. Jesus passes through Jericho, a city approximately 15 miles … Continue reading →

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The Season after Pentecost: Year C, Proper 5

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Sharon Ely Pearson

Life out of Death 1 Kings 17:8-16, (17-24) Psalm 146 Galatians 1:11-24 Luke 7:11-17 Both the Old Testament and our Gospel readings for today tell similar stories in which the dead are brought back to life. Both of the stories … Continue reading →

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