Tag Archives: Jesus
Partners
What does it mean to be in partnership with God? Jesus took every opportunity when teaching to make sure the crowd around him heard God’s invitation to partner with them to love the world. The Gospel text for today, Mark 6:1-13, provides a great example of how Jesus did this in his own hometown, even […]
Amazed at their Unbelief
Mark 6:1-16 The Gospel text for this Sunday is Mark 6:1-16. There is a lot going on in these 16 verses, but what keeps catching my eye is the powerful phrase about Jesus, And he was amazed at their unbelief. These were, after all, the people of his hometown. This was his city, his people, […]
“Why is Jesus Asleep in My Storm?” sermon from Sunday
“Why is Jesus Asleep in My Storm?” Mark 4:35-41 Delivered to Church for the Highlands Sunday, June 24, 2012 John Henson iTunes audio is here. Seeing that Jesus is in your boat, discovering that he isn’t worried about what you are worried about, and trusting that he is lord of the storm.
The Calming Slumber of Jesus in Our Storms
I am at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly, in Ft. Worth, this week. I’ll be lucky to get much of a sermon together for Sunday, much less post much about the lectionary texts this week. Instead of posting about each one, I am just writing a few thoughts about the Gospel text–the one I’ll […]
“3 Apps for the Resurrection”
Three applications for the resurrection of Jesus, found in the Gospel text for today–Luke 24:36-48 Click Here for the audio podcast.
How to Keep an Open Mind
The Gospel text for this Sunday (Luke 24:36b-48, the third Sunday of Easter, is so full of amazing content, it’s hard to focus on just one idea for a sermon. While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’* They were startled and terrified, and thought […]
Preaching Mark or John for Palm Sunday?
All things are ready, if our minds be so. –William Shakespeare The Revised Common Lectionary provides a choice for Palm Sunday between Mark and John. There are some differences, the main one being that Mark includes the preparation instructions Jesus gave his disciples. When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount […]
3 Ways Jesus Makes You Scratch Your Head
For this Sunday, Lent 5B, John 12:20-33 I don’t think I have ever met anyone who didn’t think Jesus was a masterful teacher. His words continue to leave us inspired, encouraged, and challenged. The teaching John captured in the Gospel for this Sunday, John 12:20-33, is a great example of such teaching. One of the […]
Getting Bit by Impatience
Numbers 21:4-9 . . . but the people became impatient on the way. You can’t miss this phrase as you read through the OT text for this Sunday. It just stands out in the passage, more significant–and threatening–than the poisonous serpents. It stands out because it resonates so much with our impatience. It does with […]
Overlooking Jesus’ Anger?
The story of Jesus turning over tables in the Temple is familiar, both inside and outside of the Christian faith. What I have found, however, is that familiarity doesn’t always result in acceptance. We tend to overlook the fact the reality that our Lord and Savior made his own whip (what was he thinking while […]
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