Second Sunday of Lent 2018-02-25

Second Sunday of Lent

For the 11:00 a.m. service on Sunday, the Rev. Dr. G. Malcolm Sinclair is calling his sermon “Lent as Old Visions and Young Nightmares.” “Narrow views of the range of culture and human possibility do much to make us small. Biblical stories are vast. Hearing them afresh stirs something very deep, and very dangerous.”

The Bible readings are Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 (the sign of the covenant), Romans 4:13-25 (God’s promise realized through faith), and Mark 8:31-38 (Jesus foretells his death and resurrection).

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First Sunday of Lent - 2018-02-18

First Sunday of Lent

For the 11:00 a.m. service on Sunday, the Rev. Dr. G. Malcolm Sinclair is calling his sermon “The Language of Lent.” “Out of our deep terror of drowning in an unstoppable sea, comes news of an ark, a rescue, and a place to stand. The season of Lent/Easter is the language of rescue and restoration. We need that in these days of flood and judgement.”

The Bible readings are Genesis 9:8-17 (the covenant with Noah), 1 Peter 3:18-24 (suffering for doing right), and Mark 1:9-15 (the baptism and temptation of Jesus, and the beginning of the Galilean ministry.

Download the sermon here.