Bible Study

Sermon Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Giving Our Sins to Jesus By The Rev. John Bedingfield In the name of the Holy Trinity, Father, Son & Holy Spirit, Amen. Quick! Whats your favorite verse in the Bible? (I know, this is an Episcopal Church and people think were not supposed to talk about the Bible here. But, … Continue reading “Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Giving Our Sins to Jesus (Bedingfield) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 11:16, 25-30 Looking Around For Wisdom By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker This Third Sunday after Pentecost features a gospel where Jesus makes reference to wisdom. Tomorrow is a great national holiday, commonly called the Fourth of July, whose official name is Independence Day. This proximity of wisdom gospel and national holiday summons us … Continue reading “Matthew 11:16, 25-30 Looking Around For Wisdom (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Old Hearts Young Again By Charles Hoffacker People sometimes assume that Christian living means taking on a lot of stuff, making life more complicated than it already is. Jesus suggests that living the Christian life takes us in the opposite direction. We hear him praying to the Father, rejoicing in the … Continue reading “Matthew 11:16, 25-30 Old Hearts Young Again (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 11:16-19; 25-30 Are You in the Loop? By Pastor Steven Molin Dear friends in Christ, grace to you and peace, from God our Father, and His Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Isnt it amazing what little kids can do? I dont know; maybe its just grandparents who think so, but … Continue reading “Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Are You in the Loop? (Molin) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 11:25-30 Rest for the Weary By The Rev. Dr. James D. Kegel GRACE TO YOU AND PEACE FROM GOD OUR FATHER AND THE LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, AMEN. Have you ever seen the movie Groundhog Day with Bill Murray? It is one of the most excruciating films I have ever seen. Murray … Continue reading “Matthew 11:25-30 Rest for the Weary (Kegel) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 11:25-30 Laboring for the Lord By Dr. Philip W. McLarty The sermon this morning comes with two disclaimers: One, Labor Day is anything but a religious holiday. Two, the text this morning has nothing to do with labor, per se; as in what you do for a living. I chose it because it … Continue reading “Matthew 11:25-30 Laboring for the Lord (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 11:28-30 The Burden of Perfection By Dr. Gilbert W. Bowen In Pat Conroys memoir, My Losing Season, Pat tells the story of his senior year as point guard during the Citadels basketball season, and what he learned from losing. He also describes the people in his life who smashed him to pieces. Conroys … Continue reading “Matthew 11:28-30 The Burden of Perfection (Bowen) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 11:28-30 Help for the Burdened By Pastor Vince Gerhardy There are a whole lot of endings to the sentence that begins, “You know its going to be a bad day when .” Heres just a few of them You know it’s going to be a bad day when you turn on the shower … Continue reading “Matthew 11:28-30 Help for the Burdened (Gerhardy) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Clues for the Treasure Hunt By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Today Id like us to consider clues Jesus gives us for recognizing the kingdom. In the name of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Its frustrating, but sometimes the same thing can be both simple and complicated. An example of this … Continue reading “Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Clues for the Treasure Hunt (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 What Kind of Soil Are You, What Kind of Sower? By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Back before broadcasting referred to radio and television, this parable described the way seeds were planted. Handfuls of seed were scattered — broadcast — across the field. For countless generations, this was the way that farmers … Continue reading “Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 What Kind of Soil Are You…. (Hoffacker) – Bible study”