21st Sunday After Trinity 2018 10/20/2018 21st Sunday After Trinity 2018 October 21, 2018 John 4:46-54 “Faith” Three elements of personality are involved in making-a-decision to become a Christian, or in making any significant decision for that matter. They are the emotions, the intellect, and the will. For example, a young man meets a young woman. They are immediately attracted to one another. They both say to themselves, "Now there is someone I'd like to marry." At that point, if the emotions had their way, there
21st Sunday After Trinity 2018 October 21, 2018 John 4:46-54 “Faith” Three elements of personality are involved in making-a-decision to become a Christian, or in making any significant decision for that matter. They are the emotions, the intellect, and the will. For example, a young man meets a young woman. They are immediately attracted to one another. They both say to themselves, "Now there is someone I'd like to marry." At that point, if the emotions had their way, there
20th Sunday After Trinity 2018 10/20/2018 20th Sunday After Trinity 2018 October 14, 2018 Matthew 22:1-14 “Rejection” In today’s gospel, we hear Jesus reveal one more truth about the kingdom of heaven and those who had mishandled it. This is the third of three parables He used between chapters 21 and 22. The main character of this parable is a king, representing God the Father. His son represented Jesus the Messiah. Although not an active character in the parable itself, the Son is central to its meaning, serving as the reason
20th Sunday After Trinity 2018 October 14, 2018 Matthew 22:1-14 “Rejection” In today’s gospel, we hear Jesus reveal one more truth about the kingdom of heaven and those who had mishandled it. This is the third of three parables He used between chapters 21 and 22. The main character of this parable is a king, representing God the Father. His son represented Jesus the Messiah. Although not an active character in the parable itself, the Son is central to its meaning, serving as the reason
19th Sunday After Trinity 2018 10/11/2018 19th Sunday After Trinity 2018 October 7, 2018 Matthew 9:1-8 “Forgiveness” A little boy visiting his grandparents was given his first slingshot. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit his target. As Johnny came back to Grandma's back yard, he saw her pet duck, which had a habit of chasing the boy around. On an impulse he took aim and let a stone fly. It hit, and the duck fell dead. The boy panicked. Desperately, he hid the dead duck in the wood pile, only to look up and see
19th Sunday After Trinity 2018 October 7, 2018 Matthew 9:1-8 “Forgiveness” A little boy visiting his grandparents was given his first slingshot. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit his target. As Johnny came back to Grandma's back yard, he saw her pet duck, which had a habit of chasing the boy around. On an impulse he took aim and let a stone fly. It hit, and the duck fell dead. The boy panicked. Desperately, he hid the dead duck in the wood pile, only to look up and see
