5.1.22 Third Sunday of Easter The Reverend Dr. Seth Weelderyer 5.1 BULLETIN
"A Sanctuary in the City… Living Faith"
Sermons on Isaiah
December 12, 2021, The Third Sunday of Advent, The Rev. Dr. Seth Weeldreyer and the Rev. Chrissy Westbury.
November 7, 2021, All Saints’ Day, The Rev. Dr. Seth Weeldreyer.
August 22, 2021, The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, The Rev. Chrissy Westbury.
July 11, 2021, The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, The Rev. Kathleen Robertson King
Isaiah 58:1-12; Colossians 3:12-17, 4:2-6 – Jesus began with building relationships. He called disciples as new friends and followers. Family, he called them. His first act of ministry was forming community. Beyond ourselves alone, faith in God gets fulfilled in relation with others. Amid our different personalities and activities, we all need connections in our way.
Baptism of the Lord Sunday; Isaiah 42:1-9; Matthew 3:13-16 – Living faith begins with knowing God in Christ and knowing who we are. The foundation for faithfulness is identity formation. It’s the oldest and most often repeated story we tell.
Epiphany Sunday; Isaiah 60:1-6; Matthew 2:1-12 – They sought complete fullness of Holy Love in human life. Emmanuel. Salvation. A Messiah for all society. Over the ages, we’ve embellished details of their spiritual quest with our interpretation and imagination. Three kings – Gaspar, Melchior, Balthazar, representing Persia, India, Arabia arriving on the 12th day after Jesus’ birth. From that distance their camels must have been turbo-charged!
Rev. Larry Boutelle Isaiah 63:7-9; Hebrews 2:10-18 Content to come.
Fourth Sunday Advent; Isaiah 7:10-16; Matthew 1:18-25 – A central question throughout Matthew’s gospel is how can followers of Jesus fulfill Hebrew Law and yet live in response to ethical realities of their day. To be right with God, how do we nurture life as intended in scripture, yet interpreted relative to changing particularities of our time? Matthew frames the question with an ancestral lineage of faith, including many imperfect people, and unorthodox situations.