GodSpeak for the Week of February 24 We continue in the Lectionary this week for the second of a three-week tour of assigned Sunday readings, before starting a new sermon series for Lent. Day 1…Read Genesis 45:3-15 (especially v. 3). Consider this – Joseph has been away from his brothers for so long, they don’t … Read more
GodSpeak for the Week of February 17 “The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But…” We go back to the Lectionary this week for a brief, three week tour of assigned Sunday readings, before starting a new sermon series for Lent. Day 1…Read Jeremiah 17:5-8. Consider this – the Hebrew word for “trust” carries the … Read more
GodSpeak for the Week of February 10 “Calling” With Rev. Demelash Yoseph as our guest preacher this Sunday, our devotions will center on the Lectionary readings for this week. Day 1…Read Isaiah 6:1-7 (focusing especially on v. 1). Consider this – this is the famous passage about how Isaiah was called into prophetic … Read more
GodSpeak for the Week of February 3 “Fumble!” We continue this Sunday with our ongoing “Missed Links” sermon series. Our focus for this Super Bowl Sunday is on an entire book of the New Testament – 3 John (the shortest book in the Bible), where we consider the epic “fumble” this man named Diotrephes … Read more
GodSpeak for the Week of January 27… “Lather, Rinse, Repeat” We shift gears this week, beginning a three-week session in our ongoing “Missed Links” sermon series. Our focus for this week is on an Old Testament story which never appears in the three-year Lectionary cycle; a story commonly titled “Elijah and the Prophets of … Read more
GodSpeak for the Week of January 20…“Epiphany 2.0” Christmas is in the rear-view mirror, Epiphany Sunday with the appearance of the Wise Men is past…we’re now into the season of Epiphany, and along with it – new understandings of what our Lord and faith mean in today’s world. Day 1…Read Isaiah 62:1-5 Consider this – … Read more
GodSpeak for the Week of January 13…“hIm-Centered” This week we fast-forward in the story of Jesus a bit, focusing – as we traditionally do this close to Christmas/Epiphany – on our Lord’s baptism. Day 1…Read Isaiah 43:1-7 Consider this – normally, when someone talks about themselves too much/uses too many “I” statements, it’s a bad … Read more