http://www.saintmarkslutheran.org West Henrietta, NY Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:25:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This Sunday was our Rally Day, the start of sunday school. We have a small sunday school that is just getting restarted. Some would probably say it isn't worthwhile, but in general I think based partly on Matt 18 and a lot on other places, that is not ... http://www.saintmarkslutheran.org/2008/09/07/sermon-matt-181-20-little-ones/ Readings Job 19:1-7,14-27 Acts 13:13-25 John 9:18-41 Meditation Today's passage gives us a really neat view of the the Jewish synagog roots of our worship life. On the Sabbath day they went to the synagog...after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagog asked Paul & Barnabus to ... http://www.saintmarkslutheran.org/2008/09/05/friday-pentecost-16/ Readings Job 16:16-22 Job 17:1,13-16 Acts 13:1-12 John 9:1-17 Meditation Barnabus was from Cyprus (Acts 4:36), and at least now he is the elder of Paul and Barnabus. We say that - Pual and Barnabus - but here God sets aside Barnabus and Saul. Barny and Saul set off for Cyprus. ... http://www.saintmarkslutheran.org/2008/09/04/thursday-pentecost-16/ Readings Job 14:1-22 Acts 12:18-25 John 8:47-59 Meditation I'm sure today's reading in Acts has some deep theological meaning. It probably has to do with the juxtaposition of Herod not giving glory and dying and Barnabus and Saul completing the mission of mercy to the Jersusalem church (the Antioch greek church had taken ... http://www.saintmarkslutheran.org/2008/09/03/wednesday-pentecost-16/ Readings Job 13:3-17,21-27 Acts 12:1-17 John 8:33-47 Meditation I'm afraid that I can be overly serious most days. My mother always said I was forty by the time I was 12. First child syndrome I guess. Today's lesson takes a small break from heavy examples. Luke has been telling the story ... http://www.saintmarkslutheran.org/2008/09/02/tuesday-pentecost-16/ Readings Job 12:1-6,13-25 Acts 11:19-30 John 8:21-32 Meditation How much do we care about what takes place in other congregations? And what do we care about? Do we have any obligation sister congregations? The reading in Acts today is descriptive, by that I mean it talks about how the early church approached ... http://www.saintmarkslutheran.org/2008/09/01/monday-pentecost-16/ This was a fifth Sunday of the month and a holiday weekend, so I knew attendance would be lite. So the sermon was set within a very stripped down service. I had intended to use matins on Sunday Morning, but when I saw the attendance, I switched to ... http://www.saintmarkslutheran.org/2008/08/31/sermon-fading-glory-matt-1621-28/ Readings Job 9:1-15, 32-35 Acts 10:34-48 John 7:37-52 Meditation We hear an echo of the Ethiopian and Philip. The eunuch's question was, "Here's water, what is to prevent me from being baptized?" The eunuch knew there used to be a wall, a law separating him from that washing. Now Peter asks, "Can ... http://www.saintmarkslutheran.org/2008/08/29/friday-pentecost-15/ Readings Job 8:1-10, 20-22 Acts 10:17-33 John 7:14-36 Meditation Evangelism is a odd thing. The typical corporate response is to set up a "spear-catcher". One of the group has to tell the bad news about the quarter or the event, and that person catches the spear because the messenger is always shot. ... http://www.saintmarkslutheran.org/2008/08/28/thursday-pentecost-15/ I have added a catagory called Area Ministries and a link under that catagory called healthy hearts. That link takes you to a page for a Support Group Ministry based out of Ridgeland Community Church. This Tuesday (8/26) I met with the sponsors and people behind this ministry. You ... http://www.saintmarkslutheran.org/2008/08/27/new-sidebar-link-healthy-hearts/